What is "Bapticostal?

[DeaconDean]

"The Bapticostal movement is a movement in some Baptist churches towards adopting certain elements of the charismatic movement. The word Bapticostal is a combination of Baptist and Pentecostal. The term has been used in a limited manner to describe a worship style of high-tempo Contemporary Christian music accompanied with spontaneous shouts, clapping and hand raising. But it also describes those churches where members profess to have and exhibit the charismatic gifts that are practiced in Pentecostalism such as speaking in tongues, being slain in the Spirit, or being granted a word of knowledge. The prevalence of such beliefs within Baptist churches worldwide is unknown. In some unions or conventions it hardly exists (e.g. Eastern Europe) but in others (Australia, New Zealand) it is common. In the United States, it has been estimated that among Southern Baptist churches, 5% of the churches could be classified as Bapticostal, and the numbers are growing. According to a study in 1989, 69% of Baptist churches belonging to the Baptist Union of New Zealand, the main Baptist association in New Zealand, identified positively with the charismatic movement."

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[Swan7]

Very strange. I grew up in a Baptist church, but I now go to a Pentecostal church (Elim).

 

[iLove]

My wife and I are members of a Baptist Church. However I study and learn from Jimmy Swaggart (Gods will for me). Pastor Jimmy Swaggart has the only network on TV that teaches you how to live for God (the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus). They teach you how the Holy Spirit works in a Believers life that gives you victory over sin, the world, the flesh, and he Devil.