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Community and Worship: the Key Components of Pentecostal Christian Formation

Community and Worship: the Key Components of Pentecostal Christian Formation COMMUNITY AND WORSHIP: THE KEY COMPONENTS OF PENTECOSTAL CHRISTIAN FORMATION R. J. Boone* Lee College Cleveland, TN 37311, USA * R. Jerome Boone (DMin, Columbia Theological Seminary) is Professor of Old Testament and Christian Formation at Lee College. The recent decades have witnessed a significant acceptance of Pentecostalism among mainline Christian denominations. Interestingly enough, the acceptance has increased the pressures to conform to mainline worship patterns. Pentecostalism is in danger of being squeezed into the very mold which it originally opposed as a reform movement. The purpose of this article is to call for a critical assessment of the assimilation which is occurring within Pentecostalism. We need to strive for unity in the Body of Christ with all Christians and Christian denominations. However, we must be faithful to God’s purpose for the Pentecostal movement and not compromise our diversity which is expressed in certain Pentecostal distinctives. The focus of my concern in this study is the nature and role of key components of Pentecostal Christian formation. Early Pentecostals experi- enced a revisioning of the Christian life. The new vision was dissemi- nated to new converts and to new generations in a distinctive manner. I believe that a Pentecostal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Pentecostal Theology Brill

Community and Worship: the Key Components of Pentecostal Christian Formation

Journal of Pentecostal Theology , Volume 4 (8): 129 – Jan 1, 1996

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© 1996 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0966-7369
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1745-5251
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10.1177/096673699600400810
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COMMUNITY AND WORSHIP: THE KEY COMPONENTS OF PENTECOSTAL CHRISTIAN FORMATION R. J. Boone* Lee College Cleveland, TN 37311, USA * R. Jerome Boone (DMin, Columbia Theological Seminary) is Professor of Old Testament and Christian Formation at Lee College. The recent decades have witnessed a significant acceptance of Pentecostalism among mainline Christian denominations. Interestingly enough, the acceptance has increased the pressures to conform to mainline worship patterns. Pentecostalism is in danger of being squeezed into the very mold which it originally opposed as a reform movement. The purpose of this article is to call for a critical assessment of the assimilation which is occurring within Pentecostalism. We need to strive for unity in the Body of Christ with all Christians and Christian denominations. However, we must be faithful to God’s purpose for the Pentecostal movement and not compromise our diversity which is expressed in certain Pentecostal distinctives. The focus of my concern in this study is the nature and role of key components of Pentecostal Christian formation. Early Pentecostals experi- enced a revisioning of the Christian life. The new vision was dissemi- nated to new converts and to new generations in a distinctive manner. I believe that a Pentecostal

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