Charles E. Hummel

So Charismatic 101, what does it mean to be a charismatic church? What does it not mean? We're gonna look at a little bit of the history today, and so let's jump in.

Just to define what the charismatic church is, I love this by Charles E. Hummel.

He says, "At the heart of the charismatic renewal stands the conviction that the full range of spiritual gifts in the New Testament is meant for the church today.

This belief challenges centuries of traditional teaching that certain supernatural gifts, such as prophecy, healing, and speaking in tongues, were only intended for the first generation of Christianity." So at New Day, we are a continuous church, which means that we believe that what happened here on the Day of Pentecost is still happening today, that the words of the prophet Joel, "In the last days, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy.