What Has Your Church Become

I wrote as a reflection on a lifetime of participation in the church. The perspective from which I wrote, is what I prefer to call "middle of the road charismatic evangelical." An excerpt from the book provides a summary of my intentions: "The first group of people and churches that I hope will benefit from what I am writing, are Pentecostals - those that are open to considering what I am suggesting. Other churches that are experiencing the phenomena of the working of the Holy Spirit may also benefit from my observations. Lastly, I hope to help those who would not call themselves Pentecostal or charismatic to understand something of the Pentecostal Movement. Most of all, though, I hope to encourage every believer to continue to seek the fullness of the Lord, as He wants to reveal Himself through the Holy Spirit, and not to be put off by the faults of others." As the son of a Pentecostal pioneer, I served as a pastor in a Pentecostal denomination for fourteen years before joining the Association of Vineyard Churches. I founded and am still leading an international Bible translation ministry. After all I have experienced, my most important credentials in writing the book are that and that .