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The Word and Power Church by Douglas Banister

The Word and Power Church

What Happens When a Church Seeks All God Has to Offer?

Douglas Banister

Zondervan · Print & ebook · February 5, 2002

A careful look at Scripture, church history, and the church today revealing the need for both the Pentecostal and evangelical perspectives.Evangelicals and charismatics have long been at odds.

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Who it’s for
Scripture, church history, and worship meet around Word and Spirit.
Themes
Evangelical-charismatic unity, Word and Spirit, Worship in spirit and truth
Genres
Pentecostal & Charismatic Christianity, The Holy Spirit, Ecclesiology

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A careful look at Scripture, church history, and the church today revealing the need for both the Pentecostal and evangelical perspectives.Evangelicals and charismatics have long been at odds. One side champions the Word, the other the Holy Spirit. But are the Word and Spirit really in conflict or does God’s ideal include both sound biblical teaching and God’s inner leading?

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Pastor Doug Banister shows that it’s time to get rid of either-or thinking and discover the incredible potential that arises when evangelicals combine their strengths with charismatics. This thought-provoking book looks at the why-tos and how-tos of worshiping God in spirit and in truth.

Word and Spirit

Scripture, church history, and worship meet around Word and Spirit.

Come here for

  • The case for joining evangelical and charismatic strengths
  • A look at worshiping in spirit and truth

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  • A careful look at Scripture, church history, and the church today
  • A challenge to either-or thinking

Where it sits

Pentecostal & Charismatic Christianity75%
Ecclesiology60%
The Holy Spirit45%

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Publisher categories

  • Pentecostal & Charismatic Christianity
  • Church Growth
  • Church History
Authors
Douglas Banister
Publisher
Zondervan
Published
February 5, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Evangelical-charismatic unity · Word and Spirit · Worship in spirit and truth
Reading lane
Pentecostal & Charismatic Christianity