Jesus movementThe Jesus movement was an evangelical Protestant movement that began on the West Coast of the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s and primarily spread throughout North America, Europe, Central America, Australia and New Zealand, before it subsided in the late 1980s. Members of the movement were called Jesus people or Jesus freaks. The Jesus movement predecessor, the charismatic movement, had already been for about a decade.
HippieHippie (also spelled hippy in British English) is a youth subculture that began in the United States and became popular in the Western Bloc as part of the baby boomers generation. It is associated with the wider counterculture movement of the mid-1960s to early 1970s. During the 1960s, the United States and the wider Western Bloc experienced unprecedented economic prosperity.
Chuck Smith (pastor)Charles Ward Smith (June 25, 1927 – October 3, 2013) was an American pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement. Beginning with the 25-person Costa Mesa congregation in 1965, Smith's influence now extends to "more than 1,000 churches nationwide and hundreds more overseas", some of which are among the largest churches in the United States. He has been called "one of the most influential figures in modern American Christianity."
Charismatic ChristianityForm of Christianity Charismatic Christianity is a form of Christianity that emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts as an everyday part of a believer's life. It has a global presence in the Christian community. Practitioners are often called charismatic Christians or renewalists.
EvangelismEvangelism, evangelisation (evangelization in American English), witnessing, or preaching the Gospel, is the act of sharing the Christian gospel, the message and teachings of Jesus Christ. It is typically done with the intention of converting others to Christianity. Evangelism can take several forms, such as personal conversations, preaching, media, and is especially associated with missionary work.
Minister (Christianity)In Christianity, a minister is a person authorised by a church or other religious organization to perform functions such as teaching beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community. The term is taken from Latin minister ("servant", "attendant"). It differs from other terms for religious leaders (priest, clergyman) in that it deemphasizes the significance of ordination.
Holy Spirit in ChristianityIn mainstream Trinitarian Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost (Greek: Ἅγιο Πνεῦμα, Latin: Spiritus Sanctus) is the third Person of the Trinity, which is often enumerated as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Nontrinitarian Christians, who reject the doctrine of the Trinity, differ significantly from mainstream Christianity in their beliefs about the Holy Spirit. In Christian theology, pneumatology is the study of the Holy Spirit.
Spiritual giftIn Christianity, a spiritual gift or charism (plural: charisms or charismata; in Greek singular: charisma, plural: χαρίσματα charismata) is an extraordinary power given by the Holy Spirit. These are believed by followers to be supernaturalgraces that individual Christians need to fulfill the mission of the Church.
Association of Vineyard ChurchesThe Association of Vineyard Churches, also known as the Vineyard Movement, is an international neocharismatic evangelical Christian association of churches. The Vineyard Movement is rooted in the charismaticrenewal and historic evangelicalism.
ProphetIntermediary between humanity and the divineIsaiah, an important Biblical prophet, in fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by MichelangeloIn religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to be a conduit for that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy.
Calvary Chapel AssociationCalvary Chapel is an international association of charismatic evangelical churches, with origins in Pentecostalism. It maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. Beginning in 1965 in Southern California, this fellowship of churches grew out of Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.Signs and wondersSigns and wonders are experiences that are perceived to be miraculous as being normative in the modern Christian experience, and is a phrase associated with groups that are a part of modern charismatic movements and Pentecostalism. This phrase is seen multiple times throughout the Bible to describe the activities of the early church, and is historically recorded as continuing, at least in practice, since the time of Christ.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.