In Present Day Australia

PENTECOSTALISM

Background of Australian Pentecostalism Click icon to add picture

Founded in Australia by Janet Lancaster in North Melbourne

Church was named the ‘Good News Hall’

Evangelists from England, Africa and America spread the word-set up 16 assemblies across Australia by 1927

Pentecostalism is the fastest growing Christian denomination, however it has the lowest variant loyalty

General practices and beliefs

Pentecostalism places special emphasis on the Spiritual Gifts and spiritual baptism

Evangelical system-emphasising the reliability of the bible and the transformation of human life through faith in Jesus

Belief in the original ‘infallible’ languages of the bible-for this reason a large amount of Pentecostals speak in tongues when they are ‘divinely inspired’

Baptism is by full submersion which emphasises the way the spirit ‘fills’ an individual

Spiritual Gifts are received as a gift from baptism-allows the spirit to give the gifts of tongues etc.

Pentecostalism places large belief in prophecy, tongues and spiritual healing

General Patterns of Organisation Click icon to add picture

Pentecostalism is the fastest growing Christian denomination in Australia (grown by 12.6% at the 2006 census from the previous census in 2001)

It, however has the largest rate of ‘outflow’ due to low denominational loyalty-this may be due to the failure to fulfil an individual’s needs in a religious tradition’

STORIES OF FOLLOWERS• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxsd6mmMqes