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( im ) PACT for Sustainable Change

( im ) PACT for Sustainable Change. Making an (im)PACT for sustainable change involves … Patient dependence on Spirit guidance (16: 6b-7). Making an (im)PACT for sustainable change involves … Patient dependence on Spirit guidance (16: 6–10 (7) Unashamed declaration of

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( im ) PACT for Sustainable Change

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  1. (im)PACT for Sustainable Change

  2. Making an (im)PACT for sustainable change involves… Patient dependence on Spirit guidance(16: 6b-7)

  3. Making an (im)PACT for sustainable change involves… Patient dependence on Spirit guidance(16: 6–10 (7) Unashamed declaration of Spirit Baptism(19: 1 – 7)

  4. March 2010, Barna Group Research indicates… • 25% of those describing themselves as Christians say they have been “filled with the Holy Spirit” and have received at least one gift such as tongues, prophecy or healing… • Baby Boomers (now 45 to 63) – are currently least likely to identify as charismatic or Pentecostal (20%).

  5. March 2010, Barna Group Research indicates… • Younger Christians are more open to charismatic gifts, but more skeptical about the nature of the Holy Spirit when compared to older Christians.

  6. March 2010, Barna Group Research indicates… Still, this does not necessarily translate into greater personal participation in speaking in tongues among young believers; just 7% of Mosaic Christians and 9% of Buster Christians had ever spoken in tongues, compared to 13% of Boomer believers and 9% of Elder Christians.

  7. Making an (im)PACT for sustainable change involves… Patient dependence on Spirit guidance(16: 6–10 (7) Unashamed declaration of Spirit Baptism(19: 1 – 7)

  8. Notable Comparisons: Church of God in Christ: (began in 1897, split in 1906 over tongues) Today: The Non Pentecostal group in the USA is 24 thousand The Pentecostal group in the USA is 6 million

  9. Notable Comparisons: Christian & Missionary Alliance (seek not, forbid not) USA # = 300 thousand AG has almost 3 million World C&MA has about 3 million World AG has about 60 million but AG started smaller and later

  10. The ONLY key difference is “evidence” of tongues

  11. Making an (im)PACT for sustainable change involves… Patient dependence on Spirit guidance(16: 6–10 (7) Unashamed declaration of Spirit Baptism(19: 1 – 7) Intentional distribution through missional disciples (19: 1, 9, 30)

  12. Intentional Motivated Powerful Action Causing Transformation

  13. Making an (im)PACT for sustainable change involves… Patient dependence on Spirit guidance(16: 6–10 (7) Unashamed declaration of Spirit Baptism(19: 1 – 7) Intentional distribution through missional disciples (19: 1, 9, 30)

  14. (im)PACT for Sustainable Change

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