True to its name, Maverick City Music has taken the Christian worship industry by storm with a fresh perspective and an ardent commitment to authentic, Spirit-led worship. Though the worship group was only founded three years ago, many of its songs can already be found in church worship setlists worldwide, including “Promises,” “Jireh,” “Million Little …
The American church would not need to seek influence and power at the ballot box if it already held influence and power in society. But it seems the American church has lost the influence it once held—a loss, according to Pastor Jon Tyson, that is directly related to its inability to tell culture-shaping stories. The …
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If you’ve ever heard a song by the Christian rock band Skillet, then you’ve probably heard Jen Ledger. At 18, Ledger joined the bestselling band in late 2007 as the band’s drummer and backup vocalist. In 2018, she released her solo debut EP Ledger. Today, she’s a firsthand witness to how the Holy Spirit is …
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Pastor J.J. Vasquez was skeptical when God first called him to plant a church in Winter Park, Florida. The demographics didn’t make sense. His preaching style seemed like a strange fit. He saw better locations elsewhere. But he obeyed. Now his church, Journey Church, is a thriving and diverse young church of Spirit-filled Christians. Vasquez …
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Singer-songwriter Blanca says her new emphasis is on allowing God to use her pain and vulnerability to minister in the lives of others. And she wants believers to know, through her example, that they have the freedom to feel. They don’t have to subdue their emotions or neatly package them before bringing them to God. …
Young people across the country are coming into radical relationships with Jesus Christ. As a member of the Circuit Riders ministry, Yasmin Pierce sees these transformations happen regularly as part of her job. Pierce spoke to Charisma about how the Holy Spirit is moving on college campuses, particularly among young women, and why God’s desires …
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There are a lot of ways to do succession poorly, Andy Croft says. The church has plenty of bad examples in its history. But Croft is encouraged by both the mentors in his life and how he sees the Holy Spirit stirring in the next generation. Through the power of relationship—with one another and with …
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For a long time, the American church has been split between the Word and the Spirit movements, but convergence is taking place. The two are reuniting and becoming one—and Pastor Glenn Packiam believes a third stream, “sacrament,” ought to be included in that convergence as well. Packiam is an associate senior pastor at New Life …
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Chelsea Hurst wants to be a bridge reaching out to her peers who have never encountered Jesus. As a YouTube vlogger, she says many of the people who watch her videos have never seen Christianity modeled in action and may even be unfamiliar with basic tenets of the faith. She says God has called her …
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Putty Putman may have attended a Vineyard church, but this quantum physics grad student couldn’t have believed less in the gifts of the Spirit. Then a mission trip to China radically transformed his life and forced him to confront the supernatural reality of our world. Today Putman leads the School of Kingdom Ministry, which trains …
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Bianca Juarez Olthoff has a big dream. “Everyone knows Billy Graham, but Billy Graham had a mentor and a discipler that made him who he was,” she says. “I’m not trying to be Billy Graham. I’m trying to grow 20 Billy Grahams.” Olthoff—who founded and co-pastors The Father’s House OC in Orange Country, California, with …
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“You’re not giving me any softballs,” Pastor Sharon Hodde Miller laughs, after I ask another interview question about a loaded sociopolitical subject. (In fairness, she brought up the topic in question that time.) But she doesn’t run away from the subject, instead clearly articulating the importance of racial diversity in today’s church. Perhaps it’s only …
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he is “the chosen one,” like kings David, Saul and Solomon. In August, while discussing a trade war with China, Trump said, “Somebody had to do it. I am the chosen one.” His comments received significant backlash at the time from both believers …
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Lead someone to salvation once, and you’ll be hooked forever. Luis Palau Jr. experienced that truth more dramatically than most as a young man. He vividly recalls the first person he ever led to the Lord. Palau was 18 years old and teaching a Sunday school class in Cordoba, Argentina, for 10 young boys. The …
For many, the abortion debate in the United States crystallized Jan. 22, 2019. That’s when New York state legislators passed the Reproductive Health Act (RHA), which legalized late-term abortions in special circumstances and allowed licensed non-physicians to perform abortions. The RHA is designed to protect New York abortion rights in the event Roe v. Wade—the …
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