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The Pentecostalism has led to the birth of so-called revivalist churches, set himself broke involving a variety of unions of churches and educational institutions. It is currently undergoing a major expansion in South America (especially Brazil ) and Africa Sub-Saharan.
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Origins theological
The revivalist churches are formations that report from the Christianity in general inspired by the Great Awakening or Great Awakening in the U.S. religious revival of the nineteenth century. Several churches have revival doctrine or teachings adapted by pastoralists independent while others are part of structured names.
Free and independent churches or evangelical charismatic
The churches of awakening, sometimes called evangelical churches , do not encourage the vow of poverty. The pastor of the churches want to wake up their success and that of their community at all points of view. The themes are in a very large majority of those the Old Testament (though they are called Evangelical), but the pastors also follow the teachings of Jesus Christ : fear of God will defeat his opponents ...
We discover trends sectarian .
Pastors
Nationality by cons did not influence the exercise of the pastor and even if they are mostly Africans , Europeans , and Americans preach worldwide. Many pastors claim to perform miracles: thus, in front of crowds, we see them heal the sick, restoring sight to the blind, speech to the deaf, the use of the legs to the lame ...
Worldwide
Congo - Kinshasa
The DRC is full of many self-proclaimed pastors, but also those released directly from training Catholic Charismatic Renewal as or those traditional Protestant denominations, namely the Assemblies of God. Many of them preach among their families or their neighbors, but others fill stadiums and can be found Megachurch throughout the Congolese territory . Today in DR Congo, churches Wake assert a consolidated position. The proof of this position is confirmed by the incessant number of Congolese in the Diaspora who attend more than traditional churches. While members of traditional churches decline in numbers, the revivalist churches are growing in believers. Why these churches are treated all ailments, sometimes justified, but in general an expression of jealousy on the part of Catholics and Protestants since most faithful revival church from them. The majority of his men of God are Congolese, but on the other renowned from foreign countries such as Brazil, Switzerland etc ... The animosity of the Catholics and Protestants is not justified even as much as St. Paul said "The bottom line is that Christ is announced." For lack of statistics, it would be reasonable to say that churches compete for Revival in the number of faithful Catholic church and Protestant denominations in the big cities particularly in Kinshasa, but also in Lubumbashi and Mbuji Mayi. To increase the sphere of influence and audience, these churches have mastered the audiovisual industry in establishing channels of radio and television. In the example of these churches today the Catholic church has a television channel.
France
It exists in France a movement of independent evangelical churches, known as "churches of brothers", where there is often no pastor title (more experienced members, called "old," leading the life of the church) and therefore, no synod, there is also no liturgy or very lean and flexible, they have a predilection for the most modern methods of worship and evangelism, some have a tendency charismatic. In the absence of clear label, it is often their members who declare themselves more directly "evangelical" as a Catholic Christian would declare. Many independent evangelical churches are not attached to the Protestant Federation of France for the sake of maintaining their independence.
Switzerland
The number of African churches in Switzerland is increasing rapidly. In the Lake Geneva region, it lists no fewer than twenty-five Christian communities of immigrant origin. African Conference of Churches in Switzerland seeks to unite so that they are recognized partners in the dialogue with political authorities and the traditional churches for which they are a real challenge. Many are indeed communities multiply, divide, at some point and languish after division. Just a pastor self-proclaimed of newly arrived and enjoying a certain charisma, for a new assembly is formed around him. In this proliferation of disparate communities, it is difficult to identify groups and sectarian preachers behavior guru churches moderate and likely to engage in dialogue sought. Moreover, mistrust and tensions frequently arise between members of a single assembly composed of refugees, students and international staff from countries very different and sometimes conflicting .
Do not confuse the recent phenomenon of revival churches "ethnic" with the Union of Evangelical Churches Wake Switzerland (UEER) Emanation Romande and who was born in 1930. The UEER part of the evangelical and pentecostalisation sensitivity (that is to say less dogmatic about the spiritual experience that the current Pentecostal). His financial operation is transparent and respects the democratic rules required by the Code of Obligations for associations. Pastors and leaders of UEER are elected by general assemblies of the communities that engage and have trained serious theological and practical.
The UEER, moreover, maintains peaceful relations with other Christian churches - not just the Evangelical Churches, but also the Reformed Church and the Roman Catholic Church. These reports imply action and shared celebrations. They include, in the canton of Vaud, its participation in the Community of Christian Churches of the Canton of Vaud (CECCV), which involves most of the Christian Churches (Orthodox, Coptic, etc.. Included) and the Evangelical Network (branch romande Swiss Evangelical Alliance), which includes churches and evangelical believers sensitivity (including Protestant Reformed).
Criticism
The Reformed Churches and Protestant churches criticize revival that their members are converted once and for all. For Martin Luther and John Calvin , the believer is a sinner all his life. According to traditional churches, we do not repent once in life .
Note that this criticism is not shared by all leaders and members of the Reformed Churches, including those belonging to evangelical sensitivity (which can be attached to the churches wake up, on this particular issue). Evangelical theology does not deny the existence of sin after conversion, but as Martin Luther and John Calvin, preaching "justification by faith", that is to say obtaining eternal salvation only by the confidence Christ's work, excluding all human merit. This belief does not exclude the presence of evil tendencies in the believer, and implies a whole way of progress, commonly called sanctification. The confession of faith of the World Evangelical Alliance stated clearly: "We believe ... the salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of Jesus Christ our Lord. Hello This is achieved not by works but only by faith. A regeneration by the Holy Spirit ... In the Holy Spirit who dwells in the believer, enabling him to live in holiness, witness and work for Jesus Christ ... " Confession of Faith Evangelical Alliance
The Catholic Church , too, does not see a good eye such competition: "It makes you think you can heal by touching the television." It has strengthened the charismatic prayer that is more lively and also careful draw his sermons in everyday life. In addition, the Catholic Church has a political discourse that cults do not have. She believes that if the army and the street remained calm after the death of Laurent Kabila, thanks to its priests References
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