charismatic
And still ‘charismatic’ in my spirituality in that the most important thing for me is being open to the voice and guidance of the Holy Spirit in the present not just in the past.
In the last year, you might have found me at my own church (largely), at a Taize service, a cathedral evensong, an ecumenical group service based in Coventry's Chapel of Unity, an LGBT friendly charismatic service and an open air communion.
Coming from a charismatic evangelical background my formation for priesthood at the College of the Resurrection was something of a steep learning curve but I found within the Anglo-Catholic tradition a language for my love of worship and a deep tradition of social action rooted in theological integrity from which I continue to draw.
I grew up in my local middle-of-the-road Anglican church where I now serve most months, but my faith was nurtured through the Roman Catholic chaplaincy at university and later kindled at a charismatic evangelical Methodist church.
Today, while I prefer more formal and sacramental worship, I treasure the friendships made through the New Wine network and would describe myself, only half- jokingly, as a committed anglo-catholic charismatic evangelical.
Background: As a teenager, I became a Christian at a small charismatic Church in Wales parish, because a friend took the risk of inviting me to Church.
I have served and rejoiced in Parishes from the Anglo-Catholic to the Evangelical, and from the Central to the Charismatic (my own tradition).
I am 28 and have worshipped in the Church of England all my life, first in an Anglo-Catholic parish in Rutland and, for the past fourteen years, in a charismatic evangelical church in Kettering.
While I’ve mainly attended evangelical churches, I have also, over the past 40+ years, been blessed to worship in churches of other traditions, from high to low churches, from charismatic to a church that met in a shop front in an outback town in Australia.
I grew up with the ASB (I discovered the beauty of the BCP later in life), Anglican Psalter chanting, and a committed church community influenced by the charismatic renewal.
I came to faith in a charismatic Baptist church and trained at both Cranmer Hall and the College of the Resurrection.
Churchmanship-wise, I would describe myself as a Charismatic Evangelical, but I certainly don’t think I have all the answers.
I am an inclusive evangelical whose faith was initially shaped by the charismatic movement.
If labels must be attached, I’d say I’m Charismatic Evangelical, but I’m Charismatic Evangelical at BCP as much as I am elsewhere.
Through my childhood and teenage years I worshipped ina small Church in Wales parish, a charismatic Baptist church, a middle-of-the-road Methodist church and all sorts of others.
Later, I encountered charismatic renewal and, in my mid-twenties, a transformative year in Uganda revealed a God who loved me for who I was, not what I did.
These two churches provided the experience of a wonderful breadth of Anglican worship, from traditional to charismatic evangelical styles, a perfect preparation for my curacy here in North Devon.
I am married to Beth, we have three grown-up children, and I enjoy cooking, playing guitar, woodwork and running four mornings a week (although ‘enjoy’ may still be overstating my relationship with running!) I am most at home in an Evangelical Charismatic context, but I genuinely love the breadth of the Church of England and want churches across our different traditions to be confident in the gospel, flourishing in their communities and reaching people who do not yet know Jesus.
These days I would describe myself as mildly charismatic catholic.
I was raised in Huddersfield as a Methodist, but came to the Church of England through worshipping for six years (including my gap year) at a charismatic evangelical church in Coventry.
This led me to a charismatic church in Oxford and a diligent, personal study of the Bible to understand my identity in Christ.
On a personal note, I have a broad spiritualty using Ignatius’s Spiritual exercises as a sermon series this year, and minster in a church with a Eucharistic tradition, whilst integrating my charismatic evangelical formation.
I have roots in the evangelical charismatic tradition, with a deep commitment to Scripture, prayer, mission and the work of the Holy Spirit.
My formation has enriched my understanding across both Evangelical/Charismatic and Anglo-Catholic traditions.
I began as a lay worker in a large charismatic evangelical church, before serving as a curate in a rural context, as a school chaplain, and later as an Associate Priest in a liberal Anglo-Catholic parish.
evangelical church and charismatic renewal.
I am broad-church because I want catholic, evangelical, liberal, charismatic and traditional Anglicans to flourish.
• I’ve worked in all sorts of church settings over the years, including charismatic, Anglo-Catholic,
My own spirituality does not fit neatly into any one churchmanship and has been influenced by the evangelical, charismatic and catholic traditions of our church as well as the desert fathers and mothers.
Catholic, evangelical, liberal and charismatic traditions all have gifts to offer the Church.
I also had friends in the House Church movement, and was introduced to the charismatic movement and the work of the Spirit in a deeper way in my life.
My varied ecclesiastical background — Baptist, Ecumenical Church project, charismatic (Anglican and non- conformist), non-aligned and exclusively Church of England since the 1990s — has taught me to value unity across diverse church backgrounds.
Although I am most at home in a charismatic evangelical style of worship I meet God in all styles, and it has been a joy to spend more time in choral BCP worship as part of this relationship.
Why I am standing The Church of England is the only denomination I have ever belonged to, and I have been part of liberal, catholic, charismatic and evangelical expressions of it.
I’ve experienced two placements in the Anglo Catholic tradition (one alongside the Canon Precentor at Leicester Cathedral as an ordinand) and moved from a Charismatic Evangelical curacy to an incumbency of central tradition.
I am also involved with the charismatic catholics in On Fire Mission.
In my teens it was nurtured in the village church my extended family had worshipped in for generations, as well as in the charismatic Catholic and CofE churches and the Pentecostal church of our nearest big town where I attended school.
I much prefer not to use labels but if pressed would describe myself as an open inclusive charismatic evangelical with a deep heart connection with the eastern orthodox church!
My own church background is broad: rooted in the evangelical tradition, enriched by charismatic and Celtic spirituality, and including helping to found the College of Anglican Catholic Women.
Bridging Disagreement: I come from a charismatic evangelical tradition, and my faith is rooted in Scripture and attentive to the Holy Spirit.
e!|am a strong believer that there is beauty in the breadth of the Church, having been nurtured within the charismatic evangelical tradition before falling in love with the unfolding drama of salvation found within the Mass.
Adrian is charismatic man of great depth of faith and a preacher who fearlessly proclaims the truth of the Gospel and I commend him for election to General Synod.
From receiving Charismatic gifts while on a retreat at a Catholic Nunnery to seeing 5000 pounds turn into over 100,000 in grants for essential building repairs.
to Charismatic Pentecostalism.
• Charismatic Evangelical
I came to faith through the ministries of a charismatic Baptist church.
I’m also aware that engagement with General Synod by the charismatic evangelical tradition of the church - of which I’m a part - can be sparse.
Understanding our diversity: Lay + ordained ministry experience across evangelical, charismatic, choral, and Anglo-Catholic traditions, giving me a deep appreciation of the breadth of the Church of England.
As a passionate, “orthodox” charismatic evangelical, voting for me ensures a true breadth of representation across our diocesan landscape, giving voice to a vital theological tradition within Worcester.
My roots are charismatic and evangelical, but my ministry has been deepened by sacramental, liturgical and contemplative traditions I have been called to serve in.
I was raised within a traditional village church that had both charismatic worship and high mass.
A Church that Sustains Parish and Innovation: My own spirituality has been shaped by charismatic evangelical and liberal catholic traditions, as well as experience of other denominations.
The Church of England contains a wide breadth of Christian traditions, including evangelical, Anglo-Catholic, broad church and charismatic expressions, alongside many parishes combining elements of several traditions.
I came to faith in an evangelical charismatic tradition, now draw on a more contemplative Ignatian spirituality, and minister comfortably within a modern catholic context.
I was raised in a Christian family in a large Anglican church in the charismatic evangelical tradition and am thankful for an upbringing that surrounded me with Christian friends and family that spanned all generations, classes, and backgrounds.
I grew up in a large charismatic church where, after my masters, I ran a group for children with additional needs and their families.
My parents were of broadly evangelical stock, and my exploration of the faith they nurtured in me has led me to spend time in evangelical churches, in charismatic churches and to have found a home in more recent years in the liberal catholic tradition.
I would describe myself as orthodox, evangelical, and charismatic in my theology and tradition.
member for the past 29 years, apart from 6 years at a large charismatic Baptist church 2016 -2022. PCC Treasurer 2001 – 2016, & 2023 to date. PCC Secretary 1997 – 2000, & 2026 to date Churchwarden from 2022 to date
I loved my 6 years at a large charismatic Baptist church: I didn’t have to take on any roles, I could simply attend and absorb, and there were many others there my age, and many even younger!
In my early teens I had some experience in a more central, open church tradition, before joining a lively charismatic evangelical church.
I am equally comfortable in a charismatic evangelical service as I am at high mass.
From those beginnings, my faith journey within the Church of England has encompassed both eucharist-centred, liturgically rich churches and the Word-focussed informality of evangelical and charismatic worship.
I am orthodox in my biblical beliefs, evangelical and charismatic in my approach and get excited when I see the power of God change people’s lives.
In my 20’s I was deeply influenced by the teaching of John Wimber and the charismatic movement.
If pressed to label myself in the context of the Church, I would call myself an evangelical charismatic, valuing highly the work of the Spirit and the centrality of scripture to all we do.
I’ve been involved in churches all my life, and have encountered Christ at work in contexts as diverse as the Roman Catholic parish where I was raised, through non-denominational charismatic gatherings, to the quiet rhythms of a college chapel.
I value the rich history of the church and welcome all expressions of faithful christianity from liturgical to charismatic.
Having ministered across catholic, charismatic, and evangelical contexts, I know the value of our different traditions and the broad middle of the Church.