Third, the AG’s diversity challenges the rest of the church to look beyond its own cultural comfort zones. As the most diverse large denomination in the U.S., the AG models a gospel that speaks to every tribe and tongue. In a divided world, that kind of unity is a powerful witness.
Finally, the AG’s posture of spiritual vitality—marked by dependence on the Holy Spirit—is something every church can learn from. In a time when many are deconstructing or disengaging, Pentecostal churches are pressing deeper into the Spirit’s presence. They’re not just talking about revival—they’re actively seeking God for it.
For those of us in other traditions, these lessons aren’t about becoming Pentecostal in practice or theology (though the Pentecostals are ready when you are!). Instead, we should discover again what it means to be the church: Spirit-empowered, mission-focused, and radically open to the new things God is doing.
That’s something we call can learn.
The story of the AG is a hopeful one. It reminds us that, even in a world of decline and doubt, God is still building his church. My prayer for the AG as well as the rest of us is that God would ignite a new fervor in our hearts for a passionate pursuit of him and a renewed zeal to share the gospel with a lost world.
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