The PAOC has now published a commentary on its relatively new (May 2022) Statement of Essential Truths (SOET). Each chapter in the commentary covers one of the seven sections of the SOET. Much like a commentary on the Bible, the chapters explain the wording in each sentence of the SOET. In addition, the chapters give some sense […]
Hours ago the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) voted to approve of a new Statement of Essential Truths (SOET). Wow! The SOET adds Pentecostal flavour, including in the eschatology section and the Spirit baptism section. […]
Spirit baptism is THE ISSUE that most people want to know about. Is it possible that the Spirit baptism section could add Pentecostal flavour? And where is “initial evidence?” […]
After a 7-year process, this month, May 2022, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) will vote on a new statement of faith at its General Conference. The refreshed statement uses contemporary language, like “worship” instead of “homage,” and it adds more Pentecostal spice to the statement. […]
Since 2015 the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) has been in a process of refreshing its Statement of Fundamental and Essential Truths (SOFET), including its eschatology. Overall, the new proposed statement regarding eschatology is slightly more Pentecostal than the current SOFET, and it is more in line with the PAOC’s earliest statements on eschatology and […]
If you’ve been following my blog for a few years, you will know that the PAOC has been in a process of refreshing its Statement of Fundamental and Essential Truths (SOFET). While some changes have been made as recently as 2014, such a project has not been undertaken since 1980. I have served on the […]
I am an Indigenous Canadian Christian of Mi’kmaq decent (Atlantic Canada). My identity is complicated by the fact that I am not a visible minority (like many Mi’kmaq people, I don’t share the stereotypical First Nation look), I didn’t grow up on a reserve (though most Indigenous people in Canada do not live on reserves), […]
I have been tasked with compiling a list of all PAOC / PAONL credential holders who are either in possession of or working toward a Doctorate in some area theology related (e.g., ministry, Bible, religion, history, sociology). This may include YOU! Please pass the link to this web page on to people that you know. […]
In today’s video, I interview Dr. Kimberly Alexander from Regent University’s School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, VI. I ask her about how Pentecostals have typically thought about women in ministry, what women in ministry say they actually want, and about Pentecostals and the #MeToo movement.
In today’s video, I interview Dr. Steven Studebaker from McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, ON. I ask him about what unique emphases Pentecostals make regarding political theology and what difference these ideas make for the average Christian.