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Johan said:
Kyle, you seem to link what is nowadays known as "praise and worship" to the Pentacostals. Is the origin of "praise and worship chorusses" in the pentacostal movement? The reason I ask is that since early last year all of a sudden this phrase has also been introduced in our English service (remember where I am the dominant language is not English but Afrikaans). I once remarked to one of the people that attends the English service that I think it is due to the influence of some people that come out of pentacostal churches that have joined the English service group.

Johan

Johan,

The vast majority of "praise & worship" music stems from the Charismatic movement, rather than Pentecostalism per se. Pentecostalism is the mother of the Charismatic movement. The differences between the two are subtle to most outsiders, but basically Pentecostals affirm that tongues is the necessary sign accompanying the "baptism of the Holy Spirit," where Charismatics do not believe that tongues must accompany Holy Spirit baptism. Also, Pentecostals formed separate denominations where Charismatics remained within the old mainline churches, at least in the early days. Now most "non-denominational" churches are one strand or another of the Charismatic movement. But, it is true that most "praise & worship" music reflects Charismatic and Pentecostal theology and their understanding of worhip.

Kyle

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.