Pentecostal churches are amongst the fastest growing denominations in the world. All the big cities in New Zealand have large charismatic and pentecostal churches that attract large numbers of teenagers and young adults especially. But as this New York Times article suggests, the back door may be bigger than the front door and there may not be that many teenagers left in the room.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/nyregion/16storefront.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all

 

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Mention the word ‘agnostic’, especially if you’re the Dean of a large Anglican cathedral, and you’re bound to get up some people’s noses.

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Yesterday I received a package in the post full of grace. It was a large package, a little damp around the edges from the heavy rain. The wet didn’t seem to dampen the contents. Inside, were plastic-wrapped notes about grace.

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