charismatic worship
Expressive religious service
Charismatic worship is a style of Christian religious practice emphasizing direct experience of the Holy Spirit through speaking in tongues, faith healing, prophecy, and expressive praise.
Services feature raised hands, spontaneous prayer, and contemporary music rather than formal liturgy.
The style originated in Pentecostal churches but has spread across denominations: The Baptist church down the street has moved toward charismatic worship.
- tonguesOral muscles for speech
- spiritual giftsGod-granted abilities for service
- Azusa Street Revival1906 glossolalia movement catalyst
- divine healingRestoration through holy power
- glossolaliaMeaningless ecstatic speech
speaking in tongues · faith healing · prophecy · revivalism · praise · raised hands · swaying · Holy Spirit · sanctification · anointing · shouting · joy · clapping · fire · tambourine · dancing · megachurch · catching fire