Neo-charismatic movement

== Notable practices ==
The practices and beliefs listed below are common but not universal among Neo-charismatics, but the diversity of churches and opinions means none necessarily adhere to all the following.

=== Spiritual warfare ===
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The fight against spiritual [[demon]]s that are deemed to exist occupies an important place in Neo-charismatic teachings and prayers. The [[Exorcism in Christianity|exorcising]] of demons is sometimes also referred to as [[Deliverance ministry|deliverance ministries]] because a person or object is "delivered" or saved from an evil spiritual force.{{r|McCloud 2015|p=10}} Spiritual mapping, a subset of practices under the broad umbrella of spiritual warfare, is the process by which defiled land, houses, and churches are discovered through careful observation of the history of the region and are subsequently illustrated on a map. A relatively well-known example of this type of spiritual mapping occurred in Amarillo, Texas by the group [[Repent Amarillo]].<ref>McConeghy, David Walker. "Geographies of Prayer: Place and Religion in Modern America." PhD diss., University of California Santa Barbara, 2013, p. 75.</ref> If traumatic or evil histories are believed to have been uncovered, mass exorcisms are sometimes organized intended to drive out territorial or historical demons in an ancestral line.{{r|McCloud 2015|pp=58–59}} "Prayerwalking" is another encouraged form of spiritual warfare among some Neo-charismatics, and is connected to spiritual mapping: believers pray against evil spirits while walking through areas where evil is believed to have taken place historically or currently.<ref>McConeghy, David Walker. "Geographies of Prayer: Place and Religion in Modern America." PhD diss., University of California Santa Barbara, 2013, p. 14.</ref>

=== Power evangelism ===
Neo-charismatic evangelism considers that "[[Signs and Wonders]]" can be brought about by Christians who have confessed their belief in the Holy Spirit and have been anointed to do miracles. [[Faith healing|Healing]] and [[Prosperity theology|financial prosperity]] are examples of "power encounters," or supernatural acts, that occur in this type of evangelism.<ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States'', Volume 5, Rowman & Littlefield, US, 2016, p. 87</ref> Neo-charismatics believe power evangelism, in which supernatural wonders accompany the sharing of the Gospel message, is more effective than evangelism without signs and is more similar to the type of evangelism that first-century Christians used.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wimber|first=John|title=Power Evangelism|publisher=Harper and Row, Publishers|year=1986|isbn=0060695323|location=San Francisco|pages=34–35}}</ref>

=== Structural renewal ===
Some Neo-charismatics are interested in the reconfiguration of church leadership to reflect a structure they believe is upheld in Ephesians 4:11–13, "The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians+4%3A11-13&version=NRSV |title=Eph. 4:11–13, New Revised Standard Version Bible |access-date=2020-05-10 |archive-date=2020-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312022534/https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+4%3A11-13&version=NRSV |url-status=live }}</ref> In this passage, there are five "offices," including apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher. Pastors, teachers, and evangelists are commonly found in evangelical churches, but some Neo-charismatic groups and movements, like Five Fold Ministry and the [[New Apostolic Reformation]], seek to restructure their church organization to actively include [[apostles]] and prophets.<ref>John Weaver, ''The New Apostolic Reformation: History of a Modern Charismatic Movement'', McFarland & Company, US, 2016, p. 87</ref>