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1 The Pentecostal/Charismatic movement has been a powerhouse forworld Missions . This excellent book tells how it got there .. and whereit might be GuthrieAuthor, Missions in the Third MillenniumSenior Associate Editor, Christianity TodayFor two decades now, Azusa Street and Beyond has been a durableclassic, a pioneer publication in the field of Pentecostal missiology. Itwell deserves revised republication. I strongly support Grant McClung ssignificant book on Pentecostal P. SpittlerProvost and Vice President for Academic AffairsVanguard UniversityCosta Mesa, CaliforniaThe revised version of Azusa Street and Beyond is a worthwhile 100 year anniversary of the Azusa Street awakening is anappropriate time to reissue this significant volume in an expanded andupdated D.

2 Klaus, PresidentAssemblies of God Theological SeminarySpringfield, MissiouriWith the perfect blend of scholarship and pentecostal passion, GrantMcClung has provided the Christian community an up-to-date analysisof God s work among Spirit-filled people. At the beginning of a newcentury, this work is a must read for those looking to the future withan understanding of the BeachamExecutive Director, World Missions MinistriesInternational Pentecostal Holiness the 100-year celebration of the Azusa Street Revival in LosAngeles, Grant McClung has presented the world with a masterfulcompilation of writings along with his insightful overview as aresourceful gift in the study of Pentecostal Missiology.

3 His attentionand understanding to historical perspective, current realities and futureexpectations for Holy Spirit empowered kingdom expansion is a mustread and should ignite a fire in the heart of every LarkinVice President Global Operations and Director of MissionsInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelAll knowledgeable observers agree: The fastest growing and mostvibrant branch of Christianity today is represented in the worldwidePentecostal movement and its Charismatic cousins. The insiders claimto be part of a spiritual awakening that liberates and empowers themby the Holy Spirit for the holy task of world evangelization, the practiceof spiritual gifts, joyful living and spontaneous worship.

4 This amazingbook documents both the claims of the observers and the experienceof the participants. The editor himself a proficient author, strategicpractitioner and globally recognized mission leader is to becongratulated for this second edition of what is now a significantlyenlarged, updated and forward-looking volume that both informs andmotivates for living and practicing a Christ-centered and spirit-filledlife in fellowship with the global community celebrating a newPentecost.

5 Peter KuzmicEva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of WorldMissions and European StudiesGordon-Conwell Theological SeminaryThe book will be a welcomed and good tool for missionaries, Biblecollege teachers and students, and all believers as well as to all thosewho want to know about Hamalainen, Chairman of Pentecostal European MissionChairman of the mission Commission of thePentecostal World FellowshipThis revision of Azusa Street and Beyond by Grant McClung will bewelcomed by many.

6 The compiler has retained most of the originalessays, but added 12 new ones making this an important addition tothe growing literature on Pentecostal Christianity in the 21st article by Allan Anderson in particular focuses on Pentecostalorigins and explosive growth beyond North America among the Poorof the Majority E. HedlundManaging Editor, Dharma Deepika: A South Asian Journal ofMissiological Research and Director of the Dictionary of SouthAsian Christianity Project at the Mylapore Institute for IndigenousStudies, Chennai, Street and Beyond is essential reading for those interested in theimplications of the emerging global Pentecostal J.

7 RodgersDirector, Flower Pentecostal Heritage great addition to the Centennial of Azusa D. Leggett, ChairmanPentecostal World FellowshipThe title is the theme for the American Society of Missiology meetingin June 2006. I am very pleased to endorse the D. Gill, Associate DirectorBilly Graham CenterWheaton, IllinoisThis is a unique volume documenting a unique movement that haschanged the face of Christianity the world over and especially in LatinAmerica, where over 80 percent of all Protestantism is Pentecostal/Charismatic, a fruit of the acts of the Holy Spirit.

8 Azusa Street andBeyond is an invaluable source of knowing the roots of this are very few good textbooks having to do with Pentecostalmissiology in general. This is one of the foundational Van EngenProfessor of Biblical Theology of MissionsFuller Seminary School of Intercultural StudiesPresident, Latin American Christian MinistriesI highly recommend the republication of Azusa Street and the release of the original version in 1986, the Pentecostals havemade tremendous strides in Missions and church growth.

9 The revisionand republication of this book should be of great value and high interestto the church world at Dennis McGuireGeneral Overseer of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Pentecostal movement is marching around the world like a mightyarmy. Grant McClung traces the steps of the movement in a methodical,scholarly, and inspirational style. He has brought together the thinking,writings, and forecasting of prominent and respected leaders of variousPentecostal denominations, groups, and agencies.

10 The material in AzusaStreet and Beyond will provide insights on the spontaneous strategyof the Spirit plus a structure for planning and building for the book will be a valuable addition to the library of every F. CulpepperFirst Assistant General OverseerChurch of God International for the Azusa Street revival s centennial celebration, my mindreflects on words my mother heard years ago as a young womanevangelist in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. Mother heard R. Jr., leader of the small band of believers who started the Churchof God, exclaim, Someday this Church will touch America and theworld.