Reflections of a Pentecostal at the End of the Millennium

As we approach the beginning of the new millennium, it is clearly an opportune time for Pentecostal and Charismatic believers to ponder from whence we have come and whither we are bound. A revival movement, at some point in its maturation, finds value in evaluating significant dimensions of its existence--its history, its theology, its experience, and the challenges and opportunities confronting it. Such reflection is an important resource for conserving those elements in the revival which should be nourished and for identifying those elements that are inconsequential baggage, the barnacles of tradition. I salute those who have made the sacrifices necessary to inaugurate a journal at Asia Pacific Theological Seminary for just such a time. I trust that in the days to come, this undertaking will prove to be a useful instrument for this reflective purpose. As such, it should be seen as a service to the kingdom of God, and an act of worship to the Lord of the harvest.