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2.1 How Did the Pentecostal Movement Come to Canada?
Does the unorganized spread of Pentecostalism in its early days in Canada, surprise you? Why or why not? Do you think the early resistance to organization helped or hindered the spread of Pentecostalism in Canada? For what reason(s) do you think Pentecostals eventually began to organize themselves? Reflect in a paragraph.
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No, I am not surprised that there was so much resistance to organizations. The people coming out of the highly structured denominations wanted freedom of expression and organizations were seen as hindrances to that freedom. It is also a know fact that people coming out of overbearing denominations would swing the pendulum in the complete opposite direction. Unfortunately, though, as much as they didn’t want to be under one particular organization or denominations, their numbers grew to such an extent that the need for organization would become inevitable.
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No it doesn’t surprise me, because of the remoteness and lack of accessibility and communication medium was a challenge.
There was resistance to the “new”, to something outside of the norm.
People started spreading God’s word eventually and support other younger ministries
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No it doesnt surprise me. The unorganized body in Canada at that time was used by God to spread the revival.
Due to the remoteness during that era. Was it a hindrance?
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It does not entirely surprise me that there was resistance to the organization as members may have seen the organization as confirming to the traditional ways and that they could lose what made them unique. I would imagine that eventually, someone would realize that organization was needed, not only for the feeling of community but for more practical reasons such as support and credibility.
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