100 Years of Stagnation Are Over

Video seminar on the situation of Christianity in Germany

 

Part 12: Personal Reflections

What does the future hold for Germany? We’re full of hope that something amazing is on the…

Part 11: The Present State

Worldwide, the Pentecostal movement has proven to be “from above.” It is taken for granted that…

Part 10: The Consequences for the Nation

Because of the schism, the church could no longer be true salt and true light for society in…

Part 9: The First Response

Two weeks later, a Pentecost conference with international guests took place in Mühlheim/Ruhr. 2,500…

Part 8: The Content of the Berlin Declaration

The Berlin Declaration is considered the harshest condemnation the Pentecostal movement has ever…

Part 7: Exclusion

As this new movement continued to spread throughout most parishes and parish associations, opponents…

Part 6: The Tragedy Begins

Because the ground had been well prepared among the hopeful Christians in Germany, this new movement…

Part 5: The Pentecostal Movement Comes to Germany

Beginning in late 1906, the Norwegian Methodist preacher Thomas Ball Barratt held “Pentecostal…

Part 4: The Emergence of the Pentecostal Movement

The modern Pentecostal movement was actually born on New Year's Day 1901 (that is, the first day of…

Part 3: The Situation of Christianity in Germany at the Beginning of the 20th Century

Let's take a look at the "spiritual landscape" in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. In…

Part 2: The Greatest Aggressor of the 20th Century

In the 20th century, Germany, more than any other country on earth, brought misery, hardship, and…

Part 1: Germany Is Different

Today in Germany, vibrant Christianity is a marginal phenomenon in society. Compared to spiritual…