Episode Details

What happens when the Holy Spirit moves in our communities?Doug Beacham, a longtime leader in the Pentecostal tradition,reflects on the Holy Spirit’s ongoing work through holiness, sanctification and renewal. Pointing to moments like the Azusa Street Revival and the Memphis Miracle, he highlights how the Spirit brings spiritual renewal, fosters racial unity and expands the Church’s mission. 

Together, NAE President Walter Kim and Doug Beacham, presiding bishop of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), also explore the ongoing need for reconciliation and unity within the Body of Christ.  

In this conversation, you’ll hear: 

• What defines Pentecostal holiness traditions; 
• How Pentecostalism brings both intentionality and intensity to faith; 
• Why the American church continues to struggle with division; and 
• How true revival not only stirs hearts but reshapes communities. 

This episode invites Christians to remember that true hope endures even in a divided culture, calling us to live with patience, faith and confidence that the Holy Spirit is still at work. 

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Resources 

• Full conversation with Doug Beacham on YouTube
• For further study see  Isaiah 53, Acts, Romans 5–6, 1 Corinthians 12, 2 Corinthians 3:17–18
• Books written by Doug Beacham 
• “Black and White Race in American Denominations,” by A.G. Miller in Evangelicals magazine
• Prayer, Repentance & Hope for America, NAE podcast with Lisa Fields
• Theology of Race, NAE podcast with Walter Kim 

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