The Christian Pentecostal Movement, birthed at the advent of the 20th Century, has amazingly grown from zero
to 500 million adherents across the planet..rapidly and thoroughly spreading from epicenters like Kansas, Los Angeles, and
Wales in just 10 decades...to all races and economic levels.
Thus, at the current rate, by the year 2010, seven hundred million people (1/10th of the globe's population) will be
Pentecostal Christians.
In the process, this modern religious movement has affected every sect of Christianity, as well as influenced
almost every cultural element of American society, including politics, government, music, film, sports, health,
and many other institutions.
In the following pages, we will examine this dynamic and growing, yet controversial version of spirituality...the
so-called Third Great Awakening. Join us in our exploration of this fascinating modern phenomenon. Among the many
themes we will investigate is the influence that Pentecostals have had on music.
