‘Living in the gap’ between expectations of Spirit-empowerment and reality
This is the Zoom recording of a presentation I made on my dissertation research at the Center of Spirit-empowered Research at Oral Roberts University on 28th February 2025. How do Pentecostals experience depression when their theology emphasizes Spirit-empowered victory? This presentation explores the tension between Pentecostal expectations of healing and real-world struggles with mental health. […]
Exploring How Pentecostals Preach About Depression
A qualitative analysis was completed on twelve sermons into how Pentecostal preachers talk about depression from the pulpit using the Assemblies of God (AG) as a purposive sample. Findings illustrate that preachers talked about faulty thinking as the source of depression and interpreted depression as a transformative journey occurring within the context of a God […]
