Greg Surratt

  • Mother’s Day Presents Mega-Challenges for Men

    Mother’s Day Presents Mega-Challenges for Men

    I’ve got to admit—Mother’s Day is one of the most fear-eliciting, stress-inducing weekends of the year for me. It’s not so much about my ineptness in selecting a gift or honoring the mother of my house—Debbie—although I’ve messed that up more than once. No, the trepidation comes from the annual exercise of trying to prepare …

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  • Why I Hate Labels

    Why I Hate Labels

    Hundreds of today’s rising churches in America embrace Spirit-filled living but avoid the ‘charismatic’ label. Mine’s one of them.   EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout 2012, we’re celebrating what we call “The 12 Communities of  Charisma” and highlighting groups that have made up this magazine’s readership for the past 36-plus years. This month we asked Greg Surratt, …

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  • How to Be Charismatic Without Being Crazy

    How to Be Charismatic Without Being Crazy

    w to Be Charismatic Without Being CrazyA third-generation Pentecostal’s take on staying Spirit-filled without the hype.

    My roots in the charismatic-Pentecostal movement go very deep. My grandpa and grandma both became ordained ministers in the Assemblies of God (AG) following radical encounters with God. They dedicated themselves to preaching the gospel and planting churches across rural Oklahoma and Southern California.

    My father, Hubert, became a traveling evangelist with the AG while still in high school. He and my mother pastored churches together in Colorado, Missouri and Texas. Dad served as a missionary in India after my mom’s death in 1991.

  • How to Be Charismatic Without Being Crazy

    How to Be Charismatic Without Being Crazy

    A third-generation Pentecostal’s take on staying Spirit-filled without the hype My roots in the charismatic-Pentecostal movement go very deep. My grandpa and grandma both became ordained ministers in the Assemblies of God (AG) following radical encounters with God. They dedicated themselves to preaching the gospel and planting churches across rural Oklahoma and Southern California. My …

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