All Christians Can Hear God's Voice: YWAM and the "Pentecostalization" of Global Christianity.

YWAM is one of the many actors that have played an important role in the "pentecostalization" of global Christianity. Rooted in a classical pentecostal denomination and committed to mission in the spirit of the ecumenical movement, YWAM has been a catalyst for the process of translating, introducing, and disseminating the pentecostal distinctives initially isolated only in classical pentecostal denominations and charismatic renewal groups to the broader Christian world. By looking at YWAM as a product of the classical pentecostal groups who struggled to define their relationship with other Christians, I argue that the pentecostal distinctives have two meanings. For some, they become a particular marker of identity that distinguishes Pentecostals from other Christians. For some others, like YWAM, it becomes a universal sign of spirituality that all Christians can experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]