Evangelical Sacramental and Pentecostal

<P>Evangelical. Sacramental. Pentecostal.Christian communities tend to identify with one of these labels over the other two. Evangelical churches emphasize the importance of Scripture and preaching. Sacramental churches emphasize the importance of the eucharistic table. And pentecostal churches emphasize the immediate presence and power of the Holy Spirit. But must we choose between them? Could the church be all three?Drawing on his reading of the New Testament the witness of Christian history and years of experience in Christian ministry and leadership Gordon T. Smith argues that the church not only <I>can</I> be all three but in fact <I>must</I> be all three in order to truly be the church. As the church navigates the unique global challenges of pluralism secularism and fundamentalism the need for an integrated vision of the community as evangelical sacramental and pentecostal becomes ever more pressing. If Jesus and the apostles saw no tension between these characteristics why should we?</P>