in the early 1900s, it was largely considered a cult by theological conservatives.4 For the most part, it was isolated and contained within its own denominations. But in the 1960s, the movement began to spill over into the mainline denominations—gaining a foothold in Protestant churches that had embraced theological liberalism and were already spiritually dead. The start of the Charismatic Renewal Movement is usually traced to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Van Nuys, California. Just two weeks