Deeper Still: Ministry Empowered By The Holy Spirit

by C.J. Rhodes

This book is a culmination of years of discernment. I grew up as Missionary Baptist in a Mississippi railroad town. After a season of adolescent agnosticism, I was radically called to salvation and later to ministry among Pentecostals whose openness to the surprising work of the Holy Spirit "sooth[ed] my doubts and calm[ed] my fears," as the Andre Crouch song "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power" testifies. After experiencing the power of God among them, I later returned to my native black Baptist roots, now ablaze with Holy Ghost power in a way | previously deemed unavailable in the religion of my youth. This formation in both Baptist and Pentecostal settings made me feel odd and I was often called to choose a side by well-meaning saints in each denominational tribe. What follows in these pages is the way | reconciled these two ways of being Christian by placing Calvary and Pentecost in dialog.

101 pages, Paperback

Published May 18, 2020

Reviews

[Terence O · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deeper Still Shines Brightly

Deeper Still captivates the reader as it delves into the history of baptist theology emerged with the spiritual awakening of the Pentecostal movement creating the unique term "Bapticostal!" Read this book in one sitting from cover to cover. It further highlights the importance of being inspired and influenced by anointed pioneers of the gospel of Jesus Christ.