On the Journey, Episode 170:
What Catholics and Pentecostals Have in Common, Part I

To the casual observer, Pentecostals and Catholics seem to be almost polar opposites in the Christian world. What could they possibly have in common with one another?

Former Foursquare pastor Kenny Burchard begins a discussion of fifteen key commonalities between the beliefs and practices of Catholicism and Pentecostalism, as a way of hopefully having more fruitful conversations about the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christians.

In this first episode, Kenny talks to Matt Swaim and Ken Hensley about these five elements common to Catholics and Pentecostals:

1. Belief in the manifest, or “real” presence of God in worship

2. Ongoing spiritual gifts, miracles, and signs

3. Charisms expressed through unique callings

4. God’s word spoken, read, preached, and alive

5. Impartation through the laying on of hands

This discussion continues in the new book available Summer 2025 from The Coming Home Network, Journeys Home 3: Pentecostals and Charismatics. Find out more at chnetwork.org/jh3

Also mentioned was the Deep in History talk by Paul Thigpen, The Road From Topeka to Rome: How the Pentecostal Movement Has Brought Millions Closer to the Catholic Faith