I were to ask how many of you have ever attended a charismatic church, probably about half of you would raise your hand. But the other half who think they have never attended a charismatic church had better think again. That's because every church is charismatic simply by virtue of being Church. It comes from the Greek word charisma which means gift . Now that's not what many people think when they hear the word charismatic.
Most people think charismatic means speaking in tongues.
They think a charismatic church is one where people become spiritually ecstatic and utter strange sounds that few others understand. But that should not be thought of as charismatic. A better word to describe that phenomenon is pneumatic. Pneumatic comes from the Greek word pneuma which means wind or breath . In other words, all Christians are charismatic because all have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit in baptism.