History
The term neocharismatic was first applied in the 1970s, to churches that embraced many of the doctrines and practices of Pentecostal churches and the Charismatic Movement but were not formally aligned with either. In the 1980s, C. Peter Wagner coined the term Third Wave to distinguish the sort of charismatic spirituality he advocated from Pentecostalism. The phenomenon seems to have represented a particular cultural need within the North American scene. Many neocharismatic groups were influenced by the Toronto Blessing in the mid-1990s, itself a neocharismatic phenomenon that arose out of the Vineyard Movement.
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