This is just a quick sampling off the top of my head. Any others I’m missing?
- You know what a Jericho March is. And you’ve done one.
- You’ve ever danced with a banner or a flag.
- You know that you aren’t getting sick – you are “coming down with a healing!”
- You know what a Pentecostal Polka looks like. And you’ve done one.
- You get uncomfortable in churches where no one shouts out “Amen!” or “Preach it!”
- You have felt the glory fall.
- You don’t think it’s odd if the preacher says “Don’t shout me down cause I’m preaching good!”
- You thought that Jesus must have a southern accent and say “all a’yall” a lot.
- You have ever aspired to be the projector girl, switching out the overheads and slowly revealing the words.
- You have ever been a “catcher”.
- You have ever been “caught”.
- You aren’t bothered by dueling tamborines.
- You were completely comfortable with the concept of being washed in the blood and slain in the spirit.
- You know that the answer to “How are you?” is “Blessed and highly favoured!”
- Most of the teachers/preachers you read/listened to couldn’t be found even in Christian bookstores.
- You have sung songs like “Bind Us Together, Lord”, “Father Abraham” (with the actions), “There is a River”.
- You were convinced that military terms was the best way to describe the church complete with the song “I’m in the Lord’s army”.
- You were ever told that the best way to start to pray in tongues is to “just let it out”.
- You thought that people that didn’t speak in tongues might not be saved.
- You thought that the mark of a good youth service was how many kids sobbed uncontrollably and hugged at the altar.
- You remember earlier movements like “Gold Teeth anointing”, “barking anointing”, “laughing anointing”, “crying anointing”, “run around the church anointing” and others.
- Your church had banners and at least one of them had a big picture of a lion and the phrase “Lion of Judah” on it.
- You know what flag dancers are.
- You’ve ever done a “human video” to any song by Ray Boltz or Carmen.
- You have heard of Carmen.
- Your church considered interpretive dance to be the performance of sign language along with the choruses.
- You didn’t know the words to most of the hymns on “Top 25 Most Loved Hymns”.
- Most of the churches you attended had the words “Christian Centre” or “Fellowship” or “Tabernacle” or “Victory” or “Word” in their church name.
- You were proud that your pastor preached on the radio – even if he had 3AM timeslot and no one listened.
- You understand that just raising your hands isn’t quite enough. There are at least 10 styles to raising one’s hands.
- You’ve ever described your summer camp experience as “intense”.
- You have tried to lead at least one person to Christ.
- You ever wore a “Heaven, Yes! Hell, No!” t-shirt.
- You watched “Fire by Nite”.
- You remember when DC Talk was a rap group. Extra 10 points if you can rap the chorus for “God is Doin’ a Nu-Thang”.
- You are one of the only Christians in the world that thinks women preachers and pastors are okay.
- You had a lot of diversity in your church.
- You knew that the offering time was really the warm-up sermon.
- You’ve ever sat in a church service for more than 2 hours. And thought that it was okay “as long as it got out by 1 o’clock”.
- And then you came back for evening service.
- You have visited the altar for salvation and rededication at least 6 times.
- You thought that a quiet piano solo of “I Surrender All” was THE way to have an altar call.
- You’ve ever heard a preacher wait 15 minutes for “just one more hand”.
- You know that the front row is called the Splash Zone for good reason.
- You’ve ever worshipped so hard, you’ve broken a sweat.
- You know how to “sing a new song to the Lord” along with 100 other people.
- You’ve attended church in someone’s basement.
