Practical Christianity

Practical charismatic theology is a term used to describe a subset of Christian theology that teaches how to practically apply charismatic Christian theology in the every day life of a believer. Theology is the study of the nature of God and religious beliefs. Practical charismatic theology takes this a step further through the incorporation of these beliefs into an individual believers lifestyle. Practical charismatic theology specifically focuses on incorporating charismatic Christian beliefs into an individual lifestyle with the goal of achieving what Jesus instructed his followers to pray for; "on earth as it is in heaven." Applying theology in this way has been reported as bringing about transformative changes in people's lives, faith healing as a result of prayer, and dramatic changes in entire communities.

Richard Osmer posited that their are four key questions in regard to the concept of practical theology.

Each of these questions go to the core of how to apply Christian faith in every day life. Practical theological theory shows Christians how to apply their beliefs to answer the overarching question of how to respond to what is happening in society by being the answer. The proper Christian response to any situation that does not fit a Biblical world view is to be an ambassador for Jesus by loving everyone the same, not being judgemental, and bringing healing and deliverance to those who need it.

Lifestyle is an additional phrase used to describe this practical charismatic theology concept and is used mostly by those in Todd White (pastor)'s ministry circles.

There has been a dramatic change in the landscape of charismatic Christianity since the events of the Toronto Blessing. The reported numbers of supernatural healings, freedom from demonic oppression, and relational restorations has brought about a culture change within many charismatic churches and has also had a secondary effect on changing culture outside of the church. These cultural changes have been attributed to Christians learning about the identity attributed to them in the Bible, changing the way they think about themselves and others, and learnign to live a supernatural lifestyle.

A key to understanding how to positively impact culture is to understand the perspective of the Kingdom of God. Jesus taught his followers to pray for God to make earth look like heaven. Followers of Jesus today are able to positively change culture by living the type of lifestyle that brings about this change. In heaven, there is no death, no pain, and no sadness, so there shouldn't be any here either. This kingdom perspective reportedly has provided believers with a mindset shift of their own that enables them to step out in faith with an expectation that their actions will make a great impact. A Christian worldview describes how one views the word through Biblical or Christian beliefs or through the perspective of the Kingdom of Heaven.

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