ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode , I talk with Dr. Daniel Tomberlin, a practical theologian and longtime Pentecostal pastor, about why he wrote on Pentecostal sacramentality. He says his pastoral experience left him sensing something missing in worship, which led him to recover a richer view of Holy Communion beyond mere memorial symbolism. He argues early Pentecostals often used “sacrament,” and that Pentecostals are intuitively sacramental because they expect to encounter God’s presence in practices like communion and tongues. He defines sacraments as Spirit-mediated means of grace, describing a “para-physical” Spirit presence with elements rather than transubstantiation or consubstantiation. We discuss four key practices—Eucharist, water baptism, foot washing, and anointing with oil—why they matter for formation, and how neglected they’ve become, especially foot washing and regular communion.
