Christians in every age have been tempted to choose between sacramental depth and charismatic power, yet the emerging “Eucharismatic” vision refuses that dichotomy. Andrew Wilson first coined the term to describe worship that is at once eucharistic—“historically rooted, un‑ashamedly sacramental, deliberately liturgical, and self‑consciously catholic”—and charismatic, earnestly seeking the Spirit’s gifts in corporate life.¹ Far from launching a new denomination, Wilson calls believers to “bring out of the storehouse both old and new treasures” so that God’s people may receive grace “in Spirit and sacrament.”² The New‑Testament assembly models this synthesis: Acts 2 portrays believers devoted to teaching, fellowship, “the breaking of bread,” and prayer while witnessing signs and wonders—all without tension.
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