On Pentecost, nearly 2,000 years ago, the Holy Spirit descended with the sound of mighty rushing wind. Those 120 souls, gathered for prayer, were engulfed by a stupendous life-surge. There was neither time nor inclination to question or speculate. All they could really do was respond to the miracle of God’s inspiration. That they did, by hoisting the sails of the soul, surrendering their lives to an overpowering influence and setting out to transform the world.

The church was born at a wake. In the midst of a group of bewildered individuals, still lamenting the loss of an ever-present leadership, the wind of God stirred new beginnings. Followers became leaders. Charismatic individuals emerged with the same dynamic that had first drawn them to Jesus Christ. A miracle took place in that Upper…