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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the Jesus movement?

  The Spirit of God moved and what became known as “The Jesus Movement” was born. Its beginnings were in California in the late sixties. The movement expanded in power and breadth by the early seventies with several branches forming over the next decade. Young people were awakened and put their faith in Jesus Christ.

• How did the Jesus movement influence the development of music?

  Music in other parts of the world were also greatly influenced by the Jesus Movement, such as Central America and the UK. In Central America, Pentecostal churches under the Charismatic Movement began to compose spiritual music called "coros" (fast paced hymns) which is normally accompanied by dancing in the Spirit.

• What happened to the Jesus movement in the 1970s?

  This group is one of only a few remaining Christian communes with roots in the original 1970s Jesus Movement. Other outcomes of the Jesus Movement that reflected the influence of the larger secular counterculture were events like beach baptisms and open-air Jesus concerts.

• What caused the growth of the Jesus movement?

  Growth and decline. Secular and Christian media exposure in 1971 and 1972 caused the Jesus movement to explode across the United States, attracting evangelical youth eager to identify with the movement.