Enjoyed reading about these amazing men and women. I had never heard of some of these men and women and learned a lot. Would recommend this book.

50 Pentecostal and Charismatic Leaders every Christian should know is a
collection of small biographies of men and women of God such as Maria Woodworth
Etter, Smith Wigglesworth, William J. Seymour, Kathryn Kuhlman...

It was an interesting to learn about their ministries they were some people I did not know so it was good to find out more about them (like Demos Shakarian,one of my favorites).

This book shows you how an encounter with the Holy Spirit propelled them in their ministries, open door for them and allow them to grow in their relationship with God and serve the Church.
They were imperfect people. Some made mistakes,but they were all devoted to God and we can learn from them.

I finished this book a while ago, I am very behind on reviews as I was sick in bed for a month so I am playing catch-up. Very intersting read, some evangelist I knew some I didn't. Wish it was more in depth. Good read.

Dean Merrill’s 50 Pentecostal and Charismatic Leaders Every Christian Should Know is a pretty good introductory work to Pentecostal and charismatic history. Each of these Wikipedia-like biographical sketches are short; in fact, I wish they were a bit longer and more detailed, but the benefit of their short length is that they work well for someone to read once a day as part of their daily devotional time.

What sets Merrill’s contribution apart from previous works and makes it worthwhile is its inclusion of more recent and more diverse Pentecostal and Charismatic leaders. I was unfamiliar with some of them and glad to get to know them. I love that Wonsuk and Julie Ma are included. I also love that Francisco Olazábal is included. I’m surprised that Dr. Yonggi Cho is absent and share Dr. Craig S. Keener’s vote that Pandita Ramabai could have been included. Ultimately, however, I recognize that, unfortunately, as the work of an American author, it’s to be expected that the choices would largely be from the American or Western church. I’m also overjoyed to see one of my personal heroes, Mike Bickle, included and would have loved to see Loren Cunningham, briefly mentioned, included.

The one thing lacking in this book that would have been a significant benefit is a recommended resource list for each of the leaders. As an introductory work, the biographies, though short, are suitable, but the lack of a list of recommended resources is a missed opportunity for those who would love to learn more. A bibliography of resources is included, but it is sparse and doesn’t even include every leader included in the book. Ultimately, as an introductory work or a daily devotional text, Dean Merrill’s 50 Pentecostal and Charismatic Leaders Every Christian Should Know is great, and, as far as I’m aware, there isn’t anything else like it available at the moment. Still, there were a few missed opportunities here.

This review is based on NetGalley ARC provided in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion. Thanks go to NetGalley and Chosen Books for providing the ARC.

Brief, interesting, and informative bios, that make you think if God could use others like that, he can use me too. When reading ebook versions, I'd almost prefer the notes to be at the end of each bio so I can click on the links if there are any while on a certain bio, but as a physical copy it would be easy to flip to the back I suppose.