How did a Swedish Pentecostal find himself called to the beauties, benefits, and dangers of an institutional church? Today we join the Rev. Magnus Persson of the Church of Sweden. 

We discuss the “three streams” of Swedish Lutheranism and it’s intersections with Anglicanism, how God led Magnus away from charismatic success to priestly divesment, and the painful transformations of grace.

Finally, we talk about the place of the Swedish Evangelical Mission within the larger Church of Sweden, and what it’s like to work patiently for change from within an ancient institution.

Magnus is an ordained minister in the Church of Sweden and works as a pastor for the Swedish Evangelical Mission. He is also the network co-ordinator of Re:formera, a network and think tank for reformational whole-churchism, and he’s the host for its weekly podcast.

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