Growing Up Pentecostal

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A Memoir

Phil Matarese, Philip C Baisley, Jane Matarese

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English

Resource Publications (CA)
30 January 2026

Autobiography: religious & spiritual; Memoirs; Christianity; Christian theology

In this memoir of spiritual autobiography, Phil Matarese tells his story of growing up in an unusual religious environment, where angels and demons were real as Hell. At the church of his childhood anyone who was ""spiritual"" had encounters with supernatural beings--it was the expectation. This church even experienced a miraculous event involving angels, where there were exorcisms, healings, and people being slain in the Spirit. Matarese later came to doubt much of what he experienced as a child and went on his own religious quest in college to find himself spiritually. Needless to say, he had a lot to deconstruct.

Of course, this is also a coming-of-age story as an awkward, quiet kid just wanted to be cool, to have friends, skateboard, and listen to punk rock. Yet, that doesn't fit very well in an environment focused on holiness, which caused clashes with parents and church leaders.

This narrative is an easy-to-read story; however, Phil Matarese draws on theology, philosophy, psychology, and pop culture. He examines such theological concepts as speaking in tongues and the rapture. Humor often lightens the tone in otherwise very serious subject matter.

By: Phil Matarese
Afterword by: Jane Matarese
Foreword by: Philip C Baisley
Imprint: Resource Publications (CA)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 177g
ISBN: 9798385266760
Pages: 124
Publication Date: 30 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Phil Matarese is Pastor of Lincolnshire Church of the Brethren in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has a master of divinity from Bethany Theological Seminary. He is married to Jane Matarese and together they are foster parents.

Reviews for Growing Up Pentecostal: A Memoir

""Growing Up Pentecostal is not everyone's biography. It is, however, the story of one person's wrestling with a religious system that at times comforted, at times condemned, and often confused him. In spite of it, and because of it, Phillip's faith grew. In that sense, it may be your story too."" --From the foreword by Phil Baisley ""Growing Up Pentecostal is not everyone's biography. It is, however, the story of one person's wrestling with a religious system that at times comforted, at times condemned, and often confused him. In spite of it, and because of it, Phillip's faith grew. In that sense, it may be your story too."" --From the foreword by Phil Baisley