Thousands from all over the world flock nightly to the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship to witness what is being heralded as a spectacular outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Many of those who attend catch the Toronto Blessing and take it home to plant in their own churches. It has been estimated that up to 40% of evangelical churches in Britain, as well as many throughout Canada, the USA and other countries worldwide, have been affected by it. Not only the Christian media, but secular newspapers, magazines and radio and TV networks from all over the world have run features on it.

Leaders of the movement claim that what they are seeing in their churches is a heaven-sent renewal meant to build up the body of Christ so that eventually it will overflow into the community and usher in revival".

Many Christians, however, have voiced serous concerns, not only about the spectacular and often bizarre phenomena which have come to characterize meetings associated with the Toronto Blessing, but the whole concept of evangelism reinforced by 'signs and wonders which lies behind the events at Toronto and elswhere.