While considering some of the experiences I've had recently I was surfing looking for advice and answers. Then I stumbled across this website:
Dayton Paranormal Investigators
http://www.daytonparanormalinvestigators.com/
Here is a portion of what they say about themselves on their website:
D.P.I. believes that a small team of highly trained, mature and experienced investigators is better suited for a thorough home or business investigation and best serves the client by being less invasive and more respectful of their homes and property. We do not use occult, pagan, wiccan, satanic, or any other alternative ritualistic methods. We do not use spirit communication devices like ouija boards, séances or table tipping. We do not use psychics, mediums, or sensitives. We only use proven investigative techniques and methods used by the church for thousands of years.
You will never see D.P.I. sneaking through graveyards or abandon buildings in the middle of the night. We don't go "ghost hunting" to get our kicks. We are not looking to be famous. We do what we do to help those in need. We help people who feel they have no where else to turn. We are respected in our field and offer over 15 years of experience.
Please use our contact form to tell us about your case.
The founder, Brenton Buckner, has a Pentecostal background. Here's an interview with him:
Paranormal Activity - Interview with Paranormal Investigator Brenton Buckner
http://voices.yahoo.com/paranormal-a...436.html?cat=7
Here is an exerpt from the interview:
While the church I was affiliated with was completely open to talking about angels and demons, ghosts were a different story. In most churches, the subject of ghosts is very taboo. To this day, most churches in America will not openly discuss the subject and anyone who does is usually admonished. Many churches teach that ghosts do not exist, but as a student of the Bible myself, I couldn't see that the Scripture was so clear cut on the subject. Much of what the church teaches on the subject is based on traditional translation of Scripture. In searching the Scripture for my own answers, I could not draw the same conclusions that many of my peers did. I saw a Bible full of the supernatural. I saw people able to communicate with the dead. I saw the ghost of a prophet speaking from the grave. I saw that the disciples themselves believed in ghosts.
Once I left the ministry, I was able to talk with other Christians about their belief in the supernatural and I found that many of them felt the same way as I did. Studies show that even though they are taught the contrary, more than one third of Christians believed in ghosts. I found that many of these same people were having experiences that they could not explain. They felt that they could not turn to the church for fear of being ridiculed or labeled as "possessed".
This generated some questions in my mind:
Can a "Christian" be a Paranormal Investigator?
What are ghosts?
Is this a worthy endevour/ministry?
Could it advance the Kingdom of God?
Please share your thoughts.
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