| AA | Agreed Account |
| AG | Assemblies of God |
| ApA | Apostolicam Actuositatem (Vatican II) |
| CCC | Catechism of the Catholic Church |
| CCR | Catholic Charismatic Renewal |
| CHQ | Catholic Hard Question |
| CR | Catholic Response (to Hard Question) |
| DCE | Deus Caritas Est (Pope Benedict XVI, 2005) |
| DCR | Discussion on the Catholic Response |
| DH | Dignitatis Humanae (Vatican II) |
| DI | Dominus Iesus (Pope John Paul II, 2000) |
| DPR | Discussion on the Pentecostal Response |
| DV | Dei Verbum (Vatican II) |
| EG | Evangelii Gaudium (Pope Francis, 2013) |
| EN | Evangelii Nuntiandi (Pope Paul VI, 1975) |
| FR I/II/III/IV/V | Final Reports (1972–1976), (1977–1982), (1985–1989), (1990–1997), (1998–2006) |
| IBMR | International Bulletin of Missionary Research |
| IRM | International Review of Mission |
| IS | Information Service |
| JEPTA | Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association |
| JES | Journal of Ecumenical Studies |
| JPT | Journal of Pentecostal Theology |
| LG | Lumen Gentium (Vatican II) |
| MA | Mortalium Animos (Pope Pius XI, 1928) |
| NIDPCM | New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements |
| PCPCU | Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
| PHQ | Pentecostal Hard Question |
| Pneuma | Pneuma: Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies |
| PO | Presbyterorum Ordinis (Vatican II) |
| PR | Pentecostal Response (to Hard Question) |
| RCC | Roman Catholic Church |
| RCPD | International Roman Catholic-Pentecostal Dialogue |
| SPS | Society for Pentecostal Studies |
| UR | Unitatis Redintegratio (Vatican II) |
| UUS | Ut Unum Sint (Pope John Paul II, 1995) |
| WCC | World Council of Churches |