The Charismatic Movement spans Calvinist, Arminian, and Catholic traditions, and therefore has no unified position on predestination. Reformed charismatics affirm classic Calvinist election; Catholic and Wesleyan charismatics lean Arminian; independent charismatics vary widely. The movement's emphasis on free response to God's offer tends to create a practical Arminianism even among charismatics in Reformed contexts.

The charismatic emphasis on prayer, expectant faith, and God's desire for all to be saved tends toward Arminian instincts in practice, even when formal theology is Calvinist. The idea that God wants to pour out his Spirit on 'all flesh' (Acts 2:17) fits naturally with a universally available grace.