Hutterites affirm the ongoing presence and guidance of the Holy Spirit in the community, understood as the Spirit illuminating Scripture and directing the community's decisions. However, Hutterites are not Pentecostal: charismatic gifts, tongues, and dramatic revelations are not characteristic of Hutterite spiritual life.

The Spirit's primary work is understood as enabling the community to live the communal life faithfully — maintaining Gelassenheit, the community of goods, and nonresistance. This is a quiet, collective, ordinary work of the Spirit rather than dramatic individual manifestations.