ɐ lˈuːθɜːɹən mˈɪnɪstɚ, bɹˈɛdɛsən bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɔːɹdˈeɪnd klˈɜːdʒɪmən fɹʌm ɐ mˈeɪnlaɪn dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ðə pˈɛntɪkˌɔstəl ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ʌvðə bˈæptɪzəm ɪnðə hˈoʊli spˈɪɹɪt, ˈoʊpənli tˈɛl ʌv hɪz ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns, ænd kˈiːp hɪz ˌɔːɹdᵻnˈeɪʃən ænd kɹᵻdˈɛnʃəlz ɪn ɐ mˈeɪnlaɪn dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən.
A Lutheran minister, Bredesen became the first ordained clergyman from a mainline denomination to receive the Pentecostal experience of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, openly tell of his experience, and keep his ordination and credentials in a mainline denomination.