Authors

Alyssa Lillo is a student at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, majoring in Ministry and Leadership with Local Church Pastor as well as Evangelism and Outreach concentrations. After graduation she plans to work with a Christian non-profit (church or organization) to bring the light of God through outreach and discipleship to all she encounters.

Stephen Lim, M.Div. and D.Min (Fuller Theological Seminary), is Professor Emeritus at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO. His article, “Why You Need A Savior,” was selected by the Evangelical Press Association as the second best article on evangelism published in 2009. He is presently working on a book, “Transforming Believers into Growing Disciples.” www.agts.edu/faculty/lim.html

Timothy Teck Ngern Lim, M.Div. (BGST, Singapore), Ph.D. (Regent University), is a Visiting Lecturer for London School of Theology and Research Tutor for King's Evangelical Divinity School (London). He is on the advisory board of One in Christ (Turvey) and area book review editor for Evangelical Review of Society & Politics. He is an evangelical theologian ordained as a Teaching Elder with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He has published in ecclesiology, ecumenical theology, and interdisciplinarity. A recent monograph published entitled Ecclesial Recognition with Hegelian Philosophy, Social Psychology, and Continental Political Theory: An Interdisciplinary Proposal (Brill, 2017).

James F. Linzey studied church growth under C. Pete Wagner and signs and wonders under John Wimber at Fuller Theological Seminary. He served on the large ministry team at the Anaheim Vineyard and is the chief editor of the Modern English Version Bible. He has a BA degree in Biblical Studies from Southern California College, and an MDiv degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous articles and books, speaker, and recording artist. MilitaryBibleAssociation.com. Wikipedia.org/wiki/James_F._Linzey.

Verna M. Linzey (1919 –2016), MA (Southwestern Assemblies of God University), DMin (Fuller Theological Seminary), was the chief editor of the New Tyndale Version Bible and a translator for the Modern English Version Bible. She wrote The Baptism with the Holy Spirit, The Gifts of the Spirit, and Spirit Baptism. She also hosted the television programs “The Word with Verna Linzey” and “The Holy Spirit Today with Dr. Verna Linzey.”

David Livermore, Ph.D., is a thought leader in cultural intelligence (CQ) and global leadership. He is president and partner at the Cultural Intelligence Center in East Lansing, Michigan and a visiting research fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Prior to leading the Cultural Intelligence Center, Dave spent 20 years in leadership positions with a variety of non-profit organizations around the world including serving as executive director of the Global Learning Center at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. Author of several books, including Leading with Cultural Intelligence, which was named a best-seller in business by The Washington Post. DavidLivermore.com Facebook Twitter: @DavidLivermore

Thomas G. Long, PhD (Princeton Theological Seminary, 1980), MDiv (Erskine Theological Seminary, 1971), is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia. He is author of Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible (Fortress Press, 1989). http://www.candler.emory.edu/faculty/faculty-bios/long.cfm

Gary Loy lives in Kernersville, North Carolina and is a Ph.D. student in church history at Regent University Divinity School (Virginia Beach, VA). He received his B.A. (magna cum laude) in history and religion from High Point University (High Point, NC, 1998) and his M.A. in Christian doctrine and history from Regent University Divinity School (2003). He is a student member of the American Society of Church History and a Certified Lay Speaker in the Winston-Salem District, Western North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years. He earned a B.Th. from Winnipeg Bible College, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a M.A. in Philosophy from Loyola University, and an honorary LL.D. from the Simon Greenleaf School of Law. He is a sought-after speaker for Bible conferences and seminars around the world and has been featured on numerous radio programs. Dr. Lutzer is also an award-winning author of numerous books including Rescuing the Gospel: The Story and Significance of the Reformation, We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture's Assault on Christianity, He Will Be the Preacher: The Story of God's Providence in My Life, The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent: An Informed Response to Islam’s War with Christianity, One Minute After You Die, When a Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn from Nazi Germany, and Christian Bookseller’s Gold Medallion Award winner, Hitler's Cross: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda.

Julie C. Ma is Associate Professor of Missions and Intercultural Studies at Oral Roberts University. She is an educator with over twenty years of experience, ten years at Asia Pacific Theological Seminary in the Philippines and another ten years as Research Tutor in Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. She served with her husband, Wonsuk Ma, as a missionary in the Philippines for 27 years. Her books include: When the Spirit Meets the Spirits: Pentecostal Ministry among the Kankana-ey Tribe in the Philippines (Wipf & Stock, 2010) and Mission Possible: Biblical Strategies for Reaching the Lost (Regnum/Paternoster, 2005 and 2016), Asian Church and God's Mission (2003), and Mission in the Spirit: Towards a Pentecostal/Charismatic Missiology (Wipf & Stock, 2011). Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Intercultural Studies and Theology are from Fuller Theological Seminary. Facebook. ORU Faculty page

Wonsuk Ma, PhD (Fuller Theological Seminary), is Distinguished Professor of Global Christianity and Dean of the College of Theology and Ministry at Oral Roberts University. Wonsuk is an Old Testament scholar who spent close to three decades in the Philippines as a Pentecostal missionary where he and his wife, Julie Ma, were involved in theological education, evangelism and church planting among mountain tribes, and research on Asian Pentecostalism and mission. He served as Executive Director and David Yonggi Cho Research Tutor of Global Christianity at Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Vice President of Academic Affairs of Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, Philippines, Founding President of Asian Pentecostal Society, and Founding Editor of Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies. He has spoken at numerous international conferences, including the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (Athens, 2005) and International Gathering of Global Christian Forum (Limuru, 2007) and seeks to represent theological perspectives from the Global South. He is the author and editor of numerous books and academic studies including David Yonggi Cho: A Close Look at His Theology and Ministry (APTS Press, 2019), Holistic Mission: God’s Plan for God’s People (Regnum, 2010), Mission in the Spirit: Towards a Pentecostal/Charismatic Missiology (Wipf & Stock, 2011) and Until the Spirit Comes: The Spirit of God in the Book of Isaiah (Sheffield Academic, 1999, 2009). Faculty page Facebook

Frank D. Macchia, ThD (University of Basel, Switzerland) is professor of theology at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California. He has served as president of the Society of Pentecostal Studies and is a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches. Frank is senior editor of Pneuma: The Journal for the Society of Pentecostal Studies.

Rachel Marszalek is Vicar of All Saints, Ealing, an Anglican Church in London. Revd Marszalek is involved in the New Wine Movement and particularly focussed on women in Anglican ordained ministries within the network. She is married with two girls and two puppy dogs who are all a joy to her. God first called her to the church during the prayer of Humble Access in an Anglican Church’s Book of Common Prayer service when she was 8 years old. She blogs at Revising Reform. Facebook. Twitter: @revisingreform

Lee Roy Martin, D.Th. (University of South Africa), is Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, TN; and editor of the Journal of Pentecostal Theology. He has served as a Church of God pastor for 27 years and is the author of a number of books and articles, including The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges (Deo Publishing, 2008). www.pentecostaltheology.org/LeeRoyMartin.html

H. Allen Martin, M.A., is a missionary educator with many years of missionary experience. During their 20 years of ministry in Ecuador the Lord helped the Martin’s to found numerous Quichua Indian churches, to establish the Indigenous District of the Assemblies of God where he was to serve as the first District Superintendent for six years as well as founding and directing a thriving four-year Bible Seminary. Since 2011, Allen has served as President of the Facultad de Teología (Latin America Theological Seminary) which has training centers in 13 strategic countries in Spanish speaking Latin America. The Facultad strategically trains and mentors the top pastors and leaders in the Assemblies of God in all Latin America. Allen is also currently earning a Ph. D. at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Facebook

Larry E. Martin, D.Min. (Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary), is an educator, historian, pastor, and evangelist, serving in Christian ministry for more than fifty years. He is the author of The Life and Ministry of William J. Seymour, The Topeka Outpouring of 1901, and editor of The Complete Azusa Street Library. He has written, edited, and contributed to several other works and his articles have appeared in numerous Pentecostal/charismatic periodicals. www.DrLarryMartin.org

Trevor W. Martindale has been involved in supporting church-planting ministries in South Africa, where he grew up, and in England and in Scotland, where he now lives. Currently, he is a graduate student at the University of Aberdeen.