Authors

Shane VanMeveren, M.Div. (Sioux Falls Seminary), Ph.D. (Regent University), has served as head pastor of three congregations in the upper Midwest and is currently the pastor of Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman, South Dakota. He is currently engaged in research in Patristic studies and Medieval theology.

Stephen M. Vantassel, Ph.D. theology (Trinity Theological Seminary), M.A.T.S. Old Testament (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), B.S. Biblical Studies (Gordon College), is a Tutor of Theology at King’s Evangelical Divinity School in Broadstairs, U.K. and Assistant Editor for the Evangelical Review of Theology and Politics. His dissertation was published in expanded form in Dominion over Wildlife? An Environmental-Theology of Human-Wildlife Relations (Wipf and Stock, 2009), explains how biblical teaching on the use of animals provides a rubric for how God wants humanity to use the earth. He lives in Montana with his wife Donna. He regularly posts articles at kingsdivinity.academia.edu/StephenMVantassel.

Frank Viola has helped thousands of people around the world to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ and enter into a more vibrant and authentic experience of church. He has written many books on these themes, including God’s Favorite Place on Earth, From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God, Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Christianity, and The Day I Met Jesus: The Revealing Diaries of Five Women from the Gospels. He blogs regularly at frankviola.com. Twitter www.FrankViola.net

Wolfgang Vondey, Ph.D. (Marquette University) and M.Div. (Church of God Theological Seminary), is Professor of Christian Theology and Pentecostal Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is an ordained minister with the Church of God (Cleveland, TN). His research focuses on ecclesiology, pneumatology, theological method, and the intersection of theology and science.

Michelle Vondey, Ph.D. (Regent University) and M.Div. (Church of God Theological Seminary), has more than twenty years’ experience working in non-profit organizations. Her interests are focused mainly on developing followers in their roles in organizations. She teaches courses in leadership, critical reasoning, and Christian discipleship. 2012 dissertation LinkedIn

Derek Vreeland, MDiv (Oral Roberts University), DMin (Asbury Theological Seminary), is the Discipleship Pastor at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is the author of Shape Shifters: How God Changes the Human Heart: A Trinitarian Vision of Spiritual Transformation (Word & Spirit Press, 2008), Primal Credo: Your Entrance into the Apostles' Creed (Doctrina Press, 2011), and Through the Eyes of N.T. Wright: A Reader's Guide to Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Doctrina Press, 2015). http://derekvreeland.com Twitter: @DerekVreeland

Rick Wade graduated from Moody Bible Institute with a B.A. in Communications (radio broadcasting) in 1986. He graduated cum laude in 1990 from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with an M.A. in Christian Thought (theology/philosophy of religion) where his studies culminated in a thesis on the apologetics of Carl F.H. Henry. Rick and his family make their home in Garland, Texas.

Rick Wadholm Jr., Ph.D. (Bangor University, Wales, UK), is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Rick has pastored several rural congregations in North Dakota and Minnesota for 22 years and is ordained with the Assemblies of God (USA). He is a regular speaker for churches, camps and conferences. He enjoys reading and discussing theology and Biblical Studies, most particularly the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Karl Barth. Rick is an active member of the Institute for Biblical Research, the International Bonhoeffer Society, the Society of Biblical Literature, the Society for Pentecostal Studies, and was the Executive Editor of The Pentecostal Educator published by the World Alliance for Pentecostal Theological Education (2013-2019). Rick is author and editor of numerous articles and books. He has helped found the Society for Pentecostal Studies Student Caucus. He also enjoys blogging on topics of translation, Biblical studies, pastoring and theology by contributing to four different blogs—his personal blogging adventures hosted at rick.wadholm.com. Facebook. Twitter.

Woodrow E. Walton, D.Min. (Oral Roberts University School of Theology and Missions), B.A. (Texas Christian University), B.D. [M.Div.] (Duke Divinity School), M.A. (University of Oklahoma), is a retired Seminary Dean and Professor of biblical, theological and historical studies. An ordained Assemblies of God minister, he and his wife live in Fort Worth, Texas. Walton retains membership with the Evangelical Theological Society, American Association of Christian Counselors, American Society of Church History, American Academy of Political Science, and The International Society of Frontier Missiology.

Michael Muoki Wambua, M.Th. cand. (Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya), and B.A (East Africa School of Theology) is the Vice Chairman of Africa Capacity Building Initiative, a Lecturer at African Center for Great Commission in Nairobi and a Church minister with Nairobi Pentecostal Church.

Lisa R. Ward, M.B.L., M.P.T., MMGT (Oral Roberts University), is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Renewal Studies, specializing in biblical studies, at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. As a nurse and teacher, she is involved with her faith community to establish churches, orphanages, medical clinics, and leadership training centers for pastors in East Africa.

Wayne E. Warner is the retired director of the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center (Assemblies of God) in Springfield, Missouri and is the founding editor of the Assemblies of God Heritage. He directed the center for 25 years during which time the museum and new offices were built. Prior to his role at the archives, he was book editor for the Gospel Publishing House for 12 years. Prior to that part of his life, he served as a pastor with the Open Bible Churches. He is the author, compiler, and contributor to numerous books including Good Morning, Lord: Devotions for Servicemen (Baker, 1971), Touched by the Fire (Logos, 1978), Maria Woodworth-Etter, For Such a Time as This (Bridge-Logos, 2004), Smith Wigglesworth’s The Anointing of His Spirit (Chosen, 2003), Kathryn Kuhlman: The Woman Behind the Miracles (Servant, 1993), and The Essential Smith Wigglesworth (Vine, 1999).

Keith Warrington, M.Phil, Ph.D. (King’s College, University of London), was the Vice-Principal and Director of Doctoral Studies at Regents Theological College in Cheshire, England, before his retirement. He has served as a pastor, is a member of numerous theological fellowships, and was editor of the Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association from 1994-2005. He is the author of several books including The Message of the Holy Spirit (2009), Pentecostal Theology: A Theology of Encounter (2008), Discovering the Holy Spirit in the New Testament (2005), Discovering Jesus in the New Testament (2010), Healing and Suffering: Biblical and Pastoral Reflections (2005), and The Miracles in the Gospels: What do they teach us about Jesus? (2016).

Robert Webster, B.A. (Methodist University), M.Div. (Vanderbilt University), M.A. (The University of the South), D.Phil. (Oxford University), is a full elder in the United Methodist Church in the Tennessee Annual Conference and Adjunct Professor at Regent University teaching in the area of Ecclesiastical History and Historical Theology. He has edited and written three books: Methodism and the Miraculous: John Wesley’s Idea of the Supernatural and the Identification of Methodists in the Eighteenth Century (Emeth Press, 2013), Perfecting Perfection: Essays in Honor of Henry D. Rack (Pickwick Publications, 2015), and Charles Wesley after 300 Years (Bulletin of the John Rylands Library of Manchester, 2006). Additionally, he has published over thirty academic articles dealing with Methodist history and theology. Dr. Robert Webster is interested in exploring the role of miracles and the supernatural in the history and development of Methodism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Matti Wendelin, M.Th. (University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu), was ordained as an Evangelist in 1978 at the Pentecostal church of Norrköping, Sweden, and has been in fulltime ministry ever since. In 1990, he founded Evankeliumi Kaikille Kansoille, Full Gospel for All Nations, and has preached the good news about Jesus Christ with signs accompanying in many nations including Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, India, Australia, Russia, Sweden, Finland, USA, and throughout the African continent. www.wendelin.org @MattiWendelin

Brian White, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison), is a professor at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.gvsu.edu/english/white-profile-40.htm

Rob Wilkerson, M.Div. (The Master's Seminary, 2000), B.S. (Luther Seminary, 1994), is a follower of Jesus in Woodstock, GA, where he works in the tech industry as an analyst and consultant. From there he envisions and pursues missional-shaped business for the kingdom. He and his wife Sherri have been married for 21 years and together have three sons and a daughter. Rob believes the mission of the gospel is summed up in four simple phrases: know God, obey Jesus, love one another, and make disciples. www.robwilkerson.net. Google+ Twitter Facebook LinkedIn