Murray W. Dempster Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics Southeastern University Lakeland, Florida 33801-6034 Direct Line: 863 667-5155 Fax: 863 667-5200 E-mail: [email protected] SEU Website: http://[email protected]

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

DEGREES:

Ph.D. University of Southern California (1980). Program: Religion: Social Ethics.

Dissertation: “Rhetorical Logic in Ethical Justification: A Critical Exposition of Chaim Perelman's 'New Rhetoric' and its Potential Bearing on Understanding Christian Moral Reasoning.”

M.A. University of Southern California (1969). Program: Religion: Social Ethics.

Thesis: “The Role of Scripture in the Social Ethical Writings of Carl F. H. Henry: A Metaethical Analysis.”

B.A. Southern California College (1968). Major: Religion: Biblical Studies.

Diploma. Canadian Northwest Bible Institute (1963). Major: Ministerial Studies.

ACADEMIC AWARDS:

Layne Foundation Fellowship, University of Southern California, 1971-74 (Ph.D. Program). U.S.C. Social Ethics Scholarship, University of Southern California, 1968-69 (M.A. Program). U.S.C. Tuition Scholarship, University of Southern California, 1968-69 (M.A. Program). Graduated summa cum laude, Southern California College, 1968. S.C.C. Tuition Scholarship, Southern California College, 1967-68. Valedictorian, Canadian Northwest Bible Institute, 1963. Class Academic Achievement Award, Canadian Northwest Bible Institute, 1961, 1962, 1963.

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PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics, Southeastern University (2010-present) Executor, The Estate of Bruce Howard Lindsay, and Trustee, The Bruce Howard Lindsay Revocable Trust [ Sole Beneficiary] (2009-present) Chancellor, Vanguard University of Southern California (2008-2009) President, Vanguard University of Southern California (2000-2008) Provost, Vanguard University of Southern California (1999-2000) Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean, Southern California College (1995-1999). Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean-elect, Southern California College (1994-95). Professor of Social Ethics, Southern California College (1987-2009). Founding Director of the Graduate Program, Southern California College (1982-85). Associate Professor of Social Ethics, Southern California College (1980-87). Senior , First Assembly of God, Fullerton, California (1978-80). Adjunct Professor of Religion, Southern California College (1978-80). Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Southern California College (1971-78). Chairman of the Division of Religion, Southern California College (1974-77). Campus Pastor and Men’s Head Resident, Southern California College (1970-71). Dean of Men and Men’s Head Resident, Southern California College (1969-70). Associate , First Assembly of God, Long Beach, California (1965-68). Assistant Minister, Central Pentecostal Tabernacle, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (1962-65).

RELATED TEACHING ACTIVITY:

Visiting Professor, Post-Summer Intensive Course (June 27-July 1, 2005), BTHM/PHIM 640/THEM639: The and Contemporary Moral Issues, Theological Seminary, Springfield, .

Visiting Professor in Christian Social Ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA (From 1980 through 1994), Taught basic ET 501 Christian Ethics in Orange County and Sacramento Extensions and THO 529 Evangelical Social Ethics on main campus in Pasadena and in the Extension Center in San Diego and ET 503 and Social Ethics on main campus in Pasadena and in Extension Centers in Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco (Menlo Park), Oakland and Sacramento.

Visiting Professor, Spring Intensive Course (May 4-8, 1992), THS 426: Biblical Basis of Moral Character, Northwest , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

CREATIVE SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

BOOKS:

Co-editor with Byron D. Klaus and Douglas Petersen, The Globalization of : A Religion Made to Travel (Oxford, England, UK and Irvine, CA, USA: Regnum Books International, 1999).

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Co-editor with Byron D. Klaus and Douglas Petersen, Called and Empowered: Global Mission in Pentecostal Perspective (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1991).

Co-author with Augustus Cerillo, Jr., Salt and Light: Evangelical Political Thought in Modern America (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1989).

JOURNAL ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS, AND REVIEWS:

“‘Crossing Borders’: Arguments Used by Early American Pentecostals in Support of the Global Character of ,” in Pentecostals and Nonviolence: Reclaiming a Heritage, Pentecostals, Peacemaking, and Social Justice Series 5, ed. Paul Alexander and Jay Beaman (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2012), pp. 108-129. A reprint of “‘Crossing Borders:’ Arguments Used by Early American Pentecostals in Support of the Global Character of Pacifism,” EPTA Bulletin: Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association 10/2 (1991): 63-88.

Review, Paul Alexander, Peace to War: Shifting Allegiances in the Assemblies of God, vol. 9 of C. Henry Smith Series Editor, J. Denny Weaver (9 vols.; Telford, PA: Cascadia Publishing House, 2009), 429 pp., in Pax Pneuma: The Journal of Pentecostals and Charismatics for Peace & Justice 6.1 (Spring 2012): 73-76.

Review, Paul Alexander, Peace to War: Shifting Allegiances in the Assemblies of God, vol. 9 of C. Henry Smith Series Editor, J. Denny Weaver (9 vols.; Telford, PA: Cascadia Publishing House, 2009), 429 pp., in Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies (14, 2011): 176-181. [Released 2013].

“Swimming Upstream: My Call to the Pentecostal Academy,” in Steven M. Fettke and Robby Waddell (eds.), Pentecostals in the Academy: Testimonies of Call (Cleveland, TN: CPT Press, 2012), pp. 41-72.

Review, Michael Wilkinson and Steven M. Studebaker, ed., A Liberating Spirit: Pentecostals and Social Action in North America, Pentecostals, Peacemaking, and Social Justice Series 2 (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2010), xiii + 274 pp., in Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (34, 2012): 445-446.

“Eschatology, Spirit Baptism, and Inclusiveness: An Exploration into the Hallmarks of a Pentecostal Social Ethic,” in Fresh Perspectives on Pentecostal Eschatologies, ed. Peter F. Althouse and Robert C. Waddell (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2010), 155- 188.

“The Structure of a Christian Ethic Informed by Pentecostal Experience: Soundings in the Moral Significance of Glossolalia,” in The Spirit and Spirituality: Essays in Honor of Russell P. Spittler, ed. Wonsuk Ma and Robert P. Menzies (London and New York: T&T Clark International, 2004), 108-140.

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“Pacifism in Pentecostalism: The Case of the Assemblies of God,” in The Fragmentation of the Church and its Unity in Peacemaking, ed. Jeffrey Gros and John D. Rempel (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001), 137-165. A reprint of “Pacifism in Pentecostalism: The Case of the Assemblies of God,” in Proclaim Peace: Voices of Christian Pacifism from Unexpected Sources, ed. Theron F. Schlabach and Richard T. Hughes (Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1997), 31-57.

“Social Concern in the Context of ' Kingdom Mission and Ministry,” Transformation: An International Dialogue on Mission and Ethics, 16 (April/June 1999): 43-53. Reprinted under the title, “A Theology of the Kingdom—A Pentecostal Contribution,” in Mission as Transformation: A Theology of the Whole Gospel, ed. Vinay Samuel and Chris Sugden (Oxford, England, UK and Irvine, CA, USA: Regnum Books International, 1999), 45-75.

“Issues Facing Pentecostalism in a Post-Modern World: An Introductory Overview,” in The Globalization of Pentecostalism: A Religion Made to Travel, ed. Murray W. Dempster, Byron D. Klaus and Douglas Petersen (Oxford, England, UK and Irvine, CA, USA: Regnum Books International, 1999), 261-267.

“Pacifism in Pentecostalism: The Case of the Assemblies of God,” in Proclaim Peace: Voices of Christian Pacifism from Unexpected Sources, ed. Theron F. Schlabach and Richard T. Hughes (Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1997), 31-57.

Co-author with Augustus Cerillo, Jr., “Salt and Light,” in Issues in American : Primary Sources with Introductions, ed. Keith J. Hardman (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1993), 300-305. A reprint of Chapter 6 introductory narrative, “The Fundamentalist New Right Activates the Grass Roots,” Salt and Light: Evangelical Political Thought in Modern America.

“Christian Social Concern in Pentecostal Perspective: Reformulating Pentecostal Eschatology,” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 2 (April 1993): 53-66.

“Scholars at the Sixth Conference of Pentecostal and Charismatic Research in Europe Declare Solidarity in Ending Apartheid in South Africa,” Transformation: An International Dialogue on Evangelical Social Ethics 9 (January/March 1992): 32-33.

“‘Crossing Borders:’ Arguments Used by Early American Pentecostals in Support of the Global Character of Pacifism,” EPTA Bulletin: Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association 10/2 (1991): 63-88.

“, Social Concern, and the Kingdom of God” in Called and Empowered: Global Mission in Pentecostal Perspective, ed. Murray W. Dempster, Byron D. Klaus and Douglas Petersen (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1991), 22-43

Co-author with Augustus Cerillo, Jr., “Carl F.H. Henry's Early Apologetic for an Evangelical Social Ethic, 1942-1956,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 34 (September 1991): 365-379.

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“Reassessing the Moral Rhetoric of Early American Pentecostal Pacifism,” Crux: A Quarterly Journal of Christian Thought and Opinion 26 (March 1990): 23-36.

“Integrative Inquiry” (Respondent to a Case Study on Artificial Insemination with Donor), the Journal of Psychology and Theology 18 (Spring 1990): 86-91.

Review, Jay Beaman, Pentecostal Pacifism: The Origin, Development, and Rejection of Pacific Belief among the Pentecostals (Hillsboro, KS: Center for Mennonite Studies, 1989), 142 pp. in PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 11 (Fall 1989): 59-64.

“The Church's Moral Witness: A Study of Glossolalia in Luke's Theology of Acts,” Paraclete 23 (Winter 1989): 1-7.

“Pentecostal Social Concern and the Biblical Mandate of Social Justice,” PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 9 (Fall 1987): 129-153.

“Fundamentos en el Antiguo Testamento de la Inquietud Social Christiana,” Conozca 12 (Enero-Marzo 1986): 10-11, 13; 12 (Abril-Junio 1986): 5, 14, 16; 12 (Julio-Setiembre 1986): 12-13. (A revision of the paper, "The Foundations of Christian Social Concern", substantially edited and translated into Spanish by Floyd Woodworth for distribution to and national church leaders in Latin America).

“Soundings on the Moral Significance of Glossolalia” printed as part of the proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Pastoral Problems in the Pentecostal-, ed. Harold D. Hunter (Cleveland, TN: Society for Pentecostal Studies, 1983).

Review, Stephen T. Davis, The Debate About the Bible: Inerrancy vs. Infallibility (Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster Press, 1977), 149 pp., in Agora: A magazine of opinion within the Assemblies of God, 1(Spring 1978): 24-25.

EDITORIAL/PUBLISHER ACTIVITY:

Review for Publisher, Intervarsity Press. Gary Tyra, The in Mission (A Missional Approach to Pneumatology). 192pp. August 25, 2011.

Review for Publisher, Oxford University Press. Donald E. Miller, ed. Global Pentecostalism and Charismatic Christianity. A multi-volume series involving twenty one (21) scholars who received international grants and five (5) scholars who are researching Pentecostalism in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Prospectus on multi-volume series 23pp. September 1, 2011.

Public Review for Publisher, Edwin Mellon Press. Peter Althouse, The Ideological Development of “Power” in Early American Pentecostalism: Pentecost and the Language of Power. 265pp. September 19, 2010.

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Co-publisher with Dale Berkey, Byron D. Klaus, Douglas Petersen and Everett A. Wilson of the USA division of Regnum Books International, a subsidiary of Paternoster Press, Exeter, England, UK, June 1995-2006. 1) Primary copy editor with Everett A. Wilson for Douglas Petersen, Not By Might Nor By Power: A Social Theology for Latin American Pentecostalism (Oxford, England, UK and Irvine, CA, USA: Regnum Books International, 1996). 2) Primary copy editor with Byron D. Klaus and Douglas Petersen for Everett A. Wilson, J. Philip Hogan: The Growth of The Assemblies of God Worldwide, 1960-1990 (Oxford, England, UK and Irvine, CA, USA: Regnum Books International, 1997).

Guest Editor, A Special Theme Issue on “A Pentecostal Approach to Evangelization and Social Concern,” Transformation: An International Evangelical Dialogue on Mission and Ethics 16 (April/June 1999): 41-73.

Guest Editor, A Special Theme Issue on “Church Mission and Social Concern: The Changing Global Face of Classical Pentecostalism,” Transformation: An International Evangelical Dialogue on Mission and Ethics 11 (January/March 1994): 1-33.

Editor, PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, January 1, 1993-2000.

Editorial Advisory Board for Third Edition of S. Morris Engel's The Study of the Philosophy (San Diego, CA: Collegiate Press, 1990).

Co-editor with Augustus Cerillo, Jr., Gayle D. Erwin and Dennis McNutt, Agora, A Magazine of Pentecostal Opinion, 1977-1981.

EDITORIALS:

Untitled Editorial Introductions, Various Issues, PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, 1993-2000.

“Dialogue: Learning the Art of Listening and Experiencing the Power of Engagement,” PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 17 (Fall 1995): 159-161.

“Paradigm Shifts and Hermeneutics: Confronting Issues Old and New,” PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 15 (Fall 1993): 129-135.

“The Search for Pentecostal Identity,” PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 15 (Spring 1993): 1-8.

“Peacetime Draft Registration and Pentecostal Moral Conscience,” Agora, A Magazine of Pentecostal Opinion, 3 (Spring 1980): 2-3.

“Responses to Harold Lindsell's The Bible in the Balance,” Agora, A Magazine of Pentecostal Opinion, 3 (Summer/Fall 1979): 3.

“Errant Ethics and Inerrant Church Politics: A Scenario of Irony,” Agora, A Magazine of Pentecostal Opinion, 2 (Summer 1978): 3-4.

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SELECTED LIST OF PARTICIPATION AT PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, LECTURESHIPS, CONSULTATIONS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:

Participant, Annual Business Meeting, Proposed Revisions for the Society for Pentecostal Studies Constitution and By-Laws, at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Seattle, Washington, March 21-23, 2013 (In Conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society).

Appointed Committee Member for Presentation on Proposed Revisions for the Society for Presentation, Annual Business Meeting, Proposed Revisions for Society for Pentecostal Studies Constitution and By-Laws, at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Virginia Beach, Virginia, March 1-3, 2012.

Presentation, “Jesus’ Eschatology and His Ethics of Social Justice,” Eschatology Symposium at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Memphis, Tennessee, March 10-12, 2011.

Respondent to paper by Margaret Poloma, “Godly Love and the Assemblies of God at the Crossroads: A Discussion of New Research into the Revitalization of Pentecostalism,” at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 4-6, 2010.

Paper Presentation, “Eschatology, Spirit Baptism, and Inclusiveness: An Exploration into the Hallmarks of a Pentecostal Social Ethic,” at a Symposium on Pentecostal Eschatologies, Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida, February 5, 2010.

Panel Member in Plenary Session, “ with an Interpretation: The Intersection of the Church and the Academy” at the Thirty Eighth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Eugene, , March 28, 2009. Moderator: Douglas Strong. Other Panelists were Harold Bennett, Joseph Castleberry, and Graham Twelftree.

Speaker & Group Facilitator, “Social Compassion Ministries in Pentecostal Perspective,” AG Health Care Ministries Focus Group, Hampton Inn, San Diego, California, January 28-29, 2007.

Speaker, “Multiple Intelligence Theory: Moral Intelligence, a Key Component in Effective Leadership.” American Association of Senior Executives (AASE), Sports Club, Irvine, California, December 14, 2006.

Moderator, Plenary Session, “Pentecostalism and Social Engagement,” International Symposium on the Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, October 6, 2006.

Dedication Address, “, Core Values, and Social Transformation,” New Campus of Vanguard College, Edmonton Alberta, Canada, September 18, 2004.

Speaker, “Ethics in Fundraising,” Orange County Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), The Rose, Orange, California, January 27, 2004.

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Speaker, “Making a Difference: Meet Some of Our Star Alumni,” Professional Leadership Circle, The Center Club, Costa Mesa, California, November 10, 2003.

Commencement Address, “Theological Education in the Service of Human Liberation,” Vanguard College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Calgary Campus), May 3, 2003.

Speaker, “Asset-Based Community Service,” South Orange County Chambers of Commerce, El Niguel Country Club, Laguna Niguel, California, November 12, 2002.

Speaker, “Value-Based Character Education,” Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, October 5, 2002.

Speaker, “The Message of Pentecost in Today’s Church,” SoCal Leadership Workshop at the Southern District Council of the Assemblies of God, Anaheim Hilton, Anaheim, California, April 2, 2002.

Speaker, “Ethics in the Workplace,” OC3Chapter, Professional Network Group, Doubletree Hotel, Irvine, California, February 10, 2002.

Speaker, “Ethics in the Workplace,” Professional Leadership Circle, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, California, September 19, 2001.

Commencement Speaker, “Four Values that Count,” Victor Valley Christian High School, Victorville, California, June 1, 2001.

Commencement Speaker, “Four Values that Count,” Cathedral Christian High School, Beaumont, , May 15, 2001.

Respondent to paper by Russel West, “Fighting Racism's Giants in Saul's Armor: An Interpretive Critique of the Pentecostal Leadership's Rhetorical Vision for Racial Unity,” at the Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Springfield, Missouri, March 11-13, 1999.

Workshop Presentation, “Christian Social Concern in 19th-century Holiness and Evangelical Traditions and in Early 20th-century Pentecostalism” at the Christians Supporting Community Organizing Workshop (CSCO), Clareton Renewal Center, Los Angeles, California, October 30, 1998.

Read paper, “Social Concern in the Context of Jesus' Kingdom Mission and Ministry” at the Brussels Consultation on Social Concern Sponsored by the Strategic Planning Commission of the Division of Foreign Missions of the Assemblies of God at Brussels, Belgium, May 27-30, 1998. Respondent was Dr. Christopher Sugden of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in Oxford, England. The paper was commissioned by the Strategic Planning Commission to stimulate group discussion among AG missions leadership on a possible theological rationale—consistent with Pentecostal tradition—for the development of a statement on social concern which could serve missionaries internationally, especially those ministering in the two-thirds world.

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Respondent to paper by John C. Haughey, “The Accusation of Sheep Stealing: Proselytism as an Ethical Issue,” at the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Cleveland, Tennessee, March 12-14, 1998.

Presentation, “Theological Education Today: Five Changing Environmental Factors,” 50th Anniversary Celebration of Northwest Bible College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, April 14-20, 1997.

Organizing Chair, Religion and Culture Interest Group, the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Oakland California, March 13-15, 1997.

Presiding Chair, “ and Social Ethics: Toward a Pentecostal Social Theology,” a paper read by Vince Castellani at the Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Oakland, California, March 13-15, 1997.

Co-Coordinator, The Globalization of Pentecostalism: An International Conference Focusing on Changing Paradigms in Pentecostal Scholarly Reflection, Pentecostalism as a Global Culture, and Issues Facing Pentecostalism in a Post-Modern World, at CINCEL in San José, Costa Rica, June 10-14, 1996. The proceedings of the summit were published by Regnum Books International in 1999.

Presiding Chair, the section on "Issues Facing Pentecostalism in a Post-Modern World" at the Globalization Conference at CINCEL, San José, Costa Rica, June 13, 1996, which included papers presented by Ronald Bueno, Gerald T. Sheppard, Janet Everts Powers, Cecil M. Robeck, Jr., and Margaret Poloma, and a Dialogical Partner's response from Harvey Cox.

Invited Participant, Consultation with North American and Latin American Pentecostals Sponsored by the Office of Church and Ecumenical Relations of the World Council of Churches at La Posada in Coronado, San José, Costa Rica, June 3-9, 1996.

Presiding Chair, “Pentecostals and the Eastern Orthodox: Prayer as a Window for Self- Understanding,” a paper read by Ed Rybarczyk at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 7-9, 1996.

Paper, “Pacifism as a Divisive Issue in the Pentecostal Tradition,” at A Consultation on "The Fragmentation of the Church and its Unity in Peacemaking," sponsored by the Faith and Order Working Group of the National Council of Churches/USA and by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame, held at the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, June 13-17, 1995.

Respondent to paper by Cornelia Scott Cree, “A Theology of Missions: God's Autonomous Invitation to Non-Covenant Persons” at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Wheaton, Illinois, November 10-12, 1994.

Presentation, “The Pentecostal Movement and the Academic Field of Social Ethics,” Graduate Colloquium, The School of Religion at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, April 6, 1994.

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Read Paper initially presented at the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Society of Pentecostal Studies, “Responding to the Changing Official Position on within the Assemblies of God, USA,” at the Graduate Program Colloquium, Southern California College, Costa Mesa, California, December 3, 1993.

Seminar Presentation, “Pentecostalism, Evangelism, and Social Concern,” Chicago Declaration II, a Conference sponsored by Evangelicals for Social Action, Chicago, Illinois, November 19-21, 1993.

Paper, “Responding to the Changing Official Position on Abortion within the Assemblies of God, USA,” at the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Guadalajara, Mexico, November 11-13, 1993.

Commencement Address, The Marian Baker School, San José, Costa Rica, June 11, 1993.

Keynote Address, “The Moral Rhetoric of the Abortion Controversy: An Irenic Proposal,” 6th Annual Conference on Communication Ethics at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, March 31, 1993.

Staley Lectureship, “The Story of Jesus and Everyday Moral Life” at Northwest College, Kirkland, Washington, March 3-5, 1993.

Respondent to paper by Paul Lewis, “Pneumatological Approach to Virtue Ethics” at the Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Springfield, Missouri, November 12-14, 1992.

Paper, “Pacifism in Pentecostalism: The Case of the Assemblies of God” at Conference on “Pacifist Traditions in American Churches (other than historic Peace Churches),” jointly sponsored by Goshen College and Pepperdine University at Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, September 24-26, 1992.

Presidential Address, “Christian Social Concern in Pentecostal Perspective” at the Twenty- First Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Lakeland, Florida, November 8, 1991.

Workshop, “Social Concern in Pentecostal Perspective: Toward a Wholistic View of Church Mission” at RENOVARE, A National Conference on Personal Spiritual Renewal, Pasadena, California, October 25, 1991.

Staley Lectureship, “The Tradition of Jesus and Everyday Moral Life” at Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God, Lakeland, Florida, October 3-4, 1991. October 3, AM: “The Jesus Tradition: A Theology of the Kingdom of God.” October 3, PM: “The Jesus Tradition: An Ethics of Human Response to God's Reign.” October 4, AM: “The Jesus Tradition: Theology, Ethics, and Down to Moral Cases--The Treatment of Aliens, the Issue of Divorce and Remarriage, and the Payment of the Poll-Tax.”

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Read Paper, “Crossing Borders: Arguments Used by Early Pentecostals in Support of the Global Character of Pacifism” at the Sixth Conference on Pentecostal and Charismatic Research in Europe held at Haus der Stille, Kappel, Switzerland, July 3- 6, 1991.

Invited Participant, Theological Section of Brighton '91, an International Charismatic Consultation on World Evangelisation, Brighton, England, UK, July 8-14, 1991.

Respondent to paper read by Frank D. Macchia, “Tongues as a Human Language Event Coram Deo,” at the Graduate Program Colloquium, Southern California College, Costa Mesa, California, March 22, 1991.

Presiding Chair, “A Pentecostal Call to Social Spirituality: Confronting Evil in Urban Society,” a paper read by Eldin Villafañe, at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Dallas, Texas, November 9, 1990.

Moderator, Panel Discussion: “Continuity and Change in the Society for Pentecostal Studies: An Appraisal After Twenty Years” at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Dallas, Texas, November 10, 1990. Panelists were Donald W. Dayton, Manuel Gaxiola-Gaxiola, Peter Hocken, Cecil M. Robeck, Jr., Russell P. Spittler and H. Vinson Synan.

Read Paper, “Reassessing the Moral Rhetoric of Early Pentecostal Pacifism,” at the Graduate Program Colloquium, Southern California College, Costa Mesa, California, April 24, 1989. Respondent was Dr. Mel Robeck, Associate Dean, School of Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California.

Panel respondent with Joan Van Tassel and Dallas Willard to a paper presented by Roy Anker and Lambert Zuidervaart, “Aesthetics, Leisure and Popular Art,” at a Symposium on "Youth, Electronic Media, and Popular Art" sponsored by The Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship and hosted by Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, December 7, 1988.

Respondent to paper read by Amos Golo Mokopi, “The Church and Apartheid in South Africa,” at the Graduate Program Colloquium, Southern California College, Costa Mesa, California, October 24, 1988.

Lectureship, 7th Annual Pentecostal Lectureship Series, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 12, 13, 1988. Lectureship: “Pentecostal Perspectives on Social Ethics.” October 12: “A Perspective from the Past: Reassessing the Moral Rhetoric of Early Pentecostal Pacifism.” October 13: “A Perspective for the Future: Identifying the Moral Contours of The Story of Pentecost.”

Respondent to paper read by Roger Robins, “The Rule of the Holy Spirit in Early Pentecostalism: Order in the Courts,” at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Costa Mesa, California, November 14, 1986.

Address, “The Church and Human Liberation” at the Spanish Language Institute in San José, Costa Rica, June 4, 1985.

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Read Paper, “The Old Testament Foundations of Christian Social Concern,” at the Latin America Child Care Conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 21-26, 1985.

Workshop Presentation, “The Old Testament, Social Justice and World Hunger,” Evangelicals for Social Action Workshop, ESA Orange County Chapter, Costa Mesa, California, February 8-9, 1985.

Presented Session, “In Defense of the Lecture,” Southern California College Faculty Workshop, San Diego, California, November 16-17, 1984.

Read Paper, “Soundings on the Moral Significance of Glossolalia,” at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies in Cleveland, Tennessee, November 4, 1983.

Panel respondent with Paul King Jewett and William Pannell to a paper read by Jack Nelson, “Hunger for Justice,” at a colloquium sponsored by the Human Concerns Committee, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, Fall, 1980.

Panel respondent with Jack Rogers and Richard Quebedeaux to a paper read by Augustus Cerillo, Jr., “An Appraisal of Evangelical Social Concern,” at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Far Western Region, Pasadena, California, Fall, 1974.

Address, “From Conscientious Objection to the Just War: The Ironic Journey of Pentecostal Social Conscience,” Special Vietnam Moratorium Day Assembly, Southern California College, Costa Mesa, California, 1970.

PARTICIPATION IN SIGNATORIES:

“An Evangelical Statement on Israel/Palestine,” Sponsored by Evangelicals for Social Action, November 28, 2007.

“The Cry for Renewal: Biblical Faith and Spiritual Politics,” Sponsored by Evangelicals for Social Action and Released at a National Press Conference in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1995.

“Declaration of Evangelical Renewal,” Chicago Declaration II, Sponsored by Evangelicals for Social Action, November 19-21, 1993.

“An Evangelical Declaration on the Care of Creation,” Sponsored by the Evangelical Environmental Network (led by Evangelicals for Social Action and World Vision), October 28-30, 1993.

“Declaration of Solidarity with the Relevant Pentecostal Witness in South Africa,” Sponsored by the Sixth Conference on Pentecostal and Charismatic Research in Europe, Haus der Stille, Kappel, Switzerland, July 3-6, 1991.

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OFFICES IN ACADEMIC SOCIETIES:

Society for Pentecostal Studies Editor of Society's Journal, PNEUMA, 1993-2000. Immediate Past President, 1992. President, 1991. First Vice-President, 1990, and Program Chair of the Twentieth Annual Meeting in 1990. Second Vice-President, 1989.

SELECTED RECENT HONORS AND AWARDS:

Top 103 Honoree, Daily Pilot of the Los Angeles Times (List of the 103 Most Influential Leaders in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach), 2007, 2006, 2005 at LA Times Office, Costa Mesa, California; 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine, California; 2003 at the Balboa Bay Club, Newport Beach, California.

2005 Educator of the Year, 12th Annual Estrella Awards and Installation Banquet, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California, April 30, 2005.

Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce Ethics in America Honoree, 8th Annual Ethics in America Awards Dinner, Hosted by Chapman University and Passkeys Foundation, Sutton Place, Irvine, California, June 10, 2003.

Business Professional of the Year, 8th Annual Ethics in America Awards Dinner, Awarded by Chapman University’s Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics and Passkeys Foundation Jefferson Center for Character Education, Sutton Place, Irvine, California, June 10, 2003.

2002 Manager of the Year, Orange County Chapter, Society for Advancement of Management Awards Dinner, The Newporter, Newport Beach, California, March 7, 2002.

Best Book List, The Globalization of Pentecostalism: A Religion Made to Travel named by the International Bulletin of Research (IBMR) as one of the fifteen best books published in missiology in 1999.

MWD: Revised August 2013