Papers by Joseph Castleberry
Religious Studies Review, Jul 1, 2006
Pneuma, 2012
As Pentecostalism and its concomitant movements enter a second century of service to the Kingdom,... more As Pentecostalism and its concomitant movements enter a second century of service to the Kingdom, both ecclesial and scholarly leaders are naturally seeking guidance for their future in light of their past. While ecclesial leaders might be expected to seek the Lord together in prayer and fasting, academic leaders tend to turn toward assessment. As the academy well knows, assessment not only looks at an institution, but it also looks like the ones who do the assessment. Spirit Empowered Christianity in the 21st Century is an efffort by a relatively diverse group of Pentecostal/Charismatic/Renewalist scholars to assess the past and predict or guide the future of their movement, an efffort that yields an encouraging portrait of the present state of their scholarly community. The book, a collection of papers that were presented in April, 2010 at the Global Conference on Holy Spirit Empowerment in the Twenty-First Century at Oral Roberts University, was the culmination of conversations "on fijive diffferent continents in seventeen. .. events with participants from over fijifty nations" (p. viii). Nevertheless, the articles chosen for the book overwhelmingly came from scholars based in the United States of America, even though some attention is given to the global movement, and a few articles by scholars from outside the USA are featured. Despite the dominance of voices from the USA, the book offfers some valuable global insights. The introductory article by Vinson Synan, "The Charismatic Renewal After Fifty Years," offfers a masterful brief synopsis of the history of the Charismatic Renewal since 1959, ending with ten well-considered predictions for the future of a combined Renewal movement that now numbers in excess of 600 million adherents. Matteo Calisi's article on the Future of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal offfers an encouraging glimpse into the spiritual life of 150 million Catholic brothers and sisters around the world. Ayodeji Adewuya provides an impressive African voice in a remarkably well-balanced assessment of the efffects of the prosperity gospel in Africa, concluding "we must not shy away from the proclamation of prosperity if we understand that it is not synonymous with greed and materialism. The church needs to reflect in its conversation a [biblical and theologically sound] defijinition of prosperity (p. 415)." Such distinctive voices from abroad deserve more attention in the Pentecostal academy in the USA and in its publications. Luis Orellana contributes a chapter on the future of Pentecostalism in Latin America that represents an important Latino voice to engage with, debate, and profijit from. Nevertheless, more Latino/a voices should be heard if we are to understand and profijit from the powerful Spirit-fijilled Christianity that has been crossing the borderinto the USA for years in huge numbers and dramatically reshaping the cosmovisión of Pentecostalism in the USA. It would have been especially valuable to hear alternative views to Luis Orellana's claim that Pentecostal churches fraternally linked with foreign denominations (such as the "Assemblies of God Brazilian") "are characterized by their strong dependence on the bureaucratic apparatus in the United States of America" (p. 116). The many millions of members in the Brazilian Assemblies of God-organized in a church polity that bears little resemblance to its sister church in the USA and certainly takes no orders from it-may not agree that they are
Pneuma, Sep 1, 2004
Regardless of how one dates the beginnings of the Pentecostal Movement, I have chosen to define P... more Regardless of how one dates the beginnings of the Pentecostal Movement, I have chosen to define Pentecostal seminaries narrowly as schools founded by the classical Pentecostal denominations or by ministries related to the Charismatic Renewal. A further note about definition is that I will use the word Pentecostal to refer to the whole Pentecostal/Charismatic community.
Dr. Castleberry accepted the presidency of Northwest University in June 2007after presiding as ac... more Dr. Castleberry accepted the presidency of Northwest University in June 2007after presiding as academic dean at AGTS since January 2003. He served as an Assemblies of God missionary in Latin America for 20 years focusing his energies on church planting, educational leadership, and community development.
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... Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders Earl G. Creps, Ph.D., D.Min... more ... Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders Earl G. Creps, Ph.D., D.Min. Fall 2006 [email protected] 1-800-467-AGTS ... (192 pages) Whitesel, Bob. Inside the Organic Church: Learning from 12 Emerging Congregations. Abingdon Press, 2006. (154 pages) ...
Academic Dean at AGTS from January 2003 until June 2007. He served as an Assemblies of God missio... more Academic Dean at AGTS from January 2003 until June 2007. He served as an Assemblies of God missionary in Latin America for 20 years focusing his energies on church planting, educational leadership, and community development. He currently serves as President of Northwest University in Kirkland, WA and continues to travel frequently in ministry to Latin America and Southeast Asia.
This video course focuses on the changing cultural and theological church scene. The innovations ... more This video course focuses on the changing cultural and theological church scene. The innovations needed to be a missionary to post-Christian America will be explored. Leadership arts will be developed to: 1) read and interpret culture, 2) live and communicate cross-culturally, 3) grow organic, missional ministries, 4) learn from emerging ministry models, and 5) live a Pentecostal spirituality in a postmodern context. This course is designed for individual study, as opposed to the similar course, PTHI 620, which is offered for an online group learning experience. COURSE OBJECTIVES The video course is an arena for learning and growth of several kinds: • Cultural exegesis: understand ing and interpreting major forms of cultural influence that are creating the context in which the Christian gospel must be lived out.
Religious Studies Review, 2006
Pneuma, 2004
Regardless of how one dates the beginnings of the Pentecostal Movement, I have chosen to define P... more Regardless of how one dates the beginnings of the Pentecostal Movement, I have chosen to define Pentecostal seminaries narrowly as schools founded by the classical Pentecostal denominations or by ministries related to the Charismatic Renewal. A further note about definition is that I will use the word Pentecostal to refer to the whole Pentecostal/Charismatic community.
Religious Studies Review, Jul 1, 2006
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