Urshan Symposium of Apostolic Pentecostal Scholars Feb 15-16, 2024


UGST SYMPOSIUM OF APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL SCHOLARS ‘24

Schedule of Events

Thursday

11:00am-1:00pm Registration

12:00pm-1:00pm Faculty and Prospective Student Mixer // Room 103 (Limited to Registered Previewers)

1:00pm – 2:30pm

  • Devotion // Dr. Cindy Miller
  • Plenary Session #1 Urshan Chapel // Dr. David K. Bernard

2:45pm-5:30pm

  • Presentations and responses on specific topics:
    • Local Church Governance
      • “Abuse of Pastoral Authority: Servant Leadership as a Preventative Model” – Rev. Lisa Reddy
      • “Church Governance: Strong Pastor Model” – Rev. Eli Lopez
      • Additional presentations TBD
    • Apostolic Hermeneutics
      • “Aramaic and LXX Influences on Messianic Psalms” – Dr. Daniel Segraves
      • Additional presentations TBD

4:45pm–7:30pm Dinner Break

7:30pm-9:00pm

  • Plenary Session #3 Urshan Chapel // Rev. Eli Lopez

Friday

9:00am-10:0am

  • Devotion // Dr. David Norris
  • Plenary Session #3 – Bible College Student Paper Presentations // Urshan Chapel

10:15am-12:15pm

  • “John for Readers of Luke-Acts: Backwards Reading Strategies and Literary One-Upmanship” – Dr. Jeffrey Brickle
  • “Johannine Christology: Background to the Prologue” – Dr. David Norris
  • “Speaking in Tongues in Popular Culture” – Dr. Chris Paris
  •  “Diversity and Leadership in the Church” – Dr. Melvin Reddy

2:00pm-4:00pm

  • Split Sessions
    • Track A // Practical Theology
    • Track B // Biblical Theology

7:00pm-8:30pm

  • Plenary Session #5 Urshan Chapel Rev. Eli Lopez