Society for Pentecostal Studies

Congratulations to Eric Williams, who was elected to serve as the Second Vice President for the Society for Pentecostal Studies.

Incredible Presidential Address from Marcia Clarke, “Wilderness, Wells, and Windrush: Pentecostal Spirituality and the Expansion of Liturgical Imagination”
- A well deserved standing ovation.

SPS News - https://mailchi.mp/edf6ca70b421/sps-news-6750693

We sincerely apologize for the confusion and frustration caused by the technical issue that affected proposal submissions on July 1. In order to ensure everyone has a fair opportunity to submit, we have extended the Call for Papers deadline to 11:59 p.m. CST on Sunday, July 13. - https://mailchi.mp/adf2e32328f4/call-for-papers-extended

Proposals to present at the 2026 Annual Meeting are due by July 1. Visit our website for full details: https://www.sps-usa.org/theme.html

Several of our members are attending and engaging dialogs at the Pentecostal World Fellowship conference in Helsinki! It was an honor to witness Dr. Jean-Daniel Plüss and Dr. Harold Hunter present on the Christian Unity Commission panel — bringing attention to the importance of Creation Care.

Thank you Joseph Dutko for sharing such a special experience at SPS!

The Holy Spirit Falls at Academic Presentations Too! Joseph is a local church pastor, author, trained theologian, and editor of thegenderparadox.com, a blog devoted to the promotion of women in ministry.

Congratulations to Wolfgang Vondey, from the University of Birmingham, for his elected appointment to 2nd Vice President of SPS!

Day 2 opens with worship and powerful call to action from Dr. James Smith to consider carefully how we submit our academic gift to be used by God as “More Than a Song” in our act of worship to Him.

Day 1 of the SPS Annual Meeting
“More Than a Song: Scholarship as Worship In the Church, the Academy, and the Public Square”

Reminder: Hotel cut off for group rates ends Wednesday