The Society for Pentecostal Studies welcomes you to the official information center for our 39th Annual Meeting hosted at North Central University in Minneapolis, MN, March 4-6, 2010.

Detailed information about the upcoming meeting will be provided later in the year. The 2010 Call for Papers may be found below.

2010 Annual Meeting: Call for Papers
Society for Pentecostal Studies

March 4-6, 2010
North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Society for Pentecostal Studies invites you to participate in the 2010 annual meeting. The program will feature a number of plenary sessions exploring different aspects of the conference theme. In addition, there will be several parallel sessions that relate to the following ten interest groups of SPS: Asian/American, Bible, Christian Ethics, Ecumenical Studies, History, Missions & Intercultural Studies, Philosophy, Practical Theology/Christian Formation, Religion and Culture, and Theology.

Theme: "New Voices, New Visions:
The Future and Hope of Pentecostal Theology"

The focus of this year's conference will be to explore future trajectories of Pentecostal theology. As Pentecostals, we readily affirm that we are open to the leading of the Spirit in our personal journey and in our communities of worship; but what is the Spirit saying and where is the Spirit leading with regard to the theology of the movement? Is it possible to maintain a Pentecostal theological identity but express that identity in new ways? Are there lessons we should learn from our past as we enter the next era? How is theology being shaped by Pentecostal voices from the majority world? Are there new methods to be engaged for the formation of Pentecostal leaders? What theological visions are being given to our sons and daughters? Are there voices from outside the tradition that may serve to inform us and to shape our future?

For further questions on the theme of this call, please contact Kimberly Ervin Alexander, 1st Vice President and Program Chair.

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Paper Proposals

All plenary sessions will address the conference theme in some significant way. It is not necessary that all parallel sessions relate to this theme but it is hoped that scholars will use this venue to explore these questions from biblical, theological, historical, practical, and missional perspectives. This may be undertaken through papers and responses, panel discussions, or other creative avenues. All sessions should allow opportunity for dialogue.

Each proposal should be 500 words. It should include a working title, a statement of the problem, the scope and outline of the project, a brief discussion of the methodology, and a tentative conclusion. Please confirm that your name, title, and organization are as they should appear on the program. Requests for audio/visual equipment must be made along with the proposal, but cannot be guaranteed.

Proposals are due to the appropriate Interest Group Leader (IGL) no later than July 1, 2009. Each proposal will be acknowledged by email from the IGL or chair within two weeks of submission. In the absence of such a reply, one should send an email directly to the appropriate person (click name below) to ensure that the online form was received.

By September 15, 2009, proposers should hear from their respective Interest Group Leaders on the status of their proposals.

By submitting a proposal you agree to be a paid member of the Society for Pentecostal Studies during the 2010 calendar year, to register for and attend the 2010 annual meeting (this includes payment of registration fees), and to submit a completed paper in a format established by the SPS guidelines no later than January 15, 2010. Submitting a paper proposal also authorizes SPS to include the paper in its Parallel Session Paper Collection in both printed and digital formats (CD-ROM and Online).

Please follow the instructions below to complete an online form that will be e-mailed to the appropriate Interest Group Leader.

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Submit Your Proposal

Click the "Form" link below which corresponds to the Interest Group to which you wish to submit your proposal. Please complete and submit the online form, which will be sent to the appropriate Interest Group Leader.

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