The Regent University School of Divinity will be presenting a Colloquium on Women in Pentecostal-Charismatic Leadership on February 17, 2007. Papers will focus on the Biblical and Theological foundations of Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Leadership.The role of women in church ministry and leadership remains a major issue facing the Pentecostal/charismatic movement into the 21st century. Throughout the history of the movement, this issue has set Pentecostals apart from much of the rest of the Evangelical church while at the same time, galvanizing them. Yet though women have been vital in the movement since its inception, opportunities for leadership have gradually eroded and many highly-trained women are moving into traditions which provide them a more public role. Leading scholars from around the world and from both within and outside the movement will join Regent faculty and Ph.D. students in a year-long colloquium designed to look at the historical struggles, contributions, current trends, and future challenges related to this issue which is vital to the future of the renewal movement. The symposium on Women in Pentecostal/Charismatic Leadership is the first in a five-part series reflecting on major trends within this vital movement which has shaped not only American, but world Christianity in the 21st century.
For more information and details of registration see: http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/news/events/colloquium/
