The Centre for Pentecostal Theology (CPT) & JPT Press
The very first place anyone interested in Pentecostal ministry and/or theology should go to browse through writings by Pentecostal scholars is The Centre for Pentecostal Theology (CPT). CPT is a residential library dedicated to facilitating the conception, birth, and maturation of constructive Pentecostal Theology across the theological disciplines. The Centre has been one of the greatest, if not the greatest, influences on Pentecostal scholarship for more than three decades. JPT Press is the publishing arm of the Centre. CPT is the home for the Journal for Pentecostal Theology (JPT) and the JPT Monograph Series.
The JPT is the first academic serial to publish constructive theological research from a Pentecostal perspective on an international scholarly level.
The JPT is the first academic serial to publish constructive theological research from a Pentecostal perspective on an international scholarly level.
There is no relationship between the Centre for Pentecostal Theology and the Center for Pentecostal Ministry.
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The Centre for Pentecostal Theology produces the highest quality of books for the Pentecostal church. Under the capable oversight of John Christopher Thomas and Lee Roy Martin, the Centre consistently publishes material grounded in sound Pentecostal theology. Much of the work is written for the academic world but all of it is written in behalf of the church and its mission. The following books are especially helpful for Pentecostal ministry. They should be in every pastor's library.
Arrington, French, Paul’s Aeon Theology in 1 Corinthians (Centre for Pentecostal Theology Classics Series) (2019). Dr. Arrington is one of the preeminent theologians in the Church of God being in the early group of scholars to complete a research doctorate (1970s, St. Louis University). His specialization is the New Testament with a focus on study of the Pauline epistles. But he has also written a 3-volume Pentecostal systematic theology. Dr. Arrington has devoted life to preparing ministers and writing for the church. All of his works are grounded in scholarly exegesis translated into the everyday language of people in the church. Paul's Aeon Theology is a published version of Dr. Arrington's doctoral dissertation. It was for me (Jackie Johns) a life-changing book that turned a bright light on the "already/not yet" realities of the Christian life.
Gause, R. Hollis, Living in the Spirit: The Way of Salvation (2009). The late Dr. Hollis Gause has been considered the most preeminent theologian in the Church of God. His doctoral degree from Emory University was in New Testament studies, and the majority of his writings were on Bible exposition. But much of his nearly 7-decade long teaching ministry was focused on theology. He was what has been called a Biblical Theologian. Everything he wrote and taught was grounded in the Word of God. Like the other Pentecostal scholars of his generation, he wrote for the church. In Living in the Spirit he instructs the believer in what it means to live the Christian life as a journey with and in the Holy Spirit. When our daughters became young adults and left home, I (Jackie Johns) gave them this book with the words, "this book contains what I believe about being a Christian."
Lee Roy Martin is a brilliant Bible scholar and linguist who has taught for over thirty years at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary (formerly Church of God Theological Seminary). He is widely recognized as one of the most preeminent Pentecostal scholars of the Old Testament. He also served for many years as pastor of congregations in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Furthermore, he is one of the editors of JPT and he has written many books and articles both for the church and for the academy. Listed here are books he has written and/or edited that we consider most helpful for Pentecostal ministers.
Martin, Lee Roy, Fasting: A Centre for Pentecostal Theology Short Introduction (July 2014)
Martin, Lee Roy (ed.), Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Preaching (2015)
Martin, Lee Roy (ed.), Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Worship (2016);
2nd edition (2020)
John Christopher Thomas is one of the most preeminent Pentecostal scholars of the Bible in our time, having received honors within the broader academy of New Testament scholars and within the world of Pentecostal scholarship. He has taught for four decades at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary (formerly Church of God Theological Seminary) and he has served even longer as the Associate Pastor of the Woodward Church of God in Athens, Tennessee. One of the founding editors of JPT, he writes both for the academy and the church. Listed here are books he has written and/or edited that are on our list of most helpful writings for Pentecostal ministers.
Thomas, John Christopher (ed.), Toward a Pentecostal Ecclesiology: The Church and the Fivefold Gospel (2010)
Thomas, John Christopher, The Devil, Disease, and Deliverance: Origins of Healing in New Testament Thought (2011)
Thomas, John Christopher, Footwashing in John 13 and the Johannine Community (2014)
Gause, R. Hollis, Living in the Spirit: The Way of Salvation (2009). The late Dr. Hollis Gause has been considered the most preeminent theologian in the Church of God. His doctoral degree from Emory University was in New Testament studies, and the majority of his writings were on Bible exposition. But much of his nearly 7-decade long teaching ministry was focused on theology. He was what has been called a Biblical Theologian. Everything he wrote and taught was grounded in the Word of God. Like the other Pentecostal scholars of his generation, he wrote for the church. In Living in the Spirit he instructs the believer in what it means to live the Christian life as a journey with and in the Holy Spirit. When our daughters became young adults and left home, I (Jackie Johns) gave them this book with the words, "this book contains what I believe about being a Christian."
Lee Roy Martin is a brilliant Bible scholar and linguist who has taught for over thirty years at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary (formerly Church of God Theological Seminary). He is widely recognized as one of the most preeminent Pentecostal scholars of the Old Testament. He also served for many years as pastor of congregations in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Furthermore, he is one of the editors of JPT and he has written many books and articles both for the church and for the academy. Listed here are books he has written and/or edited that we consider most helpful for Pentecostal ministers.
Martin, Lee Roy, Fasting: A Centre for Pentecostal Theology Short Introduction (July 2014)
Martin, Lee Roy (ed.), Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Preaching (2015)
Martin, Lee Roy (ed.), Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Worship (2016);
2nd edition (2020)
John Christopher Thomas is one of the most preeminent Pentecostal scholars of the Bible in our time, having received honors within the broader academy of New Testament scholars and within the world of Pentecostal scholarship. He has taught for four decades at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary (formerly Church of God Theological Seminary) and he has served even longer as the Associate Pastor of the Woodward Church of God in Athens, Tennessee. One of the founding editors of JPT, he writes both for the academy and the church. Listed here are books he has written and/or edited that are on our list of most helpful writings for Pentecostal ministers.
Thomas, John Christopher (ed.), Toward a Pentecostal Ecclesiology: The Church and the Fivefold Gospel (2010)
Thomas, John Christopher, The Devil, Disease, and Deliverance: Origins of Healing in New Testament Thought (2011)
Thomas, John Christopher, Footwashing in John 13 and the Johannine Community (2014)