Asian Voices Amplified

CONTENTS:

Editors’ Introduction
Kong Hee, Byron D. Klaus, and Douglas Petersen 1

Session 1
Appointed Messiah and Lord: Towards a Pentecostal Spirit Christology
Frank Macchia 9
Presence, Power, and Pentecost: A Spirit-Christological Response to Frank D. Macchia
Pravinkumar Israel 19

Session 2
Harmonising the Many Tongues Within: A Pentecost Exploration of Internal Family Systems
Aizaiah Yong and Amos Yong 29
Learning from and Engaging with Yong and Yong on the Post-Pentecost Exploration of Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Wonsuk Ma 51

Session 3
Pentecostals and the Mystical Threefold Path in Historic Christian Spirituality: Strengthening the Inner Being with Power through the Spirit
Roger Heuser 57
A Classical Pentecostal Reading of the Mystical Framework of Purgation, Illumination, and Union
Sun Ho 75

Session 4
Paul Taught Mutual Submission
Craig Keener 85
Response to Craig Keener’s “Paul Taught Mutual Submission”
Bobby Chaw 99

Session 5
Many Tongues, Many Professions: Towards a Pentecost Theology of Vocation
Amos Yong 107
Response to Amos Yong: Pentecost, Testimony, Profession, and Vocation in Asian Contexts
Jun Kim 123

Session 6
Election: A Pentecostal Reflection
Frank Macchia 129
Response to “Election: A Pentecostal Reflection” by Frank Macchia
Chiong Xiao Ting 155

Session 7
Lessons from Letters to Churches in the Digital Age: Why Pentecostalism Needs a Digital Theology
Heidi Campbell 163
Response to Heidi Campbell’s “Lessons from Letters to Churches in the Digital Age: Why Pentecostalism Needs a Digital Theology”
Wayne Choong 175

Session 8
“Empowering the Empty-Handed”: Spirit-Power and the Church-in-Mission
Ivan Satyavrata 183
A Response to Ivan Satyavrata’s “‘Empowering the Empty-Handed’: Spirit-Power and the Church-in-Mission”
Joel Tejedo 197

Session 9
The Liturgy and the Already-Not-Yet Problematic: Towards A Holistic Pentecostal Spirituality
Simon Chan 205
Pentecostal Formation as Mindful Liturgical Practice: A Response to Simon Cha
Jacob Cherian 215

Session 10
Youth as Pneumatological Agents: Towards a Pentecostal Theology of Youth
Joy Qualls and Wayne Choong 223
Response to Joy Qualls’ and Wayne Choong’s “Youth as
Pneumatological Agents: Towards a Pentecostal Theology of Youth”
Kelvin Tan 253

Session 11
Theological Tasks for Spirit-Empowered Mission in Asia
Wonsuk Ma and Julie Ma 261
Theological and Missiological Challenges Facing the
Spirit-Empowered Church in Asia
Ivan Satyavrata 283

Session 12
Paul Supported the Ministry of Women
Craig Keener 289
Response to Dr. Craig Keener’s “Paul Supported the Ministry of Women”
Daniel Lim 303

Session 13
Simultaneous Glossolalia: A Theological Survey
Kong Hee 313

Contributors 341

ABOUT THE EDITORS:

Kong Hee
Co-Founder and Senior Pastor, City Harvest Church, Singapore
MA Theology Vanguard University
Doctoral Studies at Bangor University

Byron D. Klaus
President, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (1999-2015)
D.Min. Fuller Theological Seminary

Douglas Petersen
Margaret S. Smith Distinguished Professor of World Mission and Intercultural Studies (Emeritus) Vanguard University
Distinguished Professor of Social Theology, School of Theology, City Harvest Church, Singapore
Ph.D. Oxford Centre for Mission Studies

The theological perspectives conveyed in Asian Voices Amplified offer profound and pastoral explorations into the Holy Spirit’s work in uniting us to Jesus Christ and his mission to every people in every culture. In a day in which the world, and the church, seem more polarized than ever, these essays remind us that the Spirit of Pentecost speaks the Gospel in all our native tongues. As this volume depicts, there is much hope for the whole church to find in the fresh wind of the Spirit blowing around the world through the Pentecostal tradition.
M. Craig Barnes, President Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary

Global Pentecostalism has high ambitions for itself. This volume, which brings together a worldwide presentation of major voices with the movement, shows that these ambitions are leading to theological action. The essays here do not hesitate to address many of the major questions that not just Pentecostalism, but the global church must address in our time, ranging from theology to psychology to spirituality to practice. The format is particularly helpful, with proposals being made and then being examined by respondents.
Stanley E. Porter Ph.D. , President and Dean, Professor of New Testament, McMaster Theological College, Ontario

“They were all together in one place” (Acts 2:1). This scriptural vision of Pentecost captures the richly diverse perspectives found within Asian Voices Amplified. The articles in this volume are not merely descriptive of important theological issues within the Pentecostal movement but are multidisciplinary and dialogical expressions of the ongoing work of theological reflection—a movement of the Spirit between scripture, theological scholarship, church traditions, and the global and digital contexts of 21st C. Pentecostal Christianity. This volume fills a much-needed space in contemporary theological discourse on global Christianity both in the depth of its content and through the interactions of its authors within the academy and the local church.
Frank Yamada PhD, Executive Director, The Association of Theological Schools and The Commission on Accrediting, Pittsburgh

Asian Voices Amplified provides clear evidence that quality theological reflection is thriving in the Global South. These Pentecostals voices are thorough in their scholarship and deeply rooted in cultures where strong minds and passionate hearts are required to represent Christ’s Kingdom with care and confidence. The larger family of faith traditions within Global Christianity will be strengthened by the theological insights provided in Asian Voices Amplified.
Bob Doll, Chair, Board of Directors, The Lausanne Movement