Dr. Elizabeth Loutrel Glanville
Adjunct Professor of Leadership
Academic Degrees & Education
• London School of Theology/Middlesex University, London, England
• Ph.D. in Systematic Theology
• Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY
• D.Min. in Christian Leadership
• Church of God Theological Seminary, Cleveland, TN
• M.Div.
• Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TN
• B.A. in Philosophy-Religion (Minor in Biblical Languages)
Academic Appointments & Experience
• Kairos University
• Adjunct Professor of Theology
• Church of God
• Ordained Bishop, Pastoral roles since 1983 (Indian Creek: 7 years, Murfreesboro: 6 years, Greeneville: 1 year, New Harvest: 19+ years)
• Murfreesboro, TN District
• District Overseer, Member of the Middle Tennessee Ministerial Marriage Screening Committee
• Tennessee State Board of Ministerial Development
• Member, 1996-98
• Tennessee World Missions Board
• Member since 2014; Committee Chair since 2017
• Society for Pentecostal Studies
• Liaison to the Interfaith Relations Commission of the National Council of Churches (USA), 2003-present
• Pentecostal Representative on Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, World Council of Churches (Geneva), 2005-present
• Pentecostal Representative on the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (NGO to the United Nations), 2007-present
• National Council of Churches
• Member, Theological Task Groups on Christian Zionism and “A Common Word” response to Islam
• Editorial Roles
• Book Reviewer for Pneuma Review, Pneuma Informer, Pneuma: Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Religious Studies Review, and Evangelical Review of Theology, 2005-present
• Leadership Roles
• Co-Chair, Church of God/Mennonite Church USA Dialogue, 2007-2016
• Elected Leader, Society for Pentecostal Studies Ecumenical Studies Group, 2008-2014
• Executive Council Member, Day of Prayer and Action for Children with Arigatou International, 2010-present
• Board of Directors, Appalachian Ministries Education Resource Center (AMERC), 2010-present
• Facilitator, Pastoral Covenant Group, 2012-present
• Committee Member, Religious Leadership, Civil Discourse, and Democracy Project (Ford Foundation Freedom of Expression Grant), 2013-present
Awards
• Carson-Newman College
• Dean’s List (1985-88), Presidential Scholarship (1985-88), Who’s Who in American Colleges (1988), Graduated cum laude
• Church of God Ministerial Internship Program
• Five-Year Excellence Award (2007)
Affiliations
• Philosophy Honors Society (Phi Sigma Tau)
• Society for Pentecostal Studies
• American Academy of Religion
Publications & Presentations
• “Church of God Hosts Executive Director of Mennonite Church USA,” Faith News Network, August 12, 2012.
• “Pastor Presents in Historic China Meeting,” Faith News Network, August 13, 2012.
• “Pastor Presents to National Council of Churches,” Faith News Network, November 23, 2010.
• “Is it Full Partnership or Partial? The Church of God Struggles with the Role of Women,” The Pneuma Informer, July-August 2010.
• “Pentecostal Presence at National Council of Churches of Christ General Assembly a Historic Occasion,” The Pneuma Informer, January-February 2010.
• “Pentecostals Needed: New NCC Director Partners with Pentecostals,” The Pneuma Review 11:4 (Fall, 2008), pp. 14-19.
• “Special Report: False Accusation Made against National Council of Churches,” Pneuma Foundation, October 2007.
Books
• Essentials of Pentecostal Theology: An Eternal and Unchanging Lord Powerfully Present & Active by the Holy Spirit (Wipf & Stock, 2020).
• Pentecostal Theology and Ecumenical Theology: Interpretations and Intersections, ed. Peter Hocken, Tony Richie, and Christopher A. Stephenson (Brill, 2019).
• Pentecostal Explorations of Holiness Today: Words from Wesley, co-authored with Randall Howard (CPT, 2017).
• Encountering Cornelius Today: Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Religions (CPT Press, 2013).
• Speaking by the Spirit: A Pentecostal Theology of Testimony for Interreligious Dialogue (Emeth Press, 2011).
• Contributed Chapters in Routledge Handbook of Pentecostal Theology (Routledge, 2020), From Northampton to Azusa (Indiana University Press, 2019), and others.
Teaching
• Pentecostal Theological Seminary
• Lecturer in Theology, Historical & Doctrinal Theology
• Regent University Divinity School
• Systematic Theology
• Lee University/Church of God Theological Seminary
• Pastoral Leadership and Theology
• Church of God Seminary of South America
• Pastoral Leadership
• Church of God
• Christian Mission and Evangelism, Contemporary Religious Pluralism, Pentecostal Worship