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Homiletics, the act of preparing and preaching the intent of Scripture as the word of God, is a central feature of Pentecostal worship. In fact, according to Swiss theologian Walter Hollenweger, Pentecostal “oral homiletics” is “perhaps the most important contribution of Pentecostalism” even above its pneumatological contributions (2004, 219; echoed regarding the Filipino context, dela Cruz 2007, 193). However, Pentecostal preaching is not always conceived in light of homiletics by the Pentecost…

Pentecostalism is usually understood to have been initiated by a series of revivals at the start of the twentieth century. These revivals—although the outcomes varied in different parts of the world—quickly led to the formation of Pentecostal denominations and these denominations, with their newly formed or newly adopted congregations, required ministers who required training. The first Pentecostal educational institutions were Bible Institutes or colleges (the terminology varied) with a narrow …