Education:

D.Min. Oral Roberts University, School of Theology and Ministry

Concentration: Leadership in Ministry, 2014

• Doctoral Research Project: Increasing the Level of Call to Ministry Leadership Positions among Women with a Valid Exegesis of Key Pauline Passages

M.T.S. Harvard University, Divinity School, 2008

Concentration: New Testament and Early Christianity

·         Studied under Dr. Francois Bovon: History of Early Christianity; The Nag Hammadi Library; Jesus in the Gospel of John

·         Studied under Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley: History of Christian Thought; Systematic Theology

·         Studied under Dr. Shaye J.D. Cohen: Jews and Judaism in the Ancient World

·         Studied under Dr. Peter Gomes: The History of  the Bible

·         Studied under Dr. Karen King: Gnosticism; New Testament Gospels

·         Studied under Dr. Helmut Koester: The Life and Ministry of the Apostle Paul

·         Studied under Dr. Baruch J. Schwartz: Old Testament Minor Prophets

B.L.S. University of Oklahoma, 2002

Study in Depth: The Impact of Jewish, Greek and Roman Cultures on the Success of the Early Church

Experience:

Ministry:

Ordained minister, 1966-present

Founder and Senior Pastor, Citychurch, OKC, 1991-2019

Founder and Senior Pastor, MetroChurch, Edmond, OK, 1975-85

Southern Baptist Evangelist, 1968-1975

·         Conducted major church and city-wide crusades nationally

·         More than 120,000 salvation decisions recorded

·         Leader in the Jesus Movement

Youth Pastor, First Southern Baptist Church, Del City, OK, 1966-68

Media:

Frequent Host on Trinity Broadcasting Network Praise Show 1980-2010

Hosted Richard Hogue Weekdays, daily, nationally syndicated talk-show 1979-84

Guest on Phil Donahue, CBN, PTL, and TBN 1978-present

Hosted nationally syndicated radio talk shows, Powerline and Nighttalk

Featured in Time, Newsweek, Seventeen, and Reader’s Digest

International Work:

Teacher for Global Impact School of Ministry in Liberia and Sierra Leone, 2013

Keynote Speaker at Annual Evangelical Celebration, Chile, 2010

Teaching tour in Honduras, 1999

Keynote Speaker at European Charismatic Congress, Berlin, 1978

Conducted major evangelistic meetings in India, 1975

Published Books:

Tongues: A Theological History of Christian Glossalalia, 2010

The End of the Age, The Eschatology of Jesus in Light of the Olivet Discourse, 2008

The Sign of the Kingdom, The Present Reign of Christ, 1998

Saints and Dirty Politics, 1980

Sex, Satan, and Jesus, 1973

The Jesus Touch, 1972  

Awards and Honors:

Honorary Litterarum Doctorate, California Graduate School of Theology, 1982

Honorary Doctorate of Divinity, Melodyland School of Theology, 1981

Listed in Community Leaders of America, 1980

President, National Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists, 1972-73

Listed in Outstanding Young Men in America, 1972

 

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