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			  | | Contact Us |  |  |  | Dorothea J. Lotter Director of Institutional & Alumni Relations 
 Deborah Fegler Coordinator 
 Phone:  (417) 268-1022 Fax: (417) 268-1030 
 
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                  | | Keeping Alumni Connected      
   Happy Thanksgiving from all your friends at AGTS! President & Mrs. Byron D. Klaus | 
 | What's New?   AGTS News Headlines   "Lasting Transformation" by President Byron D. Klaus   Dr. Paul Lewis ('88) named Missionary-in-Residence   First of alum Craig Keener's 4-volume commentary on Acts released by Baker Academic   Watch live-Dr. Mark Chaves, "Continuity and Change in American Religion" and "Why Megachurches?"   Watch AGTS M.Div. student Peter Pyo talk about why he chose AGTS and what he loves about being here    Watch Grant Wacker speak on Billy Graham and the shaping of modern America _________________________________________________    Lifelong Learning   AGTS is committed to providing a variety of learning opportunities. Graduate alums are invited to audit one free course per academic year. View a complete list of course offerings online.   AGTS One Week Modules Feb. 25 - March 1 (M-F), 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Dr. Annette Newberry:  HISM 532: History & Polity of the AG  Dr. Mel Ming:  PTHM 528: Vision-Centered Leadership & Management    12:30 - 9:30 p.m.  Dr. DeLonn Rance:  BTHM/MHTM 501: Mission of God in Biblical & Contemporary Contexts   _______________________________________________   Registrar's Office   Transcripts, letters of verification, and registration for graduate alumni audits can be obtained from the Registrar's office. To request transcripts, download the Transcript Request Form.  If you have questions regarding transcripts, please contact Sarah Clark at (417) 268-1025. | 
 | Connect with the President   Dr. Klaus will be at the following events:   Jan. 2-5: Fellowship of Evangelical Seminary Presidents, Scottsdale, AZ Jan. 11-16: Holy Spirit Conference, Muldoon Community Church, Anchorage, AK Jan. 25-26: Embedded Seminary Presidents Symposium, San Antonio, TX    
 Dr. Klaus spoke at 360Church, Berkeley, CA, in October, a church plant pastored by Earl ('02) and Janet ('04/'10) Creps. | 
 | Faculty News      
   Roger Cotton ('78) will attend the annual, national meetings of the Institute for Biblical Research and Society of Biblical Literature in Chicago, IL, Nov. 16-19.      Beth Grant ('79) was the guest presenter for 2012 North American Association of Christians in Social Work Convention, St. Louis, Missouri. The topic was "Transformational Intervention and Aftercare for Sex Trafficking Survivors: A Holistic Approach to Healing." She also presented a seminar on "Developing Missional Leadership" for the Southeastern University Master's cohort in Executive Leadership, in Lakeland, FL.
     
 Mario Guerreiro will be at Valley Forge Christian College, Phoenixville, PA, Nov. 29.            Mark Hausfeld ('83) will be at the following events Nov. 14-16: discussing Islam in Europe and the response of the Pentecostal European Church at the Pentecostal European Mission Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
 Nov. 25: speaking in the morning service at the AG Church in Wa Wai, Hong Kong. Nov. 26-30: teaching a master's class on Engaging Islam at the Ecclesia Bible College, Hong Kong    
 DeLonn Rance ('83) will participate in a strategic planning session with the Pentecostal European mission agency in Brussels, Belgium Nov. 14-17.          
 Charlie Self recently taught at AGTS West in Sacramento, CA. He will speak at New Hope International Church in Sunnyvale, CA Nov. 25. | 
 |  Books and Publications      Resolve Conflict God's Way
 by Bill Graybill ('79)     This book provides step-by-step guidance to redemptive conflict resolution and mending broken relationships. Through biblical principles and practical worksheets, you will learn new strategies to resolve conflict. Click here for ordering information.         Acts: An Exegetical Commentary. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic; vol. 1, 2012.
   The first volume of Craig Keener's ('85/'87) four-volume Acts: An Exegetical Commentary has been released by Baker Academic. This 1038-page work covers the first two chapters of Acts and includes a CD for references and indexes. An introductory chapters includes a defense of miracles. The four-volume set promises to be the most detailed commentary on Acts available.    Highpoints
 by Jim Laudell ('80)    Highpoints will lead you into real life adventures of mountain climbers who risked their lives. Using mountain climbers and their own stories, the book, Highpoints, takes you into heart pounding accounts of near death occurrences. Laudell blends our own desire to climb greater spiritual heights as "we will go on this journey of spiritual growth and faith building steps together until we reach our Highpoints."   Click here for ordering information.    
 Paul Lewis ('88) wrote "The Baptism in the Holy Spirit as Paradigm Shift." In Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies, 13, no. 2 (2010): 301-344. | 
 | Alumni News    Brent and Amanda Fairchild (both '07) live in Fort Worth, TX where Brent serves as a chaplain at Cook Children's Hospital.   Dwight Miranda ('02) and his wife Lizania, planted Vida (Life) Community Church in Lutz, FL in 2007 when they were serving as AGUS missionaries. On October 14 they launched their first campus church, as part of their 5 years anniversary celebration, Vida (Life) Citrus Park, FL.   
   Capt. Kevin Chelf ('05) is currently assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon AFB, NM. On 20 October 2012 he officiated the wedding of his daughter Kelley (Evangel '12) to Dustin Oliver (Evangel '12) in a ceremony at First Assembly of God Delphi, IN pastored by Rev. Brent Oliver.         Send Us Your News!  
 We want to hear from you!  Send your latest news and photos for possible publication in the alumni E-Newsletter and/or Rapport.  Email you news and photos to alumni@agts.edu.     | 
 | Upcoming Events   Nov. 22-23  AGTS Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday   Dec. 24-Jan. 1  AGTS Closed for Christmas Holiday    Jan. 7  Spring Semester classes begin | 
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