1. WELCOME HIST 172 C History of Canadian Pentecostals

2. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Five items need to be submitted to the college for grading:
Notes from the study guide chapter questions
Book Report
Mid-Course Exam
Biographical Research Paper – Due April 1
Final Exam – April 1

3. Pentecostal History – Looking Forward
Challenges and Threats to Pentecostalism
Opportunities for Pentecostalism
Positive Theological Trends
Negative Theological Trends
Preparation for Final Exam

4. Pentecostal History – Looking Forward
Challenges and Threats to Pentecostalism
Loss of Biblical literacy and careful instruction
Trend towards subjectivity and fads
Abandonment of Historical Literal Interpretation
Resurgence of Calvinistic Theology
Loss of evangelistic vision
Wealth and leisure – entitlement culture
Diminished desire and opportunity to wait on God - Loss of a sense of need – loss of opportunity

5. Pentecostal History – Looking Forward
Opportunities for Pentecostalism
New generations and new groups bringing fresh perspectives, new music and different ways
New communications technology
Sense of disruption and crisis in the world has people looking for answers
Increasing urbanization of population
Increasing mixing of cultures

6. Pentecostal History – Looking Forward
Positive Theological Trends
Emergence of a new generation of Pentecostal scholars
Trend to contemporize our distinctive beliefs
New music – music is a vehicle for theology

7. Pentecostal History – Looking Forward
Negative Theological Trends
Wide variety of Charismatic writing and speaking which is Biblically inaccurate, purely subjective, sensational or confusing
New communications technology

8. Preparation for Final Exam
Final exam is based upon your textbook reading and notes (questions in the study guide)
The only textbook and material that the Final exam references is Dr. Miller’s Canadian Pentecostals (Chapters 8-15)

9. Biographical Research Paper
This is a biographical paper.
Talk about where the person was born & raised;
Their education;
Early Christian experience & call to ministry;
Their ministry development
Focus mainly on the events or circumstances that had the significant impact on Canada.

10. Progress Check Finish reading chapters 12-15 in Canadian Pentecostals
Finish answering the questions in the Guide for the chapters and sections above (to be submitted for grading)
Choose a person who had a significant impact on Canadian Pentecostal History and write your research paper.
Final Exam and Paper Due April 1