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The selected articles below are scholarly works that contribute to the academic study and understanding of leadership in relation to the Holy Spirit. [ORU Availability] indicates a link that requires an ORU login when accessing from off campus.
Selected Articles on Spirit and Leadership
- opens new windowActs 2: The Divine Empowerment of Leaders
Norbutus, Thomas J. "Acts 2: The Divine Empowerment of Leaders." Emerging Leadership Journeys 2, no. 1 (2009): 17-42. Accessed September 3, 2025. https://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/elj/vol2iss1/Norbutus_Thomas_final.pdf - opens new windowThe Beauty of Spiritual Leadership: A Theological-Aesthetical Approach to Leadership
Kessler, Volker. “The Beauty of Spiritual Leadership: A Theological-Aesthetical Approach to Leadership.” Hervormde Teologiese Studies 76, no. 2 (April 1, 2020): 1–7. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i2.5898 - opens new windowBulgarian Pentecostal Leadership in the Crucible of Change
Thompson, John Paul. "Bulgarian Pentecostal Leadership in the Crucible of Change." Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology 5, no. 2 (2020): 9. https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1174&context=spiritus - opens new windowCharismatic, Ideological, & Pragmatic (CIP) Model of Leadership: A Critical Review and Agenda for Future Research
Lovelace, Jeffrey B., Brett H. Neely, Julian B. Allen, and Samuel T. Hunter. “Charismatic, Ideological, & Pragmatic (CIP) Model of Leadership: A Critical Review and Agenda for Future Research.” The Leadership Quarterly 30, no. 1 (February 1, 2019): 96–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.08.001 - opens new windowCharismatic Leadership Theory: A Shadow Side Confessed [ORU Availability]
Heuser, Roger, and Byron D Klaus. “Charismatic Leadership Theory: A Shadow Side Confessed.” Pneuma 20, no. 2 (December 31, 1998): 161–74. - opens new windowCharles Stanley’s Pentecostal Roots
Synan, Vinson. "Charles Stanley’s Pentecostal Roots." Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology 5, no. 2 (2020): 10. https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1175&context=spiritus - The Holy Spirit Makes Leaders Effective.
Heer, Kenneth. “The Holy Spirit Makes Leaders Effective. Wesleyan Life 1, no. 3 (October 1, 2005): 14. - opens new windowThe Holy Spirit, Neglected Person of the Trinity, and Women’s Leadership
Morrison, Pam. “The Holy Spirit, Neglected Person of the Trinity, and Women’s Leadership.” Priscilla Papers 22, no. 4 (December 31, 2008): 21–24. Accessed September 3, 2025. https://www.academia.edu/download/55195139/v22n4p2.pdf - opens new windowIt Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit and to Us: A Biblical Example of the Organizational Decision-Making Process
Serrano, Carlo. “It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit and to Us: A Biblical Example of the Organizational Decision-Making Process.” Journal of Applied Christian Leadership 12, no. 1 (March 1, 2018): 10–15. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jacl/vol12/iss1 - opens new windowLeader Emergence and the Phenomenological Work of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2
Cenac, Julianne R. “Leader Emergence and the Phenomenological Work of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2.” Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership 3, no. 1 (2010): 123–135. https://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jbpl/vol3no1/Cenac_JBPLV3I1_pgs123-134.pdf - opens new windowLeadership as Participation in the Hospitality of God
Tangen, Karl Inge. “Leadership as Participation in the Hospitality of God.” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 27, no. 2 (July 1, 2018): 284–306. https://doi.org/10.1163/17455251-02702010 - opens new windowParadigms of Global Spirit-empowered Leadership
Newberg, Eric N. "Paradigms of Global Spirit-empowered Leadership." Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology 7, no. 2, Article 6. (2022): 169-98. https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1275 - opens new windowPentecostal Leadership Development and Church Growth in Latin America
Matviuk, Sergio. “Pentecostal Leadership Development and Church Growth in Latin America.” Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 5, no. 1 (December 31, 2002): 155–72. https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/ajps/ajps-05-1_155.pdf - opens new windowPentecostal Leadership for the Long Haul
Klaus, Byron D. "Pentecostal Leadership for the Long Haul." Enrichment 7, no. 2 (Spring 2002): 22-30. https://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/Issues/2002/Spring-2002 - opens new windowPower and Authority in Pentecostal Leadership
Carter, John F. "Power and Authority in Pentecostal Leadership." Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies and Apts Press 12, no. 2 (2009); 185-207. https://aptspress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/09-2-John-F.-Carter.pdf - opens new windowA Profile of a Spirit-Empowered Leader: Leonora Catipon
Embudo Timenia, Lora Angeline. “A Profile of a Spirit-Empowered Leader: Leonora Catipon.” Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 26, no. 1 (February 1, 2023): 5–18. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/99176506/01_TIMENIA_A_Profile_of_a_Spirit_Empowered_Leader-libre.pdf?... - opens new windowThe Prophetic Servant: The Ideology of Spirit-Empowered Leaders
Ma, Wonsuk. "The Prophetic Servant: The Ideology of Spirit-Empowered Leaders." Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology 5, no. 2 (2020): 7. https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=spiritus - opens new windowSpirit-Empowered Leadership: Exploring Three Dimensions
Gary, Jay. "Spirit-Empowered Leadership: Exploring Three Dimensions." Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology 5, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 235–51. https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1173 - opens new windowTragedy of Spirit-Empowered Heroes: A Close Look at Samson and Saul
Ma, Wonsuk. "Tragedy of Spirit-Empowered Heroes: A Close Look at Samson and Saul." Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology 2, no. 2, Article 5. (2017): 23–28. https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1009 - opens new windowToward Spirit-Empowered Leadership Distinctives: A Literature Review
Isgrigg, Daniel D. "Toward Spirit-Empowered Leadership Distinctives: A Literature Review." Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology 5, no. 2 (2020): 6. https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1171&context=spiritus