Trevor Lloyd Grizzle (born December 25, 1947) is a Jamaican academic and professor of New Testament Studies at

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Personal life

Trevor Grizzle was born in Jamaica on December 25, 1947. He converted to Christianity in 1964 in England. He was ordained in 1968 and was a missionary in Ghana. He earned his B.A. at

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in 1975, his M.Div. at

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in 1978, and his Ph.D. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984.

Contributions

Grizzle's capacity as professor at the

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clearly links him with the charismatic movement. He also disseminates his

scholarship to lay audiences, such as at church conferences. His scholarly contribution to the field of Christian pneumatology is evident in his publications, for example: ''Church Aflame'' and his contributions to ''The Spirit-filled Life Bible''.''Spirit-Filled Life Student Bible Growing in the Power of the Word, New King James Version.'' Thomas Nelson Inc, 2005. Grizzle, Trevor. ''Church Aflame: An Exposition of Acts 1-12.'' Cleveland, Tenn.: Pathway Press, 2000. Another way in which his expertise is evident in his endorsements of publications oriented on the charismatic expression of Christianity.Carson, D. ''The Doors of the Church Are Closed'': Xulon Press, 2008 and Hyatt, E. L. ''2000 Years of Charismatic Christianity'': Strang Book Group, 2002. Grizzle, furthermore, serves on the editorial board of Reconciliation, The Official Journal of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA). In short, Grizzle earned a reputation as a notable academic within the

Christianity. Besides Grizzle's contributions in the field of pneumatology, he is also actively involved in the ongoing debate on racial and cultural division in religion."The Language of Diversity: Restoration toward Peace and Unity." ed. Trevor Grizzle Mary Alice Trent, Andrew Lang, and Elsa Rogers. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007. and Trent, M. A., T. Grizzle, and M. Sehorn. ''Religion, Culture, Curriculum, and Diversity in 21st Century America'': Univ Pr of Amer, 2007. He assumed the position of New Testament and Greek in the Graduate School of Theology and Missions at Oral Roberts University in 1982…. Conjointly with teaching at ORU, he has served as Associate Pastor of Care Fellowship Church of God in Tulsa for six years, but presently (in addition to teaching full-time) pastors Hope International Ministries, which he founded in March 2002.

Teaching Awards

In 1991 and 1998, respectively, Dr. Grizzle was voted Outstanding Faculty of the Year by both the faculty and student body of the School of Theology, and nominated ORU Scholar of the Year in 2001.

Ministry

In 1968, he received ministerial credentials from the Church of God (Cleveland, TN). He embarked upon full-time missionary service in Ghana, West Africa, conjointly with teaching at ORU. He has served as Associate Pastor of Care Fellowship Church of God in Tulsa for six years, but presently (in addition to teaching full-time) pastors Hope International Ministries, which he founded in March 2002.

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