Gary B. McGee

Gary B. McGee (email) Distinguished Professor of Church History and Pentecostal Studies B.A., Central Bible College M.A.R., Concordia Seminary M.A., Missouri State University Ph.D., Saint Louis University

Known for his work in the history of Pentecostal missions and missiology, Dr. McGee has extensive college and seminary teaching experience. He has also been a visiting professor at Bible colleges and seminaries in Belgium, Croatia, India, Mexico, Moldova, Romania and Singapore. He was presented the Distinguished Educator Award based on his exemplary faithfulness and distinction as a minister and educator for 34 years at the Christian Higher Education Luncheon on August 9, 2001 during the General Council of the Assemblies of God in Kansas City, Mo. In March 2008, the Society for Pentecostal Studies conferred on him the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dr. McGee formerly served as chair of the Dissertation Series Committee of the American Society of Missiology (ASM). In June 2008, he was elected to the office of 2nd vice-president of ASM. He is currently finishing a book for the ASM Series, published by Orbis Books, entitled Miracles, Missions, & American Pentecostalism.

April 2006—Dr. Gary B. McGee, AGTS professor of church history, appeared on PBS's national television show Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Sunday, April 30. The show featured a story on the 100th anniversary of the Azusa Street Revival. Read/Watch the story.

March 2008—Gary McGee honored for lifetime achievement

Publications:

• "More Than Evangelical: The Challenge of the Evolving Identity of the Assemblies of God." Church, Identity, and Change: Theology and Denominational Structures in Unsettled Times, David A. Roozen and James R. Nieman, eds. (Eerdmans, 2005)
• Two-volume This Gospel Shall Be Preached (1986, 1989), a history of the Assemblies of God foreign missions
• How Sweet the Sound: God’s Grace for Suffering Christians (1994)
• Encountering Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Introduction by A. Scott Moreau, Gary B. McGee, Gary R. Corwin
• Articles in numerous journals and periodicals, including
  • Church History
  • International Bulletin of Missionary Research
  • Missiology
  • Missionalia
  • Pneuma
  • Assemblies of God Heritage
  • Enrichment
  • Pentecostal Evangel
• Articles in
  • Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, ed. Gerald H. Anderson (Macmillan 1998) including "Abrams, Minnie F.," "Hodges, Melvin Lyle," "Lindsay, Gordon, and Freda Theresa," "Luce, Alice Eveline," "Parham, Charles Fox," "Pethrus, Lewi," "Poysti, Nikolai," and "Voroneaff, Ivan Efimovich."
  • Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions, ed. Scott Moreau (Baker 2000) including "Evangelical Movement," "Pentecostal Missions," and "Pentecostal Movement."
  • The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, ed. by Stanley M. Burgess (Zondervan 2002) including "Initial Evidence," "India," "Missions, Overseas (N. American Pentecostal)," and "Signs and Wonders."
  • Dictionary of Asian Christianity, ed. Scott W. Sunquist, article: "Pentecostalism," (Eerdmans 2001.

Editorial Experience

• Co-editor of Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements (1988)
• Co-editor Signs and Wonders in Ministry Today (1996)
• Editor of Initial Evidence: Historical and Biblical Perspectives on the Pentecostal Doctrine of Spirit Baptism (1991),
• Membership on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions (1998).

Resources

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PowerPoint Presentations

• Ohio District Council, May 2007
  • Speaking in Tongues (PowerPoint file, 80 K, Download Help, Download Time Calculator). If you don't have Microsoft PowerPoint you can download the PDF version (768 K, Download Help, Download Time Calculator) (Posted 5/7/07)
  • Pentecost in Ohio (PowerPoint file, 368 K, Download Help, Download Time Calculator). If you don't have Microsoft PowerPoint you can download the PDF version (608 K, Download Help, Download Time Calculator) (Posted 5/7/07)

Lectures

• Audio and PDF Lecture: Bible and Theology Departmental Lectureship, September 26, 2002, "The Calcutta Revival of 1907 and the Reformulation of Charles F. Parham's ‘Bible Evidence’ Doctrine," 2:30 p.m. in the chapel. The earliest Pentecostals believed that God bestowed unlearned languages on the Spirit-baptized for missionary evangelism. This paper examines events in Calcutta that led Pentecostals to revise their understanding of the function of tongues and view the experience as prayer in the Spirit. This event was open to the entire AGTS community. Read his lecture (PDF, Download Help). Hear his lecture. Photo of Carey Baptist Chapel, Calcutta, India.

Publications

• PDF Article:"A Kaleidoscope of Pentecostalism: The Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements," by Gary B. McGee, Missiology: An International Review, Vol. XXVII, No. 1, January 1999. Used by permission. (10/11/2001)
• Article: "Historical Perspectives on Pentecostal Missionaries in Situations of Conflict and Violence." Missiology: An International Review, January 1992. (Posted 4/9/03)
• PDF Article:  Hymnody of Foreign Missions  (Posted 4/17/02)
• Article: "'Latter Rain'Falling in the East: Early-Twentieth-Century Pentecostalism in India and the Debate over Speaking in Tongues." Church History, vol. 68 (September, 1999). Read a summary on the Church History website. (10/15/2001)
• PDF Article: "The Legacy of Melvin L. Hodges," International Bulletin of Missionary Research 25 (January 1998): 118-120, 122-123. Reprinted by permission of the Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut. www.OMSC.org  (Posted 11/1/2001)
• Article: "Minnie F. Abrams: Another Context, Another Founder." In Portraits of a Generation: Early Pentecostal Leaders, ed. James R. Goff, Jr. and Grant Wacker, 87-104. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2002. (Posted 12/13/2001)
• PDF Article: Miracles and Mission Revisited. Reprinted from the International Bulletin of Missionary Research, October 2001, by permission of the Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, Conn. For details visit www.OMSC.org. (Posted 12/21/2001)
  
• PDF Article: "Pentecostal Phenomenon and Revivals in India: Implications for Indigenous Church Leadership," International Bulletin of Missionary Research 25 (July 1996): 118-120, 122-123. Reprinted by permission of the Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut. www.OMSC.org  (Posted 11/1/2001)
  
• Web Article: "Shortcut to Language Preparation? Radical Evangelical, Missions, and the Gift of Tongues," International Bulletin of Missionary Research 25 (July 2001): 118-120, 122-123. Reprinted by permission of the Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut. www.OMSC.org
• PDF Article: "Saving Souls Or Saving Lives," by Gary B. McGee, Paraclete, Fall 1994.

Church Publications

• Web Article: "All for Jesus: the Revival Legacy of A.B. Simpson," by Gary B. McGee, Enrichment, Spring 1999. PDF version. (10/4/2001)
• PDF Article: "And Your Daughters Shall Prophesy—The Revival Legacy of Aimee Semple McPherson," by Gary B. McGee. This article was published in Enrichment. Used with Permission. (10/11/2001)
• Web Article: "Baptism of the Holy Ghost and Fire! The Revival Legacy of Minnie F. Abrams of India," by Gary B. McGee. This article was published in Enrichment, Summer 1998. Used with Permission. PDF version. (10/4/2001)
• PDF Article: "The Dilemma We Face When Pentecostals Quench the Spirit," by Gary B. McGee. This article was published in Enrichment. Used with Permission. (10/4/2001)
• Web Article: "Only Believe, All Things Are Possible!—The Revival Legacy of Smith Wigglesworth," by Gary B. McGee. This article was published in Enrichment, Summer 1998. Used with Permission. PDF version. (10/4/2001)
• Web Article: "Tongues, The Bible Evidence: The Revival Legacy of Charles F. Parham," by Gary B. McGee. This article was published in Enrichment, Summer 1999. Used with Permission. PDF version. (10/4/2001)
• Web Article: "William J. Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival," by Gary B. McGee. This article was published in Enrichment, Summer 1999. Used with Permission. PDF version. (10/4/2001)

Sermons

• PDF Sermon: "The Gift of Teaching in a Pentecostal Context: A Personal Reflection," spoken in Chapel on 9/19/2001 (9/21/2001)

Updated: Friday, September 19, 2008 8:26 AM