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Shelton Chosen for Board
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According to Robert Graves, president and co-founder, the officers of the foundation sought leading Pentecostal scholars in the field of biblical studies to serve as advisors. These scholars represent a number of Pentecostal denominations and come from Europe, Africa, and North America.
The input of the advisors will be critical to the functioning of the foundation, which was founded with the singular goal of advancing biblical scholarship within the global Pentecostal family. In so doing, it hopes to help advance today's move of the Holy Spirit throughout the world.
The purpose of TFFPS is to remove financial barriers that impede Pentecostal scholarship by:
- Funding doctoral- and post-doctoral-level research projects focusing on Pentecostal theology
- Enabling Pentecostal scholars to participate in worthwhile conferences, symposiums, and conclaves
- Contributing to sabbatical funding for working scholars
It will also encourage the publishing of Pentecostal scholarship by:
- Recognizing the best works of Pentecostal biblical scholarship through annual Declaration of Excellence Awards
- Seeking out essays, theses, dissertations, conference papers, and out-of-print works worthy of wider circulation and assisting their authors in procuring it
- Subsidizing the publication, promotion, or dissemination of academic works that advance the Pentecostal faith
The Foundation believes that "supporting Pentecostal scholarship in these ways will help strengthen education within undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs around the world. It will influence the wider academic community and, God willing, the mind of the world."
More information is available at www.tffps.org or by contacting Graves at rgraves@tffps.org.
