Revisiting the Charismatic Renewal, 1960-2010:
50th Anniversary Reflections and Anticipations
Tuesday: March 2, 2010
"A Protestant, Catholic, and Non-Denominational Reflection on the Charismatic Renewal: Where We Have Been and Where we are Going?"
Location: Library Auditorium
Time: 3:00-5:00 PM
Synopsis: The Charismatic Movement exploded in the 1960s, catalyzed by the life and ministry of Dennis Bennett (1917-1991) at St. Luke's Episcopal parish in the Pacific Northwest. It was not a flash in the pan, shot in the arm, or a will of the wisp. It was and still is a delivery system to over 40% of the church, a delivery system long overdue, a delivery system of Azusa St to the rest of the ecumenical, Catholic, and Orthodox world. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, the flame of the renewal has spread to some 600 million people in Asia, Africa, and the Global South. Today's lecturers reflect on the history of the renewal and explore what's next for the next generation of the renewal.
Moderator: Mara Crabtree; Mara Crabtree is Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Women's Studies, Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Lectures:
"Some Thoughts on the Future of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal"
Kevin Ranaghan was executive director of the National Service Committee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the United States, past vice-president of International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, founding member and currently on board of governors of the People of Praise (an ecumenical, charismatic, covenant community, headquartered in South Bend, Indiana), and is author of numerous best-selling books on the Catholic charismatic renewal including Catholic Pentecostals Today and In the Power of the Spirit: Effective Catholic Evangelization.
"Evaluating the Charismatic Renewal from a Former Baptist Perspective"
Ken Sumrall is the author of many books, has pastored across the Southern states, is longtime participant in the charismatic renewal, and founder of the Church Foundational Network, among other organizations.
"The Future of the Charismatic Renewal from a Protestant Perspective"
Scott T. Kelso has been a leader in the renewal for 30 years and pastors Trinity Family Life Center, a Spirit-filled United Methodist Church in Pickerington, Ohio.
Wednesday: March 3, 2010
Special Chapel: "The Future of Charismatic Renewal"
Speaker: Fr. Francis S. MacNutt, Ph.D.
Location: Robertson Hall Moot Court Room
Time: 12:00 Noon
Born in 1925, Francis MacNutt grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and had hoped to become a physician after finishing college and medical school. However, ten days before entering Washington University Medical School, he was drafted into the Army, where he served as a surgical technician during World War II.
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Panel Discussion: "The Charismatic Renewal from Those Who Were There: Whither and Whence after 50 Years (1960-2010)"
Location: Library Auditorium
Time: 3:00-5:00 PM
Synopsis: The late 1960's through the 1980s witnessed one of the most far reaching moves of God in the last 100 years. Known as the Charismatic Renewal, it touched tens of thousands of people all across the Christian world, and virtually left an imprint in every mainline denomination as well as the Catholic Church in America and globally. This move of God swept very large numbers of people into a vital piety as well as a personal encounter with the third person of the Trinity: The Holy Spirit. This distinguished panel with years of experience within and leadership over the renewal explores the past, present, and future of the charismatic renewal as we peer into the 21st century.
Moderator: Vinson Synan; Vinson Synan is Dean Emeritus of the School of Divinity at Regent University and one of the most prominent and renowned historians of the charismatic renewal movement.
Panelists:
Julia Duin is a religion reporter for the Washington Times and author of the recently acclaimed Days of Fire and Glory: The Rise and Fall of a Charismatic Community (Crossland). 
Matteo Calisi is President of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships, and member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (Vatican City).
Larry Christenson is Director Emeritus of the International Lutheran Renewal Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, a retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and author of many book on the renewal in the Lutheran church, including The Charismatic Renewal among Lutherans and Welcome Holy Spirit: The Charismatic Renewal in the Church.- Kevin Ranaghan is author of numerous books on the Catholic charismatic renewal including Catholic Pentecostals Today and In the Power of the Spirit: Effective Catholic Evangelization.
- Scott Kelso is pastor of Trinity Family Life Center, a Spirit-filled United Methodist Church in Pickerington, Ohio
- Ken Sumrall is the author of many books, has pastored across the Southern states, is longtime participant in the charismatic renewal, and founder of the Church Foundational Network, among other organizations.