First ever Spanish Symposium on Apostolic Pentecostalism held in the South Texas District of the United Pentecostal Church International.
At Mundo Pentecostal we consider it a privilege and an honor to have hosted the event, which had the participation of at least three Oneness organizations. The Symposium was scheduled to coincide with our V Defenders of the Faith Conference on Apostolic Doctrine, a Spanish event that has given much to talk about in the last few years by hosting a debate on the Oneness of God vs the Trinity in 2003, standing against the false teaching of the divine flesh of Jesus in 2004, and against Preterism in 2005 (the 2005 event lead to the publication of Upholding Our Future Hope: An Apostolic Response to Preterism, published by Word Aflame Press).
The Symposium papers were made available in attractive binders to all attendees, and soon they will be available on CD-Rom in PDF format to all interested ministers.
For our first Symposium we had five presenters, and the event was open to all licensed ministers.
The topics covered:
The Role of Women in the Church, at Home and in Society - Dr. Jorge Mendizabal
An Apostolic Hermeneutic of Matthew 28:19 - Alfonso Suarez
The Apostolic Church and the Use of Mass Media - Octavio Muñoz
Restoring the Ministry of Apostles - Dr. Daniel Gordon
Apostolic Foundations for True Holiness - G. Jorge Medina
The papers were read and then questions and answers were fielded by each speaker. Encouraging the expression of differences of opinion enriched the Symposium and some of the exchanges were lively but respectful. The pastors that attended expressed their gratefulness at the way the subjects were handled and the opportunity to interact with the speakers.
We are grateful to Pastor David K. Bernard, President of Urshan Graduate School of Theology and Pastor J.R. Ensey, former President of Texas Bible College and Chairman of the Apostolic Theological Forum for sending letters to the Conference wishing us success in our endeavors.
This year’s Symposium was an exciting beginning to deeper explorations of our beloved doctrine and our Apostolic heritage in Spanish ministries. Great things are in store in the years to come!
G. Jorge Medina
Founder & Director
Defenders of the Faith
www.defendersweb.com
