Before coming to AGTS in 2012, Dr. Lewis engaged in pastoral and campus ministry in Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas in the 1980s and the early 1990s. He and his wife, Eveline, were home missionaries to international students in central Texas from 1991-1995. From 1995-2006, they were appointed as Assemblies of God World Missions missionaries assigned to Northern Asia working in outreach and training. In 2006 they moved to Asia Pacific Theological Seminary in Baguio, Philippines, where Dr. Lewis served as Academic Dean until March 2012. He became the Associate Dean of AGTS in 2016 until 2023, was on the Executive Committee (and later President) of the Association of Professors of Mission (2018-2022), and is currently on the board of the American Society of Missiology (2022-present).
Dr. Lewis’ articles have appeared in the African Journal of Pentecostal Theology, Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies, Cyberjournal of Pentecostal-Charismatic Research, Mythlore, and The Spirit & Church. His essays have appeared in the New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements and Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity, and he has co-edited several volumes. He was the editor of the Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies (2008–2011), Encounter: Journal of Pentecostal Ministry (2013-2017) and is a co-founder and the initial editor of the International Journal of Pentecostal Missiology (2013-2018). His most recent co-authored books, Christ among the Nations (November 2021), and Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Participating in God’s Story of Redemption.
He is married to Eveline Lewis (Business professor at College of the Ozarks) for 33 years. They have two daughters, a son-in-law, and two granddaughters.
Professional Memberships and Community Involvement
Member of the Board, American Society of Missiology (2023-)
Former, Executive Committee (and President), Association of Professors of Mission (2018-23)
Former, President and Board Member, Cooper Estates POA, Springfield, Missouri (2019-2024)
Former, member of the Board, Landmarks Board, city of Springfield (Missouri), (2017-2022)
Member, Society for Pentecostal Studies
Member, Association of Professors of Mission
Member, American Society of Missiology
Series co-editor, Foundations for Spirit Filled Christianity (Baker Academic)
Series co-editor, Frameworks: Interdisciplinarity Studies for Faith and Learning (Pickwick)
Awards Received
1986 – Who’s Who among American Colleges and Universities
1992- Who’s Who in Religion
1992-1993 Who’s Who among Young American Professionals
1999- Who’s Who in America
2019- Who’s Who—Lifetime Achievement Award