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God's Call: From Infilling to Outpouring (Sermons by Wesleyan/Holiness Women Clergy)
edited by Margaret Dunn
Copyright © 2000
Grantham, PA: Wesleyan/Holiness Clergy, Inc.

 
Contents

Foreword

Resting: Time with God - Commissioner Kay Rader

Reflecting: Tune into God - Rev. Enriquita "Kits" Monencillo

Reaching Out: Speak Out for God - Rev. Janine Tartaglia Metcalf

Responding: Obey God - Rev. Dr. Diana L. Swoope

Contributors



Contributors


Commissioner Kay Rader
"Resting: Time with God"

Kay Rader is a "world citizen." She was born and raised in Georgia, lived in Korea, London, England, and has traveled world-wide with The Salvation Army. Kay received her B.A. from Asbury College and holds honorary doctorates from Asbury Theological Seminary, Greenville College and Roberts Wesleyan College.

Kay and her husband, Paul, spent twenty-two years as missionaries to Korea where she taught and trained Korean Salvation Army Officers. After a series of leadership roles in the United States, following their return from Korea, her husband was elected the 15th General of The Salvation Army in 1994. The Raders moved to International Headquarters, London, England, where Kay served as World President of Women’s Organizations. She has been a tireless advocate for the women and children of the world. The Raders were the first American-born officers to serve as international leaders of the movement. They retired in July, 1999, and presently make their home in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kay and Paul have three adult children, two of whom teach at Seoul Foreign School in Korea. Their youngest daughter and her family live and work in Pennsylvania. They have seven grandchildren.


Rev. Enriquita "Kits" Monencillo
"Reflecting: Tune In To God"

Enriquita "Kits" Monencillo is an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church. She served in the role of Senior Pastor since 1975, and as a District Superintendent from 1987 to 1990. At the time of the 1996 conference, she served as Pastor of the First Free Methodist Church of God of the Philippines, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur and preached two times each Sunday. Additionally, she preached on a gospel radio station in Bunawan.

She now serves the Free Methodist Church in Hong Kong. Her ministry revolves around pulpit ministry, pastoral care, and counseling. She teaches two baptismal classes on Saturday and Sunday. She says she is "blessed with so many friends: Filipino, Chinese, and American."

Kits has a Master of Divinity and a Master of Ministry degree.


Rev. Janine Tartaglia Metcalf
"Reaching Out: Speak Out for God"

Janine Tartaglia-Metcalf teaches in the Religion Department of Point Loma Nazarene College. Prior to joining the faculty, she was an evangelist in the Church of the Nazarene, speaking to churches, conferences and colleges throughout the U. S. She is an ordained elder in the Nazarene church and is currently working on her doctorate degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. Her ministry has been enriched by spending eight years as an associate pastor and a decade as a broadcast journalist, anchoring and reporting on five California television stations.

Janine’s husband Ed, a high school teacher, accompanies her on some of her summer preaching engagements.


Rev. Dr. Diana L. Swoope
"Responding: Obey God"

Diana L. Swoope is an ordained minister of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). She joined the staff of the Arlington Church of God in Akron, Ohio in 1981 and presently serves as the Associate Pastor of that church. Pastor Swoope’s leadership in the church is a vital link to its growth.

Diana received a B. S. degree in Science from Memphis State University, 1977, a Master of Religious Education from AndersonSchool of Theology, 1981, and a Doctor of Ministry from Ashland Theological Seminary, 1989.

Diana has been the founder or impetus behind the creation of several programs linking Arlington Church of God to the greater Akron community. In 1988, she cofounded the Arlington Christian Academy, a chartered elementary school. She now serves as principal of the school whose enrollment has steadily increased to its present size of 143 students in the kindergarten through eighth grade.

Diana has been a frequent speaker for conventions, revivals, and seminars all across the USA, Canada, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Bermuda. She is the author of Jesus Our Source.

Diana and her husband Lawrence Allen are the parents of three children.



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