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With a ministry career and mission work that span well over six decades and four continents, and academic credentials and honors earned over the course of more than thirty years, Dr. Ian R. Hall is an indisputable expert on the topic of revival in all its forms, both throughout the Bible and in church history from 100 A.D. through current times. Add to this knowledge his own personal observation and experience, and one can only begin to understand the passion with which he approaches the critical role revival plays in the health and growth of the Christian church as well as our individual spiritual lives.Education and Ordination: • Numerous certificates, commendations, and academic honors from British Isles Nazarene College, Manchester, England and Elim Bible College, Capel, Surry (England) 1963-1966• Licensed and ordained to serve as a minister within the Church of the Nazarene and ordained by the Elim Pentecostal Church 1961-1969; credentials transferred to the Assemblies of God, USA, 1978• Bachelor of Divinity from the University of London (England) with emphasis in church history and New Testament literature and language 1972• Master in Philosophy (Theology) with an emphasis in early church history and Koine Greek from the University of Leeds (England) 1985• Ph.D. in Theology with an emphasis in modern church history and evangelical Christian doctrine from the University of Leeds (England) 1994Missions, Church and Educational Leadership:Dr. Hall continues to serve with his wife, Sheila, in multiple pastoral, missions, teaching, and administrative leadership capacities spanning more than six decades:• Senior Pastor, Church of the Nazarene (British Isles) 1963-1965• Senior Pastor, Elim Pentecostal Churches (England) 1966-1978• Pentecostal Chaplain, H.M. Prisons 1969-1975• Lecturer, Elim Bible College, Surrey (England) 1972-1978• Associate Professor, North Central Bible College, Minneapolis (MN) 1978-1989• Short-term Evangelist in Western Europe, Assemblies of God World Missions 1985-1988 o Commissioned Missionary, Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) 1988 - Present, Assigned to Romania, 1990 Helped establish and equip Elim Christian Medical Center, Pitesti 1991-1995 President, Elim Evangelical Theological Seminary, Timisoara (1996-2004) President, Elim Foundation for Theological Education, Timisoara (1998-2003) Compassion Outreach Ministry, a Christian humanitarian aid ministry, devoted to assisting the poor families, women, children, and elderly 1992-Present o Missionary-in-residence, Southeastern University, Lakeland (FL) 2002-2003 o Professor, Eastern European Bible College, Oradea, Romania, 2004-2010o AGWM Special Assignment short-term missions, South Africa, India, the Republic of Georgia, the Netherlands, Romania 2010-present o Dean/Founder of Minnesota District School of Ministry 2011-2012Dr. Hall has also been published in multiple articles, as contributor in a number of books, and has published his own work in Romania during his mission service there.