Jon Newton

I'm a Pentecostal minister and theologian, but my ideas are not always what you might expect. For years I have wrestled with deficient teachings about the future, the second coming and Revelation, and that's why I wrote "Revelation Reclaimed" (Paternoster, 2009). More recently, I have updated my PhD thesis and written "The Revelation Worldview" (Wipf and Stock, 2015), which attempts to define a Christian worldview appropriate for today through a conversation with postmodernism and the Book of Revelation. In 2021 my Pentecostal Commentary on Revelation appeared in print (also with Wipf and Stock). Now my latest book is "How Sovereign is God? A Non-partisan Approach" (Resource Publications 2025). I have an earned doctorate from Deakin University, Australia (2007) and serve as Associate Professor at Alphacrucis University College, Melbourne, Australia. I have had articles published in many academic journals in theology and biblical studies and was the founding editor of the Journal of Contemporary Ministry. I am married to Judy and we have five grown-up children and six grandchildren. As well as teaching on biblical subjects, eschatology, Pentecostalism and Christian apologetics, I preach in churches of many denominations and travel every year to minister in churches and colleges, especially in Australia, Asia and Europe. I am also carrying out an extensive research project on the past 50 years of Australian Pentecostalism; this includes interviews with over 200 "older" Pentecostal ministers and their partners. Two books have been published of such interviews with Sophia Resources and a third historical analysis is in preparation. I am an elder in my local ACC church and live in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia.