Joanne Pepper, PhD
Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies; Coordinator, Intercultural Religious Studies
Dr. Joanne Pepper was raised in the Kootenay region of British Columbia but has lived and worked in numerous cross-cultural contexts including Latin America, Southeast Asia and the former Soviet Union. Together with her husband, she currently serves in a Spanish-speaking church for Latino migrant workers. Joanne loves travel, nature, photography, swimming, and running. She is also a long-suffering fan of the Vancouver Canucks!
- PhD, Social History (University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom)
- Nivel Inicial, Diploma de Espanol como Lengua Estranjera (Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte; University of Salamanca; Salamanca, Spain)
- Certificate, Portuguese Language Proficiency II (Universidade de Lisboa; Lisbon, Portugal)
- Master of Arts, Cross-Cultural Studies (Fuller Theological Seminary; Pasadena, California, USA)
- Certificate, Teaching English as a Second Language (William Carey International University; Pasadena, California, USA)
- Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences (Southern California College; Costa Mesa, California, USA)
- Diploma, Bible and Theology (Western Pentecostal Bible College; Abbotsford, BC, Canada)
Expertise
Biblical Book Studies, Cross-Cultural Communication, Contextualization and Culture Change, Global Theologies, Mission Issues in Eastern Europe, Mission Issues in Latin America, New Religious Movements, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Women and the Bible/Theology, Women in the Developing World, World Religions and Christianity
Awards & Honours
- Word Guild Award: Canadian Christian Writing, Non-Fiction Books, Culture (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2019), chapter “God and the City” in The Untold Story: The Church in Surrey & White Rock (SWR Publishing, 2018).
- Rooted & Reaching Faculty Award (Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada, 2016) - Contribution to the life of the university and equally committed service to ministries and agencies in the wider non-university community.
- Davis Distinguished Teaching Award (Trinity Western University. Langley, BC, Canada, 2003)
- Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Small Grants - “Canadian Indigenous Communities and the Formation of Local Theologies.”
- Rotary International Foundation Fellowship: On-site research about women of poverty in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco, Paraiba and Ceará.
Recent Publications
Selected Research & Publications
- “Do Missionaries Destroy Culture?” in Narry F. Santos and Mark Naylor (eds.), Mission and Evangelism in a Secularizing World, Wipf and Stock Publishers (2019).
- “God and the City,” in John Redekopp and Lloyd Mackey (eds.), The Untold Story: The Church in Surrey & White Rock, SWR Publishing (2018).
- “Contrastive Means of Theologizing in Western and Majority World Contexts,” in Engaging Theological Education, Evangelical Missiological Society, Dallas, Texas (2017).
- Power, Honour & Forgiveness: Global Perspectives on Salvation, MFI, Vancouver, BC (2016).
- “A Christian Perspective on Cultural Anthropology,” in Deane Downey, “Cross”ing the Academy: Christian Worldview Thinking and the Academic Disciplines, McMaster Press (2009).
- “Send the Fire: Social and Spiritual Constructs among Canadian Pentecostal Youth,” in Northern Light: Youth Culture in Canada & Around the World, Wilfrid Laurier University Press (2003).
- “Women: A Catalyst for Pentecostal Church Growth in Northeastern Brazil,” in To the Ends of the Earth, SPS, Wheaton, Illinois (1993).
- Practice in English Phonetics for Students of Economics, Ministry of Education of Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk (1998).
- Methodic Directions and Exercises for Texts in Area Studies Concerning Canada: For Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Ministry of Education of Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk (1998).
- Innovative Approaches to Teaching the English Language, National Mining Academy of Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk, Ministry of Education of Ukraine.
- “Music and Language Acquisition in the Adult ESL Classroom,” TESL Canada Journal (1998).
- “Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?,” Trinity Western, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2004).
- “Just One Word,” The Missions Fest Standard, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2003).
- “The 10/40 Window: Challenges and Opportunities,” BC Christian News, p. 10 (2000).
- “Reflections on Reality, East and West,” in The Gospel in Culture: People Groups, Values and the Kingdom of God, MFI, Vancouver, BC (1997).
- “World Christian or Worldly Christian?,” in Resource: The National Leadership Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 5 (1996).
Affiliations & Memberships
- Association of BC Teachers of English as an Additional Language (TEAL)
- Evangelical Missiological Society
- Interaction (Association for International Educators). Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Society for Pentecostal Studies
Undergraduate Courses:
- ANTH 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- COMM 302 Cross-Cultural Communication
- EDUC 368 Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language
- LDRS 240 The Gospel of Luke
- LDRS 375 Culture & Christianity
- LING 319 Issues in TESOL and Missions
- RELS 110 Introduction to Christianity
- RELS 250 New Testament Book Study
- RELS 271 Encountering Western Religions
- RELS 272 Encountering Eastern Religions
- RELS 380 Cross-cultural/Missions Practicum
- RELS 384 Contextualization & Culture
- RELS 386 Global Theologies
- RELS 460 Issues in World Christianity
- RELS 475 Christianity & Culture
- RELS 488 Special topics in Missiology
- SOCI 252 Contemporary Social Issues
Graduate Courses:
- BIE 500 Introduction to the Bible
- CCM 660 Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Ministry
- CCM 661 The Church and World Mission
- CCM 662 Issues in Mission History and Theology
- CCM 665 Missiological Perspectives on Globalization
- CCM 667 Intercultural and Interpersonal Adjustments
- CCM 669 Urban Mission
- CCM 691 The Gospel of John in Global Contexts
- CCM 695 Integration and Practicum
- CCM 810 Graduating Essay
- HIS 690 History of Pentecostalism
- THS 614 Global Theologies
- THS 680 Christianity and Culture
- THS 743 World Faiths & the Gospel