LIFE NOTES FRANK G. CARVER

Today

Professor Emeritus of Religion, Point Loma Nazarene University. Retired as Professor of Biblical Theology and Greek, Point Loma Nazarene College

Personal

Born 5/27/28 near Crookston, Nebraska, on a cattle ranch, attended one room country school, went to high school at both Crookston and Valentine, Nebraska. Lived on the ranch until leaving for College. Married Betty Joan Ireland, March 31, 1949, from Port Huron, Michigan, jan elementary school teacher, retired in June, 1992. Two children, Mark E. Carver, born March 7,1952, Lake Forest, California, and Carol Carver born February 14, 1956, Cincinnati, Ohio. Eight grandchildren, Alysa, Joseph, Robert, David, Rachel, Jordan, Braven, Tobin in order of age, and one greatgrand-daughter, Erica Harris.

Education

B.A. Taylor University, Upland, IN, 1950. B.D. Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO, 1954. M.Th. Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ, 1958. Ph.D. New College, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1964. Postgraduate work at Claremont Graduate School 1969-1972

Church Status

Member of the Church of the Nazarene since 1951. Ordained as an Elder on the Nebraska District in 1955. Retired as an Elder on the Southern California District, June 1999. Pastored in the Church of the Nazarene in Rulo, Nebraska (1954?), Kimball, Nebraska (1954-1956); Edison, New Jersey (1956-1958); and in Edinburgh, Scotland (1959). Also pastored a few months in a Baptist Church across the Firth of Forth in Scotland (1959). Co-teacher of the "Come and Go" Sunday School class with Herbert L. Prince at the First Church of the Nazarene, San Diego, CA.

Employment Record

1996-1998, Lecturer, European Nazarene Bible College, under Nazarenes in Voluntary Service.

1961-1996, Pasadena/Point Loma Nazarene College, Professor of Biblical Literature and Theology, 18 years Department Chair (1967-1982, 1991-1994), 26 years Director of Graduate Studies in Religion (1981-1996, early years both roles).. Director of Summer Ministries

1986-1989. Other roles filled at the College include:` Add dates to below where available Commencement Marshall, 3 years Secretary to the Faculty, 2 years Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees, 2 years Member of Faculty Council, 1 years Committees served on include: Curricular Exceptions Academic Policy Council on Educational Policy and Program Graduate Studies Professional Development Rank and Tenure Blue Ribbon-Divisional/Departmental Study Salary and Fringe Benefits Presidential Search Self-Study Steering Committee Academic Dean's Search Blue Ribbon-Office of Academic Dean Honorary Doctorate Admissions and Retention Committee on Committees Ad Hoc Committee on Institutional Quality

Other Involvements

August 1987, Institutio Biblico Nazareno, Ensenada, Mexico. Taught a short course. Nazarene Theological Seminary, Guest Professor Inter-term, 1976 Inter-term, 1979 Inter-term, 1981 Summer, 1985 Fall 1972, Olivet Nazarene College, Bourbonnais, Illinois, Guest Professor Spring 1979, Nazarene Theological College, Johannesburg, RSA, Guest Professor, with Ted Esselstyn. Editorial Board, Lockman Foundation since 1961 and member of the translating team for the New American Standard Bible. A member of the editorial team for the hopefully forthcoming New American Standard Study Bible, authored the notes for 1 and 2 Corinthians. Church of the Nazarene: Church Growth Symposium, 1978-1979. Church of the Nazarene: Curriculum Committee, Enduring Word Series, 1976-1980. With some gaps during the years 1961-1999 taught SS at Pasadena First and San Diego First Churches of the Nazarene. Occasionally have had guest teaching opportunities in both Nazarene and other Churches, along with a few special preaching missions.

Publications

"Growth in Sanctification: John Wesley and John of the Cross," The Tower: The Journal of Nazarene Theological Seminary, Volume 3, 1999. "The Essence of Wesleyanism," The Preacher's Magazine , Volume 71, Number 4 (June/July/August, 1996), 27-29. When Jesus Said Goodbye: John's Witness to the Holy Spirit. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1996. "The Nature of Biblical Prophecy," The Second Coming: A Wesleyan Approach to Last Things Edited by H. Ray Dunning. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1995, 13-32. "The Sacrifice that Sanctifies (Hebrews 10:11-18)," Biblical Resources for Holiness Preachinq: From Text to Sermon. Volume 2. Edited by H. Ray Dunning. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1993, 165-176. "Through and through Sancification (1 Thess. 5:23-24)," Biblical Resources for Holiness Preaching: From Text to Sermon. Volume 2. Edited by H. Ray Dunning. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1993, 121-128. Edited Lewis T.Corlett, Thank God and Take Courage: How the Holy Spirit Worked in My Life. Point Loma Press, 1992. "Some Thoughts on Biblical Preaching From a 'Purist' Professor of Bible," The Preacher's Magazine , Volume 67, Number 4 (June/July/August, 1991), 17-19, 21, "The Quest for the Holy: The Darkness of God," Wesleyan Theoloqical Journal , Volume 23, Numbers 1 & 2 (Spring/-Fall, 1988), 7-32. The Cross and the Spirit: Peter and the Way of the Holy . Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2nd Edition, 1987 (1983). Review: "The Spirit and the New Age: An Inquiry into Last Things From a Biblical Theological Perspective , Volume V, Wesleyan Theological Perspectives ," Wesleyan Theoloqical Journal , Volume 22, Number 2 (Fall 1987), 127-131. "Biblical Foundations for the 'Secondness of Entire Sanctification," Wesleyan Theological Journal , Volume 22, Number 2 (Fall 1987), 7-23.