Jon Newton is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Pentecostalism at AC. Previously he served as Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Research at Harvest Bible College. He is an expert on both the Book of Revelation and Australian Pentecostalism, and has published widely in international journals. His books include Revelation Reclaimed: The Use and Misuse of the Apocalypse (2009),\ The Revelation Worldview (2015), A Pentecostal Commentary on Revelation (2021), and Holy Spirit Breakout: Discovering the Stories of Australian Pentecostalism (2023).

He is an ordained minister with ACC has served as a church planter, missionary, pastor and elder in churches in NSW, PNG and Victoria. He is an itinerant minister who preaches and teaches in Australia and overseas, including at theological schools. He founded and served as editor of the Journal of Contemporary Ministry 2015-2023.

Jon is a member of the Biblical Studies and Pentecostal Studies research cluster.