In his role as Vice President and Provost, David oversees and provides leadership for all the operations of AC. He has years of experience in higher education leadership and management, and he has also been a lecturer in theology for the last 10 years. He is an ordained Minister with Australian Christian Churches.
David holds a number of leadership roles within the broader higher education sector. He has been a member of the Higher Education Standards Panel, an expert statutory advisory body to the Federal Minister for Education, from 2020-2023. He is also the Chair of Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA), Secretary of the Council of Deans of Theology, Commissioner for the APTA Theological Commission, and Board Member of Alphacrucis College New Zealand. He was a Steering Committee Member for the Higher Education Private Providers Quality Network for many years, and is immediate past President of the Association of Pentecostal and Charismatic Bible Colleges.
David completed a Bachelor of Ministry in 2001, and a Bachelor of Theology with First Class Honours in 2009. He completed his PhD at Australian Catholic University. The title of his PhD thesis was "Pentecostal Spirit Baptism: An Analysis of Meaning and Function", and it has been published in book form by Brill. He has also completed a Graduate Certificate in Leadership and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Qualifications
PhD (Australian Catholic University)
Dissertation Title Pentecostal Spirit Baptism: An Analysis of Meaning and Function
2015
Graduate Certificate in Leadership (Deakin University) 2021
Bachelor of Theology (Hons 1) (Sydney College of Divinity) 2009
Bachelor of Ministry (Christian Heritage College) 2001
Research Interests
Pentecostal Theology
Pneumatology
Theological Method
Higher Education
Books
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2017
- Perry, David (2017). Spirit Baptism: The Pentecostal Experience in Theological Focus. Brill. | External link
Book Chapters
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2021
- Austin, Denise A. and David Perry (2021). Developing a Research and Scholarship Framework: An Australian Christian Higher Education Case Study In Johannes M. Luetz and Beth Green, Innovating Christian Education Research (pp. 125-142). Springer.
Journal Articles
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2022
- Denise A. Austin, David Perry, Stephen Fogarty (2022). Politics and Pentecostalism in Australia. Pneuma, 44 110-118.
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2015
- Austin, Denise A. and Perry, David (2015). From Jerusalem to Athens: A Journey of Pentecostal Pedagogy in Australia. Journal of Adult Theological Education, 12(1), 43-55. | External link
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2014
- Perry, David (2014). "Spirit Baptism and Social Action: The Pentecostal experience of Spirit baptism as a rationale for social action and mission". Australasian Pentecostal Studies, 16. | External link
Presentations
Academic Conference
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2019
- (with Austin, D) Developing a Research and Scholarship Framework: An Australian Christian Higher Education Case Study (2019), Australian Christian Higher Education Alliance, Brisbane, Australia, 31 Jul 2019
- "Pentecostal Pedagogy in Australia: The “Athens” Paradigm in Practice" (2019), Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) International Forum, Dallas, TX, 31 Jan 2019
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2018
- "Pentecostal Reflections on Spirit Baptism – In Dialogue with Catholic Reflections" (2018), 47th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Cleveland, TN, 08 Mar 2018
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2017
- "Spirit Baptism Then and Now: Why the Experience is Still Important for Pentecostals" (2017), Asia Pacific Theological Association General Assembly, Cambodia, 14 Sep 2017
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2016
- "Music and Meaning: Meaningful Encounter with the Holy Spirit Through Music" (2016), Society for Pentecostal Studies, Los Angeles, California, 10 Mar 2016
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2015
- (with Austin, D) "From Jerusalem to Athens: A Journey of Pentecostal Pedagogy in Australia" (2015), APTA Theological Symposium, Taiwan, 07 Sep 2015
- "Beyond Our Horizon: A Theological Framework for Pentecostal Engagement with a Globalized World" (2015), 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Lakeland, Florida, 12 Mar 2015
- "Beyond Our Horizon: A Theological Framework for Pentecostal Engagement with a Globalized World" (2015), Society for Pentecostal Studies, Lakeland, Florida, 12 Mar 2015
Engagement Publications
Popular Articles
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2015
- Perry, David (2015). A Comment on Pentecostal Identity. , . | External link
Other Publications
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2018
- Perry, David (2018). Ecclesiology in Oceania.
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Religion (since 2015)
Asia Pacific Theological Association (since 2017)
Association for Tertiary Education Management (since 2015)
Australian Institute of Company Directors (since 2022)
Society for Pentecostal Studies (since 2014)
Current Supervision
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Current
- Burns, L, Koinos and modern social capital theory (PhD thesis)
- Davis, A, Matter matters: A Pentecostal ecotheology drawing upon Macchia and Zizioulas (PhD thesis)
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