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Oru Faculty Ethos & History - Spirit-Empowered Life - Faith & Learning, Bill Buker, Daniel D. Isgrigg, Wiliam Ranahan Nov 2022

Oru Faculty Ethos & History - Spirit-Empowered Life - Faith & Learning, Bill Buker, Daniel D. Isgrigg, Wiliam Ranahan

Professional Development Resources

New faculty are introduced to being Spirit-Empowered. What does Spirit-Empowered mean, and why is it important, as a University, faculty member, and educator? Dr. Ranahan (Chair of Biology and Chemistry Dept.) begins with modeling how he integrates faith into a short lecture on sound, light, and neural paths. Dr. Isgrigg (Director of the Holy Spirit Research Center) lectures on how ORU as an institution has progressed since its inception through church history as a Spirit-Empowered university. Dr. Buker (Chair of the Seminary) lectures about how we as disciples of Jesus Christ can abide in Him and experience His fruitfulness in …


The Complete And Perfect Salvation In Jesus Christ (Manual), Robert Voight, Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University Jan 1988

The Complete And Perfect Salvation In Jesus Christ (Manual), Robert Voight, Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Holy Spirit In the Now

In 1972, Lord J. Arthur Rank made a grant to Oral Roberts University to endow a Chair in the Holy Spirit. Oral Roberts was the first professor to be holder of that chair, and this course, The Holy Spirit in the Now, is the result of the several classes that Roberts taught concerning the Holy Spirit.

Students of ORU during the 1970s-1990s enjoyed the powerful teaching. Current students are still required to watch these videos in order to understand the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the founder of the University.

In the 1990s, Dr. Robert Voight …


Holy Spirit In The Now - Iii, Oral Roberts Jan 1977

Holy Spirit In The Now - Iii, Oral Roberts

Holy Spirit In the Now

From the Introduction by Oral Roberts:

"This study on the Holy Spirit In The Now comes out of my personal experience and over 30 years of prayer and study of the Word.

It was through the generosity of my good friend, the late J. Arthur Rank, outstanding British businessman, member of the Parliament, and Methodist layman, that the Oral Roberts University’s first endowed academic chair on the Holy Spirt was established in the fall of 1972.

Because of his great interest in the Holy Spirit, Lord Rank determined to establish this chair at ORU. However, on the day he was …


Holy Spirit In The Now - V, Oral Roberts Jan 1977

Holy Spirit In The Now - V, Oral Roberts

Holy Spirit In the Now

This is volume V of the HSIN series. Volume 4 was not published in the same way, instead being published as a book called The Miracles of Christ: and what they mean for you for ALL your needs in the Now, (Tulsa, OK: Pinoak Publishers, 1975).

This volume contains the following:

1 GOD HAD A NEED TO GIVE ......................... 9

2 HOW TO GET INTO THE RHYTHM OF FAITH ......... 15

3 HOW TO RECEIVE THE MIRACLE THAT WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS ... 23

4 ARE YOU RICH TOWARD GOD? ...................... 31

5 ONE FOOT ON EARTH, ONE FOOT …


Holy Spirit In The Now - I, Oral Roberts Jan 1974

Holy Spirit In The Now - I, Oral Roberts

Holy Spirit In the Now

From the Introduction by Oral Roberts:

This study on the Holy Spirit In The Now comes out of my personal experience and over 30 years of prayer and study of the Word.

It was through the generosity of my good friend, the late J. Arthur Rank, outstanding British businessman, member of the Parliament, and Methodist layman, that the Oral Roberts University’s first endowed academic chair on the Holy Spirt was established in the fall of 1972.

Because of his great interest in the Holy Spirit, Lord Rank determined to establish this chair at ORU. However, on the day he was …


Holy Spirit In The Now - Ii, Oral Roberts Jan 1974

Holy Spirit In The Now - Ii, Oral Roberts

Holy Spirit In the Now

From the Introduction by Oral Roberts:

This study on the Holy Spirit In The Now comes out of my personal experience and over 30 years of prayer and study of the Word.

It was through the generosity of my good friend, the late J. Arthur Rank, outstanding British businessman, member of the Parliament, and Methodist layman, that the Oral Roberts University’s first endowed academic chair on the Holy Spirt was established in the fall of 1972.

Because of his great interest in the Holy Spirit, Lord Rank determined to establish this chair at ORU. However, on the day he was …


Oral Roberts University Magazine (Spring 1971), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University Apr 1971

Oral Roberts University Magazine (Spring 1971), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.

This issue includes:

"The Day it Happened" By: Dean Merrill

"Prologue and Promise" By: Lynn M. Nichols

"A Father for the Fledgling" By: Unknown

"Gaps" By: Mark O. Hatfield

"Grades, Games, and God" By: Dean Merrill

"The Dream" By: Oral Roberts


Oral Roberts University...Now Vol 1, No 3 (Spring 1970), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University Apr 1970

Oral Roberts University...Now Vol 1, No 3 (Spring 1970), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.

This issue includes:

  • "The Unifying Center of our Student Life" By: Carl H. Hamilton
  • "Maybe ORU is for you" By: Chuck Ramsay
  • "Then What?" By Bob Goodwin
  • "A Member of the Establishment Speaks" By: J. Otis Winters
  • "Why Physical Education in an Automated Technical Society?" By: Jack Johnson
  • "For this ORU was born...and Lives" By: Rev. Robert Stamps
  • "Memo...to a Prospective Student" By: Dr. William Epperson


Oral Roberts University Magazine (Winter 1970/1971), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University Jan 1970

Oral Roberts University Magazine (Winter 1970/1971), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.

This issue includes:

"A Polish Odyssey" By" Lynn M. Nichols and Dean Merrill

"The Making of a Titan" By: Bob Brooks

"Quotes" By: John Lubell


Oral Roberts University...Now Vol 1, No 1 (Fall 1969), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University Oct 1969

Oral Roberts University...Now Vol 1, No 1 (Fall 1969), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.


Oral Roberts University...Now Vol 1, No 2 (Winter 1969), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University Jan 1969

Oral Roberts University...Now Vol 1, No 2 (Winter 1969), Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University...Now

Oral Roberts University Now is a publication of Oral Roberts University established to provide news and information on the university.

This issue includes:

  • "Responsibility or Ignorance?" by Ronald R. Smith
  • "Teacher Has a Fourfold Responsibility" by John K. Tuel
  • "How to Win" by Ken Trickey
  • "Are we Saying 'Get Lost' to Our Social Responsibility" by Paul Inbody