Dr. Luther Oconer serves on the faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, where he teaches United Methodist studies, the Holiness Movement, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, and church renewal.
He earned his Ph.D. in Wesleyan and Methodist Studies from Drew University and is an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church in the Philippines. Dr. Oconer is First Vice President of the Wesleyan Theological Society and editor of the Wesleyan Journal for Religious Studies. His award-winning book, Spirit-Filled Protestantism, explores Holiness-Pentecostal revivals and the shaping of Filipino Methodist identity.
Passionate about revival and renewal through the Holy Spirit, he regularly preaches and leads workshops internationally. He and his wife, Marion, have two children, Ilana and Wesley.