Truls Åkerlund
Professor
Field of expertise: Practical theology, leadership, and missiology
Background: Åkerlund holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University and serves as a Professor of Leadership at HLT. He has previously worked as a journalist and media teacher at the upper secondary school level, and he is the author of six books, including A Phenomenology of Pentecostal Leadership (2018) and his most recent work, Tråden heter trofasthet (2024). In addition to his academic career, he is also a preacher and author, with a strong passion for practical ministry within Christian contexts.
Favourite quote:“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” – C. S. Lewis
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Contact:
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Publikasjoner
2025
- «Hva er min rolle?» – pastorpar-modellen i frikirkelig tradisjon og kontekstVitenskapelig kapittel
- "Elvis has Entered the Building": Evaluating the Rise of Pentecostal Celebrity Culture More than a Song: Scholarship as Worship in the Church, the Academy, and the Public SquareKonferanseforedrag
2024
- When dominant models become dominating: A narrative identity approach to female leadership in Pentecostal organizations Journal of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity (JPCC)Vitenskapelig artikkel
2023
- When dominant models become dominating: Co-leadership, cross-pressure, and concepts for female leaders in Pentecostal congregations The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal StudiesKonferanseforedrag
- Exploring Experience: A Case for Phenomenology in Pentecostal Studies Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal StudiesVitenskapelig artikkel
- Pentecostal Leadership: Exploring a Global Phenomenon Journal of Management, Spirituality and ReligionVitenskapelig artikkel
2022
- Jul hele åretKronikk i media
- Kom og seKronikk i media
- Spirituality as Core: Reflections and Suggestions on Pentecostal Leadership Christian Leadership ConferenceForedrag
- Coloring Things Together: Experiences of Leading Together as Pastor Couples in the Norwegian Pentecostal Movement International Journal of Practical TheologyVitenskapelig artikkel
2021
- Å lytte til en annen verdenKronikk i media
- Trang tilbedelseKronikk i media
- Pentecostal leaders as liturgical directors The 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal StudiesKonferanseforedrag
- Test din tålmodighetKronikk i media
- Taking ownership of our spirituality: Pentecostal leaders as liturgical directors Journal of Pentecostal TheologyVitenskapelig artikkel
- Men vi var ikke hjemme Verbum ForlagPopulærvitenskapelig monografi
2020
- Gud blåser i degKronikk i media
- Jaget jegerKronikk i media
2019
- Verden i vaterKronikk i media
- Halen som logrer med hunden: Om pentekostal eskatologi og sosialt engasjement Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology (SJLT)Vitenskapelig artikkel
2018
- Jesus synlig gjennom livslang etterfølgelse Hermon Forlag ASPopulærvitenskapelig monografi
- Charismatic Cultures: Another Shadow Side Confessed Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal StudiesLitteraturoversikt
- Experiences of Leading Together Konferens om hållbart ledarskapKonferanseforedrag
- A Phenomenology of Pentecostal Leadership Wipf and Stock PublishersVitenskapelig monografi
2017
- Hva i all verden er menigheten? Guds store fortelling og vår plass i den Led17Foredrag
- Charismatic Cultures: Another Shadow Side Confessed The 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal StudiesKonferanseforedrag
- Når Gud gjør seg synligPopulærvitenskapelig kapittel
- The Influence of Calling and Perceived Organizational Support on Commitment across Ecclesial and For-profit Organizations Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology (SJLT)Vitenskapelig artikkel
2016
- “To live lives worthy of God:” Leadership and Spiritual Formation in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul CareVitenskapelig artikkel
- Ordinere det ordinæreKronikk i media
- Missional Leadership: A Critical Review of the Research Literature Australasian Pentecostal StudiesVitenskapelig artikkel
- Bore i OrdetKronikk i media
- "When the fire fell": Historical and Narrative Perspectives on the Charismatic Leadership of T. B. Barratt PentecoStudiesVitenskapelig artikkel
2015
- Mens vi venterKronikk i media
- Det lille livetKronikk i media
- Missional leadership: A critical review of the literature Nordisk fagkonferanse i praktisk teologiKonferanseforedrag
- Kristenliv uten kondisKronikk i media
- ÅndenødKronikk i media
- Son, sent, and servant:Johannine perspectives on servant leadership theory Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology (SJLT)Vitenskapelig artikkel
- GudebilderKronikk i media
- Pentekostale former for ledelse i fortid og framtidVitenskapelig kapittel
2014
- LengselKronikk i media
- Leadership in Corinth: Reciprocity and Leader-Member Exchange in 2 Corinthians 6:11-13 Journal of Biblical Perspectives on LeadershipVitenskapelig artikkel
- KlagekorKronikk i media
- Dagen da døden dødeKronikk i media
- En hest og en plageKronikk i media
- Tro med trutmunnKronikk i media
- Preaching as Christian Leadership: The Story, the Sermon, and the Prophetic Imagination Journal of Religious LeadershipVitenskapelig artikkel
2013
- Feil fortelling fortalt Hermon forlagPopulærvitenskapelig monografi
2007
- Gud i kirkeasyl Hermon forlagPopulærvitenskapelig monografi