Charles Self, M.A., Ph.D., is an ordained minister and the pastor of adult education and ministries at the 2,000-member Bethel Church in San Jose, CA. He is the acting executive director of Messenger Fellowship, a network of 500 ministers and spiritual leaders who sponsor retreats and conferences, headquartered in Nashville. His articles have appeared in the Pentecostal Evangel, Pneuma, Kairos and The Leadership Journal