Deborah Galyen

PhD Candidate

Areas of main research and competency

Investigation of factors leading to conversion among Spanish adults, using interviews and survey.

Secularism, the secular worldview, the secular context of modern Europe.

Qualifications

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. candidate

Education

B.A. English and Education: North Central University

M.A. Intercultural Studies: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

PhD candidate Intercultural Studies: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

Relevant experience

2008-present. Assemblies of God World Missions, Spain. University Ministry and Church-planting.

2015-present. Strategic Leader for Europe AGWM.

2016-present. Secular Peoples Initiative Co-Founder.

2017-present. Global Training Team AGWM.

2024-present. Co-Director of Training for Europe AGWM.

Membership of Professional Societies

Society of Pentecostal Studies, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Publications

“Significant Factors in Conversion among Spaniards in a Secular Context”, presented at the Society for Pentecostal Studies 2026, Baylor Texas.

“Losing Yourself for the Sake the Gospel: Witness in the Early Church and Implications for Evangelism in Spain Today”: Global Missiology, Vol. 18 No.4 (2021): October. globalmissiology.org