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Asbury Seminary Welcomes New Director of Global Formation

Asbury Seminary welcomes Tracey Farrell as the Director of Asbury Global Formation effective June 13, 2022. Tracey comes to this position with a wealth of experience in pastoral care and counseling. Tracey is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary, with both a Master of Divinity (1997) and Master of Arts in Counseling (1998). Tracey has extensive […]


Dr. Brad Johnson, Asbury Seminary Faculty Member, Shares Whole Bible for the Whole World

Asbury Seminary congratulates Dr. Brad Johnson, Asbury Seminary alum and affiliate professor, on recently being named president of The Word Is Out (TWIO). Since 2018, Dr. Johnson has served as executive director under founder, president and Seminary alum Dr. Alan J. Meenan. Dr. Meenan announced his retirement at TWIO’s May board meeting, and the leadership […]


Asbury Theological Seminary signs MOU with the Global Methodist Church

Asbury Seminary signs a new church planting partnership with the Global Methodist Church, making it the Seminary’s 15th Global Partner and continuing the Seminary’s long-standing and historic commitment to the renewal of the Wesleyan movement around the world. With this partnership, the two organizations commit themselves to church planting and revitalization as an important, ongoing […]


Dr. Michael C. Voigts Releases The Fourth Degree of Prayer

Dr. Michael Voigts, Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation at Asbury Seminary, released The Fourth Degree of Prayer in January of 2022. In this book, Dr. Voigts presents prayer, which is often intimidating, as not something we do, but as part of our very nature. In this short book, he invites readers into a four-stage process […]


Dr. Timothy C. Tennent Publishes Foundations of the Christian Faith

Each of us, no matter where we now see ourselves on our Christian journey, began our life of faith by exploring the many facets of Christian tradition. This served as a foundation for the steps we would take next—educating us on the basic principles of what it means to be a Christian and preparing us […]


Jay Mansur named Executive Vice President; Tammy Hogan named Vice President of Advancement

Asbury Seminary is excited to announce the promotion of Jay Mansur from Vice President of Advancement to Executive Vice President of Asbury Theological Seminary and Tammy Hogan’s promotion from Executive Director of Development to Vice President of Advancement, effective Monday, April 11, 2022. Jay Mansur has served the Seminary since 2009 and has led multiple […]


Counseling Students Complete Original Research; Win Awards

Asbury Seminary congratulates counseling students Olivia Hockett and Marjorie Price who designed, carried out and completed original research. These students worked under the direction of faculty advisor, Dr. Janet Dean, who will be the Professor of Pastoral Counseling Education at the Seminary as of July 1. Both Hockett and Price presented at professional conferences in […]


Festschrift Released in Honor of Dr. Christine Pohl

A mix of scholars and practitioners, colleagues, former students and friends celebrated the academic career and lived theology of Dr. Christine Pohl, Professor Emeritus of Christian Ethics at Asbury Seminary, with the release of Practicing the Kingdom: Essays on Hospitality, Community and Friendship in Honor of Christine D. Pohl. Each of the 13 contributors submitted […]


Asbury Theological Seminary signs MOU with SAIACS in India

Asbury Seminary signed an exciting new dimension to our existing partnership with the South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS), a premier institution for postgraduate theological studies and research, located in Bangalore, India, on February 20, 2022. The partnership fosters a cooperative relationship to provide educational opportunities for SAIACS’ constituents seeking a Doctor of […]


Brian U’Ren, Director of Facilities and Security, Receives Jessamine County Civic Award

Asbury Seminary congratulates Brian U’Ren, Director of Facilities & Security at the Seminary, on receiving the Civic Award from the Jessamine County Chamber of Commerce. For the last 30 years, Brian has selflessly served within the community. He has given his time & energy to Asbury Seminary, Wilmore United Methodist Church, Jessamine Youth Soccer Association, […]