January 2014

by J. Ellsworth KalasA key day in my lifetime of learning came near the end of the seventh grade when my home room teacher told me I’d been chosen to take Latin for the next two years.  I didn’t know what this meant but honors were few to come by in those days and trophies […]

by Sheilla Lovell, Special Assistant to the President , Asbury Theological Seminary Director of Alumni, Tammy Cessna states, “The Award Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2013 Asbury Theological Seminary Distinguished Alumni Award is Dr. Steven G. W. Moore. After much consideration by the selection committee, it became clear that Steve […]

by Chaplain Scott Jimenez, (1997, MDiv), BCC, Staff Chaplain (125), West Texas Veterans Health Care System We went to visit my mother, and as usual, upon our leaving, she wanted to send us with something, typically food.  I don’t mind because she has always been a great cook.  Almost all of my memories of growing […]

As you know, two years ago we offered a John Wesley doll, which we now refer to as our Asbury Theological Seminary “mascot.” Well, this year we are adding our “fight song” to our collection. We have a Charles Wesley doll that plays “And Can It Be” when you squeeze his belly. In order to […]

by Ginny Proctor, Manager of Lifelong Learning, Asbury Theological SeminaryResearch by Dr. Kenneth Kinghorn reveals that the first Ministry Conference (then known as Ministers’ Conference) was held at Asbury Theological Seminary in 1945. Inspired by the excitement and energy of Asbury’s six-day commencement events, President J. C. McPheeters declared that Asbury would host an annual […]

by Kevin and Barbara KinghornIf you’re involved in any kind of Christian ministry, we’d like to invite you into an ongoing conversation! My wife, Barbara, and I have been around Christian ministry all our lives, growing up in homes of ordained ministers and devoting our adult lives to pastoral and academic work in service to […]

by Kathy Milans, Chair, Asbury Seminary Alumni Counseling Board ChairPlease like us on Facebook at “Asbury Seminary Counseling Community”. See what is happening in the Asbury Seminary Counseling Department, connect with old classmates, and communicate with current students. We would love you to post things like books you may be reading, an interest in a […]

          This month’s most exciting posts, resources, and releases from Seedbed. Belmont University Minister, Guy Chmieleski’s newest release, CAMPUS gODS is now available. If you know, love, or work with a college students, this book is unbeatable. Matt Sigler contributed some valuable insight on the recent history of contemporary worship music. A Francis Asbury-inspired desktop […]

Bioethics for Life and Ministry “To Strengthen Clergy and Other Caregivers for Ministry with Those Facing Aging, Death and Dying, Disability, and Birth Technology Issues” February 4-6, 2014 Asbury Seminary Kentucky Campus   Keynote speaker: Dr. John Kilner Franklin (Forman Chair of Ethics, Professor of Bioethics and Contemporary Culture, and the Director of the Bioethics […]

    Dr. H. MARK ABBOTT, (1968, MDiv), has recently published a new book on Genesis 1-3, titled “A Story of Beginnings”. In the Bible’s introduction are embedded foundational perspectives, on “who God is” and “who humans are and what we should be doing”, that are developed throughout the book. Genesis 1–3 is the story of beginnings, […]