Updates and Reflections from the Interim President
Discover the latest Seminary updates, leadership reflections, chapel presentations, and more from Interim President Dr. David J. Gyertson. Stay connected and inspired as we journey together in our mission and ministry.
Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings : “Holy” is the Spirit’s First Name
Published on 05.01.2025 - In this culminating message of his chapel series on Wesleyan Foundations contributing to our chapel theme of “Yours,” Dr. David Gyertson invites us to see the Holy Spirit as God’s divine “matchmaker,” preparing the Church—the Bride of Christ—for the marriage supper of the Lamb. Rooted in Ephesians 5, this sermon reveals how the Spirit sanctifies […]
Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings: Worship in the Beauty of Holiness
Published on 02.06.2025 - Dr. David Gyertson, in his message titled “Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings: Worship in the Beauty of Holiness,” shares how “holy worship” has always been a hallmark of the Wesleyan tradition. He shares how genuine, theologically rich worship is emphasized in John Wesley’s instruction and embodied in Charles Wesley’s hymnody. Drawing on Psalm 96 and […]
Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings: Nurtured in Community
Published on 12.03.2024 - Dr. David Gyertson, in his message titled “Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings: Nurtured in Community,” shares how the Wesleyan renewal movement is informed by the scriptural themes of mutual interdependence and communal living. These themes throughout scripture are rooted in the Trinity itself as the mutually interdependent three persons in one Godhead. Dr. Gyertson shares […]
Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings: Serving Sacrificially
Published on 11.19.2024 - Dr. David Gyertson, in his message titled “Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings: Serving Sacrificially,” shares how the Wesleyan renewal movement is informed by its uncompromised convictions of Biblical essentials and fueled by “agape” love. That love willingly surrenders its own rights, privileges, needs and opportunities to serve the least, the left and the lost, and […]
Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings: Loving Fully & Freely
Published on 10.31.2024 - Dr. David Gyertson’s All Saints’ Day Chapel message titled “Wesleyan Foundations for Faithful Callings: Loving Fully & Freely,” challenges us to embrace the call to leadership grounded in Biblical truths and historical Wesleyanism, with renewed minds, sanctified hearts, and loving hands. Drawing from Philippians 2 and the concept of “kenotic leadership,” Dr. Gyertson emphasizes the […]