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Asbury Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that all three of the recently elected Free Methodist bishops are graduates of Asbury Seminary. These include Linda Adams, Keith Cowart, and Matt Whitehead. Prior to being elected, Adams served as the director of International Child Care Ministries since 2008. Cowart served as the Superintendent of the Southeast […]

Dr. Jay Moon, Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism at Asbury Seminary, released A Missional Approach to the Marketplace on July 8. His book combines entrepreneurial thinking with a missionary heart for God to allow church planters to engage the marketplace as a mission field. For many years, Dr. Moon had been amazed at the […]

The Department of Counseling and Pastoral Care has completed its Annual Assessment Report for our degree programs.  If you would like to review the Assessment Report you can access it on the Department’s Webpage: http://asburyseminary.edu/academics/counseling/program-assessment/

In summer 2019, Dr. Bryan D. Sims and his family will move to Dallas, Texas. Bryan will continue his work as Associate Professor of Leadership & Lay Equipping and Director of Asbury Institutes & Lay Mobilization on a one-year non-residential contract. “Bryan has been phenomenal in his work with Institutes (including Lay Mobilization), teaching, service to the […]

Dr. David J. Gyertson will be transitioning from his role as Associate Provost and Dean of the Beeson School of Practical Theology (BSPT) to devote more time to his research, writing, teaching and consulting interests in leadership development, executive transitions, board governance, and strategic initiatives facilitation. His retirement officially takes effect on September 1, 2019. “It […]

The Asbury Seminary community gathers on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 11 a.m. in Estes Chapel to remember and celebrate the life of Aaron Nickerson. Join us at the memorial service and continue in prayer for Aaron’s family.

WILMORE—Asbury Theological Seminary is saddened to announce the death of current Asbury Seminary student Aaron Nickerson as a result of a two-car accident today on 169 near the Jessamine and Woodford County line. Two other Asbury Seminary students, Uma John and Anastasia Marcum, were also injured and are receiving treatment at the University of Kentucky […]

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company has signed leading Old Testament scholar Bill T. Arnold as associate editor for the long-running New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT) series. Arnold will work closely with series editor Robert Hubbard for the next three years, at which time Hubbard will retire and Arnold will assume the role […]

Asbury Seminary congratulates Dr. John Oswalt, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, on his role as interim president of Wesley Biblical Seminary, where he served as Professor of Old Testament from 1999-2009. Dr. Oswalt will serve for a term of 13 months or until a new president is found. “Our hearts grieve for the sudden […]

Asbury Seminary extends condolences to the families of Paige Gustin and Christopher Kirksey-Brooks, who passed away recently. Paige was an online student. Christopher was the son of current D.Min. student, Chris Brooks. As a community, please be in prayer for these families.