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Three years after its opening, the Asbury Seminary Community Garden has bridged racial divides, taught children about nutrition, provided inexpensive organic food for students and created a safe and restful place for the whole community. Read more about it in the latest issue of Christianity Today!

Asbury Professor of Counseling and Pastoral Care, Dr. Steve Stratton and colleagues received a grant from the Louisville Institute to fund a longitudinal study looking at Christian college and university students negotiating the intersection of gender identity and faith. This grant represents collaboration not only between the Seminary and Asbury University, but also between Regent […]

Asbury Theological Seminary has received a $999,515 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. in support of its Thriving in Ministry Initiative. The grant is the result of a two-phased application process. In the first phase, the Seminary applied for and received a planning grant of $50,000 to allow for exploration of potential participation in the initiative. […]

Asbury Theological Seminary seeks to equip 1,000 new church planters by the year 2023. To accomplish that, Asbury Seminary offers a Master of Arts [Intercultural Studies] with specialization in Church Planting, hosted a Global Summit in Manchester, England, and has launched Church Planting Institutes (CPI) in Houston, Montreal, Memphis, Washington D.C., and Orlando. Master of […]

The City of Wilmore awarded Dr. Timothy C. Tennent, President and Professor of World Christianity at Asbury Seminary, and Dr. Sandra Gray, President of Asbury University, the Betty Price Community Service Award at the conclusion of Wilmore’s Old-Fashioned Christmas on Dec. 2. This award annually recognizes positive, strong and compassionate leaders within the Wilmore community. […]

Asbury Theological Seminary announces E. Dale Locke, M.Div. ’88 and D.Min. ‘01, as the 2017 Distinguished Alumni of the Year. Each year, Asbury Seminary recognizes a graduate whose ministry exemplifies faithfulness, servant-leadership, sacrifice, holiness and Kingdom vision. “The nominations allow us to see the fruit of a ‘well-trained, sanctified, Spirit-filled evangelistic ministry spreading scriptural holiness […]

The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) voted Dr. Craig Keener, F.M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Seminary, Vice President of ETS at its 69th annual business meeting on Nov. 17 in Rhode Island. “I am grateful for the respect and kindness of my colleagues in considering me for this office,” Dr. Keener said. […]

Asbury Theological Seminary mourns the tragic deaths of 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas, as well as the many who were wounded. We offer our sincere prayers for the families and loved ones of those affected by this horrific tragedy. The tragic targets of shootings in recent years include musical events, malls, theaters, bars, homes, […]

Dr. A. Sue Russell, Professor of Mission and Contextual Studies, and Médine Keener, Pastoral Care Coordinator, released Transformed by Love in April 2017. The book, which can be read individually or as a group study, helps men and women deal with identity issues, brokenness and other traumatic situations. “The primary goal was to write the […]

With the launch of the Anglican Studies specialization, Asbury Seminary brings together Scripture, Spirit and Sacrament in the Anglican community. Students in the M.Div. or M.A. in Theological Studies Programs now have the option to join a community of leaders that is shaped by the Anglican traditions of common prayer, communion,teaching and fellowship. “I cannot […]