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An Introduction to First & Second Thessalonians: The Message of Christ in Turmoil & Tranquility: A Formational and Theological Interpretation by Dr. Jeffrey Hiatt (2008, DMiss) This work is intended to be an introduction for students and lay persons interested in a scholarly informed, but easily accessible, biblical study for personal or small group Christian formation. For technical […]

  Roger A. Crites, (MA in Religion, 1975), 64, after a courageous 13 year battle with cancer, Roger Allen Crites, 64, went home to be with his Lord Jesus on September 23, 2014. Roger was born on December 12, 1949, in Olney, Illinois; the son of Carl and Ethel (Smith) Crites. He graduated from Asbury […]

by J. Ellsworth Kalas Earlier this summer I was a passenger on a commercial flight when wisps of smoke began to rise in the cabin just prior to takeoff. I generally ignore such matters, figuring that if anything is wrong a pilot or flight attendant will let us know. Sure enough, the pilot came on […]

by Talbot Davis Many of you are familiar with the Romans Road, a collection of verses from that signature New Testament book designed to lead people on the “road” to salvation. It starts out with our Problem from Romans 3:23:       For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. It then moves to our Peril in Romans […]

by Rev. Patti Aupperlee When they told me my inaugural ministry appointment was at First United Methodist Church in Pahokee, Florida, I thought the cabinet must have misheard God’s message. How could I, an urban girl, lead a congregation in such an isolated, economically depressed rural area? It was May, 2010. I had just graduated […]

by James Loftin, 1979, MDiv For thirty years my passion and calling have involved connecting underutilized resources with underserved needs for the glory of God. This mobilization ministry is happening now in a way that is shocking but wonderful. God is mobilizing thousands of young Christian children in America to be ambassadors of Christ’s love […]

By Steve Gober A recent visit to Full Sail University revealed an interesting dynamic. Joel Pickering, the community outreach manager, guided our tour highlighting many innovations at Full Sail. I found one particular innovation especially intriguing. Like many universities, they measure GPA as an indicator of academic success. However, they have developed a far more […]

One of the great joys of life and ministry is to see how God is deploying the 10,000 plus Asbury Seminary Alumni across the globe. Just in the past couple of months during leadership events in Kenya and India I have had the privilege of seeing no less than 11 of our alumni deployed as pastors, […]

*All Chapel services are held at 11 a.m. in Estes Chapel unless otherwise noted* Watch chapel service live at www.asburyseminary.edu/chapel/live-streaming OCTOBER 1     Dr. Gregg Okesson                Dean of the E. Stanley Jones School of World Evangelism 2      Scholars Who Preach – Dr. Brent Strawn     […]

Rev. William R. Bowdle (MDiv, 1977) retired in June 2014 from serving as the Sr. Pastor of Bethel UMC in Bethel, Ohio in the West Ohio Conference of the UMC. He had served for 37 years in five churches in the West Ohio Conference, and for seven summers in a variety of ministry positions during college […]