Alumni eLink

The Alumni Link is a monthly e-publication provided to the alumni of Asbury Theological Seminary

Letters to the Alumni Office

Fellow alumni is seeking helping in locating her husband’s first car. It was sold to a seminary student in 1994. It is a 1976 Chevy Nova, 2 door and maroon in color. If you can help, please contact Joanne Fuller at Jakmom@gmail.com or 567-208-7549.

Alumni Updates – September 2014

Robert W. Grant (MDiv, 2012) was ordained as an elder in full connection in the Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Alumni Publications – September 2014

Geography of the Holy Land: Perspectives ed by William A. Dando, Caroline Z. Dando, and Jonathan J. Lu  (1960, MDiv) Available from Asbury Theological Library or Holy Light Theological Seminary Press Geography of the Holy Land: New Insights ed by William A. Dando, Caroline Z. Dando, and Jonathan J. Lu  (1960, MDiv) Available from Asbury Theological Library […]

Alumni Events – September 2014

                                  Tennent Tour Please join President Timothy C. Tennent as he shares the Asbury Seminary vision in your area.  Tennent Tours are well under way, so mark your calendar now!  At each of his stops, Dr. Tennent is honored […]

Alumni Obituaries – September 2014

                                                                                      Frances Katherine Kinlaw Moore, (MRE, 1948), 95, The love of Jesus Christ shone […]

Watch the Gate of Your Soul

by J. Ellsworth KalasIn some ways I lived a charmed life as a pastor. I made a full share of mistakes, spoke unwisely a painful number of times, and in spite of my best efforts I sometimes failed in pastoral responsibilities. But in all of those 38 years, serving in four very different churches, life […]

Heartbeat of Asbury Theological Seminary

by Sandra Blumanhourst, Asbury Theological Seminary, Alumni Office       Many alumni who return to Estes Chapel comment on how this is their spiritual home. It is here where they prayed, worshiped, and communed with God. For some, it is where they were married. For others it is where they released the things to which they […]

Renewal Retreats

Note: Information regarding Renewal Retreats has been updated. View our current information on the Renewal Retreats page. Renewal Retreats about creating space for Christian leaders in ministry and business to experience holistic renewal and spiritual direction. The Retreat Experience Renewal Retreats are individual, personalized retreats tailored around your chosen intention (need/longing) for getting away.  For […]

Relocation of the Alumni Office into Community Formation

by Marilyn Elliott (DMin, 2006; MA, 1998), Vice President of Community Formation, and Tammy Cessna (MA, 2013), Director of Alumni and Church Relations                 Customary Placement of Alumni Development in Higher Education Higher education models have frequently situated Alumni development within the Advancement Department. It is not too much to say that alumni […]

A Mother’s Faithful, Staunch Directive

 by Charles Killian,  Asbury Theological Seminary Professor 1970-2004                                                             I am not sure what all the ‘energies, forces, and experiences’ were that landed me in the itinerant ministry, but […]