Alumni eLink

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

Alumni Events – May 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 to be speaking at various Saturday evening and Sunday morning services.   September 12-14 Asbury UMC/First […]

Alumni Updates – May 2014

For more than 63 years, Rev. Eugene Black (1952)  faithfully served congregations in the former Southern Illinois Conference until mandatory retirement at age 70 in 1995.  Then a year later, he embarked on a 14-year second career as visitation pastor of Mattoon First UMC, retiring again at age 85.  For this record of service, Black […]

Alumni Publications – May 2014

The Father’s Heart: His Delight, Your Destiny by Dave Carroll (1995, MDiv) Knowing God’s love is what life is all about. Written for Uganda, but applicable anywhere, this book is for all who are dissatisfied with mere information about God’s love and yearn to really know it, experience it, and share it compellingly with others. […]

Alumni Obituaries – May 2014

     BEALL-The Rev. Dallas, (BD, 1963), 77, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014. He was born Nov. 21, 1936, in Lewisdale, Md., to Marshall L. and Zerah B. (Shipley) Beall. Survivors: wife, Jane; daughters, Julie (Ross) Cox and Emily (Roberto) Mendez; five siblings; seven grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by: parents, […]

The Right Posture

by J. Ellsworth Kalas On a February day in 1996 I treated some black ice without due respect and broke the ball in my right hip.  An excellent orthopedic surgeon treated me very well indeed.  I walk, though not as fast as I used to.  I can‘t play tennis but I couldn’t before the surgery, either, […]

A Lenten Thought

by Charles Killian One day the disciples insisted that Jesus should show them the Father. He said, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” What amazing words are these!  The Father was unknown—that is, He was never understood—until He was revealed in the Son.  The whole idea staggers our intellect.  On the one […]

Latino/Latina Studies Program

By Lizette M. Acosta, Latino/Latina Studies Program, Asbury Theological Seminary“What I love most about LLSP is the community we have; we are a family!” “I love the quality of the teaching and the care of the professors.” “Being a part of LLSP has transformed my life. I am not the person I was when I […]

Florida Healing Academy

The Healing Academy is designed to equip students and spouses with the wisdom, dispositions and practical skills to engage in the ministry of Christian healing, through participation in a supervised practicum-oriented training school. Conference Recap The Florida Healing Academy had a conference March 3-4 on the Florida Dunnam campus. An Introduction to the Healing Academy […]

Come Sail with Us!

by Sandra Blumanhourst, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore Campus, Alumni Office http://vimeo.com/68564463 http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/find_trip/detail.aspx?id=3405 Come sail with us on the first ever  Asbury Alumni and Friends cruise this fall.  We will explore Paul’s 2nd and 3rd missionary journeys beginning in Athens, Greece. Our cruise begins on October 23, 2014, with pre-tour and post-tour options.  Sites will include the […]

Whole-Person Holiness through Physical Fitness

Sherman-Thomas Student Center renovations encourage holistic health and wellness at Asbury Theological Seminary Asbury Seminary recognizes the important role physical fitness plays in ministry and personal holiness. Although the Sherman-Thomas Student Center has played host to a wide variety of sporting events, fitness classes, and recreational activities, its focus and main directive has always been […]