Alumni eLink

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

Alumni Obituaries- March 2016

Rev. Robert Marvin Braungardt, (B.Div., 1963), 83, of Saint Charles, Missouri passed away on December 9, 2015. Rev. Braungardt is survived by his wife- Jane Braungardt Nee Murphy, Son- Daniel Curtis (Toni Maria) Braungardt, Sister- Gladys Eversmeyer, Grandchildren- Brandi (Derek) Christina, Brittni Braungardt, Hailey Braungardt, Victoria Braungardt, Step- Grandchildren- Jacob Benoit and Zachary Benoit. Great-Grandchildren- Ian […]

Flashback February- Kalas, the Man Born on Valentine’s Day

This article was originally published in the elink in May of 2014. This month we remember a great man who was filled with love and has changed the hearts of many. God’s Answer by J. Ellsworth Kalas I have mixed feelings about the times in which we live.  I’m a deep-dyed optimist but I’m also […]

From Ireland with Love

This month in honor of Love and the trip to Ireland, we are featuring a beautiful testimony of love from the last trip to Ireland with Asbury. Our Celtic Engagement Nicholas and Sarah Seiber, Asbury Theological Seminary, MDiv, Pilgrims #AsburyIreland2015 On August 15, 2015 Sarah and Nicholas were engaged at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland on Asbury […]

A Tribute to Dr. Mulholland

By Rev. Katie Grover, M.Div. 2013 “As long as necessary; as short as possible.” These were Dr. Mulholland’s words to his students in regard to their assignments in SF505 Scripture and Spiritual Formation. This class was the inaugural class of the newly instituted Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation. When asked for better parameters, he […]

The Christian Endeavor Collection

By: Robert DanielsonThis April, the B. L. Fisher Library Archives and Special Collections will welcome the donation of the Christian Endeavor Collection with an official opening. This collection of material from both the International Christian Endeavor and the World Christian Endeavor organizations will make Asbury Theological Seminary an international center for research on this important historic […]

Recovering Our Wesleyan Faith and Formation Tradition

By: Dr. Stephen L. Martyn, Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation While teaching and leading retreats within the United States and other nations around the globe over the past decade I continually asked the people called Methodist (those within the greater Wesleyan family) about the content of their preaching, teaching, and study, as well as the specifics […]

Alumni Events- February 2016

. . . .   Renewal Retreat Join us on the Wilmore, Kentucky campus for a Renewal Retreat! Renewal Retreats are individual, personalized retreats tailored around your chosen intention (needs and longings) for getting away.  For each retreat we thoughtfully draw from the formation-rich environment of the Asbury Seminary community and craft personalized days to […]

Alumni Publications & Opportunities with Dr. Fredrick J. Long

Dr. David L. McKenna’s latest book is The Succession Principle: How Leaders Make Leaders (Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2015). Succession is the hot topic in leadership development, but the subject has rarely been addressed in Christian literature. As a college, university, and seminary president who experienced three successions in leadership, Dr. McKenna is eminently qualified […]

Alumni Obituaries- February 2016

Rev. Joel P. Barrett, Jr., (M.Div., 1989), 72, passed with peace and grace on August 20, 2015 under hospice care at his home in Reno, Nevada. Joel is survived by his wife Pat of Reno, Nevada, son Joel Barrett III of El Paso, Texas, daughter Amy Barrett of Miami, Florida, daughter Jennifer Davis of Panama City […]

The First Year

Dr. Timothy C. Tennent, President of Asbury Theological Seminary My first full time ministerial appointment was in the North Georgia conference of the United Methodist Church.  The minister I followed had been there five years, from 1979 to 1984.  Since it was my first appointment I was needing as much guidance as I could get […]