Formation
Community Conversation on Race
Life of Servanthood
DNA Groups
Pastoral Care
Community Formation
Chapel
Meet the Team
Welcome to Asbury Theological Seminary and your continuing journey into formation through the life of servanthood!
As we focus on servanthood this year, we seek to live lives modeled after the humility seen throughout Jesus’ ministry, as he loved the marginalized, washed the disciples feet and finally, gave his life for each of us.
This year, we will take a closer look at the way our faith in Jesus Christ manifests itself through service to others, not to earn our salvation, but to lay our lives down so that others may be lifted. We will look at the identity of Jesus as servant, the inward shape of a servant, how to find our identity in Christ and knowing whom we serve. You’ll have the opportunity to join a D.N.A. discipleship group, as well as engage in other occasions for worship, fellowship, and service.
We pray that your time at Asbury Seminary is formational academically, but also spiritually as we journey together to be more like Christ in thought, word, and deed. We desire to journey with you in this process of deep, abiding formation. May God bless you richly!
EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY. EXPERIENCE FORMATION. EXPERIENCE ASBURY.
Community Conversation on Race
We are grieving the unjust loss of life in recent days. We have witnessed the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and other who have gone before. These senseless deaths show the racism that continues to plague our nation. As we process these events together, we are hosting a series of community conversations to help us listen and learn as people of the Kingdom.
Rev. Donna Covington hosts a conversation with guests, including members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, and Dr. Timothy C. Tennent. Please join us as we listen, learn and work toward change together.
Life of Servanthood
At Asbury Seminary, we seek to become more like Christ daily! This year, we will talk about Christ’s identity as a servant and our calling to serve like Jesus. We will explore what it means to have self-giving, self-denying love for one another, and we’ll examine the who, why and how of service. We are so excited that you’re joining us for this exciting, life-changing journey!
DNA Groups
DNA stands for Discipleship, Networking and Accountability. These are groups of 3-5 people that meet together, pray together and read together to become the love of God for one another and the world. This is a way to join together in a networking community that leads us into disciple, where we care for each other and holds each other accountable. New groups are always forming; it’s never too late to join others on the journey.
Pastoral Care
We want you to know, no matter where you are, you are not alone in your journey at Asbury Seminary. At Asbury, we believe that ministry leaders, like yourself, sometimes need a pastor while you journey through seminary. We recognize life and ministry can be particularly tough at times so it can be life giving to meet with a loving pastor who will listen and pray with you. In our continuing commitment to journey with each other through our spiritual formation, Asbury Seminary Formation offers pastoral care to our entire student body.
Online and Extension Site students can contact Online Pastoral Care at pastoralcare@asburyseminary.edu (1-833-PASTOR4) for prayer support and general pastoral care needs. Students located in proximity to Wilmore can make a pastoral care appointment at formation@asburyseminary.edu.
Community Formation
The Office of Community Formation, located on the Wilmore, Ky. campus, offers a variety of community events to help you thrive as you grow in relationship with God and with others. Through men’s and women’s events, marriage enrichment opportunities, children and youth activities, the community garden, and spiritual care offerings, you’re invited into an experience that fosters intentional spiritual growth within community. We look forward to welcoming you as you enter into this time of spiritual formation and academic study at Asbury Theological Seminary.
Chapel
We desire for our worship to be an encounter with the living God through the risen Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Worship is the heartbeat of our Asbury Seminary community. We gather together as one body across our various Asbury communities to worship one Lord in one spirit. A variety of preachers, teachers, and leaders from around the world add to the richness of our worship experiences.
Wilmore campus Chapel services are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11am in Estes Chapel. Daily Eucharist services are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at noon in Richard Allen Chapel. Orlando campus Chapel services are Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 am when hybrid classes are in session.
Not on campus? You can still experience Asbury Seminary’s chapel services through our online live streaming. Previous chapel services online here or on iTunes.
Meet the Team
The Office of Formation at Asbury Seminary is led by Vice President Rev. Donna Covington and consists of the Asbury Seminary Chapel office on both the Kentucky and Florida Dunnam campuses, Community Formation (Kentucky Campus) and Online Pastoral Care (non-residential students). Our desire in Formation is that each one of us formed inwardly by the Holy Spirit for a life of service outwardly throughout the world.
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