Global Formation

Global Formation Our Team Pastoral Care Discipleship Groups Prayer Español Extension Sites Wilmore Hospitality

Whether you take online courses or hybrid courses at any of our extension sites or at our main campus, the Office of Global Formation is here to serve all of our non-residential students. Our core belief is that formation is a lifelong journey, and we are glad to be on that journey with you as you answer God’s call. As a Global Student, you will have opportunities to worship in community at our extension sites, join a discipleship group, engage in a variety of fellowship opportunities, and receive pastoral care and prayer. As we partner in this journey together, we ask that God would richly bless you, as you continue the process of deep, abiding formation that will last a lifetime.

EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY. EXPERIENCE FORMATION. EXPERIENCE ASBURY.

Our Team

The Global Formation team consists of four staff members, five chaplains, and a student worker. Our team’s mission is to offer non-residential students opportunities for spiritual formation and to facilitate a sense of belonging to the greater Asbury community. The sections below provide additional information about the different ways we seek to connect meaningfully with our students and their families.

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Pastoral Care

The Asbury Global pastoral care team is available as needed and serves in a variety of capacities. These include making referrals to appropriate resources for counseling and professional coaching when requested, offering pastoral care calls, and supporting you throughout your time at Asbury. Communication with the pastoral care team will most often take place through email, phone calls, or Zoom meetings. Please complete this form if you would like to request pastoral care.

Pastoral Care Form

Discipleship Groups

Covenant Groups

During the Fall 2024 term, both the Global Formation Team and the Community Formation Team are partnering with the E. Stanley Jones School of Mission and Ministry. In particular, we will be collaborating with two of the professors who teach CD501 Vocation of Ministry (VOM). As part of their course assignments, all VOM students are required to participate in “Covenant Discipleship Groups.” Through our partnership with two of the VOM professors this Fall, our goal is to develop a pipeline for students who wish to continue participating in the covenant group beyond the requirements of their course. If this collaboration proves to be fruitful, our goal is to expand our strategy to all sections of VOM in the Spring 2025 term.

Discipleship Bands

A discipleship band is a group of 3 to 6 men or 3 to 6 women. Many of the earliest Methodists participated in band meetings in addition to the required class meetings. The structure of bands allows members to provide additional accountability and care for one another. The seminary’s current format for bands closely resembles Seedbed’s discipleship banding format.

Please note that we do not automatically assign students to bands. Participation at this time is purely voluntary. Also note that we no longer refer to our discipleship bands as “DNA groups.”

If you would like to join or start a group or if you are simply interested in learning more, please complete this form.

Join or Start a Group

Prayer

Prayer is a vital part of our life in Christ. Our team wants you to know that we are available to pray with you and for you. Please fill out this form, and one of our team members will reach out to you by email or by phone. Please note that discretion is a priority for us. You can indicate in the form whether you would like us to share your prayer request with the entire prayer team or just with our director and associate directors.

Request Prayer

Español

Formación para estudiantes Hispanohablantes

Antes de aceptar su puesto en Global Formation, trabajó casi tres años en el Asbury Latino Center como reclutador y profesor adjunto de la LMFP en el campus de Orlando. El pastor Enrique está entusiasmado con la oportunidad de trabajar en el discipulado y el cuidado pastoral de los estudiantes bilingües de Asbury. Consulte a continuación para obtener más información.

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Extension Sites

At our extension sites, we coordinate chapel services for each hybrid course and provide a fellowship lunch following chapel. We staff these chapels with local preachers and worship leaders, as well as with our own professors and staff members. Our global site chaplains provide a pastoral presence for global students. There is one chaplain per site, and each chaplain is available to students primarily on chapel day to facilitate worship, coordinate hospitality, and host fellowship time. Each chaplain is also available to pray with students and offer formation-related resources.

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Wilmore Hospitality

Many of our hybrid courses are offered at the Kentucky campus in Wilmore. The Asbury Global Formation team provides snack breaks and community dinners during the three highest volume hybrid weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters. We also offer welcome bags to all hybrid students visiting Wilmore. We encourage students to stop by our offices on the first floor of the Cowen Building.

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