Prayer as Persistent Peace
by Dr. Charles Killian, 1963 BD I read this supposedly true story the other day. It’s the story of a small community out on the prairie several years ago. A man got a permit to open the first tavern in the town. The local church folks were so upset, they got together and prayed that […]
Pastor Shares Sturgis Experience, What Can Happen in Three Minutes
by Drew Nichter, originally published in the Western Recorder, October 9, 2012 issue, Volume 186, Issue 39 Sturgis, S.D.—Just how long does it take to lead 19 people to Jesus Christ? For Tommy Purvis, less than an hour. For one week each August, the tiny town of Sturgis, S.D., swells with upwards of half a […]
Go and Do Likewise
by Heidi E. Heater, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore Campus Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” ~ Luke 10:36-37 More than 2,000 years ago, Jesus expanded neighbor from a […]
The Asbury Herald
Asbury Theological Seminary has been working to provide a green version of The Asbury Herald! The Asbury Herald (including the Annual Report) is published three times per year and is mailed to more than 18,000 households. It is the official magazine of Asbury Seminary. It is, also, published in electronic format to reduce paper consumption […]
The HUB: Career Center
by Sandra McKinney, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore Campus, Alumni Office Have you ever been without a job? The market for jobs, particularly “ministry” jobs is shaky. I have applied for church positions at various size churches to never get a call or sometimes I did get a call and wish I had never taken the […]
Alumni Updates – May 2013
The Rev. James Williams, (1999, M.Div), pastor of Winchester First United Methodist Church has been appointed District Superintendent of the Lexington District of the Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, it was announced today by Bishop Lindsey Davis. Rev. Williams has pastored First UMC since 2004, a historic, downtown congregation in Clark County. […]
Alumni Publications – May 2013
David Baggett (1992, M.Div) and Jerry L. Walls co-authored Good God: The Theistic Foundations of Morality. It won the 2012 Christianity Today Book Award for Apologetics/Evangelism. This book aims to reinvigorate discussions of moral arguments for God’s existence. Ultimately, the authors argue, there is principled reason to believe that morality itself provides excellent reasons to […]
Alumni Obituaries – May 2013
Kenneth Harper, (1946, MDiv), 92, a lifelong teacher and student of life, died of natural causes on Friday, March 15th, in Phoenix, AZ at the age of 91. During the last week of his life he was surrounded and cared for by his children, their spouses, and grandchildren. Kenneth Harper was an original thinker for […]
Alumni Updates, April 2013
We would love to share what is going on in your life and ministries. If you have an update, please email us at alumni@asburyseminary.edu with the subject line “alumni update”. Kroehler, Kent (1972, MDiv) and Joy Kent “retired” in June 2010 after 42 years of ordained ministry. Retirement is a time to reinvent yourself and […]
Alumni Publications, April 2013
Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism by J. Harold Greenlee, (1943, BD) Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism was first published in 1964 while Greenlee was on the Seminary faculty. This clear and comprehensive introduction to New Testament textual criticism has remained a popular text for beginning and intermediate students. It includes diagrams, an appendix […]