John Wesley on Holiness and Grace
Dr. Kenneth Collins on the center of John Wesley’s theology—holiness and grace. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
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Predestination and God’s Sovereignty
Beginning in the early days of the Methodist Revival, John Wesley’s position on predestination became a controversial issue. His friend and partner in ministry George Whitefield was a staunch Calvinist, which meant that he believed that salvation was only available [...]
Top 10 Gifts For Youth Ministry Volunteers, Part 1
Why Gifts Are Important As the end of the school year rolls around, we typically start to reflect on the year before and gear up for the year ahead. We look back with humble gratefulness for our volunteers (For some, [...]
Sunday Best: A&F and Homelessness, Immigration, “Save Gosnell”
Check out, “The Future Of Technology: What You Can Expect In The Next 50 Years.” Dr. Medine Keener shares her immigration story. Read about Calvinism and Women. Dan Brown has just released a new novel, Inferno. How do you feel [...]
The Meaning of Pentecost
Tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday—what did it mean for the early church and their mission? See this resource filmed earlier with Dr. Craig Keener. See our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary on our YouTube channel.
How to Become a Theologically Reflective Counselor
Integrating Christian spirituality and counseling in ethically appropriate ways is an important skill for Christians who counsel. Doing this well goes beyond adding a few scripture verses at the end of your treatment plan. Robust integration is more than well-placed [...]
10 Lessons Learned from My Early Ministry
Recently, the cabinet of my annual conference met to begin the appoint-making process. In the coming weeks, the future of many United Methodist pastors in my annual conference will be on the line. Among them will be newly graduated seminarians, [...]
Science and the Christian Worldview
Dr. Michael L. Peterson here discusses the relationship between science and the Christian faith, suggesting that they may be integrated in a way that remains faithful to both disciplines. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
Alan Hirsch and Sean Gladding Talk Missional Church
Missional Culture and the Institutional Church Missional Culture and Pastor-Shepherds Missional Culture and Ministry Training Alan Hirsch is the founding director of Forge Mission Training Network. Currently he co-leads Future Travelers, an innovative learning program helping megachurches become missional movements. [...]
When an Associate Needs to Serve as Priest to the Lead Pastor
Rumors were swirling about the lead pastor. Several congregants had shared with me, the associate pastor, their concerns about a pattern of behavior from him they feared was harmful. Ninety-nine times out of one hundred, I keep those conversations to [...]
Sunday Best: Audio Sermons by John Wesley, Dallas Willard, Social Activism
Here are “15 Multi-Ethnic Pastors That Caucasian Pastors And Christian Leaders Should Listen To.” The Christian Century writes “Debating Hymns.” Fuller Theological Seminary releases resources on Science and Theology. Have you seen these audio versions of 44 of John Wesley’s [...]
Surprised by a Smile on Kwanglim’s Prayer Mountain
In April 2013, I was blessed to be part of a seminary trip to South Korea, as my scholarship cohort was invited to tag along with the Beeson International Leaders on the second leg of their journey through Asia. The [...]
