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Thrive in Five: Relational: February 2025
In his book People Fuel: Fill Your Tank for Life, Love, and Leadership, Dr. John Townsend identifies 22 nutrients that enrich relationships. When these nutrients are present in our relationships, then we can be more open to others, more creative, and more...
Thriving Together- January 2025
Live Anointed: How the Holy Spirit Sanctifies Men and Women to Lead Together Enjoy this excerpt from the newly released book, Live Anointed: How the Holy Spirit Sanctifies Men and Women to Lead Together, written by Rev. Katie Lance: When I sensed the Holy Spirit...
Thrive in Five: January 2025
Taking care of the heart is foundational to all health goals.
Thriving Together- December 2024
Treasuring Uncertainty Read Luke 2:8-20, 2:41-52 God created me to be a very logical, ordered person. I see the beauty in His creation when life follows the predictable processes that He puts in place. Nothing is more miraculous or beautiful to me, for example, than...
Graduate Student Theological Seminar 2025
Annual seminar that brings together religion doctoral students and theology faculty to encourage and develop new scholarship, build relationships, and facilitate networking.
Women in Ministry
ECD Home Clergy Care Thrive Financial Women in Ministry Women in MinistryVision The Wesleyan Church affirms its long-standing commitment to full opportunity for women to be ordained to the ministry and to serve in any and all ministerial and leadership...
Thrive In 5: Grieving Well
Grief is the process through which “weeping may spend the night but there is joy in the morning”
Faculty Development Loan Grant
Enroll Enroll ECD Home Ordination & Credentialing Learn Pursue Finance DBMD Faculty Development Loan Grant The Faculty Development Aid Program exists to support Wesleyans achieving the highest academic degree in a field (typically PhD) so they may be...
Wesleyan Ministerial Loan-Grant
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Thriving Together- November 2024
Such a Time as This Esther 4:14: “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Romans 12:2: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Thank you, Lord, for His...
Our Team
ECD Home Ordination & Credentialing Thriving Clergy Wesleyan Education Our Team Johanna Rugh Executive Director Johanna Rugh Executive Director Rev. Johanna Chacon Rugh is an ordained minister of The Wesleyan Church. She served as the Assistant District...
Thrive In 5: Intellectual October 2024
Thriving organizations understand which seasons require centralized leadership and which seasons call for decentralized leadership.
A Culture of Cooperation: Ways Your Church Can Engage in Pastor Appreciation Month
Pastor Appreciation Month is a time to honor and celebrate the sacrifices, commitments, and hard work that pastors have made in serving their congregations and communities.
Thriving Together- October 2024
Your gifts and talents are not just for you; they are to serve others. So it is no longer just about you but about your neighbor—a double responsibility.
Thrive In 5- Relational: Practices that Sustain Community
Today ministry leaders also seek to cultivate such unity of heart, mind, and even resources within the congregation in general and leadership teams in particular.
Thriving Together- September 2024
PreacHer Sunday Is An Open Invitation to Men I might not be a pastor today if it weren’t for men. Before you read that statement and make certain assumptions about my theology, let me explain. Many women in ministry have shared heartbreaking stories of how men (males...
A Heartbeat for Transformation
With so many options on where to study and considerations to influence that choice, Wesleyan higher education consistently emphasizes character.
Avanzando Juntas- Julio 2024
Camino hacia el cumplimiento de mi llamado En el 8 de diciembre de 1991, comenzó mi camino hacia el llamado que Dios puso en mi vida. Yo me convertí en una Iglesia Unitaria donde no se cree en el llamado de la mujer, pudiera decir mi primer obstáculo y oportunidad de...
Thriving Together- August 2024
In this edition, we want to celebrate and highlight the thirty-six women ordained in 2024.
Una cultura de cooperación: Formas en que su iglesia puede participar en el mes de Aprecio a los pastores
El Mes de Aprecio al Pastor es un tiempo para honrar y celebrar los sacrificios, compromisos y el arduo trabajo que los pastores han realizado al servir a sus congregaciones y comunidade.
Learning as Practical Divinity: Wesley’s Vision for Holistic Education
Central to Wesley’s educational philosophy was the balance between spiritual and secular education.
College Day
College Day provides students with: Broader exposure to The Wesleyan Church movement Understanding the nature, focus, and opportunities that exist within The Wesleyan Church Opportunity to reflect on God’s call on their lives and cultivating deeper relationships with...
DBMD
Enroll en Español Enroll ECD Home Ordination & Credentialing Learn Pursue Finance DBMD Guide to exploring the Call How do I become a minister in The Wesleyan Church? The Guide to Exploring the Call will make the path to ministry more understandable. ...