Dr. David Higle |
May 7, 2019 |
Blog Thrive in 5
Leadership that is Christian Henri Nouwen challenges us to remember that all leadership that is Christian must be grounded in the greater reality of God’s love. Nouwen provides important ballast to Wesleyan ministry leaders since, according to the latest research...
Jo Anne Lyon |
May 6, 2019 |
Blog Border Stories Voices
I am not a newcomer to the discussion of immigration in the United States. Since 2006, I have spoken in many places, including congressional hearings and press conferences. I have met with multiple senators and Congress people, and even President Obama in the Oval...
Justine Tegen |
May 1, 2019 |
Blog Teaching
I received bad news that day. The minute I got it, my thoughts started swirling. Everything seemed like it was in question: my future, my identity, my security. I knew I needed to talk to someone, so I made a phone call, sent a couple of texts, met up with those...
Zach Derr |
April 30, 2019 |
Voices
Learn more About Voices Blogs I have realized that I can be generously selfish. In other words, I am generous with doing what I want to do and not doing what I don’t want to do. I would rather read than vacuum. I would rather play soccer with my son than wash...
Mark O. Wilson |
April 25, 2019 |
Blog Inspiration
I have a sledgehammer in my shed, and I also have a small finishing hammer. They are both equally important to me. If I had to choose between the two, I suppose I’d pick the little guy. He’s been a real help to me over the years — but I’d rather not...
Néstor Gudino |
April 23, 2019 |
Blog Featured Blog Multiplication Teaching
English Matemáticas fue mi materia favorita en la escuela secundaria. Recuerdo lo ansioso que estaba porque llegara la hora de esa clase y correr a la pizarra cada vez que el profesor preguntaba quién sabía la respuesta a una ecuación. No me gustaba mucho historia y...
Kim Gladden |
April 18, 2019 |
Blog CMAD Discipleship
Evangelism & Discipleship Webinar What’s the connection between evangelism and discipleship? Join the discussion at our upcoming webinar, Evangelism & Discipleship, Thursday, April 18 at noon EST. Our featured guest will be Chris Conrad, District...
Shalom Liddick |
April 17, 2019 |
Blog Inspiration
Death and dying have been my point of contemplation lately, which makes sense since it was this week about 2,000 years ago that Jesus began his journey to the cross. There he would die to provide a way for renewed friendship with God. This was on my mind when my son,...
Dr. Virginia Holeman |
April 17, 2019 |
Blog Thrive in 5
Peacefulness through Prayer May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord. Psalm 104:34 This Lent I (Dr. Toddy Holeman) committed to engage in 20 minutes of centering prayer every day until Easter. Centering...
Jessica White |
April 11, 2019 |
Blog Colleges Education & Clergy Development Featured Blog News
In its first year, Southern Wesleyan University’s (SWU) online doctorate program in curriculum and assessment has 37 students enrolled. The faculty at SWU is excited about how well the program has taken off and looks forward to positive outcomes as it progresses. Many...
Gabriela Garver |
April 9, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Featured Blog
IWU alumnus spotlight: Josh Grimmer If you meet pastor Josh Grimmer on the streets of Portland, he won’t invite you to his church. He’ll likely invite you to play spike ball or to join a board game club. On an average day, you’ll find Grimmer baby-sitting for other...
Kelly Yonce |
April 8, 2019 |
Voices
Learn more About Voices Blogs I grew up in a church where we put on our Sunday best. Pristine shoes click-clacked up a concrete walkway lined with azalea bushes. Casseroles were carried, friendly glances exchanged and everyone had an assigned seat. My assigned seat...
Dr. Mark Rennaker |
April 3, 2019 |
Blog Thrive in 5
Thrive Financial Initiative The Wesleyan Church was blessed with a second million-dollar grant from the Lilly Endowment. The program, offered through Education & Clergy Development, is called the Thrive Financial Initiative (TFI) and is designed to help pastors...
Sarah Linder |
April 3, 2019 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development
“Church in prison is my favorite church anywhere,” said Judy Adams, a correctional institutional chaplain in Canada. Adams was a teacher at the institution for 13 years and has served as its chaplain for the past four years. Adams’ draw toward organizing and taking...
Joshua McNall |
April 1, 2019 |
Blog Voices
Learn more About Voices Blogs “Exorbitantly excessive.” That’s the line that caught my eye as I reviewed a recent bit of feedback from my academic editor. The words pertained to one of my bad habits as a writer (apparently, I have a couple): my too-frequent use of...
Clint Ussher |
March 29, 2019 |
Blog Voices
Learn more About Voices Blogs So many thoughts and emotions have flooded my mind and heart since the March 15 attacks. It is difficult to put such things into words, but try I will. Not because every thought or feeling needs to be given voice, but because some do....
Mark O. Wilson |
March 28, 2019 |
Voices
Learn more About Voices Blogs I recently asked my students, “What do good Christians do? What behaviors should be expected of them? What practices are prioritized in their lives?” They wrote their answers on the board: go to church, tithe, read the Bible, pray....
Ashley Jennings |
March 28, 2019 |
Blog Featured Blog Teaching
A couple of months ago, I was in Nashville, Tennessee, learning more about best practices for making disciples. In an off-handed comment, one of the pastors noted, “I wonder if there was something intentional about Jesus sending the disciples out two by two instead of...
Ed Rotz |
March 27, 2019 |
Blog Inspiration
Forty-eight hours following Jesus’ death, Luke draws out an incident involving Jesus that the other gospel writers do not mention (Luke 24:13-35). On the afternoon of the day of his resurrection, Jesus surreptitiously joins two people walking back to the Podunk...
Branden Petersen |
March 22, 2019 |
Voices
Learn more About Voices Blogs The missional frontier has shifted, and we are the new missionaries. The church no longer holds the position as the chaplain of society in our late modern or postmodern world. We no longer live in a culture that is looking for...
Kim Gladden |
March 19, 2019 |
Blog CMAD Discipleship
Preaching for Discipleship CMAD and the Discipleship Collaborative are excited to present their next webinar, "Preaching for Discipleship."Learn more about leveraging the preaching moment with special guest Dr. Dave Ward, Associate Professor of Homiletics...
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2019 |
Blog Thrive in 5
Reflecting God’s own triune nature, we are created to live in loving community with others as well as with God. Too much isolation can lead to loneliness, depression, and sense of abandonment. Our perceptions can become distorted. A healthy pastor will...
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2019 |
Blog Thrive in 5
Reflecting God’s own triune nature, we are created to live in loving community with others. As pastors who love, it is essential that we empathize with others: to feel what others feel. People must sense that we understand them. People will know that we...
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2019 |
Blog Thrive in 5
Jesus said, “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak,” implying that our physical bodies and energy levels do have an impact—for better or worse—on our spiritual lives and ability to be there for others. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your...
