Education for transformation
ECD’s College Day connects Wesleyan universities around formation.
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Privileged to serve
ECD empowers individuals for kingdom service through strategic partnerships and development opportunities.
Formation and collaboration
A closer look at the 2024 GSTS.
For the sake of the kingdom
Education and Clergy Development review their Acts 1:8 mission in serving Wesleyan clergy and laity in 2023.
Empowered to lead
Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy Conference focuses on supportive pathways for women called by God to lead the church.
Forging wider paths
The Spanish Ministerial Education and Formation team seeks to equip Hispanic ministers to reach their diverse communities.
Wesleyans in the news: January 5
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Serving the shepherd
ECD continues the pursuit of the mission in 2022 through equipping and caring for the shepherds.
Evaluating the past, reaching for the future
Rev. José A. Barboza reflects on the work of the 2022 Hispanic Connectional Roundtable.
General Conference elects Rev. Johanna Rugh to general office
Rev. Johanna Rugh elected by the General Conference to the office of executive director of Education and Clergy Development.
Thrive Financial Spotlight: Frankie Rodriguez
For Pastor Frankie Rodriguez–senior Pastor of Iglesia Wesleyana El Camino in Greenville, South Carolina, the Thrive Financial Initiative (TFI) offered a chance for vulnerability that enriched his relationship to his congregation.
Testimonio de IFE : Frankie Rodriguez
Para el pastor Frankie Rodríguez, pastor principal de la Iglesia Wesleyana La Camino en Greenville, Carolina del Sur, la Iniciativa hacia Finanzas Exitosas (IFE) ofreció una oportunidad de vulnerabilidad que enriqueció su relación con su congregación
Thrive Financial Spotlight : Mark Leist
During the first year of TFI, Leist and his leadership team turned the TFI materials into a teaching series for their congregation.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Lectio Divina (Devotional Reading)
Lectio Divina is one way you can read Scripture to abide in God’s presence and to experience his living Word for you today.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – With God in Suffering and Weakness
During this time of Covid-19, we feel it is vitally important for pastors to continue to learn to carve out a few moments each day to simply be with God in prayer.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – The Nature, Necessity, and Practice of Solitude and Silence
Jesus needed it. So did Moses, Elijah, Mary, and Paul. And that is just for starters. All the leading Fathers and Mothers throughout church history needed it, too. People like Augustine, Luther, Wesley, Calvin, and modern spiritual leaders such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer,...
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Have You Experienced the Love of God?
The one thing that is everything is friendship with God in Christ..
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Contemplative Prayer: Palms Down, Palms Up
During this time of Covid-19, we feel it is vitally important for pastors to continue to learn to carve out a few moments each day to simply be with God in prayer.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – From Solitude to Community to Ministry
Spiritual Disciplines: From Solitude to Community to Ministry
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Spiritual Disciplines
Spiritual Disciplines
Houghton Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Marlene Collins-Blair
“One of the hallmarks of Houghton College Online is that we have deliberately and intentionally created an environment that mirrors the residential campus.” Blair said.
Stepping out from behind the curtain
Since stepping out from behind the curtain, Skor has found her voice as a leader and been able to focus on using her giftings for maximum benefit to the church.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – What is Christian spiritual formation?
As pastors who are leading others, we need to be intentional about engaging the various means of grace to continue our transformation into the image of Christ.
Helping all my ‘Sams’
Since Shannon’s life before becoming a professor was deeply immersed in the business world, he is able to impart practical knowledge to his students and connect what is being communicated in the textbook to relevant experience.
