SWU launches first doctorate program
Like all programs at SWU, the online Ed.D. program is intentionally evangelical in addition to upholding a high academic standard.
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Church on the Fringes
“The culture forces the church to ‘get deeper rather than wider,’ focusing more on the quality of relationships rather than the number.”
Chaplain Spotlight: Judy Adams
Adams reminds people outside the world of prison to avoid allowing fear to prevent them from ministering alongside people in prison.
A university of mentors: Southern Wesleyan in the eyes of Grant Wood
“SWU gave me the foundation I needed to be where I am today,” he said.
Kingswood’s new Extended Program creates opportunity for church effectiveness
Since its launch in May 2018, Kingswood Extended has filled more than 400 classroom seats digitally.
Thriving in ministry: the best young pastors
Stepping out of college and into the world of ministry can be a daunting prospect. After graduation, young ministers often feel unsure of how to use their education and apply it in the “real world.”
Avoiding the Isolation Trap
People in helping professions are often surrounded by others, but when healthy friendships are not fostered, it can be easy to get caught in a trap of isolation. Co-Director of Worship Arts at College Wesleyan, Jordan Rife sees fostering healthy frie
Thriving in ministry: Rev. John Fowler
About two years ago, Southside Fellowship Church in Owensboro, Kentucky, started to explore the idea of doing church differently. The call to examine the structure of the church came from their pastor, Rev. John Fowler, who had experienced a personal
Asbury Graduate Spotlight: Seeds of Holiness
Light energy, water, chloroplasts, and time – these are the inner workings of cells that cause most plant life to grow, from the grass in North American backyards to the amazing rainforests of the Amazon. So, too, are there inner workings of a call to ministry; a...
God knows what he’s doing: Abby Powell
Abby Powell realized she wasn’t the typical Oklahoma Wesleyan student one day in an intercultural studies class, when asked to fill out a 10-question quiz about emotional “baggage” she carried. Each question answered “yes” indicated some wound or negative experience...
Dr. Marcus Dean: No ivory tower
Whether in an office at Houghton College or a board room at Fillmore Wesleyan Church, Dr. Marcus Dean lives a life in service to the local church. Dr. Marcus Dean’s life has been spent in two worlds that don’t always play nicely with one another – the academy and the...
Busting three myths about your pastor’s spouse
When it comes to living life with a pastor, Marietta Williams has seen more than most. From church planting to district leadership, Williams is a veteran of title-less yet nevertheless full-time ministry. The leader of Pastor’s Spouse Connection, Williams is...
Thrive In 5: Planning For Retirement
One of the hardest things for some pastors to think about is preparing for retirement. There are so many aspects to think about, it can boggle the mind. Yet, it is one of the most important life events many of us will ever experience from both a personal and...
A calling that found its home in the church: Jordan Rife
Jordan Rife has long recognized her passion to work with people, but she hadn’t been looking for her niche where she found it: in the local church, as a worship leader. Growing up in a church that didn’t affirm women as ordained pastors, Rife didn’t imagine she’d soon...
Thrive In 5: Understanding God’s Love
As Wesleyan pastors, we all know the scriptural truth that loving God and loving others is the central hallmark of the Christian spiritual life. But do we truly embrace this as the ultimate outcome of what it means to be Spirit-filled? As David Benner states,...
Wherever he leads: Caleb MacCullum
“I like to say God brought me to Kingswood ‘kicking and screaming,’” MacCullum said. It was never Caleb MacCullum’s intent to attend Kingswood University, but when God opened the opportunity for his attendance, MacCullum decided to enroll. He had marked Kingswood off...
Where the rubber meets the road: Dr. Richard Eckley’s ministry of practical theology
For Houghton theology professor Dr. Richard Eckley, teaching and practice go hand in hand. In nearly 30 years as a full-time professor, Eckley has increasingly engaged in settings where applied theology doesn’t always yield textbook answers. From local church to inner...
Houghton College Spotlight: Proud to be a Wesleyan
Dr. Michael Jordan was not raised in The Wesleyan Church, but now considers himself a “proud Wesleyan convert.” As Dean of the Chapel and Chair of the Religion Department at Houghton College, his desire is to be a positive representative of the Church for his...
First street smarts, then book knowledge: PK Hope Guptill
Hope Guptill is in her fourth year at Kingswood University, but that’s not where she learned the most about ministry. As a pastor’s kid, Guptill has experienced the joys—and the heavy burdens—of leading the Church, motivating her to commit to supporting those in...
Assured purpose: Katie Betts
Most of us would love nothing more than for life to move in a straight line on the map — no speed bumps, sharp turns or second-guessing. But Katie Betts could tell you that our journeys don’t always traverse the path so straightforwardly. A talented musician,...
Kingswood University student ministry spotlight: Luciano Latouche
Luciano Latouche grew up in Leogane, Haiti. From the age of three, he was in the Compassion International Program, a child advocacy ministry partnered with The Wesleyan Church in Haiti. Latouche grew up in the Church and became a believer at a young age. When his...
Pastor’s twins: Cori and Leah Glendenning share the lifelong impact of growing up in a Christ-centered family
Twins Cori and Leah Glendenning grew up at Orchard Park Wesleyan Church in Western New York, where their dad served as senior pastor. Through life lessons at home and shenanigans in youth group, Leah and Cori developed a deep appreciation for their upbringing’s way of...
When tank fish meets ocean: Tatyana Russell-Chipp
In her third year at Kingswood University, Tatyana Russell-Chipp has learned social holiness, and the call to become a servant first. “Like taking a fish out of the tank and putting it in the ocean” After being adopted from Birobidzhan, Russia as an infant, Tatyana...
The Ransom Church: Setting people free with the “second half” of the gospel
The Ransom Church is a nine-year-old church plant situated in the heart of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a rapidly-expanding city of 174,000. As their name suggests, this congregation has at its heart the mission of setting the captives free, not only with the truth of...
