Communication Team |
February 14, 2019 |
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Attendees of The Gathering were asked if they wanted to comment on their experience during the three-day pastor and spouse event in Orlando last month. The Gathering goal was for attendees to be “encouraged, inspired and engaged at a deeper level with each other,...
Communication Team |
February 4, 2019 |
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The Wesleyan Church’s Education and Clergy Development has made general sessions from The Gathering Thriving Clergy Conference 2019 available as free downloads at The Wesleyan Church’s Resource Center. See Resources For a recap of The Gathering, click...
Communication Team |
January 21, 2019 |
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Wesleyan pastors and their churches will continue receiving help facing financial challenges thanks to a second $1 million grant awarded to The Wesleyan Church. The grant, part of the National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders supported...
Marietta Williams |
January 9, 2019 |
About Speakers Schedule Info Register June 1 The Gathering January 9-12, 2019 Orlando, Florida at The Caribe Royale More than a minister’s conference. The Gathering is a reunion of ministry family and friends. A sabbath for our souls. Coming together to stop, rest,...
Dave Higle |
December 17, 2018 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Reclaim Sabbath
Throughout 2018, Wesleyan clergy encouraged each other to “Reclaim Sabbath” by coming to a full stop every seven days in order to recognize that our ultimate center is God. Not our work, or our pedigree, or our ministry, but God himself. Henri Nouwen encourages us to...
Joel Liechty |
October 11, 2018 |
SAVE THE DATE: New Pastor Orientation, October 11 – 12, 2018. This event will help new pastors: Become better oriented to the mission and ethos of The Wesleyan Church Become aware of the ministries, resources and opportunities of the Church Gain insights into new...
Dave Higle |
September 17, 2018 |
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Being a pastor is widely recognized as one of the most difficult vocations in society. Every October, churches across North America pay tribute to pastors and their ministry with “Pastor Appreciation Month.” The research partnership on clergy well-being between...
Jessica White |
July 17, 2018 |
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The approach to formation of clergy is changing for the Religion Division of Southern Wesleyan University (SWU) as they study and innovate ministerial programs. Dr. Michael Tapper, chair of the Religion Division, shared how SWU is working toward preparing pastors for...
Janelle Vernon |
July 16, 2018 |
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Education and Clergy Development is advancing Christian higher education through a new initiative called WE5 that celebrates the combined strength and ongoing impact of the five colleges and universities of The Wesleyan Church: Houghton College, Indiana Wesleyan...
Communication Team |
May 21, 2018 |
Colleges Featured News News
In an ever-changing culture, the importance of receiving a Christian education is vitally important. The Wesleyan Church offers higher education at five colleges and universities and one seminary. Each institution offers an education on undergraduate and graduate...
Dave Higle |
April 16, 2018 |
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After six years of bi-vocational ministry in North Carolina, Dustin and Hannah Wilson sensed God moving their family to live differently. “God called us into a new season, a season where we felt the need to focus on family Sabbath,” Dustin said. Overworked and not...
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2018 |
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This year, Education and Clergy Development encourages pastors and clergy leaders to Reclaim Sabbath like never before. “Sabbath practices often involve times of solitude for recharging and regaining perspective,” said Rev. Dave Higle, Clergy Care director and Reclaim...
Gaby Garver |
February 19, 2018 |
News
Dr. Gary Carr has been elected member-at-large to the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF). He will represent The Wesleyan Church joining official representatives, religious leaders and executives from more than 200 denominational churches and...
Communication Team |
February 1, 2018 |
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Rev. Johanna Chacon Rugh has joined the Education and Clergy Development (ECD) team as associate director of Spanish Ministry Education and Formation (SMEF). Rugh, an ordained minister of The Wesleyan Church and an M.Div. graduate of Wesley Seminary at Indiana...
Communication Team |
January 22, 2018 |
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In less than a year, hundreds of Wesleyan church pastors and their spouses will come together at The Gathering 2019 to reconnect, celebrate God’s faithfulness and leave renewed. Plans are progressing for the quadrennial event set to take place at the Caribe Royale in...
Dave Higle |
November 16, 2017 |
Colleges News
It might have been 8 a.m. when College Day 2017 started, but the nearly 70 ministerial students attending were energetic and ready to get a firsthand look at the ins and outs of The Wesleyan Church Headquarters. Students and faculty traveled from the denomination’s...
Dave Higle |
November 6, 2017 |
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Did you know that: research shows pastors are typically use 65 distinct skills, forms of knowledge and character traits in their ministry? on any given day, pastors shift their focus from doing sermon research with the biblical text to crisis counseling; from...
Joel Liechty |
November 2, 2017 |
November 2-4, 2017 Fishers, IN Breakaway ONLY: $69 Regular Breakaway & Pre-Conference: $99 Early Bird Breakaway & Pre-Conference: $84 (Must be received by September 15) Registration Deadline: October 20, 2017 Breakaway – A Pastor’s Spouse...
Dave Higle |
October 6, 2017 |
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The Flourishing in Pastoral Ministry conference took place at Azusa Pacific University on September 23. Co-sponsored by Education and Clergy Development (ECD), this annual, one-of-a kind event is devoted to researchers, professional counselors and others from a...
Michelle Wood |
August 25, 2017 |
ECD Home Thriving Clergy The Gathering Ministerial Preparation Wesleyan Higher Education Thrive Financial Initiative Women in Ministry Ministerial Preparation: A call to Ministry The call to ministry is an exciting journey, yet there will be challenges along...
Joel Liechty |
August 18, 2017 |
ECD Home Thriving Clergy The Gathering Ministerial Preparation Wesleyan Higher Education Thrive Financial Initiative Women in Ministry UNITED IN MISSION One of the constant strengths of The Wesleyan Church that contributes to optimism about our future is our...
Ron McClung |
June 5, 2017 |
News WesLife News
“Ordination and Ministerial Credentialing in The Wesleyan Church” was the title of a doctrinal symposium sponsored by the Education and Clergy Development (ECD) Division at Wesleyan World Headquarters on May 30-31, 2017. District superintendents, district...
TWC |
May 27, 2017 |
Blog Colleges Thriving Clergy
The Wesleyan Church has received a grant of $1,000,000 as part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders. The initiative supports a variety of religious organizations across the nation as they address...
TWC |
May 27, 2017 |
Blog Education & Clergy Development Thriving Clergy
An artist with a passion for people, Lindsay Hafner knew her call to ministry early on. But it was not until years later, through a residency position at Awakening Church, that Lindsay realized God’s vision for church planting. Lindsay’s ministry began...
