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In an ad dress to the 1982 Ox ford In sti tute of Meth od ist Theo log i cal Stud ies, Al bert C. Outler out lined an agenda for what he called “Phase III” of Wes ley Stud ies, pro pos ing a slo gan...

Postmodernists reject truth. At least that’s what many Christians think. Type “Christian,” “truth,” and “postmodern” into an Internet search engine, and you’ll find plenty of Christian apologists...

The book is organized into an introduction and six chapters followed by endnotes and a useful bibliography. In the introduction Brower begins by describing the contemporary state of the ecclesial...

Deirdre Brower Latz I think that I stumbled into practical theology. I am called to be a pastor, but love teaching, and when the opportunity presented itself to me to teach, I took it. Initially I was...

Rev. Marcos Canales Pastoral ministry contributes immensely to the ongoing dialogue of ecclesiology and missiology. I consider it extremely important to regard pastoral ministry as the crossroads...

Juan Fernandez I believe that as times continue to get tougher around the world, Christians will be forced to deal with tough questions about their faith. Lukewarm Christians will be pushed toward a...

Dr. David M. Phillips I am convinced that there has never been a time when having an educated clergy is more important. We are living in a day when many people are entering the ministry as a second...

Padu Meshramkar I would like to answer this first from my perspective as a teacher. I never wanted to be in the full time ministry. I had felt that (ministry) should be some thing anyone should always...

Mark Quanstrom It was not my idea. I was called to preach and I knew that that particular vocation demanded continued study. After Seminary, I assumed the pastorate of Belleville First Church of the...

Gary Sivewright First let me state that my discipline is Christian Education with a specific focus on youth ministry. I really did nott know that going in. I think I was just following my heart and my...

Robin Smith Ecclesiology is really the discipline that I have invested my life in. Although my job titles have most often included Christian Education, it is really the study of the life and ministry...

Dr. Henry W. Spaulding I am not sure if I chose this discipline or if it chose me. When I was in High School I read Nietzsche’s Gay Science and I was enthralled it, shortly after, I read selections...

Didache: Faithful Teaching Vol. 7:2. (January 2008) This edition offers an interesting array of articles addressing intersections between Wesleyan education and various contexts of ecclesial ministry...

The objective of this paper then will be to assess Wesley’s theology. Granted that he was such a towering figure as an evangelist, apostle, pastor, ‘bishop’, and writer, what is his status as a...

Didache: Faithful Teaching Vol. 7:2. (January 2008) This edition offers an interesting array of articles addressing intersections between Wesleyan education and various contexts of ecclesial ministry...

In a struggling church situation, along with a feeling of insecurity, there is also a feeling of failure. What clearly distinguishes a religious institution from any other is the belief in absolute...

Christian Education has not always been consistent with its dedication to curriculum development. These inconsistencies can be found in various areas including a lack of training. Many seminaries...

I have analyzed some of the psycho-social dynamics within mainstream hip-hop music and film in an attempt to reveal the need to begin examining these representations on a consistent basis within the...

After an introduction to the history of the principle “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” (the development of the individual repeats the evolution of the species), this article discusses how Freud used...

This article in an interview with George Lyons and Kara Lyons-Pardue about "Generations". George Lyons I have been a professor of New Testament for thirty-two years. My last 18 years have been at...

Religious educators have recognized the value of narrative as a resource in the classroom both as a form for asking critical questions and also for allowing transforming insight (Hess 2009). The...

In the Church of the Nazarene, with a commitment of more than 100 years of higher education, the concept of “global” education is more than an en vogue propaganda. Quality, Christian higher education...

The purpose of the study which underlies this paper is toward meeting the urgent need to abolish the dichotomy between worship and education. If the Church better understands “how” worship, and...

The focus of this paper is to help the reader better understand the Emerging church, particularly demonstrating that many Emerging churches are in line theologically and in practice with both the...

One of the purposes of religion, humanly speaking, is to enable people to live a responsible life. One desire is that religious people may not disturb the harmonious life; rather, they may contribute...