Virginia FOCUS Initiative Upcoming event- May 22, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Virginia FOCUS Initiative is a ministry of the Virginia Annual Conference that seeks to strengthen the Black church. Virginia FOCUS 2020 began in 2017 as a three-year initiative to provide training, coaching, and support for strong African-American United Methodist churches in […]
Monday, April 26, 2021 7:00 PM (EST) Join Wesley Theological Seminary and Journey Films for an evening of education and reflection on Rabbi Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel as we watch and discuss the new film about his life from Journey Films. Directed by awarding-winning filmmaker Martin Doblmeier, Spiritual Audacity explores the life and […]
Upcoming courses that fulfill requirements and electives for the Children and Youth Ministry & Advocacy specialization and certificate are listed below. CYMA students are encouraged to keep these in mind as you register for summer and fall. Students who are interested in specializing in CYMA are welcome to email advisers Drs. Lorena Parrish and/or Emily […]
Day 4 – Feb 29 Rev. Lauren Bennett Community Connections: WTS Alum (’19), WTS Community Engagement Fellow 2015-2018; Associate Pastor at Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis Superpower: Engagement Stretch fully before God ~ Isaiah 58:1-12 A few days ago, we began our Lenten journey with Ash Wednesday. We acknowledged, from ashes we are […]
Day 3 – Feb 28 Karen Santiago Community Connections: WTS Director, International Student Service; WTS Adjunct Professor, International Student Seminar; WTS Staff Council Co-Chair Superpower: Raising fierce little humans What the fast are we doing? ~ Isaiah 58:3-4 I don’t fast. The closest I have ever come to fasting is riding on the “intermittent fasting” […]
Day 2 – Feb 27 Kevin Highfield Community Connections: WTS Alum, 2018, UMC Baltimore-Washington recommended for Provisional Elder, working in Cambridge circuit for The Methodist Church of Britain (Cambridge UK). Superpower: The Encourager, helping you in your journey to take the next affirmative step Go Where? ~ Luke 9:18 – 25 This passage in Luke […]
Day 1 – Feb 26 Veronice Miles Community Connections: WTS Associate Professor of Preaching Superpower: Infinite Hope Real Deal Piety ~ Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Most days I give the impression that living toward a God-centered harmonious existence is as common to human life as breathing, eating, or sleeping. I teach and preach about the radical […]
2020 Wesley Community Lenten Devotional We offer this Lenten Devotional to use throughout the Lenten Season as a means to be spiritually fed, as we pause and reflect on Christ’s journey. We are deeply appreciative of the nearly 50 representatives from across the global Wesley Community who agreed to share submissions with all of us. […]
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May 14, 2019 Given that Wesley Seminary is in the nation’s capital, democracy is important to who we are as a church and as an institution that serves our nation and world. The United States of America was established as a republic in response to the cry “No taxation without representation.” The Methodist Episcopal Church […]
