Wesley Theological Seminary : 2004 Seminar
Participant Information
Institution Name: Wesley Theological Seminary
Key Contacts:
David F. McAllister-Wilson, President
Bruce C. Birch, Dean and Professor of Hebrew Bible
Shaun Casey, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics
Denise Dombrowski Hopkins, Professor of Old Testament
Beverly E. Mitchell, Associate Professor of Historical Theology
Douglas M. Strong, Professor of History of Christianity
Key Contacts:
David F. McAllister-Wilson, President
Bruce C. Birch, Dean and Professor of Hebrew Bible
Shaun Casey, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics
Denise Dombrowski Hopkins, Professor of Old Testament
Beverly E. Mitchell, Associate Professor of Historical Theology
Douglas M. Strong, Professor of History of Christianity
Description of Institution
Wesley Theological Seminary exists to serve the Church of Jesus Christ and its mission in the world. We serve as the academy of the church by providing faithful scholarship and by preparing leaders for the church.
We are the “academy of the church,” keepers and shapers of the tradition. We provide in-depth study and reflection on the texts and traditions of our faith through the scholarly work of our faculty, through our Masters and Doctoral-level degree programs, and through our non-degree programs designed to reach both clergy and laity. The church uses this scholarship to maintain and continually reform its distinctive identity as the Body of Christ.
Because we are rooted in the Wesleyan tradition, we are ecumenical in spirit and theology. We believe that to know the God revealed in the Gospel, we must reflect deeply and prayerfully on the Scriptures and traditions of our faith, share regularly in the celebration of the Word and Sacraments, engage missionally and critically in the world, especially relating to and identifying with the poor and marginalized.
The primary focus of the seminary is to prepare leaders for the church. The seminary works with the church to identify and prepare those men and women who will lead the church. Seminary students are formed for a kind leadership which draws from the texts and traditions of the faith so they may lead the church as disciples of the risen Lord in mission and ministry in the world. This formation is of the whole person, involving intellectual, emotional, and spiritual discipline and the practical skills and insights necessary for effective leadership.
We believe that to form people for ministerial leadership requires a community that embraces both our diversity of culture and our unity in Jesus Christ. God created the human family with an array of gender, ethnic, and cultural differences, but God also calls us to be one in Jesus Christ. Wesley is committed to the belief that Christian unity does not eliminate our differences, but creates vital communion among those who are and remain different.
Wesley Theological Seminary exists to serve the Church of Jesus Christ and its mission in the world. We serve as the academy of the church by providing faithful scholarship and by preparing leaders for the church.
We are the “academy of the church,” keepers and shapers of the tradition. We provide in-depth study and reflection on the texts and traditions of our faith through the scholarly work of our faculty, through our Masters and Doctoral-level degree programs, and through our non-degree programs designed to reach both clergy and laity. The church uses this scholarship to maintain and continually reform its distinctive identity as the Body of Christ.
Because we are rooted in the Wesleyan tradition, we are ecumenical in spirit and theology. We believe that to know the God revealed in the Gospel, we must reflect deeply and prayerfully on the Scriptures and traditions of our faith, share regularly in the celebration of the Word and Sacraments, engage missionally and critically in the world, especially relating to and identifying with the poor and marginalized.
The primary focus of the seminary is to prepare leaders for the church. The seminary works with the church to identify and prepare those men and women who will lead the church. Seminary students are formed for a kind leadership which draws from the texts and traditions of the faith so they may lead the church as disciples of the risen Lord in mission and ministry in the world. This formation is of the whole person, involving intellectual, emotional, and spiritual discipline and the practical skills and insights necessary for effective leadership.
We believe that to form people for ministerial leadership requires a community that embraces both our diversity of culture and our unity in Jesus Christ. God created the human family with an array of gender, ethnic, and cultural differences, but God also calls us to be one in Jesus Christ. Wesley is committed to the belief that Christian unity does not eliminate our differences, but creates vital communion among those who are and remain different.