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Cruciform Shepherds for Resurrection Communities: The Transformation of Paulā€™s (and Our) Ministry Imagination

Posted on : January 25, 2021

The task of faithfully pastoring a church so that its life together would embody Christā€™s life and ministry has never been easy. It is even harder today in a deadly pandemic where some church people… Continue Reading

Paul and the Power of Grace

Posted on : January 20, 2021

In 2015, Pauline scholars were eager to read the much-anticipated study by John M. G. Barclay entitled Paul and the Gift (Eerdmans) and it did not disappoint. It quickly became a widely influential study, critiquing… Continue Reading

Kindness Is Not a Random Act

Posted on : January 18, 2021

I was loading my newly purchased gardening supplies into my car when two earnest teens approached me and volunteered to return the cart I was using. I accepted their offer, thinking they had use of… Continue Reading

Kindness Is Not a Random Act

Posted on : January 18, 2021

I was loading my newly purchased gardening supplies into my car when two earnest teens approached me and volunteered to return the cart I was using. I accepted their offer, thinking they had use of… Continue Reading

Contemporary Systematic Theology: An Embarrassment of Riches

Posted on : January 11, 2021

In The Architecture of Theology (Oxford University Press, 2011), a must-read for any serious student of systematic theology, A. N. Williams observes that while Christian theology is inherently systematic the number of comprehensive ā€œsystematic theologiesā€… Continue Reading

Discipleship after COVID-19: Family Worship

Posted on : January 4, 2021

I wish I could say that COVID-19 has been good for my patterns and practices of worship. Iā€™ve kept up with times of prayer, Bible reading, and other spiritual reading. Iā€™ve also had some Christian… Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023

ā€œAn abba said, ā€˜The prophets wrote books, then came our fathers, who put them into practice. Those who came after them learnt them by heart. Then came the present generation, who …

January 23, 2023

ā€œAn abba said, ā€˜The prophets wrote books, then came our fathers, who put them into practice. Those who came after them learnt them by heart. Then came the present generation, who …

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December 16, 2022

AFTE is now accepting scholarship applications for 2023. Applications and required supporting materials are due in the AFTE office no …

July 1, 2022

A Foundation for Theological Education (AFTE) John Wesley Fellowships have been awarded to six doctoral students. The John Wesley Fellows …