Directory of Fellows

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Currently Funded Fellows

  • Winfield Bevins
    University of Aberdeen
  • Rebekah Clapp
    Asbury Theological Seminary
  • Jonathan Crabtree
    University of Aberdeen – Trinity College Bristol
  • Lane Davis
    Southern Methodist University
  • Sarah Fala
    Duke Divinity School
  • Laura Garverick
    Calvin Theological Seminary
  • Julie Gunby
    St. Louis University
  • Andrew Kinsey
    Durham University
  • Jerry Kulah
    Wesley House, Cambridge Theological Federation
  • Brent Lyons
    Oxford University
  • Carissa Quinn
    Gateway Seminary
  • Shannon Sigler
    University of Manchester
  • Joshua Toepper
    The University of Manchester
  • Deborah Wong
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dylan Ziegler
    Trinity College, University of Toronto
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Earned Doctorates

  • Dr. Mark Abbott
    Drew University
  • Rev. Dr. Diana Abernethy
    Duke University
  • Dr. Tom Albin
    Upper Room Chaplain
  • Dr. Creighton Alexander
    University of Kansas
  • Dr. Stephen W. Austin
    Duke University
  • Rev. Dr. Amy Valdez Barker
    Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
  • Rev. Justin Barringer
    Southern Methodist University
  • Dr. William M. Beachy
    Duquesne University
  • Dr. Daniel M. Bell
    Duke University
  • Dr. Dustin Benac
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dr. Richard Boone
    Union Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Kenneth W. Brewer
    Drew University
  • Dr. Presian Renee Burroughs
    Duke University
  • Dr. Jason Byassee
    Duke University
  • Rev. Dr. Stephen Cady
    Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Ted A. Campbell
    Southern Methodist University
  • Dr. David Carr
    Emory University
  • Dr. Michael G. Cartwright
    Duke University
  • Rev. Dr. Natalya Cherry
    Southern Methodist University
  • Dr. Paul W. Chilcote
    Duke University
  • Dr. Jung Hyun Choi
    Harvard Divinity School
  • Dr. Michael Christensen
    Drew University
  • Dr. Esther Chung-Kim
    Duke University
  • Dr. Gregory S. Clapper
    Emory University
  • Dr. Elizabeth Agnew Cochran
    Notre Dame University
  • Dr. Gregory Coates
    Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Charles Collier
    Duke University
  • Rev. Dr. Edgardo Colon-Emeric
    Duke University
  • Rev. Dr. Elmer M. Colyer
    Boston College
  • Dr. Jeffrey Conklin-Miller
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dr. James William Cooper
    (Denman Fellow)
    Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Richard Cornell
    University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean
    Princeton University
  • Dr. Wendy J. Deichmann
    Drew University
  • Dr. Brian Dodd
    University of Sheffield, England
  • Dr. Paul D. Duerksen
    Drew University
  • Rev. Dr. Drew A. Dyson
    Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Dr. David Evans
    Drew University
  • Dr. Elaine Friedrich
    University of North Texas
  • Dr. Craig B. Gallaway
    Emory University
  • Dr. David A. Gilland
    University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Mathieu Gnonhossou
    Manchester/Nazarene Theological College
  • Dr. Mark Gorman
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dr. Joel B. Green
    University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Tammie Grimm
    Manchester/Cliff College
  • Dr. Zhenya Gurina-Rodriguez
    Brite Divinity School
  • Dr. Charles F. Gutenson
    Southern Methodist University
  • Dr. Michael Halcomb
    Asbury Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Amy Laura Hall
    Yale University
  • Dr. Peter Han
    University of Chicago
  • Dr. J. Steven Harper
    Duke University
  • Dr. Charles L. Harrell
    Duke University
  • Dr. Angie Temple Harvey
    University of Durham
  • Dr. L. Daniel Hawk
    Emory University
  • Dr. Robert Haynes
    Durham University
  • Dr. Richard B. Hays
    Emory University
  • Dr. Elaine Heath
    Duquesne University
  • Dr. Katie Marie Heffelfinger
    Emory University
  • Dr. Kristin Lee Helms
    Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Craig Hill
    Oxford University
  • Dr. J. Thomas Holsinger-Friesen
    University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Mark L. Horst
    Yale University
  • Dr. Melanie Hughes
    Duke University
  • Dr. Allen Hunt
    Yale University
  • Dr. Justus Hunter
    Southern Methodist University
  • Dr. Jack Jackson
    University of Manchester
  • Dr. Brad Johnson
    Asbury Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Christine Johnson
    Manchester/Nazarene Theological College
  • Dr. Daniel G. Johnson
    Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Beth Felker Jones
    Duke University
  • Dr. L. Gregory Jones
    Duke University
  • Dr. Nathan Jones
    Duke University
  • Dr. Scott J. Jones (Bishop)
    Southern Methodist University
  • Rev. Dr. Laurel M. Jordan
    University of Notre Dame
  • Dr. Sangwoo Kim
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dr. Kevin Kinghorn
    Oxford University
  • Dr. Scott T. Kisker
    Drew University
  • Rev. Dr. Maureen Knudsen Langdoc
    King’s College London
  • Dr. Roald Kristiansen
    Emory University
  • Dr. Jackson Lashier
    Marquette University
  • Dr. D. Brent Laytham
    Duke University
  • Dr. In-Yong Lee
    Duke University
  • Dr. Joel Marcus LeMon
    Emory University
  • Dr. D. Stephen Long
    Duke University
  • Dr. Leicester R. Longden
    Drew University
  • Rev. Dr. Kenneth M. Loyer
    Southern Methodist University
  • Dr. Edward H. Marks
    Vanderbilt University
  • Dr. Stephen L. Martyn
    Duquesne University
  • Dr. David McCabe
    University of Edinburgh
  • Dr. David M. Matzko McCarthy
    Duke University
  • Dr. Daniel McFee
    Marquette University
  • Dr. David G. Meade
    University of Nottingham
  • Dr. Rebekah Miles
    University of Chicago
  • Dr. Samantha Miller
    Marquette University
  • Dr. Joy J. Moore
    Brunel University
  • Dr. Steven G.W. Moore
    University of Michigan
  • Dr. Robert S. Moore-Jumonville
    University of Iowa
  • Dr. Collin Mueller
    Duke University
  • Dr. Guy Nave
    Yale University
  • Dr. Suzanne B. Nicholson
    Durham University
  • Dr. Jeffrey Oak
    Yale University
  • Dr. Luther J. Oconer
    Drew University
  • Rev. Dr. Kirsten Oh
    Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Roger Owens
    Duke University
  • Dr. Alan G. Padgett
    Oxford University
  • Dr. Sujin Pak
    Duke University
  • Dr. R. Wade Paschal, Jr.
    Cambridge University
  • Rev. Dr. Emily Peck-McClain
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dr. Anna Adams Petrin
    Notre Dame
  • Dr. Priscilla Pope-Levison
    University of St. Andrews
  • Dr. Jacquelynn Price-Linnartz
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dr. Bobby Rackley
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dr. Mark Ralls
    Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Dr. John David Ramsey
    Duke University
  • Dr. Stephen W. Rankin
    Northwestern University
  • Dr. Kim Reisman
    University of Durham
  • Dr. Brian Russell
    Union – PSCE
  • Dr. Chuck Russell
    University of Kansas
  • Dr. J. Lester Ruth
    Notre Dame University
  • Dr. Matthew Schlimm
    Duke University
  • Dr. Stephen A. Seamands
    Duke University
  • Dr. Beth Mae Sheppard
    University of Sheffield
  • Rev. Dr. Natalia Shulgina
    Emory University
  • Dr. Matthew Sigler
    Boston University
  • Dr. Michael B. Simmons
    New College, Edinburgh
  • Dr. J. Warren Smith
    Yale University
  • Dr. Sarah Sours
    Duke University
  • Rev. Dr. Stephen Sours
    Duke University
  • Dr. Robert J. Stamps
    University of Nottingham
  • Dr. Leslie Stanley-Stevens
    University of North Texas
  • Rev. Dr. Travis Stevick
    University of St. Andrews Scotland
  • Dr. Lawson G. Stone
    Yale University
  • Dr. Clifton Stringer
    Boston College
  • Dr. Douglas M. Strong
    Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Mark Teasdale
    Southern Methodist University
  • Dr. David Thomas
    (Denmen Fellow)
    University of Bristol
  • Dr. Andrew Carl Thompson
    Duke Divinity School
  • Dr. John R. Tyson
    Drew University
  • Dr. Craig Vondergeest
    Union Theological Seminary, VA
  • Dr. Amy Wagner
    Loyola University Chicago
  • Dr. J. Ross Wagner
    Duke University
  • Dr. Jerry L. Walls
    Notre Dame University
  • Dr. John R. Walters
    Oxford University
  • Rev. Dr. Laceye C. Warner
    University of Bristol
  • Dr. Duane F. Watson
    Duke University
  • Dr. Kevin Watson
    Southern Methodist University
  • Dr. Scott F. Williams
    Duke University
  • Dr. Douglas J. Williamson
    Boston University
  • Dr. Brittany Wilson
    Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Ben Witherington III
    University of Durham
  • Dr. Jennifer Woodruff Tait
    Duke University
  • Dr. Brian Yeich (Denmen Fellow)
    Manchester/Cliff College
  • Dr. Khiok-Khng Yeo
    Garrett Seminary/Northwestern
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Senior Fellows Completing Doctorates

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  • Jerry Breen
    Asbury Theological Seminary
  • Victoria Campbell
    Asbury Theological Seminary/London School of Theology of Middlesex
  • Hannah Little Friday
    Emory University
  • Alma Ruiz
    Duke Divinity School
  • Glenn Stallsmith
    Duke Divinity School
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Professors in Theological School

Asbury Theological Seminary

Brad Johnson
Kevin Kinghorn
Stephen Martyn
Robert Stamps
Lawson Stone
Ben Witherington

Asbury Seminary – Florida

Brian Russell, Dean

Ashland University

Suzanne Nicholson

Ashland Theological Seminary

Dan Hawk
William Beachy

Baylor University

Dustin Benac

Brite Divinity School

Natalya Cherry

Candler School of Theology, Emory University

Joel LeMon
Amy Valdez Barker
Kevin Watson

Church of Ireland Theological Institute

Katie Heffelfinger

Claremont School of Theology

Jack Jackson

Colgate-Rochester Divinity School

John Tyson

Dubuque Theological Seminary

Elmer Colyer
Matthew Schlimm

Duke Divinity School

Jung Choi
Edgardo Colon-Emeric, Dean
Jeff Conklin Miller
Amy Laura Hall
Richard Hays
Sangwoo Kim
Sujin Pak
Lester Ruth
Warren Smith
J. Ross Wagner
Laceye Warner
Brittany Wilson

Fuller Theological Seminary

Joel Green, Associate Dean

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Mark Teasdale
K. K. Yeo

Houston Baptist University

Jerry Walls

Luther Seminary

Joy J. Moore
Alan Padgett

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

Melanie Dobson

Mt. Saint Mary’s University

David McCarthy

Neighborhood Seminary

Elaine Heath

Northeaster Seminary

David Carr

Northwind Theological Seminary

Michael Christensen

Pacific Rim Christian University

Michael Halcomb

Southern Methodist University – Perkins School of Theology

Ted Campbell
Craig Hill, Dean
Stephen Long
Rebekah Miles
Priscilla Pope-Levison, Associate Dean

Pittsburg Theological Seminary

L. Roger Owens

Presbyterian College

Craig Vondergeest

Princeton Theological Seminary

Kenda Creasy, Dean

Roberts Wesleyan College

Kristin Helms

Seattle Pacific School of Theology

Mathieu Gnonhossou
Doug Strong, Dean
Matthew Sigler

St. Mary’s Seminary and University
Ecumenical Institute of Theology

Brent Laytham, Dean

United Theological Seminary

Wendy Deichmann
Justus Hunter
Scott Kisker
Luther Oconer

Vancouver School of Theology

Jason Byassee

Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University

Tammie Grimm

Wesley Theological Seminary

Anna Petrin
Emily Peck-McClain

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Professors in Colleges and Universities

Auburn University Montgomery

Michael Simmons

Azusa Pacific University

Kristen Oh

Belmont University

L. Gregory Jones, President

Bethel College

David McCabe

Claremont McKenna College

Esther Chung-Kim

DePauw University

Maureen Knudsen Langdoc, AssociateDean

Duquesne University

Elizabeth Agnew Cochran

Eastern Mennonite University

David Evans

Elgin Community College

Peter Han

Huntingdon College

Diana Abernethy
Sarah Sours
Stephen Sours

Luther College

Guy Nave

Colorado State University Global

Daniel McFee

Southwestern College – Kansas

Jackson Lashier

Spring Arbor University

Kenneth Brewer
Richard Cornell
Tom Holsinger-Friesen
Robert Moore-Jumonville

University of Indianapolis

Michael Cartwright
Greg Clapper

University of Maryland

Collin Mueller

University of Tromso, Norway

Roald Kristiansen

University of West Georgia

Beth Mae Sheppard

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Scott Williams, Lecturer

Wheaton College

Beth Felker Jones

Whitworth University

Samantha Miller

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Local Church Pastors

  • Mark Abbott
    Community UMC
    DeBary, FL
  • Creighton Alexander
    University UMC
    Chapel Hill, NC
  • Stephen Cady
    Asbury First UMC
    Rochester, NY
  • Gregory Coates
    Glasford UMC
    Glasford, IL
  • Jimmy Cooper
    The Way Church
    Wentzville, MO
  • Paul Duerksen
    St. Paul UMC
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Elaine Friedrich
    Mt. Bethel UMC
    Marietta, GA
  • Mark Gorman
    Centre UMC
    Forest Hill, MD
  • Zhenya Gurina-Rodriguez
    First UMC of Fort Worth
    Fort Worth, TX
  • In-Young Lee
    First UMC of Rutherford
    Rutherford, NC
  • Kenneth Loyer
    UMC of Spry
    York, PA
  • Bobby Rackley
    Fuquay-Varina UMC
    Fuquay Varina, NC
  • John David Ramsey
    St. Benedict Catholic Church
    Richmond, VA
  • Michael Simmons
    Archbishop, Anglican church of Americas
    Montgomery, Alabama
  • Travis Stevick
    Grace UMC
    Marcus, IA
  • Clifton Stringer
    First United Methodist Church of Lockhart
    Lockhart, TX
  • Andrew Thompson
    First United Methodist Church
    Springdale, Arkansas
  • Douglas Williamson
    First United Church of Christ
    Marblehead, OH
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The Episcopacy of the UMC

Dr. Scott Jones, Bishop
Bishop of South Central Jurisdiction
Houston, Texas

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Other Positions

  • Stephen Austin
    Chaplain, Fort Hood
  • Daniel Bell, Jr.
    Speaker and Author
  • Richard Boone
    Missional Ministry
  • Charles M. Collier
    Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • Drew Dyson
    Executive Director, Princeton Senior Resource Center
  • Craig B. Gallaway
    Artist
  • David Gilland
    Lecturer
  • Charles Gutenson
    Consultant
  • Angela Harvey
    Author
  • Robert Haynes
    Director, World Methodist Evangelism
  • Allen R. Hunt
    Radio Host, Allen Hunt Show
  • Christine Johnson
    Registrar Asbury Theological Seminary
  • Stephen G. W. Moore
    Executive Director, M.J. Charitable Trust
  • Jacquelynn Price-Linnartz
    Writer and Researcher
  • Mark Ralls
    Blue Ridge District Superintendent
  • Kim Reisman
    Executive Director, World Methodist Evangelism
  • Natalia Shulgina
    ACPE Certified Educator Candidate
  • David Thomas
    Executive Director, New Room
  • Amy Wagner
    Director, Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference
  • Jennifer Woodruff-Tait
    Editor, Christian History
  • Brian Yeich
    Assistant Provost, Asbury Theological Seminary
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Retired

  • Tom Albin
  • Paul Chilcote
  • Steven Harper
  • Dan Johnson
  • Laurel Jordan
  • Edward Marks
  • David Meade
  • Jeffrey Oak
  • Wade Paschal
  • Steve Rankin
  • Charles Russell
  • Stephen Seamands
  • John Walters
  • Duane Watson
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Deceased

  • Mark Horst
  • Leiscester Longden
  • Leslie Stanley-Stevens
  • John Wadhams
  • John Wimmer
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