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Resources: Wesley Ministry Network
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Theological Study for Congregational Leaders
One common request of pastors and lay officials is for resources they can use to enhance the theological competencies among their congregational leaders and members. They are seeking material that can be used locally but of a theological depth not always available from local sources.
The Wesley Ministry Network, a colleague ministry of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary, has developed a collection of video-guided study resources that brings the teaching of some of the world's best theologians to local congregations. Eight short-term Bible and theological curricula provide high-quality adult educational materials in the broad mainstream of Christian theology.
The Wesley Studies Project: History, Doctrine, Evangelism
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Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense
Bishop N. T. Wright explores the rewards and the reasonableness of the Christian faith in a ten-lesson video course, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense. The lessons offer a fresh presentation of the timeless truths of Christianity, including the nature of God, what God wants to do with and for the world, and what we are called to do through the "costly fellowship" of church. View a video clip. |
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A Life Worthy of the Gospel
Dr. Sondra Wheeler offers a six-lesson introduction to Christian ethics that focuses on the formation of Christian character. The course includes lessons from scripture, the apostle Paul, Augustine, Martin Luther and John Wesley. It concludes by applying these teachings to ethical decision making today. View a video clip. |
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Serious Answers to Hard Questions
Bishop Kenneth Carder hosts a series addressing issues that are sometimes barriers to faith. Ten Christian and Jewish theologians offer perspectives, in light of their faith, on difficult subjects such as evil, science, resurrection, other faith traditions, the Gnostic gospels, and the sins of the church. View a video clip.
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Women Speak of God
From the earliest days of the church, women have spoken and written of their faith. Dr. Amy G. Oden, Professor of History of Christianity, Wesley Theological Seminary leads an eight-lesson study of Christian writings by women, including Pertetua, Susanna Wesley, and Georgia Harkness. View a video clip. |
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Journey Through the Psalms
This eight-lesson study of Psalms is led by Dr. Denise Dombkowski Hopkins, Professor of Hebrew Bible at Wesley Theological Seminary. The course brings the Psalms to life for prayer and worship and teaches the ancient Psalmists' emotionally intense approach to God. It is based on Hopkins' book of the same title. View a video clip. |
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In God's Time
In this ten-lesson study of biblical eschatology, Dr. Craig C. Hill helps Christians find a faithful and thoughtful response to the cultural conversation about prophesy, Last Days, and End Times. Dr. Hill presents a scholarly foundation for Christian hope and belief in the fulfillment of God's plan for human history. View a video clip. |
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Religion and Science: Pathway to Truth
Director of the Humane Genome Project Dr. Francis S. Collins and sixteen other scientists and theologians consider how religion and science might coexist and complement one another in the 21st Century. The course was sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. View a video clip. |
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Devotion to Jesus
Dr. Larry Hartado of Edinburgh University, one of the world's leading New Testament historians, conducts an eight-session study on the subject of "Jesus Devotion" in earliest Christianity. The course addresses when, where, and why people came to believe in the divinity of Jesus. View a video clip.
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The Wesley Studies Project presents the scholarship of leading Methodist historians and theologians on Wesleyan history, doctrine, and evangelism. Designed to train clergy and other leaders of churches in the Wesleyan tradition, the three series include 12 video lessons plus study materials appropriate to a college or seminary class.