Thrive With Asbury Seminary

Overview Dr. Sharon Ketcham, Professor of Theology and Christian Ministries at Gordon College. We talk about her book Reciprocal Church: Becoming a Community Where Faith Flourishes Beyond High School. We learn how we can become a collective body of faith and what it means to share faith between generations. Let’s listen!

Overview Keith Wasserman, founder and executive director of Good Works, Inc., in Ohio joins me on the podcast today. We talk about his God-given calling that led him to found Good Works Inc., and his experiences of being homeless by choice. Good Works is designed to connect people from all walks of life who are struggling with poverty, so that the kingdom of God can be experienced. We talk about t...

Overview Dr. Jonathan Powers, Asbury Seminary and Asbury University alum and Assistant Professor of Worship Studies at Asbury Seminary, joins me on the podcast today. We have a great conversation about the intersection of faith, art and worship and how our stories intersect with God’s creative story. Let’s listen!

Overview Dr. Christine Johnson, Registrar and Affiliate Professor at Asbury Seminary, joins me on the podcast today. In this episode, we talk about Holiness and Death in the Theology of John Wesley, how to build a theology of death, the relationship between death and holiness and how to navigate our own mortality without fear because we are people of hope. Let’s listen!

Overview Dr. Chris Kiesling joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. Dr. Kiesling is the Professor of Discipleship and Human Development at Asbury Seminary and a Seminary alum. He studied identity formation for his dissertation and one of the classes that he teaches at the Seminary is “Women, Development and the Journey of Faith.” In today’s conversation, we talk about identity,...

Overview Deb Adams joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. Deb is an Asbury Seminary aluma, and the Communications Director at the Seminary. But she’s also the Founder of Gracie’s Place, a non-profit therapy center for children with special needs in northern Wisconsin. Not only do they offer therapy for the children, but they also provide resources to the families. Deb helps us...

Overview Rev. Dr. Brian Ebel, Asbury Seminary alum, adjunct professor at the Seminary, church planter, and lead pastor of St. Luke United Methodist Church in Lexington, Ky. , joins me on the podcast today. We talk about how he came to Christ, his calling, how he and his wife Mandy planted Revolution United Methodist Church in Louisville. We talk about transition and women in ministry, too. Let’s l...

Overview Mrs. Lisa Espineli Chinn, Leadership and Ministry Coach; and Former National Director, International Student Ministry, InterVarsity/USA, joins me on the podcast today. In this episode, we talk about her story of coming to the U.S. as a grad student, her work with international ministry and ways we can intentionally engage with other cultures without setting foot on a plane. She’s also wri...

Overview Heidy Jo Tandy joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. Heidy leads with Stadia as the Associate Director of Bloom. She and her husband Josh planted Movement Church in Newport, Ky. in 2014. We talk about her story, church planting, finding your identity in Christ as your ultimate descriptor, her work with Bloom, how to find a good mentor, and how you can take the next st...

Overview This week on the podcast we’re talking with Rev. Stephanie Raglin, Director of Programs at the Hope Center, Pastor at Embry Chapel AME Church in Elizabethtown, Ky. and current Doctor of Ministry student at Asbury Seminary. In this episode, we talk about how Stephanie found God’s hope and grace in her darkest season, how she found healing, and now shares that hope with others. Let’s listen...

Overview Dr. Brian Taylor, Asbury Seminary alum, church planter, and lead pastor of Bethel Cincinnati Church, joins me on the podcast today. We learn about his calling, how he and his wife Chavonne planted Bethel Cincinnati Church in 2013. We talk about diversity and discipleship, what reconciliation means and how we can be agents of racial reconciliation in our neighborhoods and communities. Let’...

Overview This week on the podcast we’re bringing you a conversation with three guests who have spent more than a decade researching the experience of sexual minorities at faith-based colleges and universities, exploring the intersection of faith and sexuality. Dr. Mark Yarhouse, Professor and Chair of Wheaton’s School of Psychology; Dr. Janet Dean, Associate Professor at Asbury University; and Dr....

Overview This week on the podcast I had the privilege of talking to my good friend Deanna Lynn, Asbury Seminary alum and author of "Purchased: Leaving the Sex Trade." Before you listen, please know that this episode contains content about abuse, pornography, addictions and the adult sex industry, so if those are triggers for you or you're listening with children, you may want to skip this episode....

Overview This week on the podcast we’re talking with Randy Hardman, owner of Drinklings Coffee and Mugs in Wilmore, Asbury Seminary alum and adjunct professor at the Seminary. In this episode, we talk the intersection of faith, social mission and business, how Drinklings got started, how they are leveraging their space in the community for good, and ways you can join them. At the time of recording...

Overview Season 2 of the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast starts on January 14, and we talk about all the things: What it means to Attempt Something Big for God Women in ministry Racial reconciliation Sexuality Faith and art How we can use our lives to do all the good we can in the world, and Much more! So don't miss an episode! Subscribe in your favorite podcast player today, and be sure to gi...

Overview It's been a great season! Thank you all so much for allowing us into your lives and letting us become part of your story! We couldn't have done it without you, and we're very grateful. Special thanks to each of our guests who took time to join me for a conversation. If you haven't already, make sure you give a listen to each of the conversations in Season 1. And stay tuned for more inform...

Overview Dr. Craig Keener, renowned New Testament scholar at Asbury Seminary, joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. In this episode, we talk about it all: his journey from being an atheist to experiencing the undeniable presence of God, how he became a scholar, his almost impossible romance with his wife  Médine, their work with racial reconciliation, and after writing more th...

Overview Eddie Kaufholz joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. He is the producer and host of The New Activist Podcast, on staff with International Justice Mission, and is an Asbury Seminary alum. We talked about his journey to become an activist, his work with International Justice Mission, ways we can look at gift-giving this Christmas season with a heart to help others, and...

Overview Rev. Teddy Ray, Lead Pastor of Offerings First United Methodist Church, co-owner of North Lime Donuts and Asbury Seminary alum, joins me on the Thrive Podcast today. In this episode, we talk about being called to love Jesus first and foremost and finding our second calling within community. Teddy shares his personal journey as he realized that being a pastor was more than “right and good,...

Overview Dr. Dorothy Smith-Hubbard, pastor of Community of Love UMC in Angleton, Texas, and Asbury Seminary alum joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. We talk about how she came to understand her calling as a woman in ministry, her own healing process that helped her find her identity in Christ, and, of course, her book "Reducing Anxiety of Persons Practicing Pastoral Care."

Overview Donna Covington, Vice President of Formation at Asbury Seminary, joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the formation journey students begin during their time at Asbury Seminary, but also Donna’s personal story of formation, healing and hope.

Overview Rev. Carolyn Moore, founding pastor of Mosaic United Methodist Church, Evans, Ga. and Asbury Seminary alum, joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. In this episode, we talk about the intricacies of faith, calling and how she became secure in her identity in Christ as a woman, pastor and artist. Carolyn shares her burning question: How do women plant churches? This quest...

Overview Winfield Bevins, Director of Church Planting at Asbury Seminary, joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. He describes himself as a charismatic, low-church, Wesleyan-evangelical-Anglican with a missional twist. Of course, we talk about his most recent books "Ever Ancient. Ever New" and "Marks of a Movement." But we also talk about how he first fell in love with liturgy a...

Overview Rev. Jessica LaGrone, Dean of Chapel at Asbury Seminary and Asbury Seminary alum, joins me on the Thrive Podcast today. In this episode, we talk about ways the clues and community in her life led her from being a scientist to a pastor, how she got to Asbury Seminary as a student and later as Dean of Chapel, where she integrates her faith, work and life, and my favorite, the enneagram. We...

Overview Today on the podcast, we’re talking with Dr. Timothy C. Tennent, President of Asbury Seminary. In today’s episode, we talk about the quote, “Attempt something so big, that unless God intervenes, it’s bound to fail,” how he stumbled upon that quote in Jamie Buckinghams’ study, ways he hears from God, and how his skills as a builder help him build a healthy, sustainable organization. We als...