Wesley Fellows Podcast

In a wide ranging interview concerning worship and liturgical studies, John Wesley Fellows and Duke doctoral students, Glenn Stallsmith and Debbie Wong, interview Lester Ruth and Swee Hong Lim, about their new book, A History of Contemporary Praise & Worship: Understanding the Ideas That Reshaped the Protestant Church.

Steve Rankin interviews faculty from the United Methodist affiliated Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama and leads a discussion on the history of the college, its unique place in Christian higher education and the formation of undergraduate students. Guests include:Lane Davis, Instructor of ReligionDiana Abernathy, Assistant Professor of Religion, Old TestamentStephen Sours, Associate Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department

Dr. Brian Yeich interviews Dr. Laceye Warner, Associate Dean of Wesleyan Engagement and Hybrid Programs at Duke Divinity School. This conversation covers questions ranging from  how we should be preparing students for theological education to tackling Dan Aleshire's challenge to think about the things that have been put in theological education's "attic" which might need to be retrieved. 

Dr. Dustin Benac interviews Dr. Greg Jones, outgoing Dean of Duke Divinity School and incoming President of Belmont University. In a wide ranging conversation, Dustin and Greg discuss the opportunities and challenges for the future of theological higher education, including the kinds of leaders and the type of leadership that will be required for the academy and the church. 

Dr. Stephen Rankin interviews Tom Albin, Executive Director of United Christian Ashram and former Dean of the Upper Room Chapel about concerns, challenges and opportunities for today's Christian leaders as they engage in the work of discipleship and passing on the Christian faith to the next generation. 

Dr. Stephen Rankin interviews Dr. Ephraim Radner, Professor of Historical Theology at Wycliffe College about Radner's recent article on theology after the virus and how the covid-19 pandemic has presented a new opportunity to engage in theological education. 

Dr. Steve Moore interviews Shannon Sigler the Executive Director of Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts and her work surrounding how these areas intersect.  

On this episode of the John Wesley Fellows Podcast Dr. Brian Yeich interviews Dr. Ben Witherington of Asbury Theological Seminary and Dr. Kevin Watson with Emory University about church leadership in the days of COVID-19 and how the church can and should respond in the wake of this pandemic.