What is the solution for the decline of the United Methodist Church and much of mainline Protestantism? Peter Bellini explains the rich history of the charismatic in early Methodism and suggests that our cure might be a revived theology of the Holy Spirit and an understanding of spiritual power.
Both John Wesley and George Whitefield won thousands of converts to Christ in the 18th century, leading to a great revival of the church. But Whitefield often relied on Wesley to organize and offer spiritual oversight to new converts. Watch Dr. Ryan Danker explain how this phenomenon and the flexibility of John Wesley’s ministry to meet the spiritual needs of the day contributed to renewal in the church.
Many biographies of Wesley largely overlook or pay little attention to his time in the colony. Alex Johnson shares how readers could easily supplement their Wesley studies with Hammond’s work and would benefit from Hammond’s perspective on the events surrounding Wesley’s ministry in Georgia, which informed much of his theological journey and provides many lessons to contemporary readers.
It may be hard to understand the message and reception of John Wesley’s ministry in the 18th century if you don’t know the back-story. In today’ Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Ryan Danker offers insights into the political, religious, and social climate before England experienced its spiritual awakening.
The biblical mandate is clear—the people of God should be welcoming the stranger, even when it’s risky and uncomfortable, because in doing so, they are welcoming God. In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Amy Oden shares about this essential Christian practice as its woven throughout Scripture and in early Christian tradition.
A closer look at the ethnicity of people in Scripture reveals that we owe a distinct debt of gratitude to African Christians for the development and spread of Christianity. Mathieu Gnonhossou shares how deep their contributions go.
This book is for anyone seeking inspiration or encouragement in the face of the challenges of modernity, to press on in faithfulness to the gospel which was once for all handed down to the saints. Andrew Dragos reviews Thomas Oden’s book, A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir.
Are the New Testament manuscripts reliable, or are they full of so many errors and discrepancies that they should not be trusted for the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, renowned Greek scholar Dr. Bill Mounce discusses the nature of biblical manuscripts, what errors we know do exist, and what bearing this has on the reliability of the Bible.
Is the Mainline in decline? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Ted Campbell reminds us that though the membership numbers appear to shrinking, there are followers of Christ in the historic Protestant churches who worship together and faithfully live as the body of Christ.
But to effectively serve Christ in the world, we must not merely be called holy; we must actually be holy. In today’s article, Timothy Tennent helpfully explains how the pouring out of the Spirit at Pentecost provides the church with this needed holiness.
What’s the difference between legalism and holiness? In today’s article, Keith Drury walks us through a profound, step-by-step understanding of how legalism often creeps into a community and gets mistaken for holiness.
Why do Christians refer to the day of Christ’s death as “good?” In today’s article, Jackson Lashier continues his series on the Church Fathers as he explores Melito of Sardis’ work. God saves through death, and somehow (and quite paradoxically) this is good news for the world.
