How do modern understandings of the baptism with the Holy Spirit trace their understandings to John Wesley and John Fletcher? Dr. Larry Wood shares. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
The rapid increase of those who identify as “young, restless, and Reformed” is bringing fresh attention to the doctrine of election, which is one of the definitive issues that marks the sides in the ongoing
Every time I read through the Sermon on the Mount, and John Wesley’s related discourses (as the published sermons are called), I find myself thinking, “This is Christianity for grownups.” The thing is, once you
“About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ
Dr. Kenneth Collins on the center of John Wesley’s theology—holiness and grace. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
Beginning in the early days of the Methodist Revival, John Wesley’s position on predestination became a controversial issue. His friend and partner in ministry George Whitefield was a staunch Calvinist, which meant that he believed
What Is the Order of Salvation? What Is Prevenient Grace? What Is Convicting Grace? What Is Justifying Grace? What Is Sanctifying Grace?
Dr. Laurence Wood discusses whether or not orthodoxy was important to John Wesley and what this consisted of for him. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
Dr. Jeffrey Frymire talks about the nature of Christian worship and formation. View our growing playlist of Seven Minute Seminary here.
Wesleyan theology is powerful in that it mediates the salvific graces of Jesus Christ in an abundant way, such that people are transformed. Those most in need of grace can get free. Also, Wesley’s message
The Numbers Game It is truly frightening how easy it is to be drawn into an unhealthy obsession with numbers: Worship attendance, offering statistics, volunteer hours, people served, and the list goes on. In fact,
I am a conference junkie. It’s part of my Wesleyan heritage. In the Wesleyan tradition, we value conferences. Wesleyans have seen the value not just of thinking of conference as a noun, but as a
