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How to Reclaim Wesleyan Class Meetings

The place where life transformation happened in the Wesleyan tradition was always the class meeting. But overtime this powerful tradition has largely been abandoned. We will show you how you can reclaim class meetings at your church.

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Morals & Virtue in Decision-Making

Dr. James R. Thobaben explains the process of two kinds of reasoning: moral and virtue reasoning. He breaks down how we make decisions, and offers some helpful insight for better decision-making techniques. Dr. Thobaben offers a helpful, Wesleyan perspective.

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Come Holy Spirit, Part 6

How do you see the Holy Spirit at work in the world today? In the final part of this series, Leonard Sweet, Craig Keener, Tim Hughes, and Bruce Marchiano discuss the miraculous works and plans of the Holy Spirit.

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A Calvinist Admires Wesley: Towards Fruitful Theological Discussion

In a recent article about what Wesleyans can learn from John Calvin, we received overwhelming positive feedback. As a response to that piece, we wanted to highlight a Calvinist perspective as we work toward a unified church through positive discourse despite our theological differences. Find out the things that Calvinists might find admirable about Wesleyans.

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Women, Ministry, and Scripture (Part 2)

Should women be in leadership positions in the Church? Today Dr. Ben Witherington III offers scriptural support for women in leadership. He explains the “problem passages” and offers a Wesleyan perspective on the topic.

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Reclaiming Revelation in the Year the World Will End

There have been predictions that 2012 is the year the world will end. The return of Jesus is the hope of the Church and no book deals this truth more expansively than the book of Revelation. We’ll share with you two ways that the Church can reclaim Revelation.

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Are Natural Disasters the Will of God?

Last week’s outbreak of deadly tornadoes across the Midwest and South have left some people questioning the will of God in these times of tragedy. What does the bible say about this and how are we to respond? We asked several Asbury Seminary professors “are natural disasters the will of God.” Read more to see their thought-provoking answers.

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Women, Ministry, and Scripture

Here is Dr. Ben Witherington giving us a biblical perspective on women’s roles in ministry and in the family. He explains women’s roles in the first century world, how that changed once Jesus came along

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Seven Minute Seminary Launches Today!

Seedbed is pleased to announce the launch of Seven Minute Seminary, a resourcing initiative designed to provide theological, biblical and practical insight for reflection and application in the every day world. We’re tapping some of the best scholars and practitioners available to us for this project. Today features biblical scholar, Ben Witherington III. Send us topics & issues you would like to see addressed in future editions. Watch for a new edition every Wednesday.

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Catherine the Great's Spiritual Formation

The formation of children is the formation of the future, the shaping of history. Catherine the Great of Russia is a perfect example of this. Noted missions expert and author, Dr. Howard Snyder, explains how her life holds a timely lesson for us today about spiritual formation.

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