Doctor of Ministry

Fridays are half-days in the dmin program at Asbury. And today was very laidback. We began the day, as we did each day, with a time of devotion and worship in Fletcher Chapel. The worship time was a real highlight of the week’s experience! After worship time, we talked about our final paper (due within … Read more

Every class I’ve taken so far has been an excellent, growing and transforming experience. I’m grateful for that! Every class has been different, and complementary of one another. And all are somewhat tiring. This class, though, with its heavy introspection and focus on sin (and holiness) has made this an even more tiring class. Not … Read more

Another good day, focusing on "the spirituality of leading" here in Wilmore, KY. We continue to enjoy our time here. This class is very diverse – people from all over the nation and some from around the world, representing various cultures. It’s good to return to a multi-cultural environment! This is also a larger class … Read more

Morning devotions have been excellent. Yesterday’s devotion centered on Psalm 16 (the goodness of God and the importance of seeing God as good), and today’s grew out of Mark 4 and the story of the seeds that fell on four different kinds of soil. Though all of us have preached from this text, we were … Read more

As I wrote yesterday, Joleen and I are at Asbury this week for a class on "The Spirituality of Leading." Dr. Stephen ("Steve") Martyn is teaching this class, and our first day was a great day. We began our time (as we will every day) in Fletcher Chapel, a small worship space designed for small … Read more

Hello. I’m reporting from Wilmore, KY tonight! Joleen and I are here this week for our sixth class, "The Spirituality of Leading." It looks to be an excellent class; in fact, this is the first class that caught my attention when we began looking at school catalogs back in 2003. I will *try* to do … Read more

I just re-read my posts from Asbury and re-lived part of the experience. I continue to be grateful to God for the incredible experience. One of the things you may have noticed is the lack of time and energy I had to spend writing (which accounts for some typos). It’s true that this week was … Read more

In the last few days I have written at the very end of long days. I write this one at the beginning of our last day here. When class comes to an end at noon today, Joleen and I will be taking some vacation time for renewal and refreshing. Therefore, it will be several days … Read more

We’re nearing the end of this transformational journey. It’s been a great week, and now we just have a half day to go. I am anticipating more good things from God, and a wonderful conclusion to an awesome week. Class time continues to be productive, and today Joleen and I had lunch with Molly Scott. … Read more

Another wonderful, but oh so intense day. Unfortunately, I do not have enough time or energy to write much. I’m sure I will have to do some writing/reflecting a few days after this week is over, once I’ve had a chance to catch my breath and process all of this. It was another long day, … Read more