Seven Minute Seminary

Asbury Seminary Professor Dr. Jim Miller discusses collective identity. A sense of collective identity motivates us to action, but what does it mean to live as followers of Jesus in a new day? How does Paul shape the idea of collective identity?

Dan Lewis, Executive Director of The River Foundation and Adjunct Faculty member at Asbury Seminary, explains how this generation is unique, and the Church should tap into that in order to engage them.

Dr. West Griffin explains three foundations of transforming biblical commitment, and he outlines four things every Christian leader needs to do to be fruitful.

Dr. Wes Griffin is the Executive Director of the International Leadership Institute and serves as an adjunct faculty member for Asbury Theological Seminary. Griffin outlines eight core values of the most effective Christian leaders.

Asbury Seminary Professor, Dr. Brian D. Russell, gives us some insight about what it means to read the Bible as a mission document.

Asbury Seminary Professor, Dr. Brian D. Russell, gives us some insight about what it means to read the Bible as a mission document.

Dr. Thobaben continues his discussion on the friendship that Jesus intended and how we, as Christians, need to be counter-cultural and reject postmodern tendencies.

Dr. Thobaben discusses the friendship that Jesus intended and how we, as Christians, need to be counter-cultural and reject postmodern tendencies.

Dr. Brian Edgar continues his discussion on bioethics, confronting topics like IVF, cloning, and trans-species gene transfer. What are the theological implications of these advances in medicine and technology?

Dr. Brian Edgar confronts ethical questions that arise from advances in biology and medicine. Edgar uses in vitro fertilization as an example and proposes a Christian response to the ethical questions one might face following IVF.

World renowned scholar, Dr. Ben Witherington III, discusses homosexuality and Scripture. How should the Church deal with this difficult topic? Dr. Witherington explains a biblical focus on behavior rather than inclinations or orientation.

Dr. Brian Russell shares how we might read Psalm 2 using a missional hermeneutic, and what difference this makes for the church.

Dr. Joseph R. Dongell, author and professor at Asbury Theological Seminary, gives an overview of the Gospel of Mark. He unpacks the full significance of the theme of Jesus’ identity that readers find laced throughout Mark’s narrative.

Dr. James R. Thobaben, Professor of Bioethics and Social Ethics, explains the process of moral reasoning and virtue reasoning. He explains how Wesleyans can really benefit from using virtue reasoning in all decisions.

Dr. Witherington explains why women should have leadership roles in the Church. He addresses the so called “problem passages” and explains them within the context of the ancient world.

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 and what this means for understanding Scripture today.