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Nicaea at 1700
Join leading scholars and church leaders as we explore the significance of the Nicene Creed 1700 years after it was compiled. Leading scholars and church leaders will look at its history, biblical basis, doctrinal contributions, significance for worship, and impact on the Christian life. Speakers include: Ryan N. Danker Alistair Macdonald-Radcliffe Jonathan Powers Suzanne Nicholson David Watson Reserve a spot
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Founded in 2021, the John Wesley Institute exists to make faithful scholarship accessible to the Christian faithful. Leading scholars from the broad Wesleyan tradition – Methodist, Anglican, Holiness, and Pentecostal – are committed to equipping the Wesleyan movement with the riches of its heritage and the scriptural witness of its founders. Now more than ever the message of Scriptural Christianity, the universal offer of salvation, and the promise of wholeness in Christ needs to be proclaimed with clarity.
With its in-person events, scholarly Summits, documents, videos, and teaching fellows program, the John Wesley Institute is here to equip the churches to carry out this mission with faithfulness and integrity.
The work of the John Wesley Institute can be seen in resources such as The Faith Once Delivered: A Wesleyan Witness and The Next Methodism: Theological, Social, and Missional Foundations for Global Methodism, among other documents, videos, and conferences.
The John Wesley Institute adopts Good News Magazine and will continue to publish this vital resource for the broad Wesleyan family.
Good News Magazine, March/April 2025
The John Wesley Institute Upcoming Events
Please join us for in-person gatherings!
April 14, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Inaugural Tennent Annual Lecture on World Christianity
Dr. Timothy Tennent will deliver the first Annual Tennent Lecture on World Christianity on April 11 with remarks on “Staying Centered in the Midst of the Shifting Center of World Christianity.” The event is free and open to the public. Please plan to be with us in Washington this April. Tennent joined IRD’s John Wesley Institute as Distinguished Fellow in 2024, working with Dr. Ryan N. Danker to promote formation in the Wesleyan tradition. He serves as the Methodist Chair at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Tennent served for 15 years as the President of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky having also served on the faculty at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. The lecture program will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a light reception beforehand at 6:00 p.m. at the Army Navy Club in downtown Washington, DC at 901 17th St NW. For more information, please contact Sarah Stewart at: sstewart@TheIRD.org.
May 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Nicaea at 1700
Join leading scholars and church leaders as we explore the significance of the Nicene Creed 1700 years after it was compiled. Leading scholars and church leaders will look at its history, biblical basis, doctrinal contributions, significance for worship, and impact on the Christian life. Speakers include: Ryan N. Danker Alistair Macdonald-Radcliffe Jonathan Powers Suzanne Nicholson David Watson Reserve a spot
