John Wesley Institute - Next Methodism

The John Wesley Institute is honored that former Asbury Theological Seminary President Timothy Tennent is becoming a Distinguished Scholar of World Christianity with JWI. His roll will include an annual lecture in Washington, D.C. He currently is Distinguished Professor of World Christianity at Asbury Theological Seminary outside Lexington, Kentucky. In 2025 he will become the Methodist Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama. JWI promotes Wesleyan theological education and witness in the church and in society.

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 also holds in-person gatherings.
Please join us for upcoming events!

Epworth Fellows Program

June 20- August 8, 2024

The JWI Wesleyan Fellows Program is an opportunity to engage the Wesleyan tradition with young adults in an eight-week online program. The goal is the program is to explore the texts, personalities, and gifts of the Wesleyan movement engaging scholars from across the tradition.

The School of Methodism: Pennsylvania

July 27, 2024
Danville, PA

Join Dr. Ryan Danker of the John Wesley Institute and Dr. Brian Shelton of Asbury University to explore the history and message of the Wesleyan movement.

The School of Methodism:
Kentucky

November 8-9, 2024
Lexington, KY

Join leading scholars for this two-day event to explore our history as Wesleyans, what we believe, how we read scripture, what it means to live out our faith, and how our lives are shaped and formed by the worship of God.

The Next Methodism Summit II: Holiness

January 2024
Alexandria, VA

Participant website

The Next Methodism Summit is an invitation-only event for scholars and church leaders who will gather to write a new pan-Wesleyan statement on the doctrine of holiness of heart and life called To Spread Scriptural Holiness: A Wesleyan Witness. This will be a teaching document for the church, aimed to equip the laity. Please be in prayer for this gathering that it might be both productive and faithful.

The School of Methodism

May 3-4, 2024
Jonesborough, TN

Speaking Schedule for Dr. Ryan Danker
Director, The John Wesley Institute

All Saints

Notting Hill, London, UK
Sept. 24, 2023
11:00 Mass

Wesleyan Holiness Connection
Panel Discussion on Wesleyan Unity

Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore, KY
Oct. 27, 2023

St. Francis Episcopal Church

Potomac, MD
Oct. 29, 2023
9:15 Holy Eucharist

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