by Bill Kierce | Jul 31, 2023 | About Us, News and Updates
We’ve all heard about the “summer slowdown.” That’s the time when ministries and non-profit organizations may slow their pace for vacations or even the malaise that comes with seasonal heat and humidity. At the Francis Asbury Society, we believe in biblical rest. The... 
by FAS Admin | Jun 30, 2023 | About Us
While I was born in New Jersey, from age two, I grew up in Kentucky in a conservative, Christian family. An emphasis was placed not only on attending church but living a life that modeled devotion to the Lord. At nine years old, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and... 
by Cathy Bickert | Jun 27, 2023 | About Us
I have been a Christian since the age of five. My daddy, the preacher, had an altar call during a service. I felt a tugging at my heart and as I knelt at the altar, I decided that I wanted to live for Jesus. I must be stubborn because that decision has never wavered,... 
by Josh Hallahan | May 23, 2023 | About Us
I was a young youth pastor at a United Methodist Church in New Jersey with what I believed was the best job in the whole world! I was fresh out of college and given the task of discipling students. Who could ask for more!? One Friday evening we took our students to a... 
by John Oswalt | May 3, 2023 | About Us, Ministry Matters, News and Updates
By John Oswalt The year was 1983. I was trying to settle into my new job as president of Asbury College, and I had a visit from Dr. Harold Burgess, professor of Christian Education at Asbury Theological Seminary and former colleague. He told me of his concern for Dr.... by Bill Kierce | May 3, 2023 | About Us, Ministry Matters, News and Updates
By Bill Kierce The year was 1993. I was a new student at Asbury Theological Seminary and a new evangelist with FAS. It was still close enough in time to 1983 that the founding vision of the Society was fresh in all our hearts. Dr. Kinlaw often referred to 40...