by Lane Loman | Jul 31, 2023 | Ministry Matters, News and Updates
In early August 1801 as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people gathered at Cane Ridge Meeting House in Bourbon County, Kentucky, for a revival that became the defining event of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Western Great Revival period.((Source:...
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 Jennie Lovell | Jul 18, 2023
The Francis Asbury Society, in partnership with the Global Methodist Church MidSouth District, is excited to invite you to a holiness preaching conference on October 15–18. Join us for a series of seminars geared to prepare you to effectively preach the holiness...
by Vic Reasoner | Jul 18, 2023 | Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
In 1740, John Wesley had a conversation with Edmund Gibson, the bishop of London. Dr. Gibson asked Wesley what he meant by perfection. Wesley told him “without any disguise or reserve.” Gibson responded, “Mr. Wesley, if this be all you mean, publish it to all the...
by Bill Kierce | Jul 6, 2023 | Books, Ministry Matters, News and Updates
Anyone who had more than a surface relationship with Dr. Dennis Kinlaw knows that one of his favorite questions was, “What are you reading?” It is no wonder that the library at Asbury University bears his name. l can remember preparing my response to Dr. Kinlaw’s...
by Jerry Coleman | Jul 6, 2023 | Empower the Nations, Events, Ministry Matters, News and Updates
After two hours of sitting on the plane waiting to begin our 17-hour flight to Addis Ababa, we still hadn’t moved from our gate in Atlanta. It was going to be more than 19 hours before we got off the plane. I prayed that the Lord would give us his Spirit for 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 Vic Reasoner | Jun 24, 2023 | Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
In these “Preaching Holiness Today” blog posts, I have been examining “The Thirty Texts of Wesley” as first compiled by William Sangster. This post is my 24th post of the series. In this post, I explore how William Sangster conflates a statement on purity...
by Jennie Lovell | Jun 20, 2023
Registration is nearly full. Because the Summit is not until November, the registration list may change, so please contact us at 859-858-4222 and ask for the Titus Office to be updated. The theme for this November is Living Praise – Psalm 119: 175a. In this day of...
