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Michael Pasquarello

Methodist Chair of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School

Michael Pasquarello III is the Methodist Chair of Divinity, director of the Robert Smith Jr. Preaching Institute, and director of Doctor of Ministry at Beeson Divinity School. Prior to joining the faculty there, he was the Lloyd John Ogilvie Professor of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary and he has served as the Granger E. and Anna A. Fisher Professor of Preaching at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. He received a B.A. from The Master’s College, 1978; a M.Div. from the Divinity School, Duke University, 1983; and a M.A. (1999) and Ph.D. (2002) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Religious Studies. He is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, North Carolina Conference, where he served in full-time pastoral ministry from 1983 to 2001. He is the author of several books, including "John Wesley: A Preaching Life" (Abingdon 2010) and "Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Theology of a Preaching Life" (Baylor 2017). 

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Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative

A new grant is available to support endeavors that help children come to know and love God and grow in faith.

The Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative aims to support programs that help congregations strengthen worship and prayer practices that respect how children experience God and express their faith, include children with disabilities, draw upon the arts, create opportunities for Bible storytelling, and connect worship to the daily lives of children and families.

Proposals are due by 5 p.m. (ET) on May 6, 2024.

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