Home > News > News


United Welcomes Two New Professors Print E-mail
NewProfs

United is pleased to welcome two new faculty members, Felicia Howell LaBoy and Luther J. Oconer.  Both will begin their teaching duties on July 1, 2012.

Felicia Howell LaBoy, Assistant Professor of Evangelization in the Heisel Chair, has a B.A. from Lehigh University, an M.B.A. from Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, an M.A. from Indiana Christian University, an M.Div. from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Drew University.

Felicia teaches in the areas of evangelism, formation and church renewal.  Her special interests are in the connections between evangelism and social justice, urban ministry, racial reconciliation, faith-based community and economic development, and African American religious history and leadership.

As a  pastor, community activist, entrepreneur and workshop leader, Felicia works with churches, businesses and community organizations to help reconcile and restore churches and communities by equipping persons.

Felicia is an Elder in Full Connection of the Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church and enjoys traveling, music concerts, cooking and gardening.

Luther J. Oconer, Assistant Professor of United Methodist Studies, has a B.S. from Mapúa Institute of Technology, an M.Div. from Wesley Divinity School and an M.Phil. and Ph.D., from Drew University. 

Luther teaches in the areas of United Methodist History, Doctrine, and Polity. His research areas include the Holiness Movement, Pentecostalism and mission history. He is particularly interested in the history of Methodism in the Philippines and Asia, the intersection between revivalism and missions, and the connections between Methodism and Pentecostalism.

Luther has recently published essays on the Development of Methodism in Asia and the Pacific in T&T Clark’s Companion to Methodism (2010), and on the history of Methodism in the Philippines in Die Methodistische Kirchen (2011). He has also published articles in Methodist History and Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.

He is an ordained elder in the Pampanga Philippines Annual Conference. 
 
An Epistle to the Church Print E-mail

Leaders gathered for the Spiritual Leaders Conference 2011 have offered an epistle for guidance and reflection as the church prepares for the 2012 General Conference. Marilyn Evans (1987, 1995), Co-Director of the Pohly Center for Supervision and Leadership Formation was one of the authors of the epistle. Read the epistle or listen to the recorded version at the following link:

epistle
 
Supervisory Training in Cambodia Print E-mail

Pohly Center Co-Directors, Roger and Marilyn Evans, recently returned from participation in a West Ohio Conference mission trip for leadership development with district superintendents in Cambodia. The Methodist Church in Cambodia is working to develop autonomous, Khmer leadership for the church by 2016. The Evanses worked with the cabinet, equipping them with training in leadership and supervision to support them in achieving their goal.

Download a two-page newsletter with pictures and text about the Cambodia trip:

download
 
Dr. David Watson Appointed Academic Dean Print E-mail

davidwatson

Dr. David F. Watson III was installed as Academic Dean of United Theological Seminary at the school’s 141st Opening Convocation, held Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Precious Blood Catholic Church.  Dr. Watson was also the featured speaker, on the topic, "Reading for Renewal."

Watson, who was appointed as Academic Dean, effective July 1, is also Associate Professor of New Testament and was formerly Associate Dean for Masters Studies. A native of Texas, he received a B.A. from Texas Tech University, an M.Div. from Perkins School of Theology, and a Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University. He recently published a monograph entitled “Honor Among Christians: The Cultural Key to the Messianic Secret,” and is currently co-editing a book with Joel B. Green on Wesleyan interpretation of scripture. His ongoing research interests include the Gospel of Mark and the Bible and disabilities.

David is also an ordained elder in the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church and serves on the West Ohio Inclusive Body of Christ Ministry Team for People with Disabilities and the Miami Valley District Committee on Ordained Ministry.  His wife, Harriet, is a native of England, and they have two children, Luke and Sean.

View Video

play

Read the Opening Convocation Address

download
 
Pohly Center Co-Directors Travel to Cambodia and Australia Print E-mail

rogermarilyn

Co-Directors of United’s Kenneth Pohly Center for Supervision and Leadership Formation, Roger and Marilyn Evans, are participants in a West Ohio Conference Leadership Development Mission to Cambodia from September 6-20. While in Cambodia, they will lead the 11 District Superintendents of the Cambodian United Methodist Church in workshops on supervision and thinking theologically about supervisory work. Additionally they will participate in the biblical storytelling component of the mission and visit churches and United Methodist mission sites.
An invitation from the Uniting Church of Australia in Western Australia takes the Evanses to Perth for five days of training in supervision and theological reflection from November 21-25.  They will work with pastors and supervisors, teaching the Pohly Center’s signature course based on the work of Dr. Kenneth Pohly and described in Transforming the Rough Places: The Ministry of Supervision.
Then, from November 28-30, the Evanses will teach a workshop, “Dynamic Theological Reflection and Covenantal Supervision” for the Australia New Zealand Association of Theological Field Educators (ANZATFE) during its biennial gathering in Melbourne, Victoria.
 
More Articles...
«StartPrev12NextEnd»

Page 1 of 2