Pan-Methodist Fellows Program

I believe the purpose of Christian education is to be emancipatory, to set people free to be children of God and co-creators with God.

Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount
Murray H. Leiffer Associate Professor of Formation, Leadership, and Culture
Director, Center for the Church and the Black Experience

Whether doing theological work in the church, leadership in organizations, or in the academy, theology is a constructive, creative practice that requires us to continually speak in new ways about the beauty and fragmentation present in the world.

Dr. Brian Bantum

Neal F. and Ila A. Fisher Professor of Theology

Preaching occurs in the context of worship and offers us an opportunity to experience God’s presence not only in the words of scripture, but also through the people’s encounter with the divine presence in the context of their lives.

Rev. Dr. Gennifer Brooks
Ernest and Bernice Styberg Professor of Preaching
Director, Styberg Preaching Institute

I bring a decidedly intercultural voice and a teaching style that helps students question their answers to arrive at even deeper questions, and a collaborative style that ensures students learn to share their intellectual gifts and thus live of a life of service.

Rev. Dr. Esther E. Acolatse
Professor of Pastoral Theology and World Christianity

I am inspired by the creative and transformative theories, methods, and epistemologies anchored in Africa and the African Diaspora’s lived experiences, and how such approaches to biblical interpretation lead to flourishing human and non-human communities.

Dr. Kenneth Ngwa

Donald J. Casper Professor of Hebrew Bible and African Biblical Hermeneutics
Director of the Religion and Global Health Forum