Inaugural Tennent Annual Lecture on World Christianity

On Monday, April 14, Dr. Timothy Tennent delivered remarks at the Army Navy Club in Washington for the first Annual Tennent Lecture on World Christianity. His topic was “Staying Centered in the Midst of the Shifting Center of World Christianity.” Video of the lecture is available below via the John Wesley Institute YouTube channel and SoundCloud podcast account.

Tennent joined IRD’s John Wesley Institute as Distinguished Fellow in 2024, working to promote formation in the Wesleyan tradition. He serves as the Methodist Chair at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Tennent served for 15 years as the President of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky having also served on the faculty at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts.