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Dr. Scott Kisker To Serve as Keynote Speaker for 2019 Robert F. Boyd Institute
The Institute is scheduled for April 8 and 9
University News | March 28, 2019
Each spring, in partnership with the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, Virginia Wesleyan University hosts a workshop for UMC pastors that yields continuing education units. The Robert F. Boyd Institute will take place on campus April 8-9, 2019, in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center. The Institute is named for Trustee Emeritus Robert “Bob” Boyd, a co-founding member of the VWU Board of Trustees, who passed away in 2018.
This year’s seminar features keynote speaker, Dr. Scott Kisker, professor of the history of Christianity at the United Theological Seminary. Kisker will present “The Past and Future of Methodism." An elder in the Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, Kisker has served as senior pastor of Colesburg United Methodist Church in Colesburg, IA. He was also a professor of history of Christianity at Wesley Theological Seminary as well as Wesley’s Director of the Course of Study Program.
In addition, Kisker served as the director of the Charles Wesley Heritage Centre in Bristol, UK, and as associate pastor for the American Protestant Church in Bonn, Germany. He is one of the hosts of “Plain Truth: A Holy-Spirited Podcast." His books include The Band Meeting: Rediscovering Relational Discipleship in Transformational Community, co-authored with Kevin M. Watson; Longing for Spring: A New Vision for Wesleyan Community, co-authored with Elaine Heath; Mainline or Methodist? Recovering Our Evangelistic Mission; and Foundation for Revival: Anthony Horneck, the Religious Societies, and the Rise of an Anglican Pietism.
Kisker earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College, a M.Div. from The Divinity School at Duke University, and a Ph.D from Drew University.
Read more about the program for the 2019 Robert F. Boyd Institute and register to attend at vwu.edu/boyd.