Director, Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions Associate Professor of Christianity and Cultures hugo@smu.edu 214.768.4808 Education Ph.D., Drew University, 2002; M.Phil., Drew University, 1999: M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1996; BA (Theology), Seminario Juan Wesley, 1990 Teaching Specialties Christian social ethics, cultural studies, JohnContinue reading
Andy is the author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling,winner of Christianity Today’s 2009 Book Award for Christianity and Culture and named one of the best books of 2008 by Publishers Weekly, Relevant, Outreach and Leadership. In 2011 he became special assistant to the president at Christianity Today International,Continue reading
Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr., is distinguished professor of church leadership and director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. He came to this position in 2003 after eighteen years as president of Saint Paul School of TheologyContinue reading
An award-winning author, sought-after teacher and conference speaker, Dr. Ruth Haley Barton is the founder of the Transforming Center. Ruth has been a student, a practitioner, a teacher and a leader in the area of Christian spirituality and spiritual formation for twenty years. A trained spiritualContinue reading
As long as he can remember, Dutton frontman Logan Walter has wanted to follow along the trail blazed by his father, Jeff, who fronted the worship band, Gabriel. Logan started out in 1998 by leading worship for his 7th grade Sunday School class and whenContinue reading
Jim Schmotzer founded Jim Schmotzer & associates in 2011 to help individuals and organizations maximize their potential for life and ministry. Previously Jim served as the Executive Director of the INN University Ministries and a Ministry Associate with First Presbyterian Church, Bellingham for fourteen years.Continue reading
We’ll be showing Blue Like Jazz the movie at Refresh on Wednesday at 8 pm in the Hughes-Trigg Theater. The movie is about Don, a nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, who tries to escape his Bible Belt upbringing for life in the PacificContinue reading
Some new opportunities await at Refresh 2011. This year, the General Board of Global Ministries is offering two training workshops for Refresh attendees: VIM Leader Training Dec. 12-13 This course will officially certify participants to lead VIM teams to UM mission sites. It will coverContinue reading
This 48-hour “basic training” event, led by Creighton Alexander, campus pastor for the Alabama Wesley Foundation, is specifically designed for everyone who wants to take his or her ministry to the next level. Whether you are a new campus minister or a veteran seeking toContinue reading
Refresh will be on the campus of Southern Methodist University this year! Get directions