The Rev. Dr. Douglas D. Tzan is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry and Course of Study programs at Wesley. He is also an Assistant Professor of Church History, Mission, and Methodist Studies. An ordained elder in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference, he also serves as the senior pastor at the Sykesville Parish (St. Paul’s and […]
The Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe, Jr. is an ordained elder in the Baltimore/Washington Annual Conference. He is committed to living out the mission of the Lewis Center by helping students, pastors, laity, and other leaders think more deeply about congregational vitality. He does this by researching and sharing how congregations can reach more people, […]
Rev. Dr. Emily A. Peck teaches in the area Christian Formation and works as the theological educator for the Wesley Innovation Hub, part of a Lilly Endowment Initiative for young adult ministry. Peck is a United Methodist elder from the New York Annual Conference. Her ministry background is concentrated on ministry with young people and […]
Lorena M. Parrish, Ph.D. was the Dirk Romeyn Professor of Metro-Urban Ministry at New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, New Jersey prior to joining Wesley. Dr. Parrish earned her Ph.D., M. Phil. and M.Div. at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She also holds a M.S.S.W. from the Columbia University School of Social Work. An […]
Beverly Eileen Mitchell is a Professor of Historical Theology. Her teaching and research interests include: Systematic Theology, Church History, human dignity, genocide, global poverty, the African American struggle for justice, Holocaust studies, and the challenge of white supremacy in church and society. She serves as a consultant for churches that wish to commit to being […]
Mike McCurry has nearly four decades of experience in Washington working as a press secretary for U.S. Senators, the Secretary of State (Warren Christopher) and President Bill Clinton. McCurry served on the Wesley Seminary Board of Governors from 2000 to 2013 and also serves on the Boards of Share Our Strength, the Children’s Scholarship Fund, […]
A native of California, Michael Koppel is an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has served as pastor, campus minister, hospital clinical care supervisor, hospice chaplain, and youth minister in California, Ohio, and New York. He teaches and researches in the field of pastoral theology and care ministries. Michael served a four-year […]
Lucy Hogan has taught at Wesley since 1987. Raised in Minnesota, she has been ordained in the Episcopal church since 1981. She holds a Ph.D. from The University of Maryland with an emphasis on rhetoric, communications, and the history of women’s public speaking and preaching (1995). The intersection of preaching and rhetoric has been a […]
Eileen Guenther is professor of church music at Wesley Theological Seminary. She teaches music and worship courses, directs the chapel choir, co-directs the chapel services. She has led seven groups of Wesley students on intercultural immersion trips to South Africa. Dr. Guenther has served as visiting lecturer at Africa University in Zimbabwe. As part of […]
Devon Abts is Assistant Director of the Luce Center and Visiting Assistant Professor in theology and the arts. She holds a PhD in Theology from King’s College London, and an MA in Arts and Religion from Yale Divinity School. Her research and teaching is situated at the intersections of theology, Christian ethics, and the arts, […]
