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Wesley's Community Engagement Institute leverages the seminary's unique location in the nation’s capital to better equip those dealing with vital issues in the church and public square. The Institute is at the forefront of theological education, providing students the opportunity to engage secular and faith leaders around the meaning and shape of community and design as well as implement transformative ministry initiatives in collaboration with churches, nonprofits, and other community stakeholders.

The Community Engagement Institute is located on the main campus of Wesley Theological Seminary. We sit at the crossroads of many influences—from the powerful to the marginalized—where God’s glory is magnified as the church “turns itself inside-out” to become a force in the public square. The Community Engagement Institute encompasses Community Engagement Specialists, Heal the Sick, and the Center for Public Theology, which includes the National Capital Experience for Seminarians program.

Vision Statement
A transformed church and world that promotes communities where all people are cherished and flourish

Mission Statement
To equip leaders who are theologically grounded, contextually nimble and prophetically engaged in the public square

Spheres of Influence
The Community Engagement Institute is Wesley Theological Seminary's presence in Washington, D.C. The Institute sits at the crossroads of many influences:

  • A terminus for Washington's legions of power brokers at the foot of Capitol Hill where elected leaders legislate
  • A place where God’s glory is magnified as the church “turns itself inside-out” to become a force in the public square
  • A place where participating in the Reign of God requires teaching, learning and practicing social ministry entrepreneurship
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Community Engagement Specialists Expand

Community Engagement Institute (CEI) Specialists program at Wesley Theological Seminary continues to be at the forefront of theological education, and at the heart of our theological education ethos.  Through academic, theological, formational, and leadership development experiences inside and outside the classroom, CEI Specialists are equipped to serve as world-class community engagement leaders for the twenty-first century Church and world.

What sets Wesley’s CEI Specialists program apart from other institutions is our unique location in the nation’s capital and our ability to provide Fellows with distinct opportunities to deal with vital issues in the church and public arena.  Fellows engage in innovative learning in the classroom while participating in transforming communities on the ground by innovating, integrating and initiating effective ministries.

To learn more, visit our Community Engagement Fellows page.

Community Engagement Specialization Expand

The specialization in Community Engagement is open to Wesley students seeking an M.Div., M.A., and M.T.S. Community Engagement Specialists learn about the fundamentals of engaging and transforming communities as they design a transformative ministry initiative.

Center for Public Theology Expand

Wesley Theological Seminary's Center for Public Theology, located in the heart of the nation’s capital, gives church leaders, seminary students and non-profit organizations the tools to help navigate the connection between faith and public policy. Our goal is to improve the tone of national political discourse by fostering a new ethic of civil discourse. We are non-partisan but not disinterested in the great issues of the day.

While Wesley’s approach to public theology is distinctly Christian, the Center for Public Theology operates in an environment that is both passionately Christian and compassionately interfaith.

To learn more, visit our Center for Public Theology page.

National Capital Experience for Seminarians (NCES) Expand

For more than 40 years, students from seminaries across the country and Wesley Theological Seminary students have explored the connection between theology and politics through the National Capital Experience for Seminarians (NCES). NCES offers two distinct courses; a semester long course in ethics, theology and public policy and a week-long summer intensive in advocacy and action in the public square. Seminary students from across the United States come to Wesley for the spring semester. NCES courses are open to any student who has completed at least one year of a degree program from an accredited seminary and is recommended by his or her home seminary.

Requirements:

  • Completion of at least one year of a degree program from an ATS accredited seminary and recommendation by their home seminary

Options:

  • 3-credit-hour course in independent policy research
  • Can combine the seminar with an internship program

To learn more, visit our NCES page.

Heal the Sick Expand

The Heal the Sick program seeks to equip faith community members and leaders to support congregations’ development of health ministries and link such ministries with hospitals, community organizations, public health institutions, and health care providers.

The goal of the program is to prepare leaders to advance whole person health and well-being of individuals, communities and congregations, especially those who are underserved. Key components of the program include promoting faith communities’ health ministries, providing educational opportunities, catalyzing network creation and supporting existing networks, and facilitating collaboration with community partners.

To learn more, visit our Heal the Sick page.

 

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