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, more diverse people and younger people.  He is a forerunner in African American evangelism impacting the field with his research of African American congregations.  He is often asked to speak and do workshops on leadership and congregational vitality across denominational lines.

Education

Ph.D., Emory University, Systematic Theology
M.DIV. Candler School of Theology, Emory University, summa cum laude
B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University, Economic-Management, magna cum laude

Fall Textbooks as of July 27 2020

Research Interests

Congregational Leadership and Vitality

Wesleyan Theology

African American Congregational Vitality

Publications

The Adept Church: Navigating Between A Rock and a Hard Place (Nashville: Abingdon Press, coming in spring 2019)

E. Stanley Jones and The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society, co-edited with Jack Jackson (Nashville: GBHEM, 2018)

Transforming Community: The Wesleyan Way to Missional Congregations, co-authored with Henry H. Knight, III (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2016)

New Wine, New Wineskins: How African American Congregations Can Reach New Generations (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2012)

Relevant Classes Taught

Wesleyan and Methodist Evangelism

Leadership in the African American Church

Hip Hop in the City