We're a joint ministry of
Emory University and the
Following is some information about our
affiliation with each.
From the inception of the
World Methodist Evangelism Institute
in 1982,
Candler School of Theology
at Emory
University has been and continues to serve as a joint
sponsor of the World Methodist Evangelism Institute, along
with World Evangelism of the World Methodist Council.
Candler School of Theology, located in Atlanta, Georgia
U.S.A., houses the offices of the Institute on its Emory
University campus in addition to providing part
administrative support and part faculty for the Institute.
Emory University was founded in Oxford, GA
in 1836 by the Methodist Church. This institution currently
has 11,300 students and 2,500 faculty members who represent
all regions of the United States and some 90 foreign
nations. Emory has nine major academic divisions, numerous
centers for advanced study, and a host of prestigious
affiliated institutions. In addition to Emory College, the
University has a graduate school of arts and sciences;
professional schools of medicine, theology, law, nursing,
public health, and business; and Oxford College, a two-year
undergraduate division on the original campus of Emory in
Oxford, Ga.
Housed at this large Methodist University,
the WORLD METHODIST EVANGELISM
INSTITUTE benefits greatly from the academic
setting, faculty, library and classroom facilities of the
University. In addition, Candler School of Theology provides
accessibility to scores of seminary students to participate
in our ministries. Annually, close to 30 Candler students
attend our Institute seminars and complete the additional
course work for 3 hours of academic credit. These students,
who are usually from several different Christian
denominations, often return with glowing reports of their
experience in these seminars in many cultural contexts. In
addition, students from other seminaries also attend our
seminars for academic credit.
The World Methodist Evangelism Institute
is a joint ministry of the
World Evangelism Division
of the
World
Methodist Council and
Candler School of Theology
at
Emory University.
The World Methodist Council is the body that links
the world family of Methodists, Wesleyans, and related
United Churches in 130 countries. There are more than 36
million members belonging to these churches worldwide, with
a community of over 70 million.
Established since 1881, the World
Methodist Council connects churches in the Wesleyan
tradition by listening to and learning from one another,
finding mutual support, and finding ways to engage in united
witness. One very significant way of engaging in this
united witness is through the work of its World Methodist
Evangelism Division with offices in Nashville, Tennessee,
U.S.A. and its World Director, Dr. H. Eddie Fox. The
previous office of the World Director was in Sydney,
Australia with Sir Alan Walker as the former Director.
Inaugurated in 1971 by action of the World
Methodist Council, the World Methodist Evangelism Division
called upon member churches to:
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Train for indigenous
evangelism,
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Multiply the
witnesses for Jesus Christ
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Begin new churches by
connecting with established congregations on every
continent, and,
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Develop new resources
for Christian mission.
The WORLD METHODIST EVANGELISM INSTITUTE,
with its offices at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia,
U.S.A. is the arm of World Methodist Evangelism that is
largely involved in training indigenous leaders. The
Director, Dr. Winston O. R. Worrell, works closely with
Executive Director, Dr. H. Eddie Fox and with world leaders
of the World Methodist family in sponsoring evangelism
seminars around the world. These churches include scores of
autonomous Methodist Conferences on every continent, as well
as related United Churches, and churches that follow in the
heritage of John Wesley. Pastors and lay persons from all
of these worldwide traditions participate in our seminars,
and pastors can receive continuing education credit for
these seminars.
In the United States, the World Methodist
Evangelism Institute works closely with the North American
Wesleyan Commission, which includes (among others) these
Methodist/Wesleyan churches:
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