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Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation

The Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation serves pastors, laypersons, churches, students and scholars by advancing and empowering scholarship, ministry and the creation of resources that supports formation in the Wesleyan-holiness tradition. Housed in Trevecca’s Millard Reed School of Theology and Christian Ministry, the center is supported by a network of alumni and friends.

Resources

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Epworth Table Podcast

Epworth’s kitchen table was a place where people would gather to learn and grow. This podcast offers a seat at a similar table, where you can listen in, find resources, learn and grow.

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Pastoral Development Fellowships

Pastoral development fellowships offer active clergy an opportunity to retreat, renew and develop new resources.

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Pastoral Development Connection

The Pastoral Development Connection is a monthly webinar-style gathering where pastors and leaders can connect with one another and hear from Trevecca faculty about constructive approaches to issues facing the local church.

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Pastors Day on the Hill

March 26, 2026

An interactive opportunity for ministry leaders to engage with leading thinkers on relevant issues.

Keynote Presenter: Holiness and Hospitality: Engaging the Challenges of Christian Ministry with Joy

Dr. Richard Beck, Abilene Christian University

Dr. Beck is the author of several books, including The Shape of Joy, Stranger God: Meeting Jesus in Disguise, and Unclean: Meditations on Purity, Hospitality and Mortality. We will have an engaging conversation about the way the themes of joy and hospitality offer a vital means of engagement around critical ministry issues.

Schedule:

9:30 a.m. – Chapel Address (Boone Convocation Center)
10:30 a.m. – Session 1 (Benson Auditorium)
12 p.m. – Lunch (Included in Registration)
1:30 p.m. – Session 2 (Benson Auditorium)
2:45 p.m. – Break 
3 p.m. – Session 3 (Benson Auditorium)
4 p.m. – Adjourn 

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Interested in finding out more about the Center for Wesleyan-Holiness Formation? Sign up to receive updates on upcoming events and new resources.

For questions, please email cwhf@trevecca.edu.

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Meet the Director

Dr. Tim Gaines serves as associate professor of religion and director of the Master of Arts program in theology and biblical studies, teaching in the areas of systematic theology, ethics, Wesleyan-holiness theology and Christian tradition. He is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, serves as a pastor at Trevecca Community Church and is a frequent speaker at churches, camps and conferences.