IRD Professional Women’s Brunch
Join the IRD on June 20th for our Professional Women's Brunch. We will hear from Simone Rizkallah, head of the...
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The John Wesley Institute is honored that former Asbury Theological Seminary President Timothy Tennent is becoming a Distinguished Scholar of World Christianity with JWI. His role will include an annual lecture in Washington, D.C.
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Join the IRD on June 20th for our Professional Women's Brunch. We will hear from Simone Rizkallah, head of the...
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