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Winfield, Kan., Oct. 6, 2026 — The Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College is partnering with Wesley Theological Seminary and offering a Doctor of Ministry program. Classes will begin in June, 2027. The Doctor of Ministry is designed to offer ministry leaders new knowledge, skill, and ...
Winfield, Kansas -- April 10, 2026 The 25th anniversary of the founding of the Bishop Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship brought persons from around the nation to Winfield April 10 to celebrate the Institute’s ministry. More than 50 guests attended the event at the Barns at Timber C ...
February 20, 2026 A $26,000 grant to the Institute for Discipleship will be used to support a new 12-week study for youth or young adults. The grant was made by Tenx10, which is hosted by Fuller Seminary and funded by Lilly Endowment. Tenx10 is committed to engaging teenagers in intentional act ...
January 3, 2025 Dr. Cheryl Rude became the executive director of the Bishop Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship on Jan. 1, 2026, becoming only the second top leader in the history of the Institute. The founding executi ...
July 7, 2025 Winfield, Kansas — The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College has developed an ambitious three-year strategic plan that will guide the Institute for the upcoming three years. The new plan was put into place July 1 and will be well into its first y ...
A proven, life-changing curriculum for youth summer camps is now available to local congregations through a collaboration between Project Transformation National and BeADisciple.com. The adaptable camp curriculum has been developed and used by Project Transformation, a 26-year-old organization that ...
Winfield, Kansas, May 7, 2024 – Richard E. Clark has joined the Southwestern College faculty as a Visiting Scholar of the Institute for Discipleship (IFD). Each academic year the Institute for Discipleship provides a $20,000 fellowship and housing to a new or near-completion Ph.D. candidate in relig ...
Rev. Andrew Finch, who pastors three United Methodist congregations in Omaha, will lead an online course focusing on racial reconciliation in the church. The class will be held May 6-31 and is open to all persons looking for biblical, theological, and practical ways to support diversity in the churc ...
"In Layman's Terms," a podcast from the Great Plains Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, featured the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship in a December 2019 episode.The episode, hosted by Great Plains director of communications, Todd Seifert, highlights the work of BeADi ...
Rev. Wendy Mohler-Seib has been selected as the Southwestern College visiting scholar for the 2019-2020 academic year.The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College’s visiting scholar program began in 2006, and supports a person nearing the completion of their Ph.D. w ...
After the success of the Summit Youth Academy last summer, Rev. Wendy Mohler-Seib was tapped to organize a confirmation camp for Wichita districts by district superintendent Mitch Reece.Mohler-Seib, who is the director of faith formation for youth and young adults at the Institute and leads the Summ ...
Kaitlin Kendel from Abilene Emanuel UMC leads a group practicing to lead worship at the Great Plains Annual Conference session June 15 during the recent Amp It Up! music camp at Southwestern College.Photo by David Burkeby David Burke, communications coordinator for the Great Plains Conference of the ...