Author Archives: Dean G. Blevins

About Dean G. Blevins

Dr. Dean G. Blevins currently serves as Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Discipleship at Nazarene Theological Seminary as well as Director of Nurturing Care with Children through Worship and Prayer. An ordained elder, Dean has ministered in diverse settings and currently also serves at the USA Regional Education Coordinator for the Church of the Nazarene. A prolific author, Dr. Blevins recently co-wrote the textbook Discovering Discipleship and edits Didache: Faithful Teaching, a journal for Wesleyan Education.

John Wesley’s Monday Evening Prayer For Families

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

This past week I began my Family ministry class. One of my personal projects for this semester is to write a paraphrase of John Wesley’s written prayers for families. John actually wrote fourteen prayers for each morning and each evening … Continue reading →

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Economic Wisdom and Human Flourishing

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

I just got back from the retreat sponsored by the Oikonomia network. In addition to my earlier post, I joined a number of school faculty in a marvelous discussion on faith and economics. We heard a solid overview around the … Continue reading →

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The Work of the People

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

Okay, just how serious can we be about the relationship between theology and economics, discipleship and work? I have already noted in a couple of previous posts this theme and some of the efforts we have attempted at NTS. Now … Continue reading →

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Theology of Entrepreneurship?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

Just how often do we pay close attention to workplace, the world of business, the arena of economics, as a place for theological reflection and intentional discipleship? Over the last few years I have begun wrestling with the workplace as … Continue reading →

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Wired Faculty

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

So, how many social media sites do you have to maintain to be considered a truly “wired” faculty member? I began to wonder about setting a mythical standard as Kevin Lum  unpacked several more approaches to social media. After Kevin … Continue reading →

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Social Media as Theological Education

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

Must Theological Education embrace social media? What difference will it make in not just promoting the seminary but communicating, even educating, constituents? Looks like technology, theology, and education have found a new intersection for everyone. Kevin Lum, Executive Vice President … Continue reading →

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Twittiquette? or an Educational Strategy for Tweets?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

It was bound to happen, the increase in Twitter feeds has sparked a number of blog sites on twitter etiquette… er, is that Twittiquette? Brittany Fitzgerald’s recent article on the Huffington Post is just the most recent example, titled “What Not … Continue reading →

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