Author: Kevin Watson
From the Archives: Christianity with a Wesleyan Accent by Kevin Watson
March 3, 2025
Over the years at Wesleyan Accent, we have been blessed by numerous authors and articles. In this new space, we…
John Wesley: Optimist of Grace by Kevin Watson
June 6, 2018
Henry H. Knight III’s John Wesley: Optimist of Grace is a book I would like to get into the hands of…
Embracing A More Meaningful Holy Week by Kevin Watson
March 29, 2018
Observing Holy Week has had a significant impact on my life. There are many different ways I could mark my growth as a follower of Jesus Christ, but a major part of my growth as a Christian came when I started to attend Holy Week services. Attending worship on Thursday and Friday of Holy Week is a highlight of my year as a follower of Jesus. Attending these services has prepared me to celebrate – really celebrate – the news that Jesus Christ is risen.
Expectant Waiting by Kevin Watson
December 1, 2016
Waiting is hard. Many of us are tempted either to wait passively, like the foolish bridesmaids, or to take over and attempt to save ourselves by our own effort. Advent challenges both our complacency and our self-sufficiency.
Top 5 Reasons Guests Become Part Of Your Church Family by Kevin Watson
May 20, 2015
At one level, Melissa and I are the ideal first-time guests. And yet, we have been surprised at how difficult it has been to find deep and nurturing community in the local church. We have often been discouraged, because our initial strategy for finding new community when we have moved has been to try to quickly plug in to a new church. There have been a few times when the church did not seem to need or want new people. Of course, they would say that they did, but their actions communicated more loudly that the community was content the way it was and did not want to be disrupted.
A More Meaningful Holy Week by Kevin Watson
April 1, 2015
He described the Christian calendar as being like a spiral staircase: you come to the same point in the circle each year, but you have ascended higher up the stairs each year than you were the year before, or at least that is the purpose of the Christian calendar.
Hope For The Future Of Methodism? by Kevin Watson
February 26, 2015
Our story can be one of experiencing God’s transforming presence in our lives as we recognize the depths of our need for Christ, and Jesus’s ability and willingness to meet that great need. We can move forward with confidence, knowing that the Lord will sustain the church one way or another. And as we move into the future, we will be sustained and guided from perilous missteps if we immerse ourselves in the deep wisdom of our tradition. And as we seek to follow Christ and become mature in our faith, we can invite others to come with us on this great adventure.
Wesleyans have a great story to share with one another and with the world…
The Methodist Band Meeting: Confession Is For Protestants Too by Kevin Watson
January 21, 2015
Methodists gathered together because they were convinced that growth in holiness was most likely to happen in community.
Expectant Waiting by Kevin Watson
December 8, 2014
“In Advent we are waiting for the return of Jesus the Christ, the coming King. In Advent, we anticipate the return of Christ. Advent is about the future, the end, the “Christ shall come again in final victory” part of our faith. And so in Advent, we practice waiting. We remind ourselves that Jesus is coming back and that we don’t know the day or the hour when he will return. It might even be before Santa reappears.”
Christian Conferencing As A Means Of Grace by Kevin Watson
November 6, 2014
“Few Christians would be surprised to see prayer, searching the Scriptures, the Lord’s Supper, or even fasting (though it is perhaps the least practiced of these) on a list of basic practices of the Christian life. We might be more surprised to see Christian conferencing included on such a list.”