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…
On Pragmatism, Integrity, and Faith by Kevin Watson
October 27, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Kevin M. Watson delivers his sermon in the William R. Cannon Chapel at Candler School of Theology…
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 as…
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.
Christianity with a Wesleyan Accent: Wesleyan Discipline by Kevin Watson
February 10, 2014
The good news is that we already have a basic blueprint for how to help people embrace faith in Jesus and become his apprentices. Methodist discipline, or the method that gave Methodism its name, was focused on helping people become deeply committed Christians, to become mature followers of Jesus Christ … The biggest challenge contemporary Wesleyans may face is our own unwillingness to be a disciplined people.
Christianity with a Wesleyan Accent: Wesleyan Spirit by Kevin Watson
January 15, 2014
Though it may seem to be the most difficult to define of the three, Wesley insists on including spirit with doctrine and discipline because right doctrine (belief) and right discipline (practice) are not enough in themselves.
Christianity with a Wesleyan Accent: Wesleyan Doctrine by Kevin Watson
November 20, 2013
Though Wesleyans are most committed to offering Christ, not to being distinct from other Christian traditions, there are differences in…