Check out my blog post on www.seedbed.com, where I explain Why I Have Started Reading Fiction: http://seedbed.com/feed/why-i-have-started-reading-fiction. In the post, I describe how the call to read fiction both shocked me and helped me as a Bible reader and a Bible teacher. In the post …
Read MoreGraduation
We just returned home from graduation at Asbury, where I joined 220 other MA, MDiv, DMin, DMiss and PhD grads who form the 2007 graduating class of Asbury Theology Seminary. The ceremony was uneventful outside of the wit and humor of Dr. Kalas, the current …
Read MoreThe Dissertation
The Relationship Between Spiritual Transformation andLeadership Growth in a Pentecostal/Charismatic ContextThe final touches have finally been put on my doctor of ministry dissertation…and I can now say that I am done. In my final read I found more typos and errors and I am sure …
Read Morewww.derekvreeland.com & dissertation update
My blogspot has now been pointed to my domain. This means that my blog which is hosted by www.blogger.com can be accessed at www.derekvreeland.com. So if you have www.derekvreeland.blogspot.com bookmarked as my blog, you can change that to www.derekvreeland.com. You will still be able to …
Read MoreDissertation Defended!
I am posting this blog from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. I am happy to report that I successfully defended my dissertation this morning. I have been working on the dissertation for over two years and the dissertation defense is that last big step …
Read MoreThe Keystroke Heard ‘Round the World
I did it. This morning I finished the rough draft of my dissertation. I cannot believe after over two years of writing, research, writing, interviews, edits, writing, revisions and…oh yes…writing, the final keystroke for the rough draft has been made. It is done! Well sorta… …
Read MoreThe dissertation proposal hearing
A hearing sounds so ominous…but that is what it was. Yesterday was my proposal hearing at Asbury Seminary regarding my doctor of ministry dissertation. I have been writing and researching for 14 months on the subject of spirituality and leadership. The “proposal” was comprised of …
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