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Familiarity limits our imagination. Brother Keith Boyette shares a strong, encouraging word to broaden the imagination of all followers of Jesus so they may faithfully live on the frontlines of ministry. Hear the testimony of a true Reformer in the church who surrendered all to the glory of God. Keith shares his hope that the Global Methodist Church remains a bottom-up church ensuring the local church continues to be the thrust for Kingdom advancement. Please join and receive Keith's prayer at the end of the conversation.

Rev. Keith Boyette is both a pastor and a lawyer. He recently retired as Chief Executive Office of the Global Methodist Church, where he is an ordained elder. Keith previously served as president of the Wesleyan Covenant Association, founded and pastored Wilderness Community Church (Spotsylvania, VA), and was previously a member of the Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Pamela, live in Fredericksburg, Virginia and enjoy their growing family (3 children & 5 grandchildren) while traveling to new and old destinations.

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Shivraj Kumar Mahendra is proof there is power in a name. The name and person of Jesus changed everything for Shivraj, including which definitions of his own name would mark him. From pursuing the darkness of idolatry and witchcraft to a transformed life in Christ, you will be blessed to hear Shivraj tell the story of his radical conversion.

Shivraj worked toward his Bachelor of Theology at Luther W. New Jr. Theological College (NTC) in Dehradun, India. When Shivraj graduated, he began teaching, translating, and writing. His first translation from English to Hindi was Dr. Timothy Tennent’s book, “Christianity at the Religious Roundtable: Evangelicalism in Conversation with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam.”

To fulfill his call of becoming a seminary professor, Shivraj went on to study at Union Biblical Seminary (Pune) and the United Theological College (Bangalore) between his ministries. He initially began teaching at Doon Bible College and then became a faculty at NTC where he teaches to this day. In his 30 years of ministry, Shivraj has translated more than 20 books into Hindi and written 10 books in both English and Hindi.

In 2012, Asbury Theological Seminary partnered with NTC. Shivraj and Anita prayed for an opportunity for Shivraj to obtain his PhD at Asbury Seminary in Kentucky after finishing his Master’s degree. The window of opportunity opened, and in 2013, Shivraj became a doctoral student on the Wilmore, KY, campus.

Since coming back to India, Shivraj continues teaching within the Master of Theology program at NTC, where he is Associate Professor of Mission & History of Christianity and Dean of Online Studies. He primarily teaches missiology, the history of Christianity, and world religions.

Shivraj's author page on Amazon:

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The church, including the Wesleyan/Methodist traditions, seem to be more fruitful when they minister on the fringes of society rather than vying to operate at the center of culture. True dogmatic theology worked out from faithful engagement with scripture should lead followers of Jesus to seek first the Kingdom of God without making the attainment of worldly positions of power and influence part of the mission. Dr. Koskela joins STG to share more about the importance of dogmatic theology and his role at SPU.

Dr. Doug Koskela serves through the Free Methodist Church as a professor at Seattle Pacific University, where he teaches Wesleyan theology, epistemology of theology, vocation and ecclesiology. He is a member of the Wesleyan Theological Society and author of several books. Today, he mentions his last two published works in our conversation, The Radiance of God: Christian Doctrine through the Image of Divine Light and Made Known to Them: An Invitation to the Study of Theology.

Seattle Pacific University: spu.edu

Koskela's Books: https://wipfandstock.com/9798385201990/made-known-to-them

Wesleyan Theological Society: wtsociety.org

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If you belong to a local church, what does family ministry look like? Maybe your church is intentional about offering a way for men, women, youth, and children to connect separately? What about a ministry for marriage and parents?

In Joey and Lisa Putnam's experience serving the local church, there is a big gaping hole in most family ministry models. That hole is the lack of marriage enrichment and ministry support for parents from the local church.

Praise God for the Putnam's! They feel called to help fill in some of these gaps by helping local churches start marriage enrichment ministries. Please pay attention to their testimony as they have journeyed with the joy of the Lord together and overcome many trials. They are a beacon of hope for our churches who feel the need to start marriage enrichment ministries.

You can connect with them directly about marriage ministry here: 123askaboutme@gmail.com