ANDREW C. THOMPSON

Memphis Theological Seminary [email protected] 168 East Parkway South www.andrewthompson.com Memphis, TN 38104 901.334.5852

Education Th.D. Duke University Divinity School, 2012 • Dissertation: “ and the Means of Grace: Historical and Theological Context” M.Div Vanderbilt University Divinity School, 2001 B.A. Hendrix College, 1998 (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Academic Employment Assistant Professor of Historical Theology and Wesleyan Studies, Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN; 2012— Instructor of Historical Theology and Wesleyan Studies, Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN; 2011-2012

Ecclesiastical Employment Pastor of Discipleship, Marion , Marion, AR; 2013— Ministry Coordinator, Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation, Durham, NC; 2008-2013 (administrative position on the DYA summer staff) Pastor, Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, Henderson, NC; 2008-2010 Associate Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Searcy, AR; 2003-2006 Associate Chaplain, Lambuth University, Jackson, TN; 2001-2003

Ecclesiastical Standing Ordained Elder and Member in Full Connection of the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church

Publications 1. Monographs The Means of Grace: God’s Power, Our Practice (Forthcoming: Seedbed, 2014).

2. Edited Volumes Generation Rising: A Future with Hope for the United Methodist Church (Nashville, TN: , 2011).

3. Articles1 “Baptism, Youth Ministry, and the Means of Grace,” Liturgy (Forthcoming: December 2013).

1 The published articles listed here include those of an academic nature appearing either in peer-reviewed journals or journals that are not peer-reviewed but maintain an academic standard. Popular essays in such publications as the Christian Century, Homily Service, the United Methodist Reporter, the Arkansas United Methodist, and others are archived on my website at www.andrewthompson.com and can be accessed there. “The Practical Theology of the General Rules,” Asbury Journal 68:2 (Fall 2013): 6-27. “The General Means of Grace,” Methodist History 51:4 (July 2013): 249-257. “From Societies to Society: The Shift from Holiness to Justice in the Wesleyan Tradition,” Methodist Review 3 (2011): 141-172. “Outler’s Quadrilateral, Moral Psychology, and Theological Reflection in the Wesleyan Tradition,” Wesleyan Theological Journal 46:1 (Spring 2011): 49-72. “‘To stir them up to believe, love, obey’—Soteriological Dimensions of the Class Meeting in Early ,” Methodist History 48:3 (April 2010): 160-178.

4. Chapters in Books “Sustenance for the Journey: Week of Meditations for August 6-12, 2012,” in The Upper Room Disciplines 2012 (Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 2011), 231-237. “Echoes of Jesus: Old Testament Anticipations of the Coming Messiah,” in Holy Things for Youth Ministry: 13 Practical Sessions, ed. Brian Hardesty-Crouch (Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2010), 47-64 and 209-210.

5. Book Reviews Review of Henry D. Rack, ed., The Methodist Societies: The Minutes of Conference, vol. 10 of The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2011), in Wesleyan Theological Journal 48:1 (Spring 2013): 195-197. Review of Kevin M. Watson, A Blueprint for Discipleship: Wesley’s General Rules as a Guide for Christian Living (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2009), in the United Methodist Reporter 156:3 (May 22, 2009). Review of Scott Kisker, Mainline or Methodist? Rediscovering Our Evangelistic Mission (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2008), in the United Methodist Reporter 155:27 (November 7, 2008). Review of Fred P. Edie, Book Bath, Table, and Time: Christian Worship as Source and Resource for Youth Ministry (Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2007), in the United Methodist Reporter 155:14 (August 8, 2008).

Presentations Keynote presenter for and Lay Academy, New Albany District, Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church, with presentations on “The Mission of the Church and the Language of Grace in the 21st Century” and “The Means of Grace: God’s Power, Our Practice,” at New Albany, MS; August 23-24, 2013. Plenary lecture on “The Coming Reign of God—Christian views on Eschatology,” for the Texas Youth Academy, at Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX; July 4, 2013. Keynote address on “Doctrine: Its Role and Future in the UMC,” for the annual breakfast of the Confessing Movement of Arkansas, at the Arkansas Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR; June 10, 2013. Keynote address on “The Means of Grace as ‘Practices,’” for the United Methodist Council of Memphis Theological Seminary, at Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN; November 12, 2012. Keynote presenter for the Christian Educators Fellowship national conference, delivering lectures on “Our Daily Bread: The Means of Grace and the Christian Journey” and “Picture Perfect: The Pattern of a Christian Life,” and a workshop on “Making Disciples One Day at a Time,” at Green Lake, WI; October 12-14, 2012. Teaching series on Generation Rising: A Future with Hope for the United Methodist Church, consisting of 11 weekly sessions, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Memphis, TN; September 5-November 28, 2012. Conference preacher to the Arkansas Conference of the UMC, delivering sermons on the first two nights of the annual conference session, entitled, “The Power to Become Children of God” and “Pressing Toward Perfection,” at Fort Smith, AR; June 10-11, 2012. Plenary lecture on “Ignatius of Antioch, the Virtue of Leadership, and Wesleyan Pastoral Ministry,” at the Emerging Leaders Conference, hosted by the Turner Center for Church Leadership and Congregational Development (Vanderbilt Divinity School) for the Memphis and Tennessee Conferences of the UMC, at Grace United Methodist Church, Jackson, TN; October 13-14, 2011. Keynote address on “The Large Minutes and ‘What does Wesley have to say to Methodist preachers today?’” for the McKendree District Clergy Luncheon, at the Center of Excellence in Faith & Health, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN; September 21, 2011. Keynote address on “Theological Education as Theological Formation” for the United Methodist Council of Memphis Theological Seminary, at Lindenwood Christian Church, Memphis, TN; August 15, 2011. Plenary lectures on “Background, Purpose, and Aims of Generation Rising: A Future with Hope for the United Methodist Church” and “Thoughts on the Call to Action Report,” for the North Carolina Annual Conference Youth Adult Clergy Retreat, at Pine Knoll Shores, NC; May 23-24, 2011. Paper on “From Societies to Society: The Shift from Holiness to Justice in the Wesleyan Tradition,” at the Wesleyan Theological Society, Dallas, TX; March 5, 2011. Plenary Lecture on “The Means of Grace and Rural Ministry,” at the Convocation on the Rural Church for 2010, sponsored by the Duke Endowment for the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the UMC, at Myrtle Beach, SC; August 23, 2010. Paper on “The Quadrilateral, Moral Psychology, and Theological Reflection in the Wesleyan Tradition,” at the Wesleyan Theological Society, Azusa, CA; March 5, 2010. Keynote address on “The Means of Grace and Wesleyan Leadership,” for the Thriving Rural Communities Pastors’ Gathering (North Carolina and Western North Carolina Annual Conferences of the UMC), at Tyro United Methodist Church, Lexington, NC; January 25, 2010. Workshop presentation on “The Sacraments of Baptism & the Lord’s Supper in the United Methodist Church” as a part of the conference theme “Walking the United Methodist Way,” at the Arkansas Annual Conference, Hot Springs, AR; June 9, 2008. Keynote address on vocational discernment at the Office of the Chaplain’s “Tuesday Talk” lecture series, at Hendrix College, Conway, AR; March 28, 2006. Keynote address on “Evangelism in the Wesleyan Spirit” at Paducah District/Memphis Conference leadership training event, held at First United Methodist Church, Mayfield, KY; January 19, 2003.

Academic Service Memphis Theological Seminary Member, Technology Committee, 2012— Member, Curriculum Committee, 2011— (Secretary, 2013-2014) Member, Steering Committee of the Formation for Ministry Program, 2011— Member, Search Committee for Faculty Position in Evangelism & Mission, Fall 2013 Member, Search Committee for Faculty Position in Christian Education & Youth Ministry, Fall 2011 Duke Divinity School Th.D. Student Representative on the Curriculum Committee, 2009-2011 Vanderbilt Divinity School President, Student Government Association, 2000-2001 Hendrix College Student Representative on the Student Life Committee, 1997-1998 Vice-President, Student Senate, 1995-1996 New Student Senator, Student Senate, 1994-1995

Academic Courses Taught (at Memphis Theological Seminary) • Early Methodism: History, Doctrine, and Polity • American Methodism: History, Doctrine, and Polity • The Means of Grace in the Wesleyan Tradition • Evangelism & Discipleship in the Wesleyan Tradition • Models of Wesleyan Pastoral Leadership • The English Reformation • The Early Church: A.D. 100-547

Ecclesiastical Service Wesley Scholar, Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church; 2012— (an appointed position that carries membership on the ’s extended cabinet along with other duties as assigned). Human Sexuality Task Force, Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church; 2012— Reserve delegate from the Arkansas Annual Conference to the 2012 South Central Jurisdictional Conference (UMC), Oklahoma City, OK; 18-21 July 2012. Instructor at the Arkansas Conference (UMC) Course of Study School at Hendrix College in Conway, AR: • COS 412-Wesleyan Movement (Fall 2013) Instructor at the Mississippi Conference (UMC) Course of Study School at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS: • COS 212-Theological Heritage: Early and Medieval (Spring 2012; Spring 2013)

Honors and Awards John Wesley Fellow, A Foundation for Theological Education, 2007-2011 Award of Excellence for “Gen-X Rising” column in The United Methodist Reporter, “Best of the Christian Press” for 2005, by the Associated Church Press (presented April 25, 2006) Elliott F. Shepard Prize (for Church History), Vanderbilt University Divinity School, 2001 Kelley Leadership Grant, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, 2000-2001 Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Scholar, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, 1998-2001 Thomas S. Staples History Prize, Hendrix College, 1998 Phi Beta Kappa, Hendrix College, 1998

Professional Memberships American Academy of Religion (since 2010) American Society of Church History (since 2009) Historical Society of the United Methodist Church (since 2009) Wesleyan Theological Society (since 2008)

Updated: November 20, 2013 (ACT)