Tom Tumblin
Tom Tumblin
Tom Tumblin, a member of Asbury’s leadership faculty since 1999, serves as Associate Provost for Global Initiatives and Academic Affairs. He oversees Asbury’s global partnership and church planting initiatives while teaching in the Master's of Arts in Leadership and Doctor of Ministry degree programs. His research interests include ecclesiology, research design, and change leadership. Tom is an elder in the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church, where he served as a district superintendent from 2003 to 2008. His recent book is "Ad-Ministry: The Nuts and Bolts of Church Administration."
Tom Tumblin
International Partnerships from a U.S. Perspective
Abstract: The number of collaborations between U.S. and international theological institutions may double in the next few years. Two Association of Theological Schools peer groups have recently completed a dialogue concerning global partnership practices. Their suggestions to the Association highlighted the practicalities of reciprocity and the value of attention to formation while imagining an international organization… read more
