https://tienda.upperroom.org:443/contributors/philip-wingeier-rayoPhilip Wingeier-Rayo serves as Executive Director of Education for the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry of the United Methodist Church. He previously served as the academic dean at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D.C. He holds his doctorate in Theology, Ethics and Culture from Chicago Theological Seminary, an M.T.S from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and a M.Th. From Evangelical Theological Seminary, Matanzas, Cuba. <br /><br />He has previously taught at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, Pfeiffer University in North Carolina, Baez Camargo Seminary in Mexico City and the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Matanzas, Cuba. A fourth-generation missionary, Dr. Wingeier-Rayo's research interests are at the intersection of missiology and Methodist studies, focusing on the missional church, evangelism, Christianity and culture, as well as world Christianity. <br /><br />His academic work has been informed by his fifteen years of missionary service in Mexico, Nicaragua, the Rio Grande Valley, and Cuba. The author has written numerous articles and two books, Cuban Methodism: The Untold Story of Survival and Revival (Dolphins and Orchids, 2004) and Where Are the Poor? An Ethnographic Study of a Base Christian Community and a Pentecostal Church in Mexico (Pickwick Publications, 2011). <br /><br />During his tenure at Pfeiffer, he was an active member of the Board of Global Ministries and the Committee on Justice and Reconciliation for the Western North Carolina Conference of the UMC. He also led student trips to Brazil, India, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Mexico. Wingeier-Rayo is married to Diana, a UMC elder, and they are parents to three children, Massiel, Keffren, and Isaiah.https://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/the-bible-through-the-eyes-of-john-wesley<p style="font-size: 1.4em;">Available November 2026; Preorder Now!</p> <p><strong>Explore the Bible from beginning to end with 52 weekly studies informed by Wesleyan theology and tradition.</strong></p> <p><em>The Bible Through the Eyes of John Wesley</em> is the fruit of the author's missional work in churches across Latin America and the United States. The individual studies are designed to provide instruction both for those new to the faith and for those with greater knowledge or maturity who wish to deepen their study of scripture through the lenses of Wesleyan heritage, theology, and foundational doctrines⃜essential tools for nurturing Christian discipleship in the Wesleyan tradition.</p> <p>Written by Rev. Dr. Philip Wingeier-Rayo, a leading Wesleyan scholar in The United Methodist Church, these studies provide the reader with a brief introduction to the life of John Wesley and the origins of the Wesleyan movement in England in the eighteenth century. Following an overview of the origins of the Wesleyan revival, the book is broken into two parts: "The Old Testament and the Law" and "the New Testament and Grace." The first part traces the books of the Old Testament in chronological order, starting with the Book of Genesis, and the second part covers the Wesley way of salvation from Creation, the Fall, prevenient grace, convincing grace, repentance, new birth, justification by faith and sanctification.</p> <p>Each individual Bible study includes:</p> <ul> <li>A Bible passage and key Bible verse to the topic of study</li> <li>A brief introduction</li> <li>A lesson with observations from Wesley's writings (Bible commentaries, sermons, letters, journal, or other treatises)</li> <li>Questions for group discussion</li> <li>A closing prayer</li> </ul> <p><em>The Bible Through the Eyes of John Wesley</em> will help to deepen and challenge the faith of both new believers and mature Christians and serve as a helpful instrument of evangelism and discipleship for both leaders and participants in the Wesleyan way of salvation.</p>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:56:17 GMThttps://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/the-bible-through-the-eyes-of-john-wesleyhttps://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/la-biblia-a-traves-de-los-ojos-de-juan-wesley-3<div lang="es"> <p>Este recurso es el fruto del trabajo misional del autor en iglesias de América Latina y EE. UU. Las clases están diseñadas para proveer enseñanza tanto a personas nuevas en la fe, como a quienes tienen más conocimiento o madurez y desean profundizar su estudio de las Escrituras a través de los lentes de la herencia, la teología y las doctrinas básicas de la fe wesleyanas—herramientas fundamentales para nutrir el discipulado cristiano en la tradición wesleyana.</p> <p>Cada estudio bíblico o clase consta de las siguientes partes:</p> <div style="margin: 5px 20px;"> <ul> <li>Un versículo bíblico clave al tema de estudio;</li> <li>Una introducción breve al tema de estudio;</li> <li>Una enseñanza con observaciones extraídas de las obras de Wesley;</li> <li>Preguntas para reflexionar y discutir en grupos pequeños, y</li> <li>Una oración final.</li></ul></div> </div>Sat, 14 May 2022 03:12:28 GMThttps://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/la-biblia-a-traves-de-los-ojos-de-juan-wesley-3https://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/la-biblia-a-traves-de-los-ojos-de-juan-wesley<div lang="es"> <p>Este recurso es el fruto del trabajo misional del autor en iglesias de Am&eacute;rica Latina y EE. UU. Las clases est&aacute;n dise&ntilde;adas para proveer ense&ntilde;anza tanto a personas nuevas en la fe, como a quienes tienen m&aacute;s conocimiento o madurez y desean profundizar su estudio de las Escrituras a trav&eacute;s de los lentes de la herencia, la teolog&iacute;a y las doctrinas b&aacute;sicas de la fe wesleyanas&mdash;herramientas fundamentales para nutrir el discipulado cristiano en la tradici&oacute;n wesleyana.</p> <p>Cada estudio b&iacute;blico o clase consta de las siguientes partes:</p> <div style="margin: 5px 20px;"> <ul> <li>Un vers&iacute;culo b&iacute;blico clave al tema de estudio;</li> <li>Una introducci&oacute;n breve al tema de estudio;</li> <li>Una ense&ntilde;anza con observaciones extra&iacute;das de las obras de Wesley;</li> <li>Preguntas para reflexionar y discutir en grupos peque&ntilde;os, y</li> <li>Una oraci&oacute;n final.</li> </ul> </div> </div>Sat, 14 May 2022 00:13:06 GMThttps://tienda.upperroom.org:443/product/la-biblia-a-traves-de-los-ojos-de-juan-wesley