Episode 23: “Biblical Leadership” featuring Denise Dombkowski Hopkins

Denise Dombkowski Hopkins is Woodrow W. and Mildred B. Miller Professor of Biblical Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. Her writings include A Commentary on Books 2 and 3 of the Psalms (42-89) in the Wisdom Commentary Series (Liturgical Press, 2016), available at Cokesbury and Amazon, and Journey Through the Psalms (Chalice Press, 2002), available at Cokesbury and Amazon. She is also co-author with Michael Koppel of Bridging the Divide between Bible and Practical Theology (2018), available at Amazon, and Grounded in the Living Word: The Old Testament and Pastoral Care Practices (2010), available at Cokesbury and Amazon.

F. Douglas Powe, Jr., is director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and holds the James C. Logan Chair in Evangelism (an E. Stanley Jones Professorship) at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. He is also co-editor with Jessica Anschutz of Healing Fractured Communities (Palmetto, 2024) and coauthor with Lovett H. Weems Jr. of Sustaining While Disrupting: The Challenge of Congregational Innovation (Fortress, 2022). His previous books include The Adept Church: Navigating Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Abingdon Press, 2020); Not Safe for Church: Ten Commandments for Reaching New Generations; New Wine, New Wineskins: How African American Congregations Can Reach New Generations; Transforming Evangelism: The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith; and Transforming Community: The Wesleyan Way to Missional Congregations.