Kent Reynolds, Pastor in Residence
Rev. Kent Reynolds comes to Asbury in July as the Pastor in Residence of the Beeson Center and adjunct professor in the areas of preaching and church leadership. Prior to coming to Asbury, Kent served as a pastor for thirty years in the North Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He served his last charge, St. James, in Athens, Georgia, from 1992 until 2006 when he accepted a position at Asbury as a Beeson Pastor. St. James was known for its community and international mission focus, planted a church in one of the most challenged neighborhoods in Athens, and grew significantly under Kent’s leadership. Kent brings extensive experience in international missions and leadership training having done mission in countries all over the world. His doctoral dissertation is in training pastors in Tanzania, East Africa. His educational background includes an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Psychology (cum laude) from the Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, (1975) and an M.Div. (cum laude) from the Candler School of Theology of Emory University (1978). Kent is married to Sandy Timnick and they have three children, Chaz (1977), Cassie (1981) and Justin (1988).
