Dr. Steve Seamands teaches course on Spiritual Warfare at Moscow Evangelical Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary faculty member Dr. Steve Seamands taught a course consisting of 20 Russian students on Spiritual Warfare at Moscow Evangelical Theological Seminary, May 24-June 4, 2010. 

Dr. Seamands was able to overcome the language barrier by working through a translator, Sergey Koryakin, a former student of his.  Koryakin and his wife, Nina, also translated all PowerPoint slides into Russian, making the communication more effective. 

Seamands said, “Whenever I have taught this course, it always seems to impact the personal and spiritual lives of students in a significant way, and this was no exception.  Consequently, I found myself engaging in counseling and healing prayer times with a number of students following our class sessions.  It was a joy to see the Lord working in their lives during these times, and of course, they enabled me to get to know the students on a much deeper level.”    

Steve Seamands has served as a Professor of Christian Doctrine at Asbury Theological Seminary since 1983. He received a B.A. from Asbury University, 1970; a M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary, 1972; a Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1974; and a Ph.D. from Drew University, 1983.

Seamands was the 2005-2006 recipient of the Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award at Asbury Seminary. His book, Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service (InterVarsity Press, 2005), received the 2006 Christianity Today Award of Merit for books in the area of church and pastoral leadership.

Dr. Seamands trip was made possible the Beeson Scholarship Travel Fund.