About Dr. Jim Ault

Dr. Jim Ault. He is a sociologist and documentary filmmaker whose father was United Methodist pastor, then bishop heading its General Board of Global Ministries. Jim began his career as a student of African society and politics, living and doing research on two occasions in Zambia, before turning his studies to American politics and making his first film "Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church" (a national prime-time special on PBS in 1987).  He is just completing a two-part series on African Christianity shot in Ghana and Zimbabwe and a proposal to Oxford UP for a book that will have links to pieces of the more than 300 hours of video shot for that project embedded in its text.  

Also, you can get tastes of the African Christianity films at vimeo.com/channels/57182, and there will be more at his web site.

Dr. Ault's itinerary while visiting Asbury Seminary is here below. 

ITINERARY FOR JIM AULT

MARCH 15-18, 2011

Tuesday, March 15^th  –

            1:30-4:30 pm       Discussion/Lecture Forum with Beeson Students (BC231) (Host: Tom Tumblin)

            6:00 pm           Dinner with students @ _________________   (Host:_________________)  

                                                               

Wednesday, March 16^th –

            8:00-9:15 am                      ESJ Missiology Seminar (MC 315)(Host: Robert Magoola)

           12:00 pm                             Lunch with Dr. and Mrs. Tennent (Host: Robert Magoola)            

            2:30 pm                              Movie Screening (Open to faculty/students) (ESJ Forum/MC315)

                                                               (Host: Sam Dzobo)

            6:00-8:00 pm                      African Fellowship (Cordelia Thomas A & B) (Host: Robert Magoola)

Thursday, March 17^th  -                 

           11:00-12:00 pm                 Chapel (Estes Chapel) (Host: Robert Magoola)

           12:00 pm                            Lunch with Faculty (ATS Dining Room) (Host: Gabe Tait)

            3:00-4:00                          Podcast Interview with Dr. Tom Tumblin (BC107)

                                                                 (Host: Tom Tumblin)

            5:00 pm                             Departure (Host: Gabe Tait)

If you are in a position to host Dr. Ault at one of the open spaces, please respond to this blog or to pat.richmond@asburyseinary.edu or to robert.magoola@asburyseminary.edu.

March Fellowship

Friends,
I have the great pleasure of welcoming into our midst Dr. James Ault. Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Cordelias (within the seminary Cafeteria), the African Fellowship will meet Dr. Jim Ault. He is a sociologist and the son of Methodist Bishop and missionary to Africa. Jim was in Africa with his parents and returned on his own. You will find him quite interesting and his experience beneficial - an etic (i.e. outsider's) perspective to ministry back home. So, please plan to attend this unusually important meeting.  Though my original idea in inviting him was to meet the African Fellowship (you all are very important), Jim will spend time with the Beeson students, the ESJ students, eat with Dr. and Mrs. Tennent as well as preach in the chapel on Thursday. He will additionally screen one of his African based Christian movies on the afternoon of Wednesday. Do take advantage of his visit.

Note also that this will be my final meeting as President of the Asbury Seminary African Fellowship here in Wilmore. Next month's meeting, April 15 will be our official handover when we will welcome the Rev. David Wilson Ntogohnya as President and the Rev. Raymond Muniss as General Secretary to our fellowship. Please be praying for our new leaders. It is yet uncertain about the Treasurer.

 Please bring a dish and a drink as this will be a potluck. 

The Rev. Robert Magoola, President
Asbury Seminary African Fellowship