Richard B. Wilke
Encyclopedia
Bishop Richard B. Wilke created The DISCIPLE Bible Study with his wife, Julia. This training for Christian
leaders has been completed by nearly two million graduates in more than 10,000 congregations and 30 denominations. The DISCIPLE series is now available in German, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese.
when she addressed the 1996 General Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Bishop Wilke was recognized in 2005 by Yale Divinity School
for Distinction in Ordained Ministry
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
leaders has been completed by nearly two million graduates in more than 10,000 congregations and 30 denominations. The DISCIPLE series is now available in German, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese.
Books
- Pastor and Marriage Group Counseling, Abingdon Press, 1974.
- Tell Me Again I'm Listening, Festival Books, 1977.
- Our Father, Abingdon Press, 1978.
- And Are We Yet Alive? The Future of the United Methodist Church, Abingdon Press, 1986.
- Signs and Wonders: The Mighty Work of God in the Church, Abingdon Press, 1989.
- The Tie That Binds: Connecting With God, the Church, and the World, Abingdon Press, 2008.
Episcopacy & District Superintendency
- Bishop Wilke served as District Superintendent of the Winfield District in the Kansas Conference from 1971 to 1973.
- Bishop Wilke was elected to the episcopacy of the United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchThe United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
in 1984. - Bishop Wilke served for 12 years (1984-1996) in the ArkansasArkansasArkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
area.
Local Church Ministry
- United Methodist Churches in Scandia, KansasScandia, KansasScandia is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 372.-History:The first American flag to be flown in what is now Kansas was raised near Scandia in 1806. It wasn't settled until 1868 by Swedes fleeing a famine in their native country, and...
- Pleasant Valley in Wichita, KansasWichita, KansasWichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
- University United Methodist in Salina, KansasSalina, KansasSalina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas...
- Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas (11 years)
Other
Bishop Wilke introduced Hillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...
when she addressed the 1996 General Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Bishop Wilke was recognized in 2005 by Yale Divinity School
Yale Divinity School
Yale Divinity School is a professional school at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. preparing students for ordained or lay ministry, or for the academy...
for Distinction in Ordained Ministry