Richard B. Wilke

Richard B. Wilke

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.

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. [cite web| title=History of First Methodist Church - Wichita, Kansas | publisher=First UMC Wichita, Kansas| url =http://www.firstwichita.org/around_the_church/history/concise/quarter_5/1st_Church_History_5Q.html | accessdate = 2008-03-15 ]
*Bishop Wilke was elected to the episcopacy of the United Methodist Church in 1984. [cite web| title=United Methodist Bishops| publisher=United Methodist Church| url =http://web.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=5881| accessdate = 2008-03-15 ]
*Bishop Wilke served for 12 years (1984-1996) in the Arkansas area. [cite web| title=United Methodist Museum of Arkansas - Photograph | publisher=United Methodist Museum of Arkansas | url =http://arkummuseum.org/inventory/inventory.htm| accessdate = 2008-03-15 ]

Local Church Ministry

*United Methodist Churches in Scandia, Kansas
*Pleasant Valley in Wichita, Kansas
*University United Methodist in Salina, Kansas
*Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas (11 years) [cite web| title=History of First Methodist Church - Wichita, Kansas | publisher=First UMC Wichita, Kansas| url =http://www.firstwichita.org/around_the_church/history/concise/quarter_5/1st_Church_History_5Q.html | accessdate = 2008-03-15 ]

Other

Bishop Wilke introduced Hillary Rodham Clinton when she addressed the 1996 General Conference of the United Methodist Church. [cite web| title=Introduction of Hillary Rodham Clinton| publisher=Historical Society of the United Methodist Church| url =http://www.historicalsocietyunitedmethodistchurch.org/GC96/hilltext.html | accessdate = 2008-03-15 ]

Bishop Wilke was recognized in 2005 by Yale Divinity School for "Distinction in Ordained Ministry" [cite web| title=Yale Divinity School Award| publisher=Yale Divinity School | url =http://www.yale.edu/divinity/notes/050831/notes_050831_alumawards.shtml
accessdate = 2008-03-15 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.institutefordiscipleship.org/whooversees.html Biography on The Institute for Discipleship website]
* [http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?pageid=218&id=17 DISCIPLE Bible Study Information]
* [http://www.sckans.edu/campus/southwesterner/2003winter/swtrnr_topnews.shtml The dedication of the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College (Winfield, Kansas)]


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