Donald N. and Kathleen G. Bastian Chair of Wesley Studies & Professor of Theology
Dr. Pedlar specializes in the study of the Church—especially questions involving reform movements, Christian unity, authority structures, and ecumenical dialogue. He is a past President of the Wesleyan Theological Society, a Fellow of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, a member of the Review Board of the Wesley Works Digitization Project, a Co-Editor of Wesley and Methodist Studies, and a member of the Study Commission on Doctrine for the Free Methodist Church in Canada.
Dr. Pedlar previously worked with the Commission on Faith and Witness at the Canadian Council of Churches, and he served for seven years on the Canadian Roman Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue. He has also worked for The Salvation Army, conducting a national research project on young adult attrition and serving as Community Ministries Director in the Quinte Region.
He is an ordained minister in the Free Methodist Church in Canada and serves as Worship and Teaching Pastor at Wesley Chapel Free Methodist Church. He and his wife, Samantha, have two daughters. You may find his personal website here.
Courses
- Advanced Research Methods
- Creation, New Creation, and Creation Stewardship
- Ecclesiology
- Holiness
- Systematic Theology
- Theology of Church Renewal
- Theology of John Wesley
Education
PhD, University of St. Michael’s College
MDiv, Wycliffe College / University of Toronto
BA (Hons), Queen’s University
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