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.
Julia Wilke (his wife), Bishop Richard B. Wilke, and Nancy Kruh (Author of a book about The Disciple Bible Study) at Suncreek United Methodist Church (Allen, TX) in 2005.
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.[1]