David Watson will be leaving his current VP post at the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, to take the top spot at the ministry graduate school in Wilmore.
Watson described Asbury as embodying the "best of theological education through its commitment to academic rigor, scriptural holiness, and communal formation."
Asbury University drew national attention in 2023 when a revival brought tens of thousands of people to the campus over the course of two weeks.
The seminary has around 1,700 students.
Watson will take over as president on July 1.