A Community of Faith, A Center of Learning, A Life of Ministry
Receive daily strength from living in a Spirit-filled community. Chapel is a wonderful opportunity for our community to worship God together. The format and style of chapels vary greatly--from meditations to testimonies to services of song and prayer, from organ to band to piano, from very quiet, contemplative chapels to exuberant, joyfully noisy (Ps. 100) chapels. … [Read more...]
As we make progress on our website redesign, we'd love to hear what you think. Please note that during the time of transition to our new website, the entirety of the previous CTS website will continue to be online and available. … [Read more...]
Opening Convocation 2011 Jul Medenblik Address to Opening Convocation at Calvin Theological Seminary on Sept. 7, 2011. download mp3 … [Read more...]
Opening Convocation 2010 Carl Bosma Address to Opening Convocation at Calvin Theological Seminary on Sept. 8, 2010. download mp3 … [Read more...]
Students Reflect on a Year of Transition On October 16, 2008, Forum talked to seminary students Sarah Steen Schreiber and Phillip Westra and recent graduate John Lee about the new M.Div. curriculum introduced in this issue. The conversation was moderated by Kathy Smith, Director of Continuing Education and Forum committee member, who began by asking the students about … [Read more...]
Six Questions to Re-invigorate Our Teaching John Witvliet It’s true for nurses, plumbers, seminary professors, and workers of all kinds: some of the most promising approaches to our work come to us after a day that didn’t go so well. As we walk or drive home, cook supper, and tuck our children in bed, we ponder how we could have done it better. Some of the best … [Read more...]
The New CTS Curriculum and Making Communities of Disciples David Rylaarsdam How do you form faith in a child? How do you teach young people to walk with the Lord? How do adults learn to grow up into Christ? And how do pastors help to mold all of these people? Countless conversations about teaching and learning took place as Calvin Seminary’s new Master of Divinity … [Read more...]
A Model for Assessing the Seminary’s New Curriculum…and Your Church’s Ministry Duane Kelderman What are the marks of a good pastor? A good sermon? A good education class? A good teacher? These questions are asked not only at your church, but also at Calvin Theological Seminary (CTS). How does CTS know whether it’s doing a good job of preparing pastors for the … [Read more...]