Month: January 2019

Latino/a Evangelical Immigrants in West Michigan

In our panel with Latino/a leaders and pastors (women and men), we heard about their experiences in West Michigan. It is important to clarify that the experience during the last…

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Calvin Seminary Announces New Exclusively Online Program

At their fall meeting, the Calvin Seminary Board of Trustees approved the development of an exclusively online Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership program. Tentatively, plans are being developed to…

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New Faces: MARY HINKEL

MARY HINKEL, Development Coordinator I was born and raised in Ohio along with my two brothers. I moved to Indiana to attend Grace College and Theological Seminary. After 3 years,…

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Trauma, Forced Immigration, and the Role of the Church

THE MIGRANT EXPERIENCE The focus of this summer’s Loving Your Neighbor conference centered on how church leaders can best minister to those marginalized because of their status as immigrants. Professor…

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New Faces: CHRIS DE MAN

CHRIS DE MAN, System Integration Administrator A life-long resident of West Michigan, my pre-adult years were shaped through family and faith. After high school, I trekked north to Michigan’s Upper…

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Making Immigration Our Problem

Even as I write this, a caravan of thousands of Hondurans is making the dangerous and harrowing journey north, heading toward the US border in search of a better life.…

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