Month: August 2021
NEW BOOK: Life Questions Every Student Asks edited by Gary Burge and David Lauber
Life Questions Every Student Asks: Faithful Responses to Common Issues Edited by Gary Burge and David Lauber IVP Academic, 2020 Teaching students involves not just the formal tasks of the…
Distinguished Alumni: Emmanuel Saba Bileya
Reverend Emmanuel Saba Bileya Emmanuel Saba Bileya came to Calvin Theological Seminary in 2012. A pastor in the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria, Bileya was pursuing a Master of Theology…
Distinguished Alumni: John DeVries
Reverend John DeVries John De Vries began his mission work in India with an ambitious but unusual goal: make an impact by staying out of the way. “The goal was…
Distinguished Alumni: Stanley Jim
Reverend Stanley Jim When commencement at Calvin Seminary transitioned to an online ceremony in May 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it prevented the chance to celebrate two…
NEW BOOK: Font of Pardon and New Life by Lyle Bierma
FONT OF PARDON AND NEW LIFE: JOHN CALVIN AND THE EFFICACY OF BAPTISM By Lyle Bierma Oxford University Press, Forthcoming, Summer 2021 What did John Calvin teach about baptism? Did…
Songs of Redemption
When the call went out to churches to make opportunities available for preachers at Calvin Seminary who are women, Palo Alto CRC, a congregation currently without a pastor, responded enthusiastically.…
Moments in Ministry Formation: Student Share Their Experiences at Calvin
“I was called to seminary in a moment, essentially.” MDiv student Kristy Bootsma says, as she sits down for a Zoom conversation with two other women studying at Calvin Seminary.…
Following Step By Step: Interview with Mary VandenBerg
Mary VandenBerg is a Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Seminary, the first tenured female professor. She recently sat down to discuss aspects of her teaching, ministry, and calling. …
My Calling
On the floor of Synod in 1996 a group of bright-eyed candidates was approved for the ministry of the Word in the CRCNA. That year, for the first time, some…