Month: November 2022
How an Innovative Food Pantry Feeds Seminary Families
When you think of a food pantry, you might imagine nonperishable foods stacked floor to ceiling. Perhaps you think of shoppers who can’t find the food they really want and…
Seminaries Aren’t Just for Pastors Anymore: Equipping the Priesthood of All Believers
Water and oil don’t mix. At least, chemically speaking. But for early Christians, water and oil were the perfect mix for picturing who Christians are called to be. In the…
Rooted in Christ, Reforming for the Future
In 1990 Jackie and I were considering a call to pastoral ministry. I had been a lawyer for five years in South Florida, but the prompting of the Holy Spirit…
Formation and the Act of Being Attentive
Covid. Illness. Testing. Immunization. Boosters. Masks. Hospitals. Scattered around this world are lives, families, communities living in the wake of these physical realities. Fear. Anxiety. Sorrow. Enmity. Uncertainty. Cruelty. Mistrust.…
Vocational Ministry in Action: Students Reflect on Contextual Learning
MDiv student Kelsey Bruinwood entered seminary with a specific vocational outcome in mind. But today, her sense of calling is full of possibilities. “I came into seminary thinking that I…
Ready and Open to God’s Leading
For over 146 years, Calvin Theological Seminary has trained, equipped, and prepared ministry leaders to serve the Church. The seminary first opened its doors in 1876 as De Theologische School—the…
Handlon’s Priesthood of Believers
Since 2015, the Calvin Prison Initiative (CPI) has been equipping new students to be Christ’s agents of renewal, offering 20 scholars each year the opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree.…
Calvin Seminary Receives $1 Million Grant to Launch Next Steps Initiative
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, major social and cultural shifts were already re-shaping congregational life in North America. Quickly changing ministry contexts meant that ministry leadership needs were also changing.…
The Center for Excellence in Preaching
As its name obviously suggests, the Center for Excellence in Preaching (CEP) is designed primarily to help preachers in the writing of sermons. CEP strives to jump start every…