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What Can You Do with a Theology Degree?

Learn about the different types of theology degrees available at Calvin and what you can do with a theology degree when you graduate.

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A Story of Divine Hospitality

Jenica Groot-Nibbelink’s path seemed clear. She had completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English and was enjoying her work as a ministry intern with a CRC campus ministry at Western…

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You Will Be Known Here

How a revamped MDiv resonates with ministry professionals It was 1993 and David Rylaarsdam was leaving seminary as an ordained pastor full of knowledge, but lacking confidence. Still facing lingering…

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Colin Watson, DMin Student

Colin Watson has been in high demand in the business world since the 1980s. He was a rising star at AT&T and NYNEX (now Verizon), and led as a top…

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Calvin Theological Seminary Receives a $1 Million Grant

Calvin Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Next Steps Initiative. The project is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Pathways…

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Christmas 2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ: It was in late November when I received a telephone call from my Aunt Edith. She was calling from back in Fulton, Illinois,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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