Calvin Seminary Blog
Book Review: Through the Eyes of Titans
Dr. Danjuma Gibson, with the help of Cascade Books, brought a new book to press this year. For Gibson, it was a labor of love—poring over firsthand accounts of historical…
Book Review: Ideal Disciples
In May 2024, Baylor University Press published Dr. Daniel Daley’s book Ideal Disciples. It is an exposition of Matthew’s Beatitudes that aids readers and followers of Christ in understanding the…
Book Review: Isaiah and Intertextuality
Earlier this year, Dr. Wilson de Angelo Cunha and Dr. Andrew Abernethy (Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College) published Isaiah and Intertextuality: Isaiah Amid Israel’s Scriptures. This volume, featuring essays…
Center for Excellence in Preaching Celebrates 20th Anniversary
This year, the Center for Excellence in Preaching (CEP) celebrates 20 years of service to pastors. Founded in 2004, CEP serves the church by providing preachers with fresh ideas and…
Calvin Theological Seminary Receives Grant from Lilly Endowment
In January of 2024, Calvin Theological Seminary received a $1,250,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative, which will help establish the Ancient Practices for Missional Churches Initiative of…
Calvin Theological Seminary Partners with Missional Training Center
In April 2024, Calvin Theological Seminary announced its new partnership with the Missional Training Center (MTC) in Phoenix, Arizona. MTC offers Phoenix-area pastors and ministry leaders an M.A. in Missional…
A Challenging Journey: Preaching Through Competition, Wariness, and Trauma
Four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that the world has seen significant changes on an array of fronts—changes that may be permanent. In-person conferences…
The Need for Effective Leaders: Competency-Based Education on the Rise
When I visited Kenya this spring, I met with Christian leaders trying to keep up with the growth in their local congregations. They needed to develop and mentor more leaders…
Bringing the Trouble to Church: The Call to Christ-Centered Mental Health Support
Turn on the news, open social media, or talk to a friend long enough, and mental health is likely to come up. In 2024, we are experiencing a greater awareness…
Why on Earth Look to the Church for Help in Society?
The Turbulent Context of Ministry Today In the wake of the pandemic, many churches are struggling because their rhythms of gathering and scattering have been disrupted, discipleship has become increasingly…
Virtuous Reasoning
“Do you have a closet of useless things at home?”—this is what I ask candidates interested in enrolling in the Master of Arts in Leadership Formation (MALF). This new Latino…
Calvin Theological Seminary: A Living Tradition of Service for the 21st Century
In just a few years, Calvin Theological Seminary will celebrate March 15, 1876, as Calvin’s 150th birthday! March 15, 1876 is the date that Rev. Geert Egberts Boer was installed…
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