Resources
When Seminary Surprises
With one semester of undergraduate study left, Ruan Bessa was ready for the next step in his ministry formation. That’s precisely when his friend Eduardo, a Calvin alumnus, told him…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
The Forum: Loving Your Neighbor – Calvin Prison Ministry
I do not have a lot of experience with prisons. I’ve never been arrested – so long as you don’t count a little event when I was 21. It was…
