Join CTS Missionary in Residence Melissa Bos for the Think Global Thursday Lunch series! All in the CTS community - faculty, staff, spouses, students - are invited to participate in this informal lunch conversation about cross-cultural ministry. Check eNews regularly for updated information on registration and featured guests.

The Healthy Dialogue Series presents a conversation about 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture, a feature documentary that follows the story of researchers who trace the origins of a mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of archives at Yale University which cast doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from…

Join Resident Director Bianca de Campos for a time of fellowship, devotions, and prayer for one another! Address - 3555 Burton St SE, Omega Bd. Apt#4

Students, join representatives from Michigan First Credit Union for a workshop on personal finance. Snacks will be provided! Part 2 of this workshop is on December 4. Please register here: https://forms.gle/6x7fi2dh9pasKff96

Join Dr. Yudha Thianto and a faculty or staff featured speaker for a time of lunch and learning! RSVP to Dr. Yudha Thianto!

Join Korean students from Calvin University and Calvin Seminary for a night of praise and worship. The entire service will be held in Korean. Steve Hwang is the featured speaker, and there will be Korean-style communal prayer.

25th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration @ Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Grand Rapids We will meet at Calvin Seminary before the event, and also take some time to reflect together after the event. From the Kaufman Interfaith Institute: This year marks the 25th year of our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration! The Kaufman Interfaith Institute along…

CTS students & families, join retired professor Carl Bosma for an evening of fellowship with people from across the globe! A free Mediterranean-inspired dinner will be provided, along with a short devotional. Please RSVP to Dr. Carl Bosma (cbosma@calvinseminary.edu) so he can plan accurately for food amounts.

Join the RSAT team for a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner! Please RSVP by clicking here. The form will provide additional information on the requested quantity of food to bring and more! Contact RSAT (rsat@calvinseminary.edu) with any questions!

Join CTS Missionary in Residence Melissa Bos for the Think Global Thursday Lunch series! All in the CTS community - faculty, staff, spouses, students - are invited to participate in this informal lunch conversation about cross-cultural ministry. RSVP here!  

Calvin Seminary's annual Christmas Around the World dinner and talent show returns on Thursday, December 5 in the Student Center at 5:30pm. Please RSVP so Student Life can plan accordingly for food.

Join Calvin Seminary for a screening of Nate Roels' film Behind Our Walls, a q&a panel discussion, and lunch in the Student Center! Please RSVP (click here) so our Student Life team can plan accurately for lunch.

We are thrilled to welcome Pastor Van Biak Muan as our most recent visiting scholar at the Meeter Center. He is the recipient of this year's Emo Van Halsema fellowship for pastors in the Reformed tradition and is currently working on his PhD dissertation at Trinity Theological College in Singapore. Presentation Topic: "Calvin’s Method of…

Women (spouses and students), join Resident Director Bianca de Campos for a time of fellowship, devotions, and prayer for one another! This will take place at Bianca’s home (3555 Burton St SE, Apt. 4).

Join President Medenblik & seminary friends for ice skating at Eagles Ice Center! It's open skate, so come when you can for as long as you want. Everything is provided -- free skate rentals, "trainers" for children or new skaters, a free cup of hot chocolate. Just come and enjoy!

For more information, see your course syllabus or contact the Doctor of Ministry program at ctsdmin@calvinseminary.edu.

J-Term course duration varies by course - check the course schedule or your syllabus for the exact information!

The January Series is a free, 10-day event filled with brilliant speakers, fascinating topics, and enlightened conversation. We invite prominent academics, educators, artists, activists, and others to present thought-provoking lectures in their areas of expertise. The lectures are from 12:30-1:30 pm ET each day (excluding January 25-26, a weekend). No RSVP is necessary & this…

New Student Orientation for Spring 2025 students is January 22! Contact Student Life for more information!

Visit the CICW Website for Registration & Event information! This ecumenical conference... gathers worshipers from across Canada, the United States, and around the world; brings together people from a variety of roles in worship and leadership, including pastors, worship planners and leaders, musicians, scholars, students, worship bands and teams, organists, visual artists, preachers, chaplains, missionaries,…

Join Melissa Bos (CTS Missionary in Residence) and Kaufman Interfaith Institute of Grand Valley State University for a visit to the Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple. Please RSVP to mbos@crcna.org to attend and receive more information. Read more about this event here: https://www.gvsu.edu/events/sacred-site-visit-grand-rapids-buddhist-temple-318960.htm.

Do you want to make money this summer, expand your ministry experience and possibly travel? If so, please attend the Summer in Service Ministry Opportunities meeting on Thursday, February 6 at 12:00 pm in the Upper Room. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP to vocationalformation@calvinseminary.edu and include any dietary restrictions.

Please join for a Think Global session online this semester. We will have conversations with cross-cultural ministry workers and learn together how engaging with people of other perspectives and cultures enriches our own understanding of God and helps us better witness Christ's love. We will also challenge and encourage each other to find big and…

Join Dr. Yudha Thianto for his lecture, "The Making of a Country: From Dutch East Indies to Modern-Day Indonesia". Indonesian desserts will be served following the lecture. Lecture Summary: The country that we today call Indonesia has a long history that stretched back to the early modern era. This lecture guides the audience to the…

If you're participating in Friends Around the World, this free kickoff lunch is for you! Sign up to participate here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgRHct9Hzb4zWtQdiBF5C4Gqc740ereSVLski9dirXIi1MWw/viewform

Join Missionary in Residence Melissa Bos & guests for lunch, conversation and fellowship as we discuss cross-cultural engagement. RSVP link and table host information is forthcoming!