Public Reading of Scripture
Student CenterOur Tuesday rhythm of Public Reading of Scripture (PRS) continues this semester – Tuesdays at noon, in the Student Center as we continue listening together to God’s Word from Luke/Acts. Our readings for next week are: Psalms 67, 68 and Acts 4:1-6:7. We’ll listen together and then enjoy the lunch that is provided. The goal of this…
Chapel
ChapelOn Wednesday, December 6, at 10:00 am in the chapel (or livestream here) we will be led by our Seminary mini-orchestra as we celebrate Advent and Christmas. Dean Sajdak and President Medenblik will bring meditations about "A Journey of Lament" from Matthew 2 and "What Happened at the First Christmas? Journeys of Joy and Lament…
Redemptive Diversity Lunch Cafe
Upper RoomStudents, staff and faculty are invited to the Redemptive Diversity Lunch Cafe - Setting Healthy Boundaries on Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm in the Upper Room. Panelists are: Pastors Dave Beelen, Joy Bonnema, and Kelsi Jones (recent CTS graduate). Please sign up by Friday, Dec. 1. The link for registration is…
EMU Community Break
AuditoriumAll faculty and staff are welcome to attend the EMU (Executive Management Update) from 10:15 to 10:45 am in the Auditorium to hear an update from the Center for Excellence in Preaching (CEP) and Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW). Refreshments will be provided.
Formational Bible Reading Group
Classroom 142We often read the Bible for information, especially for class, sermons, teaching. How do we read the Bible for formation, so that it shapes us? Join us on Thursdays from noon to 1:00pm in Classroom 142 as we learn and practice disciplines for reading the Word of God as formation. We are working on a manuscript…
Christmas Around the World
Christmas Around the World Our annual Christmas Around the World dinner and program for our seminary community - students, staff, faculty, and families - will be held on Thursday evening, December 7th, at 5:30 pm in the Student Center. Children are welcome! We invite you to bring a dessert to share from your culture or tradition.…
Last day of classes
Last day of classes
Reading days
Reading days
Course examinations
Course examinations (December 15, 18-19)
Course examinations
Course examinations (December 15, 18-19)
2024 J-Term Elective Course: Ministry to and with Prisoners
2024 J-Term Elective Course Ministry to and with Prisoners January 3-14 This course will explore many facets of ministering in prison. Jesus expects his followers to engage with those in prison and in so doing meet him (Mt. 25:36). Almost everyone in ministry eventually encounters the need for ministry to those in jail or prison.…
January Term 2024
3 weeks of classes - exact schedule varies by course
DMin Residential Week
Calvin Theological Seminary 3233 Burton ST SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
No Classes: Martin Luther King Jr Day
No Classes: Martin Luther King Jr Day
Stob Lecture Colloquium 2024 Speaker – Dr. Lydia Dugdale
ChapelStob Lecture Colloquium 2024 Speaker - Dr. Lydia Dugdale Dr. Lydia Dugdale is known around the world for her work as a medical ethicist. She also practices internal medicine and teaches at Columbia University where she serves as director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. Dr. Dugdale is a Christian and a scholar in end-of-life…
Presentation on John Calvin and the Bible
H. Henry Meeter Center 1855 Knollcrest Circle Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesThe Meeter Center welcomes students, faculty, staff and emeriti to our upcoming presentation on John Calvin and the Bible, on Thursday, January 25, starting at 3:30 PM in the Meeter Center, Hekman Library fourth floor. Our speaker is Thomas Alexander (Virginia Theological Seminary). He will be presenting based on the research he carried out as a Meeter…
First day of classes
First day of classes
Healthy Dialogue Series
Student CenterMark Yarhouse at CTS - Feb. 8 Mark Yarhouse, author of Emerging Gender Identities will be at Calvin Seminary for a Seminary/Clergy Conversation on Thursday, February 8, at noon in the Student Center. RSVP here so we can provide lunch and so you will receive a short article and podcast link to help frame the conversation. Yarhouse…
Friends Around the World Kick-Off
Student CenterFriends Around the World is an RSAT-run program that provides an opportunity for CTS students from different parts of the world to build friendships and learn about cultures that are different from their own. What these meetings look like and how often you meet is up to each individual pairing. Maybe it's coffee at Peet's…
Monthly Mini Colloquium
Student CenterThe Monthly Mini Colloquium is back. You are cordially invited to a gathering of students, staff, and faculty where we learn from each other. This month Prof. Daniel Daley will talk about his most recent research topic: "Heirs with Christ: Inheritance in Paul's Letters and the Ancient World." The mini colloquium will be held on…
Vocal Recital – “Home”
ChapelJoshua Shoemaker will be giving a vocal recital. This recital will focus on the theme "home." Admission is free but a freewill offering will be given to benefit the Idema Food Pantry. Please come to support vocalist Joshua Shoemaker, pianist Larysa Mykhneych, and more friends in their musical journey for home.
Distance Learning Students for Chapel Worship
ChapelPassage: Isaiah 40:1-11 Title: Comfort, Comfort. Speaker: MDiv student Kelsey Bruinwood Tuesday: MDiv student Kelsey Bruinwood will be speaking on Isaiah 40:1-11, "Comfort, Comfort." We will celebrate the Lord's Supper together, followed by lunch in the Student Center, sponsored by the Student Life Office.
Distance Learning Students for Chapel Worship
ChapelPassage: Psalm 90 Speaker: MDiv student Grant Mensonides Friday: MDiv student Grant Mensonides will be speaking on Psalm 90. A lunch will follow chapel worship for you to enjoy in the Student Center or to take with you if you need to catch a flight or head home after.
Public Reading of Scripture
Student CenterEvent Series: Chapel Our Tuesday rhythm of Public Reading of Scripture (PRS) continues this semester – Tuesdays at noon, in the Student Center as we continue listening together to God’s Word from Luke/Acts. We’ll listen together and then enjoy the lunch that is provided. The goal of this spiritual practice is to: Build community among students, faculty, and staff…
Medenblik Stick
Eagles Ice Center 2600 Village Drive, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesSaturday, March 9, 11:00am-1:00pm - The annual Medenblik Stick event will be held at the Eagles Ice Center, 2600 Village Drive, Grand Rapids, MI 49506. From 11:00am to noon there will be open skating for faculty, staff, students, family, and friends. From noon-1:00pm we will play broomball. Brooms, balls, goals, and helmets are all provided for free. All skill levels…
Oral Comprehensive Exams
Oral comprehensive exams
Advising Week
During Advising Week, class schedules continue as normal
Monthly Mini Colloquium
Student CenterDr. Ronald Feenstra will speak on "Reformed and Catholic Views of Baptism: Theological Differences over a Unifying Rite." All students, faculties, and staff are invited. Please RSVP to Dr. Thianto so he can plan accordingly for lunch.
Healthy Dialogue Series with Megan DeFranza
Student CenterJoin us for a Seminary / Clergy Conversation with Megan DeFranza, author of Sex Difference in Christian Theology: Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly for food and pass along materials for you to read and listen to prior to the event!
Seminary Closed: Good Friday
Seminary closed: Good Friday
Spring Break
The Seminary will remain open during Spring Break
2024 Kuyper Conference
Prince Conference Center and Hotel 1800 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, United StatesCalvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary will host the 2024 Kuyper Conference at the Prince Conference Center on the Calvin University campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA) from April 2-4, 2024. The general theme for the conference plenary sessions is “Stewardship in the Kingdom: Business, Academy, and Society.” In addition to the advancement of scholarship, this conference aims to foster personal and professional…
Meeter Center Spring Lecture on Religious Revival
H. Henry Meeter Center 1855 Knollcrest Circle Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesCome hear from Dr. Otto Selles (French Department at Calvin University) about a fascinating episode of religious revival among French Protestants in Montpellier in the early 18th century. The Meeter Center Spring Public Lecture takes place on Wednesday, April 3, at 4 PM in the Meeter Center Lecture Hall, off the Library Lobby. His presentation is titled…
Calvin Studies Society Colloquium
Calvin Theological Seminary 3233 Burton ST SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesCalvin Studies Society 2024 Colloquium is on 4-6 April 2024. Please click this link for more information.
Lecture: “Hyo” and The Public Sphere: An Asian American Public Theology of Family
Meeter Center Lecture HallKorean theologian Sung Bum Yun contrasts Western and Eastern approaches to ethics; the Western locates reason as the source of universal values and emphasizes individual duty, the Eastern underscores principles governing interpersonal relationships. Yun then identifies family as the starting point for Christian ethics, specifically focusing on the father-son relationship in Confucian thought, and the…
Awakening Worship Night
ChapelJoin Awakening for worship at our worship night, which will be on April 14, 7:50 PM in the Seminary Chapel! Forgiveness as a way that God shows love for His creation is the theme for this semester’s worship night! Let’s find freedom from sin in God’s mercy and show this overflowing love by blooming in…
Women of the Seminary
Watermark Country ClubEvent Name: Women of the Seminary Date: Tuesday, April 16 Time: 6 pm Location: Watermark Country Club RSVP Deadline: April 10
Game Night
Student CenterJoin RSAT for a pizza dinner and an evening of games and fun! Families are welcome - childcare and activities for children will be provided. No RSVP required! Contact RSAT with any questions (rsat@calvinseminary.edu).
Bahrain Missions Monday Lunch
Upper RoomClick here to register. Join Prof. Albert Strydhorst and RCA missionary Rev. Blaine Newhouse for a Missions Monday Lunch on April 22 at 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM in the Upper Room. Rev. Newhouse is serving in Bahrain with the English Language Congregation (ELC) of the National Evangelical Church of Bahrain. He writes, "God has taken the…
April Monthly Mini Colloquium
Student CenterYou are cordially invited to attend the last Monthly Mini Colloquium of this academic year on Monday, April 29 from 12:30-1:15pm in the Student Center. Prof. Mary Vanden Berg will talk about the book she is writing, "Invitation to Christian Theology." Please RSVP to Prof. Yudha Thianto (yudha.thianto@calvinseminary.edu). Light lunch will be provided.
End of Year Picnic and Ping Pong Tournament Finals
Student CenterJoin us for the end of year picnic and ping pong tournament finals! No RSVP necessary - lunch is provided.
