Calvin Theological Seminary

Student Council Meetings
2024-08-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-09-02 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Detroit) | Room 146

International Student Orientation
2024-08-20 09:00 - 2024-08-23 13:00 | Calvin Theological Seminary, 3233 Burton ST SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49519, United States
Join the Student Life Office for International Student Orientation! Contact the Student Life Office for more information.

New Student Orientation
2024-08-28 08:30 - 15:30 | Student Center

First Day of Classes
2024-09-03 08:00 - 17:00

Convocation
2024-09-04 10:00 - 11:00

Student Council Meeting
2024-09-09 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-10-07 20:00 - 21:30 | Calvin Theological Seminary, 3233 Burton ST SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49519, United States

Seminary Picnic
2024-09-10 17:30 - 19:30 | Student Center

Indonesia Teaching Information Session
2024-09-11 12:30 - 13:15 | Room 140
Are you interested in teaching Bible or Theology at Christian schools in Indonesia? If so, you are invited to come to an information session to hear a presentation from leaders of Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPH) in Indonesia on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 12:30 – 1:15 PM in Room 140. Please contact Dr. Thianto (yudha.thianto@calvinseminary.edu) if you are interested in attending this session . Light lunch will be provided. Distance students may also join via zoom. A zoom link will be provided for those who contact Dr. Thianto.

Think Global Thursday Lunch
2024-09-12 12:00 - 12:50, 2024-09-26 12:00 - 12:50 | Upper Room
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.

Reading Leviticus as Christian Scripture (Virtual Event)
2024-09-18 16:00 - 17:00 | via Zoom
If we believe, with the Apostle Paul, that ALL Scripture is breathed out by God and is useful for the list of formative characteristics in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, then that includes Leviticus. But this raises the all-important question: how does Leviticus form and shape us into the people God is calling us to be in Christ? We have already had opportunities to push into these questions of Leviticus and formation in our previous sessions, and this will be the sole focus in our third event. Our expert guides for the event will be Dr. Christine Palmer and Rev. Dr. Amy Davis Abdallah.

The program for the event is as follows:

Welcome and Introduction
“Habituated for Heaven: the Formative Power of Leviticus”—Dr. Christine Palmer
“Go, Eat, and Rest: Embodied Ritual as Formation in Leviticus”— Rev. Dr. Amy Davis Abdallah
Discussion
Closing

Join Missional Training Center for this virtual event on Wednesday, September 18th at 4pm EDT.
If you missed our first event in the series that dealt with hermeneutical matters or the second which deals with intertextual matters, you can watch the video recordings here and here.
Sign Up Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdG8WRIa_E1N5ZzS5_woM_-_8QrQXvQ3Q_MFcA49SbNHNyTKw/viewform.

Monthly Mini Colloquium
2024-09-19 12:30 - 13:15 | Student Center
Join Dr. Yudha Thianto and featured speaker Jeff Lash for a time of lunch and learning! RSVP to Dr. Yudha Thianto!

Spanish Story Time with Dr. Gabriela Tijerina-Pike
2024-09-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Baker Book House, 2768 E Paris Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, United States
Join Dr. Gabriela Tijerina-Pike and the CTS Latino Ministries Program (along with Eunice Carter and Dave Baker) at Baker Book House for a children’s Spanish language story time for children and their parents/caregivers. Those who speak Spanish or want to practice their Spanish are welcomed!

Indonesia JTerm Info Session
2024-09-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Classroom 141
Join Dr. Thianto in Room 141 from 4-5 pm ET for an information session on JTerm 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia! Contact Dr. Thianto with any questions!

Christians and Political Life: A Dialogue
2024-10-01 16:30 - 18:00 | Auditorium
We currently live in a politically tense world, where one’s identity is linked to one’s political views and political engagement. The purpose of this dialogue is to enlighten, through each faculty member’s academic focus, how we can wisely, historically, missionally, ethically, theologically, and biblically engage in and with politics.
Featured Panelists: Dr. Gary Burge, Dr. Karin Maag, Dr. Matthew Tuininga, Dr. Cory Willson; Moderator: Dr. Daniel Daley
Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments to follow in the Student Center

Scholarship Thank You Letter Lunch
2024-10-03 12:15 - 13:30 | Student Center
Residential students – join the Development Office for lunch as you write thank you notes to your scholarship donors! You will have received an email from the Development Office with the names of your donors. At the lunch, you’ll get more information on the scholarship dinner & how to mail your thank you notes. Please contact Jen Settergren with any questions!

Advising Week
2024-10-07 - 2024-10-11
During Advising Week, class schedules remain normal.

Think Global Thursday Lunch
2024-10-09 12:25 - 13:15 | Upper Room
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.
Register for this event here: https://forms.gle/dWqHwtBLyjhainzq9.

PhD Colloquium: J. S. Bach's Church Cantatas in Context, Then and Now
2024-10-11 13:30 - 15:00 | Chapel
As music director for the town of Leipzig, J. S. Bach (1685-1750) was responsible for the music at the town’s four main churches. It was for this context that Bach composed his church cantatas, works of music that grew out of the assigned Gospel for the day and have been referred to as a “second sermon.” This colloquium examines Bach’s cantatas in relation to the liturgy, theology, poetry, and music of the eighteenth-century Lutheran church. It further reflects on contexts in which this music is heard today, concluding with lessons we can learn from Bach’s approach to church music, whether we are performing his music or not.
All are invited!

Residential Reading Week & Canadian Thanksgiving
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-18

Distance Learning Intensives
2024-10-15 - 2024-10-19

Candidacy Connection Dinner - Distance Learning Students
2024-10-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Student Center
If you are considering ordination in the CRCNA or if you are already heading down that path, the Candidacy office invites you to attend one of the “Candidacy Connection Dinners” that we will be hosting for CTS students this fall. These dinners will be an opportunity to connect with the Candidacy Director, Susan LaClear, and ask any questions you have about the candidacy process, the denomination or its resources for CRC pastors. We look forward to connecting with you!
Register HERE for this dinner event!

Author Q&A with Dr. Daniel Daley
2024-10-16 16:30 - 18:00 | Student Center
Join Dr. Daniel Daley for an author q&a dinner event about his latest book, Ideal Disciples (Baylor University Press, 2024). Following a brief interview, Dr. Daley will engage questions from the audience.
Dinner will be provided for in-person attendees – please register at this link!
A livestream of this event will be available on Calvin Seminary’s YouTube channel.

Hybrid Week Bonfire
2024-10-18 21:00 - 23:00 | Versluis Orchards, 72 Maynard NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Residential and Distance students — join us for a bonfire to celebrate the end of fall intensives! Please RSVP so Jen has an accurate headcount for food.

Distance Learning Reading Week
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-25

Candidacy Connection Lunch - Residential Students
2024-10-24 12:00 - 13:15 | Upper Room
If you are considering ordination in the CRCNA or if you are already heading down that path, the Candidacy office invites you to attend one of the “Candidacy Connection Dinners” that we will be hosting for CTS students this fall. These dinners will be an opportunity to connect with the Candidacy Director, Susan LaClear, and ask any questions you have about the candidacy process, the denomination or its resources for CRC pastors. We look forward to connecting with you!
Register HERE for this event!

Monthly Mini Colloquium
2024-10-24 12:30 - 13:15 | Student Center
Join Dr. Yudha Thianto and a faculty or staff featured speaker for a time of lunch and learning! RSVP to Dr. Yudha Thianto!
