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.
Course Examinations
Course examinations
PhD Dissertation Defenses (mornings)
PhD dissertation defenses (mornings)
Board of Trustees Meeting
Calvin Theological Seminary 3233 Burton ST SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
Commencement 2024
Covenant Fine Arts Center 1795 Knollcrest Circle Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesJoin Calvin Theological Seminary as we celebrate the graduating class of 2024! No tickets are required! To view our Spring 2024 Visitor's Guide, click here!
Timothy Leadership Training
Calvin Theological Seminary 3233 Burton ST SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesClick here to register There will be Spanish and English TLT courses offered at CTS for 4 days this spring, May 20-23, 2024. You can attend for 2 days (May 20-21 or May 22-23) to complete one course, or all 4 days to complete two courses. Find out more and register at TLT CTS May…
Doctor of Ministry Public Lecture with Dr. Colin Watson
AuditoriumJoin us on Tuesday, June 4 from 6:30 - 9pm in the Calvin Theological Seminary Auditorium for our first-ever Doctor of Ministry Public Lecture! Our featured speaker is Doctor of Ministry graduate Dr. Colin Watson, who will be presenting key aspects of his doctoral dissertation, entitled “Leading in White Spaces: The Experience of African American…
Recovering Our Love of the Real
ChapelMany people feel that reality is just impersonal, indifferent, and meaningless, only grist for society’s pragmatic utility and scaling of power and mastery. It’s the stuff we consume, stuff with which I can do whatever I want. Even religious people sometimes devalue the world as irreligious, spiritually inferior, or a temptation to idolatry. But perhaps…
Can We Flourish Together When Some are Left Out? Intellectual Disability and Care in Our Churches
ChapelAmerican writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin wrote, “History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us” (I Am Not Your Negro). Our current reality is shaped by the histories that have led us here, and we can’t seek to build a better future without taking seriously where…
Flourishing Together: A Community Conversation on Disability and the Church
Student CenterJoin us for a fun and interactive conversation about making church more welcoming and accessible for people with developmental disabilities and their families and friends. Together, we will explore creative ways churches can be places of belonging for every member of the body! Meet others and learn new ideas to take back to your congregation,…
Chinese Christian Posters: The First Social Media Revolution
AuditoriumIn the first half of the 20th century, Chinese Christians produced posters cheaply and on a massive scale, allowing them to cover the nation with potent images. Their posters provided visual commentary on recent events, and their pictures and slogans tried to move public opinion. What did these early Christian “influencers” have to say, and…
Book Signing & Celebration: Through the Eyes of Titans with Dr. Danjuma Gibson
Calvin Theological Seminary 3233 Burton ST SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesJoin us for a celebration and discussion of Dr. Danjuma Gibson’s new book, Through the Eyes of Titans: Finding Courage to Redeem the Soul of a Nation (Cascade, 2024). Hosted by Dr. John Witvliet, we will hear reflections from Dr. Lisa Weaver, Dr. Stephanie Boddie, and Dr. James Abbington with a response from Dr. Gibson.…
Church Now Cafe
Pillar Church 57 E 10th St, Holland, MIChurch Now Cafe is returning to Holland, Michigan. This conversation will include presentations by Dr. Andrew Root and getting his latest book. This event takes place at historic Pillar Church on August 5-6. CTS is a sponsor and CTS students can attend for free! Visit the event website to purchase a ticket. CTS students can…