CTS Forum
From MDiv to Missional Partnership
Seminary Grads Lead Ontario Church into New Possibilities Fresh out of Calvin University in 2012, Nicole McLeod (Veenkamp) planned to return home to Canada to become a worship director. However,…
Distinguished Alumni: Allen & Lynn Likkel
For many years, Allen and Lynn Likkel have worked in communities all over North America, planting churches, nurturing these churches, and developing new church leaders. It all started with a…
Distinguished Alumni: Stan Mast
My journey into the ministry began at a Reformation Day Rally in southeast Denver in 1962. As Dr. Peter Eldersveld of the Back to God Hour preached, I distinctly heard…
Empowering Students Through Competency-Based Theological Education
In his book Leadership Revolution, author John M. Perkins reminds us that when God wants to do something in the world, he often calls humans to leadership roles to make…
MEET: Wendy Fisher, Life Learning Program Coordinator
In Lifelong Learning, we collaborate to equip leaders for transformation as they navigate their calling. This mission combines many of my passions: working with people, supporting ministry leaders, encouraging and…
MEET: Dr. Gabriela Tijerina-Pike, Director of Latino Ministries and Associate Professor of New Testament
Dr. Gabriela Tijerina-Pike is on a mission, and she’s no stranger to missional work. She has served as a missionary in the U.S., Costa Rica, and Mexico. She’s taught at…
Engaging Scripture in Uganda: A Cross-Cultural Context
Last August, I had the opportunity to teach at a conference in Uganda for a week. I was assigned a topic—The Kingdom of God—and my first thought was how to…
Seminaries Aren’t Just for Pastors Anymore: Equipping the Priesthood of All Believers
Water and oil don’t mix. At least, chemically speaking. But for early Christians, water and oil were the perfect mix for picturing who Christians are called to be. In the…
Rooted in Christ, Reforming for the Future
In 1990 Jackie and I were considering a call to pastoral ministry. I had been a lawyer for five years in South Florida, but the prompting of the Holy Spirit…