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Alumni Serving Around the World

For over 145 years, the primary mission of Calvin Seminary has been to equip pastors and leaders for the flourishing of the church.   LLOYD WICKER Year of graduation: 2003…

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Bringing Global Mission Experience to Calvin Seminary

Calvin Theological Seminary has been equipping “individuals for biblically faithful and contextually effective ministry of the Word”1 for more than 145 years, and countless CTS graduates have gone on to…

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The Gift of Hospitality

We are made in the image of God. That profound biblical insight grounds who we are and our place in this world. It also should affect how we treat one…

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Hospitality in the Doctrine of Election

There are few topics in Reformed theology that cause as much general angst as the doctrine of election. At least this is true in my classroom. Everything is fairly comfortable…

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Distinguished Alumni: Stanley Workman

Stanley Workman Stan Workman was born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan. He and his wife Mary Lee raised four children; today, they are blessed with thirteen grandchildren and seven great-…

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New Staff Member: Kim Benedict

Kim Benedict Development Data and Donor Communications Coordinator   Hello, I’m Kim Benedict, the newest member of the seminary’s development team. I grew up in Seattle and also spent a…

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NEW BOOK: Life Questions Every Student Asks edited by Gary Burge and David Lauber

Life Questions Every Student Asks: Faithful Responses to Common Issues Edited by Gary Burge and David Lauber IVP Academic, 2020 Teaching students involves not just the formal tasks of the…

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Distinguished Alumni: John DeVries

Reverend John DeVries John De Vries began his mission work in India with an ambitious but unusual goal: make an impact by staying out of the way. “The goal was…

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Distinguished Alumni: Stanley Jim

Reverend Stanley Jim When commencement at Calvin Seminary transitioned to an online ceremony in May 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it prevented the chance to celebrate two…

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