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Awakening Worship Night
ChapelJoin Korean students from Calvin University and Calvin Seminary for a night of praise and worship. The entire service will be held in Korean. Steve Hwang is the featured speaker, and there will be Korean-style communal prayer.
PhD Colloquium: J. S. Bach’s Church Cantatas in Context, Then and Now
ChapelAs 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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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…
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ChapelPassage: Which King? Title: Philippians 2:5-11 Speaker: Sam Ha, PhD student and Theological Librarian We all believe that Christ is our King. But what kind of king is he? We will look together at how the Scriptures describe Christ as the King who reigns over all. Watch Livestream here. Donut fellowship in the Student Center to…
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ChapelOn Wednesday, November 15, at 10:00am in the chapel (or livestream here) we'll be having a service of remembrance, hope, and peace in recognition of Remembrance Day/Veterans Day (Nov. 11). If you would like a Remembrance Day poppy pin, they are available at the door and in the Student Life Office. Donut fellowship in the Student Center…
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ChapelPassage: John 14: 1-7 Title: Do not Be Troubled Speaker: Kang Heo, MDiv student How can we not be troubled? Jesus' profound words leave us wondering. We'll explore how Jesus' words of comfort to his disciples apply to us. Livestream Link: Click here to access the livestream We'll be celebrating the Lord's Supper. Donut fellowship…
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ChapelPassage: Luke 18:1-8 Title: "Waiting for God” Speaker: Prof. Karin Maag Dr. Maag will be leading us in Reformation Day worship tomorrow in the chapel or livestream here. She'll be speaking on "Waiting for God" from Luke 18:1-8, and we'll be blessed by a small CTS orchestra leading us in singing Psalms. Special Orchestra Players: Trumpet…
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ChapelPhD student Manuel Gallardo will be speaking on Philemon 8-21, "In Search of Concrete Models of Reconciliation: A Case Study from Paul's Epistle to Philemon." Come and worship on Wednesday, October 25, at 10:00 am in the chapel or livestream here. Donut fellowship in the Student Center to follow.
Distance Learning Chapel and Lunch
ChapelChapel worship for the Distance Learning Intensive Week will be on Wednesday, October 11, at 12:30 pm in the chapel. Rev. Denise Posie will speak from Deuteronomy 8:2-10 on "Don't Forget to Remember." Come join us for worship with the Lord's Supper, followed by lunch in the Student Center.
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ChapelProf. Scott Hoezee, the director of the Center for Excellence in Preaching, will speak on Luke 6:17-26. Luke's version of The Beatitudes differs in interesting ways from the better known version in Matthew 5. In this Chapel meditation we will ponder the message of The Beatitudes in Luke 6 and its meaning for our daily lives…
Stan Sturning’s retelling of John Calvin’s life
ChapelInternational Calvin Congress July 25-28, and special evening events open to all! There is another evening event during the conference that you are welcome to attend free of charge - bring your families and neighbors too! On Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 PM, witness a riveting enacted retelling of John Calvin's life by local pastor…
Stan Sturning’s retelling of John Calvin’s life
ChapelInternational Calvin Congress July 25-28, and special evening events open to all! There is another evening event during the conference that you are welcome to attend free of charge - bring your families and neighbors too! On Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 PM, witness a riveting enacted retelling of John Calvin's life by local pastor…
Stan Sturning’s retelling of John Calvin’s life
ChapelInternational Calvin Congress July 25-28, and special evening events open to all! There is another evening event during the conference that you are welcome to attend free of charge - bring your families and neighbors too! On Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 PM, witness a riveting enacted retelling of John Calvin's life by local pastor…
Stan Sturning’s retelling of John Calvin’s life
ChapelInternational Calvin Congress July 25-28, and special evening events open to all! There is another evening event during the conference that you are welcome to attend free of charge - bring your families and neighbors too! On Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 PM, witness a riveting enacted retelling of John Calvin's life by local pastor…
Community Psalmfest
ChapelInternational Calvin Congress July 25-28, and special evening events open to all! There are two evening events during the conference that you are welcome to attend free of charge - bring your families and neighbors too! “Psalms of Exile, Psalms of Hope” – Community Psalmfest on Tuesday, July 25, at 7:30 PM in the Seminary…
Graduate Open House & Chapel
ChapelGraduate Open House & Chapel On Friday, May 19, from 9:00am until noon, we will host an Open House at the Seminary for our 2023 graduates and their families. Staff and faculty will be in their offices so that students and their families can connect and take pictures, etc. At 10:00am that morning, we will have…
Wedding Ceremony
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ChapelOn Wednesday, April 26, at 10:00am in the chapel, PhD student Sam Ha will be speaking from Deuteronomy 10:14-19, "Sojourners Loving Sojourners." Representatives of the CRCNA Office of Race Relations will participate and will host our donut fellowship afterward in the Student Center. You can also join online at this link.
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ChapelWe will worship together with 2021 MDiv graduate Anastaze Nzambonimpa preaching on "The Call to God's Mission" as part of the Resonate Global Mission Fair. Come and join us for worship! We'll join in donut fellowship afterward in the Student Center. You can also join online at this link.
Distance Learning Chapel
ChapelDistance Learning students will be leading chapel worship on Tuesday, February 28, and Friday, March 3, right after class lets out at 12:30pm. On Tuesday, Prof. Cunha will be speaking from Malachi 2:17–3:5; 3:13–4:6; "Where Is the God of Justice?" and we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper together. Come and join us for worship! (There will be no Wednesday chapel worship…
Distance Learning Chapel
ChapelThis week the Distance Learning students will be leading chapel worship on Tuesday, February 28, and Friday, March 3, right after class lets out at 12:30pm. On Tuesday, Prof. Cunha will be speaking from Malachi 2:17–3:5; 3:13–4:6; "Where Is the God of Justice?" and we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper together. Come and join us for worship! (There…