End of Year Picnic & Celebration

Student Center

Join us for the end of year picnic and celebration from 12-5 pm! RSVPs are required - click here to sign up.

Chaplaincy Fair

Student Center

Join us for a Chaplaincy Fair on Wednesday, April 23 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in the Student Center. Come enjoy free pizza and hear from chaplains currently serving in the military, healthcare, and other areas. Learn more about Clinical Pastoral Education, endorsement, and the nuances of chaplain ministry. Chaplains will be available beginning at…

Easter Celebration & Easter Egg Hunt

Student Center

Join Resident Directors Eric Lynch and Bianca Campos for an easter celebration and egg hunt! Please click here to RSVP. Student Center 5:00pm - 8:00pm 5:15 - 1-4 year old egg hunt in courtyard 5:30 - 5-9 year old egg hunt by Seminary Pond 6:00pm - Dinner: Main dish provided; please bring a side or…

Monthly Mini Colloquium

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!

Dies Natalis

Student Center

Come celebrate Calvin Seminary's 149th birthday with breakfast, a program, and chapel. Check back soon for RSVPs and other details! Breakfast - 8:30 am Program - following breakfast Chapel - 10 am

Monthly Mini Colloquium

Student Center

Join Dr. Danny Daley for a presentation on Galatians during this month's colloquium. Please use the Google Sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BP3HFamjphghUQN_MRZ0jBml7-ZweyiQRIlY9jBzcHM/edit?gid=0#gid=0) to RSVP. See you there!

Melissa Bos – Supporter Open House

Student Center

Open House for Melissa Bos to share ministry stories from Oman & Bangladesh, and current engagement at Calvin Theological Seminary as Missionary in Residence. This event is targeted for Melissa's support community (churches & individuals) in the West Michigan area, but all at CTS are welcome!

RSAT Game Night

Student Center

You wanted it, you got it! Another RSAT Game Night at Calvin Seminary. We will be in the Student Center with food, drinks, and fun. Bring your own game(s) or jump in on someone else's. This is a great time to get to know other fellow students and have some fun as a community. Come…

Monthly Mini Colloquium

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!

Friends Around the World Kickoff Lunch

Student Center

If you're participating in Friends Around the World, this free kickoff lunch is for you! Sign up to participate here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgRHct9Hzb4zWtQdiBF5C4Gqc740ereSVLski9dirXIi1MWw/viewform

Christmas Around the World

Student Center

Calvin Seminary's annual Christmas Around the World dinner and talent show returns on Thursday, December 5 in the Student Center at 5:30pm. Please RSVP so Student Life can plan accordingly for food.

American Thanksgiving Dinner

Student Center

Join the RSAT team for a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner! Please RSVP by clicking here. The form will provide additional information on the requested quantity of food to bring and more! Contact RSAT (rsat@calvinseminary.edu) with any questions!

Student Dinner

Student Center

CTS students & families, join retired professor Carl Bosma for an evening of fellowship with people from across the globe! A free Mediterranean-inspired dinner will be provided, along with a short devotional. Please RSVP to Dr. Carl Bosma (cbosma@calvinseminary.edu) so he can plan accurately for food amounts.

Monthly Mini Colloquium

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!

RSAT Game Night

Student Center

Do you like games? Fellowship? FOOD?! RSAT invites you to the Student Center on Friday, October 25 from 5-8pm. We'll have pizza, games, and a whole lot of fellowship. Nursery will be provided for young kids, and plenty of games will be ready for you to play. Feel free to bring your own games as…

Monthly Mini Colloquium

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!

Author Q&A with Dr. Daniel Daley

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…

Candidacy Connection Dinner – Distance Learning Students

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…

Scholarship Thank You Letter Lunch

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…

Monthly Mini Colloquium

Student Center

Join Dr. Yudha Thianto and featured speaker Jeff Lash for a time of lunch and learning! RSVP to Dr. Yudha Thianto!

Flourishing Together: A Community Conversation on Disability and the Church

Student Center

Join 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,…

April Monthly Mini Colloquium

Student Center

You 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.

Game Night

Student Center

Join 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).

Healthy Dialogue Series with Megan DeFranza

Student Center

Join 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!

Monthly Mini Colloquium

Student Center

Dr. 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.

Public Reading of Scripture

Student Center

 Event 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…

Monthly Mini Colloquium

Student Center

The 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…

Friends Around the World Kick-Off

Student Center

Friends 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…

Healthy Dialogue Series 

Student Center

Mark 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…