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Ministry Forum
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4/13 – Ministry Forum: Dr. Mary Chase-Ziolek – Community Health and How To Care for Community Well
4/6 – Ministry Forum: Dr. Elizabeth Pierre – Self-Care in Isolation
3/30 – Ministry Forum: Practical Ministry During Covid-19
Community Worship Services
Fall 2021
9/2/2021- Seminary Chapel: Rev. Dave Kersten, The Spirituality of Jesus
Spring 2020
3/5/2020 – Seminary Chapel: Visual Arts
2/27/2020 – Seminary Chapel: Rev. Paul Lessard, Be Released
2/20/2020 – Seminary Chapel: Rev. Karen Brewer, Psalm 119
2/13/2020 – Seminary Chapel: Music in Worship
2/6/2020 – Seminary Chapel: Rev. David Washington
1/16/2020- Seminary Chapel: Rev. Dave Kersten, Psalm 40
Fall 2019
12/5/2019- Seminary Chapel: Advent
11/14/2019 – Seminary Chapel: Rev. G. Dany Flores, Jeremiah 29:11
11/7/2019 – Seminary Chapel: Rev. Ramelia Williams, Enduring Hope
10/31/2019 – Seminary Chapel: Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards, Endings and Beginnings
10/24/2019 – Seminary Chapel: Rev. Bret Widman, Leadership of Contempt
10/10/2019- Seminary Chapel; Rev. Chris Nelson, Gratitude
10/3/2019 – Seminary Chapel; The Feast of Saint Francis
9/19/2019 – Seminary Chapel; Jose Gonzalez
Spring 2019
5/2/2019 – Seminary Chapel; the Lord’s Prayer – Intercultural Spirituality Class
4/25/2019 – Seminary Chapel; Graduate Chapel – Ben and Emily Wickstrom, Graduating Seniors
4/18/2019 –Seminary Chapel; Maundy Thursday
2/28/2018 – Seminary Chapel; All That Jazz
Fall 2018
12/6/2018 – Seminary Chapel;
11/29/18 – Seminary Chapel; God’s Good Earth
11/15/18 – Seminary Chapel; Claudia Patino Martinez and Mayra Ramos, Chairs of Global & Diversity
11/8/18 –Seminary Chapel; Pia and Eugenio Restrepo, Regional Coordinators for Latin America at Serve Globally
10/25/18 –Seminary Chapel; Meagan Gillan, Director of Women Ministries, ECC Make and Deepen Disciples
10/4/18 – Seminary Chapel; Feast of Saint Francis
9/26/18-9/27/18 Lund Lectures
09/20/18- Seminary Chapel; David Bailey, founder of Arrabon
09/13/18- Seminary Chapel; Rev. Dr. Max Lee
09/06/18 – Seminary Chapel; Rev. Dr. Dave Kersten, preacher
08/30/18 – Seminary Convocation Service; Rev. Dr. Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom, preacher
Spring 2018
05/03/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Last Chapel of the Year; Intercultural Spiritual Class
04/26/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Graduating Student Chapel; Alicia Reese
04/19/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Worship Across Style; Jonathan Ulanday and Laura Truax
04/05/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Easter Celebration
03/22/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Worship Across Cultures; Nicole St. Victor
03/08/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Women’s History Month; Student Testimonies on influential Women
03/01/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Women’s History Month; Rev. Melanie Tornquist
02/22/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Black History Month; Dr. Elizabeth Pierre
02/15/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Black History Month; Pastor Ramelia Williams
02/8/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Worship Across Emotions; Rev. David Sutton
02/1/2018 – Seminary Chapel; Black History Month; Rev. Tony Zamble
Fall 2017
12/7/2017 – Seminary Chapel; Advent Chapel; Rev. Danny Martinez
11/30/2017 – Seminary Chapel; Advent Chapel; Rev. Dave Bjorlin
11/13/2017 – Seminary Chapel; Worship Across Generations; Mark Burrows
11/02/2017 – Seminary Chapel; All Souls Worship; Dr. Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom
10/12/2017 – Seminary Chapel; Worship Across Ability; Barbara Newman
10/05/2017 – Seminary Chapel; Rev. Tim Ciccone; seminary Gospel Choir
9/21/2017 – Seminary Chapel; Rev. Deb Auger, preacher; Nyisha Haney, spoken word
9/14/2017 – Seminary Chapel; Seminary Student Association leaders; Mackenzie Mahon, preacher
9/07/2017 – Seminary Chapel; Rev. Dr. Dave Kersten, preacher; Isaacson Chapel Re-dedication Ceremony
8/31/2017 – Seminary Convocation Service; Rev. Dr. Dwight Perry, preacher
Spring 2019
David Nyvall Lectureship: Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde Frazier
- Nyvall Lectures; “Defining Public Role, Past and Future” and “Forming Christians to Participate”
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Palmquist Preaching Lectures
Spring 2020
Palmquist Lectures: Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas
- Palmquist Lectures: “400 Years of African American Preaching, What Do These Words Mean” and “An Example of a Dangerous Sermon: Cain and Abel”
Spring 2019
Palmquist Lectures: Revs Dr. Gloria White-Hammond and Dr. Ray Hammond
- Palmquist Lectures “Ministry to the Marginal, Outreach to the Overlooked” and “A Legacy of Innovation and Impact: Lessons Learned Along The Way”
Nils W Lund Memorial Lectures
Fall 2019
Old Testament Lund Lectures: Dr. K. Lawson Younger, Jr.
- Lectures 1 & 2– Context Matters!
New Testament Lund Lectures: Dr. Philip Alexander
Fall 2018
Old Testament Lund Lectures: Dr. Nancy L. deClaisse-Walford
- Lecture 1 – “Let the Floods Clap Their Hands: An Ecological/Feminist Reading of Enthronement Psalms” (Pss 93-99)
- Lecture 2 – “The Embodied Praise of God in the Song Ascents” (Pss 120-134)
New Testament Lund Lectures: Dr. Seyoon Kim
- Lectures 1 & 2 – “Justification and God’s Kingdom Part 1 & 2
Fall 2017
Old Testament Lund Lectures: Rev. Dr. Brent A. Strawn
- Lecture 1 – The Greatest “Story” Never Told: Rethinking the Bible’s Macrogenre
- Lecture 2 – “I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes”: The Poetics of Scriptural Contradiction
New Testament Lund Lectures: Dr. Grant Macaskill
- Lecture 1 – The Mystery Revealed: Christ and Cosmos
- Lecture 2 – In the Likeness of the Image: Participating in Providence
Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture
Fall 2019: Holy Land
- Session 1: K. Lawson Younger – “Another Look at “Early” Ideologies of the Land in the Hebrew Bible in Light of Recent Study”
- Session 2: Munther Isaac – “Palestinian Christians and the Promised Land”
- Session 3: Yehiel Poupko – “Some Comments From A Jewish Perspective On Some Christian Religious Writings About The Relationship Of The Jewish People to Eretz Yisrael”
- Session 4: Rula Mansou – “Communities of Forgiveness: A Palestinian Christian Perspective”
- Session 5: Philip Alexander – “The Church and the Hermeneutical Challenge of Zionism”
- Session 6: Joel Willitts – “The Unknown Path: Martin Buber’s Zionism and the Making of a Vexed, Atypical Christian Zionist”
- Session 7: Yohanna Katanacho – “Reading the Gospel of John Through Palestinian Eyes”
- Session 8: Mae Cannon – “Returning to the Heart of the Gospel:
A Practical Evangelical Theology of Liberation and Call to Action for Christians Engaged in Peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine”
Fall 2018 – Human Violence
- Session 1: Presenter: Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Respondent: Meredith Nyberg
- Session 2: Presenter: Drew Hart, Respondent: Mark Tao
- Session 3: Presenter: Jesse Nickel, Respondent: Rebekah Eklund
- Session 4: Presenter: Kyle Gingerich Hiebert, Respondent: Colby Dickinson
- Session 5: Presenter: Seyoon Kim, Respondent: Julien Smith
- Session 6: Presenter: Xi Lian, Respondent: Lida Nedilsky
- Session 7: Presenter: Elizabeth Pierre, Respondent: Melanie Baffes
- Session 8: Presenter: Ruben Rosario-Rodriguez, Respondent: Armida Belmonte Stephens
Fall 2017 – Participation in and with Christ
- Session 1: Presenter: Bruce Fields, Response by George Kalantzis
- Session 2: Presenter: Grant Macaskill, Response by Constantine Campbell
- Session 3: Presenter: Olli-Pekka Vainio, Response by Stephen Chester
- Session 4: Presenter: Julie Canlis, Response by Mary Patton Baker
- Session 5: Presenter: Ben Blackwell, Response by Cynthia Peters Anderson
- Session 6: Presenter: Brent A. Strawn, Response by Nathan Clayton
- Session 7: Presenter: Michael Gorman, Response by Markus Nikkanen
- Session 8: Presenter: Ashish Varma, Response by Hauna Ondrey
Faith and Health Symposium
Fall 2018 – Being Well: Connecting Church, Faith, and Health (entire event)
500 Yr. Reformation Lecture
Dr. Stephen Chester, professor of New Testament at NPTS
- Reading the Bible with Martin Luther after 500 Years: Reflections on Luther’s Legacy and Why it Still Matters
- October 27, 2017
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