Keep these important dates on your calendar…
- Feb 25 – VSFL materials/portfolios due
- Feb 27 – Palmquist Lectures 6:30 pm
- March 11-15 Reading Week, Ignite Cohort 1 intensives
- March 18-22 VSFL Interviews
- April 4- Nyvall Lectures 9 am
- April 5- Graduating Student Retreat
Summer Schedule now available
The summer 2019 schedule of classes is now available online: www.northpark.edu/seminary/academics/student-resources/
Registration begins Feb 18.
Palmquist Lectures
We are thrilled to welcome the Reverends Dr. Gloria White-Hammond and Dr. Ray Hammond to campus for this year’s A. Eldon Palmquist Lectureship in Preaching. Together, the Hammonds pastor Bethel AME Church in Boston, MA and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience as physicians and leaders in their community. They will give two lectures on February 27 beginning at 6:30 pm in Isaacson Chapel. The lectures are free and open to the public. Please join us! More information found on the website
Spend the Summer in Bethlehem
There is a volunteer opportunity of 1-3 months with Bethlehem Bible College (BBC). This exits through a collaborative between BBC and The Evangelical Covenant Church Serve Globally Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. This special project helps to financially support the college through the profit from the guesthouse. It also offers international guests a great starting point from which to learn the issues of the area, travel, explore, return home shaped in new ways by God and with many great memories. This work requires cultural sensitivity and requires being a warm host and helpful guide for all visitors. As workload of the guesthouse waxes and wanes, volunteers are encouraged to serve in other capacities in the college as well. Possibilities include teaching English, working in the bookstore, serving as a handyman or driver, among others. Days off are included, giving the volunteer time to explore the diverse and historically-rich region and make friends in the larger Muslim and Jewish communities. Want to know more? Please email Jeff and Darlene Anderson, Regional Coordinators-Serve Globally-MENA at menarc@covchurch.org for more information or call Jeff @ 612.513.6261.
Vocational and Spiritual Formation for Leadership (VSFL)
All degree seeking students have co-curricular requirements that run alongside your academic requirements. If you need a refresher about any of these, you can find more information on the web. For those of you participating in either MDiv Candidacy or Mid-Program Review this semester, papers/portfolios are due Feb 25. Questions, talk to Emily Wagner.
Church Budgeting: Explaining Money to Your Congregation
Presenter: Timothy O’Brien, PhD
The Academy of Church Leadership introduces its 2019 workshop series with Church Budgeting. This workshop is offered to you with a 65% discount if you use code: NPU Comp. This workshop provides a simplified method of financial planning, providing the necessary tools for planning the best use of the resources that God provides. We plan and set goals and convert those goals into budgets. The registration fee includes dinner, workshop materials, and free parking. Join us for this workshop here on the campus in the Johnson Center. This is an evening workshop and will be offered at 6PM. RSVP today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/church-budgeting-explaining-money-to-your-congregation-tickets-54354159755
Fundraising: Creating A Culture of Church Generosity
Presenter: Thad Austin
The Academy of Church Leadership continues its workshop series with Church Fundraising. This workshop is offered to you with a 65% discount if you use code: NPU Comp. This workshop could transform the way you and your congregation approach giving, fundraising, and generosity. Most people believe that fundraising is about money. In fact, fundraising is primarily about relationships, discipleship, and establishing a culture of generosity. This interactive seminar will explore sacred theological texts, your own experiences giving and receiving, the latest empirical findings about charitable practices, and practical tools that will help you create culture change in your ministry setting. The registration fee includes meals, workshop materials, and free parking. Join us for this workshop here on the campus in the Johnson Center. RSVP today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fundraising-creating-a-culture-of-church-generosity-tickets-54354823741