Keep these important dates on your calendar…
- Sept 26-27 – Lund Lectures
- Sept 27-29 – Annual Symposium
- Oct 8 – Graduation Applications Due for May 2019, VSFL materials due
- Oct 15-18 – Vocational Excellence
- Oct 29-Nov 2- VSFL interviews
- Nov 10 – Faith and Health Symposium
2018 Lund Lectures: September 26-27; 9am-Noon: Isaacson Chapel
All students plan on attending in person or virtually through the live stream.
Wednesday, September 26: Old Testament Lund Lectures: Dr. Nancy L. deClaisse-Walford, Carolyn Ward Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages, McAfee School of Theology
- Lecture 1 – “Let the Floods Clap Their Hands: An Ecological/Feminist Reading of the Enthronement Psalms (Pss 93-99)”
- Lecture 2 – “The Embodied Praise of God in the Songs of Ascents (Pss 120-134)”
Thursday, September 27: New Testament Lund Lectures: Dr. Seyoon Kim, Professor of New Testament, School of Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary
- Lecture 1 – “Justification and God’s Kingdom.” Part 1
- Lecture 2 – “Justification and God’s Kingdom.” Part 2
Hope for America’s Most Segregated Hour Film Screening at Community Lunch
Please join us September 20th at 11am for a special chapel and community lunch as David Baily, Founder of Arrabon and producer of Urban Doxology, shares his vision on reconciliation and the cultural divides that plague communities. Chapel will be followed by a screening of the film, “Hope for America’s Most Segregated Hour” in Magnuson at 12pm. He hopes to use music to help create new stories in communities struggling with division. Please join us for both events!
Chaplaincy & Specialized Ministry Summit at McCormick Theological Seminary
Saturday, October 6th from 8:30am-4pm McCormick Theological Seminary will host the Chaplaincy & Specialized Ministry Summit. They will explore exciting job opportunities in chaplaincy. Attendees will gain insight into the diverse practice settings from experts, learn about Board Certification and the American Baptist Churches endorsement process, participate in workshops and opportunities for CEUs. Continental breakfast & lunch will be served. Seminarians are FREE! To register, visit www.abhms.org and click on ‘events’
North Park Covenant Church Neighborhood Basketball Ministry
NPCC is looking for a few more people to join their Neighborhood Basketball Ministry team for the 2018-2019 ministry year. Each Wednesday night we gather for a community meal and then host neighborhood children in our gym for an hour of basketball and relationships. Each of the past two years we have welcomed over a hundred 4th-12th graders who are not otherwise a part of our church with the blessing of a safe place and caring relationships. If you are interested, contact Pastor Jeff Hunter (jhunter@npcovenant.org).
Graduation Applications
LAST CALL for December 2018 Graduation Applications! If you intend to graduate in December, you must apply by the end of this week to avoid an additional $50 fee. The website has all the details, dates and the application. If you plan to graduate in May 2019, applications will be due Oct 8, 2018. This year’s Seminary Commencement will be May 11, 2019. December graduates may participate in either the University Commencement in December or the Seminary Commencement in May.
Call to Ministry in the ECC
Are you graduating in December 2018 or May 2019 and desire to serve in a Covenant congregation? If so you must register for and complete the weekend course- Mission and Ministerial Identity in the ECC (FLDF 7319). It is being held October 4-6, 2018. This workshop styled course will help you to prepare for interviews with ECC leaders in January, as well as write and hone a Minister’s profile. Questions? Email dauger@northpark.edu or call 773-244-6222
Annual Symposium
The Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture features prominent scholars from around the world and provides a forum for interdisciplinary theology from a biblical perspective for the benefit of the church. North Park Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that the thirty-third Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture and the theme is Human Violence. The symposium takes place Sept 27-29 and registration is required. Details can be found online.
Faith and Health Symposium: Being Well
The church has an important role in helping people be well, in addition to caring for the sick. Now more than ever, the church needs to claim its role in health promotion rooted in Scripture and tradition and our communities need to create opportunities for wellness for all. Working together, congregations and healthcare professionals can collaborate in responding faithfully to the challenge of health promotion, considering what can be done together that neither can do alone.
Join us November 10, 2018 at North Park University for third biennial symposium. This year’s keynote address will be “honoring the Body as a Spiritual Practice” by Ruth Haley Barton.
Learn more at www.northpark.edu/faithhealthsymposium
Gospel Choir Leader Needed
We’re interested in getting our Gospel Choir started again this year, but we’re in need of a leader. If you are interested in leading the Gospel Choir, send an email to: jsseaman@northpark.edu.
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