Keep these important dates on your calendar…
- Sept 25-26 – Lund Lectures
- Sept 26-28 – Annual Symposium
- Oct 7 – Graduation Applications Due for May 2020
- Oct 14-17 – Vocational Excellence
- Oct 18 – VSFL materials due
Graduation Applications
This year’s Seminary Commencement will be May 9, 2020. If you plan to graduate in May 2020, applications will be due Oct 7, 2019. The website has the current application and commencement details will be updated shortly.
Call to Ministry in the ECC
Are you graduating in December 2019 or May 2020 and desire to serve in a Covenant congregation? If so you must register for and complete the course- Mission and Ministerial Identity in the ECC (FLDF 7319). It is being held October 24-26, 2019. 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-fourth Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture and the theme is Holy Land: Biblical Perspectives and Contemporary Conflicts. The symposium takes place Sept 26-28 and registration is required. Details can be found online.
Limited-Release Documentary put on by Catholic Theological Union
On September 22, 2019, the Catholic Theological Union is putting on an event.
2 pm- Sunday Eucharist- Celebrant Rev. Robin Ryan CP
3 pm Private Documentary Screening of HESBURGH, a limited-release documentary profiling the late University of Notre Dame president, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC. He was the university’s president from 1952-1987, a charter member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and a collaborator with four popes and seven presidents. Special Guest Rev. Kevin Sandberg, CSC, PhD, Executive Director, The Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame will also be attending.
Reception to Follow at The James and Catherine Denny Center, 5416 South Cornell Ave, Chicago Illinois.
Please RSVP by September 18
- Online ctu.edu/sundaysatctu
- Email rsvp@ctu.edu
- Telephone 773-371-5411
Lecture by Darnell L. Moore: Hosted by the Chicago Theological Seminary’s Center for the Study of Black Faith and Life
Chicago Theological Seminary’s Center for the Study of Black Faith and Life (CSBFL) will host Darnell L. Moore, Author, Activist, & Auteur, as the 2019 Rooks Lecturer on Thursday, October 10th. Moore is the author of the 2019 Lambda Literary Award nominated memoir, No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America, which was listed as a 2018 NYT Notable Book and a 2018 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick.
Moore has been called, “one of the most influential black writers and thinkers of our time.” He is an American writer and activist whose work is informed by anti-racist, feminist, queer of color, and anti-colonial thought and advocacy.
The Annual Rooks event honors former President C. Shelby Rooks and the seminary’s ongoing commitment to racial justice. The complimentary Rooks reception begins at 5:15 pm; the lecture starts at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are free, but an RSVP is required. Register today! http://bit.ly/Rooks-Moore
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