Keep these important dates on your calendar…
- February 23rd – VSFL Papers Due
- March 12-16 – Reading Week and March Intensives
- March 26th – Fall Registration Opens
Summer Registration
Summer registration is now open! See our course listing online and check out an article written by Alex Macias on some highlights of this summers courses.
This Week! – Women in Ministry Event
Our next Women in Ministry sponsored event will be a viewing of Wonder Woman on Feb 22nd at 7 pm. Hauna will be hosting us again. Check posters around school for the address. We look forward to seeing you there and having more female fellowship. (This is a women-only event).
Lent Devotional
As we journey through this season of Lent, below are several free devotional resources for you, all available online.
- Come Back to Jesus: A Lenten Devotional by the Readers and Authors of The Pietist Option
- Lenton Reader – by the Evangelical Covenant Church of Canada
Scholarship Opportunities
Several outside scholarship opportunities have come to our attention and we wanted to share the opportunity with you! Look into them and see if they are relevant to you, then apply!
- CM CARES: Religious Scholars Program
- Alvera Mickelsen Memorial Scholarship – providing financial support to women who are pursuing graduate or post-graduate studies in the ministry field.
Fantasy Baseball League
Baseball fans, are you interested in participating in a Seminary Fantasy Baseball league?! If you’ve never played Fantasy before, it allows you to create teams using athletes from your favorite sports. The success of your Fantasy team is based on the real-life statistics of your team’s players!
With opening day fast approaching (March 29th) I’m looking for at least 10 people interested in participating! If you have ANY interest and/or questions, feel free to email me (Alex Smith) at aosmith@northpark.edu OR just stop me whenever you see me around Nyvall.
Monday Fika
Our Fika has switched to Monday’s for this semester. It will be every Monday, Jan. 29 – May 7, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Come for NPTS’s Monday Fika! All students, faculty, staff, and friends & family of the seminary are welcome to attend. Sponsered by NPTS Student Association. Coffee, tea, and other goodies will be provided (along with gluten-free options). You are also welcome to bring treats of your own if you so desire!
This is a BYOM (Bring Your Own Mug) event. Hope to see you there! Hoppas att vi ses där!
Travel Course Summer 2018 – Peacemaking and the Israel/Palestine Conflict
Are you interested in learning more about peacemaking and faith in an international context? You are invited to join the 3-credit course, “MNST-7190: Christian Peacemaking and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict,” which includes travel to Israel/Palestine from May 25-June 4, 2018. During the trip, students will take part in the “Journey of Understanding,” with attendance at the international “Christ at the Checkpoint” conference. You can learn more about this journey here: http://tashuftours.com/current-trips.php.
The cost of the trip, in addition to tuition, is $3000. Scholarships are available for credit-earning students. For more information, please contact Ben Wickstrom at cwcs@covchurch.org.