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Bishop Muyombo Receives Distinguished Graduate Award
President Neil Blair presented the Distinguished Graduate Award at the 2017 Saint Paul School of Theology Commencement Ceremony to Bishop Mande Muyombo. Muyombo received his Master of Divinity degree with an Ethics/Church and Society Concentration in 2010 and his Doctor of Ministry as part of the Children and Poverty in a Globalized Economy cohort…
Read MoreRev. Dr. Don Hall Receives Award for Mentoring Others
The Rev. Dr. Don Hall received the Barnabas award at the Arkansas Annual Conference in Little Rock, AR. He is a 1980 Master of Divinity and 1987 Doctor of Ministry graduate of Saint Paul School of Theology. Hall was commended for his work in encouraging and mentoring people on their way to ordained ministry. The…
Read MoreRodenburg Leads Rural Church During 125th Anniversary
Rev. Shannon Rodenberg, MDiv’ 13, visits with a long-time congregation member during Fairland First United Methodist Church‘s 125th Anniversary in Fairland, Oklahoma. She believes it is important to celebrate traditions and multiple generations in the church as a rural minister. “We celebrated the past, the work that God is doing right now, and dreamed of…
Read MoreRev. David Kim Leads Congregation to New Growth
When Rev. David Kim received his appointment at Central Korean United Methodist Church in Overland Park in 2013, his congregation was small. With a congregation of only sixteen members, Pastor Kim knew that church renewal was only possible with God. “At that time, I spent most of my time in prayer,” he said. David Kim…
Read MoreAlum Applies Knowledge at Children’s Mercy Hospital
Robin Carroll graduated this May with her Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) as part of the Class of 2016.“I enjoyed my time at Saint Paul. It has exceeded all of my expectations,” she said. “I feel that I’ve been academically and spiritually challenged over the past four years.” Ms. Carroll wanted to attend…
Read MoreStephenson and Lampe Receive Distinguished Graduate Awards
Saint Paul School of Theology presented two distinguished graduate awards at its fifty-fifth Commencement Convocation on the Kansas Campus. Rev. Dr. Jack Stephenson, MDiv 1982 and DMin 1994 Rev. Dr. Jack Stephenson is Senior Pastor of Anona United Methodist Church: A Multisite Church with three campuses in the Largo and St. Pete, Florida areas. The…
Read MoreBlair to Serve as Saint Paul School of Theology President
The Board of Trustees has named Rev. Neil Blair as President of Saint Paul School of Theology. Blair is a 1980 Master of Divinity graduate of Saint Paul School of Theology. He will begin his leadership on July 1, 2016. “We are fortunate that Neil Blair has agreed to provide leadership to Saint Paul during…
Read MoreRev. Mark Holland Is First Recipient of Hamilton Award
Rev. Mark R. Holland (DMin ’09) is the recipient of the first Adam Hamilton Award for Leadership and Vision. The award was announced at a celebratory dinner by the Saint Paul Board honoring Pastor Adam Hamilton for over twenty years of leadership on the Board. Acting President Nancy Howell then presented the award to Pastor…
Read MoreMead Fosters Relationships Between Diverse Communities
In 2015, the United Methodist Church noted that race relations was the top issue facing the denomination. Saint Paul graduate, Rev. Jo Mead, decided that she no longer wanted to just talk about it, but instead to act and form a real relationship with another congregation. She contacted Pastor Eric Williams at Brotherhood Presbyterian Church.…
Read MoreGraduate Talks About Building Long-Term Missions
Dr. Jim Brandt and Saint Paul alum Trista Soendker Nicholson recently compared their experiences in Guatemala and Haiti. Trista shared stories of Haiti and gave advice to current students about building long-term missions. “One of my greatest privileges teaching at Saint Paul has been taking students to Guatemala to learn from Guatemalans about their lives…
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