Faculty Focus
Dr. Sims Moves On From Saint Paul School of Theology
It is with mixed emotions that we announce that Dr. Angela Sims will be leaving Saint Paul School of Theology effective May 31, 2019. With new beginnings on her horizon, Dr. Sims will be joining Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, NY as President. We are very appreciative of the work that Dr. Sims…
Read MoreDr. Luke Bretherton to Deliver Free Lecture on Christianity and Politics for 2018 Peace Lecture
Saint Paul School of Theology invites students, faculty and the community to hear Dr. Luke Bretherton speaking on “Christianity and Democracy: Crafting a Just and Compassionate Common Life in a Time of Polarization.” Dr. Bretherton is a Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School and Senior Fellow of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at…
Read MorePastoral Care in the Classroom and Beyond
In the rhythm of the academic year, this is the first week after the end of the fall term. The last few days of a semester are always filled with students, staff and faculty scrambling to tie up loose ends and meet all the deadlines. Although I spend most of my time serving as Vice…
Read MoreRev. Casey Sigmon to Serve as Visiting Professor
Saint Paul School of Theology welcomes Rev. Casey Sigmon as a visiting professor. Thanks to the Vanderbilt program in Theology and Practice, Sigmon will be serving on the faculty in a year-long professorship. “With this Ph.D. program I am able to immerse myself in a place of higher education and truly learn to teach,” she…
Read MoreInside Out: an Invitation to Christian Mindfulness
Post Author: Dr. Amy Oden, Professor of Early Church History at Saint Paul School of Theology “Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God … You’ll be changed from the inside out.” – (Romans 12:1-2, The Message) This sounds like a great description of Christian mindfulness. As a…
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 MoreRenewed in Love by Dr. Henry H. Knight III
Author: Dr. Henry H. Knight III In the last two months we’ve looked at faith and hope as two of the marks of a transformed heart. Now we come to the most important mark of all: love. John Wesley fully embraces the words of the apostle Paul who said of the Christian life “now faith,…
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…
Read MoreFaculty Write Commentaries for WorkingPreacher.org
Saint Paul faculty members Dr. Amy Oden, Professor of Early Church History and Spirituality, and Dr. Israel Kamudzandu, Associate Professor of New Testament Studies and Biblical Interpretation, have contributed numerous commentaries to the popular website for preachers, WorkingPreacher.org. Dr. Amy Oden Dr. Amy Oden is a faculty member at the Saint Paul: Oklahoma City University…
Read MoreDr. Sample Brings Community Organizing to Saint Paul
Tex Sample is a specialist in church and society, a storyteller, author, and the Robert B. and Kathleen Rogers Professor Emeritus of Church and Society at Saint Paul School of Theology. After moving back to Kansas City, Dr. Sample has reengaged with the seminary in several ways. This past August, students at the Saint Paul:…
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