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Saint Paul Prepares for Wave of Pastoral Retirements

More pastors will retire in next decade than candidates in school, creating unprecedented need and opportunity for young clergy. Leawood, Kan. and Oklahoma City, Okla.– Saint Paul School of Theology is responding to the coming “tsunami” of clergy retirements with full-ride scholarships, a fast-tracked master’s program and a new hands-on, collaborative curriculum. “The graying of the…

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Saint Paul Fellows Program Helps Fulfill Seminary Dream

Mother of three felt called to full-time ministry, but tuition costs made it impossible. As a school teacher, Amie Littrell has worked to encourage and build up the self-esteem of her students. But through the years, Amie began hearing a call to move beyond the children in her classroom and into the broader mission of…

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Saint Paul Fellows: February Deadline for Full Tuition and Fellowship

Seminary Fellows Program Eliminates Student Loan Debt for Future Pastors Leawood, Kan. and Oklahoma City, Okla.— Saint Paul School of Theology, one seminary in two locations: Oklahoma City University and Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, KS will expand its groundbreaking full tuition and fellowship program  The three-year Fellows program offers candidates called to full-time…

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Graduate 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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Faculty 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…