Tag: Student Stories
Rocking Around the Christmas Feast
A Reflection on the International Students Christmas Potluck “The magic at a potluck happens when people of different ethnicities come […]
Read more »An Electric Path to Ministry
Remote M.Div. Students at Garrett Tell Their Stories Serving God has never been simple work. Ministry demands a unique blend […]
Read more »Love Where It’s Needed Most
Deaconess Catherine Inserra and Kids Above All work so every child can flourish When Lucy Rider Meyer heard about six […]
Read more »Encountering Our Living Past
An Interview with Dr. James Papandrea and Participants on Garrett’s Trip to Rome Beneath the Basilica of San Clemente’s ornate […]
Read more »Scholar for the Common Good
An interview with Mashungam Shatshang MTS ‘26 Political theology is always a fluid discipline—as ethicists and theologians respond to shifting […]
Read more »A Joyful Noise for God
An Interview with Medomfo Owusu, MDiv ‘27 “Your body’s got to be active in this. Even if you feel out […]
Read more »Following a Dream
An Interview with Simbarashe Ndowa, MAPM ‘26 Simbarashe (Simba) Ndowa’s childhood village on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique didn’t […]
Read more »A Brush with Life
An Interview with Zaillah Rufus Gurugulla, MAFCEL & MAPCC ‘26 “All I could do was just hang by my arms […]
Read more »Called to Be Church in the World
An Interview with Allison Martin MDiv/MAPCC ‘28 A call to ministry is rarely convenient. Indeed, Allison Martin’s life is testimony […]
Read more »Why I Chose Garrett: Voices from the Incoming Class
Seminary education is personal. Perhaps more than any other field of graduate study, it invites students to bring the fullness […]
Read more »Called to Queering Church
An Interview with Abby Holcombe (M.Div. GETS ’24) When Chicago’s Urban Village Church was formed in 2009, co-founded by Garrett […]
Read more »Live a Life Pleasing to God
An Interview with M.Div. Student Jorja Porter ‘24 There’s a particular feeling when you talk with someone whose love for […]
Read more »The Creature Feature Preacher
An Interview with David Canfield ‘24 “The rhetoric of fear in moral panics never changes—no matter what they’re about, it […]
Read more »Reconnecting with God and Land
An Interview with Graduating Student Praveen Raj Climate change is too often discussed as an existential crisis instead of a […]
Read more »Blessed by Water
An Interview with Graduating Ph.D. Student Kristen Daley Mosier We’re familiar with water as an essential and defining feature of […]
Read more »Bearing Witness to Burma
Every month, Garrett-Evangelical international students host a luncheon, “Let’s Talk Globally,” where they educate the rest of campus (and alumni […]
Read more »Healing Bodies, Mending Earth
An Interview with Graduating Student Jessica Hopkins Jessica Hopkins speaks quickly, passion bursting, as she describes her studies at Garrett. […]
Read more »Small Closet, Big Impact
By Benjamin Perry Eliza’s Kitchen & Closet-Winter Update Eliza’s Kitchen and Closet is in need of winter supplies. We welcome […]
Read more »PhD Student Emanuel Padilla Selected as a 2022 Doctoral Fellow by the Louisville Institute
Doctor of philosophy student, Emanuel Padilla, has been selected as a 2022 Doctoral Fellow by the Louisville Institute. Padilla is in the theology and ethics track of the seminary’s doctoral program.
Read more »Stretching the Theological Spectrum
Garrett-Evangelical stretched my theological spectrum, and as a result, offered a balancing viewpoint to more theologically traditional concepts.
Read more »Opportunities to Learn, Grow, and Flourish
When Garrett-Evangelical began to offer hybrid courses, I was excited for the opportunity to be present online or in person and still have a community of colleagues present to support and influence my studies.
Read more »A Family Affair: Mom and Son Graduate Together
It is not often that we have a mom and her son graduate at the same time. We do believe this might even be a first in the seminary’s 169-year history. At the 165th Commencement, held on Friday, May 13, 2022, Jacquelyn D. Webb received her master of divinity and her son, Dr. Taurean J. Webb, received his doctor of philosophy.
Read more »A Beautiful and Enriching Community
I’ve found a beautiful and enriching community that seeks to honor whole persons, beyond the academic endeavors of seminary.
Read more »The Many Facets of Ministry
My time at Garrett-Evangelical was used to explore the many facets of the ministry God has planted in me, which included understanding how various societal intersections can be a great help or a great harm in how we see God.
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