Tag: Student Stories
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 […]
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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 When Thehil Russelliah Singh was growing up as the child of Indian international students, her family depended […]
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.
Read more »A Pastoral and Prophetical Call
Through my studies, I reaffirmed my commitment to preach the good news to the poor, liberation to the oppressed, and healing to the sick.
Read more »Holistic Care for the Individual
Garrett-Evangelical has allowed me to explore my identity as an educator. Through my classes, discussions with peers, and guidance from the faculty, I’ve been able to discern my definition of education and how I want to be an educator.
Read more »A Servant-Leader Heart
My time at Garrett-Evangelical has profoundly shaped my call to ministry by recognizing that Jesus’s call to discipleship as a pastor in the church requires a servant-leader heart.
Read more »A Passion for Justice and Christian Theology
I was in search of a theological lens that not only created permission to pursue justice, but also centered it as crucial to being a follower of Jesus Christ. I found that at Garrett-Evangelical.
Read more »Ministry in New and Creative Ways
It probably sounds staged or insincere but facing a global pandemic during my seminary career has allowed me the opportunity to learn to do ministry in new and creative ways.
Read more »Aaron Dorsey, PhD Student, Awarded Forum for Theological Exploration Doctoral Grant
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is proud to announce Aaron Dorsey has been selected to receive a 2022 Doctoral Fellowship from the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE). Dorsey’s area of concentration in the seminary’s doctor of philosophy program is in biblical studies.
Read more »PhD Candidate Rev. Patricia Bonilla Named 2022-2023 Hispanic Theological Initiative/Lilly Endowment Dissertation Fellow
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary doctor of philosophy candidate, Reverend Patricia Bonilla, has been named a 2022-2023 Hispanic Theological Initiative/Lilly Endowment Dissertation Fellow. Bonilla is one of 10 doctoral candidates in North America to be named a 2022-2023 fellow.
Read more »Honors and Awards: Celebrating the Class of 2022 and Members of the Student Body
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the following Honors and Awards which have been conferred upon selected students for the 2021-2022 academic year. The awards were presented at the seminary’s Service of Recognition on May 4, 2022, to recognize outstanding achievements by students and graduates.
Read more »Seminarians’ Podcast Shares Stories and Reclaims Space for Interracial Identities
The idea for Mixed Kids Ministry began in their first semester of seminary when Aspiras, an interracial Filipina, and DeHaan, a biracial Latiné, were looking for a space where they could be their whole selves and struggled to find it.
Read more »Doctoral Candidate Bryson White Awarded 2021-2022 Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary is proud to announce doctoral student Bryson White has been selected to receive a 2021-2022 Dissertation Fellowship […]
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