As I crossed the graduation stage in May, I felt a welling sense of pride. I was proud of myself, sure, but I also took pride in both my school and my Catholic identity. Attending an ...

4 pastors weigh the pros and cons of higher education. Ken Fong, Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles, California. Sometimes I'm tempted to think that requiring all would-be ministers to go through ...

What have I learned that I wish I knew before I came to seminary? I wish I had known that I’d be enriched far beyond the mere acquisition of knowledge by learning in community, particularly in this ...

It is 6:12 a.m. -- 12 minutes late. But just in time for the main part of the lesson: "Nephi then took the sharp and mighty sword of Laban and chopped off his head!" Such stories from Mormon ...

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“What are you, a deacon?” the man asks from his bed. We are about 20 minutes into a pastoral visit. His parish deacon has been visiting regularly since he got sick. Now I have entered this man’s life ...

I had considered going into full-time ministry for over a decade. And yet, somehow, my arrival on the seminary’s campus felt sudden. As I stood in the lecture hall doorway surveying seat options for ...

Bryce Langley will graduate from Bethel Seminary in 2023 with a master of arts in theological studies. He’s a pastoral resident at Antioch Community Church in northeast Minneapolis, pursuing full-time ...