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Rev. Dr. Jeremy L. Spencer serves as pastor of Odessa Baptist Church in Odessa, NY 1. What was your life or faith or ministry journey before coming to seminary and how did you decide to attend Central? I grew up in the home of an American Baptist minister who served small churches in the Midwest,...
Traci, tell us about your Central origin story. How did you come to be a student at Central? What led you to Central? I was accepted into Central in January of 2014 and took my first class that summer. Rev. Dr. Julie Kilmer was the interim pastor at my home church. I shared with her...
Gyounghee ‘Gina’ Lee had been serving as a social worker in Chicago when she felt a tug from the Holy Spirit to make a change within her life and ministry. While serving immigrant families and the elderly as a social worker, she found herself wanting to harness the power of faith to assist individuals and...
CJ, tell us about your Central origin story. How did you come to be a student? What led you to Central? My journey into theological education has been a long, winding road with many deep valleys of discovery, exhilarating peaks of joy, and pitstops to ponder. After completing undergrad (BA in Religion, Faith International University),...
As I get to know the Central Baptist Theological Seminary community, I want you to hear some of the amazing stories that I am hearing. To share those stories with you, I am “interviewing” students, alums, faculty, staff, board members, and supporters and sharing an interview on my blog, THIS IS CENTRAL. I invite you...
Check out the latest alumni spotlight of one of our newest Central alums, LeAundra Stewart-Boyice, MDiv'21, in her own words! Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I was involved in a ministry planted by my wife, Rev. Dionne Boyice, which housed people who have been morally injured by the church. Although COVID brought about an abrupt cease...
이 은희님은 2014년 센트럴 졸업생의 추천과 더불어 신학 공부에 대한 열정으로 센트럴에 지원하였습니다. 또한, 센트럴의 온라인을 통한 뛰어난 교육도 중요한 지원 계기가 되었다고 합니다. 이 은희님은 2020 겨울 신학석사과정을 마치고 현재 어스틴한인장로교회에서 어린이 사역을 맡고 계십니다. 다른 학생들과 마찬가지로, 이 은희님도 팬데믹 기간동안 많은 어려움을 겪어야 했습니다. 센트럴 학생들은 경제적인 어려움, 건강상의 염려, 이에 더하여...
Lal* began his ministry as a pastor at a church in Myanmar in 1992. He enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program at Central Seminary in 2015 to continue developing his ministerial gifts to serve his congregation of over 2,000 members. In 2018, he completed his dissertation, Spiritual Formation for Chin Immigrants, and graduated from...
As I get to know the Central Baptist Theological Seminary community, I want you to hear some of the amazing stories that I am hearing. To share those stories with you, I am “interviewing” students, alums, faculty, staff, board members, and supporters and sharing an interview on my blog, THIS IS CENTRAL. I invite you...
Last Saturday marked the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Memorial events occurred at each site, as well as at Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The whole nation paused to remember, each person in their own way. I spent part of the day listening to NPR's coverage, including interviews with...
(한글 Click to read in Korean) It’s been hard to practice online preaching during the pandemic. As we preachers are familiar with preaching in the brick-and-mortar church with actual people in it (i.e., in-person preaching), preaching in the empty church or office to the digital screen (i.e., online preaching or digital preaching) has been really...
(Click to read in English) 팬데믹 가운데 온라인 설교하기가 매우 힘들었습니다. 교회 본당 안에서 회중과 눈과 마음을 맞추며 설교하는 것이 익숙한 설교자들에게, 회중 없는 본당에서 혹은 교회 사무실에서 무미건조한 카메라를 보며 설교하는 것이 상당히 곤혹스러웠던 것입니다. 무엇보다 온라인 설교가 어려웠던 것은 온라인 설교를 갑작스럽게 시작해야 했기 때문일 것입니다. 별다른 장비의 준비나 마음의 준비 없이, 어쩔...
If you do NOT want to help prevent clergy sexual abuse, STOP READING NOW and go do something else. Especially if you do NOT want victims of clergy sexual abuse to come to you for help, STOP READING NOW. And whatever you do, NEVER get training regarding what to do about clergy sexual abuse. Just...
과연 코로나 시대가 우리에게 주는 의미는 무엇일까? 다양한 분야의 전문가들이 각자의 전문 분야에서 그 의미를 분석하고 대안을 제시하는 노력은 당분간 지속될 것이다. 1년여년 전 막 팬데믹이 시작되면서 주변의 성도님들이 이러한 시대에 대한 명확한 메시지를 목회자들이 전해 주면 좋겠다는 요청을 적지 않게 받았다. 그러나, 여전히 코로나 시대의 중심지점을 통과하면서도 개인적으로 그러한 질문을 가지고 이런 저런 묵상과...
At our May Third Thursday Lunch and Learn, Dr. Wallace Hartsfield led us in a discussion of The Poor Left Behind During Exile: An Untold Biblical Story. Here's the recording in case you missed it. There will be no Lunch and Learn in June, but join us again on July 15 as Dr. Sheryl Stewart...
지난 해 시작된 코로나가 빠르게 전 세계를 강타하며 우리는 모두 감옥에 갇혀버렸다. 평범했던 일상을 빼앗긴 채 지난 일년을 어둡고 슬픈 소식들을 들으며 보냈다. 언제쯤 빼앗긴 일상을 되찾을 수 있을까? 아직은 누구도 확실한 답을 할 수 없지만 코로나 감옥에 갇힌 온 세상에 올해도 봄은 여전히 찾아왔다. 집 앞 노란 개나리를 시작으로 수선화, 매화, 벚꽃 뿐만 아니라...
On April 15, 2021 at Central's first Third Thursdays Lunch & Learn Dr. David May led an eager group of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and board members in extolling the virtues of using fountain pens. Enjoy the conversation and register to join us on May 20 at noon (CST) with Dr. Wallace Hartsfield! Register today...
Central Seminary is a community blessed with students, faculty, and staff from a diversity of racial and ethnic backgrounds. Currently, the majority of our students are of Asian background, due to a thriving Korean-language program, collaborative Doctor of Ministry programs with institutions in both Myanmar and South Korea, and immigrant and international students from both...
