Matthew Fike

Finding Ways to Thrive

For Matthew Fike, MDiv 1999, this sort of shared vision is the key to a thriving church. Too many congregations, and even pastors, operate from the assumption that it is up to the pastor to set the

Richard Wehrle

Seeking New Ministries

For many pastors, thinking about the future of pastoral ministry involves rethinking many of the practices and areas of focus that have long been assumed to be most important.

Sunday morning worship

Anna Lisa Gross

On the Brink of Something New

Rev. Anna Lisa Gross, MDiv 2015, currently holds two part-time positions, serving Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren in Ft. Wayne as Pastor for Faith Formation and serving as Co-Interim District Executive for the District of Northern

$1.2 Million Gift from the Estate of David and Jane Wood

Bethany Theological Seminary has received a gift of $1.2 million from the estate of the late David Thomas Wood and Jane Merchant Wood of Boones Mill, Virginia. Their gift is one of the largest estate gifts in the 116-year

A New Academic Year Begins

Bethany Theological Seminary is opening the 2020-21 academic year with an increased overall enrollment, including many new residential students relocating to the Richmond area.

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ESR and Bethany Cohost Writing Colloquium

This fall, Bethany is cohosting Earlham School of Religion’s annual Ministry of Writing Colloquium, part of its renowned Ministry of Writing program.

Love and Revelation
Songs and Stories from the Heartland

November 1-2, 2019
Earlham

Engage with Bethany at Annual Conference

Conferencegoers have a variety of ways to connect with Bethany at Annual Conference 2017:

  • Eight insight sessions
  • Bethany Seminary and Brethren Academy Luncheon
  • Bethany’s

“God’s Green Earth” Witnesses to Creation Care

From food deserts to sabbath keeping, Bethany Seminary’s recent Presidential Forum and Young Adult Event touched on many aspects of our relationship with God’s creation. Guests for God’s Green Earth, A Call to Care and Witness gathered March 16-19

New Director Named for Brethren Academy

This is a joint release from the Church of the Brethren Office of Ministry and Bethany Theological Seminary.

Janet L. Ober Lambert has been hired as director of the Brethren Academy for

Positions Filled in Admissions and Student Services

Bethany Theological Seminary has filled the new position of executive director of admissions and student services with the hiring of Lori Current, Richmond, Indiana. She comes to administration at the Seminary from Indiana University East in Richmond, where she