Specialized Graduate Certificate in Just Peace and Conflict Transformation

Purpose

A Certificate in Just Peace and Conflict Transformation will be useful for persons interested in gaining knowledge and skill regarding their own and others’ conflicts on a personal and/or vocational level. Conflict transformation goes beyond conflict resolution and conflict

Specialized Graduate Certificate in Intercontextual Biblical Interpretation

Purpose

This specialized certificate provides a focus on the sacred texts of the Christian faith and methods of interpretation, particularly in conversation with intercontextual hermeneutics and global perspectives. The importance of rigorous and reflective engagement with scripture is stressed. A

Brethren Life & Thought Vol 54 No 1&2 (Winter/Spring 2009)

This issue offers articles by eight participants in the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence program (SPE).  The writers represent clergy from across the denomination and from both tracks of the SPE program.  The articles cover such topic as: pastoral excellence, leadership-theory

International Student Sponsorship Forms

International students who apply to the master of divinity or the master of arts programs at Bethany are required to submit the following forms:

  • Statement of Personal Sponsorship – to be completed by a church or agency
  • Financial Sponsorship

Bethany Faculty Featured at Pietism Conference

Dr. Scott Holland, Slabaugh professor of theology and culture, and Dr. Denise Kettering-Lane, associate professor of Brethren studies, will be featured speakers at a conference entitled, “Heirs of Pietism in World Christianity,” hosted by United Theological Seminary in Ohio.

The

Youth Explore Faith and Call

The slower-paced summer days at Bethany Seminary were enlivened by eight youth who attended this year’s Explore Your Call, July 24-August 3. Hailing from five districts—Kansas to Virginia—they arrived ready to engage with peers, teachers, and mentors. This annual

Bethany Sunday Rescheduled to October 18

Bethany Seminary is pleased to invite congregations to participate in Bethany Sunday on October 18, 2015, a change from the earlier published date of September 20. This is to encourage congregations to take advantage of other useful worship resources

Heishman Named to Academy Staff

Nancy Sollenberger Heishman has been named part-time coordinator of the Spanish-Language Ministry Training Programs for the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, beginning July 22. She will administer the Seminario Biblico Anabautista

Eula Fyock – Bethany Donor

 

Through the heart of the twentieth century, Eula and Ray Fyock were pillars of the Harrisburg First (Penn.) Church of the Brethren. They were lifetime deacons, and Ray

Continuing Education Offers for Alumni

Bethany Seminary courses are open to all, and alumni are especially welcome to reconnect with the Bethany community through the classroom experience. To support our alumni in the pursuit of lifelong learning, Bethany is offering the following option for