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Phil Collins

Where Do Pastors Come From?

Are you preparing pastors?

It’s a question that Bethany representatives are asked almost wherever they go. Many congregations in the Church of the Brethren struggle to find pastoral leadership, and it is obvious that the patterns

Ministering Through COVID-19 Resource List

Given the rapidly changing guidelines and restrictions being used to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, many people have found themselves needing to quickly change their approaches to ministry. Bethany Theological Seminary and the Brethren Academy for Ministerial

Board of Trustees meeting, September 2023

Bethany Board Welcomes Six New Trustees

The Bethany Theological Seminary Board of Trustees held its Fall 2023 meeting September 15-17 on the Richmond, Indiana campus. Six new members have joined the board this year,

Susan Boyer joined the board in 2023 as

Dr. Joelle Hathaway

Joelle Hathaway

Dr. Joelle A. Hathaway is the Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Bethany Theological Seminary, where she also directs the MA: Theopoetics and Writing. She is a double graduate of Duke Divinity School, where she completed her MTS (Masters

Sharon Flaten

Sharon Flaten Joins Bethany Staff in Nigeria

Sharon Flaten, MDiv 2022, has joined the staff of Bethany Theological Seminary as Assistant of Recruitment and Student Development in Nigeria. Flaten is based in Jos, Nigeria, where she works directly with students enrolled in the Certificate for

CEUs Spring 2021

Looking for Continuing Education Events?

Church of the Brethren agencies and partners offer classes and events throughout the year that qualify for continuing education units (CEUs) for clergy. Most of these events are also open to laypersons for personal

Sharon Flaten

At Home in Nigeria

Sharon Flaten grew up in Bridgewater, Virginia, but as a kid, Nigeria was all around her.

“There were wooden tables, trunks, and tie-dyed tablecloths my parents had brought from Nigeria,” she recalls. Her mother, the late

Dr. Maggie Elwell

Margaret Elwell

Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Elwell arrived at Bethany in the fall of 2022. She previously taught at University of Maryland from 2019-2022. She earned her BA from Swarthmore College, her MA in teaching from Johns Hopkins University, and both her

Seeking Racial Justice

Bethany Theological Seminary is continuing its multifaceted efforts to pursue racial justice. The foundation of this work is a framework created in 2019 which was designed to intentionally confront racial hierarchy, implicit bias, and systemic racism. This approach grew

Bethany Theological Seminary Announces New Faculty Member in Peace Studies

Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Elwell will join Bethany Theological Seminary this fall as Assistant Professor of Peace Studies. Chosen from an international search, Elwell comes to Bethany from the University of