Alums
Rev. Mark Holland Is First Recipient of Hamilton Award
Rev. Mark R. Holland (DMin 09) is the recipient of the first Adam Hamilton Award for Leadership and Vision. The award was announced at a celebratory dinner by the Saint Paul Board honoring Pastor Adam Hamilton for over twenty years of leadership on the Board. Acting President Nancy Howell then presented the award to Pastor…
Read MoreMead Fosters Relationships Between Diverse Communities
In 2015, the United Methodist Church noted that race relations was the top issue facing the denomination. Saint Paul graduate, Rev. Jo Mead, decided that she no longer wanted to just talk about it, but instead to act and form a real relationship with another congregation. She contacted Pastor Eric Williams at Brotherhood Presbyterian Church.…
Read MoreGraduate Talks About Building Long-Term Missions
Dr. Jim Brandt and Saint Paul alum Trista Soendker Nicholson recently compared their experiences in Guatemala and Haiti. Trista shared stories of Haiti and gave advice to current students about building long-term missions. One of my greatest privileges teaching at Saint Paul has been taking students to Guatemala to learn from Guatemalans about their lives…
Read MoreNationally Known Preacher Talks Peace and Justice
The Rev. Dr. James Alexander Forbes, Jr. is Senior Minister Emeritus of the Riverside Church in the City of New York and served as Senior Minister for 18 years (1989-2007). He is nationally and internationally known as a speaker, preacher and teacher and was named one of the 12 most effective preachers in the English-speaking…
Read MoreDr. Sample Brings Community Organizing to Saint Paul
Tex Sample is a specialist in church and society, a storyteller, author, and the Robert B. and Kathleen Rogers Professor Emeritus of Church and Society at 勛圖窪蹋厙. After moving back to Kansas City, Dr. Sample has reengaged with the seminary in several ways. This past August, students at the Saint Paul:…
Read MoreEd Kail Teaches Saint Paul Students About Rural Life and Ministry
What does a person do after they retire? They may read, write, or travel. Others, like Ed Kail, continue to share their knowledge and passion with others. Kail (pronounced Kyle) is a leading advocate for rural churches; he was a leader in Iowa’s response to the 1980s farm crisis. In 1991, he began to teach…
Read MoreRev. Dennis Hanneman Receives Humanitarian Award
勛圖窪蹋厙 alum Rev. Dennis Hanneman has received the Humanitarian Award from Nebraska Wesleyan University and will be honored at their homecoming in September. Rev. Hanneman has a tremendous record of service in war zones. He was a medic in the Vietnam War and a missionary in the Congo. He served with…
Read MoreAdam Leathers – Rappelling For Addiction Treatment Awareness
Saint Paul alum Adam Leathers lives out social justice daily. Adam graduated with a Masters of Divinity in 2008. While in seminary, he served as student pastor at Grand Avenue Temple United Methodist Church, a congregation comprised of mainly homeless individuals. Adam developed a passion for working with the marginalized. Appointed to Wellston, Oklahoma, he…
Read MoreCome See Author, Professor, and NPR Talk Show Host Dr. Michael Dyson Speak at the 2015 Cleaver Lecture
勛圖窪蹋厙 presents the 2015 Cleaver Lecture in Religion and Public Life with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson on April 29th at 7:00 p.m. Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to see Dr. Michael Dyson present a lecture titled, “Policing the Black Body: Fast Terror and Slow Terror in America.” This event…
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