One of the highlights of the year at Memphis Theological Seminary is graduation, when what could be a boring event often turns into an exuberant worship service! The 2013 graduation service did not disappoint. Following the powerful invocation by Dean Dr. Stan Wood, we enjoyed both high church and contemporary music and a rousing message [...]
Don’t Judge Me!
May 10, 2013 by
Today was my last class on Romans – and it was a doozy! As I reflect back over this semester, I find that once again I have learned tons more in 13 weeks than I ever learned in 13 years of attending church, Sunday School, Bible studies and church functions. I was introduced more closely [...]
Guide Addicts to Sobriety Through Counseling
May 7, 2013 by
Do you know someone addicted to drugs or alcohol? Do you wish you could help? Has God called you to work with people of all ages who are struggling against overpowering addictions? Do you feel a sense of urgency to guide them to sobriety? Is your heart set on being a counselor for those with [...]
A Methodist, Baptist, Catholic and Pentecostal walk into a bar… – by Cathi Johnson
May 1, 2013 by
Not really – that was just to get your attention. This group wasn’t in a bar, but instead breaking bread on the seminary campus with members of a local foundation that provides generous scholarships for four students. I was astounded at the diversity in a room of seven people. Lisa Nelson is a Licensed Evangelist [...]
Catching a Lion on Main Street
April 24, 2013 by
With masterful weaving of stories, Rev. Jody Hill shares with the congregation of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Greeneville, TN, how educated and trained preachers are changing the world. The reference to catching a lion is that you can catch one on Main Street if one shows up, but if you want to really improve [...]
Get Your Hands Dirty in Youth Ministry
April 23, 2013 by
Our future is in the hands of young people. Are you called to lead them? Are you called to Youth Ministry? Do you believe your future is to work with youth in a church setting, but have no idea where to go from here? Memphis Theological Seminary introduces a new Master of Arts in [...]
Till We’re All Free
April 23, 2013 by
Who’s Got Your Blues? Kirk Whalum with John Kilzer from Beale Street Caravan on Vimeo. Dr. King had a dream, and those who follow in his footsteps express that dream in many different ways. Inspiration has struck Grammy-award winning jazz musician and MTS alumnus Kirk Whalum, who has written a song in honor of Dr. King’s [...]
Different yet Familiar – by Cathi Johnson
April 23, 2013 by
I didn’t know Jimmy well, but his wife Sheila and I are long-time friends from way back in our very early 20s. Along with Laurie, Kim, CJ, Debbie and Jackie, we have gathered together over the past 30 years for weddings, births, deaths and gossip sessions over dinner. We all feel relatively young in [...]
Men are People, Too! – by Cathi Johnson
April 23, 2013 by
I’m always amazed at how the male mind works when there is a fix-it project in front of them. There was the time a watering golf-cart had lost the cap to the water thingamajig, and I was envisioning hiring a welder to make a new screw-on cap. The next week, I saw a man had [...]
What does Satan look like? – by Cathi Johnson
April 23, 2013 by
Have you been watching the History Channel program, The Bible? Or at least heard about it?! What has inspired you about this program? Is it the miracle of how God enabled Abraham and Sarah to bear children in their advanced old age? Is it the faith of Noah in building an ark in [...]
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