Disciples Seminarians Summer Immersion in International Disaster Response 12/16/2024 Week of Compassion is launching a Summer Immersion program for seminarians (age 21+) currently enrolled in theological institutions and seeking ordination in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Disciples will spend six to eight weeks in the Philippines or in Pakistan, working alongside local faith-based organizations providing disaster relief and […]

Phillips Board Names F. Douglas Powe, Jr. President of Phillips Theological Seminary Tulsa, Oklahoma, December 10, 2024 — Following a national search, the Board of Trustees of Phillips Theological Seminary has named the Rev. F. Douglas Powe, Jr., PhD as the school’s next president. Powe comes to Phillips from Wesley Theological Seminary where he currently serves […]

I hope you take the time to read Anna Whittle’s reflection on her Leadership Fellows retreat to the Arizona-Mexico border. It is a poignant testimony of what she and the other 35 Leadership Fellows saw and experienced. I was honored and grateful to join them. It was heart-wrenching to see firsthand the inhumanity. Yet it […]

  Leadership is a word imbued with significance. The implications of who we choose or allow to lead us impact not only our freedoms but also our future opportunities. By the time this reflection reaches the public, we will have voted as a nation, selecting leadership that can affect our lives in ways that are […]