We are a seminary dedicated to the education of men and women to serve the world through the church of Jesus Christ.
At Western, you can fulfill God's calling in your life while gaining the relevant understanding needed to handle the challenges and obstacles in your mission field.
March 16, 2010
and March 17, 2010
United to the Living Christ: The Dynamic Reality of Salvation
Three lectures held at Hope College and Western Theological Seminary. For more information, locations, and schedule go here.
For an article about the lectures go to this page on the Holland Sentinel site.
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March 1, 2010
Don't take it just from us. Holland, MI has ranked next to the top in terms of well-being and happiness! Check it out.
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January 18, 2010
The World Council of Churches reminds us that “because of our baptism we are already one body, and we are called to live in communion. God has made us brothers and sisters in Christ. . . . How can you make others understand the reconciliation offered in Jesus Christ if the baptized themselves ignore or fight one another? How can Christian groups who lived in mutual hostility preach one Lord, one faith and one baptism in a credible way?”
During the week of January 18-22, daily morning prayer will be led by those within the WTS community who hold a deep love and concern for peoples around the world where cultural, historical, and economical discrepancies make unity among Christians a challenge.
December 10, 2009
Dr. J. Todd Billings explains the "New Calvinism" in his article in the cover story of December's The Christian Century, entitled, "Calvin's Comeback? The Irresistable Reformer."
October 25, 2009
President Brown spoke at the Crystal Cathedral earlier this month. His message entitled, "Alive and Well (A Story Starring YOU)" aired on TV Sunday the 25th at 8am on the “Hour of Power” Channel 3, WWMT out of Kalamazoo, MI.
It is available online:
Read moreJuly 28, 2009
Beardslee Library is pleased to announce the ATLAS for ALUM program is now available without cost for all alumni/ae of Western Theological Seminary.
ATLAS for ALUM, funded through a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., provides access to ATLASerials® (ATLAS®), an online collection of more than 140 major religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians.
Within ATLAS, users can research the history of a topic from as early as 1924 to the present through more than 238,000 articles and book reviews combined. ATLAS can retrieve PDFs of articles from these journals, with fully searchable text that allows for keyword proximity and citation set searches.
This database will greatly benefit WTS alumni/ae in all areas of ministry, especially preparation for preaching and teaching and researching topics of special interest.
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July 27, 2009
Many of you have asked how things are progressing with cleanup and repair after the seminary's flood on June 19. Here is the status on the various issues resulting from the flood, as of July 27:
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Looking for a great book on Calvin? Christianity Today has selected Dr. J. Todd Billings' book, Calvin, Participation and the Gift as one of their top 5 books on Calvin!
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