The Commons
Most Recent Issue
Winter (March) 2013 - The Bald Guy Challenge, A Tale of Two Class Gifts, the WTS-Newbigin M. Div. and more!
The Commons is published three times a year for alumni/ae and friends of Western Theological Seminary by the Office of Advancement and Communications, 101 E. 13th Street, Holland, Michigan 49423. Telephone 1-800-392-8554 or 616-392-8555; fax 616-392-7717. Reproduction in whole or in part by permission only. advancement@westernsem.edu
Editor/Designer: Carla Plumert Capotosto
Issues
- Fall 2012 - George Brown retirement, Assessing seminary's effectiveness, new employees
- June 2012 - Graduation, Alumni/ae Day, Distinguished Alums Bruins & Karsen
- Winter (March) 2012, Chris Kaiser Retirement, Diversity update, Renovated Mulder Chapel
- Fall 2011 - Bangladesh trip, Chris Dorsey, Andrew Spidahl, Friendship House update
- June 2011 - Graduation, Alumni/ae Day, Distinguished Alums
- Winter (March) 2011 - Second career students, Newbigin House, Richard Oudersluys, Eric Williams
- Fall 2010 - Student Stories, Henry Bast Preaching Program
- June 2010 - Commencement, Alumni/ae Day, 2010 Distinguished Alums
- Spring 2010 - Ministry stories from 5 recent grads, Tom Boogaart inauguration
- Fall 2009 - Friendship House update, Student summer internship stories
- June 2009 - Distinguished Alums, Heideman and Van Eck, Class of 2009 Commencement and Alumni/ae Day
- March 2009 Intercultural Immersion + Templeton award + DL program approved
- November 2008 - Student internship stories + report on Th.M. grads in Uganda. Inauguration of new president
- June 2008 - Distinguished Alumni of 2008. Alumni/ae Day and Commencement 2008
- Spring 2008 - New President + Tribute to Dennis Voskuil. Intercultural Immersion: Israel, Oman, Borderlands
- November 2007 - Summer stories + Friendship House
- March 2007 - Intercultural Immersion: Kenya
- November 2006 - Church plants and revitalization
- June 2006 - Alumni/ae Day and Commencement 2006
- March 2006 - A day in the life of a seminary student
- November 2005 - Student internship stories, new faculty, Friendship House.
- June 2005 - First Commons to be released in PDF form. Alumni/ae Day and Commencement 2005
Other Publications
- Devotions for Lent, written by WTS students.
- The Transformation of the John R. Mulder Memorial Chapel tells the story of the restoration of the chapel 2011-2012. The Chapel booklet is available online.
- The WTS Academic Catalog (4M file) is published every other year. Printed copies are available from the office of Admissions.
- The annual report for the previous fiscal year running from July 1-June 30 is published each fall. The 2011-12 annual report is available here.
- Reformed Review, a Theological Journal of Western Theological Seminary is on hold. Archived issues are being made into an online resource by Beardslee Library. Not available yet.
- Faculty Publications are listed on each faculty member’s webpage and available in full within their curriculum vitas.