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Covenant Seminary recently received a grant of nearly $10 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. for a new collaborative partnership initiative called Rowing Together: Leveraging Ministry Ecosystems to Reach, Prepare, and Support Pastors for a Thriving Church. Covenant is one of 45 institutions to receive the grant as part of Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Large-Scale Collaboration Initiative.

91���� is pleased to announce the launch this fall of a new Chaplaincy Track as a concentration area for its Master of Divinity (MDiv) program, offered in partnership with the Presbyterian and Reformed Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel (PRCC), the chaplaincy endorsing body for the Presbyterian Church in America.

91���� is pleased to announce that the featured speaker for the 2025 edition of the Covenant Seminary Preaching Lectures is Rev. H. B. Charles Jr., Pastor-Teacher of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. The lectures will take place in the Robert G. Rayburn Chapel on the Seminary campus on Tuesday, October 28.

Covenant Seminary’s Master of Theology (ThM) degree program has recently been revised from 30 credit hours to 24 credit hours to make the program more streamlined without sacrificing quality or depth. The program offers those with an MDiv or equivalent degree a pathway to prepare for further academic study or to deepen their skills for a ministry setting,

This year’s FSI Conference will delve into the tumultuous nature of the time in which we live to seek how the church can be a powerful witness for truth within this cultural context. Dr. Rishmawy argues that a renewed and revitalized focus on the holiness of God must be central to our own lives as Christians and central to our witness to those around us.  .

As Covenant Seminary transitions into a new academic year this summer, we are pleased to announce some key administrative transitions as well. Dr. Brad Matthews will step into the role of Vice President of 91����, taking over that position from Dr. Jay Sklar, who has decided to return to full-time teaching and writing after nearly a decade in the VP role. Dr. Robbie Griggs will move into the Dean of Faculty role vacated by Dr. Matthews.

91���� is pleased to announce a new, 11-credit-hour Graduate Certificate (GC) in Leading Bible Studies that will launch in the summer of 2025 and is designed to teach believers in the local church to study—and lead others in studying—the Bible well.

91���� is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. K.J. Drake to our faculty as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Drake has been serving as Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Academic Dean at Indianapolis Theological Seminary and previously was Sessional Professor of History at Redeemer University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

91���� is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Richard Joe as the first occupant of The Paul D. Kooistra Chair of World Missions, established in 2022 in honor of former MTW Coordinator and CTS President Dr. Paul D. Kooistra. Dr. Joe will join our faculty in August 2025.

Covenant Seminary recently received a $25,000 Moving Forward in Mission Grant from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) to further the Seminary’s goal of recruiting and training more pastor-minded church planters for the Presbyterian Church in America and beyond.

Giving Tuesday, the annual event celebrating generosity and giving back to one’s community, is a wonderful way for supporters to help Covenant Seminary continue preparing pastors, counselors, and other ministry leaders for Christ’s church through donations to the Seminary’s student scholarship fund.

91���� is gearing up for a new semester of classes, and that means a new series of weekly Chapel services is also set to begin. Drawing inspiration from a phrase in the Seminary’s mission statement, the overarching theme for the fall 2024 Chapel series is “To Glorify the Triune God.”

91���� is hosting a comprehensive evaluation visit for reaffirmation of accreditation by the ATS Commission on Accrediting on October 28–31, 2024. The purpose of the visit is to verify that the school meets all applicable Commission Standards of Accreditation.

Join us for the 2024 Francis Schaeffer Institute Conference, hosted by Covenant Seminary in partnership with The Gospel Coalition, as guest Speakers Jake Meador (editor in chief of Mere Orthodoxy) and Dr. Gavin Ortlund (pastor, author, speaker, and apologist for the Christian faith) explore the theme Christ and All His Hallows: Evangelism in a Disenchanted World.

91���� is pleased to announce that Rev. John Chung (MDiv ’09) was recently named Vice President of Enrollment for the institution. Rev. Chung, who has been serving as Senior Director of Enrollment Management for Covenant since April 2022, will assume his new role July 1, 2024.

Two donors have stepped forward to provide Covenant Seminary with two new legacy endowments totaling $10 million for training future ministry leaders.

91���� is pleased to announce the establishment of The Paul D. Kooistra Chair of World Missions.