News Overall Index

October News 2011

    Film Screening November 1
    October 26, 2011 - The Seminary will host a screening of the film "With God on Our Side" (which explores Christian Zionism) at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1.

    Free Public Lecture November 3
    October 26, 2011 - Soong Chan Rah, whom PTS professor Dr. Al Tizon describes as "a prophet walking among us," will lecture on Thursday evening, November 3, on the topic "Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church."

September News 2011

    MTS Openseminary™
    September 08, 2011 - Palmer Seminary of Eastern University is accepting applications for MTS Openseminary™, a three-year blended online program that requires just two weeks of residency per year.

    September 18-19 Black Clergy Summit
    September 07, 2011 - Palmer Seminary, the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity, and African American Interdenominational Ministries team up to sponsor the September 18-19 Summit "Mass Incarceration: the New Jim Crow?"

    Costas Lecture on October 4
    September 07, 2011 - Harold J. Recinos, Professor of Church and Society at Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology, will shed light on the immigration debate as Palmer Seminary's 2011 Costas lecturer.

July News 2011

    ESA's Komarnicki Honored
    July 26, 2011 - Kristyn Komarnicki, editor the Evangelicals for Social's Prism magazine, will receive the Micah Award from the organization Christians for Biblical Equality.

    PTS Partners with Reading Phils
    July 01, 2011 - Over the summer of 2011, Palmer Seminary and its parent institution, Eastern University, are partnering with the Reading Phillies on four "Celebrate Your Faith" nights.

May News 2011

    86th Annual Commencement on May 21
    May 12, 2011 - Seventy-nine men and women will receive their Masters degrees, diplomas, or certificates at Palmer Seminary's 86th annual commencement.

April News 2011

    Priscilla Women's Fair May 7
    April 06, 2011 - The 7th annual Women's Fair, sponsored by the Priscilla Institute at the Hestenes Center for Christian Women in Leadership, is scheduled for May 7 from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m.

March News 2011

    Community Ministry Workshop May3
    March 30, 2011 - The Washington, D.C.-based Alban Institute and the Palmer Seminary-based Word & Deed Network are hosting the seminar "Community Ministry: Practical Models, New Resources" on Tuesday, May 3 from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m.

    Human Trafficking Film: April 5
    March 11, 2011 - Following a pizza lunch at noon on April 5, Palmer Seminary is hosting the screening of the film "Call and Response" in order to raise awareness of the tragedy of human trafficking.

January News 2011

December 2010

    PTS Alum Named VP for BWA
    January 03, 2011 - Seminary alumnus Joel Sierra of Mexico has been named to serve as a Vice-President for the Baptist World Alliance.

November 2010

    Ministries Conference March 18-20
    November 23, 2010 - Palmer Seminary's annual Exploring Christian Ministries Conference provides direction for those who feel they have experienced a call to ministry.

    PTS Represented At Lausanne III
    November 08, 2010 - Professors Ron Sider and Al Tizon were among those with ties to Palmer who attended the historic Lausanne III Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.

October 2010

    Pizza Party and Movie Oct. 27
    October 20, 2010 - Palmer Seminary and Evangelicals for Social Action are hosting a pizza lunch and screening of the film "Little Town of Bethlehem" on October 27.

June 2010

    Chris Hall to Serve as Acting Dean
    June 30, 2010 - On July 1, Dr. Christopher A. Hall will begin a term of service as Interim Dean at Palmer Seminary.

    PTS Partners with Baptist Ministers
    June 29, 2010 - Palmer Seminary and the Baptist Ministers' Conference of Philadelphia and Vicinity (BMCPV) have signed a partnership agreement that will allow BMCPV members to attend Palmer at significant tuition discounts.

May 2010

    "Sistah Preachers" June 17-19
    May 20, 2010 - The Daughters of Thunder Conference for Clergy Women of Color will gather at the Seminary June 17 through June 19.

    Pentecost Celebrations: May 11, 15, 23
    May 07, 2010 - Palmer Seminary and the Clergy of Philadelphia are partnering to offer three Pentecost worship experiences during the month of May.

April 2010

    Annual Women's Fair: May 1
    April 15, 2010 - The Priscilla Institute at the Hestenes Center for Christian Women in Leadership is celebrating its Sixth Anniversary and Annual Women’s Fair. The theme of the Fair is "Women Living in the Promise: Kingdom Living For a Time Such As This."

    Public Policy Internship in D.C.
    April 14, 2010 - Palmer Seminary has launched a semester-long internship program in the nation's capital as part of its MTS degree program (public policy concentration).

    Theological Education and Latinos/as
    March 22, 2010 - A March 27 workshop funded by the Wabash Center will explore dynamics associated with theological education in the Latino/a church community.

March 2010

    March 19: "Those Preaching Women" at PTS
    March 10, 2010 - The Daughters of Thunder is hosting its second annual “Those Preaching Women” event on Friday, March 19, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Laws Chapel on the campus of Palmer Seminary.

    Seminar: How to Fund Your Ministry
    March 10, 2010 - Word & Deed Network of Evangelicals for Social Action is among the sponsoring organizations for “New Ways to Fund Your Church’s Ministries,” Tuesday, April 13, at Palmer.

February 2010

    Mitchell Lecture February 20
    January 03, 2012 - Highly decorated pastor and preacher Carolyn A. Knight will deliver Palmer Seminary's 2012 Mitchell Lecture on February 20.

    PTS Partners with Mission Year
    April 16, 2010 - Starting now, alumni/ae of the urban ministry volunteer organization Mission Year may earn a Master of Theological Studies degree in one additional year at Palmer.

    PTS Class Meets in El Salvador
    February 16, 2010 - Any student searching the Palmer campus for the January class “Theological Education and Ministerial Practice from a Central American Perspective" would have missed the location by more than a thousand miles.

    PTS Students Aid Katrina Victims
    February 16, 2010 - Five Palmer Theological Seminary students devoted a week of their recent semester break to helping victims of Hurricane Katrina.

    Is God Calling You to Ministry?
    February 03, 2010 - For those who feel that God may be calling them to ministry, it can be a very confusing time. For more than two decades, Palmer Seminary has hosted a conference in March to help people sort things through. Seminars and testimonies provide Scripturally-grounded responses to questions such as: "Whom does God call?", "Where does God call?", "How does God call?", and "When does God call?"

December 2009

    Palmer Class to Travel to El Salvador
    December 18, 2009 - Three Palmer Seminary students will be taking the January Term travel course "Theological Education and Ministerial Practice from a Central American Perspective," taught by Professor Mayra Picos-Lee, a native of Mexico. The class will be in El Salvador from January 16 to January 23.

    Craig Keener Book Gets Strong Reviews
    December 14, 2009 - Based on early reviews, the most recent book written by Palmer Seminary New Testament Professor Craig Keener may be destined to be a landmark work.