Providence Theological Seminary students and faculty enjoyed a pre-semester day of fellowship and reflection on Tuesday, September 4 at St. Benedict’s Retreat and Conference Centre near Winnipeg. The morning began with singing and sharing, after which Providence...
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President Dr. David Johnson speaks about Myanmar genocide following UN statement
Late last month the United Nations accused Myanmar’s military of genocide in the Kachin, Rakhine and Shan states, where, the international body charged, “the gravest crimes under international law” had been committed. Providence President Dr. David Johnson, who led a...
Providence campus a hive of summer activity
Providence welcomed more than 1,300 people to its facilities between April’s graduation exercises and last week’s arrival of new students. Functioning as a summer classroom, a conference centre, a family reunion venue and the site of a silent retreat, the Otterburne,...
Scribe, Jordan St. Cyr and Prov Cup provide exciting kick-off to Welcome Week, 2018-19 school year
Welcome Week is well underway on the Providence campus, and new and returning students are buzzing with the energy supplied by the Prov Cup, alumni soccer games, comic intros and a free concert featuring Scribe and Jordan St. Cyr. Watch highlights from the concert and...
Free Press writes about catechism-tweeting Dr. Nicholas Greco
In her weekly Faith Page column in the Winnipeg Free Press, Brenda Suderman turned her attention to “faithful tweeter” Dr. Nicholas Greco. Dr. Greco, Associate Professor of Communications & Media here at Providence, is tweeting his way through the catechism of the...
New Alberta-based professor sees need for theologically-rooted counsellors
Laura Vander Velden believes society needs Christian counsellors. “I think there is a need in the church, and in the broader culture,” she explains, “for trained, clinical practitioners who are aware of the bio-psycho-social complexity of mental illness and who are...
Latest issue of Eye Witness magazine now available
Subscribers to Eye Witness, the official magazine of Providence, recently received their copies of the Summer/Fall 2018 issue. Featured in the biannual publication is a six-page account of a Providence contingent’s recent trip to Southeast Asia, where President Dr....
Providence getting ready for 2018-19 Welcome Week
Providence is gearing up for Welcome Week, which will begin next Friday, August 31, with the arrival of new students on the Otterburne campus. The six-day orientation period will also include an alumni soccer game, a movie night, a bonfire and a free concert featuring...
What did we do this summer?
Providence faculty and staff are a fun-loving bunch! The graduation recessional has barely exited the auditorium and they’re already heading across the country on road-trips, exploring nature, travelling to Europe, connecting with family and friends and enjoying some...
Incoming theology prof says there’s “not a single thing” theology isn’t interested in
Dr. Robert Dean holds that theology is a collective discipline—one that intersects with everything. “Theology is not about abstract speculation, but is a very practical science that has significant and immediate implications for how we daily live out our faith,” he...