Photo above: Dr. Hank Dixon We are excited about one our newest offerings in the Seminary. Through our Master of Arts and Master of Divinity programs, we are now launching degrees in Chaplaincy/Spiritual Care. You can register for this program as early as Fall 2023....
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Winning Sermon Called “Between Silence and Utterance”
"The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship” (Psalm 19:1). OTTERBURNE, MB - Providence Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the winner of its ‘Science and Faith’ sermon contest. The contest was part of the Science for Seminaries...
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In our Theological Seminary, you can earn a Master of Arts (MA), Master of Divinity (MDiv) and Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in areas such as Counselling Psychology, Leadership, Theological Studies, Educational Ministries and so much more. Maybe you’re not interested in...
Providence professor Dr. Robert Dean illumines work of “theological Spider-Man” Dr. Stanley Hauerwas in new book
“Why not ask someone who knows me better than I know myself to put a book together in a way that I had not imagined?” In considering a volume of his own sermons and essays, Dr. Stanley Hauerwas reached out to another theologian to compile the material on his...
Providence professor’s book examines fusion of names of God and Jesus
“Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be as one, as we are one.” (John 17:11) What is the gospel writer doing there? What is John telling us in Jesus’s reference to God’s name, both here and throughout the book? “The rest of...
Communion in a…pill? Rev. Dr. Lissa Wray Beal discusses the importance of communal worship
“Communion is really best thought of as a communal reality and a reality that is experienced in the midst of worship where the community is gathered together and together our hearts are directed to the Lord. As part of that, we come around the table.” Rev. Dr. Lissa...
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows prospective students without Bachelor’s degrees to enter Seminary
by Niklaas Schalm Five students in the 2017-18 graduating class of Providence Theological Seminary shared one unique accomplishment: they graduated without ever having completed an undergraduate degree. This was no accident. Rather, they were beneficiaries of the...
Seminary school year begins with worshipful retreat at St. Benedict’s
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...
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...
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...