“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dr. Joshua Coutts is excited to “dive deeply” into the New Testament with Providence Theological Seminary students. Recently hired to bolster the Seminary’s Department of Bible & Theology, Dr. Coutts will begin teaching at the Otterburne, MB campus in early...
Laura Vander Velden is looking forward to getting some sleep. “Well, to finish editing my dissertation, defending it and continuing my furniture refinishing business,” she says, listing off her post-graduation plans. “And sleeping.” Vander Velden, originally from...
“The rich interaction of Providence students and faculty has given me a greater appreciation for the diversity and depth of the broader expression of the church.” Dion Gingerich is a spouse, a parent to four children and an international student who will graduate with...
According to a 2014 census there are slightly more than 3 million Christians in Myanmar. Of those, about 550,000 live in the hilly northwest of the country—in Kachin State. Approximately 400,000 Kachin Christians worship as part of the Kachin Baptist Convention, or...
Providence will recognize Rev. Dr. Samson Hkalam and its longstanding, growing and fruitful relationship with students from Myanmar’s Kachin state by conferring an honorary doctorate on Hkalam at a ceremony in Myitkyina, Myanmar on November 25. After earning his...
