The beginning of the year is always a good time to stop and take stock of where one is in life. It’s also often a time when we are invited to renew the various covenants we have made in our lives. John Wesley introduced a special service of Covenant Renewal among his followers in the [...]
Continue Reading →NYTS President Dale Irvin asked me to share the following thoughts on the tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut.
On Thursday night, December 13, my family and I traveled about an hour south of our home in West Hartford, Connecticut to the Newtown, Connecticut Town Hall to see a production of Dickens’ Christmas Carol in which our [...]
Continue Reading →On Sunday December 16, 2012, at 3:00 p.m., the Rev. Dr. Alfred Correa, a chaplain who works with youth in the state prison system, will be ordained pastor of the The Reformed Church of Huguenot Park, where he has served for nearly four years.
Rev. Correa developed the first Youth Chaplaincy Certification Program in the [...]
Continue Reading →On February 7, 2012, NYTS and CSPUR will be hosting their monthly Religion and Peacemaking Seminar Series leading up to their main conference, titled “Nurturing Peace in Contexts of Global Violence: A Conference for Theological Educators and Religious Leaders”
In February’s Seminar, we have invited David Little, who is T. J. Dermot Dunphy [...]
Continue Reading →On November 27, from 4:30 – 6:00pm in the Chapel of the Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, Cornel West was in dialogue with Peter Heltzel on his new book, Resurrection City: A Theology of Improvisation. NYTS hosted the event along with the NYTS Micah Institute. Here is the video of this momentous discussion.
Continue Reading →Faith & Community Based Approaches to Transitional Employment Programs for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 2:00pm 0 3:00pm, the Department of Justice’s Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships invites you to participate in a webinar on the role of transitional employment programs for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Webinar participants will learn more [...]
Continue Reading →On December 6, 2012 NYTS and CSPUR will have their Religion and Peacemaking Seminar Series – “Methodist Missionaries and Liaison Initiatives in Jerusalem.” Please see flyer for more information. Click on the flyer to download a pdf version of flyer.
Continue Reading →Albany
November 29, 2012
Introduction
Good afternoon. My name is Ron William Walden. I represent New York Theological Seminary, or NYTS. We are grateful to the Committee, to your Chairman Assemblyman Aubry, to Assemblyman Giglio and all the other members, and to your fine staff for the opportunity to speak. I would like [...]
Continue Reading →NYTS 2nd Annual Sing Sing Soiree at the Yale Club of New York City to Raise Funds. Click on image for pdf files of flyer and reservation form.
Continue Reading →Rev. Darren Ferguson (Coordinator of Church Relations and current Doctor of Ministry candidate at NYTS) has found himself at the front lines of recovery in Far Rockaway, Queens, in the aftermath of Sandy. While others are working to restore power, he is working to restore hope. The church he serves as pastor, Mount Carmel Baptist [...]
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