Lancaster Seminary, Moravian College & Seminary To Explore Combining Institutions
April 21, 2021 – Today, Moravian College, including the Moravian Theological Seminary, and Lancaster Theological Seminary announced the formation of a joint committee to explore combining the two historic institutions. Moravian College, founded in 1742, Moravian Seminary, founded in 1807, and Lancaster Theological Seminary, founded in 1825, have long and storied histories of providing educational and formational opportunities for students …
Read MoreBoard Elects 2 New Trustees
The Lancaster Theological Seminary Board of Trustees have elected two members to serve on the graduate school’s governing board. They are: Rev. Dr. K. Edward Brandt, DMin 1999, Trustee A native of Elizabethtown, Pa., the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Edward Brandt is a former U.S. Army Chaplain, who retired at the rank of Brigadier General after …
Read More196th Commencement to be May 8
The Rev. Dr. Dawson B. Taylor, Senior Pastor of Naples United Church of Christ, Naples, Fla., will deliver the commencement address to Lancaster Theological Seminary’s Class of 2021 on Saturday, May 8, at 11:00 a.m. at Church of the Apostles in Lancaster. Naples United Church of Christ is one of the 10-largest UCC congregations in …
Read MoreDoctoral Candidates Present Capstone Projects
Eight candidates for the Doctor of Ministry degree at Lancaster Theological Seminary will present their capstone projects during a virtual Doctor of Ministry Symposium on Monday, March 22, 2021. The DMin Symposium will stream live over Zoom starting at 8:30 a.m. Doctoral candidates each will have 50 minutes to present their research in conversation with …
Read MoreLancaster Seminary Remembers Professor Emeritus Paul Irion
Lancaster Theological Seminary Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology, the Rev. Dr. Paul E. Irion, who died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at the age of 98, was an early champion of hospice care and an internationally recognized author of numerous books and articles on death and dying. A revered professor who taught for 28 years (1959-1987) …
Read MoreFaculty to Learn to Teach Beyond Trauma
Lancaster Theological Seminary faculty will study the effects of trauma on learning and develop ways to better teach students who have experienced trauma in their lives. The graduate school of theology has received a one-year $5,000 grant from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion for this project. The Rev. Darryl …
Read MorePay Attention
On January 6, the day when the Confederate battle flag was flown in the Capitol by a mob of insurrectionists, media outlets confirmed that the Reverend Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, had been elected as the first Black person to represent Georgia in the United States Senate. This result of a free and …
Read MoreUpdate: Presidential Search
The Rev. Dr. Monica Dawkins-Smith, trustee and chair of the Presidential Search Committee, provides an update on the committee’s progress including the new Jan. 25 deadline for submission of all application materials. Read more here.
Read MoreSeminary Honors Rev. Dr. Ed Brandt with Moss Award
Lancaster Theological Seminary presented the Reverend Dr. K. Edward Brandt with the 2020 Robert Moss Award for Excellence in Pastoral Ministry this week during the graduate school’s Alumni Day event, this year held online. Rev. Brandt is a former U.S. Army Chaplain, who retired at the rank of Brigadier General after serving 31 years. He …
Read MoreNational Search for New President Launched
Lancaster Theological Seminary today launched a national search to find its 12th president to succeed the Rev. Dr. Carol E. Lytch. Lytch retired at the end of June after nine years as president of the 195-year-old graduate school of theology. The Seminary’s Board of Trustees is looking for an experienced, mission-oriented leader in higher education …
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