Prospective students are invited to join us for Explore Seminary, a one day event held on the Campus for Urban Ministerial Education (Boston, MA) where you will learn about academics, community life, and financial aid.
Explore Seminary at Gordon-Conwell!
However Christ has called you and wherever he has placed you, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary can equip you through accessible & relevant theological education. Explore graduate certificates in Urban Ministry and Spiritual Formation, degrees in Christian Ministry and Counseling—and more! Programs offered on 4 campuses, online, and hybrid.
Our Admissions Team will be hosting a number of events for prospective students this spring – we invite you to join us!
- Monday 2/28 – Virtual Open House
- Tuesday 3/15-Wednesday 3/16 – Explore Seminary – Hamilton Campus
- Saturday 3/26 – Explore Seminary – Campus for Urban Ministerial Education (Boston)
Learn more: www.gcts.edu/admissions
Virtual Preview Day at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
You are invited to come get a sneak peek into seminary life by attending Virtual Preview Day!
We’ll begin our time together on Zoom, and you’ll hear from faculty and learn more about pursuing theological education at Gordon-Conwell.
Then, we’ll transition over to the virtual reality space of Topia where you can interact with your Admissions team and the various departments at Gordon-Conwell. Topia is a virtual reality platform that allows users to interact one on one through video conferencing.
We hope you can join us! Register HERE.
Transforming Hostility into Enemy-Embracing Love Sermon
Do you want to learn more about the theology behind Christian unity?
UniteBoston’s Executive Director Kelly Fassett preached at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary this past Wednesday. Her sermon was titled “Transforming Hostility into Enemy-Embracing Love.” Jesus redefined who we should associate with and modeled enemy-embracing love, even for the people that were nailing him to the cross. The sermon is centered on the scripture text Ephesians 2:11-22, which emphasizes Jesus’ reconciling peace, and the work of Christ that destroyed hostility between Jews and Gentiles.
“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.” (Ephesians 2:14-17)
As Christians, how can people believe that we are reconciled to God, if we aren’t reconciled to one another? Kelly believes that there is one major component that is preventing unity and reconciliation: hostility. She highlights four steps we can take to uncover the hostility we may be holding towards other Christians by:
- Reflecting on which Christian groups we consider to be outside of the “true Christian church”
- Going with curiosity to learn from people and worship settings
- Reflecting and discerning which aspects of their faith that you want to adopt into your own Christian practice
- Speaking well of fellow Christians and treating them as if they were the living, breathing body of Christ
She states boldly that Christian unity is a process by which the church is brought to maturity (Eph 2:21-22, Eph 4:15-16). Our differences even among Christians seem to lead to intractable polarization and division – Listen to the sermon below to reflect, learn and grow together across the diversity of Christian belief and practice.
Please join us for Chapel at 11:10am (EST) to hear Kelly Fassett preach the Word.
Publicado por Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary en Miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2019