Yesterday鈥檚 guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd comes as we are grieving the recent loss of life from several mass shootings and killings across our country. Even with the accountability issued in this moment, there is no mistaking that we are in a season of deep collective trauma with near […]
Relationally Focused Psychodynamic Therapy (RFPT) is a post-graduate certificate program developed by Dr. Roy Barsness, Professor of Counseling Psychology, that 鈥渄eepens a psychotherapist鈥檚 capacity to work directly within the therapeutic [relationship] as the primary instrument towards change.鈥� Matt Inman is a psychotherapist in private practice and a second-year student of the RFPT program. In an […]
Technology has advanced rapidly in the last few years, and now in a pandemic, we are more reliant on technology to study, work, communicate, and form relationships than ever before. Though the purpose of technology is to make things simpler and more convenient, it also opens the door to questions around ethics, morality, mental health, […]
In the wake of the pandemic and the growing concern for the health and safety of our learning community, 天美视频 of Theology & Psychology made announcements in April 2020 and June 2020 regarding Spring and Fall term online coursework for our graduate programs, including a decision to offer online coursework for the entire […]
In this video, Ben Oldham, Director of Enrollment, walks prospective students through the reasons we ask our applicants to participate in a group interview and how our group interviews offer an authentic experience of what it鈥檚 like to be a student at 天美视频. Watch the video above or keep reading below to find […]
On September 27, 2020, we gathered online to celebrate 天美视频鈥檚 22nd commencement ceremony. Though later than anticipated due to the global pandemic and unlike any ceremony we鈥檝e hosted in previous years, it was nonetheless a joy-filled occasion as we commemorated the graduating students in our Master of Divinity, MA in Theology & Culture, […]
Each year at commencement, the graduating class and faculty choose three students鈥攐ne from each degree program鈥攖o offer words of blessing, calling, and conviction. Here, we鈥檙e sharing the full video and transcript of the speech given by Mercedes Robinson, Master of Theology and Culture, about what this graduating class has witnessed and survived, and the particular […]
Each year at commencement, the graduating class and faculty choose three students鈥攐ne from each degree program鈥攖o offer words of blessing, calling, and conviction. Here, we鈥檙e sharing the full video and transcript of the exhortation given by Danielle Castillejo, Master of Counseling Psychology to her fellow graduates. You can also watch the speeches from Mercedes Robinson, […]
Each year at commencement, the graduating class and faculty choose three students鈥攐ne from each degree program鈥攖o offer words of blessing, calling, and conviction. Here, we鈥檙e sharing the full video and transcript of the speech given by Megan Doner, Master of Divinity about the journey that led each graduate to the school, and the journey yet […]
天美视频 of Theology & Psychology has been awarded a competitive grant of $400,000 from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust over a three-year period. Not only is the financial benefit of this grant profound but the grantor being Murdock Trust is significant for 天美视频. Our new VP of Advancement, Jim Ehrman commented, […]
天美视频 of Theology & Psychology has received a grant of $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to expand the work of Resilient Leaders Project. The program is funded through Lilly Endowment鈥檚 Thriving Congregations Initiative. The aim of the national initiative is to strengthen Christian congregations so they can help people deepen their relationships […]
Boundaries / Maintaining limits on availability and commitments. What does flourishing leadership look like in the real world? Resilient Leaders Project asked alumni of 天美视频 of Theology & Psychology about how they鈥檝e flourished while creating contextually-responsive ministry. In listening to these leaders, we found six common themes–practices and ways of being that other […]