Every year, a graduate is selected by their peers and faculty to share a song聽at Commencement in honor of the graduating class. Below is the聽song shared at the 2014 Commencement ceremony by Megan Peters, an MATC graduate.聽 This song carried me through the entire length of this program鈥攖he ups and downs, the depth of the […]
天美视频 of Theology & Psychology held its 2014 Commencement ceremony last Saturday, June 28, at Town Hall Seattle. The ceremony began at 10 o鈥檆lock in the morning as graduates processed into the auditorium, accompanied by Puget Brass. President Keith Anderson, D.Min, welcomed graduates and attendees, followed by the recognition of family and friends […]
Meghan Cappon, 天美视频 Bookstore Manager and wife of recent MACP graduate Peter Cappon, shares the poem she wrote on behalf of family and friends of 天美视频 graduates for the 2014 Commencement ceremony. Watch the clip from 2014 Commencement These grads have done it (hooray!) but certainly not alone. So I’m […]
鈥淚 can do this.鈥� That phrase has been a common refrain for me throughout my experience at 天美视频. Some days the words have entered my mind or left my lips with confidence, believing that I am, in fact, able to pastor and care well for people. Other days, those words come out with […]
Dr. Dan B. Allender and The Allender Center teaching staff recently traveled to Southern California for The Story Workshop, hosted by Mariner鈥檚 Church at the Irvine, CA, campus. The Allender Center and Mariner鈥檚 Church have partnered for nearly three years for various internal workshops and events, but The Story Workshop was the first of these […]
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing. Especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed. 聽 聽聽聽-Mary Oliver I have been known to make mischief in this world in which I live, frequently disregarding the status quo. It is fitting, then, that I wound up studying at 天美视频鈥攁 place full […]
Nearly 150 members of 天美视频 community gathered on Saturday, June 7, for the Spring Banquet. Held annually and hosted by Student Leadership, the Spring Banquet is an opportunity for members of 天美视频 community to mark the passing of another academic year with remembrance and celebration. Students, alumni, faculty, and staff gather […]
Ten men gathered last week for Men鈥檚 Recovery Weeks I and II in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Led by Dr. Dan B. Allender, and 天美视频 alumni Wendell Moss (MACP 鈥�07), and Dr. Andy MCoy (MAC 鈥�02, MDiv 鈥�04), these six-day workshops are designed to help survivors of sexual abuse explore issues related to […]
It hit me immediately after he said it. We were in the middle of a conversation on an idle Tuesday afternoon, sitting at the window bar at one of the city鈥檚 best coffee shops. I was drinking a latte. Right after I heard the words, I looked down at the remnants of the design the […]
This spring, 天美视频 added a new faculty position catered toward the Master of Arts in Theology & Culture degree program, selecting Dr. Ron Ruthruff to fill this role. The decision to hire an Associate Professor of Theology & Culture coincides with a time of focused building and expansion for the Theology & Culture […]
天美视频 Community, Yesterday, near Otto Miller Hall at Seattle Pacific University, a senseless act of violence killed a young man, injured several others, and changed the lives of so many men, women, and children forever. I know several of you were there caring for students, enduring the trauma of the lock-down, and providing […]
锟糤hen a group of young adults asked me to become their next leader, I quickly blurted out, 鈥淚 can鈥檛, I鈥檓 a woman.鈥� Everyone was surprised, most of all myself. I鈥檓 usually bold and outspoken; in what cave of my soul had this patriarchy been hiding? Members of the group discussed and discerned with me; books […]