Join us on Tuesday, September 26 for our first Dean's Forum of the academic year! It is an all-too-obvious truth that we live in an age of polarization. Ours is a time that thinks far more about what makes us different from each other than what binds us together. Our disagreements run deep, and by […]
Join us on Tuesday, October 17 for our second Dean’s Forum of the academic year! Pastoral care and counseling have always played an integral part of establishing pastoral responsibilities and identities. In recent years, addressing mental health concerns is becoming more prevalent in our churches, and church leaders are paying attention to the caregiving and […]
Join us on Tuesday, November 28 for the final Dean's Forum of 2023! For decades now, evangelicals have implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) privileged and prioritized ministry in big cities and suburbs. After all, that’s where the action is, that’s where to go in order to make your life count, to influence influencers, to shape culture. […]
The evangelical church, especially in North America, has come to a serious time of self-reflection in the past few years. The clash with an increasingly secularized and polarized society is causing evangelicals to reflect deeply on their identity and how they interact with the culture.
Human identity (in all its dimensions) is up for grabs in our world today. Now is a strategic time to revisit what the Bible says about what it means to be human. In Genesis we encounter a theological anthropology robust enough to navigate the new sexual revolution and the rise of artificial intelligence and offer […]
Leaders in ministry are pressured to produce large, famous things as fast as possible. But the things that matter most in the lives of those we serve require small, mostly overlooked graces over a longer period of time. Pastoring and preaching are best when seen as acts of love and wonder hovering within the ordinary […]
Does a God who suffers in the divine nature retain sufficient majesty and independence from creation? Does a God free from suffering in the divine nature adequately respond to human suffering? How does the cross relate to such questions? Join Gordon-Conwell faculty for a discussion of this major modern debate in theology. The Dean's Forum […]
The sixth annual Mygration Christian Conference will be held on October 4-5, 2024 at Gordon-Conwell—Hamilton in partnership with the seminary’s Latino and Global Ministries program. Come learn from world-class theologians, pastors, and community leaders about what it means to care for (im)migrants and refugees in your neighborhood. This year’s keynote speakers will be scholar Dr. […]
The Fall Ministry Forum is hosted by the Academic Dean's office, Gordon-Conwell Institute, and the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching. During these sessions we will take a close look at how not to be "branded" by discouragement. We will discuss how to embrace pain, disappointment, and failure as pathways to greater intimacy with God […]
Whether you are a current Gordon-Conwell or Gordon College student, in-person or virtual, a local pastor or a proud veteran—Chaplaincy Day is free and open to the public. This event has three parts: Chaplaincy Representatives in the Great Hall Chaplains and chaplain recruiters from various chaplaincy entities (military, health care, prison, law enforcement) will have […]
This forum focuses on a theological framework for ministerial practice in postmodern times. The goals are to serve the present age with increased mental health awareness, to incorporate trauma-informed insights into the work of ministry, to recognize thresholds of referral, and to effectively collaborate with the mental health community without compromising the institutional identity, vision, […]
Explore hands-on tools for discipleship, Gospel-witness, and biblically-based missional practices that can be applied in your context.
In the church, the wisdom of God is made manifest in the folly of the gospel. Somehow God puts his goodness and glory on display through the weak, the foolish, and the broken. That is especially true in multiracial ministry, where the Spirit works alongside the jagged edges of mistrust, racism, and injustice. Dr. Drew […]
Join us for the 2025 Gordon-Conwell Summit on Saturday, September 27 at our Hamilton campus.
In many theological discussions of immigration, Romans 13’s exhortation to be subject to governing authorities plays a central role, especially in framing discussions of undocumented immigration. However, Christian ethics would do well to consider crucial passages like this one from multiple angles and within the broader frameworks of the canon and moral theology. Join us […]
Come learn from Dr. Nicholas Rowe in this hybrid event as he teaches and expands on key concepts from a book he co-authored with his wife, Sheila Wise Rowe, Healing Leadership Trauma: Finding Emotional Health and Helping Others Flourish. He explores the critical need for healing leadership trauma and supporting others in their journeys towards flourishing. […]
This lecture seeks to open a compassionate, biblically grounded conversation about how Christian leaders and counselors can support survivors of domestic violence. Participants will explore the dynamics of abuse and examine the challenges that Christian survivors face, as they often hear one message from the church and a different message from the domestic abuse advocacy […]
Join Dr. Autumn Ridenour for a public lecture on the challenges of aging in Western culture, where individualism, autonomy, and productivity often shape identity. She will draw on medical ethics and Christian theology to reframe aging as a calling marked by dependence, community, worship, and hope. This talk discusses the challenges to aging from western […]
The Exodus is the seminal moment in Israel’s history as a nation. This signal act of God’s saving power liberated Israel from oppression in Egypt, enabling the Israelites to serve God freely, even as he dwelt in their midst on their journey to the promised land. Recalling their deliverance from Egypt, the Israelites celebrated the […]
All seminary students and pastors are familiar with the dreaded phrase “out of context.” We all know that we should interpret each biblical passage in light of its historical and literary context, and a great deal of what we learn in seminary is how to do exactly that. But when we compare our own biblical […]
Music is often called “the universal language” but digging deeper, we can see how music helps us communicate values, deeply felt needs, complex feelings, and core identities. At church, when we sing, sing a certain way, fund and defund singing, or argue about singing, we’re conveying something about who we are or want to be. […]
If Christians would wholeheartedly embrace humility, our witness in the world can be radically improved. Humility is often misunderstood, overlooked, or even disparaged. Such is the case today and was also true in the early days of the Jesus movement. However, humility is part of Christ’s self-description (Matthew 11:29) and ought to be an identifier […]
God is at work. He is advancing his Kingdom through his Church. And Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary is equipping men and women to lead in this eternal task. Join us for the 2026 Gordon-Conwell Summit on Thursday, October 1, at our Hamilton campus. We’ll consider how the Church is leaning into the challenges and opportunities it faces in North […]
Navigating a suicide crisis requires a blend of spiritual grounding, community support, and concrete action. Join us for this Dean's Forum to explore the key strategies for choosing life: Spiritual Grounding: Normalize suffering as part of the human and Christian experience, and anchor yourself in God’s unconditional love. Relational Support: Identify safe, trusted individuals and […]