There are 7 article(s) tagged Memphis Theological Seminary:

• January 2023

  • Local course fosters ‘dementia-friendly’ congregations

    “With an aging membership in churches and the broader society, the need for compassionate care for those who have dementia is rapidly increasing.”

    By David Waters January 16, 2023

• October 2022

  • In city’s collective pain, faith leaders don’t pretend to have answers

    When highly publicized crimes shake a community, as recently happened in Memphis, the emotional and mental aftershocks linger. And leave behind the most uncomfortable of questions: Why do bad things happen to good people? 

    By Don Wade October 01, 2022

• September 2020

  • Opinion: Citizenship is a precious gift

    We are all part of this rich, multi-ethnic family which calls itself American. We are all part of an interwoven tapestry, thread together with freedom, faith, sacrifice, survival and endurance.

    By Robert Lee Long September 05, 2020

• August 2020

  • Seminary’s pandemic challenge: Protect students, equip them to protect others

    MTS finds ways to help ICU nurse, cancer patient and other students deal with financial stress, medical and moral strain 

    By David Waters August 21, 2020

• July 2020

  • Memphis Theological Seminary will move classes online this fall

    MTS said it received CARES Act funding, which was distributed to students in small grants to help offset the costs of increased technological use at home.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 14, 2020

• November 2019

  • Memphis Theological Seminary gets first fully endowed chair

    Memphis Theological Seminary has its first fully endowed chair in its history — the Hamilton and Varnell Chair in Wesleyan Studies.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 26, 2019

• November 2018

  • Memphis Theological Seminary battling budget problems, with new president Susan Parker guiding the way

    Memphis Theological Seminary is working to bridge a budget deficit during the first of a three-year financial solvency plan under the guidance of its interim president, Susan Parker, Ph.D.

    By Melinda Lejman November 03, 2018