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Online Information Session: October 15

Faculty and staff will be presenting information on Palmer Theological Seminary and answering questions related to the programs and application process.

Palmer to host the XVI Orlando Costas Conference on Oct. 3

Join us for the XVI Orlando Costas Conference on October 3, 2026. This free online trilingual event will be presented in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Join us for Homecoming & Family Weekend: October 7-11

Please join Palmer Theological Seminary at #EUnited Homecoming on October 7th through October 11, 2026.

Dr. Ron Sider's Legacy Celebrated at Retirement Event; New Book Coming

Dr. Ron Sider, influential Christian leader, professor, and author, retired from Palmer Theological Seminary on May 3, 2019. A celebration was held on...

Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker

Palmer Theological Seminary is pleased to welcome Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer as the May 16, 2019 commencement speaker. Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer...

Mitchell Lectureship to Feature Rev. Dr. Marvin A. McMickle

Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University is pleased to announce the Frank B. Mitchell Lectureship will be held on Friday, February 1, 2019 at...

Mitchell Lectureship To Be Held February 1, 2019

Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University is pleased to announce the Frank B. Mitchell Lectureship will be held on Friday, February 1, 2019. T...

Dr. David Bronkema Appointed Dean of Palmer Theological Seminary

Palmer Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. David Bronkema has been named Dean of the Seminary. Dr. Bronkema has been serving as Inter...

Dr. Diane Chen 2018 Lindback Award For Distinguished Teaching Recipient

The 2018 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching recipient is Dr. Diane Chen, a professor of New Testament at Palmer Theological Seminary. Dr. Chen ...

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2026 Waymaker Award Winners: Making Ways for God’s Kingdom

Palmer Theological Seminary proudly honors four exceptional members of its alumni community as the 2026 Waymaker Award Winners.

Palmer Person: Reverend Rebecca Sommons

Reverend Rebecca Sommons, a 2016 Master of Divinity graduate from Palmer Theological Seminary, is stepping into a dynamic new season of life and ministry.

Mission Integral: Toward A World Without Gender Violence XVI Conference Orlando E. Costas

The Orlando E. Costas Conference was established to honor the work of the late missiologist and theologian Orlando E. Costas and build relationships with Latino churches.

Embracing the Yes-And Ministry Mindset

There is an improv technique often used in which a person acknowledges what was said by saying “Yes”, then building on it, starting with the word “An...

Palmer On Mission: Nurturing Spiritual Growth and Community

In the first week of January 2024, on the heels of New Year’s celebrations, the U.S. cohorts of the Maestria en Estudios Teológicos (Master of Theolog...

Seeking Shalom: Dave's Path from Questioning to Pastoral Vision

“What do I want to do before I die?” This was David Applegate’s big question. Dave was in a season of self-described deconstruction. He had left a chu...

The Gift of Giving

In my Hispanic/Latino/a culture in the United States, the month of January is often associated with new beginnings: a new calendar year, a new academi...

Palmer on Mission

On Thanksgiving weekend 1973, 53 evangelical faith leaders, representing a wide swath of denominations, signed the “Chicago Declaration of Evangelical...

Palmer People: Longing and Hope

One of my favorite hymns from growing up is Katherine Hankey’s “I Love to Tell the Story.” When I was asked to return to the Palmer community as the “...

“Coincidence? I think NOT!”

Whenever things seemed to line up in people’s lives, no matter how peculiar they may be, a member of my congregation instantly saw the hand of God at ...

Palmer on Mission: Addressing Sexual Abuse in Congregations

The 2015 film Spotlight, tells the story of a team of journalists investigating and exposing the pervasive and systemic child sexual abuse in the Roma...

Wholeness and Chronic Illness

Mark 5:25-34 tells the story of a woman who has been bleeding for twelve years. She seeks medical attention, again and again, but her suffering only i...

Palmer People: Embodied Grace with Dr. Calli Micale

Dr. Micale observes that we talk about faith in a way that implies individuals need a cognitive understanding or concept about Christ before they can ...

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