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Bishop Delores Williamston to Make Keynote Address at Commencement
Saint Paul School of Theology is honored to share the news that Bishop Delores J. Williamston of the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church will offer the keynote address during Commencement on Friday, May 12, 2023. During Commencement, Bishop Williamston will also receive the 2023 Distinguished Graduate Award. Following a twenty-two-year career in the…
Read MoreRev. Neil Blair will retire as President of Saint Paul
Dear Community of Saint Paul School of Theology, Over recent weeks President Blair consulted and conversed with the Board of Trustees leadership to discuss his contract and exit plan as president in order to spend more time with his beautiful family. We are so pleased with President Blair’s careful and grace-filled process regarding a transition…
Read MoreDistinguished Graduate Leads Diverse Community in Christ
“Loving all people into relationship with Jesus Christ.” That’s Dr. Stan Copeland’s mission in his role as the Senior Pastor of Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, a position he has held since 1998. Throughout his career, Dr. Copeland has worked to create an environment for people from all walks of life to experience…
Read MoreDistinguished Graduate Uplifts Lives Through the Power of Communication
Communication, technology and love. In the hands of the faithful, these three tools bring us the information we need to work together for a better world. That’s what Rev. Dr. Betty Kazadi Musau has demonstrated throughout her time as a clergywoman for the North Katanga Episcopal Area of the Congo Central Conference. She serves as…
Read MoreSaint Paul School of Theology Welcomes New Executive Director of the Oklahoma Campus
Saint Paul School of Theology is excited to announce the hiring of Dr. Tiffany Nagel Monroe as the new Executive Director of the Oklahoma Campus, effective January 1, 2022. Dr. Tiffany Nagel Monroe earned her M.Div. at Saint Paul School of Theology and her D.Min. at Wesley Theological in Washington, D.C. Since 2010, she has…
Read MoreRev. Amanda Ross Talks About Online Worship in a Time of Pandemic
“My education taught me to be adaptive and flexible and more than anything filled with grace,” Rev. Amanda Ross says of her time at Saint Paul School of Theology. Rev. Ross is a 2010 graduate of the Master of Divinity program at Saint Paul. She has served as Pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church…
Read Morepath·find·er
path·find·er /ˈpaTHˌfīndər/ Noun. A person who goes ahead and discovers or shows others a path or way. The definition is simple enough, but the work is complex. Pathfinding requires listening, connecting, and discerning skills and is not a job one does but instead is a gift one has. Rev. Shannon Hancock’s title is Director of…
Read MoreRev. Dr. Lois V. Glory-Neal Receives Distinguished Graduate Award
Saint Paul School of Theology is pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Lois V. Glory-Neal is the winner of the 2020 Distinguished Graduate Award. Born in the Cherokee Nation, Rev. Dr. Glory-Neal was the first Native American woman to be received into full connection as an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. She became…
Read MoreCommunity by alumna Dr. Melissa Pearce
I sat down to write this letter at least a dozen times. Each attempt has ended with me scribbling down a plethora of thoughts with little direction of where to begin or where to end. Goodbyes are never easy for me. Nor is concisely conveying something as deep as my love for Saint Paul. I…
Read MoreSelf Love by alumna Dr. Melissa Pearce
When my son was in second grade, I received a phone call from his teacher. She relayed to me that she had to repeatedly ask my child to stop talking to his neighboring student. A little perplexed that this behavior had seemed to arise suddenly and did not correlate with his usually quiet demeanor, I…
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