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Top 5 reasons Jesus Followers Should Celebrate Pride Month

Editor’s Note: President Nancy Claire Pittman offers this list for celebrating Pride Month. Top 5 reasons cis-gendered, heterosexual followers of Jesus should celebrate Pride Month with queer siblings and colleagues (written […]

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Watch the Phillips Commencement Online

You’re invited to watch the commencement live from Metropolitan Baptist Church in Tulsa, Okla. starting at 11 a.m. Central time on YouTube. Please download the commencement program to more fully […]

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Phillips Awarded Grant from Lilly Endowment’s Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative

Phillips Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1,236,483 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Worshiping with Children: Imaging and Imagining the Presence of God program.  

The program is funded through Lilly Endowment’s Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative. The aim of the national initiative is to support faith-based organizations as they help children grow in faith and deepen their relationships with God.

“When I was sent the information about the initiative, I felt excited about putting together a proposal centered on worship and the arts,” said the Rev. Allie Utley, Ph.D. “My hope is that I can equip church leaders in cultivating meaningful and moving sacred spaces through which children can come to know the Holy.”

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Marshall, Special Award Recipients Honored

The alumni association of Phillips Theological Seminary awarded its 2023 Marshall Awards to the Rev. Renee J. Bridwell and the Rev. Dr. Mark W. Pumphrey during the Remind & Renew […]

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On the Passing of Joe Robert Jones

There would likely be no Phillips Theological Seminary in 2022 were it not for the guidance and stewardship of Joe Robert Jones, who died on the 86th anniversary of his […]

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