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Megachurch Report Shows Continued Growth But Many Challenges
December 2, 2015
A report released on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research (HIRR) shows that megachurches continue to grow in popularity across the United States. But they are facing some of the same challenges as smaller Protestant congregations in attracting young people and members who are committed long-term.
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Wabash Center Awards Grant for Faculty Training
December 1, 2015
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion has awarded a grant to Hartford Seminary that will help us better equip faculty for teaching online and in a blended (partly online and partly face-to-face) format.
Faculty In The News
Faculty in the News - November 2015
November 23, 2015
Prof. Scott Thumma spoke to more than 1,000 people who registered for this Eventbrite webinar on “New Ways to Accelerate Ministry Growth with Special Events.” You can listen to the entire session by clicking on this link. Prof. Thumma will also give a free webinar on Dec. 2 on Megachurch Trends.
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Help Us Train Another Peacemaker Through Our #GivingTuesday Campaign
November 20, 2015
Hartford Seminary has launched a #GivingTuesday campaign to raise scholarship money for the International Peacemaking Program. The campaign, which asks donors to contribute $50 each toward a peacemaking scholarship, will culminate on Dec. 1 (the Tuesday after Thanksgiving).
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President Hadsell Involved in Talks on 'Religion, Peace and Violence' in Geneva
November 20, 2015
President Heidi Hadsell was in Geneva in the week immediately following the terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 13. She was part of an interfaith meeting of Shia Muslims from the Islamic Republic of Iran associated with the Centre for Interreligious Dialogue (CID) and Christians involved in the World Council of Churches (WCC). The meeting was the continuation of a dialogue between the WCC and the CID that began in 1995.
Campus Events
University and College Chaplains Discuss Their Vital Ministry
November 18, 2015
The questions that college and university chaplains address are no less daunting than “What gives life meaning?” And according to the Rev. Paul Raushenbush, who gave the opening address at a Nov. 17, 2015, regional conference at Hartford Seminary, that particular question must be addressed head-on.
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New Data Released at Changing Religious Landscape Conference
November 18, 2015
David Roozen has been in the business of studying congregations in the United States for 40-plus years, and for all that time, he said, he has been looking for a pause or a slowdown in the decline of old line (once main line) denominations.
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Prof. Scott Thumma Talks Churches and Megachurches in Korea
November 9, 2015
Prof. Scott Thumma has just returned from two weeks in Korea, the first with Dr. Jaecheon Lee, director of the Doctor of Ministry and the research agency of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, one of the few progressive denominations there.
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Prof. Najib Awad Interviewed on TV about Syrian Refugees
November 2, 2015
Prof. Najib Awad was featured on the Stan Simpson Show on Fox 61 on Saturday, Oct. 31. The subject of the interview was the plight of the Syrian refugees, and how Connecticut and America in general can respond to the crisis.
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New Faculty Bring Fresh Perspectives to Doctor of Ministry Program
October 20, 2015
Two new faculty members have joined Hartford Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program, bringing new energy and perspectives to the degree directed by Prof. Scott Thumma.