"WELCOME TO A NEW ACADEMIC YEAR" by Dr. John Harvey, Dean of the Seminary & School of Ministry

On August 26, the Seminary and School of Ministry began a new academic year. The Fall 2019 semester brings with it multiple reasons to thank God for his faithfulness.

• Ninety percent of the students who were with us last spring registered for fall semester courses. 
• Our new Doctoral of Ministerial Leadership degree has 26 new students registered in its first cohort. 
• Our new Doctor of Philosophy degree has 22 new students registered in its first Biblical Studies and Theological Studies seminars. 
• Our Chinese Seminary Studies initiative has 30 new students registered for masters-level courses. 
• Dr. Seth Scott has joined the Clinical Counseling team as our fourth full-time counseling faculty member. 

Would you take a few minutes to praise God with us for his goodness to SSM?

Items for which you could be praying include: 

• The addition of a Practical Theology concentration for the PhD degree and the possibility of making each of the PhD concentrations available in Chinese.
• The development of a five-year Psychology/Clinical Counseling dual degree program and a new MA program in Addictions Counseling. 
• Initial conversations regarding the development of an MA degree in Marketplace Transformation. 
• The search for the right person to lead our church-based apprenticeship initiative. 
• Glenda Nanna as she concludes work on her doctoral dissertation.