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The Rev. Dr. Willard Ashley, Sr. (MDiv '84; '92)
February 10, 2021
The Rev. Dr. Willard Ashley, Sr. (MDiv ‘84; DMin ‘92), Andover Newton alumnus and current trustee, is among the leaders included in this excellent article.
Image: Ship rocking in an ocean with text: "Rest in the Storm"
February 9, 2021
The 20th Anniversary Edition of Kirk Byron Jones’ (MDiv ‘81) Rest in the Storm is out just in time for the upcoming Woodbury Leadership Workshop!
Image description: An image of Dean Sarah Drummond and an image of Pastor Paul Shupe hover above a Zoom background
February 1, 2021
On January 31st, 2021, The Hancock Church of Lexington, MA, held a retirement celebration for their Senior Minsiter, Paul Shupe. During the event, Dean Sarah Drummond offered...
Image of Chaz Howard on a panel with the text: "State of the Interfaith Nation"
January 15, 2021
Together we have held questions and shared our different answers. We have grieved together through different tragedies yet common tears. We have marched and resisted and...
Image Description: A Pastor on Zoom screen interviewing an emergency services worker
January 14, 2021
After hearing an idea shared in a clergy group, the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallagher (MDiv ‘03), Senior Pastor of the church, created a video series called “On the Front Lines”...
Photo by Denys Argyriou on Unsplash
January 12, 2021
As I sit in my ministry office and look at my bookshelves, I can tell a lot about myself- that I’ve always loved to neatly organize books together with others that speak into...
Dean Sarah Drummond
January 7, 2021
Are you trying to figure out what to say on Sunday morning following the terrible events in Washington, DC, yesterday? Are you wondering how to address your community? Join...
Agua transport
December 25, 2020
The fifth week: The Presence of Christ By Laura Kisthardt (YDS/ANS ‘20)   There is a poem/prayer frequently misattributed to St. Teresa of Avila, exact source unknown:  ...
Desert memorials
December 18, 2020
The fourth week of Advent: LOVE   By Kayla Ford (YDS/ANS ‘20) The Desert’s Desconocido Underneath her old cowboy hat and red bandana–vain attempts to protect her skin...
Photo by Rev. Kurt Walker (MDiv '10)
December 11, 2020
The third week of Advent: JOY By Kelsey Creech (2nd Year YDS/ANS) The scene on the border is complex. It is a place filled with pain and sorrow and despair, but also a place...