Presbyterian Mission Agency seminarian Archives

Presbyterian Study Grant supports seminarian’s sense of call

Posted February 24th, 2023

Emily Dawn Sutphin studied religion from a sociological perspective in college. After graduation, she chose to apply to seminary to have “the opportunity to examine my faith from a variety of angles.”

Seminarian discovers God’s love of imperfection by making pottery

Posted June 24th, 2019

When seminarian Alexandra Pappas felt the call to ministry while she was in her late teens, she was intimidated and afraid. Although she was doubtful that God could possibly call someone like her to be a pastor — she constantly battles the desire for perfection, especially in worship and preaching — Pappas decided to go to seminary anyway.

Seminary students serve up a hot cup at College Conference

Posted January 11th, 2017

If every waiter is said to be an aspiring actor, might every barista somehow be a future campus minister? Such was almost certainly the case at last week’s College Conference at Montreat, where on Wednesday morning, Jan. 4, some 30 campus ministers from across the country were served their morning coffee by a group of keenly interested and highly motivated seminary students.