Fall is fast approaching and there are many questions about what the semester will look like here at Phoenix Seminary. Our plan is to be flexible and nimble, as we humbly acknowledge that we cannot know what the fall will bring. To accommodate the variety of situations we may face, we are deploying three modalities…
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President Brian Arnold announced Thursday (July 2) the appointment of Kody Gibson as Director of Enrollment and Communications. Gibson has over a decade of experience in Christian higher education, serving most recently as Vice President of Communications at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary prior to leading the seminary’s recruiting efforts for three years as Director…
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At Phoenix Seminary we are grieved by the racism that still exists in our society, and we stand with those who call for its end. As theological educators, we are committed to preparing ministers of Christ who can, with power and authority, stand up in the face of sin, preach the truth of Christ, call…
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Each year, Zondervan Academic partners with universities and seminaries across the country to honor students who have worked exceptionally hard in the biblical languages. Given their foundational importance for theology and ministry, Phoenix Seminary is pleased to participate to encourage excellence in the study of Greek. Today, the faculty is pleased to announce that our…
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The church historian Jaroslav Pelikan has said that “if Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen—nothing else matters.” This is my favorite quotation about Easter. All of human history revolves around whether Jesus Christ, the God-man, rose from the dead. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then we…
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Last month, the Phoenix Seminary Text & Canon Institute was pleased to host its inaugural Sacred Words church conference. With over 500 who registered, attendees came from as far away as Illinois and Alabama to learn from respected evangelical scholars about how we got the Bible. Christians and skeptics alike heard from Dr. Peter Gentry on the…
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As promised, the executive leadership has made a decision regarding our direction for the rest of the Spring semester. See below for our communication to our students. I am thankful that Phoenix Seminary can continue its mission during this season, even if it is not our preferred mode. Please continue to pray for the Seminary,…
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By now your television screens, inboxes, and minds are flooded with news of coronavirus. It’s a harrowing hour to be sure. Instead of fretting at every bit of news that comes out, we can use this time to remember God’s faithfulness. God has a missionary heart and has been seeking and saving the lost from…
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How should Christians respond to the coronavirus? From what I see and hear, there is growing panic, even in the church. But fear is not the Christian way. The Apostle Paul reminds us that “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” (2 Timothy 1:7). This reminds me…
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The first glimpse of Christmas comes in the third chapter of your Bible just after Adam and Eve sinned against God. With the juices of the forbidden fruit still running down their cheeks, God made a promise to our first parents in Genesis 3:15: I will put enmity between you [the serpent] and the woman,…
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