Princeton Theological Seminary

May 14, 2019 | Reunion 2019 Keynote Lecture Lecture: “A Bold New Love” Speaker: Rev. Dr. Jacqueline J. Lewis, senior minister, Middle Collegiate Church, New York, NY, and executive director, The Middle Project, Inc.

May 14, 2019 | Reunion 2019 Distinguished Alumni Presentation Speaker: Rev. Dr. Steve Yamaguchi, transitional co-pastor at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, California

May 13, 2019 | Reunion 2019 “This Is My Story” Speakers: Dr. Eric Barreto, Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament Dr. Keri Day, Associate Professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religion Dr. Jacqueline Lapsley, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Old Testament Dr. Nate Stucky, Director, The Farminary Project

May 13, 2019 | Reunion 2019 - Opening Worship Preacher: M. Craig Barnes, president of Princeton Theological Seminary

Early in the journey the pattern of anxiety and complaining develops. But we survive the journey on regiments of mystery. Monday, October 5, 2015

Sometimes the call to serve the kingdom puts everything at risk that we worked hard to accomplish. The freedom to serve demands the surrender of dreams.

Saul was a reluctant leader who hid on the day he was made king. We still affirm reluctance in leaders—maybe too much. There is work to do, and time is short. March 17, 2014

The text says, ‘The Lord does not see as mortals see.’ So ho does the Lord see, when choosing a leader? Why did God call young David, you, and me? March 24, 2014

Text offers a depiction of God’s idea of community: ‘everyone who was in distress...in debt...and discontented’ joined David in a cave.

What do you do when your prophet dies? Saul turned to a medium after the death of Samuel. All leaders need to keep finding new prophets of God.

“How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war perished.’ It’s tempting for leaders to live by weapons, and we all have them. But we actually die by them.

Every leader of the church as to take disability issues seriously. There is always a Mephibosheth living in a ‘barren land’ who needs access to the king’s table.

God was not pleased to be hauled around on an oxcart, and then David was not pleased. He had to get over his disappointment with God in order to dance again.

“The Power of a Word” 2 Peter 1:16–21 Preacher: Dr. M. Craig Barnes, president September 8, 2014

Everyone who wants to be of use to the mission of Christ has to have an Upper Room where she or he goes to pray and attend to the leading of the Spirit. September 15, 2014