At the recent Southern Baptist Convention, Dr. Jerry Young, the president of the National Baptist Convention delivered an eloquent plea for racial unity and issued a challenge to Christians to catalyze a movement to realize this elusive goal. He laid the responsibility for reducing racial...
The recent shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota, Dallas, Georgia, and Tennessee cause national consternation about what can be done about besetting racial tensions. More than collective hand-wringing, we need specific action steps to minimize racism and particularly improve relationships...
Gateway Seminary – Ontario Campus – opened on July 5. We are ready to serve you, but of course the full start up will take another few weeks. We still have additional new employees who will be starting work soon, several new faculty members who will relocate and arrive...
We moved a mountain last week!
Over the past two years, the people who are Golden Gate Seminary have shown their mettle.
One of the most interesting aspects of relocating the seminary has been sorting 70 years of Golden Gate related memorabilia. We have artifacts from significant events in our history, including personal items from many key leaders. As we move to Ontario and likely become Gateway Seminary, we are...
We are having a multi-week graduation extravaganza – celebrating degree and diploma completions at all five campuses and two CLD locations. Since these are the final graduates to have “Golden Gate Seminary” on their printed diplomas, there is a historic feel to the festivities...
Golden Gate will surpass 9,000 graduates later this year. Our alumni are awesome! The final official event on the Northern California Campus in Mill Valley will be an Alumni and Friends luncheon on Friday, May 20, 2016. The event is sold out – a testament to the passion our alumni have for...
The final two public events at the Mill Valley location of Golden Gate Seminary are happening in the next two weeks. The final Chapel service will be Thursday, May 12, 11:00 a.m., and is open to everyone. The final public event on campus will be an Alumni and Friends Luncheon on Friday, May 20...
As I wrote last week, I’m too young to remember the good old days wistfully, but I’m also old enough to remember how some things used to be done effectively. Church practices have changed quite a bit in my 35 years as a ministry leader. Some of those have been good changes, necessary...