San Francisco Theological Seminary Alumni
You exemplify the spirit and mission of SFTS with your ministry and work in the world.
Resources
We are dedicated to supporting the wonderfully diverse community of the alumni of the San Francisco Theological Seminary as you serve in transformational ministries of justice, peace, and healing
About SFTS Alumni Relations
- Continuing education opportunities
- Community cohorts to encourage support and success in parish ministry
- Regional alumni networking events
- Affinity groups
- Alumni-Admissions Liaison Volunteer program
- Create engagement between alumni and each other, and with SFTS
SFTS Alumni Council
The Alumni Council is a group of dedicated alums whose purpose is to further relations between alumni, the Seminary, and the greater Church. The Alumni Council always loves to hear from fellow alumni! The Council is available to discuss your ideas, questions, and suggestions for the life of the Seminary and the alumni community. The Council enjoys the chance to correspond with you and listen closely to your hopes and concerns for SFTS.
To support the SFTS mission, the very first SFTS Alumni Council was formed in 1881. The commission of the early SFTS Alumni Council was to come together “in order to continue the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, and in support of the mission of SFTS to educate students in spiritual formation, critical theological reflection, and the skills and arts of ministry.”
The current SFTS Alumni Council is an energetic organization committed to engaging our alumni in life-long learning, faithfulness, fellowship, and community. The council is planning a range of events and local chapters in your area in order that we can continue to support each other and SFTS in our shared mission and vision.
SFTS Church Resources
What can we do for your church or group?
Since 1871, we have studied theology, scripture in its original languages, the history of Christianity, ethics, worship, pastoral care, and other arts of a creative, compassionate, and socially engaged ministry. How can we be helpful to you? We are available in person or online to support what you do in your church.
What we offer
What we offer
Additional services
Additional services
Topics for Presentation or Group Discussion
History of the Black Church, the social history of religion in the US, AME history
- Dr. Julius Bailey, Eugene Farlough-California Chair in African-American Christianity, Professor of Religious Studies
Hebrew Bible, themes of race, identity, sexuality, violence, Matthew 25 project
- Dr. Jon Berquist*, Visiting Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible
Immigrant and Latinx ministries, dismantling racism and community building for diversity and inclusion, Latinx theologies, small group process, Presbyterian Women
- Rev. Dr. Teresa Chavez-Sauceda, Director of Advanced Pastoral Studies, Senior Clinical Professor of Ministry
Preaching, preaching workshops, public reading workshops
- Rev. Dr. Jana Childers*, Newhall Professor of Homiletics and Speech Communication
Church’s response to trauma, capitalism and spiritual care, race, diversity and inclusion
- Rev. Dr. Laurie Garrett-Cobbina*, Director, Shaw Chaplaincy Institute; Shaw Family Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Education; ACPE Certified Educator
Women contemplatives past and present, spiritual practices, interreligious dialogue, beauty as a spiritual practice; nature, art, and contemplative practice; compassion as a spiritual practice, the divine feminine, spiritual practices for resilience and radical compassion, activism and contemplative practice (integrating Martha and Mary), non-violence for our times; wounding by patriarchy, wounding of LGBTQ+ Christians; beyond Christendom; LGBTQ+ issues
- Dr. Wendy Farley, Director, Program in Christian Spirituality, Rice Family Professor of Spirituality
Responses to homelessness; capitalism and spiritual care; whiteness in education and spiritual care; mental health, addiction, and spiritual care; chaplaincy; inter-religious practice and dialogue
- Rev. Paul Gaffney, Program Manager of Education, Community Relations, and Spiritual Care Services; ACPE Certified Educator
Contemporary themes of Reformed theology, providence, free will, theology and science
- Rev. Dr. Greg Love*, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Entrepreneurship in ministry, worship design, liturgy, proclamation broadly conceived
- Dr. Marcia McFee, Ford Fellow, Center for Innovation In Ministry, Visiting Professor in Worship
Religious conflict, Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations, Ecumenism, colonialism and missions, cultural exchange, pluralism, the liberal tradition, the history of liturgy and worship, the Reformation, chanted prayer, distributed models of leadership
- Dr. Christopher Ocker, Assistant Provost , Interim Dean, and Professor of the History of Christianity
Gospels, Pauline letters, inclusion, justice
- Rev. Dr. Eugene Park*, David and Dana Dornsife Professor of New Testament
Dismantling Racism through inclusive worship, group process, pastoral self-care, and spiritual direction
- Rev. Ruth T. West*, Assistant Dean
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