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Reflections on Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember all those who sacrificed their lives, those who, in the words of America the Beautiful,“more than self their country loved.”We remember, also, loved ones who served this country in countless other sacrificial ways, unknown, unseen, and unheralded in death without a special day set aside to honor them. We remember, too, so many others in graveyards all across the world who paid the ultimate price for service to their own beloved homelands. Jesus spoke of this kind of self-sacrifice as the greatest love of all: “Greater love has no one than this, that he or she lay down their lives for another.”

BST Faculty Award 4 Graduates at Commencement

Congratulations to the 4 graduation award winners from the class of 2021! The winners are:

Nathan Brittsan-Henning MDiv., Highest MDiv GPA and Jesse Day Drexler award for Competence in Bible & Theology

Renae Earl M.Div., L Doward McBain Preaching Prize for relevancy, content and delivery

Shavon Walker M. Div., Jessie Day Drexler award for Pastoral Ministries

Hakizimana Appolinare D.Min., Keith A. Russell award for Prophetic Leadership in Community Ministry

Class for Summer 2021 - White Supremacy & the Bible

Sign up now for BST’s summer course “White Supremacy & the Bible”, which is open to anyone who is interested in this topic!

The Bible has been used throughout the centuries to create, support, and sustain the institutions of white supremacy, racism, and slavery as well as the colonization of the world by euro-centric powers. This course will survey the history of biblical interpretation that under-girds the movements mentioned above as a means of stimulating new ways of thinking about and interpreting the Bible for a contemporary inter-cultural and inclusive society. The course will meet once a week on Tuesday evenings 6:00 to 8:00 pm for 6 sessions June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27. All class sessions will be held via Zoom. Students taking the course for credit will be required to submit one final paper by September 7, 2021. Auditors welcome! Professor: LeAnn Snow Flesher, PhD.

2021 BST Graduate Spotlight - Margareth Longvah Valui

Margareth Longvah ValuiI graduated with her D.Min. this month and will continue to serve as the Family Life and Discipleship Pastor at Santa Clara First Baptist Church. She is looking forward to teaching the “Ministry in a Digital World” course at BST, along with her husband Rev. Dr. Wung Valui, in the fall of 2021. As a pastor and teacher, she hopes to make a meaningful impact in Jesus’ way of discipleship and ministry relevant to a digital and diverse culture. Her dissertation is entitled “Incarnational Neighborly Love in a Diverse World”.

Alumni Updates

Dr. H Louis (Lou) Engle (’70) is currently residing in Eugene, OR where he retired in 2006 after a long career in ministry. He served churches and ministries in California, Montana, and Oregon for many years, pastoring and leading. On March 31st of this year, Lou and Gail celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a wonderful family dinner with most of their family.

BST Job Board

Are you looking to hire for your church, school, or other organization? Consider a BST alum/student and post your listing on our job postings page! Email a copy of the job description with all relevant job and contact info to info@bst.edu and we’ll add it to our job postings!

Show Your Berkeley School of Theology Spirit with New Merchandise!

Browse the newly launched BST Merchandise Store to show your Berkeley School of Theology Spirit! Grab a shirt, coffee mug, or a sticker and let everyone around you know you love BST!