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  • The School of Theology and Seminary welcomes church leaders to campus on Nov. 7 for a conference on preaching forgiveness and reconciliation.

    Oct 24, 2023

    SPU's School of Theology and Seminary welcomes church leaders to campus on Nov. 7 for a daylong conference titled "Preaching Forgiveness & Reconciliation." The conference will take place at First Free Methodist Church (across from SPU’s campus) from 8:30 a.m.– 4 p.m. with a public lecture following the conference at 6 p.m. The keynote speaker for the conference and evening lecture is Rev. Dr. Joy J. Moore, an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and the professor of Biblical preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    An additional keynote message will be from Rev. Dr. Scott Dudley, senior pastor at Bellevue Presbyterian Church; preaching from Rev. Peter Chin, senior pastor at Rainer Avenue Church; and a panel discussion framed by Rev. Michael Thomas, senior pastor at Radiant Church. Additional breakouts will be led by Dr. Stephen Newby and Rev. Ashley Skinner Creek.

    Learn more and register today.

Dr. Christopher Jones and a young patient

Holistic Health Care in the Rainier Valley

Dr. Christopher Jones ’94 hopes the families in his medical practice never need to ask: “Is my kid sick enough that I should pay for a doctor’s visit?” Medical director of HopeCentral, a nonprofit health center, he and his team have adapted the concept of concierge medicine to a diverse Seattle neighborhood.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Leland Saunders

What Makes Us Moral?

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Leland Saunders earned a $10,100 Graves Award in Humanities for his research project, “The Structure of Moral Judgement: Philosophical Perspectives.” His research responds to recent arguments that human beings’ concepts of morality are just a quirk of evolution and don't connect to anything deeper.