Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 7, Episode 3: Black Space: Cultivating Identity and Community in Education

Host Mo King sits down with Lauren Snelling and Dori King to discuss their experiences as parents and educators and the importance of storytelling in their respective fields.
Building a Ministry That Serves Housing Insecure and Homeless Students: A Reflection by D. Lopez

Incoming Doctor of Ministry student D. Lopez shares the work that has become their ministry ensuring housing and education for housing-insecure and homeless students in Fort Collins, CO.
PSR Announces 2024 Student Awards!

Each year, Pacific School of Religion honors student excellence in building community, preaching, and ethics – see this year’s winners and learn more about the awards.
UMC Passes Historic Changes for our LGBTQ+ Family: An op-ed from Pacific School of Religion faculty Rev. Dr. Kristin Stoneking

PSR professor Rev. Dr. Stoneking, one of the many who have been engaged in the fight to remove discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ persons from the UMC’s rules, shares an op-ed from the General Conference.
PSR Stands for Radical Inclusivity: A Call for Change at UMC’s General Conference

PSR recognizes every individual’s inherent dignity and worth, irrespective of their identities, and we firmly believe this discriminatory language contradicts the teachings of love and compassion exemplified by Jesus Christ.
The PSR Community Mourns the Loss of Rev. Cecil Williams

Rev. Cecil Williams was a transformative leader whose ministry and life have impacted millions in the San Francisco Bay Area and across the world including many PSR alumnx and faculty. May he rest in peace.
Watch Rev. Ann Jefferson Preaching at Stanford University Public Worship

Watch the full video of PSR’s beloved Director of Community Life, Rev. Ann Jefferson, preaching at Stanford’s historic Memorial Church on Sunday, April 14th, as part of Stanford University Public Worship.
Donor Spotlight: Carolyn Fure-Slocum (MDiv, MA ’91)

In this Donor Spotlight, meet Carolyn Fure-Slocum whose journey from student to college chaplain is a testament to the transformative power of PSR’s education and community.
Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 7, Episode 2: Navigating Christian Ethics in a Complex World

Host Mo King sits down with esteemed scholars Dr. Traci West and PSR Professor Dr. Lisa Asedillo to explore how to transform faith into tangible action and illuminate the path toward ethical living and social justice in today’s world.
Dr. Lisa Asedillo Awarded PSR’s 2024 Faculty Excellence Award

Join the entire Pacific School of Religion (PSR) community in congratulating Dr. Lisa Asedillo for being awarded this year’s Faculty Excellence Award!