Austin Seminary has received a grant to research how modern experiences of imperial violence can inform a deeper understanding of the empire-trauma nexus in Lamentations while also helping to reveal unseen strategies of trauma care for contemporary readers. 

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Huston-Tillotson University have partnered to offer students an opportunity to complete baccalaureate and master’s level degrees in six years. Upon completing the program, graduates will be awarded a Master of Divinity degree from Austin Seminary and either a Bachelor of Science or Arts from Huston-Tillotson University.

The grant will enable the institution to create a program that provides theological frameworks, policy analysis, and immersive learning opportunities to professors.  

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is excited to announce that it has received a Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grant to help renew engagement with the sacrament of baptism in Protestant worshipping communities. The grant, through the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and funded through the Lily Endowment Inc., will allow the seminary to study Orthodox Christian baptismal practices and offer workshops, webinars, and other offerings. The Reverend Dr. Jennifer Lord, The Dorothy B. Vickery Professor of Homiletics and Liturgical Studies wrote the grant and will be charged with conducting the research and designing the educational programming.

On February 26, 2025, the Reverend Dr. Gregory L. Cuéllar was inaugurated as full professor and installed in the Ruth A. Campbell Chair of Biblical Studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Shelton Chapel.

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Schreiner University have partnered to offer a dual degree program blending theology and business education. Upon completing the program, graduates will be awarded a Master of Divinity degree from Austin Seminary and a Master of Business Administration from Schreiner University.

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish The Children’s Sermons by Children Project, an initiative designed to provide congregations with the tools needed to empower children as active co-ministers within their community and the larger Church.