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Our faculty—comprised of intelligent, energetic, and accessible professionals with a national presence in the church—reflect their deep love and care for the Seminary community every day as they accompany students on their journeys of discovery.
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Recent Chapel Sermons
Dr. Gregory Cuéllar preached in Shelton Chapel on April 29, 2025
Dr. Song-Mi Suzie Park preached in Shelton Chapel on April 22, 2025
Dr. Phil Helsel preached in Shelton Chapel on April 8, 2025
Dr. Ángel Gallardo preached in Shelton Chapel on April 1, 2025
Dr. Andrew Zirschky preached in Shelton Chapel on March 25, 2025
The Reverend Sharon Risher (MDiv'07) preached in Shelton Chapel on March 11, 2025.
Faculty in the News
![Austin Seminary receives $1.2 million grant to strengthen preaching]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597777320/austin/n0ukdauum6qyhvd1rxkx/Carolyn_Helsel_sq.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1597777320/austin/n0ukdauum6qyhvd1rxkx/Carolyn_Helsel_sq.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1597777320/austin/n0ukdauum6qyhvd1rxkx/Carolyn_Helsel_sq.jpg","width":600}])
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1,248,603 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish The Faithful Preaching Project, a new initiative designed to help preachers of small mainline congregations instill deeper faith in their listeners and empower them to live out their faith more fully in worship and in the community beyond their church walls.
![Dr. Donghyun Jeong publishes first book]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689691801/austin/ge3brl5jgp4pzggdy4ws/JeongMystery.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1689691801/austin/ge3brl5jgp4pzggdy4ws/JeongMystery.png","width":395}])
Dr. Donghyun Jeong, assistant professor of New Testament, has published his first book, Pauline Baptism among the Mysteries: Ritual Message and the Promise of Initiation (De Gruyter, 2023).
![Love in the Hebrew Bible by Dr. Song-Mi Suzie Park published in May]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1688662122/austin/re4mlgwrwm6wh0aux8sy/LoveintheHebrewBible.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1688662122/austin/re4mlgwrwm6wh0aux8sy/LoveintheHebrewBible.png","width":400}])
Professor Song-Mi Suzie Park has written her fourth book, Love in the Hebrew Bible, published by Westminster John Knox Press (WJK) this May.
![Alumna Crystal Silva-McCormick to teach evangelism and missions]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685998381/austin/k0wypd6vzfiewxkdtiw7/Silva-McCormick-Headshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685998381/austin/k0wypd6vzfiewxkdtiw7/Silva-McCormick-Headshot.jpg","width":487}])
The Reverend Crystal Silva-McCormick will become visiting instructor of evangelism and missions on July 1