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Dual Enrollment: Athena’s Story

Athena DeMera, sophomore at Evangel University, chose to register for Evangel’s Dual Enrollment courses as a high school student. While looking for dual enrollment courses, Athena said, “I originally took […]

Dr. Mike Rakes is Evangel University’s Fifth President

Dr. Mike Rakes is now serving as Evangel University’s fifth president. Rakes transitioned to EU from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he and his wife, Darla, served as lead pastors of […]

Evangel School Partnership Program: Students Graduate with Master’s Degree

Three school districts involved in the Evangel Graduate Education Partnership have had cohorts of teachers graduate with their master’s degrees within the last few months. “What a huge blessing it […]

Distinctive Department Spotlight: Communication Department

EU Films’ Inheritance was recently accepted into the Texas Faith & Film Festival where it received the award for best student feature. The film was directed by Holly Black, 2020 […]

Distinctive Department Spotlight: Dr. Andrea Hughes, Education Department

What brought you to Evangel? Evangel has an incredible reputation in the field of Education. Luckily, a mentor of mine saw the job posting and shared it with me and I […]

Distinctive Department Spotlight: Humanities

As the 2021 fall semester begins, Evangel’s Humanities Department continues to expand its departmental reach with hands-on learning, interactive and informational degrees, and driven faculty. Andrea Land: Iceland Artist Residency […]

Distinctive Departments: Dr. Suzie Thomason, Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator

Dr. Suzie Thomason graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary – Early Childhood Education in 1994 and immediately began serving children in a Title I […]

AGTS Associate Dean named president of the Association of Professors of Mission

Dr. Paul Lewis, associate dean of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary at Evangel, has been named president of the Association of Professors of Mission (APM) for 2021-22.

Evangel University selects new president

After conducting a nationwide search for its next president, the Evangel University Board of Trustees has announced the unanimous selection of Dr. Mike Rakes as the institution’s fifth president.

John Alarid: Reaching the Marginalized

John Alarid (CBC ’13, AGTS ’13), Lead Pastor of Freedom City Church, has always been passionate about working with the marginalized society. His passion stems from his own ten-year battle […]

Vice President and Dean of Assemblies of God Theological Seminary announces resignation

Dr. Tim Hager, vice president and dean of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, the embedded seminary of Evangel University, has announced his resignation. He will be transitioning to an executive leadership position at another institution of higher education.

Distinctive Departments: Kara Lafon, Education Department Graduate Student

Kara Lafon is a current graduate student in the Master of Education in Educational Leadership program. What brought you to Evangel? I did my undergrad at Evangel and loved the […]

Does Faith Fit Into The World We Created?

Reprinted with permission from Convene Corporation. By Helen Mitchell Imagine with me for a minute. What if we lived in a world where all commerce stopped? There would be no […]

Should I Talk About My Faith During a Job Interview?

This article was originally published on January 21, 2021 at the Thorns and Thistles section of the Gospel Coalition and appears here by permission. By Charlie Self I’m looking for […]

What Being a Business Woman Taught Me about Ministry

by Svetlana Papazov – svetlanapapazov.com THESE DAYS I FIND MYSELF JUGGLING MUCH ON MY PLATE. I’m a wife, a mom, a business consultant for entrepreneurs and a church planter. But […]

A Year of Working from Home

This article was originally published on February 9, 2021 in Common Good magazine at Made to Flourish. https://www.madetoflourish.org/resources/a-year-of-working-from-home By Hace Cargo Many at-home workers are hitting a point of fatigue […]

2021 AGTS Baccalaureate Ceremony & Activities

The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary will host its 2021 Baccalaureate and Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 6 at 10:30 a.m. in Spence Chapel on the campus of Evangel University.

World-renowned evangelist Marilyn Hickey awarded AGTS Pillar of Faith

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri – The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) recently awarded Dr. Marilyn Hickey, teacher, televangelist and Assemblies of God (AG) minister, a Pillar of Faith in recognition of her […]

Leadership: Practice

Marketplace Missionaries Four ways to prepare believers on Sunday for their work on Monday. By Svetlana Papazov The excitement was palpable as pastors and marketplace leaders began filling our church […]

Pastoring in the Age of Unemployment

The pastoral challenge is helping people rediscover their specific Kingdom purpose using their God-given gifts and abilities. By Jamé Bolds Earlier this year, I received a call from an exhausted […]