People come to CRCDS because they are “called”.

Fredrick Buechner states: “The place that God calls you is the place where your deepest gladness and the world’s deepest hungers meet.” There are as many definitions of “call” as there are people who claim to be called.  CRCDS is an unapologetically progressive seminary at which students are invited to honor and discern what call means in their life.
Students who come to “the hill” have stopped running and questioning “call” and are now ready to embrace the rigors of a teaching and learning environment. The student body is made up of people from the full spectrum of race, culture and community, the school exposes our students to a wide range of theological beliefs, while also equipping our students to grow in their understanding self and call.
Part of the school’s ecumenical mission is a belief that students learn about their call by exposure to different traditions. These beliefs are carried out in a core curriculum that stresses basic theological knowledge and an awareness of diverse theological expressions locally and globally, and the school’s commitment to our programs in Black Church and Women and Gender studies, and interfaith studies.


     • Stephanie Sauvé, Vice President for Academic Life & Dean of Faculty Director of Supervised Ministry and Associate Professor of Practical Theology