Leaders for church and world: YDS alumni stories

The alumnae and alumni of Yale Divinity School are pastors, scholars, activists, educators, the heads of numerous ecclesiastical and secular oganizations, and more—all exemplifying the YDS mission of service to church and world.

Below is a collection of stories showcasing the leadership and contributions of YDS alumni/ae, in the United States and around the world.

If you have stories of your own to suggest about YDS alums—including yourself—please let us know

January 22, 2016
One morning over breakfast, already 11 years into his retirement, John Kelley opened the local paper of his small New England town and read the words: “Town Rescue Squad...
December 1, 2015
Growing up in a small town, Ginger Gaines-Cirelli ’96 M.Div. saw the wounds caused by poverty and segregation. Growing up United Methodist, she saw the urgency of connecting...
November 18, 2015
Defying reports of statistical decline, churches in the 21st century are making themselves heard, forging new connections, asserting their identity, and changing lives. That’...
November 17, 2015
Nancy Taylor ’81 M.Div. has been at the epicenter of disaster. And as she explained to a large gathering of YDS students and community members this past weekend, the...
November 11, 2015
“If forgiveness is a gift—and I send that gift to my sister, but she doesn’t open it—didn’t I still send a gift?” So begins a recent conversation during “Christ and the Good...

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