Leaders for church and world: YDS alumni stories

Nancy S. Taylor ’81 M.Div. and Jaimie Crumley ’15 M.Div., '16 S.T.M. at a Bicentennial gathering for YDS alums in Boston
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. 

Sharon Watkins '84 M.Div.: Dedicated to healing and unity

February 24, 2015
Sharon Watkins M.Div. ’84, head of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), keeps an eye on the big picture—the work of healing brokenness in a world of bad news. The...

Sen. John Danforth '63 B.D. urges reconciling role for churches in broken political system

February 19, 2015
A Yale Divinity School graduate, an Episcopal priest, and a veteran of the United States Senate, John Danforth is well credentialed to speak about the intersection of...

YDS alum Neichelle Guidry Jones one of Time Magazine’s “New Faces of Black Leadership”

January 22, 2015
Neichelle Guidry Jones ’10 M.Div., associate pastor of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ and the founder of the shepreaches organization for young women, has been...

Nothing to lose: YDS alum Stanley Hauerwas on retirement, citizenship, and the church of the future

January 6, 2015
Now that Stanley Hauerwas ’65 B.D., ’67 M.A., ’68 M.Phil., ’68 Ph.D. has reached emeritus status at Duke Divinity School, his idea of retirement is to work on three books,...

Historic building, contemporary congregation, timeless gospel: Nancy Taylor ’81 M.Div. leads Boston’s Old South Church

December 2, 2014
Chiseled above the entrance to Boston’s historic Old South Church is a verse from Revelation that can stand as a congregational motto and, for senior minister Nancy Taylor ’...

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