MATSEN NEAL APPOINTED 2026-27 HOMILETICIAN IN RESIDENCE FOR CLIMATE PREACHING GRANT PROJECT
Rev. Dr. Jerusha Matsen Neal, Associate Professor of Homiletics at Duke Divinity School, has been appointed Homiletician in Residence for the 2026-27 program year of the grant project “Compelling Preaching for a Climate-Changed World,” a partnership of Lexington...
SCHADE AND KIM-CRAGG CO-EDIT FORTHCOMING BOOK OFFERING HOMILETIC GUIDANCE FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Lexington Theological Seminary (LTS) announces Prophetic Preaching for a Planet in Peril: Homiletics for the Ecological Crisis, co-edited by Rev. Dr. HyeRan Kim-Cragg, Principal and Professor of Preaching at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, and Rev. Dr. Leah...
LTS CALLS MCLEMORE AS VP FOR ADVANCEMENT
Lexington Theological Seminary has called Rev. Stephanie McLemore as the new Vice President for Advancement. Rev. McLemore is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who brings two decades of higher education leadership and extensive...
BARNES INSTALLED AS 19TH DEAN OF LTS
The faculty of Lexington Theological Seminary welcomes Rev. Dr. Jonathan S. Barnes as the 19th Dean. Rev. Dr. Jonathan S. Barnes was installed as the 19th and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lexington Theological Seminary on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Dr. Barnes’...
CHURCH SERVED BY LTS ALUMNA OFFERS SHELTER TO HOMELESS
LTS alumna Rev. Erin Wathen (MDiv. '05) serves Grace Immanuel United Church of Christ in Louisville. Grace Immanuel will serve as a second site for Room in the Inn, a program that seeks to offer shelter to the homeless during cold weather. Rev. Wathen said that will...
LTS RECEIVES AFFINITY COHORT GRANT
Lexington Theological Seminary has been selected to receive a Thriving in Ministry Affinity Cohort Grant from Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. “The Affinity Cohort Grant Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity is an important opportunity for...
BLANKENSHIP ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Mark Blankenship, Vice President of Advancement for Lexington Theological Seminary, has announced his plans to retire July 31, 2026. Mr. Blankenship has served LTS for fourteen years and has given leadership to the Seminary’s overall fundraising program, including the...
HELM NAMES LTS STUDENTS TO GLOBAL THEOLOGICAL FELLOWS COHORT FOR 2025
Higher Education and Leadership Ministries (HELM) has named two Lexington Theological Seminary students to the 2025 cohort of Global Theological Fellows. Chrys Lampley (left) and Briana Cruz (right) are among a “remarkable group of emerging theologians” with a variety...
LTS ALUM NAMED VP OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FOR HELM
Rev. Lee Yates (MDiv. ’01) has been named Vice President of Scholarships and Programs for Higher Education & Leadership Ministries (HELM). Rev. Yates has served HELM most recently as Director of Scholarships and Leadership Development. Under his leadership, HELM...
REV. DR. ZACHARY JOINS LTS STAFF
Lexington Theological Seminary is excited to share that Rev. Dr. Michael L. Zachary Sr. has joined our staff part-time as the Coordinator for the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative and Student Services IT Associate. Dr. Zachary received his DMin from LTS this year. He...