Staying Connected: Rediscover the CTS Alumni Board
At Christian Theological Seminary, alumni are not simply former students—they are an essential and ongoing part of the seminary’s life and mission. In this season of renewed connection and engagement, the CTS Alumni Board plays a central role in nurturing that connection, ensuring that the relationships formed during one’s time at CTS continue to grow, deepen, and bear fruit in the years that follow.
Rooted in the belief that a seminary is shaped not only by its students, faculty, and trustees but also by its graduates, the Alumni Board works to sustain a vibrant, engaged alumni community. In partnership with the Alumni Engagement Officer and the Advancement Office, the Alumni Board oversees the work of the Alumni Association and helps carry forward its mission: to support theological education, encourage lifelong learning, recruit future leaders for ministry and counseling, and foster meaningful alumni participation in the life of the seminary. In recent years, the Alumni Board has been intentionally reengaging and reorganizing the Alumni Association, working to reconnect alumni with one another and with the seminary in meaningful and accessible ways.
All who have graduated from CTS—whether through a degree program or a certificate program—are considered alumni and are part of the Alumni Association. This wide and diverse community reflects the breadth of vocations shaped at CTS and serves as a powerful network of connection, support, and shared calling. Whether you graduated recently or many years ago, this renewed effort is about making it easier to reconnect, re-engage, and find your place within the CTS alumni community.
Composed of dedicated alumni from a range of ministry, counseling, and professional contexts, the Alumni Board includes elected officers and members-at-large who serve staggered terms. The Alumni Board also liaises with alumni representatives who serve on the seminary’s Board of Trustees. Together, Alumni Board members bring both leadership and lived experience to their work, offering insight, guidance, and a deep commitment to the seminary’s future.
While the Alumni Board gathers formally throughout the year, much of the Alumni Board’s work happens in between meetings—through committees, ongoing initiatives, and collaboration with seminary leadership. From helping shape alumni programming and events to strengthening communication and connection across generations of graduates, Alumni Board members contribute their time and talents in ways that extend far beyond the classroom and campus. Increasingly, this work is focused on creating more consistent touchpoints for alumni connection—through gatherings, communication, and shared opportunities for support and prayer.
As part of this renewed focus, the Alumni Board is exploring new ways to listen more closely to alumni needs and respond with care and presence. In this current cultural moment, the work of connection feels especially important. The Alumni Board is attentive not only to how alumni stay engaged with CTS, but also to how CTS can support alumni in their ministries, chaplaincy, clinical practice, leadership, and daily lives. This includes creating space to listen, to walk alongside one another, and to ask a simple but meaningful question: How can we pray for you—and with you? In this way, the Alumni Board helps cultivate a community that is not only connected, but also deeply rooted in care, compassion, and shared faith.
For many who serve, involvement on the Alumni Board is a natural extension of their CTS experience. As Vice President of the Alumni Board Rev. Allan Wallace (MDiv ’20) shares, “CTS is a resource and a safe place for continued growth, where I can maintain old relationships and establish new ones. By serving on the Alumni Board, I stay connected. CTS continues to be a place where I can support others on their journey and be supported as well.” This spirit of mutual support and shared calling is at the heart of the Alumni Board’s work.
As this work continues to grow, all CTS alumni are invited to take part in the life of this community, whether by attending events, mentoring students, sharing prayer requests, supporting the seminary’s mission, or considering future service on the Alumni Board.
In every season of life and ministry, CTS alumni remain connected by a shared commitment to faith, learning, and service. Through the work of the Alumni Board, that connection continues to grow—strengthening both the seminary and the communities its graduates serve.
Are you an alum interested in serving on the Alumni Board—or simply reconnecting with the CTS alumni community? Reach out to Alumni Engagement Officer Stephanie Seeger at sseeger@cts.edu!
