Olivet School of Theology and Christian Ministry

05/02/2026

This week in Dr. Blanchette’s Children’s Ministry class, students had fun building their version of a “perfect volunteer”. They also had guest speaker, Lindsey Bush from Gathering point church come talk with students about the qualities of a great children’s ministry volunteer and how to recruit them.

Now students are preparing to go into finals week so we ask for prayers for our students in stressful time and prayers for safe travels after.

04/21/2026

Current STCM Students!!! Make sure you stop by the office on 3rd floor to get your STCM t-shirt today while we have your size! They are $10

04/17/2026

Meet Dr. Leon Blanchette!

He teaches Christian Education courses here at Olivet. Dr. Blanchette is also the director of the Center of Faith and Family. This always him to help teach parents how to pass faith to their kids. For fun, he loves gardening, hanging out with his grandchildren, and spending time with family. His office is located of 3rd floor Burke. Make sure to stop by and say hi!

If you are interested in hearing more about his work at the Center of Faith and Family, make sure to check out the article below!⬇️

https://www.olivet.edu/news/reaching-families-with-good-news-about-faith/

04/14/2026

Blessing | Bringing | Becoming

We are excited to host PALCON 2026! This denominational event will be held June 3-5!

PALCON at Olivet is more than just sessions—it’s a full experience of renewal, connection, and fun.

✨ Evening gatherings with live music in our newly renovated quad
🏀 Recreation like pickleball, basketball, swimming, rockwall climbing & more
🙏 Daily guided prayer + opportunities for solitude and reflection
💬 One-on-one counseling with trusted professionals
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Engaging programming for kids (1st–6th) and teens (7th–12th)

🎁 Register now—first 200 get a FREE copy of Pilgrimage by Dr. John Bowling! Early bird pricing (includes meals & lodging) ends April 30.

Registration: https://www.olivet.edu/events/palcon-2026/

04/14/2026

Come join us!

Blessing | Bringing | Becoming

We are excited to host PALCON 2026! This denominational event will be held June 3-5!

PALCON at Olivet is more than just sessions—it’s a full experience of renewal, connection, and fun.

✨ Evening gatherings with live music in our newly renovated quad
🏀 Recreation like pickleball, basketball, swimming, rockwall climbing & more
🙏 Daily guided prayer + opportunities for solitude and reflection
💬 One-on-one counseling with trusted professionals
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Engaging programming for kids (1st–6th) and teens (7th–12th)

🎁 Register now—first 200 get a FREE copy of Pilgrimage by Dr. John Bowling! Early bird pricing (includes meals & lodging) ends April 30.

Registration: https://www.olivet.edu/events/palcon-2026/

04/12/2026

Student Spotlight! This month we are celebrating Sophomore, Luke Hutton! Here’s a word from him:
“Hello! My name is Luke Hutton and I am a sophomore Pastoral Ministries major at ONU and I am from Pekin, IL. I am currently an intern at Kankakee first church of the Nazarene, and one of my favorite memories from there is serving with our Wednesday night kids service called journey and meeting all of the 4th graders I work with for the first time! A couple fun facts about me are that I have played the drums for 10 years, I’m a barista at home, and I will be an RA next year. Some advice I would give to other students would be to get involved with campus life as much as possible, dive as deep as you can into your spiritual life, and never forget the privilege it is to be at a university like this…enjoy the time here! Finally, my favorite ONU memory would be going to Shiloh park for the first time to play worship with a small worship team from here!”

02/25/2026

This week we had an amazing opportunity to take some of the women of STCM to the Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here they got to hear from some amazing women speakers focusing on the theme “Parakaleo” encouraging one another. It was such a great experience getting to see these wonderful women come together and support each other and support many other women in ministry.

02/18/2026

Today Is Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lent season! What a great time to spend extra time in prayer and thanksgiving.

How are you celebrating lent?

02/04/2026

This week is revival here at Olivet and we are so grateful for our speaker Jonathan Burkey who is an Olivet alumni!
We ask for prayers for Jonathan and our students as we finish out this time of revival. God is doing good work here!

02/01/2026

Rev. Mario Flores, a graduate student in the STCM, is making a huge difference in our community. And wow -- he can sing! We are proud of you, Mario, and thank God for how you are bringing joy to the world!