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Our graduates serve in more than three dozen countries and in all 50 states. They serve in parish-based ministry as pastors, music ministers, Christian education directors, mission coordinators, youth ministers, and church planters. Others serve in extension-based ministry like teaching, counseling, faith-based advocacy, and nonprofit organization work.
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Fri, Jan 23, 2026 | 12 - 1pm | Zoom

Unhealed: A Story of Race, Memory, and a Teaching Hospital

Physician and TMC alumnus, Jeffrey Baker, will discuss the podcast he co-hosted about the story of Maltheus Avery, a Black man who died following a car accident, after having been turned away from Duke Hospital because of his race. Dr. Baker will discuss Christian themes that arose during the project. 

Fri, Feb 6, 2026 | 12 - 1pm | Zoom

The Long Defeat

Providing care among the poor and marginalized has always required tenacity and perseverance. Failures, discouragement, and even despair are commonplace. In this seminar, Rick Donlon, MD, and Susan Post, D.Min., MBA, explore the normal course of faithful and sacrificial Christian discipleship, and the means of grace available for long-term faithfulness.

Fri, Feb 20, 2026 | 12 - 1pm | Zoom

Attending Beauty: Why We Need Art in a World of Suffering

Drs. Natalie Carnes and Brewer Eberly discuss how beauty has been among the Christian names for God and why beauty, like suffering, is so central to the Christian story. What do these two parts of our existence—beauty and suffering—have to do with one another? And how can their togetherness help us love and attend in the strange world of medicine?

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November 11, 2025
Rooted in Durham: Divinity Alumni Serving in Faithful Communities
For many of our remarkable alumni, their callings brought them to Duke Divinity, but what has kept them around is the city of Durham—a place rich with history, resilience, and creativity.
August 26, 2025
Healing, Faith, and the Call to More: How Duke’s Hybrid CTHC Shaped Six Vocational Journeys
Read the stories of six Hybrid CTHC alumni, how they were changed by studying with TMC, and what led them to continue their studies at Duke in degree-seeking programs.
April 15, 2025
Artistic Creativity Fuels a Houston Church’s Mission
Faith & Leadership
Divinity alumni Jacob Breeze and Lanecia A. Rouse bring art to the core of theology and community in this article from Faith & Leadership.

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Duke Divinity School is partnering with The Shepherd’s Fund to help alumni in their time of need. The Shepherd’s Fund was established by a generous donor to provide financial assistance when a medical crisis creates a hardship. Retired or disabled pastors who have faithfully served in ordained ministry, their spouses, or their widows or widowers are eligible for these assistance grants.
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