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Fuller Seminary Repositions Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts; Elevates Centrality of Worship Across the Institution

Initial Publication February 3, 2026/

Fuller Seminary announced the strategic repositioning of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts from its Leadership Formation Division to the Office of the President. The move—effective as of February 1, 2026—underscores Fuller’s enduring commitment to the centrality of worship and the arts to Christian formation and strengthens the Brehm Center’s capacity to serve Christian communities around the world.

Founded in 2001, and named in honor of Fuller Trustees William and Delores Brehm, the Brehm Center equips artists and ministry leaders for thoughtful integration of worship, theology, and the arts for the renewal of church and culture. For 25 years, the center has done this through academic programs, scholarly initiatives, cohorts and workshops, events, and formation efforts. Some of the center’s current offerings include a theology and culture concentration in Fuller’s MA in Theological Studies program; a worship leadership concentration in the MDiv and MA in Theology and Ministry programs; a certificate in theology and the arts; the center’s unique Brehm Film and Brehm Preaching initiatives; signature cohort experiences available both online and in-person; and various resources like its Imagining Worship With Kids program focused on intergenerational worship.

“For 25 years the Brehm Center of Fuller Seminary has been a beacon illuminating areas where worship renewal, liturgical innovation, and artistic vision is growing the church and deepening people’s engagement with the Gospel,” said Dr. Jeffrey F. Keuss, dean of the School of Mission and Theology. “We look forward to this next chapter of Brehm as an academic and ministerial incubator for worship revival and artistic growth on a global scale.”

The repositioning of the Brehm Center to the Office of the President, with strategic oversight by President David Emmanuel Goatley and operational supervision by the School of Mission and Theology Dean Jeffrey Keuss, will further strengthen the Center’s vital work. The shift will more intentionally align the center with the curricula of Fuller’s School of Mission and Theology and School of Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy—drawing together biblical learning, theological training, missiological perspectives, and psychological insights—to better equip both degree-seeking students and non-degree-seeking artists and ministry leaders alike for faithful impact in their various contexts of ministry around the world.

Dr. Kara Powell, Chief of Leadership Formation, said, “This repositioning will maximize the Brehm Center’s already strong non-degreed and lifelong learning offerings while further developing its capacity to conduct world class research and equip graduate students.”

President Goatley added, “I look forward to supporting executive director Shannon Sigler’s scholarship and practice in the visual arts, Dean Keuss’ theological scholarship in areas of literature, theology, and arts, with my ministry experience as a musician and pastor to elevate the focus of worship, theology, and the arts across the institution and expand the Center’s interdisciplinary reach across Fuller’s two schools.”

For Fuller Seminary, the cultivation of a vibrant, theologically grounded, and culturally resonant understanding of worship and the arts is not peripheral but essential to the formation of Christian leaders who will shepherd communities of faith around the globe. Recognizing that worship shapes the church’s identity, nurtures faith, and empowers mission, Fuller looks forward to the season ahead, as the Brehm Center continues to equip leaders for the renewal of the church and culture.