Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 94, number 2, Fall 2002

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

Vantage

FALL 2002

Opening Convocation:
Recovering memory

September 11. The date itself evokes
images: Smoke billowing from the
twin towers. A gouged-out stretch of
earth in Pennsylvania. A hole in the
Pentagon. And with those images
come emotions, each driving toward
its own particular response: Confusion.
Fear. Grief. Anger. As long as those
images remain with us, so will those
emotions and responses.

Images constitute memory.
Without them, memory would be, at
best, a set of words bearing no relation
to the events, people, places, and ideas
that mark our travel through time. And
memory constitutes persons. We are
who we are because we connect our-
selves to the past through our memories.
From our perspectives within time,
memories are what the past is doing
right now.

Yet images can also destroy memory.
One single dominant image whether
of a jet flying into the North Tower or
a cross on Golgotha can overwhelm
our self-understandings. When a sin-
gle image captures our memory, it also
captures us it pulls us out of time.

For much of the country,
September 11, 2002, was a day of
remembrance. Yet in the face of all that
remembrance, many of us wanted
simply to shut off the TV. Too much

attention to September 11, 2001, made
September 10, 2001, and September 12,
2002, fade from view. While much of
that remembrance was therapeutic,
sometimes it felt more like returning to
the gravesite and confirming that
time's body and the memories that
time took with it was still there. Thus
can remembrance displace memory.

In the face of displaced memory
even in response to it Columbia
Seminary inaugurated its one-hundred -
seventy-fifth year of service to the
church and the world. In choosing to
hold its opening convocation on
September 11, 2002, the seminary
chose neither to ignore the previous
year's images nor to reify them, nei-
ther to disregard those acts of tragedy
and valor nor to treat them as if they
were somehow different from other
acts of tragedy or valor. Instead, it
placed them back into the flow of time
that marks our existence as creatures
of God and, in the process, helped
give us back our memories so that we
might move forward in hope.

In her opening remarks, President
Laura Mendenhall initiated this time
of memory-retrieval. She reminded us
that not only during good times, but
also during the Civil War and the
world wars, the civil rights movement

The seminary community gathered to worship, remember, and hope on September U.
Left to right: Bill Seanght '04, Phil Hagen '04, John Weicher '04, Laurel Nelson '03,
and Jonathan Ball '04 _____

and Vietnam, the seminary always
chose to open and to continue in its
mission, recognizing that it was never
more needed than during such times
of trouble and grief.

In his convocation sermon, "Make
It as Safe as You Know How," based
on Matthew 27:51 - 28:10, Professor
Charlie Cousar called us back to a
tomb that was empty in spite of the
world's best efforts to secure Jesus'
dead body. He reminded us that we
can not use suffering and death to
secure ourselves against suffering and
death. Rather, by the power of the
resurrection, suffering and death can

no longer claim control over our mem-
ories, our present lives, or our future.

Opening Convocation gave us
back our memories. By looking
forward as well as backward, it also
transformed those memories into
hope. Through the power of the
resurrected Savior, it placed them
within the larger community of
memory that is the church. It ordered
our memories. And it reminded us all
that in the face of great tragedy, we
have an even greater hope.

Mark Douglas

Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics

Columbia receives $1.3 million Lilly grant

Columbia has been selected to
receive a grant of $1.3 million from
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment
Inc. to support a new project of the
seminary's Continuing Education
and Spirituality Programs aimed at
sustaining pastoral excellence.

Named S- for the three components
that seminary leaders have identified
as important in sustaining pastoral
excellence Sabbath, study, and service
the grant will allow the seminary to
bring together more than 200 pastors
who will work together in cohort
groups for 30 months. Participants
will primarily include ordained clergy,
but might on occasion also include
congregational leaders.

Cohort groups will be aided and
directed by the seminary's Continuing

Education and Spirituality Programs.
Cohorts will be formed on the basis of
related learning objectives and geogra-
phy, and each cohort will develop a
proposal which will constitute that
group's plan for observing Sabbath,

for sustaining pastoral excellence.
We give thanks for this opportunity
to nurture pastors and, in turn, their
congregations for the coming of
God's reign among us."

Dent Davis (D.Min.'89), Columbia's

Columbia Seminary has been given this opportunity
to serve pastors on the front line of ministry.

pursuing study, and engaging in service.

Speaking of the award, President
Laura Mendenhall says, "One of
Columbia's fundamental goals is to
nurture pastors for creative and
energetic service to the Presbyterian
Church (USA) and the church at large.
We believe this project will help us
engage in and develop a new model

director of continuing education and
S 3 project director, says, "S 1 represents
important collaborative work between
Columbia and pastors to discern
what sustains pastoral excellence and
the ways in which the seminary can
support the cultivation of authentic
Christian vocation."

"I am thrilled that God has given

Columbia Seminary this opportunity
to serve pastors on the front line of
ministry," says Julie Johnson (D.Min.
'98), director of Columbia's Spirituality
Program. "I think there will be a holy
ripple effect as pastors creatively and
prayerfully imagine what they need in
their ministry."

Overall, 47 grants from more
than 700 proposals submitted were
awarded for a total of $57.9 million to
religiously affiliated organizations
across the country. "Sustaining Pastoral
Excellence" is a new effort of the Lilly
Endowment to focus attention and
energy on maintaining the high caliber
of many of the country's pastoral
leaders. Columbia is one of four
seminaries of the Presbyterian Church
(USA) to be awarded a grant. D

'To equip the saints for the work of ministry'

Laura S. Mendenhall, Pr esident

Columbia Tm olcx ;k m Seminary is a
residential seminary, teaching within
the framework of a community. The
community in which we live is our
context for teaching and learning
Certainly, we have students who
commute from across town, across the
state, going home to a neighboring
state on the weekends We have
students and faculty who liveofl
campus, for a variety of reasons, one
being that we are at capacity tin. \r.ir
in our campus housing. Still, we teai h
in the context of community

A residential seminary deals
with a multiplicity of issues related to
feeding and housing the community.
I low, what, when we eat is very
important to all ol us, as is who lives
where (knowing that not all places are
equal), who gets laundry facilities,
who has to walk further while others
live next door to classrooms. Yet
Columbia continues to believe that

Ashley '05 and Rebekah lamai enjoy the
seminary's community prnm

Community Day
held, celebrated

On September 18, Columbia 's faculty,
staff, and students gathered for a com-
munity day. Events included worship,
the introduction ot the Campbell
Scholars and entering students, an
awards presentation, small-group dis-
cussion on community, and a luncheon.

The Rev. Otis Moss III, the first
recipient of the Harrington Prize and
pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in
Augusta, Georgia, spoke on the nature
of community. "People have to leave
their comfort zones," said Moss. In
order to build community, seminarians
have to step out of Galilee and Samaria
paradigms and go into no man's land,
Moss said. Moss based his remarks
on Luke 17:11-13, where Jesus heals
10 lepers on the border between
Galilee and Samaria, called by Moss
a no man's land.

in order to prepare our students tor
their ministry among ( lod's people,
student, need to leam in the context
Ol h.inng resources and living Space,

hipping together, playing together,
sol\ ing problems together, and study-
ing together in classrooms, in the
library, and around meals.

Our community also includes
pastors who have finished their basic
degree work but return to seminary to
, ontinue their education in order to
keep their own spirits fed and their
Sl ills sharpened for the ministry to
which they are called. Our community
in. ludes members of churches and
those .'.king to develop their faith.
Our community includes pastors and
leaders from around the world. As
these folks study and live with us,
they share gifts and insights that can
be ours only by our living in commu-
nity together.

It was with this conviction that

Columbia held a community day in
September. We all took off from teach-
ing and studying and cleaning and
serving meals and running offices in
order to work on community because
building a community takes work.
Living together, studying together,
working together do not create a
community. Building community
takes an investment on the part of
each individual.

Community Day was led by the
seminary's Diversity and Inclusiveness
Committee, a team of faculty and
students who help us to celebrate the
diversity in our community, knowing
that it is in our diversity that we build
up the body of Christ. It seems the
church has always had to work on
community. Paul told the church in
Ephesus, "Some are apostles, some are
prophets, some are evangelists, some
are pastors, some are teachers in order
to equip the saints for the work of

ministry, for the building up of the
Body of Christ, until all of us come
to the unity of the faith and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, to
maturity, to the measure of the full
stature of Christ" (Eph. 4:11-13).

In our diversity we challenge,
instruct, and learn from one another
that we might proclaim the Gospel
of Jesus Christ in all its fullness and
power. At Columbia Theological
Seminary we celebrate the diversity
of our gifts as we live in community
with one another.

We are a community faithful
disciples of Jesus Christ learning in
our diversity to listen to and appreciate
one another. We give thanks for our
own gifts and for one another's gifts
in order that we might build up the
Body of Christ by preparing pastors
and leaders who will serve Christ's
ministry in a world aching to hear
Good News.

"Community has to be intentional.
The ritual of being in dialogue is that
you are in community with people you
care about but are in tension with,"
Moss said.

Ann C ! ins, director of

admissions, introduced the entering
class while Erskine Clarke '66, profes-
soi of American religious history and
dire< tor of Columbia's International
Programs, introduced international
students.

I iity-nine students entered the
Masters of Divinity program. The class
is onl) the third in Columbia's history
to have a female majority, at 59 percent.
The class is also one of the youngest
in seminary history, with a median
age of 27 and an average age of 30.
i ighty-three percent are members of
the Presb) lerian Church (USA), and
students come from 18 states.

Nine students entered the Master
of Arts in Theological Studies program,
eight male and one female. Three are
member of the Presbyterian Church
(USA), two are Episcopalians, one is
Southern Baptist, and three are non-
denominational.

This tall two students entered the
Doctor of Theology program, while six
students entered the Master of Theology
program. Forty-three students have
begun the Doctor of Ministry program
in the past year. While the majority
of those students come from the
Presbyterian Church (USA), other
denominations are represented, includ-
ing Methodist, Episcopal, Anglican,
Mennonite, Disciples of Christ, and
Indian Orthodox.

Carla Dunbar '03 received the
Abdullah Award for her work in
Christian Education; Jay Thomas '03
received the St. Andrew Preaching
Award; and Michael Kirby '03 received
the Ludwig Dewitz Biblical Studies
Award. Andy Acton '05

The 2002 Campbell Scholars arrived in September for two months of study on "The
Mission of the Church in a World of Hungers." Scholars (I to r.from top) are: Norbert
Stephens, Jamaica; Severino Croatto, Argentina; Erskine Clarke '66, director, Columbia
Seminary; Cristina Conti, Argentina; Mark Gray '96, Ireland; Ambrose Moyo,
Zimbabwe; Kathleen O'Connor, convener, Columbia Seminary; Mercy Amba Oduyoye,
Ghana; Lib McGregor Simmons '79, Texas.

Hope for the World, the work of the 2000 Campbell Scholars, which was edited
by convener Walter Brueggemann and published by Westminster John Knox Press, has
been published in Spanish through the efforts ofOfelia Ortega, participant from Cuba.
The book is now in its second English printing.

VANTAGE

2002 Doctor of Ministry dissertations

^^S^S^' " Partnershl and * * Women, Authority,

^SttA^ ChUrCH ' S ^^ - M to ""** "** "
Fran Bragan West Columbia, SC, "Moving from 'I Danced m the Morning' to

Jesus Loves Me: Ministering in the Loss of Precious Memories*
Carol Byrd, Denver NC, "Reclaiming Souls: A Look at the Imagery of God of

Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse"
Mary Campbell Kingston, Jamaica, "Exploring Preaching Styles among Lay

Ministers of Bibleway Church of God in Jamaica: A Case for an Introduction of I .n

Ministers to Aspects of Homiletics"

William Carpenter, Suwanee, GA, "A Proposed Model for Christian Mission-
Christian Witness in the Marketplace"
Winston Carter, Kingston, Jamaica, "The Church as Advocate for the Oppressed"
Lynn Cheyney, Flossmoor, IL, "Money and the Church's Mission Stewardine
the Stewards" b

David Cozad, Sarasota, FL, "An Inquiry into the Sources of Attitudes toward

Money and Giving among the Laity"
Chris Denson, Hokes Bluff, AL, "Loving: God, Neighbor, and Yourself"
Kerry Duncan, Oxford, GA, "Pastoral Supervision as a Ministry of the Church"
Neal Earley, Papillion, NE, "New Life for Marriages: How Spiritual Direction Can

Enhance Couples' Lives"

Wayne Flora, Winterville, NC, "Translating Missional Intenrionality into Local
Church Leadership and Ministry"

Michael Garrett, Denver, CO, "Soul for Mission: The Practice of Communal Bible
Study in the Missional Formation of the Congregation"

James Gibbs, Kingston, Jamaica, "Divorce and Its Effects on the Established Chun hes
in Jamaica"

Tom Gibson, Hickory, NC, "Walking through the Transformation Zone: A Program

for Defining the Identity and Mission of a Relocating Congregation"
David Goebel, Caldwell, ID, "Back to the Future: A Missional Strategy of Small

Group Community for a Postmodern Mainline Church"
Rosemarie Higgins, Kingston, Jamaica, "McDonald Lane New Testament Church in

Mission with Early Childhood Education, with Special Reference to McDonald

Lane Basic School"

Ralph Hoyte, Kingston, Jamaica, "Towards a Liturgy of Celebration and Renewal"

GteWT-H+mrr, St. Catherine, Jamaica, "Men at Risk: The Church an Agent of Chai

Robert Jacobs, Kingston, Jamaica, "The Challenges of Pastoral Responsibilities and
Family Life"

Brian Jensen, Salem, OH, "Enabling the Preacher: The Impact of Spiritual Formation
on Those Who Preach"

Sirrano Kitson, Kingston, Jamaica, "The Role of the Pastor in the Care of Persons

with HIV/ AIDS in Jamaica"
Dong-Shin Kwag, Princeton, NJ, "The People of Han, The Ministry of Hope"
Mark Larson, Charlotte, NC, "A Model for 'Pre-Mission' Parish Consultations
LOUISE Lawson, Memphis, TN, "Taking Disciple-Making Seriously: A Plan for

Forming, Equipping and Sending Adults at Germantown Presbyterian Church,

Germantown, TN"

Lewis Logan, Los Angeles, CA, "Vital Roles in the Black Church in Economic

Empowerment Strategy Implementation"
Frederick Lubs, Clinton, IA, "Mission, Vocation, and Approaches to Ministry in

Daily Life"

Grant MacLean, Coeur D'Alene, ID, "Translating Unexpected News: Cross-
Cultural Partnership as the Means for Contexrualizing the Gospel in a North
American Setting"

Michael Mann, Metairie, LA, "The Church as a Learning Organization: Leadership

and Resistance to Change in Local Congregations"
Sidney McGill, St. Ann, Jamaica, "Searching for a Solution to Violence: Screening

Adolescent Boys with Behavioral and Emotional Problems within the Jamaican

High School System"
Paige McRight, Charlotte, NC, "What Nurtures Faith during the College Years on

Campuses Supported by the Presbytery of Charlotte"
Francisco Rodes-Gonzalez, Matanzas, Cuba, "La Orientacion Pastoral en

Cuestiones Ericas en el Contexto Cubano Actual" ("Pastoral Ethical Guidance for

the Present Cuban Context")
Henroy Samuels, St. Mary, Jamaica, "Pastoral Care of HrV/AIDS Patients"
Stevenson Samuels, St. Andrew, Jamaica, "Premarital Counseling as an Important

Intervention Strategy for Marriage and Family Success in the Jamaican Context"
Ed Searcy, Surrey, BC, Canada, "Figural Preaching in a Missional Congregation:

A Descriptive Case Study of the Relationship between Figural Preaching and

Ecclesial Formation"
Donald Stewart, St. Catherine, Jamaica, "Towards a Strategy for Responding to the

Demonized within Our Churches and in the Wider Society '
Richard Turk, Jacksonville, FL, "The Mission of Reconciliation: Models of Mission

by the Church in Jacksonville, Florida, Which Confront Racism and Economic

Disparity"
Patrick Vaughn, Charleston, SC, "Belonging and Belongings: An Exploration of

Christian Vocation and Stewardship"
Steve Walsh, Fort Polk, LA, "Forming Spiritual Community on the Internet"
Kathleen WELLER, Washington, IN, "A Process for the Discovery and Discernment

of a Congregation's Religious Convictions and Spirituality through Their Stories"

vi Wl, A New Paradigm for mterim Ministry in Wounded

Congregations in Re* laiming the I aments of Israel

Ko.uk. Wootbn Odessa ii \i i hom,,. i rumgaraj o Humanitatis' aa

Vpplied to leu sln hristi.mStiuh and I >ialogue on the < ongregational Level

' NC. "Pra< tidng Sabbath A Spii Itual i v, [pUne to. the

Twenty-First Century Chi i '

Master of Divinity degree graduates
and placements

Maccd Bi \\ii .1 mo associate pastor, i irst Presbyterian I hurch ( olumbia, IN
Bi UF Bi \\i k. pastoi ( omeliui Presbj terian * hun h - omeluis, NC
Stbphane Boardman, associate pastoi Pirsf Presbyterian I hurch Lincoln, NE

l> >H\ IV 'l I W \K!

Mark Bradshavs Millbh associate pastor, Northside Presbyterian < hurch
( hattanooga, TN

[osh Braley, graduate stud) Vanderbill University Divinitj School Nashville, IN
win Campbell, associate pastoi i ithia Springs ( hurch ol I iod i ithia Springs I i \

I'm. . ..' Di \\.-., pastor, Montkello Presbyterian ( hun h Montii ello 1 1 \
( hris Denny, pastor, McBee Presbyterian ( hun h Mi Bei 9

associate pastor, Second Presbyterian I hurch I ouisville, KY
[BNNiFi R Fi 'i si linicaJ pastoral education I iwinnetl Medical I entei
Lawrenceville, GA

Mar^ Cunningham Gai sb, Interim directox ol ( hrl itian education Pon Hill

Presbyterian Church, ( lemson K

communications manager. Faith and the City, Vtlanta GA
Susan Haynes

Susanna Hendy, graduate stud) I olumbia rheological Seminan
Stephen [a< kson

fi i . \in\\ Kapi w. graduate Btudy, i mon I niveralrj Vtlanta, 1 1 \
Sharon Kartsounes

Connd in director ol mission outreach, Pint Presbyterian Church Atlanta, GA
Sun Bong Li . , graduate atudj < olumbia Theological Seminan

[ODi Martin, director of Christian education Northside Presbyterian I hurch
Chattanooga, TN

DanMatthbws pastoi Finlej Memorial Presbyterian i hurch Stuarts Draft, VA
Pegcj M( O i

Frank McDonald, chaplain ( hildren's Healthcare ol Atlanta
Katto Mi mi:, pastor, I irsf. Presbyterian I hurch, Natchitoi hes, LA

Ml \. . assoi late pa itor, i Irsf Pre ibytartan I hun h ri
1 1 lyes Noni i , assoi late pastor. First Presbyterian I hun h, i Lit kory, NC
David Parki k, pastor, Pirsl Presbyteriari ( hun h Blai kwell, i U
I d Powell, pastor, Rogers Park Presbyterian Church, ( hicago U
Dfnny Read, assoi iate pastor, South Highland Presbj terian ( hun h Birmingham, AL
Carrii Rhoads, parish residenl I entral Presbyterian ( hurch, Atlanta

KATE Rk KS, asSCX late in ministry Presb\ terian ( hurch of the Reconcile n

< hapel ihii.NC
Carolyn Smith

iion, pastor, Lakeview Presbyterian f hurch Sf Petersburg FI
David I aylor, graduate study, Princeton Theologii al Seminary, Princeton, N]
[err\ U n, pastor, Buckhom I ake Area Presbyterian hun h, But khom KY
Ian Warri \- 1 \.n ir, assoi iate pastor, Smym.. Presb) terian I hun h, < onyers, ( .A
Miki Williams, pastoi Georgetown Presbyterian ( hurch, G indf ool

SpringPresbvl.ii.ni' hurch, I larheson, DE

Master of Arts (Theological Studies)

Shawn Dabkw w ,

Dave? Dault, graduate study, Vanderbilt University Divinit) & hool, Nashville, TN

Bei ky Durham
Bit i i Moss

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JENN WILSON, youth consultant, Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, Atlani.i. ' .A

Master of Theology

LIvia Barta, Veszprein, I [ungary, '"Leave and ( leave' in the Context of Variou
Stages of the Family Life Cycle"

JinBonc Choi, Decatur, GA, "A Study of Preai hing for Building up the Church
with the Eucharistic Common Table and Its Suggestion ml <\ppln . 1 1 1< m lo
Korean Preaching"
Nathan LANE, Snellville, ( ,A
Julius Mwamba, Chuka, Kenya
Kyle Segars, Toccoa, ( .a
Jung Yn Shin, Nashville, TN
Sasan Tavassoli, Kennesaw, GA, "The Doctrine of the Trinity in Muslim -( hristian

Encounters: An Old Impasse, A New Way Forward"
Wayne Warnlk, Appling, GA
MICHAEL WILSON, Quarryville, PA, "Evangelism and the Kingdom of God: A Study
of and Proposal for the Content and Process of Evangelism in North America"

Research course option rather than till

FALL 2002

Events Calendar

Dealing with differences in faith

For further information or to register for courses, call 404/378-8821,
or email: ConEd@CTSnet.edu, LayInstitute@CTSnet.edu, or
sptyprog@CTSnet.edu. ^ __

October 1 - November 16 Exhibition: "Tin Cnv" Photographs m conjunction

with "Women in Focus." 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, or by appoint-
ment. Harrington Center. No charge.

October 21, 28, and November 4, 11 PALI Evi \i\< I M SCHOOL- SESSION I W

Courses include Living Together in the I fousehold of ( lod; What to Do When
You Don't Know What to Do; and Money Matters. Leaders: Beth Johnson,
Emmanuel Lartey, Cam Murchison. Cost: $50.

November 1-3 GROUP SHRITUA1 GUIDANCl ( dumbia Theological Seminary
and Santa Barbara Presbytery at Mount Calvary Monastery and Retreat House
in Santa Barbara, California. I coders I isa Myers and Anne Wright Shelton.
Cost: $225.

November 5, 12, 19, 26, and December 3 Big Little BOOKS Leaders: Catherine
Gonzalez, David Forney, Ann Clay Adams, Rick Dietrich, and Linda
Morningstar. Cost: $2S.

January 19-24 CONGREGATIONAl Spiritual Formation This course will explore
ways in which congregational leaders can design ministries which create oppor-
tunities for spiritual transformation in the local church. El Caribe Conference
Center, Daytona Beach, Florida Leader: Stan Ott. Cost: $300

January 30-February 3 IMMERSION WEEKEND Introductory Course for the
Certificate in Spiritual Formation. Participants will engage in personal reflection,
community sharing, and enjoy lectures from one of the foremost scholars in
( hristiart spirituality. Leaders: John Kloepferand Liz Forney. Cost: $300.

February 16-19 Eviryday 'Sacramlnts' This course will focus on learning to
discern God's everyday graces and see "sacramental possibilities" in everyone,
everything, every day. Leader: Barbara Brown Taylor. Cost: $195.

February 16-21 E\ I ft I MO Sac kamims' This course will focus on learning to
discern God's everyday graces and see "sacramental possibilities" in everyone,
everything, every day. Leader: Barbara Brown Taylor. Wait list

February 20-23 Bi ni nkiiNF Spirituality Monastery of the Holy Spirit in
Conyers, Georgia. Explore the time-honored Christian rule of Saint Benedict
and its implications and relevance to modern life and work. Leader: Ellen
McCormack. Cost: $300.

March 9-14 Introduction to Spiritual GUIDANCE This course will offer a begin-
ning look at the dis< ipline of Christian companioning or being a soul friend.
Participants will learn how spiritual direction differs from pastoral counseling
and psychotherapy through lectures, readings, and practical exercises. Leader:
Joan Gray. Cost: $300

March 16-20 CONTEMPLATIVE Retreat FOR Women The retreat takes place at the
Benedictine Spirituality and Conference Center at the Sacred Heart Monastery
in Cullman, Alabama. Leader: Roberta Martin. Cost $225.

March 18-19 Celtic Christianity A seminar exploring the beliefs, practices, and
history of Celtic Christianity and its applications for ministry in the twenty-first-
century congregation. Leader: Laura Sugg. Cost $130.

March 28-29 Ministry wrrH Children A conference jointly sponsored by the
Presbyterian Children's Homes and Related Ministries and Columbia Seminary.
Leaders include John Westerhotf and Ron Cram. Cost TBA.

I in January Seminars, "Christian
Belief in a World of Theological
Difference," will be presented January
27-30, 2003.

Featured as a leader is Dr. Jack
Haberer (D.Min. '89), pastor of the
Clear Lake Presbyterian Church in
Houston, Texas, and author of God
Views: The Convu tions that Drive Us
and Divide Us. Haberer identifies five
"God views": the confessionalist, who
proclaims and preserves the truth that
sets people free; the devotionalist,
who calls people to a deeper relation-
ship with God; the ecclesiast, who
works to build up the church; the
altruist, who cares for the needy,
hungry, and poor; and the activist,
who stands against injustice, exclu-
sion, and corporate sin.

According to Haberer, all five are
needed for a fuller view of who God
is and how God desires us to live. He
notes, "Believers have different beliefs
and different expressions of ministry.
These may appear contradictory, but
often they are complimentary."

Purpose-driven
ministry

This November 4-6 seminar offers an
in-depth exploration of the purpose-
driven model of ministry. Based on The
Purpose-Driven Church by Rick Warren,
the purpose-driven church concept
employs insights from the church
growth movement to offer a holistic
model of ministry, based on biblical
principles, that has applications for
churches of all sizes and contexts.

The seminar will explore how a
church can develop a strategic plan that
will facilitate growth in five critical
areas of ministry: worship, fellowship,
discipleship, ministry, and mission.

Michael Carey '86 (ThM '94),
pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church
of Satellite Beach, Florida, will lead
the event. Ben Johnson, emeritus pro-
fessor and author of books on spiritual
growth, evangelism, and ministry, will
also provide leadership.

Cost is $100. For more information:
404/687-4562 or ConEd@CTSnet.edu.D

Other leaders include two long-time
members of Columbia's faculty, George
Stroup and Catherine Gonzalez.
Stroup, professor of theology and
contributor to Many Voices, One God:
Being Faithful in a Pluralistic World,
will lead a seminar on the importance
of understanding one's theological
identity as a Christian in order to
engage in conversations about belief
and practice.

Gonzalez, professor of church
history emerita and co-author of The
I iterating Pulpit and Revelation, will
lead a seminar on the lessons history
offers the contemporary church as it
struggles with theology and culture.
Dent Davis, director of continuing
education and pastor for 26 years,
will lead a session exploring the use
of dialogue in ministry.

Make plans now to attend. Cost is
$65 per day or $225 for the week. For
more information, call 404/687-4562,
email ConEd@CTSnet.edu, or visit
www.CTSnet.edu. D

Logos software
training offered

Columbia will host a hands-on semi-
nar designed to train preachers, teach-
ers, and serious Bible students in the
use of Logos Bible Software, February
25-26. Logos is a software system
integrating the study of scripture in
original languages with numerous
dictionaries, lexicons, commentaries,
and secondary sources. The seminar
will provide training in the use of the
software and its applications for
preaching, teaching, and Bible study.
Leaders for the event are Morris
and Cindy Proctor, who have led
numerous workshops on the use of
Logos and are widely known for their
effectiveness in teaching. For further
information, visit www.logos.com or
call Columbia's Office of Continuing
Education, 404/687-4562. Cost of the
seminar is $189.

Winter preview of lay offerings

Spiritual formation taught

Winter Lay School 2003 is scheduled
for Monday evenings, February 3, 10,
17, 24. Classes meet from 7:30-9:30
p.m. Julie Johnson (DMin '98), director
of the Spirituality Program, will teach
a course on prayer and scripture.
Professor of Old Testament Kathleen
O'Connor is teaching "Wild, Raging
Creativity in Job." Lay Institute
Director Rick Dietrich will be joined
by several colleagues for a study of
"The City, from Genesis to Revelation
to 2002."

In addition to its many other pro-

grams, The Lay Institute now offers
four sessions of Evening Lay School
on campus two sessions in the fall, a
winter session, and a spring session.
Evening Lay Schools offer students a
variety of courses in Bible, theology,
spirituality, and practical Christianity,
taught on Monday evenings in four
two-hour sessions.

For more information, contact
the Lay Institute at 404/687-4577,
fax 404/687-4591, e-mail Laylnstitute
CTSnet.edu.

In the fall of 1995, Columbia began
offering the Certificate in Spiritual
Formation, offered through its
Spirituality Program. Two years later
the certificate program was adapted
so that seminarians could pursue it
while in seminary.

The Spirituality Program has
expanded to include the spouses of
seminarians, Candler School of Theology
students, international students, and
Columbia staff in its courses. In addi-
tion to covenant groups, prayer lunches,
and spiritual direction, there are also
weekend courses designed to enable
full-time seminarians to work toward

the certificate without interrupting
their regular academic programs.

As of May 2002, 20 participants
were involved in the on-campus version
of the certificate program with an
additional 16 who have attended an
event or participated in an offering.

The Spirituality Program provides
an important opportunity for students
to integrate academic learning with
spiritual formation, aiding in their
growth as ministers. It allows students
and their spouses to reflect on their
own lives as they enter into times and
spaces where they will encounter the
Living God.

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'Shaking Earth and Heaven'
Colloquium: April 21-23

Rebekah Close, Leah Hrachovec, Matt Hardin, and Frank Fant are among Columbia's

M.Dw students receiving scholarship awards.

National awards go to students

A significant number of Columbia's
current Master of Divinity students
have received special recognition for
their gifts and potential for ministry
from off-campus groups. This year,
Columbia students are receiving a
remarkable 45 percent of all scholar-
ships and grants awarded by the
Omaha Presbyterian Seminary
Foundation's Apollos Program. With a
budget of approximately $100,000, the
program annually provides financial
assistance for 34 theological students
in PCCUSA) seminaries who possess
potential for excellence in ministry.
Annually, the program offers two types
of grants: conditional grants of $2,500
and scholarship awards of $4,000.

This year Columbia students are
recipients of 15 of the 34 Apollos
Program scholarships and grants.
Rebekah Close '03, Cader Howard '05,
Kate McGregor-Mosley '05, Bamabas
Sprinkle '03, and Stacy Welsh '05
have been awarded scholarships.
The following Columbia students
are recipients of conditional grants:
Jonathan Ball '04, Troy Bronsink '04,
Eric Dillenbeck '03, Frank Fant '04,
Shannon O'Leary '04, Kenneth
Sikes '03, Laurie Taylor '05, Clayton
Thomas '05, Casey Thompson '05,
and Catherine Walsh '05.

Columbia students have also been
beneficiaries of a scholarship program
established by Jack Tate, a Presbyterian
elder and businessman in Charlotte.
The Tate Scholarship program offers
undergraduate campus leaders who
otherwise would not have considered
graduate study in religion funds for a

trial year in seminary. A Tate Scholar-
ship provides half of the resources to
fund a year in seminary; the scholar-
ship is matched by the seminary.
The original Tate Scholarship program
targets Davidson College students.
Subsequently, a similar program was
founded for the Research Triangle
Area in North Carolina. Rebekah Close,
Joslyn Ogden '05, and Kirk Hall '03
have received scholarships from
these programs.

Finally, Columbia students have
been recipients of an award that pro-
vides for an opportunity unlike any
other. Rebekah Shaffer '03, Barnabas
Sprinkle, Matt Hardin '04, and Leah
Hrachovec '05 have all been named
Ministry Fellows by the Fund for
Theological Education. The fund, an
ecumenical organization, searches out
men and women who have the intel-
lectual and spiritual gifts essential to
becoming excellent ministers, naming
as many as 40 fellows a year. The fel-
lows receive $5,000 following the first
year of their M.Div. program to be
used for a self-designated project. Matt
Hardin used the award to spend seven
weeks in a Benedictine monastery in
New Mexico. Hardin, who heard
about the fund from his minister, was
introduced to the monastery through
conversations with Ben Johnson, pro-
fessor emeritus. His project helped
him think about his future ministry.
"It reminded me," he says, "of the
serious responsibility of someone who

has been called." D

Amy Summer s-Mmette '05

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the Lukan Story."

Gaventa's lectures, characterized
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the theme of the Luke-Acts narrative
is God's plan for human history. She

FALL 2002

stressed that the story is about the God
of Israel, who has raised Jesus from
the dead and who includes among the
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For the Record

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the editor, or you may e-mail it to harperj@CTSnet.edu.

1950s

Frank Brown '57 has published
Sermons for All Seasons: Autobiographi-
cal with Illustrations from Pastoral Care

1970s

John Thomson (ThM '77) is at Old
Parish Church, Hamilton, Scotland.
He serves as chaplain in the Army
reserves and did a three-month tour in
Bosnia in 2000. He was recently
appointed divisional police chaplain
and was also made a justice of the
peace (court judge).

1980s

Chuck Hasty '89 is senior pastor of
First church, Columbus, GA Walter
Dinkins '88 was elected by the 214th
General Assembly to serve on the
Presbyterian Council for Chaplains

and Military Personnel Thomas

Walker '89 is pastor of Palms church,

Jacksom HI- I I Elias Hardge '87

has written The Challenge oj Change:

Toward a Theology of Change

Frederick Talbot (DMin '87) is a bish-
op of the AMI ( lum h and in charge of
225 congregations in Tennessee and

Kentucky Perky Daniel '86 is one

Ol Six pastor-scholars featured in a
newly released set ol meditations on
Romans. The two-CD set is available
at www.romansproject.com.

1990s

Michael Poulos '92 is associate pastor
for youth at First church, Asheville.
....David Hodge (DMin '98) is assistant
professor ol religion and philosophy
at Florida Memorial College, Miami.
He is pastor of leadership and min-
istry at Mount Bethel Baptist Church,
Ft. Lauderdale. His books, Coil of Our
Silent Tears: Women oj the Bible Healing
Women of Today; In the Midst of My
Tears: The Bible Speaks to Abandonment.
Betrayal, Rejection, and Loss; and If We
Stay Here We Will Die: A Teen Study
on the Seven Deadly Sins have been

released Randy Barge '98 is pastor

of the John Calvin church, Philadelphia
...David Lindsay '99 is chaplain at

Presbyterian College Debbie Kirk

'95 received a D.Min. degree in pas-
toral theology from Union-PSCE

Sally Lorey '92 is interim pastor at

the Jekyll Island, GA, church Louly

Hay '96 is parish associate of the

Covington, GA, church Steve Eason

(DMin '93) is pastor of the Myers Park

church, Charlotte Aimee Buchanan

'96 is associate for Christian education
at Grace Covenant church, Asheville.
. ...Bill Buchanan '96 is associate pas-
tor for congregational life at Grace

Covenant church, Asheville Hannah

B. Vaughan '97 is stated supply at
Acme Church, Riegelwood, NC.
.. ..Marianne McMasters Romanat '97
is pastor of a Methodist new church
development in Blowing Rock, NC.
...Joel Thornton '99 is pastor of the

Bland Area Lutheran-Presbyterian

I .,, ish, Bland, VA David Shelor '96

is pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian
church, a new church development in

Tampa Brian Rummage '96 is pas-

t,,, ol the I Ikin, NC, church Patricia

Looper '93 received a DMin. degree

from Asbury Seminary Stephanie

Spangler '97 is pastor of North church,
Lansing, MD Todd Shumpert '97 is
chaplain, Bloomfield College

2000s

Mark Wright '01 is pastor of First

church, Spruce Pine, NC David

Kwon '02 married Hyojin 1 Iwang on

May 18 in Seattle Chan Willis '00 is

( .r of the Covington, LA, church.
... Keith Morrison '00 is pastor of the

Stephenson church, Monroe, NC

Mary Ann McKibben Dana '03 writes
worship materials for Stewardship.

Wade Halva '01 is pastor of Three
Rivers Presbyterian Parish, Gallatin
County, II Beth Daniel'04 is the
,e, ipienl ol the 2002 Lydia Scholarship,
im\ en annually by the Network of
Presbyterian Women in Leadership to
a woman who plans to enter pastoral

ministry Sung Ho Lee '01 is stated

supply of the Pleasant Hill church,
Statham, GA.

Faculty and Staff

Biblical area

Elizabeth Johnson, professor of New
Testament, preached at Holden Beach,
NC, and helped teach a summer
studies session at Central church,
Atlanta. She led a continuing educa-

BIRTHS

To Mark '82 and Ginger Jumper, a
daughter, Elizabeth Anne, May 14, 2002.
lo I >arice '94 and Don Dawson, a
daughter, Darica Waggoner, June 5, 2002.
To Kyle '97 and Susan Henderson, a
son, John Douglas, May 31, 2002.

i eve '97 and Lorie Lindsley, a son,
Connor James, Sept. 9, 2002.
To Tom (ThM '00) and Mieko Sakon,
ason, Har, May 12,2002.
To Elizabeth '03 and Mike Goodrich, a
daughter, Catherine Cole, July 21, 2002.

DEATHS

John Leith '43, Aug. 12, 2002.

See article on page 7.

Leonard Woodward '43, Dec. 20, 2001

Calvin Thielman '55, Aug. 17, 2002.

John Love '59, Sept. 16, 2002.

George Carter '61, Sept. 10, 2002.

Glen Nagel '63, Dec. 20, 2002.

Ed Mcllwain '79, Sept. 24, 2002.

Imogene Bennett (DMin 79), Sept. 16,

2002.

William Smith (DMin '84), Feb. 25,

2002.

tion event at Princeton Seminary on
"The Household of God."... Charles
Cousar '58, professor of New
Testament, taught church school class-
es at the Decatur, GA, church and
Ephesians to the Decatur Presbyterian
Women. He spoke at the McCallie
School, Chattanooga, and preached
at the homecoming service at the

Bishopville, SC, church Kathleen

O'Connor, professor of Old Testament,
spoke on Lamentations to the
Pilgrimage Class at Central church,
Atlanta. She taught an interschool
Faith and the City course, "Biblical
Reflections on Leadership and

Power" at Georgia State Walter

Brueggemann, professor of Old
Testament, taught at Shallowford
church, Atlanta; presented a paper to
the International Society of Bible
Collectors; preached at Young Memorial
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church, Anderson, SC; led a clergy
seminar in St. Andrews Presbytery;
and spoke at the Synod of Southern
California and Hawaii stewardship
conference. His Reverberations of Faith
was published by Westminster John
Knox; Genesis was translated into
Italian; and second editions of David's
Truth and The Land were issued.
Brueggemann also published articles
in Mercer Law Review and Sojourners.

Historical doctrinal area
Mark Douglas, assistant professor of
Christian ethics, led worship at the
Rock Spring and Morningside churches,
Atlanta; met with a ministers group
from the Fayette, GA, area, and
participated in a conference on
Jewish-Christian relations after the
Holocaust at the Holocaust Museum
in Washington, D.C. He led a retreat
for First church, Gainesville, GA,
and is chair of the Committee on
Representation for Presbytery of
Greater Atlanta.

Practical theology area
Ron Cram, associate professor of
Christian education, spoke in Chicago
on behalf of the Religious Education
Association, led an adult class at Mt.
Vernon church, Atlanta, on religious
violence, an adult class at Central
church, Atlanta, on "Will Our
Grandchildren Attend Church?," and
a faculty retreat at Christ the King

School, Atlanta Rodger Nishioka,

associate professor of Christian
education, preached at two youth
conferences at Montreat; Midway
and Trinity churches, Atlanta; First
church Murray, KY; and was keynote
speaker and preacher for the Western
Kentucky Presbytery Leadership
Event in Princeton, KY. He was also
keynote speaker at the missions
conference for Western New York
presbytery and for a Reformed Church
in America educator conference in
Holland, MI. He spoke at Westminster
church, Snellville, GA, and at the
Candler School of Theology's Youth
Theology Institute Conference on
Engaging the Prophetic Voices of
Youth. He published a chapter on
forgiveness in Way to Live: Christian
Practices for Teens, published by Upper

Room Books Cameron Murchison,

dean of faculty, executive vice
president, and professor of ministry,
preached at First church, Tupelo, MS;
led an officers' retreat for Eastminster
church, Columbia, SC, where he also
preached; and taught the Reformed
Confessions for New Members Class

at Central church, Atlanta Laura

Mendenhall, president, taught and
led worship at the Westminster
Worship Conference in Wilmington,
PA; preached at the Montreat Women's
Conference, First churches of Auburn,
AL, and Highlands, NC, and Second
church, Spartanburg, SC; spoke at
Northwest church, Atlanta; led
worship at the Christian Education
Conference at Montreat; and partici-
pated as a panelist for the Pastoral
Care Symposium at Emory University.
She spoke to the Presbyterian Women
of First church, Atlanta, and was
speaker and preacher at a Tropical
Florida Presbytery meeting and at
San Francisco Theological Seminary's

presidential inauguration Sharon

Mook, assistant professor of pastoral
theology and care, was a panel partici-
pant for the fall continuing education
conference of the Southeast region of
the Association of Clinical Pastoral
Education and taught church school
and led worship at the North Decatur,

GA, church Brian Wren, professor

of worship, attended the Hymn Society
in the USA and Canada meeting at
Wake Forest University and was the
keynote speaker, workshop leader
and preacher at Westminster church,
Nashville. His article appeared in Call
to Worship, and he introduced a
commissioned hymn at the dedication
of the sanctuary at Peachtree Road
United Methodist Church, Atlanta.
Wren gave a lecture at the Yale Institute
of Sacred Music and spoke at First
Congregational Church, Madison, WI.

Directors

Linda Morningstar (MATS '96),
associate director of the Lay Institute
of Faith and Life, taught a weekend

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workshop on Ephesians for women
from eight churches in Savannah, GA.
...Dent Davis (DMin '89), director of
continuing education, completed a
five-year research project with the
Tennessee Department of Human
Services on effective adult learning
approaches with welfare participants.
...John Knapp (MATS '95), president
of The Southern Institute for Business
and Ethics, taught and preached at
Clairmont church, Decatur; Columbia
church, Decatur; the McDonough, GA,
church and presented and lectured at
Georgia State University, the National
Investor Relations Institute, Shorter
College, University of Notre Dame,
and Kennesaw State University Stan
Wood, director of the Center for New
Church Development (NCD), led a
spirituality retreat for Snowmass
Chapel, CO, made a presentation at
the National NCD Conference spon-
sored by the Evangelism and Church
Development office of the General
Assembly, McLean, VA, and conducted
the Steering Committee for Columbia's
Lay Leadership Training Program for
Hispanic Evangelism and Church

Development, Los Angeles. He taught
a missiology course and was keynote
speaker and retreat leader for Union
Biblical Seminary, Pune, India, and
preached at numerous new church
developments in Delhi, Bangalore
Carala. Wood presented a keynote
address at the Flint River Presbj tei \

meeting Jim Watkins '71 (1 Aim '77),

director of Faith and the Citj Pro
made a presentation at Presb) tei J
of Greater Atlanta, preached at St.
Andrews church, Tucker, GA, and
participated in the City of Atlanta

9/11 memorial service Ann Clay

Adams, director of admissions, w
leader for Trinity church's, Atlanta,
annual Montreat retreat and presenter
at the Fund for Theological Education's
denominational partners meeting focus-
ing on campus ministry and vocation.

Emeritus faculty
Wade Huie '46 preached at First
church, Monticello, GA; St 1 uke's
church, Dunwoody, GA; Kelley
church, McDonough, GA; Trinity
church, Atlanta; and the Mt. Hermon,

IL, church John Patton is a clinical

pastoral education supervisor with
the Covenant Counseling Institute,
working with students whose clinical
placement is their own parish.

Holmes '95, on John Leith '43
race and cosmos 1919-2002

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professoi ol
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i heologi) bJ
inarj I lolmes who re< eh ed her
Ph l from Vanderbilt University In
1997, dis< ailing as a teachei

ol preai hers onlj aftei several yeai
of practicing lav\

It was in the classrooms ol

Columbia that Holmes saw her life

i hange l loing to ( olumbia, she Baj

. hanged the way I thought about

religion and my place In me world,

md I will always be grateful foi thai

en ing Walter Brueggeman
presence and actions in me classroom!
she said I - an do this and get such
joj Man i.i Riggs introduced her to
womamst and mujerista theologies
and guided her towards her Ph.D.
Race and the Cosmos i ombines

Holmes' interests in theology, ethics,

and physics, rhe book, which she
calls a "philosophical thought experi

ment," explores how the language ol
cosmology can unify not dh ide ( >ne

reviewer calls 1 lolmes "a maestro
weaving the melodies ol mystei
cultural and scientific dialogue in
her quest for freedom and a JUSI
communit\ ol the beloved."

I lolmes is working on two new
books, one on the retnev.il ol the
African American church in the
Protestant tradition and the Other on
the cultural returns to Africa through
DNAand its potential imp.u t on the
African American community. "When

you have a -.ill to the a< ademic and

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At community day, awards were presented
to Sarah Erickson '03 and Randy Vyndall
I rickson received the Miss C. Virginia
I larrison Award, presented toasenim
is conscientious, responsible, hard working,
and who will make a gm I ' contribution to
the Presbyterian Church (USA). Tyndall,
media specialist, received the Betsey Burgess
Staff Award for faithfulness, dedicated
service, and Christian character upholding
the seminary's purpose and mission.

John 1 [ADDON
1 1 mi iv the
Pemberton
Professoi ol
[neology at
Union
i heologi< .'i
Seminar] (now
i nion PSCE)
from i" >9 i"
1990, died In
* ireem Hie
South I arolina, on August i

\ graduate ol I rskine 1 ollege
,i; \ >,< olumbia (B 1 1 1 Vanderbill
I niversirj (M V | and Yale University
(Ph i m i ,.itii wa ordained In South
I LTolina Presbyter) ol the Presbyterian
Church U.S In 194 I I i- served ai pa
tor ol Silvej ( reek < ruin h I Indole,
( ieorgia ! ipring I lill l hun h Mobile
and Second I hun h Nasm Hie I lis
longest pastorate was from L948 to
1959 al i Irsl * hutch, Auburn
Uabama

i eith was outspoken on publii
issues before the - hun h and bj the
[ate 1940s was prea< hing on ra e rela

turns .mi. I |M..\ uling . ..miuimit\ le.ul

ership foi i h U rights i le vigorous!)
advex ated Freedom ol fheologii al
enquiry and Bpoke foi i hun h union
,uii iiw ordination ol women.
Throughout his life I eith
remained ai Hi elj Ini oh ed in the
organized life ol the Presbytei Ian
< hun h al the loi al, denominational
,, n ,i ei umenii al levels. I le served as
moderate) ol i ' era) pn Bbyteries .md
| the Synod ol North ( arolina He
also i ontributed to the re> Ision ol the
Presb) terian ( hun h I onfission oj
Faith (1961) and the writingol Briel
Statement ol Belief" (1962) and ' ;
Statement oj Faith foi Presbyterian
I hurch(U S 4 1(1991) Heservedon
ih,. boards ol Presbyterian S< hool ol
Christian I ducation I rsl lne< ollege
Presbyterian < Outlook, Presbyterian
ey t and the Peter Martyr i ibi
and as editorial i onsultanl foi
Bibliotheca I alviniana.

Many people worldwide knew
John Leith through his theological
holarship. A bibliography ol hia
,,,,,[ re orda I ; books and man)

m.i reviews An
Introdw tion to the Reformed Iradition
has been printed In i- orean,
Portuguese, and British editions

At ross the world of church scholar-
ship, many other B< holSTS recognize

, ir i esteem hia leadership in the
Btudy of Reformed theology and

( 1 1 in .tudies.

A memorial service, led by

former Btudenl . w.is held in his

!,,,. , | iur( h, ( irecnvillr Presbyterian,
in Donalds, South Carolina, on
August IS, 2002, committing his soul
and body to the resurrection hope in

jesus Christ. D

Charles E. Raynal

Director of Advanced Studies and

Associate Professor of Theology

FALL 2002

The Acropolis will be one of the tour's
destinations.

Columbia travels
to Greece, Turkey

Columbia is pleased to announce a
new travel program, Columbia Travels,
jointly sponsored by the Office of
Continuing Education and the Lay
Institute. Through this program,
Columbia will sponsor an annual
travel /learning experience for friends
of the seminary. The program is

intended for individuals who want
to * isif sites of historical significance
for the church and to learn about
different cultures while traveling with
a congenial group.

The first trip, called Cities of the
New Testament, is scheduled to tour
Turkey and Greece October 14-26,
2003. Hosts for the trip will be Charlie
Cousar '58, retiring professor of New
Testament, who will be teaching on-
site, where Paul wrote his letters to
the early churches; Dent Davis (DMin
'89), director of continuing education,
who has extensive experience with
church groups; Neely Young, director
of major gifts, who has a background
in classical history which will enhance
the experience of ancient Greek culture;
and Kaye Carmichael of Carmichael
Travel, Inc., guide, who has developed
an exciting itinerary utilizing her
contacts in the region.

President Laura Mendenhall says,
"This promises to be an educational
venture that is spiritually fulfilling
as well as fun. And you are invited!
I hope you will prayerfully consider
this possibility for learning, spiritual
nurture, and Christian fellowship. I
am pleased that Columbia can offer
this resource to the church."

The tour is limited to 40 individuals;
deposits of $500 are due by December
10. For more information, contact
Kaye Carmichael at 770/941-0628 or
kcarmichael@mindspring.com.

Harrington papers presented to
Columbia's special collections

The family of W. Frank Harrington '60
(ThM '61) has presented his collected
papers to Columbia. The Harrington
Collection contains sermons and sermon
preparation materials, papers from
each of his three pastorates, and files
documenting his activities as a board
member of The Westminster Schools,
Queens and Presbyterian Colleges, and
Columbia. It also details Harrington's
last pastorate of 28 years, during
which he led Peachtree Presbyterian
Church to become the PC(USA)'s
largest church and one of its most
active in stewardship, mission, church
development, and evangelism.

In assessing the significance of the
Harrington Collection to Columbia,
President Laura Mendenhall says,
"This collection will continue to foster
Frank Harrington's leadership among
us as a pastor, preacher, evangelist,
and servant of the church of Jesus
Christ and Christ's ministry in the
world. We are indeed grateful."

According to Linda Davis (MATS
'01), special collections librarian, the
seminary plans to make the collection
available to both researchers and stu-

dents. Davis describes the collection as
a rich resource, offering an in-depth
look into Harrington's ministry,
theology, and influence. The collection
will serve as an important historical
resource and a valuable teaching tool.
Harrington's wife, Sara, and their two
daughters, Vicki H. Franch and Susi
H Potter, did some of the preliminary
classification before presenting the
material to Columbia. According to
Mrs. Harrington, "We wanted to give
the papers to the institution which
prepared Frank for ministry so that
others could learn from them."

The collection witnesses to
Dr. Harrington's deep affection for
Columbia, from his early student days
encouraging churches to support the
seminary to the construction of the
Harrington Center for Continuing
Education and Church Growth in
the 1990s.

Major portions of the collection
are available for immediate viewing,
and the remainder will be catalogued
soon. To make an appointment,
contact Linda Davis at 404/687-4615
or DavisL@CTSnet.edu.

Vantage

P.O. Box 520 Decatur, Georgia 30031
404/378-8821 www.CTSnet.edu

CONTENTS

Opening Convocation, September 11 1

Grant received to sustain pastoral excellence 1

'To equip the saints for the work of ministry' 2

Community Day 2

2002 Campbell Scholars 2

2002 graduates' dissertations, placements 3

Events calendar 4

Continuing education, spirituality, lay offerings 4

National awards to M.Div. students 5

Colloquium 2003 5

Gift annuities 5

For the Record 6

From the Bookstore 7

Holmes '95 writes on race, cosmos 7

Leith '43, 1919-2002 7

Travel with Columbia to Turkey and Greece 8

Harrington papers presented 8

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