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 

S||| | | || Sill Ui',1 |. I 

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 
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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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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 

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Cousar, the Samuel \ ( artledge 

Professor of New lestament, is retn 

ing after 42 years on the fa< ultj 

Brueggemann, the William Mareellus 
McTheeters Professoi oi Old 
lestament, has taught at ( olumbis 

since 1986. Both are nationally and 
internationally recognized. 

Colloquium presenters will include 
Leander Keck, professoi emeritus ol 

New Testament at Yale University 



I h\ ,ii it \ '.. hool l>e\eil\ l\ i   enta. 

the I lelen 1 1 P Manson Professoi ol 

New lestament i iterature and 

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Gaventa gives Smyth Lectures 



Beverly R. Gaventa, a former 
Columbia professor now serving as 
Manson Professor of New Testament 
at Princeton Seminary, presented this 
year's Smyth Lectures, "Nothing Will 
Be Impossible with God: Theology in 
the Lukan Story." 

Gaventa's lectures, characterized 
by humor and clarity, proposed that 
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 
holy people Gentiles as well as Jews. 
Acknowledging that such a radical God 
does not go unopposed, Gaventa also 
traced the role of God's adversaries, both 
within the community and without. 
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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 

Continued on page 7 




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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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HOI MBS 

authoi ol Rfl 
and the Cosmos! 
is associate 
professoi ol 
elhli g and 
\iiu an 
\iihm u an rell 
gioua Btu< 
al Memphis 
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 

spiritual," she says, "the Spirit i 
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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.  




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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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