Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 86, number 1, Spring-Summer 1998

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

Vantage

Eighty-two
receive deg

Diplomas and memories were bestowed
during Columbia's 1998 commence-
ment activities. Seniors were
celebrated with degrees, faculty
festooned with academic regalia, and
tr lends and families feted with parties
and receptions.

Graduation weekend began on
Saturday, May 16, with a reception for
graduates, faculty, families, and
friends at the home of President and
Mrs. Douglas Oldenburg. After a
dinner for graduates and guests in the
seminary's refectory, the entire
seminary community was invited by
the Class of 1998 to enjoy ice cream
and jazz under the stars on
Columbia's beautiful quadrangle.

The senior class commissioned
and presented as a gift to the semi-
nary an original oil painting with a
eucharistic theme by Leo McQuire of
the Open Door Community. The gift
was presented in memory of Dr. Lucy
Rose, associate professor of preaching
and worship until her death in 1997.

Columbia's 1998 commencement
ceremonies took place on Sunday,
May 17, beginning with a baccalaure-
ate morning worship service at Trinity
Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Dr.
Robert H. Ramey, Jr., professor

SPRING / SUMMER 1998

graduates
rees

emeriti and formerly professor of
ministry at Columbia, delivered the
baccalaureate sermon.

His sermon, "Epaphras, Colossae,
and Christ," was at once humorous,
challenging, and moving as he drew
upon scriptures in the book of
Jeremiah and the letter to the
Colossians. Dr. Ramey urged gradu-
ates to remain conscious of those who
had been teachers of the faith, just as
Epaphras had taught the faith to the
Colossians. Moreover, he reminded
the graduating students to remember
the context in which they labor, while
remembering that it is Christ whom
they serve.

Later that afternoon, bagpipes and
pipe organ heralded the procession of
Columbia's faculty and Class of 1998
into the sanctuary of Peachtree
Presbyterian Church for Columbia's
annual commencement service. The
service featured a brass ensemble and
a special choir drawn from members
of the choirs of Peachtree, Central, and
Druid Hills Presbyterian churches, as
well as members of the choir of
Columbia Seminary.

As their names were called by
George Telford '58, director of ad-

Continued on page 3

Eugene Diamond and Pam Leach celebrated with their families after commencement
Both graduate, whose families were next-door neighbor* in Columbia's Villa
received awards during the service.

Renovation of Florida
Hall is underway

Alumni/ae and spouses took The Last Tour" of Honda Hall during Colloquium in
Apn\. Renovation of the 17-year-old budding began immediately after graduation. For
another event from Colloquium, see page 5.

There is always a certain infectious
excitement that surrounds construc-
tion projects on the Columbia campus.
Faculty, staff, and students act much
the way we did as children on Christ-
mas Eve. One can feel the air of
hopeful expectation and anticipation
that seems to waft on the breeze.

Such excitement is with us on
campus now in not one but two
important projects. A few years ago
we began growing out of the
Harrington Center, the building that
houses our continuing education, lay
education, and new church develop-
ment programs, as well as the major-
ity of our guests who stay on campus.
In January we began work on an
expansion which will double the size
of that building, allowing us to serve

an even larger percentage of our la)
clergy, and degree students. The
bustle and energy of cranes, trucks,
and construction crews have provided
some happy diversions this spring for
the children of our married students
and local baby-sitting grandparents.

Just as thrilling is the second
project we've begun, the highly
anticipated and critical renovation oi
Florida Hall, our primary residence
hall for single students and married
students without children. The
resources to build Florida Hall came
from the Synod of Florida in the late
1950's, and Columbia gratefully
named the building after those
generous church people in Florida
u ho made the building possible. In

Continued on page 3

Two tempos

Douglas W. Oldenburg, President

By the time you read this issue of
I antage in June, the tempo ot the
seminary will have slowed down, but
mv personal tempo will have qui< k-
ened in preparation for the 210*
General Assembly in Charlotte and
the election of the moderator

In May, however, the activity
level of the seminary remains en a
positive high. This has been an
exciting spring for Columbia Semi-
nary, cmd all ot us have been running
hard. Let me share some of the things
that have happened.

The highlights of our spring board
meeting were the inauguration of
Cameron Murchison as professor ot
ministry and the introduction of three
new members of our faculty: Christine
Yoder, instructor in Old Testament;
Elizabeth Johnson, professor of New
Testament; and Anna Carter Florence,
instructor in homiletics. Professors
Johnson and Florence are ordained
Presbyterian ministers, and Professor
Yoder will be ordained this fall. They
will bring added strength to our
faculty. Our searches continue for
professors of pastoral care and
theology.

Much work has been done on

"Vision 2020," our Long Range Plan.
It's an exciting vision for the future of
Columbia. We presented the fourth
draft to the faculty and the fifth dull
to the board. We plan to incorporate
their suggestions and recommend its
adoption to the board at our Octobei
meeting. It you would like a copy of
the latest draft, please notify my
office; we would be delighted to send
it to you and receive your comments
and suggestions.

Work on the addition to the
1 larrington Center is going full steam
ahead. It will be a lovely and much-
needed facility with 18 bedrooms, two
large classrooms, three office com-
plexes, and a small chapel. The rapid
growth of many of our programs
(evangelism, spirituality, new church
development, advanced degrees,
continuing education, and the Lay
Institute ot Faith and Life) has made
this addition an absolute necessity.

After many meetings and much
planning regarding the renovation of
I lorida Hall, we began that project in
mid-Mav. You can read more about
the renovation of this well-used
residence hall on page 1.

Our annual "Come See Columbia

Day" brought many people to our
campus for rich worship and inspiring
stones from the Columbia Friendship
< irele scholarship recipients as they
shared their journeys of faith and
experiences at Columbia. And I think
most of those who attended would
agree that "Colloquium '98" was one
ol the best ever. Our guest speakers
William Placher, Roberta Bondi,
and Fred Craddock were excellent.
It is always good to have our alumni/
ae back on campus, and we were glad
to welcome laity, students, and
graduates from other seminaries for
this time of reflection and worship.

At graduation on May 17, 43
received their M.Div. degree, eight the
M.A.(T.S.) degree, four the Th.M.
degree, and 27 the D.Min. degree.
After that, the tempo at the seminary
slowed to its more relaxed June pace.

But my own personal tempo
remains high as I make final prepara-
tions for the election of moderator at
the General Assembly- 1 am grateful
for the expressions of encouragement
and support I have received from
many of you. As you may have seen,
I have responded to written questions
posed by The Presbyterian Outlook, The
layman, and The Witherspoon Society.
I continue to covet your prayers, not
that I will be elected, but that God's
Spirit will guide both the events of
this meeting and everything we do
and say.

In April, Columbia's Board of Trustees promoted Jame^ Hudnut-Beumler, executive vice
lent, to professor of religion and cultureand welcomed (second from left to right)

professors Beth Johnson, Christine Yoder, unci A nna Carter Florence to the faculty.

New faculty members named in
Bible and homiletics

The Board of Trustees of Columbia
Seminary announces that Elizabeth
Johnson, Anna Carter Florence, and
Christine Roy Yoder will join
Columbia's faculty in the fall of 1998
in the areas of New Testament studies,
preaching and worship, and Old
Testament studies, respectively.

Dr. Elizabeth Johnson will join
Columbia's biblical studies depart-
ment as professor of New Testament.
She comes to Columbia from New
Brunswick Theological Seminary,

where she has taught New Testament
since 1986. Earlier, Dr. Johnson was a
teaching fellow in New Testament at
Princeton Theological Seminary and
^ ale University Divinity School.
From 1979 to 1983, she was chaplain
and instructor in humanities at
Queens College.

Dr. Johnson received the Ph.D. in
1987 from Princeton Theological
Seminary (cum laude), where she also
received her M.Div. degree in 1977.
Author of numerous academic and

ecclesiastical publications in her field,
Dr. Johnson has served as New
Testament editor for the Society of
Biblical Literature dissertation series.
She is an ordained a minister of the
Presbvterian Church (USA).

Dr. Charles Cousar, Columbia's
Samuel A. Cartledge Professor of New
Testament, said, "I am excited that
Beth Johnson will be joining us on the
faculty. She is deeply committed to
the mission of the church, a published
scholar with a proven track record,
and a lifelong Presbyterian."

Anna Carter Florence will join
Columbia's faculty as instructor in
preaching and worship. Ms. Florence
has served as a teaching fellow and
instructor in preaching and speech
communication at Princeton Theologi-
cal Seminary.

Ordained a minister in 1988, Ms.
Florence served for five years as
associate pastor at Westminster
Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Her sermons have been
published in Pulpit Digest, The
Princeton Seminary Bulletin, and other
publications. She has preached at
numerous conferences and institutes,
as well as on The Protestant Hour radio
program. A Ph.D. candidate at
Princeton Theological Seminary, Ms.
Florence also received the M.Div.
degree from Princeton. According to
Dr. Charles Campbell, associate
professor of homiletics at Columbia,
"Anna Carter Florence brings an
extraordinary array of gifts as a
preacher, a teacher, and a person to
this position. She will be a fresh and
exciting voice in homiletics at Colum-

Columbia to
offer D.Min.
program in
North Carolina

Col umbia plans to begin a Doctor of
Ministry program in Laurinburg,
North Carolina, this fall.

Columbia will provide professors
to teach a number of courses in an
advanced seminar setting at St.
Andrews Presbyterian College.
Persons participating will eventually
do their doctoral pracricum and
project in their own local context.
Courses subsequently undertaken on
Columbia's campus will be offered in
two-week intensive sessions, where
participants will engage in study with
an ecumenical group of colleagues,
along with a small group of interna-
tional scholars. Participants also will
have an opportunity to study in an
international setting, if they desire.
Columbia's Doctor of Ministry
program is noted for its strong biblical
and theological ethos, combined with
a vigorous social and cultural analysis
for ministry and mission. In addition
to its general program, Columbia
offers a variety of specializations,
including the church between gospel
and culture, cross-cultural studies,
Christian spirituality, new church
development, and pastoral care.

The Doctor of Ministry program is
open to pastors with a current Master
of Divinity or Theology degree or an
advanced degree in religious studies.
In addition, pastors should have at
least three years in ordained ministry.
The program is open to all denomina-
tions.

For more information, call the
Office of Advanced Studies at
404/687-4534, or e-mail,
LehfeldtL@CTSnet.edu. D

bia. We are blessed to have her
joining our faculty."

Christine Roy Yoder will become
instructor in Old Testament language,
literature, and exegesis this fall. She is
a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary, where she received
her M.Div. in 1994. Ms. Yoder's
scholarly writing has been honored by
the Society of Biblical Literature, and
she brings experience as a teaching
and research assistant at Princeton.
Ms. Yoder is a candidate for ordina-
tion as a minister of the Presbyterian
Church (USA).

"Christine Roy Yoder is an
outstanding young scholar with
strong commitments to the church
and a zest for teaching," said Dr.
Kathleen O'Connor, professor of Old
Testament. "Her studies range
widely, and she will be a great addi-
tion to our faculty." D

Timothy T. Read '98

VANTAGE

Ashley Beaty received an M.Div. degree while her pastor, joe Johnson '85, received a
DMin. degree Johnson is pastor of Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Dothan, Alabama.

Commencement

continued from page 1

vanced studies, and Vice President
and Dean of Students Philip Gehman
'68, the graduates were congratulated
by Joanna Adams '79, chair of
Columbia's Board of Trustees, and
President Douglas Oldenburg. Execu-
tive Vice President and Dean of
Faculty James Hudnut-Beumler
placed colorful academic hoods on the
shoulders of each of the graduates.

Doctor of Ministry degrees were
awarded to 27 candidates. Four
candidates received Master of Theol-
ogy degrees, and Columbia awarded
eight Master of Arts in Theological
Studies degrees.

Forty-three graduates received
Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degrees.
Among these, Lynn Rubier-Capron,
Michael Capron and Kevin Conley
received their degrees with honors.
After the conferring of degrees,
Dean Hudnut-Beumler awarded
prizes and fellowships to master's
degree students in recognition of
particular qualities of excellence.

The Wilds Book Prize was
awarded to John Cole for the highest
distinction in academic work over the
entire M.Div. program.

Mark Adams received the Colum-
bia Leadership Award, given to a
senior who shows promise of out-
standing leadership in the church.
Adams also received the Paul T.
Fuhrmann Book Prize in Church
History.

Timothy Read received
Columbia's Harvard A. Anderson
Fellowship, awarded to the graduate
determined to have the greatest
potential for future academic achieve-
ment. Read also received three

Construi tion on t

October

he addition to tin Han ington ( ente\ is on si hedule fb\ completion by

Renovation
continued from page I

Abdullah awards.

Kevin Conley received the Colum-
bia Friendship Circle Graduate
Fellowship, in recognition of superior
achievement and to provide support
for further study, and the Florrie
Wilkes Sanders Prize in Theology.
Yvonne Collie-Pendleton and
Lynn Rubier-Capron were awarded
Columbia Graduate Fellowships.
Will Nickles and Pam Leach
received the William Dudley Award
for evidence of achievement, interest,
and commitment in evangelism and
church growth.

Jan Tolbert was honored with the
Indiantown County Church Award in
recognition of outstanding supervised
ministry work in a rural setting.

The Presbytery of St. Andrew
Presbyterian Women Preaching
Award went to Eugene Diamond for
the best sermon preached by an
M.Div. degree student.

Michael Capron was awarded the
Harold J. Riddle Memorial Book
Award for showing the highest
distinction in pastoral care, especiall)
in the area of terminally ill patients.

Jocelyn Bauer and Laura
Cunningham received the lames T.
and Celeste M. Boyd Book Fund
Award, awarded to students whom
the faculty believes will be good
stewards of a theological library.

Commencement was followed by
a reception hosted by Peach tree
Presbyterian Church, which for 10
years has made its facilities available
to Columbia for graduation exercises.

The next issue of Vantage will
contain a listing of graduates' disser-
tation titles and placements. D

Timothy T. Read '98

1961, the year in which it was com-
pleted, it was the best ot its kind at
anv seminary Thirty-seven years
worth of Columbia graduates and
spouses have worked and lived there,
.is well as missionaries, \ isiting
professors, prospective students, and
guests.

One of the most important aspects
of a Columbia education is the build-
ing and fostering of community. We
continue to be committed to and

from the ashes. I as! u<'<'l- firs! yeai

students moving their furniture OUl ot

Florida I [all were singing out to each
other in anticipation "< an you

believe it? This building W ill In' new
for our List year! ["he aii conditioning
will work! We can hook our comput-
ers up in our rooms and access the
library or e mail ' professor! I he
windows will be tin. k enough to keep
the tram noises out' We can't wail'

II, e challenge ol i ourse is always
money Several wonderful people

Florida Hall can no longer be 'temporarily repaired' and has
earned a full-fledged overhaul.

expect our campus to be a place where
we live, study, work, and worship
together A kev lactor in that expecta-
tion is that we will house our students
here.

After 37 years of wear and tear,
however, and several major "tempo-
rary repairs" in the heating, cooling,
and plumbing systems, Honda Hall
can no longer be temporarily repaired.
The linoleum floors and cinderblock
walls, while satisfactory in then day,
have gone beyond the signs ot "wear"
and are well past "worn." Asbestos is
in some of the walls, and the ele< tri< al
systems are incapable of carrying the
loads associated with modern appli-
ances and computers. Some prospec-
tive students have begun to look
askance at the hall and tell us that
other seminaries are doing better jobs
with housing

Florida Hall has earned a full-
fledged overhaul. It now stands
empty in preparation for what, in
essence, will be major surgery. A
walk down an empty hall and a peek
into various living spaces reveal just
how tired and worn the building is.
Cracks in the walls, peeling paint,
uneven floors, and loose light fixtures
are common. It is hard to imagine
how we managed for so long.

But the plans for the renovation -
the plans' lns.de those peeling, Ugly
rooms is a phoenix waiting to arise

and foundations have stepped forward

to help us with this project, ^mc\ we are
most grateful. Whenw. opened the
construction bids m February, how-
evei we discovered thai the building
was going to cost us about $1.5 million
more than we had anticipated and

i aised.

We would prefer, ol course nol i"
begin building anything until all the
money is in hand. Unfortunately,
have ii" hoice ( '"i phj si< al plant
people tell us that the building must be
I now or it will be so expensive to

fix that we might as well tear it down

and start over, an even more expensive
proposition. So we are forgingahead

with confidence that the Lord will
provide the resources for this much
us,, I an. I essentia] building.

In the meantime we would invite
.,11 of our family and friends to campus
f 0] a v isil < "in.- feel the excitement
.nut energy tor yourself Bring your
lawn chair and line up with us to
watch the construction in progress
We'll give you a hard hat <}nc\ lake you
on a tour as we talk with you about
plans tor the future of Columbia and
how we can work together to provide
the best in leadership tor the church. D

Gene via Kelly.
Vice President, Institutional Advancement

SPRING/SUMMER 1998

Continuing Education
and Lay Institute
Calendar

Focus on
Jeremiah

For further information or to register for courses, call or write:
Rebecca S. Parker, Director of Continuing Education, or
Richard S. Dietrich, Director of the Lay Institute of Faith and Life
Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA 30031/404-378-8821.

July 6-10 Summer Session

1. ANiv\ Look m Baptism Leader: Catherine Gonzalez Lost: $100.

2 Oi Dusi vnd Destine Leadei Sasha Makovkin. Cost: $100.

3. GoDvvniiLvTiii Disciplines oi Mission in Matthew Leader: Stanley

Saunders. Cost: $100.
4 Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About 1 r vnsi i kming Your C

gregation but Didn't Think to Ask Leader: George Thompson. Cost: $100.
5. Preaching ami P ' ' i-i. Souls and Proclaiming the Word

Leaders: James Baker and Charles Brown. Cost: $100.

July 6-17 Credit Course*

Old Dangerous Texts/New Dan< ;erous Times taught by Walter Brueggemann.

July 7 August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, January 5

Theolocy and Literature Study Group Leader: Rick Dietrich. Cost: Monthly
sessions free; $10 yearly fee, payable in September.

Week of July 13 Summer Session

1 . Relh ;i< 'i s Education and Theory: Certific ation for Christian Educators
Leader: Ronald Cram. Cost: $250.

2. Here I Am, Lord. Now What? Leaders: James E. Cushman and Donald and
Kathleen Steele Cos] $225,

3. From Consensus to Common Ground: Religion and thi American Family
Debate Leader: Pamela Couture. Cost: $45.

4. Volunteers: Preparing Peopli ioLead Leader: Delia Halverson. Cost: $45.

5. What Unites Presbyterians and How to Handle Disunity Leader: William P.
Hopper, Jr. Cost: $45.

6. FamilyLifi wdSpirituai Life: Keeping Them Together Leaders: Martha Jane
Petersen and Rebecca Skillern Parker. Cost: $45.

7 PROPRiocEPnvi Writing Leader: Sandra Deer. Cost: $45.

July 20-31 Credit Courses*

1. Missionoi nil Churchfor i i h- Twenty-First Century taught by Carlos

Cardoza-Orlandi.

2. Ti ii < .i < a vnd Ministry of the Missionary Congregation taught by Darrell

Guder.

July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15,
January 19 Faith and Film Study Groi p Leader: Frit/ Bogar. Cost: Month K
sessions free; $10 yearly fee, payable in September

September 10, September 17, September 24, October 1 Fai i Morning La\

School 1 Leader: Wade Huie. Cost: $25.

September 14, September 21, September 28, October 5 Fai l Evening Lay
School I Leaders: Kathleen O'Connor, John Patton, George Stroup. Cost: $35.

September 26 Women's Leadership: Shaping mi Pi \css Where We Live This
workshop will help women to address both their public and private responsibili-
ties for leadership. Panel of speakers. Cost: $50.

October 5-6 Writing for Publication Leaders: Cecil Murphey and Catherine
Long Bostrom. Cost: $85.

October 15, October 22, October 29, November 5 Fai i Morning Lay School II
Leader: Jerry Gladson. Cost: $25.

October 19, October 26, November 2, November 9 Fall Evening Lay School II
Leaders: Stan Saunders, Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, Julie Johnson. Cost: $35.

November 9-12 WHEN Tut Honeymoon Is Over: EIGHTEEN Mon i hs into Congrega-
nONAI MINISTRY Leaders: TAS 2 TE. Cost: $150.

Two-wed credit ccui \uisite - VLDk or equivalent degree You may take one of the credit offerings in

i iod and thus rum three temestei hours i redit in eat h two-wed period C osl pa i ourse -

1 1,, MESSAGi "i the prophet Jeremiah is
the subject of the 1998-99 Presbyterian
Women's Bible study, "Resistance and
Restoration: The Message of the
Prophet Jeremiah."

The Lay Institute of Faith and Life
offers a summer course on this
upcoming study series. Although
designed for women who will be
leading the study in their congrega-
tions, the course is open to anyone
interested in learning more about
Jeremiah.

Three sessions are offered: two
weekday courses Jul \ 6-10 and
August 3-7 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., and a weekend course, August
28-29.

I he course will focus on the
content of each chapter in the study
book, explore the biblical texts, make
personal connections with the materi-
als, and provide practical ideas for
teaching this series.

Course instructors are Alice
Ogden Bellis, Presbyterian minister
and Old Testament professor at
Howard University School of Divinity
in Washington, D.C. (July 6-10), and
Rebecca Parker, Presbyterian minister
and director of continuing education
at Columbia (August 3-7 and 28-29).

Tuition is $45 for the weekday
courses; $30 for the weekend course
space is limited For housing options
or more information, call the Lay
Institute at 404/687-4577.

Study the 'stuff
of history

Tin mi mi < >f this year's Summer Lay
Scholars Week is "The American
Religious Experience: From Soup to
Nuts." The week begins Monday
evening, August 3, and runs through
lunch on Friday, August 7. Faculh
includes Dr. Timothy Fulop, assistant
dean of faculty at Columbia; Dean of
Faculty and Professor of Religion and
Culture James Hudnut-Beumler; and
Dr. E. Brooks Holifield, Charles
Howard Candler Professor of Ameri-
can Church History at Candler School
of Theology, Emory University.

"The course will begin with the
European background of America's
churches and will look at those
churches' beginnings in the American
colonies. We'll examine the Southern
religious experience. And we'll look
at religion on the fringe,' from the
earliest days to the present," says Rick
Dietrich, director the Lay Institute of
Faith and Life.

As always, the week will provide
time for discussion, for interaction
with other students and faculty, and
time to relax and enjoy the various
possibilities Atlanta has to offer.

"Lay people need to know more
about the exciting work religious
historians are doing and how that
work can help them better understand
the religious communities they live
in," says Dietrich.

For more information, contact the
Lay Institute at 404/687-4577 or
e-mail: LayInstitute@CTSnet.edu. D

Learn skills for
youth ministry

Discovering the love of Jesus Christ in
a place of grace and creating a safe
place for youth to risk trying on new
responsibilities is part of what youth
ministry is about. "Skills for Youth
Ministry: Building Creative Collegial
Communities" will explore the
processes and skills necessary for
building such a community through
plenary sessions, workshops, and
conversations with youth.

The conference will address such
topics as basic skills and models for
youth ministry; Bible study tech-
niques using the arts; recreation for
group building; worship with youth;
service projects designed specifically
for youth; and youth in crisis.

The conference will begin Thurs-
day evening, September 10, and
conclude Saturday, September 12, at
noon. Friday evening will consist of a
forum with youth presenting the
issues they deal with today through
drama, art, and music. The confer-
ence is designed for all persons
working with youth programs.

Cost of the event is $100, with
special group rates for churches. For
more information, call the Office of
Continuing Education at 404/687-
4562. D

Workshop to
examine the
long pastorate

"New Visions for the Long Pastorate,"
to be held on campus October 21-24,
will help participants to examine their
ministry and congregational dynamics
where they have been the pastor for
seven years or more. This workshop
will explore such issues as the five
critical areas for vigilance and atten-
tion; exploring "The Gap Theory," the
void between pastor and people and
between expectations, needs, and
realities; identifying the positive
elements of conflict and developing
the participant's personal skills to
utilize conflict for mission; and
learning how to engage the congrega-
tion in creating an exciting vision for
the future.

Roy M. Oswald, leader for the
event, is a senior consultant of the
Alban Institute. Author of New
Visions for the Long Pastorate and
Personality Type and Religious Leader-
ship, he widely known as an excellent
teacher and workshop leader.

Cost of the event is $245. For
more information, call the Office of
Continuing Education at 404/687-
4562.

VANTAGE

fc0 if

/

<5p

m

Institutional Advancement

M. Genevra Kelly, Vice President

If vou build it...

New and outgoing officers of Columbia Friendship Circle, l-r. Judy Gregory secretary-
historian; Mary McMillan, vice president; Nan Jones, immediate past president) Betty
Simmons, president; Peggy Rowland, Presbytery of Greater Atlanta representative and
Mary Evans, PW moderator, Synod of S outh Atlantic

CFC to celebrate 50th anniversary

In 1949 the Presbyterian women of the
churches of Atlanta organized to
become friends and supporters of
Columbia Theological Seminary. This
was the birth of Columbia Friendship
Circle (CFC). Next year will mark the
fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of
CFC. A special celebration is being
planned during "Come See Columbia

Day" on April 15, 1999.

All recipients of CFC scholarships
and anyone who has interesting
memories and stories about CFC are
asked to send them to Barbara Poe at
the seminary. The committee is
compiling a scrapbook and a booklet
on the past 50 years of CFC. Help
make this an exciting celebration for
the seminary!

William Frank Harrington '60 (Th.M. '6V, left, and Charles Logan Landrum '34

Distinguished Service Awards presented

Columbia's Alumni/ ae Association
presented its Distinguished Service
Award to Dr. W. Frank Harrington
and Dr. C. Logan Landrum at the
annual meeting of alumni /ae on April
20 during Colloquium.

Harrington has been pastor of
Peachtree Presbyterian Church in
Atlanta for the past 26 years. Under
liis leadership, Peachtree has grown
and surpassed all other churches in
the Presbyterian Church (USA) in
membership. He has chaired the
board of Presbyterian College and is a
number of the Board of Trustees of
Columbia Seminary. Both of these
institutions have recognized his

contributions by naming a building in
his honor.

Landrum has been an ordained
Presbyterian pastor since 1928. He
served five congregations as pastor
and filled several interim pastorates as
well. He has served on many commit-
tees on the community, presbytery,
synod, and General Assembly levels,
including the committee that orga-
nized Eckerd College. A resident of St.
Petersburg, Florida, he has established
endowment funds at two colleges and
two seminaries, including Columbia,
to provide financial aid to students.

Leg T Read '99

Yoi m v> ri mi mi;ik a movie in w hich a
tarmei . in response to a \ oice plow e< I
up most ol his corn crop to build a
baseball field Once he had done so,
wonderful and mysterious things
began to happen, both to him and to
Ins family and friends. Throughout
the movie, guiding the tarmei, was
the voice. And the voice kepi saj ing,
It you build it, they will come."
While on the campus we're not
hearing voices, the building theme i

true Our lives these days are all

about building in one form OI another
-building plans, hope, buildings, a
future. A number of people - trustees,
faculty, students ,m^\ staff - have been

working very hard to develop a long
range plan for the seminary that will
carry us toward the year 2020 You

can see elsewhere m Vantage where
and how Columbia is building now.
Columbia is becoming a favorite
visiting" place - to study foi a da) or
two, to interview students, or to
attend a lecture series or gathering
Columbia is building, and the church
is coming.

Perhaps no relationship is quite as
crucial as the relationships thai
Columbia is blessed to have with its
external seminary family We are an
educational institution called by Cod
to serve the church and prepare the
best in leadership tor our future. We
exist to sen e, ami v\ e cannot do so in
isolation or on our own. To serve
responsibly and well, we depend on
guidance and support from our
external family - the people in our
churches. We need constant contacl
with the people in the pews ^"d the
pulpits, ,mc\ what they give to us is a
vital part of our educational process.
This mutual need foi support in
so many different forms and the
exciting vision in the long-range plan
have led the semmarv to make some
changes in the way it has approached
part of its work of external relations.
Our alumni /ae .m<.\ church relations
office will be more sen ii e oriented,
providing information on the re-
sources Columbia has to offer and
bringing information to the seminarv
so that the programs we design
continue to meet real needs let
Harper and our communications
office will be working on new wavs to

communicate with Columbia
growing audience, some of whom
may be new to the Presbyterian
Church and unfamiliar with this
seminary and the Presbyterian
mandate for excellence in its theologi-
cal education.

Stewardship is a particular issue
for us. Committed to good donor
Stewardship, we have .m obligation to
use gifts as donors intended and to
maintain accurate and complete
information on those gifts. While the
concept is simple, record keeping .u^\

Angu Mi | \ueen was dim toi oj develop

hi ml at Union /'M / from 1994

to the present He joined Columbia's staff
June 8.

constant conta. t w ith donors and

friends can be rather complii ated I o

give Stewardship the attention it

deserves we've formed an offii e of
ad\ ancement sen ices under the
leadership "t .Angus Mc( [ueen, a
graduate <>i Union rheologii .ii
Seminary in Virginia and ^ expert in
the field ol systems development and
information management.

Finally, we know that it takes
more than dedicated, talented, ,\nd
faithful people to make a good
institution into a gre.it one ll also
takes tin, in. i.ii resouri ei We are
i harged with the tasi >>i finding those
resources so that we may keep the
best m faculty and students, expand

our service to the churches on<.\

graduates wi serve, and build the
buildings we need. We see the ability

to give as one of Cod's great blessings
and our ongoing opportunities to help
,,,,, friends help us as a blessing
received We are also privileged d.iilv

ee the difference the generosit) ol
friends makes in the life ol the school
We remain constantly thankful for

what they have ^\onc.

ih, four of fices described abi

are now unified under the name
"Institutional Advancement." V\ i
been charged with the task of finding
those resources - human, financial,
and informational - that will allow
< olumbia to build tor its future, fa
33) that it is an exciting task is some-
thing of ^m understatement, it isone
of the most important tasks we have
ever undertaken. It will be a lot ol
hard work. But we also believe that
we ire involved in an enterprise that
represents more hope for God's world
than anything else we can see. To be
allowed to participate in that hope IS
more than any of us could ask.

Let us hear from von. You'll In'
hearing from us. D

SPRING/SUMMER 1998

For the Record

If you have recent news to contribute to this section, please mail it to
the editor or e-mail to harperj@CTSnet.edu.

Barbara Holmes '95 has completed
the PhD. at Vanderbilt Lmiverist) and
is assistant professor ol ethics .it
Memphis Theological Seminary ...Ed
Forsyth '85 is associate pastor at
Green Acres church, Portsmouth,
VA. ..Perky Daniel '86 presented a
paper, "Listening tor God's Word in a
Fragmented World" at the pastor/
theologian consultation in Louisville,
her article on grace and communion
has been printed in Reformed I iturgy &

Mush Journal Mark Jumper '82 is on

the executive committee ot the Mili-
tary Chaplains Association in Wash-
ington, DC, chairs the Chaplains
Committee of the Evangelical Presby-
terian Church, and serves as district
chaplain of the Seventh Coast Guard

Pistnct in Miami Martin Song

(DMin '88) is pastor of Ding-Chin
church, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1 1< also
teaches at Tainan Theological Semi-
nary and is secretary of Sou-Son
Presbyter)

Darrell Guder, professor ol
evangelism and church growth,
consulted with German youth minis-
try leaders at the Church of
Wurttemberg Colorado Springs,
lectured in Birmingham. AL, and
taught a Bible study series at North
Avenue church, Atlanta. He led a
retreat and Sunday worship for First
church, LaGrange, GA, taught a class
at Columbia church, Decatur, and led
a workshop on evangelism foi
Sheppards and Lapsley Presbytery
Dr. Guder led a study trip to India
and Korea with delegates from all
Presbyterian seminaries He preached
at South Highland church, Birming-
ham, AL, and participated in hearings
on "Missional Church" under the
auspices of Gospel and Our Culture

Network Rebecca Parker, director

of continuing education, taught a
series on Job and a six-week Sunday
school series on women in the Bible at
St Luke's Episcopal Church,

Atlanta John Patton, professor of

pastoral theology, gave three lectures
ou "Forgiveness" at Central Baptist
Seminary Cameron Murchison,
professor of ministry, preached at
Fourth church, Greenville, SC gave
presentations on the Atonement at the
Palma Ceia church, Tampa, I L, and
led a workshop for the General
Assembly Conference in Atlanta
focusing on the Confessions and
education.

Marcia Riggs, associate professor
of Christian ethics, preached at
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
for their Martin Luther King, Jr.
celebration in January. She lectured at
Memphis Theological Seminary for
the Black History Celebration, let
tured and preached at Garrett-
Evangelical Seminary, and conducted
a workshop at St. Phillip A.M.E.
Church, Atlanta. She lectured for a

I Mb conference on models for Chris-
tian higher education at Messiah
College and was a participant in a
research-writing Lilly-sponsored
seminar ^ " The Child in Christian

Thought" at Valparaiso University

Fahed Abu-Akel '74, founder ,md
executive director ol Atlanta Ministrj
with International Students (AMIS),
was honored at the AMIS twentieth

anniversary celebration Joy Pruett

'95 was ordained as a PC(USA)
Resource Team for Spiritual Forma-
tion Volunteer in Gainesville,

GA James Hudnut-Beumler,

exei urn e \ it e president, dean of
faculty, and professor of religion and
culture, addressed the annual meeting
o\ the Witherspoon Society, Nashville,
TN, on "Alternative Futures for the
Presbyterian Church (USA)."

James Maner '67 was honorably
retired from the Nettleton and Unity

i hurdles, Nettleton, MS Pam

Bolerjack '91 is pastor of First church,
In i rvville, AR Carlos Cardoza-

BIRTHS

To Stephen '87 and Catherine Nickle,

a daughter, Sarah Frazier Morell,

April 20, 1998.

To David '90 .md Gretchen Gibbs, a

daughter, Abigail Elizabeth Seidler,

Iulv2v 1997

To Tod '91 and Becky Linafelt, a

daughter, Eleanor Elizabeth, May 6,

L998.

To Jon '91 and Kim Wallace, a son,

Andrew Scott, April 12, 1998.

To Joe '97 and Jennifer Clifford, a son,

John Thomas, Dec. 23, 1997.

To Brent Ban \ '98 and Susan Cox, a

daughter, Hannah Camille, Feb ID.

1998.

To Kevin '98 and Angela Campbell,

former staff associate in the Office ot

Institutional Advancement, a son,

Andrew Michael, Feb. 7, 1998.

To Laura '99 and Jeffrey Furr-Vancini,

a son, Samuel Lee, Jan. 26, 1998.

To Tim, director oi the library, and

Sarah '00 Browning, a daughter,

Rachel Virginia, Feb is. 1998,

adopted Feb. 21, 1998.

DEAT1N

Freeman Parker '36, April s. I
Thomas ). White '45, June 1 1, 1997.
William McAlilev '49, April 7, 1998.
Johnstone L. Coppock '50 (ThM '58),
Feb. 6, 1998.

Keenan Willis '53, Ian. 30, 1998
Robert B. Wills '58, Dec 19, 1997.
William B. Johnson '60, Feb. 24, 1998.
Ernest T. Severs '60, June 8, 1997.
Barry Kiger'h^, Jan. 26, 1998.
Elizabeth Tourville '93 (MATS '91),
Feb. 26, 1998.
Marjorie Jacobs '96, May 8, 1998

Orlandi, instructor in world Chris-
tianity, published an article in
January's Theology Today jnd taught at
United Theological College of the
West Indies I le gave a presentation
at the Conyers, GA, church in celebra-
tion ot the "Year with Latin Ameri-
cans" and was guest preacher at the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ )
in University Gardens, San Juan,
Puerto Rico. He spoke at the North-
east regional convention of the
Hispanic Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ). Professor Cardoza-Orlandi
gave the spirituality lectures at the
s ( in Pablo Presbyterian Seminary in
Menda, Mexico, and taught a Sunday
school series on world Christianity at
I irst church, Atlanta

Ronald Stone '82 is pastor, First

church, Muskogee, OK Thomas

Aycock '73 is pastor, Ormond Beach

church, FL Chuck Campbell,

associate professor of homiletics, led a
session ret i eat tor the Newnan, GA,
church, co- led a session retreat for
First church, Dalton, GA, and deliv-
ered the Jameson Jones Lectures in
Preaching at Duke Divinity

S( hool Thomas Baughman '90 is

pastor, First church, Lewisville,
TX... Samuel Hobson '92 is pastor,
New Hope church, Gastonia,

NC Will Ormond '43, professor

emeritus, led an interest group at
Celebration '98 for Seniors, sponsored
by the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta
at Peachtree church; preached at
Druid Hills church, Atlanta; led a
Bible study at Columbia church,
Decatur; and preached at the
Gainesville, AL, church as part of
Heritage Weekend.

Bert Carmichael '67 has retired
following 25 years of hospital chap-
laincy. He is now full-time chaplain
and pastoral counselor for a physi-
cians' group, Northwest Georgia

Oncology Centers, Austell Walter

Brueggemann, professor of Old
Testament, gave lectures at Notre
Dame University, Lutheran School of
Theology, Nazarene Seminary,
Perkins School of Theology, Church of
God School of Theology, and the
Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies.
He preached at First church, Greens-
boro, NC; First church, Durham, NC;
All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta,
GA; and Pulaski Heights United
Methodist, Little Rock, AR. His
articles appeared in The Witness, Word
mid World, Reformed World, and a
reprint was published in Social-
Si ientific Old Testament
Criticism Susan Moorefield New-
ton '92 is teaching New Testament at
Presbyterian College and is parish
associate at Nazareth church,
Spartanburg, SC.

George Stroup, professor of
theology, preached at the Davidson,
NC, church and delivered the Helen
Leckie Bible Lectures at First church of

Huntington, WV Douglas Hughes

'83 is pastor of Jones Memorial

church, Meridian, MS Mark Kayser

'84 is pastor of Covenant church,

Monroe, LA Taylor Phillips '85 is

associate pastor, Faith church, Talla-
hassee, FL Ernestine Cole, associate

dean of students, attended an interna-
tional theological conference in Israel,
participated in a Health Ministries
Conference at Pittsburgh Seminary,
and the National Black Presbyterians
Caucus meeting in Winston-Salem,
NC. She preached at I lillside church,
Decatur, GA, conducted a workshop
at the Presbyterian Women's annual
conference in Madison, GA, and
taught the women's Bible study lesson
at tiie Presbyterian Women of the
Presbytery of Greater Atlanta gather-
ing at First church Jerome Ferrari

'89 (DMin '94) is chaplain of the
middle school and a faculty member
in the Bible department, McCallie
School, Chattanooga, TN.

Robert Ramey, professor emeri-
tus, preached at Covenant church,
Albany, GA; John Knox church,
Marietta, GA; and the Carrollton, GA,
church. He led a preaching mission
for First church, Rockingham, NC,
and taught a Bible study series for
North Avenue church, Atlanta. Dr.
Ramey led spiritual growth retreats
for Flint River Presbytery;
Timberridge church, McDonough,
GA; Fayette church, Fayetteville, GA;
Nashville, NC, United Methodist
Church; and Methodist ministers in

eastern North Carolina Gary Califf

(DMin'86) is pastor, Crestview church,

West Chester, OH Phil Gehman '68,

vice president for student life and
dean of students, attended meetings
of PC(USA) placement officers in
Louisville and PC(USA) seminary

deans of students in Chicago Lee

Carroll '68, associate professor and
director of supervised ministry, is
board president of the Urban Training
Organization of Atlanta. He recently
traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, to
consult with the United Theological
College of the West Indies about
possible revisions in their field
education program and to orient
supervising pastors for their work
with interns from Atlanta seminaries.
He led a long-range planning retreat
for the session of North Decatur, GA,
Continued on page 7

Vantage

Volume 86, No. 1, Spring 1998
Published quarterly by
Columbia Theological Seminary
Circulation: 25,000

The Office of Institutional
Advancement

Editor: Juliette Harper
Director of Publications
and Publicity

Postmaster: Send address

changes to Vantage

Columbia Theological Seminary

P.O. Box 520

Decatur, GA 30031-0520

VANTAGE

For the Record

con tin it ed from page 6

church, and hosted the fourth annual
consultation of Center-City Pastor
Stephen Mann '94 is part-time parish
associate at St. Luke's church,
Dunwoody, GA.

Laura Aull Johnston '90 is part-
time campus minister for the
McKinley Foundation, Champaign,

IL George Telford '58, director of

advanced studies and associate
professor of theology and church, led
a group of pastors to Cuba in April to
study and visit the Presbyterian
church there. The group met with the
moderator and general secretary of
the Presbyterian church in Cuba and
visited Presbyterian congregations.
They also visited the Evangelical
Seminary in Matanzas, meeting
students and faculty, the New Pines
Seminary near Santa Clara, and the
Roman Catholic seminary in

Havana Albert Freundt '56 is

honorably retired from the faculty,
Reformed Theological Seminary; he
continues as stated clerk of both
Mississippi Presbytery and Synod of
Living Waters.

Will Coleman, associate professor
of theology and hermeneutics, has an
article in the Lent '98 issue of Journal

for Preacher*, taught a Bible study on
Revelation, Westhills church, Atlanta,
and was anniversary speaker at
Trinity church, Decatur. He led a
Bible study and presented "Issues of
Race and Power in Cross-Cultural
Relations and Responses to Global
Realities" at the World Alliance of
Reformed Churches' Atlanta meeting.
He made other presentations at
Emory University and Druid Hills

and First churches, Atlanta Bob

Veazey '91 is pastor of the Elkin, NC,

church George Fitzgerald '57 is

honorablv retired from Purity church,
Chester, SC Wade Huie '46, profes-
sor emeritus, taught a doctoral
supervised ministry course on campus
and spoke at dedication services tor
Westminster churches, Gainesville,
FL, and Snellville, GA. He led ser-
vices of renewal at James Island
church, Charleston, SC; a family
retreat for Macland church, Marietta,
GA; preached at Reid Memorial
church, Augusta, GA; and spoke
about Columbia to the DeKalb His-
torical Society Kathy McLean

Moore '97 is interim associate pastor
at the Palms church, Ponte Vedra,

FL Jim Reinarz '97 is pastor of

Southwest church, Wichita, KS Ann

Clay Adams, director of admissions,
led a workshop at the National

From the Bookstore

No. of
copies

New titles by Columbia faculty members:

Missional Church: A Visum for the Sending
of the Church in North America
edited by Darrell Guder

Retail Columbia
price price

$26.00 $22.06

The seventh volume in the Columbia Series in Reformed Theology:

Reformed Confessions: Theology from Zurich
to Barmen
by Jan Rohls

$35.00 $29.71

Total amount for books

Shipping and handling: orders under $20.00, add $4.50;
from $20.00 to $49.99, add $6.00; over $50.00, add $7.50.
All books shipped via United Parcel Service.

Residential deliveries add $1.00

Georgia residents: add seven percent sales tax on books and
shipping

Total

Method of payment (please check one):

check payable to CTS Bookstore (included with order)

VISA MasterCard Novus

(please print information below):

Visa / MasterCard / Novus#

.Exp. date.

Professor of Old Testament Walter Brueggemann was presented with the introduction
of a festschrift in honoi ofhis sixty-fifth birthdayby theeditors Tim Beal 'SI left
assistant professor oj religious studies at 1 ckerd ( ollege, and rod I mutch 93 assistant
professoi of theology at Georgetown University. God in the I raj Essays in Honor
of Walter Brueggemann will be released by I ortress Press in I v< embei
Brueggemann was recently honored by the Academy oj Parish Clergy with its Booh oj
the Year award for his ["neology oi the I )ld Testament.

Name (as it appears on card)

Street address for UPS delivery:

City State.

_Zip.

Phone

Prices subject to change as determined by publishers

Please send this completed order form to: CTS Bookstore, P.O. Box 520,

Decatur, GA 30031; or call 404/687-4550.

Council of Churches' Young Adult
Event, "Come to the least". Brian
McCormick (MATS '96) is in his
fourth season as naturalist guide in
Alaska's Denah National Park, where
he works in the Wilderness Center.
His work includes assisting in wor-
ship services Diane Walker '88 is

chaplain at MetroHealth Center,

North Olmsted, OH Harold Prince,

librarian emeritus, was number three
in South Carolina and number III in
Southern 80-year-okl singles in the
1997 official senior tennis rankings

Tim Fulop, assistant dean of
faculty, taught at St. Andrew
Presbytery, conducted faculty grant-
seeking seminars for the Association
of Theological Schools at Southwest-
ern Baptist Theological Seminary co^\
at Colgate Rochester Divinity School,
and an adult Sunday school class at
Smyrna church, Comers, GA. Dr.
Fulop has been named dean ol the
faculty, vice president lor academii
affairs, ^n^.\ associate professor ol
religion at King College I le begins
his duties there Jul) I Bonneau
Dickson '33 and William Adams '56
were named executive presbyters
emeriti by the Presbytery of Greater
Atlanta ..Walter Dinkins '88 is wing
chaplain at NAS-Whidbey Island,
WA. He organized a humanitarian
medical and dental services outri a< h
program on the island of Kinmati in
the Central Pacific

David Torrey '96 is stated supply

at the Helen, GA, church Clyde

Wray '65 is honorably retired from
Murray Hill church, Jacksonville,

FL Stan Wood, director of the

Center for New Church Development,
preached at Sheppards and Lapslej
Presbytery and led a retre.it w ith
Church of Scotland national staff,
church extension ministers, and
professors to develop a church
extension guide for the Church of
Scotland. He led a workshop and ,i

seminar .it East Tennessee Presbyter)

and preached at Farragut i huri h,
knoxville, 'FN. Dr.Wood condui ted

new church development seminars at
Pueblo, Pines, Memphis, .nut 1 nml\

presbyteries, prea< hed al 1 ovenant
church, Monroe, FA, and Advent
church, Memphis 1 le led a seminar
and workshop with Yellowstone and
Glacier presbyteries and at the New
Church Development Pastor/Spouse
Retrc.it in I ouisville

Charles Evans '78 is interim
pastor, First church, Elberton,

GA Ben Johnson, professoi ol

Christian spirituality, wasscholai in
residence, lust church, San Antonio,
TX, m fanuary, conducted the offii ers'
retreal and t"r,i> hed .>i i irsl i hur< h,
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl , c\nd was keynote
speaker and workshop leadei al
Miami Presb) ter) I le led an "Hi' ei
retreal foi I irsl chur< h, South Bend,
IN, w.is keynote speaker .it Leading
i,, mm row 's ( hur< h < onferent e .it
I ord >>t Life l utheran Church, Minne
apolis, led a spiritualitj retreal it the
Synod oi the I rinity, and prea< hed al
I hiton church, Newport News, v \

Michael Chaney '95 is pastor of
Pleasant Hill church, Statham,

..Brad Smith '88, assO( iate pastor
ot Spring Valley chun h, I olumbia
SC, and "Souper Bow I" founder and
coordinator, has raised nearly $3
million over the life of the annual anti-
hunger drive Charles Cousar '58,
professor of New Testament, is
teaching sessions m Atlanta-area

churches: Fastmmster, Stone Moun-
tain, Roswell, Decatur, ^\
\1< Donough. fie has ,m article in the
[anuary issue of Interpretation, He led

an Officers' retreat at First church,
Darlington, SC, and was keynote
aker at the Conference for Older

Adults in Montreat, NC Tim Foster

'91 is moderator-elect of the
Presbytery of Memphis.

SPRING/SUMMER 1998

D. Cameron Murchison, Jr. was inaugurated as professot of ministry in Columbia's
chapel during the spring meeting of the Board of Trustees. In his address, "Corrected
I ision: Ministry in Manifold Perspectives," Professor Murchison used the metapho)
of different photographic lenses to talk about the importance of doing ministry with
views to the distant future the wide angle of the contemporary context ami, above all
the snap shot view afforded by the normal lense He stressed the value of educating
ministers to work well with the specific issues of congregations and the Christians in
them With him is Florida Ellis of Atlanta, board member and chair of the board's
Academic Affairs Committee.

MOVING or RECEIVING DUPLICATE COPIES?

Help us be better stewards by letting us know about your move ahead of
time. Please attach the mailing label from this publicati. >n

If you are receiving duplicate copies of Vantage, please send us the labels, and
we will update our records.

New address:

Name

Street

City

State

Zip

Class

Date new address effective

Please return to Vantage, Columbia Seminary, P.O. Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031, or you
nun/ e-mail changes to the editoi at harperjG CTSnet edu

Vantage

P.O. Box 520

Decatur, Georgia 30031

404/378-8821; www.CTSnet.edu

CONTENTS

Commencement '98 1

Florida Hall renovation begins 1

Two tempos 2

New faculty appointed 2

D.Min. course offered in North Carolina 2

Continuing Education, Lay Institute Calendar 4

Continuing Education, Lay Institute offerings 4

Columbia Friendship Circle to celebrate 5

I distinguished Service Awards presented 5

If you build it 3

For the Record 6

From the Bookstore 7

Periodicals
Postage
Paid at
Decatur, GA

Publication No. 124160

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY