Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 81, number 3, Winter 1990

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

Vantage

WINTER 1990

Plan to attend
1990 Forum

Columbia Theological Seminars
invites all friends and alumni/ae to its
1990 Forum, January 22-25. The four-
day event will bring noted speakers
and preachers to the campus and will
also be a time for class reunions and
alumni/ae activities.

This year's Smyth Lecturer is
Archie Smith, Foster Professor of
Pastoral Psychology and Counseling
at Pacific School of Religion/Graduate
Theological Union in Berkeley,
California. Dr. Smith is the author of
The Relational Self: Ethics in Therapy
from a Black Church Perspective. Dr.
Smith's lectures are scheduled for
January 23 at 11 a.m. and January 24
and 25 at 1 1 :30 a.m. His lecture titles
are "Classical Paintings in the Teach-
ing of Pastoral Care," "Love, Justice,
and Power in the Thought of Howard
Thurman, " and "The Transmission of
Intergenerational Trauma through
Family Systems."

Jack Stotts, president and profes-
sor of Christian ethics at Austin
Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
will be the Alumni/ae Lecturer. Dr.
Stotts served as president of
McCormick Theological Seminary for
10 years before going to Austin. He is
moderator of the Special Committee
to Prepare a Brief Statement of the
Reformed Faith for the Presbyterian
Church (USA). Dr. Stotts will lecture
January 23, 24, and 25 at 9 a.m. The
overall title of his lectures is "Glean-
ings from a Confessional Process."

Two men will be guest preachers

for Forum. The Rev. Craig Mason,
actor and interim pastor of Bethlehem
United Church of Christ in Brooklyn,
New York, will present "Dangerous
Preaching: The Life of Harry Emerson
Fosdick," at 7:30 p.m. on January 22.
Mr. Mason received the M.Div. degree
from Union Theological Seminary in
New York and the J.D. degree from
New York University. This produc-
tion was part of his thesis for the
degree at Union.

Dr. Gary Demarest will preach the
following two nights. Associate
director of the Evangelism and
Church Development Ministry Unit
for the Presbyterian Church (USA),
Dr. Demarest is also adjunct professor
at Fuller Theological Seminary. He
has written Understanding Evangelism,
Basics of Christian Faith, and The Heart
of Faith. Dr. Demarest will preach on
January 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. His
sermon titles are "Who on Earth Are
We Called to Be?" and "What on Earth
Are We Called to Do?"

Alumni/ae activities will run
throughout Forum. On Tuesday,
January 23, Dr. Walter Brueggemann,
professor of Old Testament at Colum-
bia, will speak at the Alumni/ae
Luncheon and Association Meeting at
12:30. His topic is "Permitting the
Text Its Voice."

Alumni/ae in reunion classes will
hold their luncheon on Wednesday,
January 24, at 12:30. The following
alumni/ae serve as reunion chairs:

1939 and earlier - C. Walker

x..

Ill ill ill

Last year's Forum preacher was the Rev. Barbara Lundblad. She was assisted in this
worship service by Brent Bissette '89, Professor Beverly Gaventa, and the Columbia
Choir.

Sessions

1940 -Samuel Zeal v

1945 -J. Phillips Noble

1950- John B. Pridgen

1955 - Jim Newsome

1960- Ben Dunagan

1965 - James T. Richardson

1970-

1975 -Hugh Ward

1980 - Rusty Douglas

1985- Steven Neglev

1989 -Richard Deibert

Women students and alumnae

will join for a supper on Wednesday
evening at 6 p.m.

In addition, times have been set
aside for informal questions and
conversation with Dr. Smith, Dr.
Stotts, and Dr. Demarest.

All alumni/ae and all friends of
the seminary, both lay and clergy, are
invited to the campus for this full
week of lectures, worship, and
reunions. For more information or to
register, please call the seminary at
404/378-8821.

Columbia receives
$500,000 gift

The Richards Center will undergo its first major renovation since construction.

President Douglas Oldenburg has
announced a gift of $500,000 from the
Lettie Pate Evans Foundation of
Atlanta. This gift will help move for-
ward the renovation date of the
seminary's Richards Center. The
renovation is expected to cost
$850,000.

President Oldenburg said, "This
gift will help make possible the long-
awaited renovation of the Richards
Center, a building that is central to
our campus and our community life.
We are most grateful to the Lettie Pate
Evans Foundation for this generous
gift."

The building was named for J.
McDowell Richards, alumnus of the
seminary and president from 1932
until 1971, during which time the
seminary experienced significant
growth in the student body, endow-
ment, and physical plant.

Constructed in 1961, the three-
story building is a general meeting
center for the seminary. It houses the
bookstore, student lounges, class-
rooms, faculty offices, kitchen, refec-
tory, and two adjacent dining rooms.

The heavily-used building has not
been renovated since its construction
Continued on page 5

From the President

Douglas W. Oldenburg

i m pr< ii d to report thai < olumbia
Seminary is looking toward the future
with vision and ex< itement as we
explore several new possibilities. Al-
though no decisions have been made,
special committees are hard at work
on specific projects.

1. Curru niton Ri vh u \ special
committee has been appointed to
begin a major Curriculum review. We
anticipate that this committee will
lead (lie fa< ulty in a study of recent
literature on theologi< .il education, a
study of our own currk ulum, and a
stud\ <>t how each segment of our
work (bask degrees, advanced de-
grees, continuing education evangel-
ism, Lav Institute) relates i" one
another and contributes to the whole.
During this two-to four-year study,
we will consult with alumni/ae,
Hoard members, professional consult-
ants, and local congregations. We
believe it will result in a "revisioning"
ot C olumbia for the 21st century.
Professor Charles C ousar is the chair
ot this committee. We are applying
fol i major grant to fund this impor-
tant project.

2. Columbia Cente} foi Theological
Studies /'/ / lorida: Presbyterians in

Florida have asked us to consider the
possibility of starting a Columbia
Seminary Center for Theological
studies in their state. It would
include our programs in Advanced
Degrees, Continuing Education, Lay
Institute, Evangelism, and the offering
ot extension courses for the Master of
Divinity degree Professor James
Newsome is chair of this special
committee.

3. Media Program: The 1984
"Toward 2000" Report envisioned a
media center at Columbia. We are
grateful that a potential benefactor has
expressed great interest in this project,
and we are in the last stages of
designing a proposal which will go to
the faculty and the Board of Directors.
Professor Douglas Hix chairs this

. ornmittee.

4. Library Study: It is rather
obvious that the Columbia library is in
need of a major renovation and
addition. The faculty Library Com-
mittee is completing a report regard-
ing our current and long term needs.
The cost of this proposal will be
included in our coming campaign for
capital funds.

5. Center for New Church Develop-
ment: There is considerable evidence
that the Presbyterian Church is giving
more emphasis to establishing new

churches. We are in the preliminarv
stages of talking to a potential bene-
factor about the possibility of provid-
ing a place and resources where
ministers and lay leaders of new
churches could come for special
training.

6. Christian Education at Columbia
In November, we hosted a consulta-
tion on strengthening our program of
Christian education at Columbia. The
results of that consultation have been
given to bur faculty, and recommen-
dations will be made to our Board at
its spring meeting. A report on the
committee may be found below.

As you can see, there are many
new and exciting ventures at Colum-
bia. We look to the future with
confidence, trusting that God will
guide us and that you will continue to
support us with your prayers, your
financial resources, and your ideas.
Indeed, we would welcome your
comments on these new possibilities
before us.

With warmest regards,

Dr. Charles Foster, left, responds to Dr. David Hewer's address during the seminar.
The two professors helped the Columbia faculty clarify issues in Christian education.

Columbia holds

Christian education seminar

With openings among the Christian
education faculty at Columbia,
President Douglas Oldenburg decided
it was an opportune time to examine
Christian education and its role in
Columbia's curriculum. In which
direction should the seminary move
as it seeks to strengthen its Christian
education curriculum?

Brian Childs, associate professor
of practical theology and counseling,
and Sara Little, visiting professor
during the fall term and recently

retired professor of Christian educa-
tion at Union Seminary in Richmond,
coordinated a committee to study the
issue. They mailed 230 questionnaires
to Columbia graduates who had
received Master of Divinity or Master
of Arts in Youth Ministry degrees
during the years from 1984 through
1988. The lengthy survey, which ad-
dressed the Christian education needs
of the church, was returned by an
impressive 40 percent.

The committee set up a day-long

consultation, which built upon the
survey. On November 14, partici-
pants gathered on Columbia's campus
for the consultation and discussion.
Consultants included three senior
pastors who are interested in Chris-
tian education Harry Barrow,
Newnan, Georgia; Joanna Adams,
Decatur, Georgia; and Grady Perry-
man, Selma, Alabama; three local
church staff persons who have
Christian education as a primary
responsibility Fred Horner, Char-
lotte, North Carolina; Betty Snapp,
Atlanta, Georgia; and Richard Hill,
Conyers, Georgia; three graduates of
Columbia's M.A.Y.M. program
David Jones, Georgetown, South
Carolina; Deannine Haney, Birming-
ham, Alabama; and Catherine
Allsbury, Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Dottie
Hedgepeth, a PC(USA) official from
Louisville; Craig Dykstra of the Lilly
Endowment; and members of
Columbia's faculty Shirley Guthrie,
Walter Brueggemann, Lee Carroll,
Sara Juengst, Glenn Bucher, Douglas
Oldenburg, and Oscar Hussel.

The rest of Columbia's faculty
joined the consultation and heard a
presentation by David Hester, associ-
ate professor of Christian education at
Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, who was commissioned by
Columbia to write a paper on the role
of Christian education in theological
curriculum. His address was fol-
lowed by a response from Dr. Charles
Foster, professor of Christian educa-
tion at Candler School of Theology.

Discussion among consultants,
guest speakers, and faculty members
raised the following questions: What
degree programs in Christian educa-

tion should Columbia offer, and what
should their content be? What do new
degree programs mean in terms of
staffing at Columbia? What are the
implications of new degree programs
for the greater church?

Professor Childs said about the
consultation, "It is our hope that the
consultation will not only help us at
Columbia with an understanding of
Christian education and its role in the
theological curriculum, but that it will
also contribute to the church and its
understanding of the ministry of
education." Drs. Childs and Little
have written a summary report of the
consultation and will present recom-
mendations to the faculty and to the
seminary's Board of Directors at its
meeting in April.

Conference
on Ministry
for prospective
students

February 23-25, 1990

To register or for more
information, call the Office of
Admissions at the seminary,
404/378-8821.

VANTAGE

Clinical pastoral
education at
Columbia

"Sooner or later pastors have to
integrate their theory of ministry with
their practice of ministry." Jasper
Keith, professor of pastoral care and
counseling at Columbia, said. "This
must take place so that the way
pastors behave reflects what they say
they believe."

At Columbia, it is the integration
of theory and practice that clinical
pastoral education seeks to enflesh in
the life and ministry of students. Al-
though basic degree students are not
required to take a unit of CPE, they
are required to participate in courses
of supervised ministry.

"Supervised ministry and the
optional unit of CPE are both in-
tended to provide a context for
students to explore their gifts for
ministry, by identifying themselves as
ministers attempting ministry and
learning from mistakes within a
supportive climate. This process
seeks an integrative expression of who
one is and what one knows with how
one cares for others as a representa-
tive of Jesus Christ," Dr. Keith said.
Contextual education is now a pri-
mary component of Columbia's
degree programs.

Clinical pastoral education began
at Columbia in the mid-1950s. Tom
McDill, professor of pastoral care,
worked with local hospitals and chap-
lains to arrange for students to work
as pastoral visitors. This exposure to a
hospital setting is still part of the
introduction to pastoral care course
required of all Master of Divinity
degree students.

By the early 1960s, Atlanta had a

Profesot /<?/ Keith left, holds a verbatim -(innnii with students taking the course, Ministry to /'. i om the hospital praxis t<<t bash
degree students Here. ,i student presents a verbatim .'. count oj a i onversation with n In^i'it.il patient

Columbia's faculty in 1973 as the first
director of supervised ministry. 1 le
had been a CPE supervisor at Georgia
Mental Health Institute, was a
member of the first governing body ol
the ACPE, and had served as chair oi
standards, certification, and accredita-
tion committees as well as the ninth
president of ACPE. When Tom
McDill retired, Dr. Keith became the
professor of pastoral care

"The hospital practicum in the
pastoral care course does not consti-
tute a unit of CPE because ACPE
standards require students to spend at
least 400 hours to receive credit tor a
unit of CPE," Dr. Keith said. "The
hospital practicum is essential,
however, because it enables students
to reflect upon the genuineness of

"/ learned that I can 't separate who I am from how 1 minister. "

cluster of supervisors and institutions
formally connected to Columbia, Can-
dler School of Theology, and the
Interdenominational Theological
Center. This cluster provided leader-
ship in the formation of a national
organization in 1967 the Associa-
tion for Clinical Pastoral Education.
With the ACPE's formation came
standards for the certifying supervi-
sors and the accrediting programs of
CPE that are now nationally recog-
nized.

In the early 1970s, the faculty at
Columbia revised the curriculum to
include credits of contextual educa-
tion the doing of ministry with
supervision in addition to the
hospital practicum experienced in the
introductory course in pastoral care.
Columbia decided that a unit of CPE
would not be required since most
students eventually would serve in a

their caring for hurting people It also
allows students to try on the role of
the pastor. But this practicum is only
an introduction to CPE. Students are
not part of a treatment team and
therefore do not feel full responsibility
for patients, but their encounters with
patients raise fundamental questions
about theology and the human
predicament."

Each year, stemming from experi-
ence in this course, 10 to 1^ students
choose to take the optional summer
CPE unit offered between the second
and third years of the M.Div. pro-
gram. Lynette Solomon, a senior from
Dallas, Texas, is one of those students
During her CPE unit at Atlanta's
Scottish Rite Children's Hospital last
summer, she worked 40 plus hours a
week; every sixth night was an
overnight stay. In that capacity, she
was the only chaplain on call for the

parish. The placement of students in a hospital during the night. Her days
variety of parish settings seemed more consisted of morning seminars, peer

applicable in Columbia's M.Div.
curriculum. But because ACPE was
recognized as an accrediting agencv,
Columbia Seminary grants academic
credit for students in CPE programs.
Jap Keith was invited to join

group meetings, writing verbatims of
visits with patients, and time for
keeping a journal about her experi-
ence. Visits with patients filled each
afternoon.

"Initially I was not prepared for

the intensity oi the setting/' Ms.
Solomon said "I low was i to ministei
to people who were different from me

and whose illnesses were s<) over-
whelming 1 But I had excellent
supen ision and group support that
helped me deal with m\ fears, The
hospital practicum during my second
yeai prepared me tor this experience
ause the tonn.it for [earning was
very similar, but the emotional

intensity and patient involvement
were far greater in the summer unit

"I can't imagine my seminar)
education being complete without this
experience," Ms. Solomon said. "I
was surprised that 1 was pushed SO fai
and that my anxiet) and tear did not
overwhelm my ability to learn. And I
learned that I can'l separate who I am
from how I minister "

Yet another option in CPE tor
students is a year-long placement in
an accredited center tor pastoral
education. There are i entei all ovei
the nation/ with 4^ centers located in

the Southeast. Many oi these ..enters
are in general hospital /medical
settings, but there .ire also i inters m

psychiatric, geriatric, pediatric, and
substance-abuse health care fa< ilities
as well as in churches and prisons.

After taking the summer CPE
unit, Mark Clark ol Hoi Springs,
Arkansas, decided a year-long place-
ment would fit his needs "The
summer unit made me aware ol
personal issue-, and waysol approa< h
ing life that were not helpful to me,
but the summer experien wasn't
long enough to resolve those ISSU
Mr. ( lark, who is currently placed at
Georgia Baptist Medical (enter in
Atlanta, said. "After mv initial fear
and dread of hospital visitation
passed, I was able to focus less on
mvself and to minister. 1 lowever, the
first thing the hospital setting does is
bring those fears fear of our own

I h or tear of intimacy, tor instance
to the forefront People tarry those
fears around with them all the time,
they're just dramatized in the hospital
setting.

"I'm an unabashed lover of the

i. mi \ii * lai k said " I his
i. mi is not jusl toi peopli

into pastoral counseling. I pi. in to go

into pai ish ministi \ I he work I do

hand in hand w ith the worl
I'll di i m the pai ish 1 1 onsidei this
program a gifl j i "i gh e i" yourself
a giii ti ' prepare j oursell more
completely foi youi ministry to all

MIS "

i he pla< e I learned hovs i" i are
as .i pastoi was the ba< k wards ol
i entral State I lospital " I >i Keith
said "1 found oul how nun h I really
i .in ,i. and i learned how to . are more
responsibly Aftei 10 years, I till
bi liei i thai on.' ol the i allings ol a
ministei is to i are f< u hurting i >< i >ple
ami to i are well

"Ministry in the pa to iral office ol
,1 particular < i tion Is oi pri

iii.n \ important e i" me/' Pr Keith
said "During my tun. .a < olnml>i.i I
have been an interim pastl U on 13

different <> casions, It's still very
impi i] i. mi to make h< urn Isil ti
for the grieving ones, '" administei
the sa< raments to the dy ing ones, to
hear faith struggles voil '' in ih''
market places, it's a worshipful
e> periem i to see the meaniri
finding in life, the purposes one
disi o\ ers, ^na 1 thi lei >ratei I ina

parishioner's life I aon'l fc now what's
going to happen when I walk into
{Vidi bul i i i"'. tit to

i i, .i Hireling w ill) her ami ( .oil I'm

refoi med in thai proi ess, and I pray
differently when I leavi

( ut ol the whole process of
.mini. m. and the going in and i oming
mil i.i bui h visitations,' Dr. Keith
said, "some students will be trans-
formed to the point that they can
affirm with confident < , 1 am a
minister oi fesus Christ in this pla
i h,ii formation of an identity as a
minister of Christ and the church is
one "i the primary purposes of
supervised ministi ) and i him ll
pastoral education al < nlumbia
Theological Seminal
Nan Adams, a second-year student from
jnik \onville, is thi

WINTER 1990

Continuing

Education

Calendar

John Leith
to visit

For further information or to register for courses, call or write:
Sara Covin Juengst, Director of Continuing Education, or
Robert S. Smith, Director of the Lay Institute of Faith and Life
Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA 30031/404-378-8821.

February 1,8,15,22, March 1 Morninc, Lay Schooi . m nu Bun i . Studies on
the Resurrection: What the Four Gospel Accounts Say to Us loda) loader
J. Will Ormond. Cost: $15.

February 10-11 The Contemporaiu Christian and I i >\n 1 1 ssni ss, Theological
reflection and hands-on night shelter experience broaden participants'
insights into this continuing crisis. Leaders Shirley ( luthrie, Bob smith,
Leadership Team from Southwest ( luster ol ( Ireater Atlanta Presbytei \
Cost: $2^

March 23-24 GODLoVESTl VCHERS: AFFIRMING UslDCl VRIFYING mii Mi VNIN( 01

Cam i\ mi CoNTExi oi Edu< mton A retreat to affirm, celebrate, and support
persons called by Cod into the demanding and invaluable vocation ol public
school teaching and administration. Cost: $25

March 26 UpDATi IN Ihkhch.k w inn vton with LouisviHe Seminary in
Birmingham, Alabama. An opportunity for clergy to nnrl with selected
faculty members from two seminaries to get information about new trends
and resources in various areas oi theological education Leaders: C atherine
Gonzalez and John McClure. Cos! sjo

April 15-23 A WEEK in Jam U< \. A pilgrimage following I ent and Easter m a
Third World country where the Church is strong and vibrant. A week spent
in study of Jamaica at United Theological College in Kingston, seeing urban
and rural parish work in Ocho Rios, experiencing life in another culture
For lay persons and clergy. Limited number of scholarships available.
Leader: Douglas Hix. Cost: $750.

April 22-26 Minis ii^ of l.un C0NFEREN( i. Through worship, Bible study,
small group discussion, reflection, and other activities, partic ipants will
seek, hear anew, and respond to God's call to ministry as laity m home,
workplace, church, local and global ministries. Montreal Conferem e
Center. Leaders: Verna Dozier, Ed White. Hob Smith, .\nd others Cost:
$85

April 23-27 A Week at St. Helena's Contemplative Retreat i \\ men. A
retreat for women at St. Helena's Convent, Augusta. ( leorgia A time to be
apart, to pray, to worship and meditate. Led by a community of sisters m a
beautiful retreat setting. Leader: Sara Juengst. Cost: $185.

April 28 LIVING WITH Loss. A one-day workshop for those who have experi-
enced and want to explore the reality of losses we all experience. Leader:
Jasper Keith. Cost: $20.

April 29-May4A Week wiiii uu Trappists: A Contemn VTIVI Retri m for
Men. A retreat for men at the Monastery of the Holy Ghost, ( onj
Georgia, for reformation, relaxation, and spiritual discipline leader: Doug
Hix. Cost: $140.

May 4-5 Gifts of Grace: Spiritual Discovers Ki m \i for Women and Men. A
retreat for discovering, naming, claiming, and liberating the unique gifts for
ministry inherent within every Christian layperson. Leaders: Martha lane
Petersen and Bob Smith. Cost: $35.

May 18-20 Fellowship Gathering of Pki sb\ 1 1 R] \\s. A weekend to reaffirm
the call of God upon our lives and to celebrate the gifts giver by Cod for
equipping God's people for service in church and world. Montreat Confer-
ence Center. Leaders: Ben Johnson, Lucy Rose, Bob Smith. C ost Room
and board only.

June 18-26 A Week with Border Ministries. A cross-cultural opportunity to
experience the confrontation of two nations and two cultures m a single
area. Issues of peace and justice, sexism and nationalism, poverty and
health can be seen from each side of the border. A mixture of inter\ lews,
work, and discussion with emphasis on the implications for minisrn
Leaders: Bill Schlesinger, Sara Juengst. Cost: $750 (includes travel, room,
and board).

On March 15 and 16, Columbia
Seminary will present Dr. John Leith,
Professor of Theology at Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond,
Virginia, for the second in the continu-
ing education series of conversations
with prominent theologians and
religious leaders. In October, Parker
Palmer led the first of these on the
subject of "Spirituality and Educa-
tion."

Dr. Leith's topic will be "The
Crises in the Presbyterian Church."
He will make presentations on the
following themes: the theological
i uses; the crisis of catholicity or the
1 i msent of the faithful; and the ecclesi-
ological crisis. These presentations
will be followed by opportunities for
discussion and reflection.

Dr. Leith is a 1943 graduate of
Columbia Seminary and taught here
during the '50s. He is also a graduate
ol Variderbilt University and Yale
University. He is widely known for
his scholarship in the field of theology
and for his passionate involvement in
the life oi the PC(USA). His published
works include Assembly at Westmin-
ster, Creeds of the Churches, The Church
A Believing Fellowship, and Introduction
on the Reformed Faith

This event will provide an oppor-
tunity for stimulating and provocative
conversation about the church with
one of its significant leaders. Open to
i lei -gy and laity alike, it begins Thurs-
day, March 15, at 1:30 p.m. and ends
Friday, March 16, at 12:30. The cost is
$75. For further information, contact
Sara Covin Juengst at the seminary.Q

Scotland trip
planned

"Scotland in nu SPRINGTIME." Colum-
bia Seminar) is ottering an opportu-
nity to combine a visit to the land of
lochs and castles with an opportunity
to learn more about our Presbyterian
histor) and heritage. The focus of our
trip, May 18 -June 1, will be on the
relationship of the Church of Scotland
to the PC(USA). Leadership will be
provided by Dr. Davison Philips, Dr.
Stuart McWilham, and the Rev. Sara
Juengst. There will be a visit to the
General Assembly of the Church i if
Scotland, to various sites in Ed-
inburgh and St. Andrews connected
with John Knox, a day on the Island of
Iona, and visits to the border abbeys
and many old and historic churches,
as well as the traditional sightseeing
of lochs and castles.

The group will stay at Carberry
Tower, the Church of Scotland
Residential Centre, an historic man-
sion house dating back to 1480,
situated in 32 acres of park, and seven
miles from Edinburgh. While there,
the group will have lectures by Drs.
Philips and McWilliam on various
aspects o\ the history of the Church of
Scotland and its relationship to the
PC(USA). From this central base, the
tour will make visits to the other
points of interest. In addition, on the
way from London to Edinburgh, the
group will visit Cambridge, York, and
Durham.

The estimated cost is $2,110. The
trip is open to both clergy and laity.
For further information, contact
Sara C. Juengst, Director of Continu-
ing Education, at Columbia.

Worship and the Arts - Drama

"Tin ri v/s mi- 1 1 nv" wrote William
Shakespeare. Many churches have
already discovered how effective
drama can be in education and
worship. This year's seminar on
Religion and the Arts, April 6 and 7,
will provide specific help in either
augmenting or beginning a drama
ministry in the church.

The leaders of this event have
extensive backgrounds in religious
drama. Allen Evitts holds an MA in
communications from Georgia State
University and is director of the
dramatics program at Backstage,
Roswell's Center for the Performing
Arts. He works with churches in
metro Atlanta in the area of religious
drama.

Patti Snyder has a BA in theatre
from Converse College and an M.Div.
from Candler School of Theology. She
has worked in The Center for Pup-
petry Arts in Atlanta and the Acad-
emy Theatre and has special interest
in working with youth in drama. She
is interim minister at the Ray Memo-
rial Presbyterian Church in Monroe,
Georgia.

Mike Shannon earned the MA in
acting from the University of North
Carolina and the M.Div. from Candler
School of Theology. He is seeking
ordination as a UCC minister. He is a

member of the Network of Biblical
Storytellers and has produced a one-
man drama on Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

These talented leaders will offer
workshops in Developing a Drama
Ministry for Your Church, Storytelling
and Acting Skills, and Youth and
Drama. In addition, Allen and Mike
will present during plenary sessions
their dramas, "Scenes from the Bible"
and "Dietrich Bonhoeffer."

On Friday evening, the chancel
drama "Christ in the Concrete City/'
will be presented as an example of
effective religious drama.

This workshop is especially
designed for clergy, educators, and
persons in congregations with a
particular concern for worship,
intergenerational activities, and youth
ministry. It will also provide an
opportunity for forming a network of
persons with talents and interest in
religious drama.

It begins m 1 230 p.m. on Friday,
April 6, and ends at 3:30 p.m., Satur-
day, April 7. The cost is $50. For
further information, contact Sara
Juengst at the seminary.

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The /ournal for Preachers r's published quai terly

A journal for 'public theologians'

In 1975, a group of ministers, gradu-
ates of Columbia and Union in
Richmond, began meeting twice
yearly at North Decatur Presbyterian
Church. Southerners who had been in
college and seminary during the Civil
Rights Movement of the '60s and in
their first parishes during the Vietnam
War of the early 70s, they were
convinced that their ministries were
inescapably linked to and challenged
by their particular historical context.
The specific question they faced was
how to be good pastors and respon-
sible public theologians during a
period of cultural and social transition
and turmoil. The Journal for Preachers
was, in large part, a response to that
question.

The journal is based on the
conviction that a special and indispen-
sable theological genre and task are
found in the preaching ministry of the
church and nowhere else to interpret
for congregations, week by week, the
Word of God as it confronts our
particular history. The journal has
sought to encourage preacher-theolo-
gians to accept and affirm this impor-
tant task in the life of the church, be-

writers in the journal. Pastors of

congregations write many of the
articles. Last year Rush Otey had an
article on "A Preacher's Problems
with the Problem of Evil"; a funeral
sermon by Joanna Adams addressed .1
stunning tragedy in her congregation;
and Lamar Potts wrote a delightful
article on "Preaching and Country
Musk

While the Journal fot Preachers is
not an official publication of Columbia
Seminary, manv Columbia people
ha\ e been heavily involved with it
Erskine Clarke, professor of Ameru .m
religious histor) , is publisher and
editor. Walter Brueggemann, profes-
sor of Old Testament, is associate
editor with Joe Harvard '66. Serving
on the Advisory Board are Joanna
Adams 74, Bill' Arnold '66, McCoy
Franklin '64, and Jim Lowry '66.
Indispensable for the journal is the
work of Betty Cousar as editorial
assistant and Pat Hix as subscriptions
secretary. Working with these Co-
lumbia people are a number of good
friends of the seminary. Cameron
Murchison of First Presbyterian
Church, Blacksburg, Virginia, was,

The journal is based on the conviction that a special task of
preaching is to interpret the Word of God as it confronts our
particular history.

Seminar on
faith and values
in professional
life: March 17-18

M \i n ND1NG .1 I -i\ Institute

seminar foi business executives
remarked, "1 need somehow to
integrate my Sunday and Monday
selves." A parti( ipant in .1 seminal for
lawyers and judges observed, 1
gotten help to bei ome a faithful,
effe< live office] in mj 1 hun h What 1
need/' she said, "is help to be< ome 1
faithful, effective ( hristianinmj pro-
fession."

With awareness of such fre

quently expressed concerns, the
Institute strives to provide lait) not
simply with continuing education but
w iih continuing education for minis
trj not simply ministr) within the
( hurch but ministi y in the 1 ontext ol
workplai e, home, community , and
place of creative retirement Often the
persons with greatest potential foi
theological and methodology al

insight in these areas are ( hristian

laity who live out their lives in su< h
non-church arenas where ethical
dilemmas, corporate tensions, and
constant compromises are items on
the daily agenda. Therefore, man)
Institute courses ,\nd seminars are
designed to allovN parti< ipants to
benefit from the experiences and
theologi< al Insights of other parti. 1
pating lait)

lith ^\^\ Values In Oui Bus 1
ness, Professional, and Public l ife
will be held on March 17- is, 1990
This extended seminar for prof
sional and business persons will
explore some issues basic to life V\ hi< h

help shape our motivations, attiti
values, and approaches to our 1 >rofes-

sional and business lives Hob Smith
will lead the seminar, which cost
For information on this and othei
Seminars, workshops, and courses

relating to the faith-work connection,

contact the Lay Institute at the semi
nary.

lieving that in a very basic sense, these
persons are the theologians of the
church.

The articles published in the
journal tell much about its purpose
and scope. Last year's issues included
such articles from theological profes-
sors as Tom Long of Princeton, "The
Ways of Death"; Walter Brueggemann
of Columbia, "Praise to God is the
End of Wisdom What is the Begin-
ning?"; Peter Gomes of Harvard,
"Christianity Burn-Out and Christian
Hope: The Myth of Self-Sufficiency";
William Willimon of Duke, "Repen-
tance and Politics"; David Greenhaw
of Vanderbilt, "Preaching and Escha-
tology: Opening a New World in
Preaching", and John McClure of
Louisville, "The Other Side of Sermon
Illustration."

But professors are not the only

WINTER 1990

along with Dr. Clarke, a founding and
long-time editor and now serves as
associate editor; Tom Long, former
professor of homiletics at Columbia
and now at Princeton, is editor

The journal, which began with
around 300 subscriptions, has now
grown to approximately 2,500 with
subscribers from all over the country
and around the world. Approxi-
mately 100 libraries subscribe. A
recent subscriber from Chicago wrote
what many have expressed. "The
journal is excellent, creative, illustra-
tive, and wise!" The cost is $9 per
year. For information, contact Pat
Hix, Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031.

Lay School
on the road

\i mi iwii \iH-\ ol presb) teries and
clusters ol Presbj terian < ongregations,
1 ,i\ S< hools ol Bible and 1 heologj are
now expanding into m'\ era] parts ol
the Southeast 1 he formal ot ea< h

school is designed In ( olumbia S I '\

institute ol Faith and 1 ife iri 1 oopera

w iih the in\ iting bodj 1 he
1 mi k whim \ aries and in hides
coui < In theologj I )ld and Ne^
Testament ( Ihristian ethii mai 1
and the i.miiK spii itual de\ - lopment,

world mission mmisti\ in tin

worli pla< > laitj as care givei and

othei topics

1 pi oming 1 .i\ Si hools v\ 111 be

held in:

( harleston (( harleston Ulanti<
Presbyten February " ! 1 1990,

w iih 1 i 1 1, in id I lunrt and Dr. D<>
I h\ tea< Inn

Spartanburg oothills Presb) tery
1 ebruar) " ' > 1990, with 1 >i
t hai les l ousai 1 h Bi Ian i hilds an 1
1 >i Robert Smith teat hir

|.u ksom tile (St, Augustine
Presbyter) Mar. h ! I 1990 with Dr.
Shirle) ( iuthrie, 1 >i Mattie 1 [art, and
1 >i Robert Smith tea< hip

< .iiicr.\ tile (t herol < Presbj tery
Man h 10 2 ' i""! 1 with 1 h romm)
Brown, i i I rsl in< 1 in 1 1 and the
Re\ Sara [uengst teai hing)

1 hi infoi matior about .1 1 a)
sc hool in \ fin area, w rite the 1 ay
Institute .it ( olumbia

Come See
Columbia Day
set for April 19

1 \. n sprini .. bi 1 h imini i dogwoods and
.1 aleas garland th( ( olumbia 1 ampu 1
< omeenjo) them with us during the
( olumbia 1 riendship t in le's annual
,11. See ( olumbia 1 >aj " on April
19,1990 On that da) 1 1 1 meml
and guests will )',,itlu 1 to . elebrate
over i" years ol support from Pre ibj

terian women to the H mm.irv I om-

munit) . meeting students, attendL
worship servii e and 1 lasses, and
visiting with the seminary fat ult) and
stafl

To register or find out more about
. iliiinl-ui Day," write ..1
call the< olumbia Friendship Circle
office.it the seminar

/ im Foster '91 . left, and Tod Linafelt '91
plant dogwoods on 1 ampus Tun Foster, a
horticulturist, has planted trees, shrubs,
,1)1,1 flowers around thecampusas his
rk-study assignment.

$ 100,000 gift
< ontinued from pa

almost 30yearsago. Renovation

plans call tor enlarging the bookstore,
developing more classroom space,
upgrading kitchen facilities, providing
more faculty offii installing an

elevator, and refurnishing the rooms.
The renovation will enhance and
upgrade the building's serviceability

foi the future needs ol theseminary.

Additional funds for the renovation
being raised, and renovation is
e< ted to begin when all funds are

I 1 in 1 ill It led

For the Record

If you have recent news you would like to contribute to this section,
please send it to the editor.

David Moessner, Associate Profi
of New Testament .it c olumbia, has
had his book, / 1'"/ o) the Banquet I he
Literary and Theologit al Signifit ant e oj
theLukan Travel Narrative, published
by Fortress Press, it was re\ lev
and discussed by a panel of New
Testament scholars at the annual
meeting of the Society of Biblical
Literature in C alifomia in Noven
At the SBI meeting, he presided ovei
the Synoptic Gospels Section. Dr.
Moessner has been awarded .1 s< holar
ship from the Association of Thei li
cal Schools rhe grant will be used to
work on a book on Acts during his
sabbatical this spring In October, he
spoke at Oglethorpe University's
"Table Talk" on "What's New in New
Testament Scholarship.".. ..Arvie
Maynard '89 has been called to the
Edgewood C hurch near Lewisburg,

WV Ford King '80 is associate

pastor of hirst Church, I luntsville,

AL Christopher Noto '85 has been

called as associate pastor oi the
Rivermont church in

Chattanooga Mary Huie-Jolly '86

(Th.M. '88)is a minister within the
bounds of Dunedin Presbytery,
Dunedin, New Zealand.

Sara C. Juengst '83, Director oi
Continuing Education at Columbia,
taught a leadership development class
and a series on "Faith and Art" at Fust
church, Atlanta, led .1 retreat for
Northeast Georgia Presb) tery
Women, and taught a series on
Advent passages at Oglethorpe
church, Atlanta. She taught two
workshops and was the inspirational
speaker at the South Atlantic Synod
Women's Conference ,-\nd participated
in the leadership of a denomination-
wide consultation on continuing
education in Louisville. ..Paul Kirbas
'88 has been installed as pastor of First

church, Cornelia, GA Charles

Roberts '83 and Ted Smith '86 have
been called as associate pastors to

Peachtree church, Atlanta Sid

Harmon (D.Min.'87) is stated suppK
at the Woodstock, GA,

church Richard Dodds '54 has

retired as vice president of the Texas
Presbyterian Foundation in

Dallas Robert Watkin, member of

Columbia's Board of Directors, has
retired as pastor of the Rivermont
church, Chattanooga.

Diane Ragsdale '8 7 has been
called to the Westminster church in

Rochester, NY Ben Johnson,

Professor of Evangelism and Church
Growth at Columbia, was speaker and
workshop leader at the Wee Kirk
conference of Middle America and led
a spirituality retreat for seminarians,
sponsored by Louisville Seminary and
attended by students from seven
seminaries, including Columbia. Dr.
Johnson was preacher for the Thoring-
ton Memorial Series at the Signal
Mountain, TN, church and led an
evangelism seminar for the cluster of
Presbyterian churches in Annapolis,

MD, at First church, Annapolis He
led evangelism workshops at Memo-
rial church, Midland, Ml, and for
Montgomery chun h, ( in< innati, OH,

in December Douglas Vaughan '61

has been called as pastor of hirst
( I iiirch, Wilmington, NC. ..Charles
Swann '68 is stated supply at First
church, Canton ( I A Winton Enloe
'61 is honorably retired from 28 years
ol mission work in |.ipan.

Matthew McGowan '52 is hon-
or, 1 My retired as executive directoi ol
the Covenant Fellowship of
Presbyterians Harrison Morgan '68
is director of church relations and
planned giving at Thornwell I lome
and School for Children John
Patton, Professor of Practical Theol-
ogy .it ( olumbia, led a workshop on
"From Experient eto Theology" at the
annual meeting of the Association for
C linical Pastoral Edui.it ion in Hous-
ton in November George Head '86

is pastor of First church; Aubumdah

FL M.O. Stalcup '61 has become

associate pastor, First church, Mvrtle

Beach, SC George Waters '87 is

pastor of the Hebron, Oswego, and
Mount /ion, St. Charles, sc ,

churches Rebecca Parker, Director

of Admissions M-id Finan< ial Aid at
( olumbia, preached at Kelly church,
McDonough, GA, was speaker for the
graduation of School of the Laity for

Savannah Presbyter) and led two
w 1 1] kshops and preached for the
Synod of South Atlantic Presbyterian
Women's Confereno

Roe Callaway '69 (D.Min. '81) is
pastor of First church, Columbus,

MS Robert D. Holloway (D.Min

'78) has been called as pastor of Unity

church, Fort Mill, SC Suanne

SauerBrun, Bookstore Manager at
C olumbia, is a member of the Advi-
sory Board for theological booksellers
and publishers who are meeting to
work on common concerns and
sen ing as editorial ao\\ isors for a bi-
monthly newsletter. She attended
meetings at the annual AAR/SBL

1 onference in November Sue

Dobbs '89 is associate pastor of
Christian education and nurture for
First church, Brunswick, GA Brian

BIRTHS

To Chervl Gosa '79, a daughter,
Elizabeth Fabiola, born Aug. 23, 1985,
adopted spring 1989.
To David '82 and Claire Bailey, a son,
John Montgomery, Nov. 12, 1989,
To Tim '83 and Sue Havlicek, a
daughter, Kimberlyn Michele, Oct. 19,
1989.

DEATHS

Russell Park '23, Jan. 27, 1989.
M.R. Williamson '23, June 25, 1989.
Westley Kazembe (M.A.Y.M. '84),
Nov. 17, 1989.

Childs, Associate Professor of Practi-
cal Theology and Counseling .it
Columbia, attended the annual
American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy Conference in
San Francisco, taught a continuing
1 -dm at ion course, "Selves and Sys-
tems: A ( feneration Approach to
1 amil) Pastoral Care" at Princeton
Seminary/ and chaired, with Sara
I ittle, the consultation on Christian

edu< ation tor Columbia Alan

Elmore '69 is stated clerk and execu-
tive presbyter tor the Presbytery of
( harlotte.

Shirley Guthrie, Professoi of
Systematic Theology at Columbia, has
preac hed al Hirst church, Newnan,
GA, at Roberts church, Anderson, SC,
and at Covenant Church, Atlanta. He
has taught Sunday school at Decatur
church and at Good Shepherd church,
Atlanta Dr. Guthrie led a continuing
education program at Mo Ranch in
Texas and led a study for a presbytery
officer training program in
Houston Blake Hawthorne '84 is
pastor of I larpeth church in Bren-
twood, TN Charles Donnell '83 is

interim pastor at Pineda church in

Melbourne, FL Deborah Taylor '86

has been called as associate pastor to

Kirk of Kildaire, Cary, NC Elwyn

Bryant '80 is stated supply at Leba-
non-Sevier church, Knoxville,

TN Michael Rainey (D.Min '89) is

Stated supply at Church of the Recon-
ciler, Clearwater, FL Ken Holt '89

has been called as associate pastor of
the Hopewell church in Huntersville,

NC Charles Talley '63 is interim

pastor of the Burnt Store church in
Punta Gorda, FL.

Diane Walker '88 is interim
associate pastor at the Auburn, AL,

church Adolfo Ruiz (Th.M. '89) is

at the Resource Center for inter-
hemispheric education in Albuquer-
que, working on a project about the
religious right in Central
America William C. Brownson '52
has written a book, The Courage to
Pray I [e is president and broadcast
minister of Words of Hope radio

ministry in Grand Rapids, MI John

Galloway (D.Min. '88) was recently
certified as a clinical pastoral educa-
tion supervisor at the Houston
meeting of the Association of Clinical
Pastoral Educators. He is employed
by the United Methodist Board of
Pastoral Care and Counseling in
Pensacola, where he is a clinical

director David Gunn, Professor of

Old Testament at Columbia, led Bible
studies at Central church in Atlanta
and at First church in Americus, GA.
He attended the annual meeting of the
society of Biblical Literature at
Anaheim, chaired the rhetorical
criticism section and convened
meetings of the editorial boards of the
Bible and literature series (Almond
Press) and the literary currents in
Biblical interpretation series (forth-
coming from Westminster/John Knox
Press). Dr. Gunn's paper on Boaz
appeared in journal for the Study of the
Old Testament.

Jasper Keith, Professor of Pastoral
Care and Counseling at Columbia,
gave a lecture on "The Ethical Issues
in the Care of the AIDS Patient" at a
symposium on medical ethics in
Greenville, SC and a seminar on

"Caring for Grieving Parishioners" at
the Good Shepherd church in Atlanta
Dr. Keith attended the annual confer-
ence of the Association of Clinical
Pastoral Educators m Houston. I [e
has served as interim minister of First

church, LaGrange, GA Robert

Catlin '66 is interim pastor of the

Village church in Tampa J. Hammet

'85, pastor of the Summerton, SC,
church, is now also stated supply at

the Pinewood, SC, church Walter

Dinkins '88 is an army chaplain,
currently stationed at the White Sands
Missile Range in Las Cruces,

NM Glenn Bucher, Vice President

for Academic Affairs at Columbia,
preached at Central church, Atlanta,
in November and at Columbia for the
fourth Tent makers Conference. That
sermon will be published by the
Association of Presbyterian Tentmak-
ers. He attended the meetings of the
American Academy of Religion/
Society of Biblical Literature in
Anaheim.

Walter Brueggemann, Professor
of Old Testament at Columbia, has
preached at the Stanford University
Chapel, Deaconess Hospital in St.
Louis, Duke University Chapel, and at
his home church, Trinity United
Church of Christ in Hudson, KS. He
lectured at Southwestern University,
at Claremont School of Theology, and
for the College of Preachers in Wash-
ington, DC. Dr. Brueggemann gave
the Gray Lectures at Duke Divinity
School and the Sizemore Lectures at
Midwestern Baptist Seminary. He
presented a paper at the annual
meeting of the Society of Biblical
Literature in Anaheim. An article has
been published in the Annual of Society
of Christian Ethics, and he has written
an "occasional paper" for the Theol-
ogy and Worship Unit of the

PC(USA) Charles Walter Mc-

Canless '83 has been called as pastor

to First church, Bartow, FL John

Roark '64 is pastor of the Buford, GA,

church George Kaulback '64 is

interim pastor at the Manchester and
Warm Springs First, GA, churches.

Joseph Greer '59 is working at
Sunshine Mission, a ministry to the
homeless in inner-city St. Louis. He is
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Volume 81, No. 3, Winter 1990
Published quarterly by
Columbia Theological Seminary
Circulation: 25,000

The Office of Development/
Seminary Relations

Editor: Juliette Harper
Director of Publications
and Publicity

Postmaster: Send address

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Continual trow page 6

enrolled in theTh.M. program at
Covenant Seminary Robert Ramey,
Professor of Ministry at Columbia, led
a workshop for Presbyterian Tent-
makers on "Organizing for Ministry"
and a workshop for church adminis-
trators on stress management. Dr.
Ramey led leadership retreats for First
church, Conyers, GA, at Brownson
Memorial Church, Southern Pines,
NC, and at Fist Church, Greeneville,

TN Frederick Bonkovsky, Professor

of Christian Ethics at Columbia,
delivered a paper at the annual
meeting of the American Academy of
Religion in Anaheim and an address,
"Issues in Christian-Moslem Dia-
logue," at the University of Georgia.
He spoke at the annual meeting of the
Society for Values in Higher Educa-
tion in Colorado and moderated and
spoke to the Georgia Conference on
Ethics and the Newborn in Atlanta.
Dr. Bonkovsky taught a 12-week
series for the Trinity church's (At-
lanta) Bible Class.

Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner and
Dr. David Gunn spoke at Agnes Scott
College's Tabletalk in October. She
spoke on the Biblical images of God.
In November, Dr. Stevenson-Moess-
ner was keynote speaker at Charter
Winds Hospital in Athens, GA, for all
women ministers in northeast Geor-
gia, and she attended the national
gathering of PC(USA) women in
theological education in

Anaheim Benton Kline, President

Emeritus and Visiting Professor at
Columbia, conducted a congrega-
tional study on the future ministry of
the church for Trinity church, Atlanta.
He led a workshop on the Directory
for Worship for the Presbytery of
Cincinnati and conducted officer
training on the Directory for Worship
at Decatur church. Dr. Kline led
officer training for the Dorchester and
Summerville (SO churches on
"Distinctives of Reformed Theology"
and on the Directory for Worship. He
preached at Knox Church, Cincinnati,
and spoke to the Atlanta Agnes Scott
Alumnae Club on education and

values Samuel Hughes '39 is

enrolled in the D.Min. program at

Erskine Seminary Wendell Colson

'80 is pastor at the South Lake church,
Clermont, FL.

Raymond Guterman '80 is pastor
of the Northwood church, Clearwater,

FL Bert Swearingen '65 has been

called as pastor to Church on the

Bayou, Tarpon Springs, FL Will

Ormond '4 3, Professor Emeritus of
Biblical Exposition at Columbia, has
taught D.Min. classes at First Church,
Brandon, FL, preached at Central
church, Atlanta, Spring Valley church,
Columbia, SC, First church, Seffner,
FL, and First church, Erwin, TN. Dr.
Ormond did a series of five sermons
at First church, Sylacauga, AL, and led
the Bible study for a retreat for First

church, Andalusia, AL Russell

Strange '58 has retired as executive
director of Hope Harbor in Danville,
VA, a Christian home for alcoholics

and addicts John White '91 and

Jenifer Roney were married in the
Columbia chapel on Dec. 9,

1989. Melana Scruggs '87 is interim
pastor at the Melrose, FL, church.

The seminary community is
grieving over the death oi Westley
Kazembe, who was murdered m lus
home country of Malawi on Nov. 17.
An ordained minister when he came
to Columbia in 1982, Mr Kazembe
earned the M.A.Y.M. degree in 1984
and returned to Ma law i as youth
minister for the Synod of Niichom.i
He is survived by his wife, Emily, M\d
tour children

Two long-time servants oi the
seminary died recently H. Talmage
Dobbs, Jr., died Nov >, 1989. A
former president of Life oi Georgia,
Mr. Dobbs had served Columbia as a
chairman and member oi the Invest-
ment Committee Henry A. Davis
died Sept. 24, 1989. He was
Columbia's auditor for 30 years and
took a personal interest in the
seminary's well-being.

President's
Advisory
Council holds
annual meeting

The President's Advisor\ Council of
Columbia Seminary held its annual
meeting on campus October 26 and
27. Council members are leaders in
their respective churches and commu-
nities and come from throughout the
Southeast.

Chairman John R. "Rock" Cham-
bless, an architect from Montgomery,
Alabama, led the two-day meeting.
During the first day, members heard
from President Douglas Oldenburg,
Dr. Glenn Bucher, Columbia's new
vice president for academic affairs,
and then adjourned for committee
work.

Barbara Crais of Birmingham led
the Committee on Student Affairs/
Admissions; Joe Patrick of Decatur led
the Committee on Faculty/Academic
Affairs; William Taft of Charlotte led
the Committee on Finance and
Development.

At the dinner meeting, the coun-
cil heard from Dr. Doug Hix, director
of advanced degrees, the Rev. Sara
Juengst, director of continuing educa-
tion, and Dr. Robert Smith, director of
the Lay Institute. Dr. Oldenburg
reported on the major evangelism
conference sponsored by Columbia,
Princeton, and Union seminaries, held
in Charlotte earlier that week.

On Friday the council heard from
Dr. Erskine Clarke, who spoke on his
recent sabbatical, and from Professor
Wade Huie, who spoke on the teach-
ing of homiletics at Columbia. Dr.
Phil Gehman, dean of students, and
two students, Paul Saleeby and Lucy
Turner, talked about student life, and
Jim Dickenson, vice president for
development and seminary relations,
discussed development matters

Before adjourning, the council
elected Jeff Smith, an attorney from
Greer, South Carolina, to be the new
chairman, and John McDonald, a
businessman from Atlanta, to be the
vice chairman.

Development I Seminary Relations

By James F. Dickenson

Vice President, Development/Seminary Relations

Gift annuities:

a great opportunity

Oni oi mi very best giving instru
ments around these days is the gift
annuity I here are man) advanta
w ith this kind ot gift; m my years ol
experience, I have /el to come up with
.i disad\ antage.

1 [ere is how it works n ou mal i
gift to Columbia Seminai j in the
range ot $5,000 to $1,000,000 oi more
in a gift annuity arrangement We
draft your annuity agreement figure

your taxes according to the IRS

formulas, and establish the payout
according to your wishes.
Advantages to \ow

1. You've made a gift to the
seminar}

2. You will receive an ino >me t.ix
deduction in the year you make the
gift.

3. You will receive six to eight
percent return on your gift for th(
oi \ oiu life and your spouse's life,
with the percentages based on youi
age.

4 You will receive a partial
income tax dedu( tion on your annual
income from the annuity tor the resl
of your life

5. YOU can designate how the
seminary will use the i orpus i 1 your
annuity when you \^o longci nerd it

6. You have made a gift without
disturbing youi overall income for
life.

Here are a tew examples m whii h
we have been involved with gift
annuities

\ A husband w ife team estab
lisheil a W0,000 live v ai deferred
annuit) .it agi 60 fi u the husband it
in-, w hen he reai hes 65 j eai ol
ind the payout rate also is highi i
be< ause ol defei menl foi five years.

B. A ministei i/\ ife team estab
lished a $30,000 immediate annuitj

w hu h pto\ ides them w ith an ini ome
In, life

C. A donoi ha established three
gift annuities w ith property \ alued al
approximately $ i. i00,000 [wool
these are two life annuities, one foi
himsell and his v\ ife and one f< n
iums.it and his daughtei

D ^di >m 'i ...^ e a lol in I loi ida
to establish a gif i .mnuiis im $25,000.
i he seminai j sold the lol and set up
the agreement

i \ donoi wanted to begin an
annuit) program and stai ted ia ith
$5,000 i le will add to it as he is able

There arc othei exami iles we
1 1 mid gh < bni pei haps thesi
enough t< gh e you some ideas about
whal i ould happen \ ou maj be
.in |m ised as ti i what w e are able t< i a<
1 1 implish

i he seminary will use thi i oi pus
in the future when thi donors no
longei tun e need oi it I hus, thi n
. u I \ antages tor the donor and foi thi
seminary

Thinl about il Mull il ovei and
write or call t' n mi ire infi irmation. I
ki\ e nevei heard anyone regret
taking this step

With librarian James Overbeck, Professor David Gunn seat, hes through the library's
card catalog from his office computer Every computet on thecampus network now
has access to the card catalog. Plan are being madeto tie the library's circulation
system into the computer network.

WINTER 1990

First year students take note* during a church history class.

New basic degree students

Lucille Bagwell, Gainesville, GA

Roy Bailey, Pendleton, SC

David Bowerman, Peachtree City, GA

Dean Brown, Minneapolis, MN

Robert Campbell, Memphis, TN

Tae Ho Cheong, Corono, NY

April Choi, St. Petersburg, FL

Ae- Young Chung, Decatur, GA

David Clapp, Jupiter, FL

Deborah Connor, Huntington Bch, CA

Editor's note: Due to a lack of space in
the last ///< of Vantage, ive were
unable to list the new students m
Columbia's three basic degree programs:
Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in
Theological Studies, and Master of Arts
in Youth Ministry. Below is a listing of
new students ami then hometowns.

Kelly Allen, St. Louis, MO
Marybeth Asher, Ormond Bch, FL

Kav Davis, Three Rivers, MI
Polly Deppen, Bristol. VA
Joe Dobson, Bossier City, LA
Mark Downs, Chesterfield, MO
Philip Dunford, Bakersville, NC
Paul Evans, Gainesville, GA
Kyle Fedler, Chamblee, GA
Sally Foster, Newnan, GA
Douglas Graulich, Albany, NY
Austin Gray, Sugar Hill, GA
Linda Hawthorne, Atlanta, GA
Nancy Hendrix, Braselton, GA
William Jordan, Decatur, GA
Ann Kelly, Greenwood, MS
Daniel Kendrick, Atlanta, GA
Paul Lang, Greenville, SC
Scott Lawson, Columbia, SC
Lisa Majoros, Atlanta, GA
Beecher Mathes, Birmingham, AL
Michael Maxfield, Virginia Bch, VA
Norman McCrummen, Atlanta. GA
Christopher Miles, Decatur, GA
Allison Moody, Salisbury, NC
Kevin Morris, Sarasota, FL
Neal Nuenschwander, Marietta, GA
Lisa Nuernberger, Charleston, SC
Susan Newton, Columbia, SC
Michael O'Neil, Ft. Worth, TX
William Owens, Gastonia, NC
Patricia Parker, Decatur, GA
William Perman, Seattle, WA
Paul Pingel, Atlanta, GA
Lori Pistor, Dallas, TX
Julie Poulos, Richmond. VA
Thomas Pritchard, Decatur. GA
Marva Sanders, Decatur, GA
David Satterfield, Bristol, TN
Linda Sherer. Sharon, SC

Jeff Sock well, Charlotte NC

Walter Tennyson, Napa, CA

Jane Thomas, Huntsville, AL

Lisa Travnham, Honea Path, SC

Michael Walters, Lafayette, GA

Andrew Walton, / aw ton, OK

Hosea Williams II, Stone Mountain, GA

List year's Alumni/ae Lecturer Doug
Marlette, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoon-
ist, signed his books during Forum.
Forum 1990 will be held January 22-25 on
the seminary campus. See article on page
I for more information.

Vantage

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Publication No. 124160

CONTENTS

Forum 1990 1

Columbia receives $500,000 gift 1

From the President 2

Christian education seminar 2

Clinical pastoral education at Columbia 3

Continuing education calendar 4

John Leith is visiting theologian 4

Trip to Scotland 4

Drama in worship 4

Journal for Preachers 5

Lay School on the road 5

Faith and values in business life 5

Come See Columbia Day 5

For the Record 6

Gift annuities 7

PAC meets 7

New students 8

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