Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 85, number 2, Fall 1993

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL

SEMINARY

Vantage

FALL 1 993

Three named to faculty,
staff positions

Columbia welcomes three newcomers
to its faculty and staff: the executive
vice president, the director of ad-
vanced studies, and the newly created
position of financial aid officer.

James Hudnut-Beumler began his
duties on June 14 as executive vice
president, dean of faculty, and associ-
ate professor of religion and culture.
Dr. Hudnut-Beumler, who was
appointed by Columbia's Board of Di-
rectors at its April meeting, comes to
Columbia from the Lilly Endowment,
Inc., where he served since 1991 on
the professional grantsmaking staff in
the field of religion. He was person-
ally responsible for grants and pro-
gram development in the areas of
religion and philanthropy, urban
ministry and financing American
religion.

From 1988 to 1991, Dr. Hudnut-
Beumler was administrative director
of the Undergraduate Program and
lecturer in Public and International
Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School
of Princeton University. He lectured
in the Department of Religion at
Princeton from 1987 to 1988. During
that time, he administered the
department's Pegasus Project, a
program of computer-assisted collabo-
rative scholarships.

Dr. Hudnut-Beumler holds the
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Prince-
ton University and the Master of
Divinity degree from Union Theologi-
cal Seminary in New York. He re-
ceived his B.A. in history from The
College of Wooster in 1980.

The author of numerous articles,
monographs, and book chapters, Dr.
Hudnut-Beumler is a member of the
American Academy of Religion and
the Association for Religion and
Intellectual Life.

"Dr. Hudnut-Beumler is deeply
committed to the church and to the
preparation of ministers to serve local
congregations," Columbia President
Douglas Oldenburg said. "Among
many positive references, he is
described as 'gentle, firm, and wise.'
We welcome him to Columbia."

George Telford joins the faculty as
director of advanced studies, replac-
ing Douglas Hix, who retired in June.
In the advanced studies office, Mr.
Telford will direct the seminary's
three advanced degrees: Master of
Theology, Doctor of Ministry, and
Doctor of Sacred Theology. These
degree programs currently enroll 342
students.

Mr. Telford graduated from
Columbia in 1958 and most recently

James Hudnut-Beumler

George Telford

served as director of the theology and
worship ministry unit of the Presbyte-
rian Church (USA), a position he
assumed in 1987. There, along with a
staff of 16 persons, Mr. Telford served
the church in developing resources
and in offering training and counsel
through a variety of consultations,
conferences and other events in the
area of theological studies, liturgical
resources, discipleship, spirituality,
and faith and order.

Mr. Telford has been pastor of
Blacksburg Presbyterian Church,
Blacksburg, Virginia; the First Presby-
terian Churches of Auburn, Alabama,
and Tallahassee, Florida; and West-
minster Presbyterian Church, Chariot-
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Robin Dietrich

Columbia grants 121
degrees

Kern and Jeff Peterson-Davis are congratulated by Howell Adams, Columbia board
member. Kerri and Jeff are associate pastors at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.

Addressing a congregation of more
than 1,500 persons at Columbia's May
23 commencement services at
Peachtree Presbyterian Church in
Atlanta, Anglican Archbishop
Desmund Tutu of Cape Town, South
Africa challenged 121 graduates to
proclaim boldly the gospel of God's
unconditional love.

"Go forth to tell them that they
matter, even when the world seeks to
deny this truth," said Archbishop
Tutu, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace
Prize. "Tell them that it is not race, it
is not color, it is not wealth, it is not
status that gives them their worth; it is
that they have been created in the
image of God, they have been sancti-
fied by the Holy Spirit of God, they
have been redeemed by the precious
blood of Jesus Christ.

"Go forth and help to change this
world so that there is laughter and
joy, so that there is peace and recon-
ciliation, so that there is justice and
goodness. Let the kingdoms of this
world become as the kingdom of our
God and of his Christ."

After the 4 p.m. service, Peachtree
hosted a reception for graduates, their
families and friends, and the faculty.
The Archbishop was among those
circling through the reception,
offering and receiving congratula-
tions.

Earlier, at the 11 a.m. baccalaure-
ate service at Druid Hills Presbyterian
Church, Atlanta, Catherine Gonzalez,
professor of church history at Colum-
bia, drew her text from the II Kings
4:8-37 account of Elisha and the

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Expanding the library

Douglas W. Oldenburg, President

It is no secret that one of the most
important resources of any educa-
tional institution is its library. For
many years, Columbia has been aware
that the library was perhaps the weak-
est part of our program. We have an
outstanding faculty, a beautiful
campus, a growing endowment, an
excellent administrative staff, a strong
Board of Directors, and a fine student
body. Now we must make compa-
rable strides with our library a need
emphasized in our recent self-study
and in the report of the accrediting
team from the Association of Theo-
logical Schools.

Built in 1953, the John Bulow
Campbell Library remains an architec-
tural gem on our campus. It was built

with a stated capacity for 100,000
volumes. Today the library collection
is more than 114,000 volumes with no
space for additional books. The staff
is severely crowded, and study space
for students is very limited.

In response to this critical need,
we have made the renovation and
expansion of our library the center-
piece in our current capital campaign.
After careful study, architectural plans
have been drawn, and it is estimated
that the total library project will cost
$5,542,000. The addition will be built
to the rear of our current library with
a new main entrance opening to the
heart of the campus, architecturally
mirroring the arched portico of the
Richards Center on the opposite side

of the quadrangle.

The new library will more than
double the square footage of our
current building and expand our
collection capacity from 100,000 to
180,000 volumes. It will provide more
adequate office space for our staff. It
will have a computer lab for our
students and faculty and a special
room for the seminary archives. It
will increase study areas from 91 seats
to more than 200 (including seminar
rooms and carrels). Student lounges
and other amenities will make the
library more user friendly, and
handicapped students will have easier
access to our library resources.

In view of rapidly developing
library technology, we have planned
the library for maximum flexibility so
that it will be adaptable to new
technology as it becomes available.

We are grateful that two generous
pledges from individual donors will

fund an endowment of $1,653,000,
eventually providing an estimated
$66,000 annually for library operation
and maintenance and $30,000 for the
library acquisition budget a 38
percent increase over the current

budget.

We have received $4 million in
gifts and pledges toward the $5.5
million estimated construction cost.
We are now seeking gifts from
foundations and individuals to raise
the remaining $1.5 million. If the
money is found, we anticipate the
exciting possibility of beginning the
renovation and breaking ground on
the new addition in the summer of
next year.

The plans are ambitious, but with
the completion of this renovation and
expansion, the John Bulow Campbell
Library will add immensely to the
strength of Columbia Seminary's
educational program.

Graduation 1993

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Shunammite woman. Noting the
prophet's remarkable promise to the
woman of a son, followed by the
child's birth, tragic death, and raising,
Dr. Gonzalez said, "The biblical
narrative seems to move in a strange
pattern."

Observing parallels with other
biblical narratives, Dr. Gonzalez ; noted
that Isaac was saved from sacrifice
only to die later; that the Shunammite
woman's son, though raised from
death, would face it again; that Israel,
freed from its bondage, would be
conquered more times. Only in the
resurrection of Jesus did the strange
pattern find its culmination. Yet the
key players in all these narratives
believed that God, and not merely
circumstances, had broken into their
lives.

Dr. Gonzalez added, "Where we
have had the experience of God's call
that takes us out of our ordered lives
and brings us to a new place, we may
then assume that all should go well
from that point on, and we settle
down as comfortably in this new
setting as we had in the old. But it
doesn't happen that way and it
won't for us, either.

"The ultimate fulfillment is Jesus
at the right hand of God-never to face
death again, as would the son of the
Shunammite woman. That is the only
reality with which we can come to
terms in any final way. Those who
live by faith are therfore enabled to

retiring Director of Advanced Studies
Douglas Hix for Doctor of Sacred
Theology, Doctor of Ministry, and
Master of Theology degrees and by
Vice President for Student Life Philip
Gehman for Master of Divinity and
Master of Arts in Theological Studies
degrees. Charles Cousar, interim vice
president for academic affairs, hooded
each graduate.

Fifty-six ministers received the
Doctor of Ministry degree, one
received the Doctor of Sacred Theol-
ogy degree, and eight received the
Master of Theology degree. Fifty-one
students received the Master of
Divinity degree, including 16 who
graduated with distinction: Marybeth
Asher-Lawson, Richard Atkerson,
Gregory Breter, Martha Ebel, Nancy
Graham, Linda Hawthorne, Scott
Lawson, Daniel Milford, Ron Nelson,
Kimberly Olson, Jeffrey Peterson-
Davis, Thomas Pipkin, Jeffry Rey-
nolds, Todd Speed, Elizabeth Tour-
ville, and Benton Trawick. Students
with a cumulative grade point aver-
age of 3.6 graduate "with distinction."

Jeff Peterson-Davis graduated
with honors in Christian education,
Scott Lawson with honors in ethics,
and Jane Dasher with honors in
practical theology.

In addition, the seminary
awarded five Master of Arts in
Theological Studies degrees. Brent
Plate received the M.A.T.S. with
distinction

Fourteen students were recog-
nized for academic excellence and
received special awards. Kim Olson

'The key players in all these narratives believed
that God, and not merely circumstances, had
broken into their lives/'

live with all the little promises and the
times when it seems impossible that
they will be fulfilled," she said.

At commencement, Board Chair
John Conant, acting on behalf of
Columbia's Board of Directors,
conferred degrees. Next, President
Douglas Oldenburg presented each
graduate with a diploma, assisted by

received the Wilds Book Prize for
graduating with the highest distinc-
tion in academic work over the entire
seminary program.

Jeff Peterson-Davis was awarded
the Florrie Wilkes Sanders Prize in
Theology for a paper showing sound
theological scholarship and relevance
to the needs of contemporary Chris-

Jung Woon Suh (second from left), new president of Presbyterian College and Theologi-
cal Seminary in Seoul, Korea, and his wife visited President Douglas Oldenburg and
Victor Yoori, director of Columbia's Center for Asian Ministries, in June, renewing the
relationship between the two seminaries. President Suh was a professor of mission at
the seminary, which enrolls more than 2,000 students, before being named president.
He had earlier sewed as a missionary to Indonesia.

tians, and Walt Tennyson received the
Presbytery of St. Andrew Women of
the Church Preaching Award for the
best sermon preached by an M.Div.
student during the academic year.

Patricia Senterfitt received the
Columbia Seminary Leadership
Award, recognizing her promise of
providing outstanding leadership to
the church and for demonstrating
unusual leadership qualities and
spiritual depth and integrity.

Jeff Peterson-Davis received the
Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz Old
Testament Studies Award for the best
Old Testament exegesis during the
academic year. Rick Atkerson, Ma-
rybeth Asher-Lawson, and Ben
Trawick shared the James T. and
Celeste M. Boyd Memorial Book Fund
Award given to persons who intend
to build their collections of theological
books as a resource for ministry.

Greg Breter received the Emma
Gaillard Boyce Award for a paper
exploring creative use of music in

worship; Dan Milford received the
William Dudley Award for Evangel-
ism for achievement, interest, and
commitment in evangelism and
church growth; and Martha Ebel
received the Indiantown Country
Church Award for outstanding work
in a rural church. Jane Dasher was
recognized for claiming the Roland
Tapp Creative Writing Award for best
entries submitted from among stu-
dents at eleven Presbyterian theologi-
cal schools.

Four graduate fellowships were
granted to students who plan to
pursue degrees beyond the first
professional degree. Nancy Graham
received a Columbia Friendship Circle
Graduate Fellowship, and Scott
Lawson and Brent Plate received
Columbia Graduate Fellowships. Jeff
Peterson-Davis received the Harvard
A. Anderson Fellowship, awarded to
the graduate determined by the
faculty to have the greatest potential
for future academic achievement.

VANTAGE

New appointments
continued from page 1

tesville, Virginia. He was director of
the division of corporate and social
mission of the Presbyterian Church
(US) from 1973 to 1981. Mr. Telford
earned the B.A. from Presbyterian
College, was a Woodrow Wilson
Fellow at Harvard University, and
received a diploma from the Univer-
sity of Geneva, Switzerland.

In welcoming Mr. Telford, Presi-
dent Oldenburg said, "This important
position is being filled by a well-
qualified person. George Telford
brings years of experience as a pastor-
theologian, an able administrator, and
a passionate teacher. Columbia is for-
tunate to have him join our faculty."

Robin Dietrich joined Columbia
on July 1 as financial aid officer, a
newly created position. She reports to
the Vice President for Student Life/
Dean of Students.

Ms. Dietrich received the B.A.
degree from Carleton College and the
A.S.N, degree from the Louisiana
State Medical Center. She has worked
in special education, in several areas
of nursing, including positions as
nurse examiner, oncology nurse, and
research assistant, and as a laboratory
technician. Ms. Dietrich also assisted
in Columbia's recent reaccreditation
self-study.

As financial aid officer, Ms.
Dietrich will be responsible for the
administration of Columbia's financial
aid program on the Decatur and
Florida campuses, including all
phases of federal, state, denomina-
tional, and institutional processes.
Student scholarships, grants-in-aid,
and loans will be under her purview.

"Robin Dietrich brings to this new
position demonstrated skills as an
administrator and an enthusiastic
commitment to theological educa-
tion," said Vice President for Student
Life Philip Gehman. "We are very
fortunate to have someone of her
caliber to assist students in this critical
area."D

Convocation
is September 15

James Hudnut-Beumler, Columbia's
new executive vice president and
dean of faculty, will be the speaker at
the seminary's 166th opening convo-
cation and honors day on Wednesday,
September 15.

First year Master of Divinity and
Master of Arts in Theological Studies
degree students will be introduced to
the Columbia community after Dr.
Hudnut-Beumler's address. In
addition, honors, awards, and scholar-
ships will be announced.

The seminary expects an entering
class of approximately 55 students in
the two degree programs. Many
members of the entering class were
enrolled in summer Greek School at
Columbia.

Opening convocation will take
place at Columbia Presbyterian
Church at 11:15 a.m. A luncheon for
students, faculty, and staff will follow.
The public is invited to the convoca-
tion.

1993 Master of Divinity degree placements

Rebecca Ardell Downs

Marybeth Asher-Lawson, associate pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Richard Atkerson, graduate study, Columbia Theological Seminary
Christopher Bobo, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Donalsonville I ,eoi gia
Frank Boyd, staff, St. Luke's Episcopal Church Community Kitchen, Atlanta,

Georgia
Gregory Breter, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Dalton, Geoi gia
Dean Brown, pastor, Blackshear Presbyterian Church, Blackshear, Georgia
Evan Campbell
Katherine Carpenter

Tae Ho Cheong, graduate study, Columbia Theological Seminary
Nancy Cooper, pastor, Presbyterian Church of Roscoe, Ros< oe, Pennsylvania
Belinda Curry, pastor intern, Baltimore Presbytery, Baltimore, Maryland
Jane Dasher, clinical pastoral education, Grady Memorial I fospital, Atlanta.

Georgia
Ellen Donnan, pastor, Junius Presbyterian Church, Junius, New York, and Oaks

Corners Presbyterian Church, Oaks Corners, New Yoi k
Jones Doughton, pastor, Appomattox Presbyterian Church, Farmville, Virginia,

and Jamestown Presbyterian Church, Rice, Virginia
Martha Ebel, clinical pastoral education, Richland Memorial I [ospital

Columbia, South Carolina
Karen Estes, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Lewisburg, Tennessee
Thomas Evans, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Union Point, ( ieorgia
Bill Gandy, pastor. Harvest United Methodist Church, \ [arvest, Alabama
Nancy Graham
Linda Hawthorne, clinical pastoral education, Scottish Rite Children's Medit al

Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Kenneth Kasan

Paul Lang, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, McGehee, Arkansas
Scott Lawson
Patricia Looper, pastor, Kincaid Memorial United Methodist Church, Griffin,

Georgia
Elizabeth Majoros
Carl "Jake" Marshall
Russell McKee, chaplain/ faculty, Gupton-Jones Coll. r,. oi Funeral Service,

Decatur, Georgia
Gregory McMinn, pastor, Metter Presbyterian Church, Metter, Georgia
Daniel Milford, clinical pastoral education, Grady Memorial I lospital, Atlanta,

Georgia
Ron Nelson
Kimberly Olson, associate pastor, Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church, Columbia,

South Carolina
Mike O'Neil, graduate study, Presbyterian School of Christian Education,

Richmond, Virginia
Jeffrey Peterson-Davis, associate pastor, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta,

Georgia
Kerri Peterson-Davis, associate pastor, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta,

Georgia
Thomas Pipkin, associate pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Snellville,

Georgia
Vanessa Potter
Jeffry Reynolds, associate pastor, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Tucker,

Georgia
Ann Runnion, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Greenfield, Indiana
Ty Saltzgiver, area director, Young Life, Atlanta, Georgia
Patricia Senterfitt, associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Jung Shin, graduate study, Columbia Theological Seminary
Todd Speed, associate pastor, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Greenville, South

Carolina
Anne Stevens

Donald Stribling, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Bremen, Georgia
Walter Tennyson
Jane Thomas, clinical pastoral education, Georgia Baptist Medical Center,

Atlanta, Georgia
Benton Trawick, pastor, New Dublin Presbyterian Church, Dublin, Virginia
Elizabeth Tourville, pastor, Rosedale United Methodist Church, Rosedale

Mississippi, and Gunnison United Methodist Church, Gunnison, Mississippi
John White, pastor, Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church, Laurens, South

Carolina
Harry Wynn

Master of Arts in
Theological Studies

Composites of the Class of 1993 are
available from the Office of Seminary
Relations, Columbia Seminary, P.O.
Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031. Compos-
ites are being mailed to all 1993
graduates.

Marian Haynes, Atlanta, Georgia
Brent Plate, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Samuel Saint I 1 1 , Tans, France
Peter Shelly, Canyon, Texas
Robert Stewart, Atlanta, Georgia

Doctor of Sacred
Theology

Larry Easterling, Richmond, Kentucky

Doctor of Ministry

Buford Adams, McDonough, Georgia

Ralph Aker. Orlando, Honda

( arol "Pinky" Bender, Charlotte,

North Carolina

[ohn Berghorst, Moorestown, New

[ersey
i [arold Brown, Naples, Florida
Malcolm Brow nlee, Riverdale,

I leorgia
Peter Carruthers, Raleigh, North

Carolina
Byron Chambers, Acushnet,

Massachusetts
Anthony Collins, (. atlmburg,

rennessee
Edwm i ooley Anderson, South

Carolina
i (arold Daniel, Kingston, Jamaica
Thomas Dend) . Spartanburg South

I arolina

Kenneth Ounnant, Birmingham,

Alabama
' 'tephen Dutton, I >< atur, Alabama
Steven I a -.on, M organ ton, North

Carolina
feffre) i bert, Drexel Mill,

Pennsylvania
[ad i merick, Nitro, West Virginia
Mahlon I elkms, Birmingham,

Alabama
lames I islu-r, ( hoiidrant, Louisiana
I lemv I lowers, Augusta, Georgia
William Gaskill, Avondale,

Pennsylvania
Maxine' lernert, Athens, Tennessee

Robin Grant, Kingston, Jamai. a
Denise Mall, Charlton I [eights, Wesl

Virginia
I lams I land, Wedovvee, Alabama

Richard I lawks, Douglas, Georgia

lames I lorn, Wynnewood,

Pennsylvania

Sonjia 1 lunt, Cleveland, Tennessee
>t< phen Janssen, Orange, California
I i\ id Kunselman, Orchard Park,

New York
Philip Under, Stone Mountain,

Georgia
Laurel I ink, Winston-Salem, North

Carolina
Herbert Marbury, Decatur, Georgia
George McRae, Miami, Florida
Robert Morgan, Rochester, New York
Walter Mueller, Maple Glen,

Pennsylvania
John Neal, Luton, England
Orville Neil, Kingston, Jamaica
Richmond Nelson, Lawrence Tavern,

Jamai* ,i
Francis Parr, Columbus, Georgia
Andral B. I Mexico, Mebane, North

Carolina
Lucas Queen, Charleston, Tennessee
Paul Rader, Huntington, West

Virginia
Laura Rains, Birmingham, Alabama
Lionel Richards, St. Johns, Antigua
Jeannette Rodenbough, Madison,

North Carolina
Timothy Setzer, Waterville, Maine
Donnie Smith, Snellville, Georgia
Cephas Stern, Hanover, Jamaica
Macon Stinson, Haleyville, Alabama
Paul Thompson, Christiana, Jamaica
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FALL 1993

Continuing

Education

Calendar

For further information or to register for courses, call or write:
Sara Covin Juengst, Director of Continuing Education, or
Richard S. Dietrich, Director of the Lay MM and We
Columbia TheoloeicalSe minary, Decatur, GA 30031/404-378-8821.

c .k,o i<i M 10 October 7, 14 Basic Readings in Bible and Theology A

Cost: $50.

September 16-18 Wk.t.ng for Publication This inter, s.ve w rkshop offers
ex^enenced and aspiring writers the chance to explore the nuts and bolts of
getting published. Leader: Roland Tapp. Cost: $75.

September 20-23 Continuing Education for Korean-American Pastors

September 20, 27, October 4, 11 Fall Lay School of Bible and Theology

rwKr 7 r Paqtorai Care for the Mentally III and Their Families This
nference wU hel'pastors and other concerned .ndividuals develop congre-
gational mode.s of ministry to the serious.y mentally ,11 and then ami ,es by
fddressine such issues as family anxieties, understanding mental '"*< a _
how m connect with mental health sendees. See article on this page. Leaders.
Tom Summers and others. Cost: $30. Scholarships are ava.lable.

October 10-15 A Week at Koinonia and Habitat for Humanity An opportunity
to participate in the life of both communities, working where needed, and
leamtog of. he activities and conv,ct,ons of both. Leader: Sara Juengst. Cost:

$100.

October 15 Certification for Administrative Personnel A seminar for lay
"mplovees ofchurches, governing bodies, and church related institutions who
a^merested in professional growth and seeking certification m the Admin.s-
"a, vTp?t onnel'Associa.ionVtUSA). Courses wil \>~>SXaE%
and financial planning. Leaders: Robert Ramey and Robert Smith. Cost. $35.

October 29-31 Global Mission Advocate Training Conference This event offers
valuable training for enabling the church to carry out its mission to the world.
Theme: The Caribbean. Cost: $45.

November 17-19 Seasons of Ministry: The Early Years An invitational event
for^hedass of 1990 to reunite with classmates and share the ,oys and woes of
inning n^nistry. Members of Columbia's faculty will lead discussions on
various topics of interest. Cost: $50.

December 2-4 Presbytery Leadership Training This event will give presbytery
leaders a clearer understanding of the systemic nature of our PO^ m deahng
with specific needs of the Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Committee
on Ministry, and the Permanent Judicial Commission. Cost: 3>5U.

December 3-4 Weekend Lay School, Birmingham, Alabama Elective courses
tauehTbv Shirlev Guthrie, Charles Cousar, and Rick Dietrich Co-sponsored by
the Presbytery or Sheppards and Lapsley and Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian
Church. Cost: $35.

Fall Lay School
offers three
classes

This fall's Evening Lay School will
offer courses in New testament, Old
Testament, and theology. Classes
meet on Monday evenings, September
20 and 27 and October 4 and 11, from
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the Columbia
Seminary campus. The Evening Lay
School is sponsored by the Lay
Institute of Faith and Life.

Charles B. Cousar, professor of
New Testament at Columbia, will
offer a course in "Reading the New
Testament Today." Dr. Cousar will
deal with questions of translation.
The class will also discuss questions of
authority: "What authority does the
New Testament have and how did it
get that authority?"

Paul Hooker, pastor of Rock
Spring Presbyterian Church in At-
lanta, will teach "Where Is Ur of the
Chaldees, Anyway?" "The events of
the Old and New Testaments did not
take place in some never-never land
imagined by the authors," Dr. Hooker
says. "They were grounded in the
very real dirt of some very real
places." Dr. Hooker's course will
explore the relationship between the
physical geography of the Near East
and the theological terrain of the
Bible, especially the Old Testament.

Shirley Guthrie, professor of
systematic theology at Columbia, will
bring new insights into an old doc-
trine in a course on 'The Trinity."
"All Christians confess a triune God,"
Dr. Guthrie says, "but many would
have a difficult time saying what they
mean by that." What is the doctrine of
the Trinity, and why is it so important
to us? The course will explore tradi-
tional interpretations and look at
some new developments as well. It
will also grapple with why the Trinity
remains relevant for Christians today.
Cost is $35. Students may register
through the Lay Institute. D

Seminars for
ministers set

Creating a caring
congregation

On October 7 and 8, Columbia will
sponsor "Pastoral Care of the Seri-
ously Mentally 111 and their Families,"
a cooperative event with the Georgia
Alliance for the Mentally 111 and the
Mental Health Center of Northside
Hospital in Atlanta.

The conference will focus on
helping ministers and congregations
develop ways to provide loving
support and pastoral care for mentally
ill persons and their families. It will
address such complex issues as
understanding mental illness and
helping families cope with mentally ill
family members. It will also offer
specific suggestions for steps congre-
gations can take in developing a
ministry of support.

Thomas A. Summers, keynote
speaker, directs the Academy for
Pastoral Education of the South
Carolina Department of Health. Since
1983 Dr. Summers has been pastoral
consultant to the South Carolina
Department of Mental Health. He
will address the personal and family
distress resulting from mental illness,
suggesting pastoral care approaches
and the role of the minister in build-
ing supportive networks and commu-
nity partnerships.

Other presentations include
"What is Mental Illness?"; "When
Mental Illness Strikes in the Family";
"The Church and Mental Health
Issues"; "What Your Congregation
Can Do"; and "Bridges to Advocacy."

Tuition is $30, and scholarships
are available upon request. Tuition is
waived for a lay person who brings
his or her pastor.

For more information, contact
Sara C. Juengst at 404/378-8821. D

Course for administrative
personnel scheduled

Each year Columbia offers a course
designed to help administrative
personnel meet requirements for
certification. These courses follow the
approved list created by the Adminis-
trative Personnel Association of the
Presbyterian Church (USA).

On October 15, 1993, Robert
Ramey, professor of ministry at
Columbia, will teach a five-hour
course on "Our Church Government."
In addition, a one-and-a-half hour
course in financial planning will be

taught by Robert Smith, southeastern
representative of the Board of Pen-
sions.

The seminar will be held from 9
a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on campus. These
courses are of particular interest to
church secretaries but are also open to
church administrators, business
managers, and judicatory personnel.
Cost is $35, meals not included.

For more information, contact
Sara Covin Juengst, 404/378-8821.

Columbia's Office of Continuing
Education will conduct its annual
January Seminars for Ministers
January 4-7, 1994. Offerings include
"Preaching on Lent and Easter,"
taught by Will Ormond, professor
emeritus of New Testament, on
January 4 and 5. In addition, Ginny
Ward Holderness, author of two
classic works about youth work in the
church, will offer a course in youth
ministry. Catherine Gonzalez, profes-
sor of church history, will teach a
course on The Book of Common Worship
and how to make effective use of it in
a congregation. Stanley Saunders,
assistant professor of New Testament,
will offer a New Testament study for
ministers, and Jasper Keith, professor
of pastoral care, will teach "Crisis
Intervention in the Pastorate."

For more information, contact the
Office of Continuing Education.

Training

presbytery

leaders

Columbia Seminary will provide a
training conference December 3 and 4
for members of presbytery Commit-
tees on Ministry, Committees on
Preparation for Ministry, and Perma-
nent Judicial Commissions. Partici-
pants will have an opportunity to
examine models for conducting this
training within their presbyteries and
to gain a better understanding of the
duties of these committees.

The event will focus on implica-
tions of the General Assembly's
interpretation regarding the ordina-
tion of homosexuals and how that
relates to the responsibilities of the
committees. Presbyteries are encour-
aged to send chairpersons, modera-
tors, and individuals newly elected to
these responsibilities.

The presbyteries of Charleston-
Atlantic and Savannah are sponsoring
the conference in partnership with
Columbia. Tuition is $50, which
includes breakfast on Friday and
Saturday and lunch on Friday.

For more information, contact the
Office of Continuing Education. D

VANTAGE

Columbia Seminary faculty members

Walter Brueggemann

William Marcellus
McPheeters Professor of
Old Testament

Charles Campbell
Instructor in Homiletics

Lee Carroll
Associate Professor of
Pastoral Theology &
Director, Supervised

Ministry

Brian ChiUs Erskine Clarke

01 of Pastoral imerican

Theology and Counseling Religious HistOl \/

Will Coleman
ln$tru< toi \r\ Theology

Charles C ousai
Samuel I ( arlledge
Professoi oj Ni

Testament language

i Uerature and l tegesis

Ronald Cram
Associate Professor of
Christian Education

Ronald Crossley
Director, Center for
Theological Studies
in Florida

Barry Davies
Instructor in Church
Musk

Richard Dietrich
Director, Lay Institute
of Faith ami I ife

Philip Gehman
Vice President for

Student Life & Dean of
Students

i .UluTim-t ,011 ali-
tor oj Chun h
111 lory & Dim tot.
MA 1 S Program

1 .i\ Id Gunn

restamenl ' angv
Literature and I n

Shirley Guthrie

J.B. Green Professor of

Systematic Theology

James Hudnut-Beumler
Executive Vice President,
Dean of Faculty, &
Associate Professor of
Religion and Culture

Ben Johnson
Peachtree Professor of
Evangelism and Church
Growth

Sara Juengst
Director, Continuing
Education

Jasper Keith
Professor of Pastoral
Care and Counseling

David Moessner
Associate Professoi oj

Neir ie-.tiimcnl

language, Literature,
and Exegesis

l.mifsNewsome
Projt isoi 0] ' tfd
Testament '
/ iterature and ' tegesis

John Patton
Professor of Pastoral
TJieology & Director
S.TD. Program

Robert Ramey
Professor of Ministry

Marcia Riggs
Associate Professor of
Christian Ethics

Lucy Rose
Assistant Professor of
Preaching and Worship

Iwan Russell-Jones
iate Professor of
Theology, Media, and
the Chun h

Stanley Saunders
Assistant Professor of

New Testament

Jeanne Stevenson-
Moesi

Adjunct Assistant
Professor of Practical

theology

George Stroup

Professor of Theology

FALL 1993

George Telford

Associate Professor of
Theology and Church &
Director, Advanced
Studies

Christine Wenderoth
Interim Director, John
Bulow Campbell Library
& Assistant Professor of
Practical Theology

Victor Yoon
Director, Center for
Asian Ministries

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 professor
of New Testament, was awarded a
$15,000 research fellowship by the
Evangelical Scholarship Initiative
The fellowship will support his
project, Luke the Interpreter of Israel,
Vol. 11: 'Getting the Story
Straight.'. ...Marilyn Washburn '81
received a Ph.D. in religion from

Emory University in May George

Telford '58, director of advanced
studies and associate professor of
theology and church, was one of two
official delegates of the PC(USA) to
the Fifth World Conference on Faith
and Order in Spain. The conference,
called by the Commission on Faith
and Order of the World Council of
Churches, was the first since Mon-
treal, 1963 Coile Estes '86 has been

called as pastor of the Morningside

church, Atlanta Joanna Adams '79

was awarded an honorary Doctor of
Divinity degree from Davidson
College in May.

Dick Wiggers '85 organized the
Northminster church in Pensacola, FL,
three years ago. In April, the church
moved into a new, multi-purpose

building Sam Hughes '76 received a

D.Min degree from Erskine Seminary
in May. Dr. Hughes is 80 year-,
old Marcia Riggs, associate profes-
sor of Christian ethics, presented a
paper and facilitated dialogue at a
Women in Ministry Conference and a
Black Theology consultation in
London and Sheffield, England, in
June. She preached at Tooting Meth-
odist Church and Ronsom Pentecostal
A. ME. Zion Church while there. Dr.
Riggs was respondent to papers
presented at the Roundtable of Ethnic
Theologians of the United Methodist

Church in Claremont, CA Stephen

Haynes '88, assistant professor of
religion and literature at Rhodes
College, is co-author of To Each Its
Own Meaning: An Introduction to
Biblical Criticisms and Then

Application Beecher Mathes '92 is

associate pastor at Covenant church,
Athens, GA.

Robert Ramey, professor of
ministry, consulted with Emory
church, Atlanta, and First church,
Cartersville, in a mission study. He
has been temporary supply minister at
Oglethorpe church, Atlanta. Dr.
Ramey preached at Eastminster
church, Stone Mountain, GA, and rep-
resented Columbia, along with Lee
Carroll '68, director of supervised
ministry, at the small church consulta-
tion in Denver Barry Davies '82

(DMin '87), instructor in church
music, led workshops and preached at

First church, Anniston, AL Rebecca

Parker, director of admissions, taught
a seven-week course at Trinity church,
Atlanta, and preached at St. Luke's

church, Atlanta Peter Denlea '89

pastor of Ormewood church, received
the small church pastor of the year
award from Greater Atlanta Presby-
tery in June Carolyn Johnson '80

was honorably retired by National

Capital Presbytery in 1992 William

Love '77 is interim pastor of First
church, Hartsville, SC.

Several students and alums were
married recently: Bob Madsen '90
and Linda Mvers, June 26 in East
Brunswick, N); Michelle Thomas '94
and David Bush, June 18 in Montreat,
NC; Keith Freeman '95 and Amy
Alexander, June 5 in Concord, NC;
Becky Ardell '93 and Mark Downs
'92, June 19 in St. Louis; Joon Lee '94
and Hyo Eun Choo, June 22 in Seoul,
Korea; Lisa Traynham '92 and Ron
Nelson '93, Mav 29 in Columbia's
chapel; Stephen Ratliff '95 and
Melissa Hancock, June 19, Davidson,
NC; Jay Freedman (Spec.) and Sarah
I Vheidt, Mar. 6, Cincinnati; Steven
Arndt '94 and Robin Powell, July 3,
Marietta, GA; Charles Blasdell '94
and Amy Shrum, July 31, Spotsylva-
nia, VA.'

Charles Cousar '58, professor oi
New Testament, led a weekend retreat
at Stoney Point, NY, for The Reformed
church, Bronxville, NY. He delivered
the Gamble Lectures at First church,
Greenville, MS, and preached at First

church, LaGrange, GA Philip

Gehman '68, vice president for
student life and dean of students,
served on the leadership team for the
Study to Enrich Inquirers and Candi-
dates 11 Consultation (a PC(USA)
project funded by the Lilly Endow-
ment) in Delray Beach, FL, in June and
on the staff of a Montreat Youth

Conference in August Sheppard

Lawrence '74 is chaplain, Florida

Hospital, Orlando Lori Pistor '92 is

associate pastor of First church,
Durham, NC Ben Johnson, profes-
sor of evangelism and church growth,

BIRTHS

To J. '85 and April Hammet, a son,

William Jarred Nelson, Apr. 7, 1993.

To Lee Pruett Walker (MAYM '85)

and Brad '89, a son, Nathanael Lane,

Apr. 3, 1993.

To Karen Walkup Burns '88 and Dick

'90, a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, May

20, 1993.

To Richard '89 and Elizabeth '90

Deibert, a son, Andrew Irvin, June 30,

1993.

To Ann '92 and Dan Kellv, a son,

Joseph Houston, July 24, 1993.

To Tom '93 and Dawn Pipkin, a son,

Joshua James, June 1, 1993.

To SherylLynn'94 and Jeff Frazier, a

son, Jeffrie Alexander, Apr. 15, 1993.

To Martin '94 and Nancy Lifer, a

daughter, Grace Beale, Mar. 30, 1993.

To Jim '95 and Amy Cazin, a son,

Cody, May 27, 1993.

DEATHS

James Reaves '52, May 10, 1993.
Bruce Davis '71, Dec. 17, 1992.
Jerrv Bustle '76, April 1993.

gave lectures at Knox College Gradu-
ates Association in Toronto and at the
University of Winnipeg for the United
Church of Canada. Dr. Johnson has
preached at First church, Richmond,
KY and at Marble Collegiate church,
New York. He taught at Pacific
School of Religion's summer school
and led an evangelism seminar for
Lake Erie Presbytery.

Brian Childs, professor of pas-
toral theology and counseling, pub-
lished an article and a book review in
Journal of Pastoral Care. He attended
the annual meeting of the Society for
Pastoral Theology and consulted on
establishing a "Bereavement Commit-
tee" and preached at Mt. Tabor
Missionary Baptist Church in Miami.
Dr. Childs was a fellow and partici-
pant in a seminar on narrative ethics
at the Center for Literature, Medicine,
and the Health Care Professions in

Hiram, OH Tod Linafelt '91 has

had articles published in Koinonia and
Paradigms and a book review in

Christian Scholars' Review Ernestine

Cole, associate dean of students,
attended, with a group of women
seminarians, the Women's Ecumenical
Interseminary Conference at Union
Seminary in Richmond. She has
preached at the West End church,

Atlanta Steve Rhodes '82 is pastor

of a new church in the Pace area of
Pensacola, FL.

Will Coleman '85, instructor in
theology, received the Ph.D. in sys-
tematic and philosophical theology
from the Graduate Theological Union.
He delivered the graduating student
commencement speech during the

ceremony Tamara Puffer '92 is

associate minister at the Mt. Vernon
church, Atlanta. ...Nancy Lee (ThM
'93) is in the Old Testament Ph.D.
program at Union Seminary in

Richmond Harrison Taylor '54 is

interim pastor at Second church, Little

Rock, AR Ruthanne Huff, technical

services librarian, was a panel mem-
ber for a program on the online public
access catalog at the American Theo-
logical Library Association's annual
conference.. ..Nibs Stroupe '75 and
Caroline Leach '72, pastor and co-
pastor of Oakhurst church, Decatur,
accepted, for the church, the 1993
Small Church Award from Greater

Atlanta Presbytery Charles Roberts

'83 (ThM '93), minister to singles at
Peachtree church, Atlanta, had an
article published in Atlanta Singles,
participated in a panel discussion at
the Single Adult Ministry's National
Convention, and submitted chapters
for two books being published by the

Network of Single Adult Leaders

Jeff Lewis '89 is pastor of the Dutch
Fork A.R. Presbyterian Church, Irmo,

SC.

Stuart Thomas Wilson '78 is
pastor of the Robinson church, Char-
lotte, NC Christine Wenderoth,

associate librarian and assistant
professor of practical theology,
attended the annual meeting of the
American Theological Library Asso-
ciation in Vancouver, British Colum-
- bia. She was elected chair of the
Annual Program Committee and of
the Collection Evaluation and Devel-
opment Section. Dr. Wenderoth has
accepted the position of director of the
library at Colgate-Rochester Divinity

School and will begin her duties there

in 1994 Walter Brueggemann,

professor of Old Testament, gave the
commencement address and received
the Doctor of Divinity degree from
Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley,
CA, in May. He delivered the Harry
Vaughn Smith Lectures at Mercer
University and the commencement
address at Lancaster Seminary. Dr.
Brueggemann lectured at Calvin
Theological Seminary; Brick church,
NY; Mundelein Seminary; and the
Worship and Music Conference,
Montreat. He preached at the Ohio
Conference, United Church of Christ
and at Spring Hill church, Mobile, AL.
He has written Texts Under Negotiation
and Jeremiah: Faithfulness in the Midst
of Fickleness. His book, / Kings, has

been translated into Italian Gilbert

McLaurin (DMin '77) is associate pas-
tor of First church, Thomaston, GA.

Thomas Are '59 is interim pastor
of the Highland church, Lancaster,

PA Rick Baggett '84 is pastor of

First church, Fort Myers, FL Roger

Mackey '68 (DMin '91) has been
called as pastor of the Henry Memo-
rial church, Dublin, GA Sara C.

Juengst '83, director of continuing
education, spoke at the Georgia
Alliance for the Mentally 111, at North-
east Georgia presbytery meeting, and
at North Decatur church. She has
preached at Lincolnton and Elberton,
GA, and Willington, SC, led a series at
First church, Athens, GA, and taught
at synod school and leadership events
for Greater Atlanta and Trinity
presbyteries. Ms. Juengst has been
elected moderator of Greater Atlanta

Presbytery Graham Hardy (DMin

'92) is interim pastor of Eastminster

church, York, PA Andy Walton '92,

pastor of the Forsyth, GA, church,
directed the Columbia Choir's pro-
duction of Cotton Patch Gospel

John Sharp '71 is pastor of Peabody

Heights church, Eastman, GA Paul

Smith *57 has completed 25 years as
associate professor of philosophy and
religion at Richard Bland college of

the College of William and Mary

Ben Dunagan '60 was honorably
retired from Batesville church, Holy
Springs, MS.

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Volume 85, No. 2, Fall 1993
Published quarterly by
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Circulation: 25,000

The Office of Development/
Seminary Relations

Editor: Juliette Harper
Director of Publications
and Publicity

Postmaster: Send address

changes to Vantage

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Courses offered
in literature
and film

In April, the Lay Institute of Faith and
Life introduced two new study
groups. "Theology and Literature"
provides an opportunity for lay
people to learn to read theologically
The group is focusing on works of
twentieth-century fiction, asking
questions about the presence (or
absence) of God in the worlds that
writers create.

"Faith and Film" recognizes that
film-makers want to change the way
viewers look at the world. The group
is learning to watch films intelligently,
seeking to make them part of our
world rather than blindly becoming
part of theirs. The group is also
learning to watch films faithfully,
asking questions about how they
portray God and God's world.

Both study groups are ongoing.
"Faith and Film" meets the first
Tuesday night of each month. "Theol-
ogy and Literature" meets the first
Thursday of each month. Both groups
meet on the Columbia campus.

New students are welcome. There
is a one-time $10 registration fee. For
more information, contact the Lay
Institute. D

Forum 1994 Development /Seminary Relations

January 24-26

Smyth Lecturer: Terence Fretheim,
professor of Old Testament, Luther
Northwestern Theological Seminary,
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Alumni /ae Lecturer: Columbia
Seminary Faculty Panel
Forum Preacher: Barbara Brown
Taylor, pastor, Grace-Calvary Episco-
pal Church, Clarkesville, Georgia

By Frank T. Willey

Director of Development/Seminary Relations

1993 graduates
continued from page 3

Alton Tulloch, St. Ann, Jamaica
Peniamina Vai, Kingston, Jamaica
Arthur Wall, Knightdale, North

Carolina
Ben W. Wilson, Iva, South Carolina
Gerald Worrell, Charlotte, North

Carolina

Master of Theology

Brant Baker, Mobile, Alabama
Harry Home, Gainesville, Florida
Amos Kariuki, Nairobi, Kenya
Joseph Lee, Clarkston, Georgia
Nancy Lee, Lillington, North Carolina
Andras Lovas, Budapest, Hungary
Charles Roberts, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Dongchae Shin, Seoul, Korea

From the Bookstore

No. of
copies

Retail
price

Columbia
price

New titles by Columbia faculty members:

_Texts Under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern $ 9.95 $ 8.46
Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

Biblical Perspectives on Evangelism: Living in a $12.95 $11.01

Give... and receive income for life

During recem vBrrswith pastors and parishioners 1 have met people who
would like to make a gift to t olumbia but teel the\ are unable to do so be. ause
of the low earnings they are receiving on their current CD's and bank savings

accounts. , . ,

When these friends of the seminary heal oi RS ftpprox ed life in, o.ne plans,

they often realize that they are able to b\ e and receive greatei benefits than U

they had not given, including Income For life

Here are answers to some oi the most common questions we .ire asked

about one type of life income plan, the charitable gift annuitj

Q. What is a charitable gift annuity?

A It is an agreement under which a donoi transfers cash, S* unties oi Otnei

assets to Columbia Theological Seminarj foi thebenehM ol theseminary fo

return, the seminary promises to pa) an annuity, or fixed dollar amount, to one
or two annuitants for as long as they live

Q. Who is eligible to make a gift in this way?

A. Anyone age 50 or over who wishes to make an Irrevocable gift ol $3,000

or more qualifies for a charitable gift annuity.

O What are some of the benefits in making a charitable gift annuih f

A. 1. Satisfaction - You are assured the lifetime joy of helping enlarge and
strengthen the vital mission of Columbia Seminary.

2 Guaranteed life mcome- You receive an attractive income guaranteed
for life at an annual rate from 6.5 percent to 12.0 percent depending on youi

age( 3 ) Tax advantages - You receive substantial tax benefits Including a i heri-
table deduction (if you itemize), tax free income, . apital gains and estate tax

SaV1 4 8 Securitv - A Columbia Seminary gift annuity is professional lm > ted

and is backed by all the assets of the seminary n.u..rl.mll.,.ml.unlnr ..-

investment decisions while being provided with maximum safety.

5 Flexibility -Your gift annuity may be created wdthcashoi securities and
may be for any specified amount over the $3,000 minimum.

O How would a gift/investment of $50,000 in a Columbia Theological
Seminary gift annuity compare with an investment in a certificate of deposit
or savings account?

~Three-Stoned Universe by Walter Brueggemann

_ Pastoral Care in Context: An Introduction to
Pastoral Care by John Patton

_ Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary
"Based on the NRSV - Year B by Walter
Brueggemann, Charles Cousar, James Newsome,
and Beverly Gaventa (former professor of New
Testament at Columbia)

$20.00 $16.96

$32.00 $27.16

Rate of return

Annual income

Kind of return

Charitable contribution

3.5%

$1,750

CD or savings account Columbia gift annuity

7.3%

$3,650

Variable rate

Tax Savings (28% bracket)

None

None

Fixed rate

$16/317

$4>9

ustration is calculated for a beneficiary aged 65 and

NOTE: The tax savings in this il

is based on quarterly payments and an IRS discount rate of 6.6 pen eni

Total amount for books

Georgia residents: add five percent sales tax

Shipping and handling (orders under $20.00, add $4.00,
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Q In addition to the income and tax benefits listed in the chart above,
whaVelse might be expected by a donor funding a gift annuity.

A Additional benefits would include .

MtadtaS lumbia's J. McDowell Richards Society. <Sa Suppl

P ' ,8 2 8 An opportunity to establish a named scholarship I thai w,ll support

seminary students m perpetuit)

Q How can 1 get an estimate of benefits that would come to me if 1 were
ir, make a eift/investment in a charitable gift annuity?
t0 a ForT on Jent,al calculation of lif e income and tax bntflta toyou(and

another income beneficiary), send the following information to Dr. Richard A.
Dodds, Office of Planned Giving at Columbia

1 Your name, address, and birthday;

2. The amount to be placed in gift annuity; . .

i The name, address, and birthday of your spouse or another income

ben Ou^office will calculate your benefits and send the information to you.
There is no cost or obligation for this service. U

Two weekends for prospective
students planned

Each year Columbia invites all pro-
spective students who wish to
explore a call to ministry to attend
one of two Conferences on Ministry.
Conference weekends are designed
for those who have decided to
pursue ministry as well as those
who are testing the waters. The
weekend offers a chance to consider
the idea of ministry by talking with
students, faculty, and staff, sitting in
on a class, worshiping with the
seminary community, and learning
about curriculum, student housing,
and financial aid.

Katherine Evans, a student from
Spokane, Washington, came to the
November 1992 conference. After
that weekend, she knew she would
be entering seminary. She re-
searched other seminaries but found
the combination of Columbia's
strengths to be the deciding factor.
"I realized that the quality of people,
the quality of the curricular pro-
gram, the Alternative Context for
Ministry course, and the opportuni-
ties in Atlanta for urban ministry
were what I needed to help me
respond to God's call to ministry."

David Murad was encouraged

by his pastor and presbytery execu-
tive, both alumni of other seminaries,
to look at Columbia because of its
strong faculty. "The weekend had
everything to do with my decision to
come to Columbia," he said. "I didn't
know anybody here, but for the first
time, I was with a group of people
who were asking the same questions
I'd been asking. It was like meeting
old friends for the first time. I knew
before the weekend was over that I
would be coming to Columbia."
Conferences on Ministry are
scheduled for November 5-7, 1993,
and February 25-27, 1994. For more
information on these prospective
student weekends or to register,
contact Rebecca Parker, Director of
Admissions, Columbia Seminary,
P.O. Box 520, Decatur, Georgia 30031,
or call 404/378-8821.

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CONTENTS

Faculty, staff positions filled 1

Graduation 1993 1

Expanding the library 2

Opening convocation 3

1993 graduates and placements 3

Continuing Education Calendar 4

Columbia's faculty members 5

For the Record 6

From the Bookstore 7

Give. ..and receive income for life 7

Weekends for prospective students 8

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