COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Vantage WINTER 1998 Colloquium '98 to convene April 20 William C. Placher and Roberta C. Bondi are speakers for Columbia's Colloquium '98, April 20-22. Fred Craddock is guest preacher. this annual event for alumni /ae and friends is a time for reflection c\nd reunion and a time for examining the life of the church. Activities included are worship services, lectures, and opportunities for conversation with guest speakers, professors, and colleagues. The Alumni /ae Associa- tion banquet and reunion luncheon will also take place. Registration for Colloquium '98 begins on Monday, April 20, at 5:00 p.m. with an "uncocktail party" and a last tour ol Florida I kill, the next building to be renovated The formal opening is a banquet at 6:00 p.m. in the Richards Center. The banquet will include a welcome from President Douglas Oldenburg, presentation of the Distinguished Service Awards, and other Alumni /ae Association business. Dinner is followed bv an 8:00 p.m. w orship service led by Craddock at Columbia Presbyterian Church. Coffee, dessert, and a jazz band on the seminary's quadrangle will conclude the evening. Day two, April 21, begins with The alumni/ae reunion lunch will be held April 21. Distinguished Service Awards will he presented to two alums during the opening banquet on April 2" morning prayer at Columbia church at MOO a.m., followed by Bondi's first lecture at 9:15. Bondi will be speaking on parts of the Lord's Prayer. After a mid-morning break, Placher will speak on his theme, "The Core of Christology." His lecture title is "Cross." The reunion luncheon at 12:00 will be a gathering time for the classes of 1923-43, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, and 1997. After lunch on Tuesday, the three guest speakers will be available for a panel discussion from 1:30 - 2:30. Tuesday's mid-afternoon break precedes an hour and a half with members of Columbia's faculty. Three groups of faculty members will be available for discussion. The faculty team which taught Baptism and Evangelical Calling, professors Walter Brueggemann, Darrell Guder, and Cameron Murchison, will high- light some of the aims of the course as it examined the Christian tradition more deeplv and looked at the church of the future A gathering of Biblical area faculty members will discuss current trends in Biblical studies, and another group, composed of theolo- gians and church historians, will examine Christian and Reformed currents. At 4:30, Dr. Oldenburg will be available for coffee and conversation. Dinner on Tuesday evening is an informal barbecue on the Quadrangle with bluegrass music. The evening's activities will again conclude with worship at Columbia church led by Craddock. The final day of Colloquium '98 opens Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. with morning prayer at Columbia church, followed by Bondi's lecture. After the break, Placher will present his lecture, "Resurrection." Dr. Oldenburg will conclude the event after the second lecture. All lectures and worship services will take place at Columbia Presbyte- rian Church. Other events will occur on the Columbia campus, as noted. Dinners on Monday and Tuesday evenings are $10 each; the cost of Tuesday's reunion luncheon is $6. William C. Placher is professor of philosophy and religion and chair of the Department of Philosophy and William Placher Roberta Bondi Religion at Wabash College, where he has been on the faculty for 23 years. Placher holds degrees from Wabash (A.B) and Yale University (M.Phil, and Ph.D.). He has served on numer- ous boards and committees for the PC(USA), including the committee which wrote the "Brief Statement of Faith of the PC(USA)." His books include The Domestication of Transcen- dence: Where Modern Thinking About God Went Wrong (1996); Narrative* of a \ 'ulnerable God (1994); Unapologetic Theology (1989); and A History of Christian Theology (1983). Placher is currently exploring the ways in which theology in this country reaches, or fails to reach, an audience beyond the academic world. Roberta C. Bondi is professor of church history, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, where she has taught since 1978. Prior to that, she taught at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Oxford. Bondi holds degrees from Southern Methodist University (B.A.) and the University of Oxford (M.A., D. Phil). Among her publications are In Ordinary Tune Healing the Wounds of the Heart (1996); To Pray and To Love: Conversations on Prayer with the Early Church (1991); and To Love as God Loves. Conversations with the Early Church (1987). Fred B. Craccock is Bandy Distin- guished Professor of Preaching and New Testament, emeritus, at Candler School of Theology, Emory Univer- sity, where he taught from 1979 to 1993. Before that, Craddock taught at Fred Craddock the Graduate Seminary of Phillips University in Oklahoma. He holds degrees from Johnson Bible College (B.A.), Phillips University (B.D.), and Vanderbilt University (Ph.D). An ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he has served pastorates in Tennessee and Oklahoma. Craddock has preached, taught, and published widely. His books include The Pre-Existence oj Christ (1968), Overhearing the Gospel (1978), The Gospels (1981 ), Preaching (1985), and numerous commentaries, including John ( 1982) and Luke (1990). For more information about Colloquium '98, or to register early, call 404/687-4566. S. Chrystal Cook '98 President Douglas W. Oldenburg endorsed as a candidate for moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA) At its pai l meeting on October 28, the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta voted enthusiastically to endorse and support Columbia Seminary President Douglas W. Oldenburg as a candidate for moderator o( the 210th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The vote for moderator will take place in June when the General Assembly meets in Charlotte, North Carolina The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta received two resolutions to endorse Dr. Oldenburg. One came from Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, where Dr Oldenburg and his family worship and participate, and the other from the Presbytery of Charlotte, where he was a member for 15 years before coming to Atlanta. He received a standing ovation after the \ ote A member ol the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta since coming to Atlanta as president of Columbia in 1987, Douglas W. Oldenburg has chaired several denominational committees They include the Com- mittee on Theological Education, the Committee on Justice and the Rights of Persons, the Task Force on Chris- tian Faith and Economics, and the Committee on Assembly Operations He has also served on the Task Force on International Peace and Justice and the Special Committee to Study Theological Institutions. Before being named president of Columbia, Dr. Oldenburg was for 26 years pastor of three Presbyterian churches Covenant Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg, Virginia; Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, Elkins, West Virginia; and Covenant Presbvtenan Church, Charlotte. While in Charlotte, he chaired the Haiti Development Commission, focusing on food production, primary medical care, and education. He was been a board member of the Protes- tant Radio and Television Center and of Global Health Action, a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club and the Inter- faith Committee for the 1996 Summer Olympics, and has been involved with the work and ministry of Central Presbyterian Church. A former chair of the board of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, he has also been a member of the boards of Union Theological Seminary in Virginia and Agnes Scott College. In nominating Dr. Oldenburg, "We need a leader with a pastor's heart and a commitment to Jesus Christ and his church whose witness in its richness is a demonstration of what it means to stand in the gap between extremes. Doug Oldenburg will work to hold the church together against that day when, in God's good time, the things which so trouble us now and tear at the fabric of who we are wdl be calmed and mended by a grace greater than we can imagine. " a member of the Charlotte Housing Authority and chaired the Board on Crisis Assistance Ministry for seven years He was given the Martin Luther King, Jr., Award in 1987. In Atlanta Dr. Oldenburg has Theodore Wardlaw, pastor of Central Presbyterian church, said, "I believe we need a leader with a pastor's heart and a commitment to Jesus Christ and his church whose witness in its richness is a demonstration of President Douglas W. Oldenburg what it means to stand in the gap between extremes. Doug Oldenburg will work to hold the church together against that day when, in God's good time, the things which so trouble us now and tear at the fabric of who we are will be calmed and mended by a grace greater than we can imagine." Q and A with candidate for moderator Douglas Oldenburg Editor's note: The following is an interview with President Oldenburg after his endorsement as candidate tor moderator. What led you to decide to seek the moderatorship of the 210th General Assembly? The truth is that I have never seen myself as a future moderator of the General Assembly. I have had no ambition or drive to be elected to that position. I have felt great joy and fulfillment in being the pastor of three churches and now president of Columbia Seminary. When I was first approached about the idea a few years ago, I immediately responded with a firm "thank you for the honor, but I just don't see myself in that role." When I shared that response with my wife, Claudia, she reminded me that years ago I didn't see myself as pastor of a 2,200-member church or president of a seminary either! How do you see the moderatorship as an expression of your ministry? I have frequently said to prospec- tive students that a call to ministry often begins when someone says that they have seen in you special gifts for ministry and suggests that you consider the possibility that God is calling you to that vocation. That is what has happened to me regarding my becoming a candidate for modera- tor. About three years ago several people approached me. At first, I easily dismissed the thought, for I was happy doing what I was doing and did not relish the idea of spending a year on airplanes and becoming embroiled in the conflicts that are dividing us in the church. But when more and more people approached me with the same idea, I had to take it seriously. They seemed to see in me particular gifts which they felt our church could use at this time in our history. Was God calling me to offer myself for this position in the Presby- terian Church (USA)? What particular challenges do you see in the role of moderator at this time in the life of the Presbyterian Church (USA)? As I reflected on the possibility more seriously, I realized that the moderator would have to spend considerable time trying to keep our church together and urging all sides to engage the issues that divide us with Christian civility and respect. I have always seen myself as a moderate in the church, listening to both sides and respecting those who disagree with me. I try to approach controversial issues with a pastoral touch rather than a heavy-fisted approach. Per- haps the church could use that in the year ahead. But I also resonated to the fact that 1998 is our denomination's "Year with Education." I have always had a passion for education, reflected in my current role as seminary president. I have also discovered a growing passion within me about the need for the church to become more involved with children in crisis in our country and around the world. The second of the first three "Great Ends of the Church," which the PC(USA) will focus on this year, relates to the "children of God," referring to all of us, but perhaps especially young children. When I started to think about these two foci, the Spirit moved within me, and I became excited about the possibility of going around the church lifting up our tradition's historic emphasis on education loving God with our minds as well as our hearts and challenging the church to become more involved in ministries to children. Of course, the two emphases are closely related. Is it possible that these two themes education and children could move us beyond the current issues that divide us and serve to unite us? I'd like to try. How have you responded to this call? Needless to say, I have prayed a lot about this decision and sought the counsel of others. Claudia and I have spent many of our walks around the neighborhood discussing the pros and cons. The seminary's vice-presidents and faculty have encouraged me; the trustees have endorsed my candidacy; the Presbytery of Charlotte has endorsed it, as has the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Just as I believe a call often begins when others encourage you to con- sider the possibility, so I just as firmly believe that a call must be confirmed by the church, the community of faith. If the church confirms my growing sense of call to this tremendous responsibility and opportunity by electing me moderator, I will give it the very best I have. But if the church does not confirm this call, I will accept that decision and return to Columbia with the same commitment and enthusiasm I have had for the past 11 years. I ask for counsel and prayers that God will guide me and the church in this process. VANTAGE Shirley C Guthrie retired December 31 after 40 years of teaching as the J.B. Green Professor of Systematic Theology at Columbia. A tribute to Shirley Guthrie It was in September 1957 that Shirley Guthrie came from a pastorate in Rusk, Texas, to begin his teaching career at Columbia. Little did he or anyone else realize the profound influence he would have on genera- tions of graduates over the next four decades. I was a student in three of his classes that first year and can still recall the energy and excitement generated when he introduced us to Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics, to Reinhold Niebuhr's The Nature ami Destiny of Man, and to the theological interpretation of the New Testament. In part because he was closer in age to the students than to his faculty colleagues, Shirley became our friend as well as our mentor. A string of Columbia graduates in those early years went to Basel Harry Beverly '58, Bob Bankhead '58, David Pedersen '59, C. D. Weaver '59, and somewhat later Joe Harvard '66 and Erskine Clarke '66 primarily because Basel was Shirley's graduate school. The version of Barth that was filtered to us through Shirley's both gracious and grumpy ways was a theology to be claimed and proclaimed. The early years at Columbia were the time for writing Christian Doctrine (1968). Shirley accepted the contract for the book as a replacement for Dr. Kenneth Foreman, who had become ill and unable to fulfill his commit- ment. Shirley was already into a sabbatical leave in Germany when the urgent request came to write the book and to do so immediately. It was scheduled as a part of the cycle of the Covenant Life Curriculum and could not be delayed. Being the incessant rewriter that he is, if Shirley had had a longer time to ponder and recast every sentence, he might have messed up a classic but he didn't. His instinctive ability to communicate the faith in clear language for the Chris- tian in the pew was remarkable. George Stroup, professor of theology at Columbia, has rightly observed that Christian Doctrine has been the reli- gious book most widely read by strations. He did not say much about it, but tor many months he went e\ itv Sunday night to the old Kirkwood Community Center to meet with a group of African American teenagers, jusl to listen and to talk to listen to their anger and bitterness and to talk about the new future that was before them. In the sixties and se\ enties, it there was one person who by word and by action kept reminding the Columbia community of its need t<> It aw ake to the marginalized voices ol the world, it was Shirley In 1972 he married Vivian I lavs ol Moultrie, Georgia, in the seminary chapel, and three years later son Tom arrived. Tom, a recent graduate of Davidson College, is currently en- gaged in an internship at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. At his retirement celebration Shirley acknowledged that the first 15 years he was married to the seminary, but that he much preferred the past 25 with Vivian and Tom. Shirley's later years at Columbia have been productive too. From his extensive involvement in the drafting of the confession called "A Declara- tion of Faith" through the writing of Diversity in Faith- Unity in Chrisl to his more recent Warfield Lectures, Always Beui^ Reformed: I aitli for a Fragmented World, he has continued to think and write for the church. Shirley will be remembered at the seminary for many things for his sneer and cynical quip when someone acted or talked too pompously; for his loud sighs in chapel when the sermon ran on too long or was a bit pietistic; for the jingling of the change in his pocket when he was impatient; for his uncanny ability to lecture on one leg; for his unbounded laughter at his own jokes; for the pipe tobacco wafting out from behind his office door; and for his willingness to speak to yet one more group about what Presbyterians believe. But most of all, Shirley will be remembered for his profound faith in the gracious character of God, a faith that has freed him from taking himself too seriously and yet has kept him hopeful about the future. As Richard Deibert '89 put it, "Shirley Guthrie embodies Reformed character rm>n consistently than anyone I know not tradition or history or knowledge, but Guthrie Scholars Program announced Cou Mm \ Si mix ui\ has established die i iuthrie s holars Program in honor of the sv holarship life and work of Shirley C. Guthrie c olumbia's professoi i't systematic theology from 1957 to l l >" Twin- .i year, six persons will be united to pai ii< ipate in the ( Iuthrie ! > holars program foi -i one week pej iod (one week each t-iii and spring semester) to engage in indi\ iduaJ study and to be in converstion with Hi ues and i.n uii\ memben Participants are expei led '*> select a program ot stud) ih.it w ill engage pressing issues of the church fiom .i Reformed perspective. While pat i" ipants w ill design individual research programs, th< \ will also meet with the other partici- pants to discuss their projects. nv.,l ing .i collegia] > ontexl in which to . larify thinking about theu areas >! i oncern. Bai h afternoon >> fa< ulty membei w ill be invited to meet with the group for discussion on the an . of study. Worship and spii itual reflection will be built into the design of the program. A paper or projei I il due one month after the end oi the i irogram, summarizing student insights from the week The only cost to paitu ipants is h,i\ el i" the i ampus Room and board are provided Applications lot the program are being received, however, the fir. I week, April 1998, is full For more information, contact the Office of Continuing Education, 404/ 687-4562. Shirley will be remembered for his profound faith in the gracious character of God, a faith that has freed him from taking himself too seriously and yet has kept him hopeful about the future. Presbyterians in the twentieth cen- tury. In church school classes and college and seminary courses, it has become a staple and now in its revised edition remains a major contribution to Reformed thinking in this country. Another feature of those early years was Shirley's involvement in civil rights activities. At a time when not every supporter of the seminary thought it a wise thing to do, he rounded up a group of the faithful to participate in marches and demon- the instinct, reflex, and intuition of Reformed faith." Whether in classes <>r committee meetings, with lay groups or clergy, among rich and poor, that embodiment of Reformed character, grounded in the conviction that God in Jesus Christ has chosen to be God for us and not against us, has been a positive presence for generations of grateful students and colleagues. D Charles B. Cousar '58, Professor of New Testament DeloresS. William., the Paul Wich Professor of Theology and Culture at Union Theological Seminary, delivered the annual Smyth Lectures in ( ktoberat < t'lumbia. Williams described lici.cl! s taught by Walter Brueggemann 3. TBA - in pastoral care field lulv 20-31 Session II Summi r Schooi 1. Mission oi me< hurchfof i-heTwi Fi i ry taught by Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi , . 2. The Theology and Ministry oi mi Missionary Congregation taught by Darrell Guder September 14-16, October 12-14, November 9-11, December 7-9 [ntR0DU< n m Core Seminar for Doctor of Ministry Sum October 5-9 Introductory Seminar for GOSPBL and Culture Doctor of Ministry Specialization November 16-24 Introductory Sfm.nar for CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY Doc tOR< .1 Ministry Specialization WINTER 1998 Continuing education offers lifelong learning Understanding your neighbor \\n\i is mi church's mission m a time when it no longer holds the attenti< m of the culture-" \\ hal are strategies for being a faithful church in the midst ol change? How do we understand ourselves to be the church and so be faithful in our leadership 1 I hese are some of the questions and concerns that underlie the offerings and pro- grams Of the Office Of Continuing Education as it works to strengthen and support the diverse ministries of the church. Often, continuing education has been conceptualized as retooling or adding courses not taken in seminar) This assumes the basic foundation for one's ministry was completed in seminary. As the culture in which the church exists undergoes profound changes, as does our understanding of human process and development, continuing education is shifting from luxury status to being an integral part of one's continuing ministr) It is not possible to gather all the know ledge, skills, and spiritual resources for a lifetime of ministry in three years; rather, continuing education is an ongoing process. Continuing education at Colum- bia is working to build a program to support persons in ministry, thereby providing resources to the church for its work in the world. Three empha- ses are being built into the existing program, which is rooted in the classic traditions. Every other fall, Columbia will offer a clergy assessment work- shop to assist pastors, educators, and church professionals to take stock of their ministry, assessing what their goals, hopes, and dreams .ire tor themselves and their place of minis- assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and taking intentional steps to build their ministry skills. The second area of emphasis is to assist pastors at the transitions in their lil, long ministry. The current focus is on tin- first five years of ministr) where the greatest stress occurs I iiiiire workshops will locus on the later transitions m ministry, the maturation, mid-career, and pre- retirement stage's I oy the first five years of ministry, a series has been developed to assist pastors at three critical |unctures. They are the initial entry into a congregation from seminary, 18 months mto the ministry, and at three years when a person is making critical decisions. These transitions are natural in the life cycle oi a ministry, and the workshops will help persons know what they can expect and give them tools for the transitions. Dates for these three workshops are listed in the calendar. The third area of emphasis is leadership, which is an art and a skill. The goal oi the leadership initiative is two fold: to educate pastors about the changes in the culture and to address these issues through the lens of leadership. Programs in this area will focus on skill development, under- standing the dynamics of leadership, spiritual formation, and congrega- tional theory. Columbia's continuing education program is designed to look at the entirety of a person's ministi \ ^nd its complexities. The program is grounded in the belief that sound theology, historical background, and biblical insight undergird the practice of ministry and should be part of the daily exercise of ministry. Workshops and seminars build on the strong academic foundations laid in semi- nary and support pastors, educators, chaplains, and other church profes- sionals as they seek to serve God. D 1 1 ii title of the workshop, "Under- standing \ our Neighbor: Different Cultures Intersecting in the I ife of the Church." might lead one to think the workshop is primarily for people who live in large cities or urban areas, but this is not so. This workshop is designed to help participants under- stand that in any town, suburb, or , itv. a variety of cultures come together. This intersection of cultures is integral to the environment in which the church does mission and ..tiers ministrj In this March 2-3 workshop, Participants will explore how the intersection of cultures occurs in one's local setting and engage in biblical and ethical reflection that can provide insights for doing cross-cultural ministry and mission. Workshop leaders come from Columbia's faculty: Carlos Cardoza- Orlandi, instructor in world Christian ity; Kathleen O'Connor, professor of Old Testament: and Marcia Riggs, associate professor of Christian ethics Cost is $75. For more information, contact the Office of Continuing Education, 404/ 687-4562. D Cecil Murphey, left, and Roy Oswald led publishing and self-assessment workshops, respectively, which were very well attended. Both will return to Columbia this fall to lead workshops, this time in writing and visioning for the long pastorate. Continuing education calendar February 10 Certification FOR Administrative Personnel Leaders: Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi and Stoncil Boyette. Cost: $40. March 2-3 Understanding Your Neighbor: Different Cultures Intersecting inthj Lifeoi mi Church See article above. March 5 Looking at Genesis An evening with Walter Brucggcmann and Elaine Pagels at Columbia. Cost: $15. March 28 Women's Leadership: The Conflict Between Private and Public Life Leaders: Maggie Harney and Rebecca Parker. Cost $25. April 13-21 Cuba Sojourn April 19-24 Contemplative Retreat for Men Monastery of the Holy Spirit. Conyers, Georgia. Facilitator: David Guthrie. Cost: $210. April 19-23 Contemplative Retreat for Women Benedictine Spirituality Center, Cullman, Alabama. Facilitator: Charlotte Keller. Cost: $225. May 4-7 Revisiting Your Call After Three Years in Ministry Leaders: Training and Survival Skills Training Experience (TAS : TE). Cost: $160. July 6-10 Summer Session July 13-17 Summer Session September 10-12 Skii ls for Youth Ministry: Building Creative Collecial Communities Learn basic skills for youth ministry, explore the needs of youth, and develop strategies to meet those needs. Leaders: Aimee and Bill Buchanan and Jodi Martin. Cost: $100. September 26 Womi n's Li \dership: Shaping the Places Where We Live This workshop will help women to address both their public and private responsi- bilities for leadership. Panel of speakers. Cost: $50. October 5-6 Writing for Publication A look at writing skills as well as publica- tion. Leader: Cecil Murphey. Cost: $85. October 21-23 New Visions for the Lonc Pastorate Designed to examine ministry and congregational dynamics during a pastorate of seven or more years and to look at the five critical areas for attention if long pastorates are to thrive. Leader: Roy Oswald. Cost: $225. November 9-12 When The Honeymoon Is Over: Eighteen Months into Congre- gational Ministry Designed to help ministers assess what is happening in their congregations and to themselves as they develop their styles of ministry. Leaders: TAS-TE. Cost: $150. December 4 Advent Retreat Liturgically, advent is a season for waiting and reflection, but often pastors and church folk are so busy preparing for others, they find little time for their own preparation. This workshop offers rime for clergy and lay persons to dwell in advent time. Cost: $30. December 10-12 Campls Ministry Designed to provide resources, fellowship, and guidance to persons in campus ministry. Cost: $100. VANTAGE Photos highlight offerings from the Lay Institute Winter Lay . School offerings Poet Delisa Mulkey read at the Arts Week festival, sponsored by the Lav Institute of Faith and Life. Mulkey, literary editor for the Atlanta Review, was a finalist in the competi- tion for this year's Pablo Neruda Prize for poetry and recipient of a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from Poetry maga- zine. The fellowship carries with it a stipend of $15,000. Also reading at the Tuesday evening event were Maudelle Driskell, and Rick Dietrich, director of the Lay Institute. In addition, the ArtsWeek cel- ebration featured gallery talks by artists featured in the juried exhibi- tion, "Faith and Doubt," an evening of jazz, and workshops in "Art and Social Justice," "Art and The Spiritual Life," "Liturgical Dance," and other hands-on topics. David Fraley's A Cross for William Blake was first-prize winner at the exhibition, "Faith and Doubt." Fraley, whose work has been displayed in I enues as different as Atlanta's Hartsf.eld Airport and the Children s Hospital C hapelin Cincinnati, has long been interested in religious subjects. Other winners >m the exhibition included Victor Balaban, Cara Mont-Clan e. and 1 eolaScott I he exhibition ran from November 1 - December 15 at Co umbia and featured the u ork of 21 artists. The Lav [hstitute sponsored the exhibition as a wav Oi bringing fine visual art to the seminary and of recognizing that many artists work as "lav theologians," struggling with issues of life and faith. Associate Director of the Library and Reference Librarian Clay Hule (MATS TOt only knows his reference; he plays a mean set of drums. Hulet joined with Emory faculty-member Dwight Andrews on tenor and "?* bassist George Crier, and pianist Richard Drexler for an evening of J* Columbia Presbyterian Church I he event was another part of the ArtsWeek celebration sponsored by the Lay Institute. Also part of the exhibition was Tom Fergusons "Holy Water." "Let go the limb, boy!" the balloon reads "That's holy water " Ferguson's political cartoons will be exhibited in the Harrington Center in April. ^^^ Lav Institute of Faith and Life spring calendar J . ~ ^ MB April 16, 23, 30, May 7 Po\ March 3, 10, 17, 24 A Grown-Up Look at Childhood Stories Leaders: Kathleen O'Connor, Will Coleman, Ann Clay Adams, Stan Saunders. At McDonough Presbyterian Church, WINTER 1998 McDonough, Georgia. Cost: $45. March 13-14 COMMISSIONED La\ Pastor Training Leader: Richard Dietrich. April 16, 23, 30, May 7 POWI Promise, Potential: Engaging mi Hoi - Si'iuii Leader Robert H. Ramev, Jr. At Roswell Presbyterian Church, Rosvvell, Georgia. Cost: $45. | | (.mi mbia's Winter Lay School will offei opportunities to find treasures in I lebrews w restle w ith the plight ol the chur< h challenge one's v iews about "fringe religions oi learn from the< >ld restament proph- ets Amos and l loses I Laj ton * ro) v isiting assistant professoi ol New restament will uncovei I reasures in the I ettei to the i lebrews I lebrews ma) be one ol the least understood books ,t ilu' New restament says ( roj Still this book can be a magnificent 1 'I' I" l')i l1 ' and perseverance rhisclass will explore the book s man) comparisons to Jesus, it^ useol theOld restament, an< j its methods ol encouraging and exhorting its readers c olumbia's professoi ol ministry, ( ameron Murchison, will Lead an iminationol the i urrent circum- stances >'l llir I hurch m North Vmerii a in a i ourse whi h asks, i >eath oi the Church oi Hope foi i ransformation We will takea close look at the health or decline ol individual congregations and the church/' Murchison says "We will talk with participants about the kinds 1 1 ongregations from win. h the) , ome and look .it possibilities fbra more livel) and faithful chur< h in those settings," Partw ipants are Irw ited to learn what prompts new religious move ments to spring up in Vmerit i and W hat mainline chur< lies can learn from them in a course > ailed i he Religious Fringe in America taught i n rimoth) i ulop, assist. nit dean ol i, ultv .)\\d .i scholar in American religion. "Religious experimentation and innovation have been part "i il>' American culture from itsbeginning Fulop Bays rhe contemporar) religious experiments which have captured the publii imagination most are those that have re lulled m trag- such .^ [onestown, Waco oi H t '.., >!' We will examine u hether our opinions ol those groups 5nou ld coloi how we look at .ill new nus movements," said I lllop A morning course, taught by Professoi I merirus Ludwig Dewitz, i , .,, and i ove in Amos and Hosi will examine what these two less familiar prophets can teai li about fear m ,l ^ve m on.-, relationship with God The phrase, 'We shall learC.od and love Him,' appears 10 times about the Ten Commandments in Martin Luther's catechism/' says Dewitz "Amos and Hosea have much to sa) about tear and love as they affect the experience of God's people." All but one of the Winter I a) School classes meet on Monday evenings, February 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 7.30-9.30 p.m. "Fear and Love in Amos and I I- < ' meets on lhurs- day mornings, February 5, 12, 19, and 26 'from 10:00-11 30 a m For more information or to register, contact the Lay Institute at 404/687-4577. U Columbia offers non-degree Certificate in Spiritual Formation Coli mm a Seminary is offering a non- degree program winch responds to the growing interest in Christian spirituality. This program is designed lor ministers and committed l.u leaders who desire to learn more about the long spiritual tradition of the church, to deepen their own faith, and to prepare themselves to help others on their spiritual journeys. Many people today are making serious inquiry into the nature; practice, and significance of a life in the Spirit of Christ. At Columbia, more than 400 people have taken at least one course in the certificate program. Program Leadership Ben C. Johnson, professor of Christian spirituality at Columbia, envisioned and initiated the Certifi- cate in Spiritual Formation. The Rev. Julie A. [ohnson has ottered her creative development of the certificate since the program's inception two years ago. A graduate of Princeton Seminary- and a candidate in the D.Min. program at Columbia, she works with participants and course Julie A Johnson, associate dim tor of the spirituality program instructors to provide leadership and counsel. Components of the Program The Certificate in Spiritual Forma- tion has four major components: an Immersion Week, six elective courses, a practicum, and a spiritual pilgrim- age. The certificate program currently includes a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Plans are also underway to offer a pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland Web addresses: www.CTSnet.edu, and then click on the spirituality page; or http://members.aol.com/sptyprog. Upcoming Courses January 25-30 Sabbath Rett The Rev. Don Postema Daytona Beach, FL February 8-13 Prayer in Many Forms Dr. Greta Reed Detroit, MI February 15-20 (closed) Immersion Week Columbia Faculty and Staff Columbia Seminary February 22-27 (closed) and March 1-8 Personality and Spirituality Dr. John Kloepfer Columbia Seminary March 15-20 The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life Dr. George Stroup Columbia Seminary May 10-15 m Spiritual Direction St. Rose Mary Dougherty Columbia Seminary May 17-22 Reformed Spirituality The Rev. Don Postema Williamsburg, VA May 31-June5 Literature and Practice of Spiritual Direction Dr. John Kloepfer Almont, MI June 7-12 Teaching Spiritual Formation Dr. E. Stanley Ott III Columbia Seminary Occasional students are welcome. To inquire or register: fax: 404/687- 4591; phone: 404/687-4587; E-mail: sptyprog@aol.com. CTS Press presents new resources New from Ben Johns. >\ for the whole church CTS Press, a publishing arm of Colum- bia Seminary/ is committed to produc- ing dynamic, effective* and reasonably priced materials suitable for every size congregation. I o order these resources, write CTS Press, P.O. Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031. Telephone 404/289-8952; fax 404/289- 1267; E-mail: ctspress@aol.com. Prices listed do not include shipp handling. All prices subject to change without notice Songs in the Night: A Witness to God's Love in Life and in Death by Lucy Rose Lucy Rose was the beloved and respected associate professor of preach- ing and worship at Columbia. Before her untimely death from cancer in 1997, she kept a journal in which she recorded her experiences and her struggles. With refreshing honesty she deals with her guilt, her doubts, and her pain, but in a very real sense she deals more with God than with her disease. Her honesty and vulnerability lead to deep insights into a loving God, human suffering, and faithfulness and, underly- ing it all, her overwhelming desire to live and die for the glory of God. $9.95 Calming the Restless Spirit: A Journey Toward God "Do you know God? Or do you |iist know about God?" That key question informs this simply written, accessible look at the "raw, human experience of encountering God," says the author. Written for searchers, for those wh( i call themselves spiritual but not reli- gious, and for those who are not even pari of organized religion, Calming the Restless Spirit guides the reader into a relationship with God, then moves beyond discovery to four crucial life- transforming commitments. $9.95 Listening for God: Spiritual Directives for Searching Christians Believing that the Spiritual Exert ises of St. Ignatius Loyola can be valuable for Protestants as well as Catholics, Professor Johnson has reworked them into a helpful guide for all who hunger for ways to listen to God's voice. Ideal for retreats and for personal use, the book contains 30 "directives" that are meant to be done slowly, enlivened bv prayer, meditation, and journaling. A powerful resource for praver group and retreat leaders, spiritual directors, and individuals seeking a more intensive spiritual journey. $7.95 Ben Campbell Johnson is professor of Christian spirituality at Columbia. A NEW BOOK FOR LAITY FROM WlLLIAM C. Martin Tlie Way of the Word: Contemplative Reflections on the Gospels William Martin's first book, The Art ofPastoring Contemplative Reflections, generated such enthusiastic response from clergy that he wanted to expand his thoughts and write for lay persons as well. In The Way of the Word he offers 52 insightful, thought-provoking medita- tions based on Scripture passages, and followed by a reflection and a breath prayer. These meditations provide an antidote to the often staid, impersonal approach readers take to the Scriptures. The Way of the Word encourages readers to embark on a new journey with the living Word of God. $9.95 Also available The Art of Pastoring: Contemplative Reflections These 81 pungent reflections help pastors rediscover God's grace in the midst of spiritual gridlock, burnout, and the incessant demands of pastoral responsibilitii is Written by a pastor to pastors, these brief but potent selections will help every Christian clergyperson re- establish and maintain God-centered priorities. $7.95 William C. Martin is an ordained minister in private prat tice as a pastoral counselor, spiritual director, and retreat leader. Leading a congregation in chang- ing TIMES 1) Signs of the Times Eight-part series examines icons of contemporary American culture in 30-minute video sessions: television, car, gun, game, mall, body, and computer. $79 for two two-hour videos and viewer's guide. 2) Growing Church Leaders Robert Ramey. Practical helps for developing lay leaders in a changing age. $7.95 3) 95 Theses for the Church Ben Johnson. Summarizes the state of the church, the context of ministry, seminaries, pastors, and the denomination in today's culture in 95 terse statements. $8.95 4) New Day/New Church Ben Johnson. Guidebook for pastors and lay leaders. Defines setting for ministry today and offers practical suggestions for evangelism. $11.95 5) Gathering the Church in the Spirit Walter Brueggemann explores eight texts on the Spirit that guide the church in changing times. Book $5; one-hour video $30. (Order all five resources for $99.99.) VANTAGE Columbia planning for new church development "boom // In a recent article in Presbyterians Today, the anticipated dramatic growth in new church development (NCD) is described as "a renaissance," and "a Pentecost experience." Stanley H. Wood, director of Columbia's Center for New Church Development, says the last time the Presbyterian Church (USA) experi- enced growth in membership was the late 1950s. More recently, the spark that has gradually turned into a flame of new church development in the Presbyterian Church was fanned by Helen and the late Sam Walton five years ago when they established a three million dollar endowment to recognize and reward creative new church developments in the denomi- nation. The interest on that endow- ment is given to outstanding new church developments each year. The number of new church developments in the PC(USA) per year is between 25 and 45. While the boom has not yet happened, the denomination is planning for it. The mission plan goal is 150 new church developments per year by 2007. Columbia's Center for New Church Development is participating in the strategic planning for NCD growth and providing leadership in a number of ways. Included are a research project in NCD funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc.; annual conferences for NCD organizing pastors; working with search commit- tees in profiling and selecting NCD pastors; and proposing a doctor of ministry program specialization in NCD. Why should Columbia engage the theme of new church development? According to Columbia's faculty committee for the Center for New Church Development, "the basic reason is missiological and theologi- cal. A commitment to a theology of Missio Dei (the mission of God) makes this endeavor necessary. . The formation of new faith communities is one essential aspect of that mission." The faculty committee, which includes Chair Darrell Guder, Stan Wood, Cameron Murchison, Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, Ben Johnson, and Dean of Faculty James Hudnut- Beumler, has written about the mission of God as it relates to new church development: The mission of God is the healing of creation. For that healing purpose, God calls, gathers, and sends forth a community of hope, witness, and service. Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and ascension are the events in which God's saving intention for the world is both accomplished and universalized: "As my Father has sent me, so I send you." Thus, the mission ('sending') of God is shaped by the biblical witness to Jesus as he prepared his disciples for their witness. To be obedient to theil calling, these communities must understand themselves as missional, as 'sent.' The facts of new church development and the rapid changes in our culture raise hard questions. How do we discern the presence of God's Spirit in a particular place and respond with the decision to form a missional community there? How do we go about NCD in ways that are ecumenically responsible and sensitive? How shall we define and identify the particular gifts for missionary leadership that will characterize the NCD pastor in our changing context? How do we form new churches in ways that. . . incar- nate the gospel of God's love in Jesus Christ? What are the distinctive characteristics of a new congregation explicitly shaped by the Reformed tradi- tion? With the formation of the Center for New Church Devel- opment, Columbia has the opportunity to draw on rich resources already available in our church: the many experi- enced NCD pastors and the growing number of NCD congregations. We must inter- pret what has been happening in our society at large and in these new congregations. . . . Also, we must engage the experience of cultural minorities as they form mission communities in this country. What we face in the forma- tion of the Center for New Church Development is this challenge: How will we become a missional church in a changing society without compromising the Gospel itself?. . . .How can we go about new church devel- opment in ways that will renew and revive existing congrega- tions and assist in the re-orienta- tion of our national church to its missionary vocation under the Mission of God? from "The Case for a Disciplined Theological Approach to New Church Development," Colum- bia Theological Seminary These directions and questions are forming the work of Columbia's program. For more information, contact the Center for New Church Development at 404/687-4585. Participants visited Macland Presbyterian Church, rhcrc they talked with (back row, l 1 1 Ray ]ones '84 (DMin '92), pastor, John Wells '96 and Wayne Thornton, associate pastors (front row I 1 1 Tanya Alley and Jonnie Sheehan, deacons; Judy Jones, mush director I arol Thellen adminis trative assistant; and Marion ><<>/( . elder and head < <\ elopment and the PC(USA) 's General Assembly Evangelism and Church Development Program area co-sponsored at Columbia the second annual Training Conference for Potential Organizing Pastors of New Church Developments. The Septem- ber conference's primary purpose was to provide an opportunity lor discern- ment of call for pastors exploring new church development ministry The secondary purpose was to pro\ ide i learning situation for those pastors who are in their first six months of a call to a new church development (NCD). Twenty-nine participants learned from three NCD mentor pastors Brian Clark, Riverside church, sterling. Virginia; Mike Fit/e, Providence church, Greenville, South Carolina, and Kay Huggins, Rio Rancho church, Rio Rancho, New Mexico In addi- tion, Columbia fa< ultj presenters and student presentei [amieGabler rounded out tin- teaching team I opii s presented in' ( lolumbia faculty members included forming mission i ommumties, pastoral leadership in new I h.UT< li de\ ire< t<" Stan Wood offered guidelines tor the effe< tive growing of new . hun lies, the profile ol .ill organizing pastor and discussed faith sharing with the uiu hurched. ( i inferem e pai ii> ipants >< Sponded with the following com- ments: i he i out. nn. e was grounded in prayei and worship It was a le.irning and -('ii itii.ii journe) fi >i me "We leave tin onfereni with a real sense ot ex< itemenl as we i on- tmue in prayer for the PC(US \> and these gitted participants/' NCD organizing pastor profile Ii is ESTIMATED that less than tour percent of ministers in the PC'(USA) have the spiritual gitts, personal Characteristics, ^i\ training to be effective new church development pastors. Thus, in considering a potential minister tor a new church development, the organizing pastor call i ommirtee must become familial with the profile ol an organi/ing pastor and the chara< teristu s which are essential in this specialized form of ministry. I he following list ot 'characteris- tics has been developed from the experience ot effe tive new church development organi/ing pastors within the PC(USA). A strong, vibrant commitment to Christ. Enthusiastic commitment to the Reformed tradition and the PC(USA). Proven evangelism skills and excitement about church growth. Initially, much of the organizing pastor's ministrj i enters on e\ an lism among the unchurched. As tin new . Inn. Ii development grows, more of the pastor's time is spent in training ,\ul\ supporting Others who will do evangelism ministry with the organiz- ing pastor. An excellent preacher and worship leader, with a pastor's heart. A self-starter who can deal with loneliness and frustration. An initiator and organizer more than an operator. An initiator starts groups from scratch, an organizer brings organization out ol a jumble "t parts, an operator keeps an orgam/a- tion going. If married, has spousal coopera- tion and support. A good match for the culture and language of the NCD ministry area. Has faith and vision for a new church development. D WINTER 1998 For the Record If you have recent news you would like to contribute to this section, please send it to the editor. Darrell Guder, professor of evange- lism and church growth, met with the ( ;eneral Assembly Spe< ial C ommittee on the Relationship Between ( .roups and the Church and led the annual consultation of the Gospel and Our Culture Network in Chicago. He preached at South Highland church, Birmingham, AL, and led a leadership retreat and preached at First church, Norfolk, VA. Guder represented the American Society of Missiology at the annual meeting of the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion, St. Louis, and participated in the Mission c , inference of the PC(USA), also in St. Louis. He taught a series on "God's People Reaching Out" at Westminster church, Snellville, GA, and led a workshop on evangelistic ministry for the Roswell, GA, church. Guder is secretary-treasurer of the American Society of Missiology, which has moved its office to the Columbia campus Evan Campbell '93 is pastor of the Union church, Blasdell, NY Shane Owens '80 (DMin '94) is pastor of the Covenant church, Gainesville, FL Ernestine Cole, associate dean of students, partici- pated in the Long-Range Planning Team meeting of PC(USA) in Daytona Beach, FL, and met with the Princeton Seminary Health Ministries Planning Team for their spring Health Fair. She preached at the Interdenominational Theological Seminary and at South- west church, Atlanta. Cole partici- pated in the Presbyterian Health Network Leadership Team meeting in Indianapolis and attended the annual convention of the American Public Health Association meeting, also in Indianapolis. Kathleen O'Connor, professor of Old Testament, addressed the North Carolina Baptist Professors of Religion at Gardner-Webb University on the book of Lamentations and spoke to Atlanta Presbyterian Clergy Women on Lamentations and Ministry. She was theologian-on-line twice for Luminet, a weekly on-line chat room for preachers which helps them prepare sermons. Her texts were Hannahs Song and Job's reply to God in the storm Todd Speed '93 is pastor of First church, York, SC Will Ormond '43, professor emeritus, preached at the Gum Creek, church, Oxford, GA, and at North Avenue church, Atlanta, for the installation of Scott Weimer (DMin '91 ) as pastor. Ormond taught Sunday school at First church, At- lanta. CSS Publishing Company has published a collection of 10 sermons written by Ormond on the gospel lectionary texts for Pentecost III for Cycle C, 1998, called Good News Among the Rubble Jane Harris, facilities coordinator, and Linda Sabo, registrar, were co-chairs of the 1997 Tour of Homes in Decatur, which was one of the most successful tours in the city's history. All proceeds benefit the I >ei .ilur Youth Fund. Harris has been named a I lometown Hero by the City of Decatur Jim Cook '97 is youth director at First church, Grand Haven, MI Ben Johnson, professor of Christian spirituality, spoke and led workshops at fall presbytery meetings for Memphis, South Louisiana, Denver, Santa Barbara, and Philadel- phia presbyteries. He has preached at Second church, Knoxville; John Knox church. Marietta, GA; First churches, Greenville, KY, Bellevue, WA, and San Antonio, TX; and the Madison, NJ, church Rick Dietrich, director of the Lay Institute of Faith and Life, taught in Peachtree church's Tuesday Nights Series and preached at Inde- pendent church, Birmingham. Louly Hay '96 is associate pastor at the Conyers, GA, church Lucy Scofield Bowerman '95 has been ordained as an evangelist and is preaching, teaching, and leading retreats. Husband David Bowerman '92 is chaplain at the 3-27 Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Air- borne Corps at Ft. Bragg, NC Stan Wood, director of the Center for New Church Development, attended the Smaller Membership Church Growth Seminar and the Presbytery Consult- ants Training and Demographics Workshop for medium-size churches BIRTHS To Walter Dinkins '88 and Marilyn, a daughter, Nikki Marie, Sept. 23, 1996. To Glenn '91 and Kathy Gilstrap, a son, Robert Stanton, Mar. 21, 1997. To David '92and Lucy Scofield Bowerman '95, a daughter, Alexa Lee, Dec. 6, 1996. To Paul '93 and Sarah Lang, a son, Benjamin Hollingworth, May 17, 1997, To Walt '93 and Jody Tennyson, a daughter, Olivia Grace, July 22, 1997. To Stephen '95 and Melissa Ratliff, a , Jacob Christopher, July 9, 1997. To Pablo (DMin '95) and Glorimar Jimenez, former staff associate in the Office of Development, a daughter, Paola Margarita, July 24, 1997. DEATHS Francis B. Benton '41, Dec. 10, 1997. Cliff H. McLeod '41, Nov. 1, 1997. H. Paul Currie '54, July 14, 1997. James W. Kershaw '61, May 11, 1997. Charles W. Owens (DMin '85), Oct. 4, 1997. Young Sun Yu (ThM '95), Sept. 28, 1997. Jessie Graham, Oct. 2, 1997. Mr. Graham was a member of Columbia's buildings and grounds staff for 25 years. He retired in 1988. for Southern Kansas Presbytery and preached at First church, Hutchinson, KS, and at Bethel church, Wichita, KS. He was part of a new church develop- ment consultation for Western Colo- rado Presbytery and met with Lilly grant research staff from mainline denominations involved in "New Church Development for the Twenty- First Century" at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in San Diego. He has led demographics seminars and workshops for Pueblo and Missouri Union presbyteries and preached at the Snowmass, CO, Chapel. Clark Simmons, former director ot capital campaigns and church relations at Columbia, is now a regional representative for the Board of Pensions, PC(USA) Wade Huie '46, professor emeritus, led a Doctor of Ministry class at Columbia and led services of renewal at Lees-McRae College and First church, Banner Elk, NC. He has preached and taught at First churches in Stockton, AL, Milledgeville, GA, and Nashville, TN; Trinity churches in Atlanta and Satellite Beach, FL; First Baptist Church, Eastman, GA; Columbia church, Decatur; Pleasant Hill church, Statham, GA; Church of the New Covenant, Doraville Ron Cram, associate professor of Christian education, organized and taught a nine-week series on inter-religious dialogue for the Sunday adult class at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Atlanta. Two CD ROM's on which he was on the editorial board have been pub- lished: "Daniel in the Lion's Den" and "The Story of Creation." A chapter he co-authored, "Curriculum and Multicultural Education," in the book, Multicultural Religious Education, has been published. He presented a paper, "Memory and Metaphor," at the Association of Professors and Re- searchers in Religious Education in Oakland, CA, spoke on "The Child Poet: The Poetry of Children as Prophetic Text," and co-led an interest group on "Children's Developing Images of God." With the support of the Spirituality Program at Columbia, he continues to conduct research on the relationship of adolescents and faith. Cram participated in the consultation for the Senior Adult Ministries Committee of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta and was officially delegated as an extraordi- nary minister of the Holy Eucharist in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Marcia Riggs, associate professor of Christian ethics, was keynote speaker for a symposium, "Incarnat- ing Justice: Anna's Unfinished Busi- ness," at Boston University School of Theology, preached at Spelman College, and participated in an Association of Theological Schools consultation on leadership Walter Brueggemann, professor of Old Testament, preached at Plymouth Congregational church, Seattle; Covenant church, Atlanta; First church, Asheville, NC; and North Decatur, GA, church. He gave the Laidlaw Lectures at Knox College, Toronto, and led a clergy seminar at Wake Forest University and clergy conference at Second church, Chatta- nooga. Brueggemann participated in a consultation on eschatology at the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, and a consultation of the Association of Theological Schools, Berkeley- His Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony. Dispute, Advo- cacy has been published by Fortress Press and Cadences of Home: Preaching Among Exiles by Westminster /John Knox Press. His articles have ap- peared in Journal of Stewardship and Church and Society Grace Boyer '95 has been appointed to the chaplain's staff at Centre College. She is continu- ing to serve as associate pastor of the Danville, KY, church Lisa Fulford '96 is parish associate of pastoral care at North Avenue church, Atlanta Stephen Nelms '87 is a counselor at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute, Warm Springs, GA Stacy Rector '96 is associate pastor at Second church, Nashville, TN Dan Sack, associate director of the material History of American Religion Project, gave a paper at the American Academy of Religion meeting in San Francisco on "On Deciphering a Potluck: The Social Meaning of Church Socials." Charles Cousar '58, professor of New Testament, taught a series of church school classes during the fall in several Atlanta churches: Decatur, Trinity, and Northwest. He attended the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, where he is a member of the steering committee of the Pauline Epistles Section Judith '92 and Aaron '92 Fulp-Eickstaedt are co-pastors at the Concord church, Statesville, NC John Wells '96 is associate pastor for adult education and evangelism at Macland church, Powder Springs, GA Sarah Mark '00 and David Parker were married December 27 in Overland Park, KS Carter Bearden '66 recently retired as field consultant to the deaf Continued on page 1 1 Vantage Volume 89, No. 3, Winter 1998 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 changes to Vantage Columbia Theological Seminary P.O. Box 520 Decatur, GA 30031-0520 VANTAGE For the Record con tin ued f rom page 10 for the Southern Baptist Convention David Torrey '96 is stated supply at the Helen, GA, church Marvin Lindsay '94 is pastor of John Calvin church, Salisbury, NC Mary Katherine Gregory '97 and Billy Robinson '97 were married December 6 in Quincy, FL Glenn Gilstrap '91 is pastor of Westminster church in Warner Robbins, GA Courtney Wall '95 is associate pastor of the Morrow, GA, church Karen Estes '93 is associate pastor of Raleigh church, Memphis, TN Philip West (DMin '88) is pastor of First church, Lebanon, TN Clay Faulk '94 is pastor of First church, Wharton, TX Tom Clymer '86 is interim pastor of First church, Arkan- sas City, KS Kathleen Davis '88 is chaplain at Hartford Hospital, West Hartford, CN Jon Faraone '88 is pastor of First church, Mayfield, KY Shirley Guthrie, professor emeritus, taught and preached at Santa Fe church, Edmond, OK; First churches, Salisbury, NC, and Atlanta; and Westminster church, Nashville, TN. He led a family retreat for Trinity church, Charlotte, NC, and a minis- ters' retreat for East Tennessee Presbytery. Anne Graham-Johnson '89 is pastor of Liberty church, Youngstown, OH Martha Sexton '90 is pastor of Kennedy Heights church, Cincinnati, OH John Speering '83 is pastor of Spring Hill church, Staunton, VA Mary Jane Cornell '81 is pastor of the Druid Hills church, Atlanta James Rice '62 is pastor of John Calvin church, Greenville, SC Will Coleman '85, associate professor of theology and hermeneu- tics, preached at Oakhurst church, Decatur, and gave a presentation on "Race, Power, and Globalization" tor the Association of Theological Schools, Montreal. He gave a paper, "African Americans in the Nine- teenth-Century Trans-Atlantic Con- text," at the American Studies Asso- ciation, Washington, DC, and was From the Bookstore No. of copies New titles by Columbia faculty members: Cadences of Home: Preaching anions Exiles by Walter Brueggemann Listening for God: Spiritual Directives for Searching Christians by Ben Campbell Johnson Retail Columbia price price $15.95 $13.56 $ 7.95 $6.76 $25.00 $21.21 Many Voices, One God: Being Faithful in a Pluralistic World. In Honor of Shirley Guthrie Ed. by Walter Brueggemann and George W. Stroup. Reflections by Walter Brueggemann, Brian H. Childs, Will Coleman, Charles B. Cousar, Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez, Douglas John Hall, C. Benton Kline, Jr., Donald K. McKim, Daniel L. Migliore, Jurgen Moltmann, Amy Plantinga Pauw, William C. Placher, Marcia Y. Riggs, and George W. Stroup. 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After retiring from 1 1 mit\ church, Atlanta, and receiving a certificate in gerontology from Geor- gia State University, he has been nu olved in senior adult rninistT) around the Southeast James Hudnut-Beumler. executive vice president, dc^n ot fa( llltj . and asso* i ate professor of religion and culture, has taken on his most ditlu nil assign mentyct: teaching a Sunday school class of first graders I le preached at Kelley church in McDonoUgh, CIA, presented a response to tin' new book, Missional Church, at the fall meeting ol the C iospel ^no\ Our Culture Network, chaired a panel on religious history of the 1950s at the American Academy of Religion, and gave a paper on "Myths and Realities in the Financing ol American Religion" at Indiana University Ann Clay Adams, director ol admissions, was keynote and workshop leader tor Salem Presbytery's Presbyterian Women's Gathering Julie Johnson, associate director of the spirituality program, co-led the first Spirituality Immersion Week at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, which marked the beginning ol Columbia's spirituality partnership with Pittsburgh and San Fran. ISCO Theologu al Seminary Timothy Fulop, assistant dean of facultj preached at Smyrna church, Conyers, GA. He taught series on ( lultS and Alternative Religions" at Decatur church and on Amerii an Religious History at First church, Atlanta I le was interviewed on National Publii Radio's "All Things Considered" about the Promise Keepers meeting in Washington, DC Pablo Jimenez (DMin '95) is instructor in homiletii at Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin Tim Arnold '97 is associate pastor ol First church, Carter i IU-. < ,A Wayne Hoffman '62 has retired from the chaplaincy after 35 years and received the Distinguished Service Medal upon Ins retirement Steve Mann '94 is \ ice president tor media services at Citibank in l ong Island City, NY Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, instructor in world Christianity, was a small group leader for the I iospel .\na\ t Nil Culture Network C onsultation on "Missional Congregations'' in Chicago and spoke at Presh\ terian < ollege on " rhe New 1 .u e oi Christianity I he Faith Beyond the West " I lis arti< le, u. Be or Not to Be \ i Iispani( I atino Scholar in a North Ameru an Seminary," w .is printed in the w inter issue ot [puntes i heologii >ti Reflet '/ens from the / lispanit Margin John McLean '90 is pi i i ol '.., ond > huu h !A .i\ nesboro VA David Gibbs '90 is asso< iate minster tor youth ministT) it the I aPorte, IV hur< l> kathy Dawson '94 has receh ed a graduate fellowship and is in the Ph I ) program ii Pnn. eton Seminar) [ennifer Lee '96 is coordinate] ol Atlanta ( itizen \,l\.u.u\ lm Charles Evans '78 is interim pastor ol I irsl church t Iberton i . \ loi tli.' pasl five \i Alabama in Birmingham I lospital Linda Dickerson '88, pastor ol Buffalo . lunch m Sanford, Nc , ,\no\ I louglas Rathjen, a I utheran pastor, were married Octobei '- Philip Gehman '68 \ u president i*>i student life ^nd dean of students/ served on the leadership team <>i > * ommittee on Preparation for Ministry leadership conference, "Reformed ResponsibUi ties and Reforming Realities/" al Union PS< I i le participated in leadership conference, "Journeying [bgethei Spiritual Formation foi the Process ol Preparation foi Ministry," at Zephyr Point NV, Confereni e Center. Cameron Murchison, professor of ministry, led a Steward ship workshop tor Northeasl < leorgia Presbytery, a retreat foi i hur< h professionals in St. Augustine Presbytery, three overnighl i ontinu- ing education events foi ministers ot St. Andrew. Presbyterj and >\n officers retreat for Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta I le poached and led a workshop i