Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 75, number 2, Summer 1983

FALL 1983

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COLUMBIA BEGINS ITS 152ND YEAR

Five hundred and four students
officially began Columbia Seminary
this fall with the Opening Convoca-
tion on Sept. 7th.

The colorful worship service fea-
turing faculty in academic regalia
was held in the Sanctuary of Colum-
bia Presbyterian Church with Dr. J.
Davison Philips giving the convoca-
tion address on "Reunion & Re-
newal." In-coming Board President
William A. Adams inducted 59 first
Professional degree students into the
seminary program by administering
the traditional pledge.

Several Faculty members partici-
pated in the leadership of the eve-
ning's worship. The Rev. Emmie C.
Young, Associate Dean of Students,
gave the opening prayer, with Profes-
sors Jasper N. Keith and Charles B.
Cousar giving the Scripture readings.

Dean of Academic Affairs, Oscar
Hussel, introduced the faculty after

KOREAN PASTORS
ON CAMPUS

This August Columbia had the
honor of hosting jointly with the Gen-
eral Assembly Mission Board & The
Continuing Education Institute for
Ministers of the Presbyterian Church
of Korea, 15 Presbyterian Pastors
from Korea. The group, which in-
cluded presidents of two Korean re-
gional seminaries and a professor at
the primary seminary in Seoul, spent
three weeks at Columbia completing
a credit course in continuing educa-
tion required of them by the Presby-
terian Church of Korea. The pastors'
course of study included Missions and
Eccumenics, American Church His-
tory, and Evangelism and Social Ac-

"Faculty Members and Board President, William A. Adams, lead the opening Convocation.

which Dean of Students, Peter C.
Carruthers, welcomed the students.

Following the convocation the en-
tire seminary community, old and
new students alike, attended open

houses held in the homes of faculty
members. The new academic year
was officially opened therefore, with a
real spirit of excitement and
anticipation.

"Korean Pastors visit Columbia for Continu-
ing Education."

tion. Accompanying the group was
Dr. Chung Bok Chung, a graduate of
Columbia Seminary and of the Em-
ory graduate school. Dr. Chung is
Professor of Homiletics at the Presby-

terian Theological Seminary in Seoul
and was here to assist the group with
translation and generally to make
their experience in Atlanta more
meaningful.

The pastors did not spend their
entire time in the classroom to be
sure. They were greeted by the Ko-
rean community here in Atlanta at a
Sunday worship service in the Korean
Community Presbyterian Church.
The pastors were guests of honor at a
luncheon following the service.

Afternoon and weekend activities
for the pastors included sight-seeing
and the visitation of local churches.
Field trips to such places as the Mar-
tin Luther King Center and the Eto-
wah Indian Mounds gave the pastors

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HIGHLIGHTS . . .

FROM THE BOARD MEETING

A dinner consultation with students included talks by
representatives of students: Ray Jones, Marc Sherrod and
Kim Clayton for first degree students, the Reverend
James Speed, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Mari-
etta for Doctor of Ministry (in-Ministry) degree, and the
Reverend Howard Gregory, Professor of Pastoral Care at
United Theological College, for Internationals in gradu-
ate work at Columbia.

"1983-84 Board of Directors'

Other highlights include :

1 . Approval of a computer system for the seminary.

2. Approval of the audit for the academic year 1982-
83. Again, the seminary finished the year with a
balanced budget.

3. A review of enrollment figures which show in-
creased participation in all degree programs.

4. A meeting with new faculty members: Lucy A.
Rose and Edward Trimmer.

5. The acceptance with regret of the resignations of
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Dodds effective December
31, 1983. The Dodds have accepted positions with
The Texas Presbyterian Foundation.

The new members of the CTS Board of Directors - (L to R) William A.
Adams, current President of the Board, John A. Conant (Synod of the
Southeast), Robert N. Wat kins (Mid-South), T. Fleetwood Hassell
(Southeast), McCoy Franklin (MidSouth), President Philips. Not pic-
tured: Robert P. Douglass (Florida)

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FROM the PRE6IDENT

Students are a varied and vital
part of Columbia's mission and work!
They range in age from 22 to 62.
They come from 31 Presbyteries,
though the majority are from the
Southeastern United States. There
are 19 students from overseas, who
are citizens of such countries as
Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, Ja-
maica, Japan, Korea, Malawi, Scot-
land, Sweden and Switzerland. They
enroll in 7 different degree programs.
Half of our 504 degree candidates are
already ordained and are pursuing
graduate work such as the Doctor of
Ministry Degree in Ministry. Need-
less to say, our facilities, faculty, and
resources are fully utilized!

We began this year with unusual
spirit and enthusiasm. We want to
maintain that level of morale
throughout the year, but it is not
easy! Hard work, many pressures,
and much activity tend to drain us
all. We are, therefore, devoting care-
ful attention to the "whole person."
We look beyond the basic and essen-
tial academic requirements to such
things as "spiritual formation," "the

minister as a person," and the "Com-
munity life" on campus.

I am deeply grateful for our part-
nership with the Presbyterian Church
in the calling, and the care of candi-
dates for ministry. We also work
closely with presbyteries and their
committees on Continuing Education.
Let me appeal to you to do these
things for our students:

1 . Express your interest and sup-
port to them.

2. Pray for God's grace and
guidance for them.

3. Include their families in your
prayers, also!

4. Provide scholarship aid for
them where it is needed. (60% of our
students require financial support.)

5. Finally, help in the placement
of our graduates so that they may be
fully utilized.

Above all, as we work together in
the reunited Church, we seek renewal
in worship and work.

Faithfully yours,

HONORS DAY CITES EXCEPTIONAL WORK

Awards & Prizes were given re-
cently to four outstanding students at
Columbia's fifth annual Honors Day
ceremony.

Dean of Academic Affairs, Oscar
Hussel, made the presentations dur-
ing a service held in the Seminary
Chapel on Sept. 26. Butch Miranda
was presented the Paul T. Fuhrmann
Book Prize in Church History for the
most outstanding work in Church
History during the 1982-83 academic
year.

The Florrie Wilkes Sanders Prize
in Theology went to third year stu-
dent, Mark Montfort, for presenting
the best paper showing sound theo-
logical scholarship and relevance to
needs of Christian people in the con-
temporary world.

December '83 graduate, Tyler
Downing, received the Indiantown
Country Church Award for the most
significant summer Supervised Minis-
try in a rural church. M.A.T.S. stu-
dent, Peggy Lowe, prepared the best
New Testament Exegesis paper dur-

ing the last academic year and was
awarded The Samuel A. Cartledge
and American Bible Society Biblical
Studies Award for her efforts.

In addition to the presentation of
these awards, Dean Hussel also rec-
ognized this year's various Scholar-
ship winners. 1983-84 "Columbia
Scholars" include Leeann Rogers,
Lee Holliday, Stephen Nickle, and
Jeri L. Parris. The three scholarships
awarded by the John L. Newton
Scholarship Fund went this year to
David Weitnauer, Robert A. Mc-
Cully, Jr. and Walter M. Jones.
Mary Beth Lawrence was awarded
the Dr. Vernon S. Broyles Scholar-
ship with Sid D. Harmon taking the
Blue Scholarship.

The evening's program was high-
lighted by the installation of Peter C.
Carruthers as Columbia's new Dean
of Students. Following the program
and installation service, a reception
was held in the Student Center to
honor the award and scholarship win-
ners and the new Dean of Students.

(L to R) Butch Miranda, Peggy Lowe, Dean
Carruthers, Mark Montfort, Tyler Downing.

1983-84 Scholarship winners: (L to R) Dean
Hussel, Sid Harmon, Mary Beth Lawrence,
Stephen Nickle, Jeri Parris, David Weitnauer,
Bobby McCully, Lee Holliday, President
Philips.

ATLANTA AREA APPRECIATION DINNER HELD

Atlanta Area friends of the Seminary fill the Refectory for the Atlanta Area Appreciation Dinner.

On October 6, 1983 several hun-
dred friends of Columbia Seminary
from the Atlanta area were invited to
the Seminary for dinner in apprecia-
tion for their generous and continuing
support of the seminary. President
Philips presided and issued a warm
welcome to these special friends of
Columbia.

A program of music for the occa-
sion was presented by soloist Jim
Wooten.

Mary Beth Lawrence and Ray
Jones, two of Columbia's outstanding

students, spoke of their call to ministry
and how they felt Columbia Seminary
was helping them prepare to carry out
their ministry in the church.

The principal address for the oc-
cassion, however, was given by J. Er-
skine Love of Atlanta. Mr. Love is
president of Printpak, Inc., and a long-
time friend and supporter of the Semi-
nary. He is a layman, a member of the
Trinity Presbyterian Church in north-
west Atlanta, a member of the Board
of Directors of the Seminary, and for-
mer Chairman of the Board. Mr.

Love's address was entitled "NUR-
TURING AND NEEDLING" and

challenged the Seminary to carry out
both these functions in order to pro-
vide an institution that will better pre-
pare young men and women to do
ministry.

The occasion was certainly an in-
spiring one with the feeling of good-
will, support and mutual understand-
ing abounding on all sides.

1983-84 STUDENT BODY
FIRST PROFESSIONAL
DEGREE PROGRAM

First Year(A) 59

Second Year(B) 54

Interns 4

Third Year (C-M.Div.) 46

D.Min. Interns (D) 8

Fourth Year (E-D.Min.) 9

M.A. in Youth Ministry 12

M.A. in Theological Studies 14

Th. M. Program 48

D. Min. (In Ministry) 164

S.T.D. Program 7

Special and International 27

Unclassified 52

TOTAL ENROLLMENT 504

Outreach Foundation
Strengthens Evangelism

The Outreach Foundation has
greatly strengthened the cause of
Evangelism in the Presbyterian
Church, at home and abroad, in many
significant ways.

During a recent visit to the campus
of Columbia Seminary, Dr. Howard
Chadwick, President and Executive Di-
rector of the Outreach Foundation, re-
viewed how Columbia Seminary and
the Foundation joined hands in an ex-
citing partnership. He said, "Columbia
Theological Seminary responded to an
overture of the Outreach Foundation in
the fall of 1980 for an initial grant of
$150,000.00, over a three year period,
to call a full time Professor of Evangel-
ism. This led Columbia's Board of Di-
rectors to extend a call to Dr. Ben
Johnson to become Associate Professor
of Evangelism in January, 1981."
Commenting upon this, Dr. Chadwick
said, "The impact we have witnessed
at Columbia Seminary and over the
Presbyterian Church has far exceeded
even our fondest dreams."

Thanks to the impetous given by
the Outreach Foundation, Columbia
Seminary has involved scores of minis-
ters and lay persons in the primary
task of evangelism. Evangelism Work-
shops, Conferences, and Seminars led
by Professor Johnson, on and off the
Seminary's campus, have caused a new
awareness of the importance of evan-
gelism in the Presbyterian Church.

"Partners in Evangelism: (L to R) President Philips, Professor Johnson and President & Executive
Director of the Outreach Foundation, Dr. Howard Chadwick. "

In the fall of 1981, the Peachtree
Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, under
the leadership of its minister, Dr. W.
Frank Harrington, made a commit-
ment of $500,000.00 to establish a per-
manent chair of evangelism to be
called the Peachtree Presbyterian
Church Chair of Evangelism and
Church Growth. An amount of
$258,800.00 has already been paid on
this commitment. As the endowment
for this Chair grows it will provide the
financial support that was initiated by
the Outreach Foundation.

Columbia Seminary is greatly ap-
preciative of the support it has received
from the Outreach Foundation. In ad-
dition to providing the initial grant in

evangelism at Columbia Seminary, the
Foundation has also made additional
gifts to underwrite specific programs of
mission and outreach.

During 1981-82 an amount of
$10,000.00 was provided while the
Outreach Foundation made an addi-
tional grant of $25,000.00 to Columbia
Seminary during the 1982-83 aca-
demic year. These funds have enabled
Professor Johnson to set up Schools of
Evangelism, Evangelism Conferences,
Leadership Schools for Spiritual For-
mation and Monthly Retreats for Min-
isters. These special grants have also
been used to provide training books
and audiovisual resources.

JANUARY SEMINARS FOR MINISTERS

January 3-5, 1984, Tuesday through Thursday

Jointly Sponsored by the Presbyteries of Athens, Atlanta, Augusta-
Macon, and Cherokee and Columbia Theological Seminary

Courses will be offered according to the schedule in the chart below.

Classes -

John F. Anderson - Preparing to
Preach for Lent and Easter

William H. Willimon - Worship
as Pastoral Care

Robert Short - Communicating
Christianity Through Cur-
rent Concerns - and
Cartoons

Frederick O. Bonkovsky and
Marilyn Washburn - The
Pastor's Role in Par-
ishioners' Medical Decisions

Mary V. Atkinson and Team -
How to Move

Worship - at noon each day
Tuesday - Robert Short, Author
of Gospel According to
Peanuts

Wednesday - Moderator J. Ran-
dolph Taylor, Pas-
tor, Myers Park
Presbyterian
Church, Charlotte,
N.C.
Thursday - John F. Anderson,
Pastor, First Presbyterian
Church, Dallas, Texas

For more information, call or write Douglas W. Hix, Columbia Semi-
nary, Decatur. GA 30031. 404-378-8821.

Tuesday Jan. 3

Wednesday Jan. 4

Thursday Jan. 5

Willimon
9-12

Short
9-12

Anderson
9-12

Short
9-12

Anderson
9-12

WORSHIP SERVICE

12 noon
Short

WORSHIP SERVICE

1 2 noon - Taylor
LUNCHEON 12:30

WORSHIP SERVICE

12 noon
Anderson

Willimon
1:30-
4:30

Bonkovsky
Washburn
1:30-4:30

Anderson
1:30-
4:30

Bonkovsky
Washburn
1:30-4:30

Anderson
1:30-
4:30

Bonkovsky
Washburn
1 :30-4:30

Atkinson & Team
7:00-9:30

Atkinson & Team
7:00-9:30

PRAISE GOD AND KICK UP
YOUR HEELS"

In a country that is infatuated
with health and exercise, Columbia
Seminary is no exception. The run-
ning fever has infected CTS, where
about a dozen students and several
professors regularly compete in 10-
kilometer runs. Most seminarians
compete for exercise and t-shirts. But
for one professor, the 10-k run is a
sacrament in which he celebrates the
holy gift of life.

Theron Nease is learning to live
with cancer. A pastoral care professor
at CTS since 1966, Nease, or T, as
he is known at the seminary was di-
agnosed with stage 4 prostatic carci-
noma in August 1982. "I was quite
sure I was dying last fall," T said.
"And I was."

The cancer was treated with radi-
ation therapy and briefly entered re-
mission, but in the spring of 1983, the
cancer reappeared. This time, it had
spread to the bones.

There was one last chance: sur-
gery, followed by hormone therapy. If
the surgery was successful, T had
hope for the future; if not, he would
be lucky to live six months.

It worked. The cancer went into
remission. "I felt like I got a new
lease on life. I wanted to celebrate
this," T said.

The service of thanksgiving took
form in Nease's participation in the
Peachtree Road Race. According to
the professor, "The Peachtree was al-
most sacramental an outward cele-
bration of that inward gift of grace,
which was the gift of life" which the
surgery afforded.

With tongue-in-cheek amazement
in his voice, T continued, "I finished
the Peachtree before the bus service
had resumed. There were people be-
hind me. I thought, 'that's it.' That's
when I realized I was hooked on run-
ning. It's a way of celebrating every
day."

Since the Peachtree, Nease has
run several road races, winning a one-
mile run and placing fifth in a five-
mile run. He recently beat CTS di-
rector of admissions Harry Barrow by
one step in a 10-k race at Emory
University.

Still, T claims he doesn't run for
competition against other athletes as
much as for competition against him-
self. "I'm experiencing me my
body when I run. It's a holistic
approach."

Nease added, "(Running) is a
way of expressing and realizing a self
discipline. It's coming right up to that
barrier and staying right next to it
without hitting it or falling back."

The beauty of the road race, the
10-k run, in T's eyes, is that "a rank
amateur like me can run in the same
race with a world-class athlete. It's
the ones in the wheelchairs, the one-
legged runner with a cane, the ordi-
nary people in the pack. They are the
ones that make the Peachtree an in-
credible event."

In regard to the cancer's effect on
his running, T said, "I don't know
about tomorrow, or the next day, or
10 years down the pike, but today I'm
in remission. I don't mount up like
the wings of eagles, and I get weary
when I run, but I don't faint when I
walk." T added, "I think that's the
celebration of life Isaiah was talking
about."

T said his cancer has made him
realize the joy of life. He takes every-
day and wrenches out everything it
has to offer. "When I wake up in the
morning and I realize my back isn't
hurting, I know the cancer's quiet.
I've got another day."

He continued, "You can get the
fullness of a day by breakfast, 10
years by lunch, and a whole lifetime
by sundown, if you take everything
the day has to offer."

A larger part of Nease's life than
running is his avocation and first love:
the piano. He recently purchased a 6-
foot-4-inch Steinway, making him, in
his words, "a grand father."

"All my life I've wanted an ebony
Steinway piano," T said. So, in Sep-
tember, he purchased one. "It's the
most beautiful thing I've ever
,owned."

The piano is a very personal, spir-
itual experience for the professor.
"Everyone ought to have one thing
they do only unto God," he said. "I
teach at Columbia because that's my
calling. I preach at Forest Park Pres-
byterian because I have a love affair
with a congregation. I counsel people
because that's part of my ministry.
But I play piano only unto God. It
serves no utilitarian purpose."

In a way, playing the piano and
running are similar exercises in faith
for Nease. "You don't know where
it's going. You just do it."

"T. Nease and daughter, Susan, cross
jinishtine at the 1983 Peachtree Road Race."

The Columbia professor of pas-
toral theology was hesitant about dis-
cussing the future. "We're very early
in the game," he explained, pro-
nouncing each word deliberately.
"This is a stage-4 tumor in the lymph
glands and the bone. I don't know
what's out there, but I intend for my
future to be like I am now." And
then he added with a grin, "I intend
to praise God and kick up my heels."

The grin slowly faded, replaced
by a serious, intent stare. "Frankly,
the future is bleak. We probably
aren't talking about a ripe old age."
The smile returned. "But that doesn't
stop me from praising God and kick-
ing up my heels.' "

And once again, the intense eyes.
"I've got a time bomb in my body.
And you've got a time bomb in your
body. The only difference is, I've
heard mine tick. I'm alive now more
than I've been in 51 years."

And the smile returned.

Dr. and Mrs. J. McDowell Rich-
ards have recently moved to the
Presbyterian Home in Sum-
merville, S. C. 29483. They will
appreciate letters and calls. Dr.
Richards has been in declining
health for sometime, but has com-
pleted most of the work on Colum-
bia's history. Dr. Richards was
President of Columbia Seminary
for 39 years. Please remember
them in your prayers. Dr. Rich-
ard's phone number is 803-873-
8421.

In order to keep our readers in-
formed on what our distinguished
Faculty and Staff are doing in addi-
tion to their regular duties, the fol-
lowing is a brief summary of the ac-
tivities of some.

Director of Admissions, Harry
Barrow has been helping supply a
church in Atlanta Presbytery as well
as teaching Senior High Sunday
School at North Decatur Presbyte-
rian Church. Harry also serves on the
Board of Directors of the Metro Fair
Housing Services.

* * * *

During the 1983 winter semester
break, Dr. Frederick Bonkovsky,
Professor of Ethics, served as key
note speaker at the bi-annual Interna-
tional Conference of the Kingdom of
Sweden held at Hasselby Castle.
"American Values and American
Policies" was the overall title for his
three lectures which were attended by
education, church, and civic leaders
from throughout the kingdom. Prof.
Bonkovsky also delivered lectures at
the universities of Stockholm and
Lund.

At the request of the United
States Department of State, Prof.
Bonkovsky subsequently journeyed to
Germany to address audiences in Co-
logne, Hannover, Bremen, and Berlin.
Western policies and their ethical ba-
ses are hotly debated in Europe, par-
ticularly within the church, univer-
sity, and civic groups with whom Dr.
Bonkovsky met.

In July, in co-operation with Trin-
ity Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
and such colleagues as Betty Sue
Wright and Dr. Elizabeth Bonkovsky,
Fred led a group of some 15
Presbyterians and others in a study
tour of Martin Luther and the Prot-
estant Reformation and then of US
Atlantic relations, focussing on
NATO & Germany. Part of the trip
was behind the Iron Curtain. All of it
went well. Lectures were well re-
ceived and much learning occurred.

* * * *

Professor Tommy Brown has
been very busy with a trip to Asia
last summer. He was invited by his
old seminary, Ho Nam Theological
Seminary in Kwangju, Korea to re-
turn and give some lectures on Chris-
tianity in China. He also lectured at
the Presbyterian Seminary in Seoul,
and the Taejun Theological Semi-
nary, and visited other areas of the

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church's mission work. In China he
visited a number of cities but the
highlight and main purpose of the
trip was the delivery of $100,000
worth of ophthomology surgical and
optical equipment to the Gulou Hos-
pital in Nanjing as an expression of
friendship with the Chinese people on
behalf of our church and people. In
Kobe, Japan, his group looked into
possibilities for participating in a
center for Chinese Seamen.

Dr. Brown also presented some
lectures for the new missionary ap-
pointees in Montreat as part of their
orientation, and with his wife
Mardia, did a workshop on China at
the Global Mission Conference. His
book, Christianity in the People's Re-
public of China was also published
this year by John Knox Press.

* * * *

Professor Erskine Clarke con-
cluded a nine year term as Dean of
Students here at CTS and became
Associate Professor of American Re-
ligious History in the World Context.
He remains Editor of The Journal
for Preachers and chairs the Faculty
Council of the University Center of
Georgia, the consortium of institu-
tions of higher education in the Ath-
ens - Atlanta area. Dr. Clarke also
delivered a paper on "The History of
the Black Church in Charleston,
South Carolina" at a recent confer-
ence sponsored by the South Carolina
Endowment for the Humanities. He
continues to work on a book on the
history of religion in the United
States.

* * * *

Besides ending four years as Di-
rector of Supervised Ministry and be-
ginning a term as Dean of Students,
Pete Carruthers has also completed
his Th.M. in Pastoral Counseling
with a dissertation entitled, "Profiles
of a Difficult-to-Place Seminarian in
Supervised Ministry: Indications For
the Church."

ministers in Mobile Presbytery in
February, '83 and in the Presbytery
of the Piedmont in September. He
was lecturer in the Lay School of
Theology at First Presbyterian
Church, Charleston, West Virginia,
in February and March. Charlie be-
gan in October as interim supply at
the Eastminster Presbyterian Church
in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

* * * *

Professor Wade Huie and wife,
Vee, along with Stuart and Margot
McWilliam, led "The Pilgrimage into
Our Presbyterian Heritage: In the
Steps of John Knox." Twenty people
participated in this pilgrimage
through Edinburgh, London, and Ge-
neva during the last two weeks of
June. The Huies stayed in Europe af-
ter the Pilgrimage and spent July in
Yugoslavia and Greece.

Dr. Huie also contributed worship
materials to Peacemaking through
Worship published and distributed by
the Presbyterian Peacemaking Pro-
gram.

* * * *

* * * *

Professor Charles Cousar led
Continuing Education Seminars for

Congratulations to Dr. Jasper
Keith who was installed October 1 2th
as the ninth president of the Associa-
tion for Clinical Pastoral Education
at its annual conference held this
year in Portland, Maine. He is the
fourth presbyterian to hold this office
and the third seminary professor. The
ACPE is the standards setting, pro-
fessional certifying and educational
accrediting agency for programs of
clinical pastoral education in the
United States. This professional or-
ganization of over three thousand
seven hundred members will be relo-
cating its national office in Atlanta in
June of 1984. Dr. Keith also serves as
Interim Regional Director for the
Southeast Region Association for
Clinical Pastoral Education.

KOREAN PASTORS

(continued from page I)

a taste of our southern culture and
tours of local churches gave added in-
sights into the workings of American
Church programs and facilities.

Dr. G. Thompson Brown, long
time missionary to Korea and past
Director of the Division of Interna-
tional Missions for the Presbyterian
Church, is now serving as Adjunct
Professor of World Christianity at
Columbia and was instrumental in fa-
cilitating this unique educational
event for the second year in a row.

EVANGELISM
CONFERENCES 1983

More than 100 persons attended
the week-long Conference on Evan-
gelism and School of Evangelism.
Participants came from all of Colum-
bia's supporting synods, plus delega-
tions from Arkansas, Greenbrier, Ab-
ingdon, and Albemarle presbyteries.

For several years, CTS has spon-
sored a Conference on Evangelism.
This 24-hour conference featured
headline speakers, small-group en-
counters and two-hour workshops.
This brief conference stimulated in-
terest but left participants eager for
more in-depth training.

In response to this need, CTS
combined the Conference on Evangel-
ism with a three-day School of Evan-
gelism. The first two days were com-
posed of lectures by Dr. Robert
Henderson, pastor of First Presbyte-
rian Church, Hendersonville, NC;
Stan Van Putten, lay leader from the
Presbytery of Denver; John Roark,
associate pastor at Eastminster Pres-
byterian Church, Stone Mountain,
GA; and Dr. Albert Winn, pastor at
North Decatur Presbyterian Church,
Decatur, GA.

Many of the participants said that
this year's School of Evangelism has
genuinely equipped them for planning
and reaching new persons through the
total life of the church.

To follow up the Evangelism con-
ference, CTS hosted delegates from
10 presbyteries for specialized train-
ing in evangelism. On Nov. 1-3, more
than 50 ministers participated in this
event, which prepared them to lead a
faith discovery weekend in their home
congregations. This pilot project, de-
veloped by Dr. Johnson, consisted of
programs on lay training, faith-shar-
ing models and mobilizing the local
congregation for intentional evangel-
istic outreach.

The evangelism programs initi-
ated by CTS have been facilitated by
several generous grants from the Out-
reach Foundation, which in the future
should help deepen our awareness of
the evangelistic imperative and pro-
vide training experiences for its
accomplishment.

The 1984 School of Evangelism is
scheduled for July 9-13. The featured
speaker is Keith Miller, author of
The Taste of New Wine and other
books on evangelism. Plan now to at-
tend this conference.

DICK AND BETTY DODDS
LEAVE SEMINARY

Dr. Richard A. Dodds, Director
of Seminary Relations and Develop-
ment at Columbia Seminary, has ac-
cepted a call to become the Associate
Director of the Texas Presbyterian
Foundation in Dallas, Texas, begin-
ning January 1, 1984. Dr. Dodds has
served on the staff of the Seminary
since 1976. Betty Dodds has worked
as administrative secretary in the De-
velopment Office since 1977.

During the past seven years the
Annual Budget of Columbia Semi-
nary has increased from $1.1 million
to $3. million. The endowment of the
Seminary has also grown from $5
million to $13.5 million during the
period of time in which Dick and
Betty have served in the Seminary
Relations and Development Office.

There is no denying that the
Dodds have done a splendid job help-
ing with the raising of millions of dol-
lars for CTS. But their work has gone
far beyond this. They have done a
great deal to strengthen Columbia's
relationships with individual churches
as well.

It is with deepest thanks and good
wishes that we say good-bye to Betty
and Dick Dodds. As the Board of Di-

Dick & Betty Dodds

rectors summed it up in their recent
"Resolutions of Appreciation", Dick
and Betty "have endeared themselves
to the entire Seminary Community as
people who are easy to love" and they
will be greatly missed.

CONFERENCES ON MINISTRY PLANNED ON
COLUMBIA'S CAMPUS

In the past, Columbia's weekend
conferences on ministry have helped
men and women who are considering
the ministry both to see a realistic
view of Columbia Seminary and to
explore in more depth their own sense
of call to ministry. During this year,
two special conferences have been
planned on the campus of Columbia.

The College Conference On Min-
istry, which is geared primarily for
men and women now in college or re-
cently graduated, has been scheduled
for the weekend of February 24-26,
1984. During this conference, Dr.
Lucy Rose will preach and lead a
worship service for the Columbia
community and Dr. Doug Hix will
teach a Bible study. In addition, the
conferees will be able to attend sev-
eral regularly scheduled classes and
talk with Columbia students, faculty,
and staff.

Another conference, The Confer-
ence On Ministry, has been scheduled
for the weekend of March 16-18,
1984. This particular conference is
structured especially for women and
men who are thinking about a voca-
tional change into the ministry.

COME SEE COLUMBIA DAY

The Columbia Friendship Circle
(CFC) has announced that its annual
"Come See Columbia Day" has been
set for Thursday, April 5, 1984 on
the campus of Columbia Seminary
and at the Columbia Presbyterian
Church. This special day will provide
opportunities for you to tour Colum-
bia's Campus, worship with the Semi-
nary community, enjoy a buffet
luncheon, and attend a panel discus-
sion led by faculty, staff, and
students.

THE COLUMBIA FORUM

January 31 - Feburary 3, 1984

SMYTH LECTURER - Carl S. Dudley
Professor of Church and Community,
McCormick Theological Seminary,
Chicago, Illinois

THEME: "The Power of the Small Church;
The Congregation as Culture;
The Pastor as Cultural-
Spiritual Leader"

ALUMNI/AE LECTURER - Donald P. Buteyn
Professor of Evangelism and Mission and
Interim Dean, SanFrancisco
Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA

THEME: "Servant Leadearship: An Ageless

Strategy or Contemporary Disciples"

GUEST PREACHER William Muehl
Professor of Christian Methods,
The Divinity School, Yale University,
New Haven, Connecticut.

SERMON TITLES:

"A Moment of Time"
"Bread and Dogs"
"Now, I See"

CONTINUING EDUCATION
CENTER PROPOSED

Dr. Cecil Asbury Thompson
served as Professor of Missions,
Evangelism and Rural Church Work
at Columbia Seminary from 1946 to
1967. During his tenure on the
faculty he trained hundreds of pro-
spective ministers in practical areas
of the Church's outreach.

After serving pastorates at the J.
J. White Memorial Presbyterian
Church in McComb, Mississippi, and
at Central Presbyterian Church in
Jackson, Dr. Thompson was honora-
bly retired in 1974. Since that time
he has served as the Interim Minister
of scores of churches and has contin-
ued as a strong advocate for missions
and evangelism.

In an effort to honor Dr. Thomp-
son for his years of dedicated service
in the cause of Christ, many of his
friends have expressed an interest in
providing financial support for a
"Cecil Thompson Continuing Educa-
tion Center" on or near the campus
of Columbia Seminary.

Dr. Howard Chadwick, Executive
Director and President of the Out-
reach Foundation, has offered to co-
ordinate this effort for Dr. Thompson
and Columbia Seminary. Two gifts
totalling $45,000.00 have been se-
cured toward a goal of $200,000.00
for the Center.

Friends of Dr. Thompson who
wish to provide a gift for this worthy
project may do so by earmarking it
for the "Cecil Thompson Continuing
Education Center" and sending it to:

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