Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 80, number 2, Fall 1988

L U L U 1V1 D 1 A

THEOLOGICAL
SEMI NARY

Vantage

FALL 1988

Columbia breaks ground
on newest building

Columbia Theological Seminary is
building its first new building on the
upper campus in more than 25 years.
Construction on the W. Frank
Harrington Center for Continuing
Education and Church Growth has
begun, and completion is expected by
the spring of '89.

Funded by a gift from Peachtree
Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, the
building is named in honor of
Peachtree's senior pastor, W. Frank
Harrington, a graduate of Columbia.

Commenting on the building,
Douglas Oldenburg, president of
Columbia, said, "Some dreams do
come true! For many years, Columbia
Seminary has dreamed of a new center
for continuing education and church
growth. And now that dream is
coming true. Words can never fully
express our gratitude to Peachtree
Presbyterian Church for the generous
gift of this building in honor of their
beloved pastor."

The 13,790 square foot building
is being constructed next to Florida
Hall Dormitory, completing the
seminary's quadrangle. The building's
first floor will house four

administrative offices: the Offices of
Advanced Degrees, Continuing
Education, Evangelism, and the Lay
Institute of Faith and Life. A small
library with fireplace, a board room,
conference room, copy room, and a
large classroom complete the first floor.
The ground floor will have 16 double-
occupancy guest rooms, a lounge and
small kitchen area.

The building will answer some of
Columbia's critical space needs. The
new guest rooms will accomodate both
clergy and laity who come to the
campus for continuing education and
evangelism programs and retreats, and
the four office areas will help relieve
the need for more faculty offices.

In May the seminary held a
service of celebration for the
groundbreaking of the new building.
Members of Peachtree Presbyterian
Church as well as the Columbia
community were present. Participants
in the service were Douglas Hix,
Director of Advanced Studies and
Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies;
Dr. Harrington; Dr. Oldenburg; and
Dr. Davison Philips, president
emeritus of Columbia. D

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During a service of dedication on May 15, ground was broken on Columbia's W.
Frank Harrington Center for Continuing Education and Church Growth by
President Emeritus Davison Philips, Dr. Harrington, and President Douglas
Oldenburg.

Columbia receives
million dollar

New students Mark Clark and Lucy Turner are welcomed by Dr. Fred Bonkovsky,
right, Professor of Christian Ethics, and Dr. Ed Trimmer, second from right,
Associate Professor of Christian Education. See story on page 2.

commitment

Columbia Theological Seminary has
received a commitment of one million
dollars from the John I. Smith
Charities Foundation of Greenville,
South Carolina. The grant, which will
be contributed over a ten-year period,
will provide scholarship assistance to
Columbia students.

Douglas Oldenburg, president of
the seminary, said, "One of the
critical problems facing many of our
graduates as they begin their ministry
is the amount of educational debt
incurred while attending Columbia.
The gift from the John I. Smith
Charities will go a long way in
helping us help our students alleviate
that burden. We are grateful to the
John I. Smith Charities for this
significant contribution to the training

of men and women for leaderhsip in
the church."

The scholarships funded by this
endowment will be given in memory
of John I. Smith and will be known
as the John I. Smith Scholarship
Awards. In addition to providing
need-based scholarships, these funds
will help Columbia attract outstanding
candidates for ministry through
providing honor scholarship grants.

Mr. Smith, who died two years
ago, left his estate in a foundation,
the John I. Smith Charities, Inc., for
philanthropic purposes. A graduate of
Davidson College, he was a
Presbyterian businessman who lived
most of his life in Greenville and who
gave generously to charities and
Presbyterian causes. D

From the President

Douglas W. Oldenburg

1989 WILL BE a critical year for
theological education in the
Presbyterian Church (USA)! It is the
year when the new funding plan for
theological education begins.

As you may know, the plan
challenges each congregation to make
a voluntary contribution of one
percent of the amount used to support
their own local church program. The
General Assembly is asking that
churches include the one percent figure
in their 1989 budget, with
distribution to the theological
institutions to begin in 1990.

As a former pastor, I know that
budgets are always tight. I also know
that increases in the medical insurance
premiums and other escalating costs
are making it extremely difficult for
many churches this year.

However, 1 am convinced that
nothing is more important than
training the future leadership of the
church. I hope each church session

will feel a sense of urgency regarding
the need to support our theological
institutions. Indeed, since my
commitment is to the whole mission
of the church, I would urge that this
one percent contribution to theological
education be over and above what
would normally be given to missions.

The contributions of each
congregation will be sent through their
presbytery to the General Assembly
Theological Education Fund. The
precise formula for distributing the
fund to the denomination's 1 1
theological institutions is still being
worked out by the Committee on
Theological Education

If your church is unable to give
the one percent in 1989, please
encourage them to give one-half
percent the first year and raise the
amount to one percent in 1990.
However, if your church is able to go
beyond the challenge of one percent
and give an additional gift direct to

Columbia Seminary
begins 16 1st year

Holding her mortar board against
the breeze, Sara C. Juengst, Director
of Continuing Education at Columbia,
said, "We'll have none of this
frivolity from the new class. This is a
solemn occasion," her eyes twinkling
and a grin escaping. She was waiting
for the faculty processional, the 60
newest basic degree students just
behind her. The morning was bright
and dear for the seventh day of
September. Opening convocation, in
its new form, was just beginning.

Praise Ye, Praise Ye the Lord"
began, and the banner carriers, Betty
Beatty and Betty Cason, long-time
staff members at Columbia, led the
processional into Columbia
Presbyterian Church. The entire
community administration, faculty,
emeriti faculty, support staff, students
and families moved together into a
place of worship for this opening of a
new academic year.

"God wants us to worship in
spirit and in truth, or to worship God
as God really is. Worship has always
been central to the life of the
Christian community, and it must be
central to our life at Columbia, too,"
President Douglas Oldenburg said in
his sermon that morning.

"Let us come to worship, not as
critics or spectators, but as active par-
ticipants, robustly singing hymns of
praise, honestly confessing our sins and
the sins of the world before Almighty
God, listening attentively to God's
Word addressed to us, and offering to
God our yearnings, our prayers on
behalf of God's suffering and broken
world. Such is the worship God
desires, and it is our privilege
and delight and duty to render."

After the sermon, the service
continued with new details. First year
students who received scholarships
were: Columbia Scholars Tim Beal,
Aaron Eickstaedt, Libby Inman, and
Tod Linafelt and Honors Scholars Nan
Adams, Judith Fulp, Suzanne
Henderson, Raye Jones, Paul Osborne,
James Ramsey, and Lucy Turner.
Awards were presented, and faculty
achievements were acknowledged.

Two awards for last year's work
were given to Carol Boggs and
Andrew Waskey. Ms. Boggs received
the Paul T. Fuhrmann Book Prize in
Church History for the most
outstanding achievement in church
history, and Mr. Waskey received the
Emma Gaillard Boyce Memorial
Award for the best paper on the
creative use of music in worship.

Rebecca Parker, Director of
Admissions, introduced the incoming
students and gave the following
statistics: the class is 55 percent male,
45 percent female; equally divided
between those married and those not,
and ages range from 21 to 54.
Fourteen states are represented by the
new class. Most are graduates of
college or universities in the Southeast.

A service for the renewal of
baptism concluded worship as an
opportunity for the community to
recommit and experience the on-going
meaning of baptism in daily life.
"God of Grace and God of Glory"
rang through the sanctuary as faculty
and faculty emeriti recessed to form
two reception lines outside the front
doors of the church. The entering class
followed and was warmly greeted and
welcomed by the faculty. Then the
community filed back across the street

Columbia, please know that we would
be most grateful

As the new funding plan is
phased in, the synods' financial
support will be phased out. It is
imperative, however, that we at least
maintain current levels of support
from the churches until the funding
plan is fully implemented and those
levels increased.

Each church has received a
brochure about the funding plan. If
you have further questions or
concerns, please call or write me. If I
am not available, James Dickenson,
our vice president for development
and seminary relations, will be glad to
talk with you.

Please know of my personal
gratitude for your ministry and your
support of theological education.

With warmest regards,

to the Richards Center, where a
luncheon was served, and faculty and
international students were introduced.

"I think the incoming class really
appreciated the way convocation was
done," Judith Fulp, president of the
first-year class, said. "The entire
service gave a sense of accomplishment
to the whole community and not just
the individuals involved. And it was a
good way to integrate all new students
to the campus."

Tom Walker, a senior and
president of the Student Coordinating
Council, said, "I believe the service
set the tone for where this community
needs to be going. That's significant
because it's the only time of the year
the entire community worships
together. And this convocation in
particular is significant because
participation was so much greater than
before.

"The renewal of baptism was a
great way to bring the classes
together," Tom said. "We're all at
different points; the seniors are
worried about ordination exams, the
middlers are worried about hospital
and Hebrew, and the juniors are
worried about starting classes. It said
to us we have a common root, a
common place, and that common
point is Jesus Christ."

The writer, Nan Adams '91, is from
Jacksonville, FL.

Below is a listing of new students
in the three basic degree programs:
Nan Adams, Jacksonville, FL
Matthew Allison, Lakeland, FL
Clover Beal, Seattle, WA
Timothy Beal, Seattle, WA
Pamela Bolerjack, Point Lookout, MO
Jim CapreU, Wellford, SC
Lorna Clark, Brunswick, GA
Mark Clark, Austin, TX
David D'Alessio, Murrells Inlet, SC
Mary D'Alessio, Murrells Inlet, SC
John Daniels, Orange Park, FL

Kemi Denlea, Decatur, GA

Aaron Eickstaedt, The Woodlands, TX

Jonathan Fennell, Austell, GA

Mike Fitze, Hanahan, SC

Tim Foster, Bartlett, TN

Terressa Franklin, Lawrenceville, GA

Susan Friedl, Duluth, GA

Judith Fulp, Kannapolis, NC

David Gibbs, Midland, Ml

Glenn Gilstrap, Taylors, SC

Suzanne Henderson, Stone Mtn., GA

Aron Hill, Marietta, GA

Dana Hughes, Atlanta, GA

Libby Inman, Greensboro, NC

Sharon Israel, Atlanta, GA

Gloria Jennings, Augusta, GA

Raye Jones, Atlanta, GA

Tom Keller, Kissimmee, FL

Danny Klein, Baton Rouge, LA

Tammy Lane, Kingstree, SC

Amanda Lape-Freeberg, Wilmore, KY

Ken Letterman, Lawton, OK

Tod Linafelt, Beaver, PA

Sally Lorey, Stone Mountain, GA

Bruce Mather, Avondale Estates, GA

Charles McConnell, Miramar, FL

Sam McGregor, Hopkins, SC

Roy McLaughlin, Stone Mountain, GA

Eric Myers, Orangeburg, SC

Laura Newsome, Atlanta, GA

Margaret Northen, Birmingham, AL

Paul Osborne, Richmond, VA

Chris Ann Paton, Atlanta, GA

Bill Piatt, Shelby, NC

Joan Quattrocchi, Atlanta, GA

James Ramsey, Beaver, PA

Greta Reed, Jacksonville, FL

George R inker, Georgetown, SC

Karen Rogers, Shreveport, LA

Paul Saleeby, Tallahassee, FL

Ty Saltzgiver, Atlanta, GA

Beth Shannon-Faulk, Raeford, NC

Steve Snipes, North Wilkesboro, NC

Betty Tourville, Lithoma, GA

Lucy Turner, Allardt, TN

Bob Veazey, Montgomery, AL

Claude Warren, Weaverville, NC

Robert Wells, Mableton, GA

John White, Aiken, SC

Ken Young, Greer, SC

VANTAGE

1988 placements

Doctor of Ministry (in Sequence)

Philip West, Associate Pastor, Winter Park Presbyterian Church, Wilmington,

North Carolina
Lynn Williamson, Associate Pastor, Union Presbyterian Church, Brownwoml.

Texas

Master of Divinity

Howard Gregory of Kingston, Jamaica, and friend look over his diploma Dr.
Gregory teaches pastoral counseling at United Theological College of the West
Indies.

Seminary awards ninety
degrees in six programs

Ninety Columbia Seminary graduates
heard Dr. Ashley A. Smith, president
of the United Theological College of
the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica,
enrich Commencement exercises with
his message, "Ministry to Persons.
Option or Obligation," on May 29.
Peachtree Presbyterian Church hosted
Columbia's graduation ceremonies
with ample seating and a reception
following the service for all those in
attendance.

The 4:00 p.m. exercise followed
the 11:00 a.m. baccalaureate service
held at North Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Dr. William A. Adams,
chairman of Columbia's Board of
Directors and executive presbyter of
Greater Atlanta Presbytery, preached
the baccalaureate sermon, "A Matter
of Time and Place."

During this 156th commence-
ment, President Douglas Oldenburg
presented each graduate by name to
Board Chairman Adams, who, assisted
by Vice President for Student Services
Philip R. Gehman, distributed
diplomas. Vice President for Academic
Affairs Oscar J. Hussel hooded the
graduates.

One minister, Howard Gregory of
Kingston, Jamaica, received the
Doctor of Sacred Theology degree, and
28 received the Doctor of Ministry
degree as their second professional
degree. Two others were awarded the
Doctor of Ministry degree as their first
professional degree.

Forty-seven students received the
Master of Divinity degree, including
nine who received the degree with
distinction: Thomas L. Bales, J.
Michael Castronis, Pemberton Cooley,
Linda J. Dickerson, Stephen R.
Haynes, Robert H. Montgomery,
Larry D. Neal, Sarah F. Speed, and
Dean R. Strong.

The seminary also awarded five

Master of Theology degrees, six
Master of Arts in Youth Ministry
degrees, and one Master of Arts in
Theological Studies degree.

Twelve graduates were recognized
for academic excellence and received
special awards or prizes. J. Michael
Castronis received the Wilds Book
Prize for graduating at the top of the
class and also claimed the Florne
Wilkes Sanders Prize in Theology for
a paper showing sound theological
scholarship and relevance to the needs
of contemporary Christians. The
Lyman and Myki Mobley Prize in
Biblical Scholarship was claimed by
Dean R. Strong for his exemplary
work in Biblical scholarship as it
relates to the worship and work of the
church. Robert A. Hatcher and Linda
Dickerson shared the Presbytery of St.
Andrew Women of the Church
Preaching Award given for the best
sermon preached by a student during
the academic year.

The Abdullah Award was given
to David W. Jones for the best paper
on the development of moral and
spiritual values in the public schools.
Pemberton Cooley, Charles Heyward,
and Melodie Wager shared the James
T. and Celeste M. Boyd Memorial
Book Fund Award, given to persons
who intend to build their collections
of theological books as a resource for
their ministry.

Five graduate fellowships were
granted to students who plan to
pursue degrees beyond the master's
level. Sarah F. Speed and Scott B.
Andrews received Columbia
Friendship Circle Graduate
Fellowships. Dean R. Strong received
the Harvard A. Anderson Fellowship,
and Columbia Graduate Fellowships
were granted to J. Michael Castronis
and Stephen R. Haynes. D

Scott Andrews, graduate study, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Scott Armstrong, Pastor, Peterson Presbyterian Church, < olumbta, South

Carolina
Robert Arp, Associate Pastor, Living Fellowship. Athens, Georgia
Patricia Bacon, inner city ministry, Grace United Methodist Church, Atlanta,

Georgia
Thomas Bales, in conversation
Marcus Barber, Pastor, New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Nesbit,

Mississippi
John Barbour, clinical pastoral education, Wesley Woods Center, Atlanta,

Claylfcrnes, Associate Pastor, Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North

Carolina
Janie Barrows, in conversation
Paul Bayerl, clinical pastoral education, Georgia Baptist Hospital, Atlanta,

Georgia
John Bell, Pastor, Sumner Presbyterian Church, Sumner, Mississippi
Woody Brown, Associate Pastor (continuing), First Presbyterian Church,

Asheville, North Carolina
Carol Byrd. Co-Pastor, Reily Presbyterian Church, Oxford, Ohio, and Morning

Sun Presbyterian Church, Camden, Ohio
Henry Carson, Associate Pastor, Greater Fair Hill Baptist Church, Atlanta,

MichaTcastronis, graduate study, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Ho Chin, graduate study, Presbyterian Seminary, Seoul, Korea
Edwin Cooley, Pastor, Roberts Presbyterian Church, Anderson, South Carolina
Pemberton Cooley, Pastor, Green Hill Presbyterian Church, Enterprise, Afcbama
David Delph, Associate Pastor, Spanish Fort Presbyterian Church, Spanish fort,

Alabama , -. , n , .

Linda Dickerson, Associate Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Ocala, Florida

Walter Dinkins, U.S. Army Chaplaincy r , ir ,

Sandra Edwards, Stated Supply and Coordinator, Grandale Presbyterian Church

of the Master, Detroit, Michigan
Jon Faraone, Pastor, Bakers Creek and Pine Grove Presbyterian Churches,

Maryville, Tennessee ,

Martha Harp, clinical pastoral education, Bryan Memorial Hospital, Lincoln,

Nebraska
Richard Harrod, in conversation mu;u

Robert Hatcher, Associate Pastor, Central Presbyterian Church, Mobile,

Stephen Haynes, graduate study, University of Durham, Durham England
Chls Heylard 8 Pastor, Calvin Presbyterian Church Philadelph.a. Pennsylvania
Robert Hicks, Pastor, Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, Chester, South

Carolina
Robert Jeffords, in conversation

David Keister, Pastor, Metter Presbyterian Church, Metter, Georgia
Paul Kirbas, Associate Pastor, Edgewood Presbyterian Church, Columbus,

Geor e ge r8 Ushley, Pastor. Indian Hill Presbyterian Church. Stanfield, North

Robe^Montgomery, Pastor (continuing), Cahaba Valley Church of Christ.

Birmingham, Alabama ci, iri ,i.,

Larry Neal, Pastor (continuing). Firs. Presby.enan Church, Perry, Bond.
William Patterson, in conversation ri,^le Wines

P I Pogoe, Pastor, Glendale Springs Presbyterian Church Glendate Springs.

North Carolina, and Laurel Fork Presbyterian Church, Laurel Springs, North

Lau^atams, Associate Interim Pastor. First Presbyterian Church, Ann.ston,

A mTin< Pastor West Point Presbyterian Church, West Point, Georgia
J^^th, c.m,car P a;,oTareduca,,on, L>niv,ity of Tennessee Medica. Center.

SarahSp V eed ^T Pastor, Firs, Presbytenan Church. Se.ma, Alabama
Dean StVong. Pastor, Barnwell Presbyterian Church, Barnwell. South Carolina

Sf ^Tc.m.cT P rreducat,on, Baptist Medical Center, B.rm.ngham.

Kat'^Walkup, Interim Associate Pastor. First Presby.enan Church, Auburn,
Alabama

FALL 19 8 8

Continuing

Education

Calendar

For further information or to register for corses, call or write:
Sara Covin luengst, Director of Continumg Education, or
Robert SsLth 8 Director of the Lay Institute . ,f Fa.th and L f
Columbia Theolog.cal Sem. nary, Decatur. GA 3003 1 / 4 04-378 88/ .

October 28-29 Advent and Christmas LOOKING FOR Ai.n natives A
ptact.cal and insp.rat.onal sem.nar fot pastors, educators, and lay leaders .,-
explore alternat.ve ways to celebrate Advent and I Chr.srmas. U-aders: M.lo
Th.irnberry and Walter Brueggemann. Cost: *50.

Forum 1989

January 23-26

SMYTH LECTURER Robert McAfee
Brown, Professor Emeritus of Theology
and Ethics, Pacific School of Religion,
Berkeley, California.
ALUMNI/AE LECTURERS Doug
Marlette, Pulitzer Prize-winning
editorial cartoonist, Atlanta Journal-
Constitution, and Gustav Niebuhr,
religion writer, Atlanta Journal-
Constitution.

FORUM PREACHER Barbara
Lundblad, Pastor, Our Saviour's
Atonement Lutheran Church, New
York, New York.

November 4-5 UNDERSTANDING THE Globai CHURCH. Designed for

Advocates fur international Missions, Ecumenical M- ? n^d R^ons Tnp tQ Chllia

chairpersons, missionaries, chairpersons and members of local Mission and
\V mess Season Committees, pastors and anyone else with an interest in
m,Zn, to prepare for W.tness Season, 1989. Cost: $25 per person, $15
for each additional person from the same church.

January 3-5 January Seminars for MINISTERS See article on this page
for more information.

January 3, 10, 17, 31 WINTER U\ School of Bible and Theology.
See article on this page for more information.

January 15-20 Week in the Winter Woods Hiking in the beauty of
winter in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, confrontation with a
hostile environment, a group experience of sharing, ^"dependency
leadership, self-exam.nation, and reflection. Leader: Doug Hix. Cost. $100.

January 23-26 COLUMBIA FORUM See notice on this page for further
information.

February 11-12 Encountering the Problems of the Homeless An
experiential learning weekend in the shelters and soup kitchens of Atlanta,
with briefing and debriefing on the seminary campus. Leaders: Ed Loring,
John Abercrombie, and Bob Smith. Cost: $25.

February 16-17 Multi-Staff Relationships Male/Female Dynamics
The aim of this seminar is to provide help in understanding causes ot
stress on church staffs and discovering ways to improve working
relationships. Leader: Carolyn Hughes. Cost: $75.

February 17-18 Lay School of Bible and Theology at Charleston
Presbytery Courses by Professors Catherine Gonzalez and David Gunn.

Dr. Douglas John Hall taught "The Theology of Stewardship" during the 1988
continuing education summer session. Dr. Hall is Professor of Christian Theology at
McGill University, Montreal.

Columbia Seminary is sponsoring an
18-day travel seminar/tour to China
in May and early June 1989- Special
features of the seminar will be seeing
many of Chinas magnificent cultural
and historical sites, conversations with
Chinese Christian leaders, and worship
in Protestant churches.

The itinerary for the tour calls for
departure from Atlanta on May 15 on
Japan Air Lines. After an overnight
stop in Tokyo, the group will fly to
Beijing for three days. Cultural and
historical sights such as the Great
Wall, Ming Tombs, Forbidden City,
Tian An Men Square, and the Temple
of Heaven will be visited. Next stop
will be Xian, site of the renown
excavation of terra cotta warriors from
the tomb of the first emperor of
China (221 BC). From Xian the
group will fly to Nanjing, where the
highlight will be a visit to the Jinling
Seminary and conversation with
Christian leaders.

Then the group will travel to
Shanghai, where it will worship in
one of the Protestant churches and
visit the Jade Buddha Temple.
Guilin, possibly the most scenic spot
in all of China, is next. The feature
here will be an all-day boat ride on
the Lee River. Finally, the group will
fly to Hong Kong for two full days of
sightseeing and shopping. The return
flight to Atlanta is planned for June
1, with a layover in Tokyo.

The tour will provide study
material and opportunities to explore
and understand both the amazing
rebirth of the Christian church and
the cultural, social, and political
context of life in post-Mao China
against the background of its ancient
history and civilization.

Tour leaders will be Dr. and Mrs.
G. Thompson Brown, who served
from 1981-87 as China consultants
for the Presbyterian General Assembly
Mission Board. Dr. Brown was born
and grew up in China and now serves
as Associate Professor of World
Christianity at Columbia.

The estimated cost of the tour
(including round-trip economy class
from Atlanta, all hotels, and, in
China, meals, sightseeing tours, trains,
and guide service) is $3,000. For
further information, write or call Dr.
Brown or the Office of Continuing
Education at the seminary.

January Seminars

The January Seminars for Ministers,
1988, will feature Tom Long, Walter
Brueggemann, and a visit from the
moderator of the PC(USA), Kenneth
Hall. Dr. Long will teach a course on
"Preaching on Lent and Easter" on
January 3 and 4, and Dr.
Brueggemann will teach on "The
Book of Isaiah" on January 5. The
moderator will preach on Tuesday,
January 3. and speak at a luncheon
open to all participants in the
seminars.

Other course offerings are:
Divorce Recovery" on January 3, to

be taught by Dr. Richard Morgan;

"Presbyterians and the Evangelical

Tradition" on January 4 by Dr.

Shirley Guthrie; and "Psalmody,

Hymnody, and Reformed Worship"

to be taught by Dr. Fred Anderson

on January 5.

Preachers for the week will be the

moderator. Dr. Long, and Dr.

Brueggemann.

Room requests should be made as

soon as possible since housing on

campus is limited.

For more information, call or

write Sara Juengst at the seminary.

Winter Lay School

For four Tuesday evenings in
January, Columbia Seminary will offer
its Winter Lay School of Bible and
Theology on the campus. The dates
are January 3, 10, 17, and 31, 1989.
Each participant may choose one class
from the following:

Presbyterians and Evangelical
Tradition Dr. Shirley Guthrie

Christian Faith and Economic
Justice Dr. Douglas Oldenburg

Old Testament Study: The
Covenant in Biblical Perspective
Dr. Ludwig Dewitz

New Testament Study:
Philemon and Philippians Dr. Will
Ormond

The registration fee for each
course is $25. To register, please mail
your name, address, choice of class,
and $25 to Lay School, Columbia
Seminary, Box 520, Decatur, GA
30031, or call 404/378-882 l.D

Summer Sessions
wrap-up

Comments on the 1988 Continuing
Education Summer Sessions:
Dr. Crim*s course was perhaps the
best continuing education seminar I've
ever attended.

Sermons during chapel were excep-
tional: Dr. Lucy Rose!
Super, super, super!
I'm impressed with the friendly, re-
laxed atmosphere, and I found it
conducive to study.
Enjoyed having my mind put into
chaos by Dr. Brueggemann.
Especially helpful were Dr. Hall's
wide knowledge of theology and phi-
losophy and his ability to weave ail
together in explaining his thesis. D

VANTAGE

1988 placements
Continued from page 3

Master of Arts
in Youth Ministry

David Jones, Youth Minister,

Georgetown Presbyterian Church,
Georgetown, South Carolina
Grace Kim, in conversation
Julius Nelson, in conversation
Jeffrey Price, Co-director of Youth
Ministry, First Presbyterian Church,
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Julie Price, Co-director of Youth Min-
istry, First Presbyterian Church,
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Plythe Williams, Junior High Youth
Coordinator, First Presbyterian
Church, Atlanta, Georgia

Master of Arts in
Theological Studies

Gloria Jennings, Augusta, Georgia

Master of Theology

Pauline Doty, Stone Moutain, Georgia
Gregory Eason, Atlanta, Georgia
Mary Huie-Jolly, Drummond, New

Zealand
Leslie McKoy, Kingston, Jamaica
Jack Pride, Atlanta, Georgia

Doctor of Ministry

Edward Bates, Fairborn, Ohio
David Bernthal, Athens, Georgia
Jerry Blacklaw, Jackson, Mississippi
Clyde Carter, Birmingham, Alabama
Edward Chambers, Lancaster, South

Carolina
Leighton Culler, Matthews, North

Carolina
Richard Cushman, Summerville, South

Carolina
Pans Donehoo, Powder Springs,

Georgia
Ferrell Drummond, Atlanta, Georgia
William Dudley, Montgomery,

Alabama
John Galloway, Pensacola, Florida
Tommy Garrison, Chattanooga,

Tennessee
Lamar Holley, Dublin, Georgia
Colon Jackson, Raleigh, North

Carolina
William Jennings, Patrocinio, Brazil
Roberta Martin, Starkville, Mississippi
Thomas Mewborn, Demorest, Georgia
Frank Ornburn, Moberly, Missouri
Billie Poon, Athens, Georgia
Lamar Potts, Newnan, Georgia
Kenneth Randolph, Montgomery,

Alabama
Hsin-Leh Song, Tainan, Taiwan
Rabon Stephens, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Claude Tucker, Crestview, Florida
Owen Tucker, Waco, Texas
Charles Wells, Washington,

Pennsylvania
Alvin Wilson, Springfield, Missouri
Barbara Yonteck, Sarasota, Florida

Doctor of Sacred
Theology

Howard Gregory, Kingston, Jamaica

Series features
Dr. Brueggemann

"Foundations of Faith." a series of
videotapes featuring Columbia faculty
members, marks a new venture in
continuing education, made possible
by a grant from Columbia's Alumni/
ae Council. The first tape is now
available and features two 50-minute
sessions on Jeremiah, taught by Dr
Walter Brueggemann, Professor of Old
Testament at Columbia.

This tape is designed to be used
in a variety of ways.

in sermon preparation by
ministers

as the first two sessions of an
adult class on Jeremiah (for example,
in the International Sunday School
Lessons, fall '88)

as a discussion starter for clergy
support groups and other small groups

for individual study and
inspiration.

Other tapes will follow on topics
such as New Testament, church
history for confirmation classes,
improving preaching skills.

The Brueggemann tape may be
ordered for $30 from the Office of
Advanced Studies at the seminary.

For further information, contact
Sara C. Juengst, Director of
Continuing Education at Columbia. D

Professors busy
writing books

Eighteen Columbia Seminary
faculty members are working on or
have just published books. Dean of
the Faculty and Vice President for
Academic Affairs Oscar Hussel
made this announcement at opening
convocation in September. Professors
from each of the seminary's three
areas Biblical, historical/doctri-
nal, and pastoral are represented
in this count.

Subjects range from communion
in Luke to social ethics, from
Christian education to a commen-
tary on Jeremiah. Other subjects
include the Pauline understanding
of the cross, the Psalms, pastoral
counseling in the parish, and a
bibliographical history of the Asso-
ciation of Clinical Pastoral
Education.

The list of subjects continues,
with books on the intertestamental
period; Mary, the mother of Jesus;
Ruth; health and healing from a
theological perspective; Old Testament
narrative; missionary children; pastoral
spirituality; and the Reformed
tradition.

With these and other books either
published or to be published, Dean
Hussel, says, ""The seminary's book-
store may soon have to be
enlarged!" D

Julie Price, left, and Plythe Williams prepare to process for the / ./< i ^laureate

service.

Martin Song, who is from Taiwan, celebrated with family and friends after
graduation.

President Douglas Oldenburg and Dr. Ashley Smith, commencement speaker, were
part of the large crowd that filled Peachtree's Fellowship Hall for a reception
following graduation.

FALL 1988

Far the Record

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

Peggy Are '86 has been called as
associate pastor of Fourth church,
Greenville, SC. Her son, Thomas L.
Arc, Jr., preached at her service <t
ordination and installation Charles
Neder '72 holds the Glenn Sherrill
Chair of Bible at McCallie School in

Chattanooga Charles Cousar '58,

Professor of New Testament at
( olumbia, spent a year's sabbatical
leave at Cambridge, England, and
Berkeley, California, where he
completed a manuscript to be
published by Fortress Press on the
theology of the cross in the Pauline
letters Lucy Rose, Assistant
Professor of Preaching and Worship at
Columbia, was worship leader at the
Women's Interseminary Conference in
April. In June, she preached for the
installation of Women of the Church
officers at the Douglasville, GA,
church. In July, Dr. Rose was a
lecturer for the Christian Life
Conference at Montreat and a
workshop leader at Lutheran
Theolgoical Seminary in Gettysburg,
PA. She continues as moderator of the
Clifton church session.

Catherine Allsbury '87 is pastor
of Belair and Dollarway churches in

Pine Bluff, AR Catherine

Gonzalez, Professor of Church
History at Columbia, has returned
from a year's sabbatic leave. She wrote
a study book for the United
Methodist adult curriculum on Leo
and Gregory, two medieval popes, as
pan of a series of eight books on
church history. Together with her
husband, Justo, Adjunct Professor of
Church History at Columbia, she
wrote the Presbyterian Women's Bible
study book for 1989-90 on First
Peter. They travelled to Portugal and
Spain to study the forces that led to
the discovery of the New World and
the reasons which impelled the early
conquerors to leave their homes. This
was part of a wider study of the
social and cultural context of church
history, the major focus of her
sabbatic study. In June they did the
Bible studies for a two-week confer-
ence at Stony Point in New York.

Fred Bonkovsky, Professor of
Christian Ethics at Columbia, was a
visiting professor at the Goethe
University in Frankfurt, Germany, in
summer 1988. He also lectured at the
German Evangelical Academy and in
Italy and the United Kingdom. Dr.
Bonkovsky is teaching this fall at
Trinity church in Atlanta, in Newnan,

GA, and in Florida Lee Pruett

(MAYM '85) and Brad Walker '89
were married in Atlanta July

23 Ben Kline, President Emeritus

and Visiting Professor at Columbia,
conducted three workshops on the
Theology of Stewardship and
Communications for the first Annual
Conference on Stewardship and
Communications, Montreat. Dr. Kline
was resource person to the General
Assembly on behalf of the proposed
new Directory for Worship. He taught

a course on Reformed theology for the
Savannah Presbytery School of the
Laity and conducted a class on "What
Presbyterians Believe'' for Northeast
Georgia Presbytery Lay Training

School.

Paul Henschen "86 has been
called as pastor of the Norton church.

Norton, VA Wade Huie '46,

Professor of Homiletics at Columbia,
completed nine months of supply
preaching at St. Andrews church in
Tucker. He taught a session of
summer school at Princeton Seminary,
preached in the seminary chapel and
also in the university chapel. In
August he served as supply preacher
in several Georgia churches..... G.
Thompson Brown, Associate
Professor of World Christianity at
Columbia, has had his book,
Presbyterians in World Mission,
published by CTS Press. He led a
conference for student leaders of the
Westminster Fellowship of South
Carolina in April, speaking on "The
Christian Encounter with Other
Religions. "... William Carr 74 was

BIRTHS

To Robert '53 and Shirlee Kribbs, a
son, John Robert Josiah, Mar. 31,

1988.

To Cary (D.Min. "76) and Sally

Speaker, a son, Edward Tillar, Mar.

18, 1988.

To Ginny Simmons '78 and Harry

Ellis, a son, Seth, June 1988.

To Hugh '80 and Sandy Hamilton, a

daughter, Jenny Kathryn, July 1,

1988.

To Mary Jane Kerr '81 and Gary

Cornell, a son, Glen Dandndge, Nov.

18, 1987.

To Randy '82 and Barrie Kirby, a

daughter, Hannah Miller, July 24,

1988.

To Marc '84 and Melanie Sherrod, a

daughter, Hannah Megan, Oct. 4,

1987.

To George "87 and Susan Waters, a

daughter, Lisa Jerge, May 21, 1988.

To Chip '88 and Mindy Hatcher, a

son, Marshal Andrew, Aug. 8, 1988.

To Martin (D.Min. '88) and Denise

Song, a son, Ted U., June 30, 1988.

To Pat '88 and Kelly Wrisley, a

daughter, Kathetine Joan, May 29,
1988.

To Elizabeth '90 and Richard '89
Deibert, a daughter, Emily Ruth,
Sept. 7, 1988.

To Brian Childs, Associate Professor of
Pastoral Theology and Counseling, and
Sandy, a son, Alexander Petrakis,
Sept. 28, 1988.
To Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner,
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral
Theology, and David Moessner,
Associate Professor of New Testament,
a son, David Stevenson, June 22,
1988.

DEATHS

Furman Jordan "35, May 25, 1988.
C.L. Wilson "56, May 13, 1988.

married to Jo Allison Brown on April
JO. He is interim associate for Trinity

church in Atlanta James Piatt '84

has moved to Abbeville, SC. He
serves the Warrenton and Calhoun

Falls churches.

Walter Brueggemann, Professor
of Old Testament at Columbia, led a
faculty seminar at Agnes Scott College
and gave the Bible Lectures at the
North Carolina Presbyterian Women's
Conference, Montreat. He taught at
the Pastor's School, Augustana
College; at Notre Dame; and at
Presbyterian School of Christian
Education. Dr. Brueggemann preached
at the Indiana-Kentucky Conference of
the United Church of Christ in
Indianapolis, Duke University Chapel,
and Morningside church in Atlanta.
He gave the Bible Lectutes for the
Institute of Ministry at Whitworth
College, addressed the Conference of
Major Superiors of Men, Roman
Catholics, in San Diego, and lectured
at Simpson College. His articles have
been printed in Interpretation and
Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

Chris Zorn (D.Min. '87) has
been appointed to the Board of
Directors of the Catawba County

Council on Aging Tyler Downing

'84 has accepted a call as associate
pastor to youth and their families at
the Myers Park church in

Charlotte Beverly Gaventa,

Professor of New Testament at
Columbia, has "Toward a Theology of
Acts: Reading and Rereading"
published in the April issue of
Interpretation. She was awarded the
1988 Disciples Theological Digest
Award of Merit for From Darkness to
Light. The award is given for the
book, deemed best, published by a
Disciples of Christ author in

1986 Stephen Rhodes '75

completed the Ph.D. in religion at
Emory University in December and
has been appointed academic dean at
Memphis Theological Seminary.

William C. Harris (D.Min. "86)
was elected pastor advisor, Men's
Council, Synod of South Atlantic, in

May John Patton, Professor of

Pastoral Theology at Columbia,
presented a paper, "Toward a
Theology of Pastoral Event," at the
annual meeting of the American
Association of Pastoral Counselors in
Portland, OR. His Rail Lecture at
Garrett-Evangelical Seminary was
published in the spring issue of
Explor: A Journal of Theology under
the title, "The Care of Your
Generations," and his article,
"Physicians of the Soul: Boisen on
Pastoral Care and Counseling," was
published in the Journal of Psychology
and Christianity in June. Dr. Patton
addressed the Society of Pastoral
Theology at the annual meeting in
Denver on graduate programs in
pastoral counseling and gave four
lectures on pastoral care and
counseling at the University of
Richmond to the Virginia Baptist

Pastors' School Shuford White '86

and family have moved to New
Zealand, where he has accepted a call.
Rebecca S. Parker, Director of
Admissions at Columbia, taught a
workshop, "The Bible Makes Sense:
Using Biblical Tools," at Mo Ranch.

Hunt, TX, in May. She has preached
at the Alpharetta, Norns Lake, and
Eastminster churches and taught a
Sunday school class on the new
Presbyterian curriculum at First
church, Atlanta. Ms. Parker was guest
speaker for the Women of the Church
at the Columbia and Lawrenceville
churches and taught two workshops
for the WOC, Presbytery of Greater
Atlanta, on the 1988-89 Women's

Bible Study Sherron George

(D.Min. '86) is a fraternal member of
Londnna Presbytery of the
Independent Presbyterian Church of
Brazil. She is the first female member
of a presbytery in this

denomination Robert Ramey,

Professor of Ministry at Columbia,
taught a spiritual growth course in the
Lay Institute held by the First church
of CartersviUe, GA, and led a retreat
on spiritual growth for the leaders of
St. Andrews church in Tucker, GA,
where he also preached.

Robert Bankhead '58, pastor of
Sion church in Winnsboro, SC,
received a Doctor of Ministry degree
from McCormick Theological Seminary

in June Warner Durnell '78, has

been called as an associate executive of

the Synod of Living Waters Robert

Lewis Armistead '63 is serving in
Chile with the Evangelical Theological
Community, a seminary founded by

six Chilean denominations Stephen

Huntley '61 (Th.M. '69, D.Min.
"79) preached the Baccalaureate
setmon at Queens College in May, at
which time his daughter

graduated Howard Harris 73 has

been promoted to lieutenant colonel in
the chaplain service of the U.S. Air
Force, assigned to Langley AFB,
Virginia.

Louis Lamotte '25 has written
his second book, The Song of Songs, an
interpretation of the Old Testament
book. Dr. Lamotte's book is published
by St. Andrews Presbyterian College
and may be ordered from St. Andrews
or from the author. His earlier book
is Colored Light: A History of Columbia

Theological Seminary Michael Louis

Andrews '61, pastor of Fairview
church in North Augusta, SC, earned
the Doctor of Ministry degree from

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PAC to meet

The President's Advisory Council
will hold its annual meeting Friday,
October 28, at Columbia Seminary.
Members of the council will gather to
discuss the seminary's activities and
will hear from officers and faculty
members of the seminary.

The Presidents Advisory Council
is made up of leaders from
throughout the seven southeastern
states which support Columbia. These
men and women meet to advise
President Oldenburg, the faculty and
administration and to be brought up
to date about the seminary's current
standing. In turn, these leaders spread
the word of Columbia's activities in
their local congregations.

Officers for 1988-89 are John
"Rock" Chambless of Montgomery,
AL, chairman, and Hayden Sams of
Decatur, GA, secretary.

For the Record
Continued from page 6

Pittsburg Theological Seminary in

1987 Jacob Berlin (D.Min. '86)

was recently awarded the Croix de
Guerre for service with the French
Resistance in German-occupied France

during 1944 Glen Hutchison '57

has been called as pastor of the
Community church, Incline Village,

NV James Bankhead 70, pastor

of First church in Opelika, AL, is
president of the local ministerial
association and serves on the education
and leadership ministry unit of his

presbytery Mark Wilburn 73 is

associate rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church, Longview, TX.

James Speed '57 (D.Min. '84)
has written The Apostles' Creed, Fresh

Water from an Ancient Spring James

Overbeck, Librarian at Columbia, is
doing research with about 40 other
scholars on a book, The Presbyterian
Church m the Twentieth Century. Dr.
Overbeck's article deals with the
official Presbyterian journals published
by the church and their message to

church members Michael Bragan

(D.Min. '86) has moved to
Hemingway, SC, where he is pastor of

the Indiantown church Cheryl

Gosa 79 has completed production of
eight videotapes for the
denomination's Presbyterian and
Reformed Educational Ministry.

Shane Owens '80 has recently
accepted the pastorate of Olney church
in Gastonia, NC. He is a member of
both the Synod of North Carolina and
Presbytery of Concord Evangelism

Task Forces Sara Covin Juengst

'83 preached at the national Women's
Interseminary Conference in Atlanta,
led teacher training workshops at First
church, Atlanta, and for the southwest
cluster of Greater Atlanta Presbytery.
She led a workshop on continuing
education for Sheppards and Lapsley
Presbytery, was a platform Bible
leader for the Christian Life Confer-
ence at Montreat, and taught a
workshop on "Living Out What You
Believe" at Montreat Women's
Conference. Ms. Juengst led a retreat
for the women of First church,
Marietta, GA, and taught a workshop
on "Creative Worship" for New
Covenant Presbytery in Houston. She

is writing curriculum for Year III,
Celebrate.

Brian Childs, Associate Professor
of Pastoral Theology and Counseling
at Columbia, taught a six-week course
on marriage and family to clinical
pastoral education and pastoral
counseling students at Georgia Baptist
Medical Center during the summer.
He participated in the annual meeting
of the Society for Pastoral Theology in

Denver in June Kenneth

Hamilton '36 was elected minister
emeritus of the Ocean Drive church,
SC, in June. He was pastor of the

church for 25 years Chris Curvin

'86 and Nena Lavas were married on
July 30 in Birmingham, AL. He
served as a delegate to the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland
in May.

Shirley Guthrie, Professor of
Systematic Theology at Columbia, has
returned from a year's sabbatic leave
spent at Cambridge University. He
worked on a book which will serve as
an introduction to the theology and
ethic of the Reformed tradition to be
used in church school classes, officer
training courses, and as a resource for
ministers as teachers. During
September Professor Guthrie preached
at Orange Park, FL, and the Bethany
church, Atlanta, and spoke at First

church, Athens, GA William

Jones 70 has been called to the

Balmoral church in Memphis James

Wooten '84 is pastor of the Bartlett,
TN, church.

Ralph Milligan (D.Min. '86) is
a pastoral counselor at the Robert
Gerholz Center for Christian

Counseling in Flint, MI Melvin A.

Bridge '82 earned the Certificate in
Anglican Studies from Seabury-
Western Seminary last year and has
been ordained in the Episcopal
Church. He is serving as a priest in

the Diocese of Central Florida

Frank Hamilton '81 is an Air Force
chaplain, stationed at Minot AFB,

ND Harvey Walters '69 has

retired as associate pastor of the

Moorings church, Naples, FL

Glenn Busby '80 is parish associate
at the Covenant church in Gainesville,
FL.

James Gable '83 is pastor of the

Tirzah, SC, church David Gunn,

Professor of Old Testament at
Columbia, attended a symposium on
the formation of the canon of the
Hebrew Bible at the National
Humanities Center, Research Triangle
Park, NC. Dr. Gunn and Professor
Danna Nolan Fewell, Perkins School
of Theology, taught a course on
"Love, Loyalty, and Violence: Some
Stories of Men and Women in the
Old Testament" for Family
Enrichment Week at First church,
Columbus, GA. Professors Gunn and
Fewell presented a paper on "Women,
Men, and the Authority of Violence
in Judges 4-5" to the 1988
international meeting of the Society of
Biblical Literature in Sheffield,
England, in August. Among recent
books Dr. Gunn has edited is the first
English translation of Walter
Baumgartner's classic study (1917) of
Jeremiah's "confessions": Jeremiah's
Poems of Lament (Almond Press,
1988).

Development J Seminary Relations

By James F. Dickenson

Vice President, Development/Seminary Relations

More than "money management

y y

In dealing with financial matters
in the church, it would be helpful it
we could come up with a better word
than "stewardship." In fact, I do not
care to use the word "stewardship
when speaking about money situations
in our churches or institutions. Saw
ardship in the Biblical sense is much
more than the subject of money It is
how we manage our lives in the light
of the gospel and how we manage
everything we have and own. The
stewardship of life involves our think-
ing, our caring, our acts, everything
we are and do. A good life of servio
to Christ is practicing good steward-
ship of all that God has given us.

Thus, managing money is only a
part of stewardship. Perhaps a better
phrase would be "Christian money
managing" to use in dealing with our
personal and church budgets. This
money managing would be one part
of our stewardship of life. Money
managing would help us better align
our financial circumstances in keeping
with our perceptions of Christ's com-
mands. It would seem that if a person
had his or her stewardship parameters
firmly established, one of the first
things to come from our income
would be that which we commit to
the Lord, specifically for the work of
the kingdom and then to those
charities which we feel led to support.

This would certainly place in
proper perspective everything else we
do, and it would lend flavor to our
lives which may be surprising to us.
There is no guarantee of prosperity.
Heaven forbid we should think such,
but, frankly, this perspective would
help us have principle and direction
for spending (or saving) the rest of

what we havi Believi it oi not, such
a perspective does havi influence on

h,.v. wi spi nd "in money.

We cannot talk about Christian
mono, managing unless we mention
the tithe. One part ot our money
managing begins with th< tuh< So
man) ( hristian people think that the
tithe is a goal, that, having reached
th< poim oi giving 10 percent of
one's in< omi . wi havi r< a< hed the

end "I 0UI efforts. This is a

mist cm. eption.

i hi tithe is tlu beginning II
yrou ii all) w ish to practice good
t in ism. m mom j managing, you will

usually gi 1" voiul tin tithe Did you
know that the U.S. tax laws allow

individuals to give up to iO perceni
of then income to i haritablt i nt< i
prises' Yi i. mosi ' hristian p< opl<
have only H) percent m mind. Not

the federal government Surely we

i hristian p< opli i an improve oui

performance by U ginning with thi

tithe and going beyond

I mi .i vai Li iv oi reasons, some

p opl< i annoi do this w i ari i om-
pelled to do what we can, and then
do more, if we can.

Every minister, or perhaps we
should say every pulpit, should ad
dress the subject of stewardship often,
because we need to hear about how to
gain some benevolent control over
iy phase of our lives.

This means we must go beyond
raising church budgets, oi talking
aboui I" percent, though these arc
important. This "beyond" strongly

implies we should learn much more
about economics, money managing,
ind the many complexities of living
in .i vibrani society. How about it^D

Construction has begun on the W. Frank Harrington Center for Continuing
Education and Church Growth.

FALL 1988

Martha Osborne named
associate dean of students

Columbia Theological Seminary has
appointed Martha Rowan Osborne as
associate dean of students. Ms.
Osborne assumed the half-time
position on August 1 .

As associate dean, Ms. Osborne
reports to Dr. Philip Gehman, vice
president for student life and dean of
students. She will have significant
responsibility in the areas of pastoral
care, where she is responsible for the
care of the seminary's families and
international students and their
families; community life, in which she
designs and implements programs
which include all members of the
seminary community; and student
organizations, for which she serves as
staff liaison with the Women Students
of Columbia, the Spouses of
Seminarians, the Society of Missionary
Inquiry, and two faculty committees.

Commenting on her appointment,
President Douglas Oldenburg said,
"We welcome Martha Osborne as our
associate dean of students. Her past
experiences, her warm personality and
her pastoral manner all qualify her for
this important task. She will make an
important contribution to our
community life."

Ms. Osborne has most recently
been dean of students at Presbyterian
School of Christian Education. She
also served PSCE as director of
continuing education. She has been a
director of Christian education at
Presbyterian churches in Virginia and
West Virginia and was a missionary
intern to Korea.

Ms. Osborne holds the B.A.
degree from Queens College and the
MA. from Presbyterian School of
Christian Education. She, her husband
Paul, son Andrew, and daughter
Hannah, live in Decatur. D

Composites of the 1988 graduates are
available from the Office of Seminary
Relations, Columbia Seminary, P.O.
Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031.
Composites have been mailed to 1988
graduates.

Martha Osborne

Two admissions

conferences

planned

What can a theological education at
Columbia Seminary offer? How does
one go about answering God's call?

Whether you are a college student
or a person considering a career
change into the ministry, you are
invited to attend one of two weekend
opportunities designed to help answer
these questions. Columbia's
Conferences on Ministry offer visits
with students, faculty, and staff
members to talk about preparation for
the ministry. Experiences of worship
and classroom discussion are part of
the conferences, along with practical
information regarding curriculum,
housing, and financial aid.

The conference dates are
November 11-13 and February 24-26.
If you are interested or know someone
who might be interested in attending
one of the conferences, contact
Rebecca Parker, Director of
Admissions, Columbia Seminary, Box
520, Decatur, GA 30031, 404/378-
8821, for more information.

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CONTENTS

Columbia's new building 1

Columbia receives $1,000,000 commitment 1

From the President 2

Seminary begins new year 2

Graduation '88 3

Placements 3

Continuing education calendar 4

Forum '89 4

January Seminars 4

Lay Institute offerings 4

Travel to China 4

"Foundations of Faith" series 5

Professors write books 5

For the Record 6

More than "money management" 7

PAC to meet 7

New appointment announced 8

Admissions conferences 8

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