Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, 93, number 2, Fall 2001

COLUMBIA
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY

Vantage

FALL 2001

Columbia opens doors
for its 174th year

As one looked across the street to
Columbia Presbyterian Church in the
late morning on the first Wednesday
of the new school year, one saw the
typical sights of the annual opening
convocation returning students
lining up two-by-two on the left, new
students on the right, staff lined up
on another sidewalk, faculty in acade-
mic regalia on another, and a trum-
peter to signal the beginning of the
processional

Yet, even with the late summer
sun beating down on the participants,
the vision of opening convocation was
not the only story not on September
12, barely 24 hours after the terrorist
attacks on New York City and
Washington, D.C., and not in the midst
of a country and world spun into
uncertainty and fear. Opening convo-
cation was not the only story that day,
but it was the story that helped us to
grasp the familiar, to claim what we
believe, and to be nourished for the
journey ahead.

As Cameron Murchison, dean of
faculty and executive vice president,
welcomed the Columbia community
to worship, he acknowledged, "When
the service for which we are met was
planned some weeks ago, we could
not know that on this day we would
'occupy a different reality than we
did a day ago.'" (Atlanta journal-
Constitution, 9/ 12/01)

With excerpts from the 2000
Campbell Scholars report and comments
about our community's response, he
set the context for the service and for
the year. "As one small part of God's
gathered, baptized, and sent communi-
ty, the witness of our worship today is
indispensable. In it we reclaim the
baptismal covenant that renounces evil
and moves us by God's Spirit to occu-
py both a different reality than we did
before yesterday and a different reality
than the one the newspaper tells us we
occupy today one which embraces
the tensions of the 'big ones' and the
'little ones' and which faces the 'unbear-

Life in the 'liquid' church
CoUoquim: April 22-24

Columbia's 2002 Colloquium will
examine the "liquid church" through
presentations, sermons, conversations,
and workshops. The April 22-24 event,

"Life in the Liquid Church: Engaging
Youth and Young Adults for Ministry,"
will address one of the challenges
facing the twenty-first century church.

Major presentations:

Kenda Creasy Dean, director, Tennent School of Christian Education, and
assistant professor in youth, church, and culture, Princeton Seminary
Thomas M. Beaudoin, visiting professor at Boston College, author of Virtual
Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X
Rodger Nishioka, associate professor of Christian education at Columbia

Preacher:

Anna Carter Florence, assistant professor of preaching and worship at
Columbia

Workshop Leaders:

Brian Wren, professor of worship at Columbia

Bill Harkins, assistant professor of pastoral theology and care at Columbia

Louis Ismande, director of youth ministries, Peach tree Presbyterian Church,

Atlanta, Georgia

Rodger Nishioka, associate professor of Christian education at Columbia

Entering M.Div. students Libby Butler and Beth Daniel and D.Min. student Will
Rogers are greeted by members of Columbia's faculty Phil Gehman '68, Julie Johnson,
Christine Roy Yoder, and Bill Harkins following opening convocation.

able incongruities' with new resolve
to let ourselves be carried beyond
cynicism and violence to 'steadfast
courage' and 'visions of freedom' for
God's whole creation."

With that Columbia Theological

A key to this challenge is under-
standing the changing nature of the
church. Many church members grew
up in its "solid" days, when the
boundaries were clear, the norms
were understood, and the rules were
followed. The goal of life in the "solid
church" was to produce a life of
Christian character and service among
as many church members as possible.
The basis for membership in this
"solid church" was loyalty to the
purposes it defined.

More recently, the "solid church"
has liquefied. The boundaries of what
is and is not church are less clear, the
norms that have guided its life are no
longer taken for granted, and any rules
are as apt to be questioned as fol-
lowed. The goal of life in the "liquid
church" is to consume certain (reli-
gious?) goods and services, while the
basis for membership is "meeting my
needs."

Many pastors and educators are
serving in this "liquid church," while
others are still serving in the "solid
church," and most are probably serving
in churches that show features of both.
Neither alone or in combination

Seminary opened its 174th year of
theological education.

Catherine Gonzalez, professor of
church history, addressed Columbia's
community on "What Business Are We
Continued on page 5

is adequate to ministry among youth
and young adults today. They have
grown up in a culture and church
designed for savvy consumers. Ministry
with them involves moving the church
beyond the culture's lessons of con-
sumerism and convenience.

Another part of Colloquium is
the celebration of class reunions. This
year the classes of '01, '97, '92, '87,
'82, '77, '72, '67, '62, '57, '52 and earlier
will be recognized. We invite you back
to enjoy the fellowship and other
special planned activities with your
classmates.

To all alums who have not been
on campus lately, we know it will be
worth your trip to see the campus
and meet new members of the faculty
and staff who continue Columbia's
mission of service to the church.

Join us for Colloquium 2002 for
reunions and for explorations of how
we can move into a future that is not
that of the "solid church," nor that of
the "liquid church," but truly that of
Christ's church!

For more information, call
404/687-4566. D

Hope for the World

Laura S. Mendenhall, President

Hope for the World is the recent
publication of the work of the first
Campbell Scholars Seminar held here
last fall. Westminster John Knox Press
quickly picked up their essays on
Mission in a Global Context. I com-
mend their work to you because of
the significance of their insights and
because of the particular process
through which their work cam.
together. Both give us hope for the world.

The Campbell Seminar consisted
of eight strangers who shared a com-
mitment to work together on the mis-
sion of the church. They took time to
listen to one another, to get to know
one another's hopes and heartaches,
and, in so doing, they gained a respect
for the context out of which each one
experiences the church.

1 commend to you their insights as
well as their process, for together they
traveled into new territory, led by the
work of the Spirit. Such a journey
demanded time, patience, and genuine
hospitality. It demanded a willingness
to allow the Holy Spirit to take them
on this journey, leaving old ways of
thinking and venturing forth into the

unknown, putting at risk the security
of past truths.

These Campbell Scholars did noi
set out to write a book. They set out to
listen and study and pray together, to
dis< ern how the Spirit might lead the
church into Christ's mission in this
new century.

The good news is that another
group of church leaders is on campus
this fall with a commitment to Context
and Catholicity: One Faith or Many?
Out of their sharing and listening, out
<>! Iheir praying and studying will
surely come another gift for the church.

Indeed, the good news is that
every time a group of people make a
commitment to hospitality, to share
and listen, for the sake of the mission
of Christ's church, something hap-
pens. Knowing that God's ways are
beyond our own imagination, let us
seek out those who come from differ-
ent contexts and listen to them,
unafraid of hearing judgment.

Out of this variety of experiences
of God's work, may we find a consen-
sus regarding the gift of God's grace
and the power of God's call. As we

The 2001 Campbell Scholars: (l-r) Kimberly Richter '84, Asheville, North Carolina;
Joseph Harvard '66, Durham, North Carolina; Tinyiko Maluleke, South Africa;
Nan-Jou Chen, Taiwan; Oliver Daley, Jamaica; Catherine Gonzalez, Columbia faculty
convener; Justo Gonzalez, Decatur, Georgia, representing the Hispanic community in
North America; Henrich Scheffer. Germany.

meet together in congregations and
presbyteries and General Assemblies,
in committee meetings and Bible stud-
ies and seminary classrooms, may we
allow our own positions to become

vulnerable to the enlightenment of the
Spirit and our obedience taken to new
heights. In such a way may we
become hope for the world.

CFC officers, from left: President I aura
Mendenhall, treasurer; Mary Evans, vice
president; Joyce Gibbens, secretary/
historian; and Harriet Bibb, president

CFC supports
students and

seminary

It all began with a dollar.

More exactly, it all began in 1949,
when Mrs. Alex R. Bachelor of Atlanta
Presbytery and Sarah Gutzke and
Lillian Green, both wives of Columbia
professors, began to encourage other
women in the Atlanta area to give one
dollar a year to support the seminary.

From those humble beginnings,

this small group of women has grown
into an organization deeply concerned
for the ministers, missionaries, and
Christian educators God has called
to be leaders of the church. In fact,
Columbia Friendship Circle (CFC) now
encompasses all Presbyterian Women
from the synods of South Atlantic and
I iving Waters. This network of women
has carried on the tradition of helping
seminary students in a variety of ways.

This tradition is best summed up
by the Columbia Friendship Circle's
threefold statement of purpose: to
pray for students and the whole semi-
nary community, to encourage men
and women to consider the Christian
ministry, and to provide financial
assistance through selected projects
which help meet the seminary's needs.

What began with a few dollars has
grown into an array of support for the
life and work of the seminary. One can-
not walk across Columbia's campus
without observing the many effects of
the CFC's abiding generosity.

Over the years, Columbia
Friendship Circle has enhanced the
seminary with funding for such pro-
jects as the Peter Marshall Chair of
Preaching; furnishings for dormitories,
the library, and classrooms; an organ
for the chapel; housing for married
students; and continuing education for
ministers.

In recent years the support has
focused on scholarships for students
with families and fellowships awarded
to outstanding graduates of the
Master of Divinity program. These
awards now total more than $40,000
of annual support.

This year the generosity of the
Columbia Friendship Circle provides
scholarship assistance to Columbia
students Blair Beaver, Sheila Council
Phillip Dennis, Sarah Erickson, Susan
Haynes, and Connie Lee. The six
recipients of CFC scholarships come
from presbyteries across the Southeast
and are following God's call into
diverse areas of ministry. The scholar-
ships are awarded annually to students
who have demonstrated academic and
leadership qualities.

In addition, the CFC awarded a
Graduate Fellowship to Ashley
Seaman '01, a Presbyterian delegate
to the World Council of Churches
who is now on the staff of Wellshire
Presbyterian Church in Denver.
Fellowships, conferred during
Columbia's commencement, recognize
superior scholastic achievement and
provide support for future study.

Each spring the campus joins in
celebration during Come See
Columbia Day, an occasion which
brings together the seminary and the
parish as the CFC is welcomed to the
Columbia campus.

The event is an opportunity for
Presbyterian Women from across the
South to visit the campus. Members
attend a worship service, hear from
the scholarship recipients, sit in on
classes, and catch up with old friends.

The 2002 Come See Columbia Day
celebration will occur on April 18. This
year's worship service will be led by
Professor of Old Testament Kathleen
O'Connor. For more information,
contact Barbara Poe at 404/687-4566.
David Dault (M.A.T.S. '02)

Alumni /ae
director named

Bert Carmichael '67 has been named
director of alumni/ ae and church
relations at Columbia.

Following graduation from

Columbia,
Carmichael
served for
three years as
an Army chap-
lain, including
one year in a
field hospital
in Vietnam.
Next, he was
pastor of Isom
and Blackey
Presbyterian
Churches near Hazard, Kentucky.
Carmichael served as director
of pastoral care at Cobb Hospital in
Austell, Georgia, and retired after
20 years there. He then developed
a pastoral care program for an
oncology practice in Atlanta.

He served on the board of
Presbyterian Homes of Georgia
from 1990 to 1999, on Columbia's
Alumni/ae Council, and as modera-
tor of Cherokee Presbytery.

Richard DuBose, vice president
for development and seminary rela-
tions at Columbia, says, "Bert has a
genuine enthusiasm for connecting
alumni/ae and Presbyterians with
Columbia. He's done this for years as
a volunteer, and I'm delighted he's
been called here to work with us."

VANTAGE

2001 Doctor of Ministry dissertations

John Ajlstock, Hagerstown, MD, "The Disestablishment of Mainline Protestant Churches

as the Work of the Holy Spirit and the Implications for the Contemporary Church"
John Anderson, Hattiesburg, MS, "Baptist Licensing and Ordination of Women for Pulpit

Ministry"
Louie Andrews, San Angelo, TX, "Servanthood as a Starting Point for Developing

Multiracial Congregations in West Texas"
Stephen Austin, Social Circle, GA, "The Caregiver's Journey: Understanding Loss and

Grief and the Ministry of Helping"
Lloyd Braswell, Durham, NC, "Intergenerational Unity- in a Suburban Church"
John Brown, McDonough, GA, "Transforming the Rural Family Church into a Suburban

Congregation"
James Carr, Garner, NC, "Evangelistic Home Groups Can Help Make Disciples in Their

Communities"
David Carriker, Cleveland, NC, "'A New Vision for an Old Church': Two Hundred Fifty

Years of Spirituality [1751-2000] at Third Creek Presbyterian Church"
Hyun Sung Cho, New Canaan, CT, "Revitalizing Youth Ministry in Small Korean Churches
Dennis Coon, Des Moines, LA, "A Model for Developing Relationships Between People

of Different Races and Socio- Economic Levels in the Church and Its Context"
Joseph Cordero, Pearland, TX, "Leadership in Cross-Culrural Church Development:

Seeking Identity, Belonging, and Wholeness in a Context of Fragmentation"
John Crawford, Enid, OK, "Responsible Stewardship: From Theology to Practice"
Janice Edmiston, Arlington, VA, "Preaching as Group Spiritual Direction"
Andrew Gay, Cowan, TN, "Pastoral Leadership for the Presbyterian Pulpit of Senatob...

Mississippi, in the Light of the Apocalyptic Testimony of the Gospel"
Brenda Green, Fairburn, GA, "The Development of Empathy and Self-Boundaries in

Male and Female Clinical Pastoral Education Students While Providing Care in the

Face of Loss"
Charles Haun, Tuscaloosa, AL, "The Book of Lamentations: A Mirror for Resolving

Institutional Grief"
Suzan Hawkinson, Seabrook, TX, "Storied Time: Attending the Clock of Liturgy and

Gospel"
Stephen Heinzel-Nelson, Allentown, NJ, "The Formation of Four Healthy New

Churches in the Presbyterian Church (USA)"
Madison Hichfill, Wilmington, NC, "Lost Wonder, Love, and Praise"
Eugene Huffstutler, New Orleans, LA, "Leadership /Management as an Internal Part of

Clinical Pastoral Education"
Gyeong Mok Kim, Auburn, AL, "Narrative Theology as a Bridge to Preaching"
Jong Hoon Kim, Whitestone, NY, "Communication Theory of C. Ellis Nelson and Its

Implications for the Korean American Church"
Jonathan Loveladv, Waynesboro, VA, "The Paul of Acts: A Model of Leadership for the

Postmodern Church"
Kathi Martin, Stone Mountain, GA, "Wounded and Healed in the House of a Friend:

The Faith Experience of African American Gay and Lesbian Persons"
James McCormack, Fairview, PA, "Blended Worship: Drawing Back the Church

Drop-Outs Without Creating Worship Wars"
Anthony McDade, Statesville, NC, "'For I Was a Stranger': Christian Welcoming as

Congregational Ministry and Mission"
Janice Moss, Atlanta, GA, "A Critical Study, Analysis, and Evaluation of Youth Ministries

in United Methodist Churches"
David Naglee, LaGrange, GA, "From Unworthy to Welcomed: An Exploration of United

Methodists' Observance of the Lord's Supper"
Vivian Napier-Campbell, Florence, MS, "The Role of Theology and Narrative in Hospice

Ministry"
Paul Nazarian, Monroe, LA, "What Style of Music Should Be Used in Worship? The

Ministry of Worship Music in Missio Dei "
Yvette Noble-Bloomfield, Kingston, Jamaica, "Setting the Scene of Anointing in the

Healing Ministry of a United Church Congregation"
Agnes Norfleet, Atlanta, GA, "The Language of Faith and Community Formation"
James Norris, Estill, SC, "Finding Peace in the Worship Wars: A Congregational Model"
Andrew Permenter, Lakeland, FL, "The Pentecostal Movement and Ecumenism: Origins

and Trends"
Thomas Pipkin, Tucker, GA, "Worship of the Mission Community: An Incamational

Approach to Worship and Evangelism"
Jeanne Reynolds, Rabun Gap, GA, "The Voice of Anger as Healing for the Female

Survivor of Incest and in the Book of Job"
David Roquemore, West Lafayette, IN, "Presbyterian Baptismal Theology in a Postmodern

World"
Amy Sigmon, Belleair, FL, "The Problems and Possibilities of Clergy Couples Serving the

Single Parish"
Mack Sigmon, Belleair, FL, "The Problems and Possibilities of Clergy Couples Serving

the Single Parish"
Louise Stowe-Johns, Rockville Centre, NY, "Without the Hearing, There Is No Story"
Mary Lynne Swierenga, Vienna, VA, "Dancing the Dance: Fashioning a Transformative

Pedagogy for Women's Bible Studies"
Dorinda Trouteaud, Stone Mountain, GA, "Faith Seeking Understanding: Imagining the

Church as a Revolutionary Community in a Pre- Revolutionary Society"
Augusta Vanderbilt, Newport News, VA, "Recognizing and Responding to the Silent

Pain: A Model for Pastoral Care for Persons Experiencing Infertility"
Randal Walton, Helena, AL, "Congregational Health: A Partnership Model to Promote

Health and Healing"
Stephen Williams, Savannah, GA, "Lift Every Voice: Black and White Churches

Addressing Racism"
Ronald Wilson, Hartselle, AL, "Old Wineskins Become New: Family Systems Theory,

Change Initiatives in an Established Church, and Leadership's Role"

2001 Master of Divinity degree graduates
and placements

kniH Abramowsm, p.i ,i,H I,, rl r, , .i n w, ,., church, c linton WI

[cm Albright, associate pasta; I fast Pa ibytenan* tumii

Anne Apple, designated pastoi I ibyterian Church Mobile, AL

Dorrls Barton

David Bender, pastoi; Bethesds Presbyterian Church York,SC

Odatepaj sbvterun* hurch UuMatin IN

Don Brown

Hunter Camp, pa Presbyterian Church, Narrows, VA

Andy Casto- Watt rs associate pastor, John Knox P ian( Kurch Greenville, SC

Mina CHAB, volunteer in mission Korean Presbyterian theological Seminar)

Seoul, Korea
Bea Edwards Con i umd, associate pastor, Firel Presbyterian! lunch Wilson, NC
Chris Croiwell, pastor. New Providence Presbyterian Church Raphine \ \
Makgaket Eanes
Paris I

[ani Fahey, associate pastoi [Unit] Presbyterian! Kurch Atlanta GA
Laurie Fields, pastor, Fire! Fresh) teriart ( Kurch, Mount Vernon, IN
Bi is\ i lory, graduate study Columbia I heologli si Seminary
Adam Plynt, associate pastor, Riverside New church ivveiopm.ui r > hurch

(USA), Sterling, VA

ANDREW Fi'ii i: i m\\, ,.,ie pastoi IdlewiKI lYeshvtenan Church Memphi I

Kah Poster Connors, associate pastoi Idlewild Presbyterian! hurch [Memphis in

DlANI I KM I \NDER

Larry Green, pastor, Waltham Presbyterian Church, Utica, 1 1

CHRIST) Gl Kin

Wadi iimva, student supply pastor. Three River Parish Ridgwaj D

Emily Hbath, clinical pastoral education Emory Univei ttj i entu foi Pastoral nvio

Atlanta, GA
Bl AlNl- I In l, pastor, First I'reshytenan Church, Wayerly, NY

Davih Hmrs. support technician,! olumbls theol minarj

Barbara Jordan

BfcTTlNA Kll.BURN

David Kwon, associate pastor, Pirst Pn Bbyteriar * KurcK i imua, NY

Sunc, 1.1 I

Amy LBHR, pastor, Belspring Pp in Church Bels] ind Old Bn |i

Presbyterian ( inn. h K.uiioi.i, \ \
Buzabbth Lewis, clinical pastoral education, Bmoq University Hospitals, Atlanta
Ruth Lovi LL,assodat< pastoi I armington Presbyterian! hurch, Germantown, TN
Jon Mac i late pastor, Presbyterian ChurcrrtffSl Andrew, Ktlanta,GA

Nam Min, associate pastor, Bethel Presbyterian I hurch, While I [all, MD
Sandy Monroe, pastor, Southwe m leorgia Largei Parish,! uthbert,GA
Rodney Norris, associate pastor, lort Hill Preshyterian ( Kurch I temson '<
Ru K Olson, pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Gold Beach, OR
Tim Reynolds, pastor, hrst Presbyterian < hun h, I [endereon\ Ills IN
Asm n Si wi.w, associate in ministry for spiritual and liturgical life, Wellshlrc

Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO
Ki Ho Song, director of young adult ministry, Blim Korean Presbyterian Church,

Marietta, GA
Kathryn Summi ks-Bi an
Janii Phomas, service representative. Veterans Administration, I olumbia, SC

RlX THREADGILL, associate pastor, I irst Presbytei ISJI I hurch, Wilmington, NC
SUSAN VERBRUGCI , associate pastor, Blacksburg Presb) terian I hurch, Blacksburg, VA
Bobby Williamson, graduate study, Oxford ( entn for Hebrew and Jewish Studic

Oxford, England
Pairick Woolsey
Asm i-Y Wright

Mark Wright, pastor, I irst Presbyten.in Church, Spruce Pine, NC
Lucy Youngblood, assistant minister, Old Troon Parish, Troon, Scotland

Master of Arts (Theological Studies)

Linda Davis, special collections librarian, Columbia Theological Seminary
Nathan Lane, graduate study, Columbia Theologii >l Seminary
Joshua Ricl, youth and Christian education dirt' it Lakes Region of the

Church of God, Chicago, II

Master of Theology

Susan Buell, Waco, TX
Ramon a Davidson, Austell, GA, "Mainline Protestantism and the Search for a New

Spirituality"
David Gathanju, Mbogoro, Kenya, "Circumcision and Baptism as Seen Through the Eye

of Christianity Among the Agikuyu of Central Kenya"
Zita Hegyi, Nykladhaza, Hungary, "Shame and Pastoral (

Elizabeth Inman, Greensboro, NC

Sukjoo Kim, Seoul, Korea

Mathew Koshy, Snellville, GA, "A New Look at Ministry in the Indian Orthodox
Church"

Moon Rhee, Princeton, NJ

'Research course option rather than thesis

FALL 2001

Events Calendar

For further information or to register for courses, call 404/378-8821,
or email: ConEd@ctsnet.edu, Laylnstitute@ctsnet.edu, or
sptyprog@ctsnet.edu.

October 18-21 REFORMED Spirituality Explore the history and current practice
of spirituality in the Reformed tradition. Leader: Tom Schwanda. Cost: $225.

October 21-26 CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY Study and practice the contempla-
tive at Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers, GA. Leader: Bill Clemmons.
Cost: $300.

October 22-26 Ci BRGY Self-Asm 5SM1 N I Explore and examine the strengths and
liabilities one brings to ministry. Leader: Roy Oswald. Cost: $275.

October 22, 29, November 5, 12 Fait Evening Lay School, Second Session
Leaders: Chuck Campbell, Stan Saunders, L'Anni Hill. Cost $50.

October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 29 Fait Morning Lay School, Second Session
Leader: Linda Morningstar. Cost: $40.

October 28-November 2 Immersion Witk: INTRODUCTORY Week for the
Certificate in Spirituai Formation Leaders: Julie Johnson and Columbia
faculty members. Cost: $400.

November 5 Advent Lectionary Study New ways to prepare texts of "watch-
fulness and waiting." Leaders: Charles Cousar and Christine Roy Yoder. Cost: $65.

November 5-9 ( ii iiikii Si hoi ars Wi i k For pastors seeking a week of indepen-
dent study.

November 6, December 4, January 8, February 5, March 5, April 2, May 7

Theology and Literature Leader: Rick Dietrich. Cost: $10 annual dues.

November 12 Called to Care: Older Adults, Their Families, and the Church
Third in the series on aging. Leader: Elizabeth Fairleigh. Cost: $65.

November 20, December 18, January 15, March 19, April 16, May 21 Faith and
Film. Leader: Fritz Bogar. Cost: $10 annual du<

January 10-21 PILGRIMAGE to the Holy Land This trip celebrates and marks
completion of the Certificate in Spiritual Formation program. Cost: approxi-
mately $2,000.

January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 20 BEYOND MAJORITY RULE: Building
Consensus See article on this page.

January 14-18 Ri i igious Education: Theory and Practice (Christian Education
Certification) Leader: Ted Brelsford. Cost: $250.

January 20-25 The WRITINGS OF Thomas Merton Explore Merton's life and
works on contemplation, compassion, and justice. In Daytona Beach, Florida.
Leader: George Kilcourse. Cost: $300.

January 28-31 January Seminars Planned to help the church think about
ministry and mission in the twenty-first century. Leaders: Tom Long, Dennis
McCann, Brian Wren, and Walter Brueggemann. Preachers: Laura Mendenhall,
Elizabeth Clement, Marcia Riggs, and Catherine Taylor. Liturgist: Anna Carter
Florence. Cost: $65 per seminar or $225 for four seminars

January 31-February 3 Immi rsion Weekend Introductory weekend for the
Certificate in Spiritual Formation. Leader: John Kloepfer. Cost: $325.

February 4, 11, 18, and 25 Winter Lay Sc i iooi , EVENING Sessions Leaders: Anna
Carter Florence, Rick Dietrich, Mark Douglas, Marcia Riggs, John Knapp, Laura
Mendenhall. Cost: $50.

February 7 Griff through the Griee CYCLE Second in the series on under-
standing grief and the grieving process. Leader: Ken J. Doka. Cost: $65.

February 7, 14, 21, 28 Winter Lay School, Morning Session Leader: Susan
Hyland. Cost $40.

February 11 Certification for Administrative Personnel: Polity Church
Government (Level 1) and Conflict Management (Level II) Leaders: David
Forney and TBA. Cost: $30 (Level I), $40 (Level II).

February 17-22 Immersion Week Introductory week for the Certificate in
Spiritual Formation. Leaders: Julie Johnson and Columbia faculty members.
Cost: $400.

February 24- 28 Sabbath Rest See article on this page.

March 5 Mozart as Liturgy for the Church An opportunity to worship and
learn through music. Leader: Sue Mitchell-Wallace. Cost: $35.

Class on Sabbath
held in February

I\ 1 1 ii seventh year of Columbia's
Spirituality Program, its Discernment
Council has determined to claim this
year as a Sabbath to honor God's gra-
ciousness. More than 400 people have
become regular participants, and more
than 3,000 are reached by the newsletter
and special events. It is indeed time to
pause, celebrate, and give thanks to God.

In the Reformed tradition, from
its earliest confessions to the present
Directory for Worship, to live the gift of
Sabbath is to engage in simple time-
hallowing acts:

Seek rest from daily occupation,

share with other* in worship,

take tunc with God's word,

engage in act* of compassion,

enjoy activities that refresh

and renew the spirit.*

One aspect of celebration will be a
class on Sabbath, held February 24-28,
taught by Barbara Brown Taylor, dis-
tinguished professor of Christian spiri-
tuality. The class is sponsored by the
Office of Continuing Education and the
Spirituality Program, and the cost is
$300. To register or for more informa-
tion, call 404/687-4587. Find more
Sabbath resources: www.CTSnet.edu,
Outreach Programs.

From An Invitation to Sabbath. Office of Spiritual Formation
General Assembly Council PDS 7O44O-00-001

Plan for winter
courses

This year's Winter Lay School will
feature courses taught by Anna Carter
Florence, Rick Dietrich, Susan Hyland,
and others. Evening Lay School class-
es meet Monday evenings, February
4, 11, 18, and 25, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Morning Lay School classes meet
Thursday mornings, February 7, 14,
21, and 28, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Florence will teach "Four Women
Preachers," drawing on contributions
women have made to the church from
the American colonies through today.

Dietrich will teach "Holy People,
or Holy Place?" an examination of
the role of place in the life of faith.

Students will also wrestle with
"Difficult Issues of Faith" led by Mark
Douglas, Marcia Riggs, John Knapp,
and Laura Mendenhall. Issues to be
addressed will be death and dying,
reproductive rights, money, and power.

Susan Hyland will teach the
morning course, an examination of
John's gospel, particularly how the
evangelist draws on the Exodus story
to understand Jesus' life and death.

More information will be
available in December. Contact the
Lay Institute of Faith and Life at
404/687-4577; fax 404/687-4591;
e-mail LayInstitute@CTSnet.edu.

Learn consensus building in January

Learn consensus building skills you
can use with any group involved in
problem solving in "Beyond Majority
Rule: Building Consensus," a lunchtime
course in downtown Atlanta.

Offered by Columbia's Lay
Institute of Faith and Life, the course
will meet Wednesdays, January 9, 16,
23, 30, and February^, 20, 2002, from
12:15-1:15 p.m. at Central Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta.

"We will explore the biblical and
theological concepts for consensus
building, including understandings of

equality and peace-making," says
course leader Mary Ann Downey.

Through her firm, Performance
Dynamics, Downey has designed and
taught courses in leadership, commu-
nication, and conflict resolution for
businesses and organizations. In her
work, she draws on the religious
method used for decision-making by
the Religious Society of Friends
(Quakers).

The $65 registration fee includes
lunch and a book for the course. For
information, call 404/687-4636.D

Columbia's Center for Neiv Church Development Director Stan Wood visited Nairobi,
where he held a continuing education seminar with members of the Presbyterian
Church in East Africa to train evangelists for neiv church development. He also
convened a reunion of Columbia alums. With him at the Lay Training Center of the
PCEA are the Rev. John Mburu, director the center, and Dr. Samuel Mwaniki, former
visiting scholar at Columbia and former secretary general of the PCEA.

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In?" Using texts from Isaiah 55, Psalm
67, and 1 Thessalonians 2, Gonzalez
said, "The task of this seminary is to
prepare and help pastors and other
church leaders so that the word that is
preached has every possible chance of
being accepted, in Paul's terms, 'not as
a human word, but as what it really is,
God's word.'"

She continued, "The evangelists
were not simply professionals bring-
ing a message. In fact, precisely
because the gospel is a message of
love through which believers the
speakers and the hearers become
brothers and sisters in the body of
Christ, preaching cannot be simply a
'professional occupation.' When truly
spoken and heard, preaching leads to
a new relationship between speaker
and hearer: they, together, are part of
one body."

Entering students joined the
community by answering the pledge
asked of all students. All members of
the community and friends renewed
their baptismal vows and commitment
to discipleship.

Following the convocation, the
new class was officially greeted by the
faculty, and everyone headed to the
Richards Center for a community-
wide luncheon.

Ann Clay Adams, director of
admissions, introduced the new basic
degree students, while Charles Raynal,
director of advanced studies and asso-
ciate professor of theology, spoke
about the advanced degrees students.
Lee Carroll '68, acting director of the
International Programs, introduced
international students and scholars.

Fifty-four new students have
entered Columbia's Master of Divinity
program. The class is 54 percent male
and 46 percent female. These students
come from 17 states, the D.C. area,
Wales, and Canada. Eighty-one per-
cent are members of the Presbyterian
Church (USA), with three other
denominations represented.

Eight students have been added to

At the community-wide lunch after open-
ing convocation, awards were presented
to Carrie Rhodes 02, left, and lane Gleim
Rhodes received the Miss C. Virginia

Harrison Award, presented to a senior who
is conscientious, responsible, hard working,
and who will make a great contribution to
the Presbyterian Church (USA). Glenn,
administrative assistant in academic
affair ed the Betsey Burgess Staff

Award for faithfulness, dedicated service,
and Christian character upholding the
seminary's purpose and mission.

the Master of Arts program. They are
split evenly, male and female, and hail
from the Presbyterian Church (USA),
the Church of Christ, the Roman
Catholic Church, and an interdenomi-
national church.

The new group of Doctor of
Ministry students consists of 52 new
students from 15 denominations.
Twelve new students from eight
denominations have entered the
Master of Theology program.

Recipients of scholarships and
awards were announced. Philip
Gehman '68, dean of students, intro-
duced students who are recipients of
Columbia, Honor, and Merit
Scholarships. The Samuel A. Cartledge
New Testament Studies Award was
given to David Knauert '03.

As the luncheon ended, the
Columbia community went out into
the year and into the world, prepared
to "occupy a different reality,"
strengthened by the Spirit which con-
tinues to create the world anew.

Katie Ricks '02

The Warlicks
serve in Africa

Their address is Harare, Zimbabwe
but Bill and Nancy Warli< k s mission
field is as big .is southern \frU a and
Madagascar, rhe stories ol theii 26 year
sojourn range from harrowing to
heartwarming and illustrate a lifetime
partnership spenl visiting congregations
and presbyteries, making connections
and answering thecal] to serve * lod at
the outer edge of human need

To many, the Warlicks epitomize
true partnership. They have served as
coordinators of the Presbyterian ( luuvh
(USA) Project for Evangelism and
Church Growth in Southern Africa
(PECCA) since 1984. Original!) a
10-year project targeted foi ( lhana and
the Congo, it now reaches I p countries.
Its goals include training pastors at
theological colleges and Bible schools
helping presbyteries reach villages
where no Christian church exists, and
assisting in constructing schools and
churches. Rural congregations often
build using handmade bricks; PECGA
provides sheet metal roofing.

Bill Warlick '61 works with church
leaders from nine denominations In
Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
He meets with denominational and
local church leaders to help them more
effectively spread the gospel, train pas-
tors, and strengthen theological educa-
tion. Impressed with the dedication

and commitment to Christ that Ah i. an
Christians exhibit in the midst ol diffl
cult situations, the Warlicks report that
church growth is more rapid in Africa
than in other continents.

The couple worships in varied sel
tings, from large sanctuaries to small,
thatched -roofed buildings. Bill dea ribes
worshipping in a newly dedicated
rural church, where eight children
were baptized using a red plastic bowl
as the font, the communion set w.i a
green plastic plate and a red plastic
cup, and the enthusiastic worship
service included two choirs "We had
only the basics, but the presence i >l

Hill '61 and Namu Warlick

c hust was verj real m out celebrations."

Bill and Nam \ lust went to llir
Democratii Kepuhli. ol ( ongo in L965
as missionaries Iriej stayed until W74,
with Bill Bervingas held s* retarj from

1970 to 1973. When the Warlicks
returned to the U.S., they mov.ed to

* hattanooga, where Bill was organiz-
ing, pastoi o! Nev\ I lope I 'res I>\ I. -nan

hun i> and served to. in years,

Bill Bryant (I) Mm r 81) directOl

"I tin' < hitiva. h I oundation ..! the

Presbyterian < hun i whii i supports
PC(USA) missionaries and mission

pro|r. i . says, "Bill and Nam \ have
keen Insight and gifts foi working
'n tivel) with i inn, h leaders Bill was
honored by being named an Ttonorary
chief in ( lhana and In ( ameroon."

In 14% at the( ieneraJ Assembly
meeting in Albuquerque, the Warlicks

I-', eived the Bell Ma< kaj award, gh i n
to outstanding mission workers I i"'\
were awarded honorary doctorates
in. m Montreal I ollege in L998.

The Warlu ks will retire in

November, and the Outrr.i. h

Foundation is endowing ,i i hail of
e\ angelism In tin- name ol the Rei

William I and Nam y W.uh. I ,il |usto

Mwale Seminar) In I usaka, Zambia.
Bryant sa\ fusto m ii Seminary is

one of the |>n mil I <imiii.ii ins in

Africa, and the Warlh ks h.ive long

been among otu premie] P( (USA)
missionaries ol evangelism i<> southern
Africa. It is fitting that we re< ognize
tin- tremendous contribution they have

made to the i hun h and I" th.it region."
/ aura Borden n I

Faith and the City, a cooperative effort of Columbia, Candler School of Theology, and
the Interdenominational Theological Center, held a retreat for the three seminaries. The
event allowed students an opportunity to investigate their roles as public leaders.

Charles Scott '69, interim senior pastor, shares ministerial duties ni I irsi Presbyterian
Church of Maitland, Florida, with daughter, Mary Kay Scott '97, associate pastor. They
are the only such pastoral team in Central Florida Presbytery I he ( hurch is Mary Kay's
home church, where she participated in the children's choir and youth groups and was
confirmed. Charlie has doubled as a parish associate there since 1970 while duet ting
the denomination's Florida Young Life outreach program. Family member Holly Scott
Tickle '90 is associate pastor at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, Dululh, Georgia.

FALL 2001

For the Record

If you have recent news to contribute to this section, please mail it to
the editor, or you may e-mail it to harperj@CTSnet.edu.

Timothy Mallard (ThM '99) is in the
Office of the Chief of Chaplains,
assigned to the Pentagon. Since the
September 11 attack, he has ministered
in a variety of new ways and is now
working primarily with families of the

victims Cameron Murchison, dean

of faculty, executive vice president,
and professor of ministry, was preach-
er for the summer ecumenical service
at First church, Columbus, GA. He led
the Board of Pensions "Young Pastors"
workshop on stewardship and taught
the Brotherhood Class at Central

church, Atlanta Mark Jumper '82 is

director of the Center of Excellence
Northeast Region at the Naval
Submarine Base, Groton, CT. I !<
recently served as moderator of the
Presbytery of Florida, Evangelical
Presbyterian Church, and preached
the baccalaureate sermon, Norwich
University, VT.....Lisa Majoros '93 is
associate pastor of the McDonough,

GA, church Marcia Riggs, associate

professor of Christian ethics, was
convocation leader for the Synod of
the Trinity at Juniata College and a
keynote speaker for the Association
of Theological Schools Conference on

Race and Ethnicity Peter McKechnie

'97 is associate pastor of First church,

Orlando, FL Dean Chapman '82

is author of How to Worship as a

Presbyterian (Geneva Press) Ronald

Cram, associate professor of Christian
education, was keynote speaker at the
Council of Churches and Synagogues,
Stamford, CT, and preached the
installation service for Jon Mack '01.
Cram taught at Oak Mountain church,
Carrollton, GA, and at the Greater
Atlanta /Cherokee Presbytery Christian
education event, Peachtree church,

Atlanta Douglas Minnerly '97 is

interim pastor at the Westminster and
South Park churches, Charleston, WV.
Jonathan Kaplan '02 completed a
year-long internship with Messiah
Now Ministries and Congregation
Beth Messiah in Philadelphia. Messiah
Now Ministries is a ministry among
Jewish people affiliated with
Philadelphia, West Jersey, and Donegal
presbyteries Chuck Campbell, asso-
ciate professor of homiletics, preached
at St. Thomas Orthodox church,
Clarkston, GA, and at Christ Covenant
Metropolitan Community church,

Decatur, GA Bill Nisbet (DMin 76)

is interim pastor at the Fayerteville,
GA, church. He was named church
business administrator of the year
during the annual conference of the
National Association of Church
Business Administration last year

in Atlanta Ernest Thompson

(DMin '95) is pastor of First church,

Wilmington, NC Kim Olson '93 is

chaplain, Presbyterian Home, Clinton,

SC Anna Carter Florence, assistant

professor of preaching and worship,
preached the opening worship service
for the Presbyterian Youth Triennium,

West Lafayette, IN, and the ordination
service of Andrew Foster Connors '01

at Chapel Hill, NC Kazy Blocher '00

is associate pastor, Fort Hill church,

Clemson, SC Tod Linafelt '91 has

been granted tenure at Georgetown
University. He has published articles
in Journal of Biblical Literature and
Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentln he

Wissenschaft Pamela Patrick Cole

(DMin '99) is pastor of Trinity church,
Travelers Rest, SC.

Grace Boyer '95 completed a
Th.M. at Princeton in May, spent a
month in the West Bank of Israel/
Palestine with the Christian
Peacemaker Teams, and is now in
Costa Rica with the PC(USA)
Reconciliation and Mission program.
...Brian Wren, professor of worship,
preached at First church, Vallejo, CA,
and St. Luke's church, Atlanta. He
taught a course at the Graduate
Theological Union, gave a presenta-
tion at the Association of Lutheran
Musicians conference, Independence,
MO, and led a hymn festival, work-
shop, and a presentation at the
Worship 2001 Conference of the
Community of Christ, Independence,
MO. Wren was designated a Fellow of
the Hymn Society in the United States
and Canada in recognition of his dis-
tinguished services to hymnody.
....Nibs Stroupe '75 celebrated his
congregation's eightieth anniversary.
The Oakhurst church, Decatur, GA,
is cited in a Lilly Endowment study
as one of several outstanding

BIRTHS

To Jeff '94 and Cindy Beebe,

a daughter, Megann, May 1, 2001.

To Keith '95 and Amy Freeman, a son,

Alexander Jacob, June 21, 2001.

To Greg '99 and Shannon '99 Kershner,

a daughter, Hannah Lee, Aug. 18, 2001.

To Joel '99 and Denise Thornton, a

daughter, Emily Rachel , Sept. 18, 2001.

To Wain '00 and Sarah Wesberry,

a son, William Emory, May 12, 2001.

To Andrew '01 and Kate '01 Foster

Conners, a daughter, Anna Elizabeth,

July 12, 2001.

To Larry '01 and Kathy Green,

a daughter, Allison Rebekah, Aug. 12,

2001.

To Jin Bong '02, and Min Jung Choi,

a daughter, Younghye, Mar. 13, 2001.

DEATHS

Robert Stamper '43 (ThM '49), former
vice president, Sept. 27, 2001.
Theodore Taylor '43, Jan. 1, 2001.
Wood row Bagby '46, Nov. 26, 2000.
Russell Toms '51, July 7, 2001.
Sandra Edwards '88, Aug. 18, 2001.
Ruth Wardlaw, wife of former
homiletics professor Don Wardlaw,
Aug. 24,2001.

Presbyterian churches nationwide

Charles Evans '78 is pastor of the Nell

Townsend church, Anderson, SC

Gerald Voye (DMin '85) has retired as
executive presbyter, Flint River
Presbytery..... Jim Watkins '71 (DMin
'77), director of Faith and the City
Project, taught a public leadership
class at McAfee School of Theology,
met with a clergy group in Henry
County, GA, and helped plan Children's
Sabbath for the city of Atlanta. He led
a public policy advocacy workshop
for First church, Fairmont, WV, a
"Living Faithfully in the Public
Arena" study, Emory church, Atlanta,
and a Peacemaking Committee retreat
for Greater Atlanta Presbytery.. ...Libby
Smith-Purcell '89 married Joe Purcell
on June 30. She is chaplain at
Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA.

Juliann Pugh '99 is associate
pastor, Second church, Carlisle, PA.
...Elizabeth Walker '00 is associate
pastor, North church, Williamsville, NY.
...Jim Daughdrill '67 is author of a
vocation-oriented daily prayer website,

friends@prayersatwork.com Marilyn

Washburn '81 received the "Women of
Faith Award for 2001" at the PC(USA)

General Assembly in Louisville

Kathleen O'Connor, professor of Old
Testament, presented a paper to the
annual meeting of the College
Theology Society at the University of
Portland, spoke at the Magdalen
Project Retreat Day for Women, pre-
sented a paper on humor in Esther at
the Presbyterian Women's Conference
in Montreat, and published an article
on "The Book of Lamentations" in
Neiv Interpreter's Bible and an article on
"The Book of Jeremiah" in Oxford Bible

Commentary Laura Mendenhall,

president, preached at the Boy Scouts
Jamboree, Fort Hill, VA; Eastminster
church, Stone Mountain, GA; Druid
Hills church, Atlanta; Central Florida
Presbytery; Central Congregational
Church, Atlanta; Synod of Living
Waters; Covenant church, Athens, GA;
and First church, Tyler, TX. She spoke
at Greater Atlanta Presbytery's leader-
ship conference, Peachtree church,
Atlanta; Presbyterian Women, Clairmont
church, Atlanta; New Harmony
Presbytery; First church, Franklin, TN;
Christian Connections Conference at
Woodlands Community church,
Houston, TX; Pueblo Presbytery; and
First church, Cartersville, GA... .Nancy
Graham Ogne '93 is associate pastor,
Community church, Celebration, FL.
....Marcus Barber '88 is interim pastor,
First church, Lake Worth, FL, and vice
president of operations for a pharma-
ceutical repackaging company.

George Stroup, professor of
theology, preached the installation
sermon for Larry Green '01 and the
ordination sermon for Keith
Abramowski '01 at Trinity church,
Gadsen, AL. Stroup officiated at the
marriage of Rich Holmes '00 to Kelly
Postma in Talmadge, OH, July 1.
...Margaret Reed '91 is associate pas-
tor, Plymouth Congregational Church,

Coral Gables, FL Darrell Guder,

professor of evangelism and church
growth, preached at Pleasant Hill
church, Statham, GA, First church,
Sumter, SC, Episcopal Church of the

Good Shepherd, Cashiers, NC, and for
the installation of Blaine Hill '01. He
taught a missiology course for Fuller
Theological Seminary, Colorado
Springs, CO; mentored the National
Presbyterian Seminarians' Conference,
Atlanta; keynoted the synodal group-
ing of the Church of Reutlingen,
Germany; co-convened the Missional
Presbyteries Research Project, at
Columbia Seminary.. ...Richard Braun
'46 has retired from John Knox church,

Youngstown, OH Florida Ellis,

Board of Trustees member, received a
Distinguished Alumni Award at the
Westminster Schools commencement in
May for her community involvement.

John Patton, professor emeritus, is

co-editor and subscription manager of
Journal of Pastoral Theology and is the
author of the "Pastoral Implications"
section of the August texts in

Lectionary Homiletics Alisun Ruff

Donovan '89 is on the staff of Florida
Presbytery .....Richard Floyd '99 is pas-
tor of the Oglethorpe church, Atlanta.

Charles Cousar '58, professor of
New Testament, taught classes on
"The Letters of Paul" at the Decatur,
GA, church, preached at Central
church, Anderson, SC, and Lenbrook
Square Retirement Center, Atlanta. He
participated in the Central Region
Pastor-Theologian Program of the
Center of Theological Inquiry, spon-
sored by Princeton Seminary in

Galena, IL Stephen Caine '96 is

pastor of First church, Shelbyville, TN.
....Hannah Brawley '97 and Norm
Robinson were married August 17
in Aurelian Springs, NC. She is
minister-at-large, Coastal Carolina

Presbytery Walter Brueggemann,

professor of Old Testament, lectured at
Mt. Olive College, taught at Charis
Ecumenical Center, Moorhead, MN,
and the Druid Hills church, Atlanta,
and preached and taught at the
Sewickley, PA, church, and
Westminster church, Chapel Hill, NC.
He published Peace; The Prophetic
Imagination; First and Second Samuel
(translated into Korean), and was edi-

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tor of Hope for the World: Mission in a
Global Context. He has written articles
for Church and Society, Presbyterian
Seminary Bulletin, The Other Side,
Biblical Theology Bulletin, and the
introduction to the new edition of Old

Testament Theology David Daniel

'84 is pastor, First church, Crestview,

FL Jefferson Aiken '69 was elected

by the 213th General Assembly to
serve on the Board of Directors for the

Board of Pensions Mark Douglas,

assistant professor of Christian ethics,
led worship and taught at Rock
Spring church, Atlanta, and St. Luke's
church, Dunwoody, GA; participated
in the Theological Educators for
Presbyterian Social Witness Conference,
and published "Reinhold Niebuhr's
Two Pragmatisms" in American Journal
of Theology and Philosophy.

Rodger Nishioka, associate pro-
fessor of Christian education, was
keynote speaker for the Mon treat West
Youth Conference, Ft. Collins, CO;
led Bible study at the Racial Ethnic
Youth and Young Adult Leadership
Conference, Tustin, CA; and preached
and led a workshop at the National
New Church Development Conference,
Albuquerque. He led a presbytery

forum on Unity and Diversity for
Providence Presbytery and was
keynote speaker tor Western Kentuck)
Presb\ terj Day Nishioka u as keynote
speaker for the Celtic Cross retreat at
Presbyterian College and preached at
the New Wilmington, PA. Missionary
Conference, Community church,
West Co\ ina, CA, and First church,

Peachtree City, GA Olin McBride

'87 is an organizing pastor with Trinity

Presbytery Charles Home '69 is

retired from Westminster church,

Spartanburg, SC Betsy Steier

(DMin '02) is associate regional minis-
ter, Disciples of Christ, Orlando, FL.
....Ernestine Cole, associate dean of
students, attended meetings of the
Advocacy Committee for Women's
Concerns of the PC(USA) in San
Francisco and New York City, partici-
pated in the installation service of
Beverly Brigman '96 (DMin 00) at
Emory church, Atlanta, and completed

training for Leadership DeKalb Beth

Johnson, professor of New Testament,
led a congregational retreat for Central
church, Atlanta, and spoke at Old
(Scots) church in Charleston, SC, and
Glenn Memorial United Methodist
Church, Atlanta.

Ann Clay Adams, director of
admissions, led a workshop on renew-
ing language at the fall leadership
event sponsored by the three northern

Georgia presb) trues, spoke at the tall
gathering ol the Presbyterian Women
at First church, i >ouglas\ Me, i ..V and
preached at Westminster chum

Snellville, GA Bill Harkins, assistant

professoi ol pastoral care and theo
was ordained deacon at < athedral ol

St. Phillip, Atlanta ran Ins twent\ fifth

consecutive Peachtree Road R

serves as deacon al Si fames I pist opal

Chun M Marietta I i \ was named to

: ol ( ,o\ ci nors ol the I itt

Association ol Pastoral I are and mod

erated the state Pastoral I ounselora
Assch lation meeting at ( olumbia
...George Alexander hi has retired

from the Shenill's Ford, NC, chin, h

....Stan Wood, cUrectO] oJ thet entei

for New Church i development (\ I m
planned and coordinated a DMin.
course with the Church of Scotland.
He spoke at the N( D Pasta Spouse
Retreat in Albuquerque, preai tied at
the ordination of Adam Flynt '01 and
in the Riverside NCI) chartering

vice of National Capitol Presbyter)

in Sterling, VA, and at the AnchtM

church NCD new fadlit] ceremony
in Philadelphia Presbytery. Wood

conducted a training session for the
mentors in the I aj Leader Training
Program tor Hispanic E\ n and

Church Development in < llendale ' \
and coordinated aiul attended
Columbia's Spirituality/ NC I ) Small

Julia Greene and I i Forney hold m
positions al Columbia. Greene a graduate

mes Scoti College, was a development
a iate toi a yeai ai Columbia befb
ig named human resources admin
tratoi i orney, an M I )iv graduate o)

ceton Theological Seminary served
as a pastoi in Burnet, I
assot iate dim tot oj ( olumb
Spirituality Program

Group Retreat tor the Dei atui I A,

church Charles van Devender '76

has retired from I Irsl i hun h Sheffield,
A l John Knapp (MATS '95) received
me 2001 Georgia Governor's Award In
the humanities foi his worl aa immder

.md president ol 1 he Southern In .iituti-

tor Business and Professional I thics. D

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ting plans need to be reviewed.
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FALL 2001

Phillip, Hannah, Caroline, and Helen Dennis, back in Decatur

September 11: Welcoming the stranger

Columbia student Phillip Dennis '02,
wife Caroline, and daughters Helen, 8,
and Hannah, 6, were in France for
Phillip's brother's wedding, from which
they were returning on September 11.
The following is Caroline's account of
their journey home:

It is now September 13 in Canada,
and we are meeting at 3:00 for a roll
call for our flight. We believe that they
will be sending us back to Europe
where we will wait for a flight back to

the U.S. We were supposed to fly into
Chicago and transfer to Atlanta, so I
think we are still a long way from
getting home. I am glad to know that
there has been such an outpouring of
good will all over the country. Here is
our story:

On September 11 we had been fly-
ing for about five hours of a nine-hour
flight, when we were notified that
there had been some kind of terrorist
activity in America and that all

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American air space had been closed.
We were rerouted to Newfoundland,
landing in Gander, eighth of 42 flights
which would land here. For another
six hours, we sat on the runway, unable
to exit the plane. We heard only rumors
of news. We finally exited the plane
with two children who had no idea
what had been happening and thought
this was just part of what they knew
would be a long journey home. The
food had long since run out on the
plane, and the nerves of the passengers
and the flight crew were getting very
frazzled. We entered the airport where
all airport personnel had been called
out; it was a long night for them. They
were so pleasant and sweet.

Salvation Army and Red Cross
volunteers had a very organized
reception with food and drinks donat-
ed by local restaurants and businesses.
You don't know how good a cold
pepperoni pizza can taste! They loaded
us on yellow school buses, the drivers
having come off a strike to contribute
to the effort. We were taken to the
local elementary school, where the
girls were greeted by a third grade
teacher and a teenager. They were
immediately given brand new Barbie
dolls donated by the local Walmart.
Our luggage was taken off our shoul-
ders and carried to one of the class-
rooms where blankets were laid out.
The library had been transformed into
a news center where CNN has run

nonstop. Travelers had their tirxt
access to information, phones, and
computers. A special place for children
to \\ .itch videos and read books \\ as
set up. Warm soup and sandwiches
were available. The teachers who had
taught all day stayed up all night tak-
ing care of passengers.

This town of about 10,000 has
welcomed generously 10,000 visitors
from across the world. They are all out
volunteering. Meal times are like a
huge covered dish supper. Everyone
who is not at the school or other shel-
ters volunteering is at home washing
towels or making soup or baking
cakes. The teenagers have come out
to help. (Their parents are amazed.)
The people of Gander have given us
clothes, they have taken us to their
homes to shower. It has been a beauti-
ful lesson in hospitality and grace. It is
hard to know how to thank them. All
they say is that if it had happened in
your town, you would have done the
same. I certainly hope they are right.

We felt so stranded as we sat on
those planes not knowing what had
happened in America and not know-
ing what would happen to us
where we would sleep, what we
would eat, how we would get home.
Little did we know that while we sat
there in ignorance, unable to help our-
selves, there was a whole community
preparing for us.

The Dennises arrived in Decatur just
before midnight on September 16.

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CONTENTS

Columbia begins new year 1

Life in the 'liquid' church 1

Hope for the World 2

Columbia Friendship Circle aids students 2

New alumni /ae, church relations director 2

2001 graduate placements, dissertations 3

Events calendar 4

Course offerings 4

Bill and Nancy Warlick in Africa 5

For the Record 6

From the Bookstore 7

Update your estate plans 7

Welcoming the stranger 8

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