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In This Issue:
Faces of Faith:
Teaching Strengthens my Faith
and more...
In This Issue
10 Faces of Faith
Kelly Derrick: Teaching Strengthens My Faith, 10
James Thomas: Bringing the Message of
Peace and Love in Colombia, 11
Visionary Giving 14
Seminary News & Announcements, 14
Teaching Meets Giving: The Example of Stewardship, 15
“Ordinary” People, Making a Difference, 16
Seminarian Partnership: Building Relationships, 17
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Faculty Books Extend Learning Beyond Classroom, 18
2009 Reinartz and Greninger Scholars, 19
Faculty, Staff, & Alumni Updates, 20
Coming Events, 23
Photos Above (from top): Seminarians listen to the beginning of Mulitculutral Ministry in Context class (see page 8); The
Rev. Dr. James Thomas poses with a displaced Colombian woman and a member of the Peacemaker Delegation he joined
in the summer of 2009 (see pages 11-13); Members of the Our Saviour Lutheran Church “Elderberries” in front of Christ
Chapel during their campus tour given by Laura Ward (Middler, MDiv.); The Rev. Bob Byrne, Secretary of the Board of
Trustees, and President Marcus Miller install the Rev. Dr. Ginger Barfield as Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs
at the Opening Eucharist in Christ Chapel.
On the Cover: Dr. Robert Hawkins addresses his Worship Practicum class in Christ Chapel.
The Seminary Scene
Continuing the Historic Mission to Teach
In the opening pages of A Goodly Heritage, the history of South-
ern Seminary written by Susan Wilds McArver (Class of ‘80) and Scott
H. Hendrix (Class of ‘67), one can read the account of John Bachman’s
work to establish Southern Seminary 179 years ago.
At the South Carolina Synod gathering in 1830, he argued against
those who claimed that Jesus’ disciples were simply uneducated fish-
ermen by saying, “Peter, Andrew, James and John may have
started out as simple fishermen, but Jesus himself ‘was the in- ...we continue
structor of the Apostles … [yet] it was three long years before the mission
he considered them qualified.’ With such a ‘professor’ as the
Divine Savior himself, one would expect that these men did not
of teaching
remain simple, uneducated fishermen for long.” at Southern
Students who come to Southern Seminary today could hard- Seminary.
ly be considered uneducated. Nearly all of them come with a
degree, many with advanced degrees in their field. Some are scientists,
others educators, some lawyers, others accountants.
While Bachman urged the synod to prepare Lutheran men for or-
dained ministry, today we welcome Methodists, Baptists, women and
men, for study toward a Master of Divinity degree, along with the Mas-
ter of Arts in Religion and the Master of Sacred Theology.
One thing, however, remains the same as it was in 1830. These can-
didates and students are here to study and learn. They learn theology
and Biblical languages, they are immersed in the Scriptures and in the
liturgies of the church, they read and study denominational confessions
and read ecumenical theology, they learn the stories of the forbearers of
the vocation and learn to appreciate missionary servants who have gone
before.
In this issue you will read how we continue the mission of teaching
at Southern Seminary. You will read how we seek the finest teachers and
read of their dedication to the task. You will read how students are chal-
lenged and also supported in their studies. By the time you get to the end
of this issue, you will read how students who come to Southern Seminary
are changed by their studies during their time here.
Recently, some pastors told me how they continue to remember things
their professors told them. I remember those words also and so will
these future ministers of the church remember what their professors said
in class. I hope you enjoy this issue and hear in this issue our continuing
thanks for your prayers and support of this ministry of teaching.
In Christ,
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The Seminary Scene
Learning from One Another
Being from Minnesota, I grew up in a land where it was assumed This article is by Mark Peterson,
that one was Lutheran until otherwise corrected. It was thus quite nat- a Senior, Master of Divinity
seminarian from the Minneapolis
ural that when it came time for me to decide upon a seminary, I would Area Synod of the ELCA. Mark
choose to travel across the country. Though what ultimately was the de- serves as the President of the LTSS
ciding factor in my discernment was the opportunity for a life without Student Body. (Pictured on opposite
snow—this call of the Holy Spirit has made a great deal of difference in page, center picture on the far right.)
my spiritual, academic, and professional formation.
Since I came to seminary in 2006, I have been formed in many ways,
the greatest of which has come from being around people who have
grown-up in contexts that were much different from my own.
During my time at LTSS, I have learned the importance of grits, col-
lege football, and the proper use of “y’all.” This Southern experience
has helped to illustrate to me how the gospel is
not only active in a diverse world, but also a di-
verse country.
In addition to the experience of living in the
South, I have also been blessed by the diverse
seminary community. Within the context of my
classes I have heard, discussed, and learned from
a group of people that includes Methodists and
Baptists, traditionalists and revisionists, black
and white, male and female, and old and young.
These opportunities, which are a unique fea-
ture of the intentional relationships LTSS has
formed, have stretched me to grow in my under- Guest lecturer, the Rev. Dr. Joseph Donnella,
Chaplain, Gettysburg College, and the Rev. Dr.
standing of discipleship, and the incredibly di-
Julius Carroll, Associate Professor of Contextual
verse church in which I am called to be a leader. Education, discuss Virgin Island Lutherans with
These experiences have culminated in the the Multi-Cultural Ministry in Context class.
Multi-Cultural Ministry in Context class that I
am currently taking as a senior. In this class, taught by Dr. Carroll, we
are learning about the many diverse people who make up the ELCA
and learning specific ways in which the ELCA prescribes the under-
taking of ministry towards these diverse groups. This class
has called upon the expertise of pastors that are called to a ...being around
wide cross-section of cultures, in order to share with students
people who
what multi-cultural ministry looks like in the world that sur-
rounds us. have grown-
The greatest gift that LTSS offers to students is its com- up in contexts
mitment to communicating the faith stories of all who have that were much
walked across its grounds. Through this diverse cloud of different from
witnesses, I have been given the gift of a God which surpasses my own.
both my understanding and perceptions.
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Faces of Faith
Teaching Strengthens My Faith
This article is written by the Rev. When I graduated from Southern in 1997, I was fully convinced that
Kelly D.B. Derrick (Class of ‘97). I would never be a pastor. Instead I felt called to teach.
She is a pastor at St. Philip Lutheran
Church in Roanoke, Virginia, a
Now, 12 years later, I am both an ordained pastor in the church as
discernment advocate for Project well as an adjunct professor of religion at Virginia Western Community
Connect, and adjunct professor College in Roanoke, VA. I have been teaching in the Virginia Commu-
at Virginia Western Community nity College System for 11 years: two years at Germanna Community
College, in Roanoke, Virginia.
College in Fredericksburg, VA, and 9 years at Virginia Western.
I LOVE to teach! So much so that when
I finally was ordained two years ago, I con-
tinued to teach at the community college. I
teach Religions of the World I, Eastern Tradi-
tions, and Religions of the World II, Western
Traditions.
Each semester as classes begin, my stu-
dents inevitably want to know something of
my own story as I begin to share with them
the wonder of the various faith traditions that
surround us here in the Roanoke Valley, in the
United States and around the world. I share
with them that I am and have always been a
Lutheran Christian.
However, I was raised to respect people
for who they are. Even as a pastor today, I
still respect the magnificence of faith that I see
The Rev. Kelly Derrick lectures on world religions at
all around me – whether through my Chris-
Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, Virginia. tian sisters and brothers or through my sis-
ters and brothers of other faiths. Occasional-
ly, my students find it intriguing that an ordained pastor teaches World
Religions.
I share with my students – and most certainly with my colleagues in
rostered ministry in the church – that learning about and
teaching world religions has served more to strengthen
...learning about my own faith rather than to diminish it.
and teaching world Sometimes my own faith is strengthened because I
religions has served am forced to consider what others believe and why I dis-
more to strengthen my agree. But more often my faith is strengthened by seeing
own faith rather than the awesomeness of God at work in the lives of faithful
people of various traditions all over the world. It has
to diminish it.
been my experience that most people of faith take their
faith as seriously as I take mine. Hence, I want to re-
spect them for what they believe – even if I disagree with their beliefs.
One of the greatest aspects of teaching world religions has been a
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renewal of the wonder and majesty of my own Christian tradition that
perhaps I had lost over the years. When I teach about the Muslim fast
at Ramadan, I am reminded of the Lenten fast and the call for intro-
spection that is inherent in the Christian life. When I teach about the
austere meditative practices of Buddhism, I am re-
minded of the beauty of contemplative prayer.
I am thankful for the opportunity to teach
outside the church – both so that I can encourage
understanding and respect among religious tradi-
tions and also so that my own faith life is enriched
by the faith of those around me.
The Rev. Kelly Derrick, an ordained pastor, also enjoys
teaching. She has taught in the Virginia Community
College System for 11 years.
In July 2009, the Rev. Dr. James Thomas, Associate Professor of Church and Ministry, joined eight
other men and women in a peace delegation to Colombia, sponsored by the Christian Peacemaker Teams
(CPT) organization. CPT is an initiative of the historic peace churches (Mennonites, Church of the Breth-
ren, and Quakers) with support and membership from a range of Catholic and Protestant denomina-
tions.
CPT has had a continuing presence in Colombia since May 2001, where the organization promotes
peace through organized, non-violent grassroots initiatives. Essentially, delegates risk their own safety
and security to teach peace and God’s love in a country filled with violence.
During Dr. Thomas’ two-week journey through the cities and countryside of Co-
lombia, he met with church leaders and human rights organizations. The people
there face a nearly four-decade-old cycle of violence and severe poverty. More than
3.5 million Colombians have been displaced from their lands and livelihoods be-
cause of this violence.
Conversations with the CPT delegation and the farmers help bring this is-
sue, and others like it, to the attention of United States and Canadian of-
ficials. They also provide an opportunity for the delegation to bring the
Good News of Jesus Christ to a poverty-stricken peo-
ple.
Dr. Thomas documented his journey with photo-
graphs, some of which are displayed on the follow-
ing pages. While the delegation may not have signed
an elaborate peace treaty or filled a mega-church full
of church-goers, his journey to Colombia made an im-
pact in God’s world by teaching hope for peace and the
news of salvation to the people of Colombia.
The Rev. Dr. James Thomas
Associate Professor of Church and Ministry
Faces of Faith
Photo Journal: Peace and Love in Colombia
1 2
(1) Dr. Thomas and the delegation stop to take a breath in the world at 8661 feet above sea level. This picture is
while hiking to reach residences in the town of San Pablo. taken from Monserrate, a historic Catholic church that is
The delegation identified themselves by wearing blue vests perched on top of mountainside that rises above the city.
and red caps while in Colombia. (4) A gathering of displaced Colombian women tells of their
(2) A number of socially conscious, multi-disciplinary com- suffering during violent civil conflict in Colombia that is
munity projects with youth were visited by the delegation. nearly four decades old.
CPT members spoke with children living in conditions of so- (5) Father Bob Seguin, of the Congregation of St. Basil, leads
cial marginalization. worship with the delegation at Casa Annonay, a scholasti-
(3) Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, is the third highest city cate (seminary) in Bogotá.
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5 8
(6) The delegation listens to local farmers in Alto San (8) The CPT delegation participated in non-violent public
Juan, in the town of San Pablo. Forced displacement, witness in Bogotá. Here a member of the delegation stands
and therefore taking away the livelihood for farmers with demonstrators holding a sign that reads “Network of
and their families, is the primary way to seize land in women of Southern San Pablo of Bolivar in a demonstration
Colombia. for life and peace.”
(7) Dr. Thomas and the delegation listened to displaced See Page 11 to learn more about the Rev. Dr. James Thom-
persons in the city of Barrancabermeja to hear firsthand as and his particpation in the Christian Peacemaker Teams
what life is like to be disenfranchised and displaced in (CPT) grassroots campaigns in Colombia.
communities that are caught in the crossfire.
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Visionary Giving
“Ordinary” People Making a Difference
Our Saviour Lutheran Church, West Columbia, SC, has been a sup-
porter of Southern Seminary since the congregation was a developing
mission in the 1950s.
The Rev. Virgil A. Cameron (Class of ’36) was its mission developer
and the congregation’s first pastor. As the church was trying to plant
its roots in the Saluda Gardens area of West Columbia, Pastor Cam-
eron enlisted the help of seminarians from just across town. Students
helped survey the land for the future build-
ing and they also canvassed the surround-
ing neighborhoods, inviting others to the
new church.
As the church has grown and has be-
come a fixture in its community, relation-
ships with the seminary have remained
strong.
The congregation has been an active
partner in forming seminary students. The
congregation participates in the contextual
education program at the seminary by serv-
ing as a site for student fieldwork. They
Members of the “Elderberries” group at Our Saviour Lutheran also recently called a first-call pastor, the
Church talk with seminarian Blake Hobratschk (Junior MAR), Rev. Lance Henderson (Class of ‘08). “The
the congregation’s field worker, on their visit to the seminary congregation trusts the seminary and what
campus for a tour and lunch with the students. it does,” said Pastor Henderson.
This year, Our Saviour and many other congregations across the
region took special actions to help the seminary further its mission to
teach, form, and nurture the future Christian leaders of the church.
Over the summer, the congregation held a yard sale to benefit the
seminary. The items sold that Saturday morning were nothing major
or elaborate, just a wide assortment of items that collect in households
over time that were ready for a new home and a new life.
As the items found buyers, the sales quickly grew into the thousands
of dollars. The men and women of Our Savior, by working together
and bringing forward their time and possessions, created a significant
gift to the seminary’s New Life Fund.
But the people in the congregation
still felt the call to do more for the
seminary. They invited the semi-
nary’s president, the Rev. Dr. Mar-
cus Miller, to visit and preach at
the congregation on Sunday,
August 30. While there, they
held a congregational appeal for
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Seminarian Partnership: Building Relationships
Seminarian Partnership is a program of relationships. When your congregation joins the program, it
is paired with a current seminary student to gain a perspective on what it means and what it is like to at-
tend seminary. Through this relationship, your congregation can also appreciate more fully the role the
seminary plays in the larger church.
The partner seminarian also benefits through gifts of encouragement
and financial support. In addition, the seminarian partner is granted
yet another view of ministry in action through corresponding with your
congregation, and, if possible, visiting.
To participate in Seminarian Partnership, the congregation pledges
$500, to be applied to the student’s seminary expenses (tuition, books, Rick
Master of Divinity
on-campus meals, etc.) and supports the student in other ways through-
Birthday: February 12
out the academic year. The program is open to all seminarians and they
Lindsay, Wife
Birthday: February 16
can be a part of the program, contact the program coordinator, Sandra Seminarian Partner:
Rick Reiten
Cline, at (803)461-3252 or scline@ltss.edu. Home Congregation:
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Rice Lake, Wisconsin
www.ltss.edu
Partner congregations receive a poster of their seminarian. 4201 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29203
funds, and gathered another, even larger, gift for the seminary.
“I was surprised at the amount we were able to raise for the semi-
nary. As a member of the congregation and as a board member at the
seminary, it makes me very proud,” said Steve Nivens, a member at Our
Saviour for over 30 years and treasurer of the seminary’s Board of Trust-
ees.
As the funds were gathered, Pastor Henderson wrote to his congre-
gation in his monthly newsletter, “Perhaps the most im-
pressive thing about this gift is just how far reaching it is. “A gift to LTSS is a
A gift to LTSS is a gift that bears fruit not just today, but gift that bears fruit
in generations to come. Reflect on the previous gifts this not just today, but in
congregation has given LTSS like offering ourselves as a generations to come.”
congregation for the training of field education students
and consider how those former students are at work in the church today.
Passing the knowledge and faith learned, in part, at OSLC throughout
the wider church. It is amazing fruit.”
The story of Our Saviour is similar to ones that are taking place
around the region. Southern Seminary is a seminary of the church and
its people. Its extraordinary mission to provide leaders of the church is
only accomplished because of the support of “ordinary” people found in Contributing Author,
Andrew Boozer, Director of
the pews each Sunday... and hosting yard sales on Saturday mornings. Communications
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Faculty Books Extend Learning Beyond Classroom
While most may think of teaching as an act that happens in the class-
room between professor and pupil, the faculty at Southern Seminary has
demonstrated their ability to spread their impact outside of the class-
room in many other ways, including writ-
ing and publishing books.
In the summer of 2009, fifteen current
and emeriti members of the seminary facul-
ty released Proclaiming the Gospel: Preach-
ing for the Life of the Church, an inter-dis-
ciplinary book focused on the tradition of
preaching.
“This collection will help readers to
think more deeply about a central part of
the ministry of the Word—that of preach-
ing—from all of those disciplines of theo-
LTSS Faculty at 2009 Commencement at
Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia, South Carolina. logical study,” says the Rev. Dr. Brian K.
Peterson, Professor of New Testament and
editor of the book. “It will help them to see all of the ways in which
preaching is shaped and formed in the faithful ways by the biblical, sys-
tematic, historical, and pastoral dimensions of the church’s theological
tradition.”
The Rev. Dr. Marcus J. Miller, President of the sem-
...to teach not only the inary, writes in the book’s foreword, “From our vari-
seminarians in their classrooms, ous disciplines and backgrounds, teachers at Southern
but a variety of audiences. Seminary offer their perception and understanding of
preaching. It is not intended to burden the preacher fur-
ther with one more perspective to which you must attend, but, rather,
to assist the preacher in seeing and hearing again from teachers of the
This academic year, four individuals were honored with the Greninger and Reinartz scholar programs.
Congratulations to these outstanding servant leaders of the church!
The Reinartz Scholar Program recognizes pastors in Region 9 of the ELCA who have demonstrated
excellence in ministry. Recipients are awarded a week of study and renewal on the seminary campus.
This year’s Reinartz Scholars are the Rev. Katherine Pasch (‘90), St. John Lutheran, Griffin, GA, and the
Rev. Doug Stowe (‘69), Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hampton, VA. Unfortunately Pastor Stowe entered
the Church Triumphant prior to his ability to come to campus.
The 2009 Greninger Scholars are Ms. Connie Schmucker, AIM, of St. John Lutheran Church, Winter
Park, FL, and Mr. Andrew More (‘90), AIM, of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Columbia, SC. Similar to the
Reinartz Scholar Program, the Greninger Scholar Program recognizes rostered lay leaders in Region 9 and
offers leaders a week of individual study and renewal on the seminary campus.
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church the importance of your task.”
Proclaiming the Gospel is published by Fortress Press and is avail-
able for order through Augsburg Fortress.
The Rev. Dr. Daniel M. Bell, Jr., Associate Professor of Theological
Ethics released Just War as a Christian Discipleship: Re-
centering the Tradition in the Church rather than the State.
The book examines the just war tradition and connects it
to the practices and challenges of the Christian life. It is a
primer that emphasizes that it is not enough to know the
tradition, but it must be lived even in the stress and com-
plexities associated with war.
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Updates and News from the Southern Community
history” of the Lutheran experience in Humanity: Ethical Issues in Genet-
Faculty, Staff, & Emeriti this country. ics and Biotechnology, was recently
The Rev. Dr. Marcus J. Miller, published by Fortress Press. The book
President The Rev. Dr. Tony Everett, brings a Christian perspective to such
Dewey F. Beam Professor of Pastoral topics as biological evolution, Intel-
-&-
Care ligent Design and creationism, scientific
Dr. Michael J. Root, materialism, and reductionist views of
While on a sabbatical in the spring and
Professor of Systematic Theology summer of 2009, Dr. Everett began human nature.
President Miller and Dr. Root both reading initial research being conducted
traveled to Tokyo, Japan in September
to represent Southern Seminary in the
on the relationship of memory and Alumni
perception. One aspect of the study is
Centennial Celebration of Japan Lu- how spirtitual beliefs and pratices may Ted Goins, ‘56
theran Theological Seminary. The Lu- enhance changes in the brain, and also Ted was inducted into the Lenoir-
theran churches in Japan and the South may enhance health and well being. Rhyne University Sports Hall of
Carolina Synod have a long history of Fame at the Homecoming Weekend
work, including many missionaries that Celebration on Saturday, October
were educated at Southern Seminary. The Rev. Dr. James R. Thomas 10. Before coming to seminary, he
Dr. Root also delivered a guest lecture Associate Professor of Church and
lettered and started three years on
on the state of Lutheran-Roman Catho- Ministry
the Bears’ football team, and earned
lic relations while at the seminary. Dr. Thomas presented at an interna-
all-conference honors. During that
tional conference entitled, Being There:
period the team earned a record of
Short-Term Missions and Human
Dr. Susan W. McArver (‘80) 26-4, won two North Carolina State
Need, held at Trinity Evangelical Divin-
Professor of Church History and Championships, and played in two
ity School in Deerfield, IL, from July
Educational Ministry, Director of bowl games.
30-August 1. He presented to the con-
Center on Religion in the South
ference his paper “Short-Term Missions
During the 2009 Churchwide Assembly Carl Fisher, ‘56
and Global Peacemaking,” which was
of the ELCA in Minneapolis, MN, Carl delivered the sermon at the
based on his recent work in Colombia
Dr. McArver was elected to serve a opening ceremony of the 39th Biennial
with Christian Peacemaker Teams (see
six-year term on the ELCA Church Convention of the Lutheran Church
pages 12-13)
Council. Additionally, Dr. McArver in Malaysia and Singapore. He was
recently completed an essay “The recognized for his prior service as
Historiography of Lutheranism The Rev. Dr. Paul T. Jersild bishop of the church. The five-day
in America” to be published in Professor of Theology and Ethics, festival was held in Mayalasia and
Companion to Religion in America. Emeritus included the dedication of a seven-
The essay explores the “history of the Dr. Jersild’s book The Nature of Our story Lutheran complex and the
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Dwight DuBois (‘81 & ‘99)
Dwight DuBois is the Director of the Center of Renewal (www.renewingchurch.org), a cooperative
ministry of Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa, and the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA.
He has held the position since October 2006, and focuses on the renewal of the church for three core
tasks: rediscovering the ability to discern, proclaim, and participate in God’s redemptive mission in the
world. He credits much of his preparedness for the position to his post-graduate work at LTSS with the
Rev. Dr. Phil Baker, faculty emeritus, while completing his Masters of Sacred Theology (STM) degree in
missiology.
The Center promotes discussion, offers events, and provides services designed to foster and support
renewal in congregations. Dwight has recently overseen the creation of the Sacred Practice Leadership
Series (SPaLSh - www.sacredpracticeseries.org), a six-series
course over two years that seeks to answer one question: What
would it mean to (re)employ sacred practices in the leadership
of a congregation?
Dwight also is looking for people to “test-drive” conver-
sation starters for the center in the online community of Face-
book. To join the conversation, use the Facebook search for
“Center for Renewal.” Then become a fan and you’ll receive
notice about the continuing conversation. Everyone is wel-
come!
Dwight addresses attendees at the orientation for the first ses-
sion of the Center on Renewal’s new SPLaSh program.
ordination of 11 new pastors. He was Neil Alexander, ‘80 Terri Stagner-Collier, ‘90
accompanied on the trip by his wife Neil, the Bishop of the Episcopal Terri is serving as the secretary of the
Miriam, and one of their sons, Jeremy. Diocese of Atlanta, was elected as the Southeastern Synod of the ELCA. She
23rd chancellor of the University of serves as senior pastor at Christus
Leonard Bolick, ‘72 the South (Sewanee) at the October Victor Lutheran Church in Ocean
Leonard was re-elected as Bishop of the meeting of the university’s board of Springs, MS.
North Carolina Synod of the ELCA, trustees. He has served on the board
receiving 442 of the 544 votes cast. of regents since 2005 and has been a Edward Waldrop, ‘00
He and his wife, Rita, are the parents trustee since 2001. Prior to his service Edward is a chaplain at the Charlie
of two grown children and live in on the board, he was the Norma and Norwood VA Medical Center in
Salisbury, NC. Olan Mills Professor of Divinity at Augusta, GA. He has formed an
Sewanee’s School of Theology. innovative new support group for
Roy Riley, ‘74 returning combat veterans and their
Following the full-communion Mark Cerniglia, ‘82 spouses. The group works through
agreement with The United Methodist Mark was a presenter at a community issues such as mental health, separation
Church, the New Jersey Synod started forum on immigration at Clayton and reintegration, and the long-range
an ecumenical engagement program Memorial Unitarian Universalist impact on veterans’ marriage. He
called Take a Methodist to Lunch. Church in Newberry, SC. He spoke hopes that other VA hospitals will
Roy, the bishop of the synod, accepted in favor of educating the children of adopt similar programs.
the challenge and arranged for lunch immigrants and not punishing children
with Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar for the illegal actions of their parents. Emil H. Klatt, III, ‘01
of the New Jersey Conference of the The forum also discussed other Emil has received a Doctor in Ministry
UMC. immigration-related issues such as degree in Pastoral Counseling from
taxes, healthcare, and language. Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland
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OH. He serves as pastor at St. Peter’s of first year LTSS semnarian Ingrid
Lutheran Church in Lancaster, OH. Schalk). Michael is the Cantor at Editor’s Note:
Grace Lutheran Church and School. This issue is the first of a three-part
Travis Norton, ‘03 series of the Southern Bulletin. Over
Travis and his wife, Victoria, recently David Edenfield, ‘07 the next year we will dissect the core
celebrated the birth of their first of the seminary’s mission statement
Emily Hartmann Edenfield, ‘09 to teach, form, and nurture.
child, Luke James. He was born on David and Emily were married on
September 3, weighing 7 pounds, The next issue will tell stories of
Saturday, October 24 at Trinity how the seminary forms women and
9 ounces and 20 inclues long. Lutheran Church in Greenville, SC. He
Travis serves as Associate Pastor at men for ministry, and also tell how
serves at the church as Associate Pastor. people form others in their ministry.
Community in Christ Lutheran Church She is current awaiting her first call.
in Cornelius, NC. If you have an example of ways
you were formed at seminary, or have
Alumni, seen someone form others, please let
Michael Costello, ‘06 Please send your News & me know so that I can capture your
Michael conducted the Grace Lutheran story for the next edition.
Church Choir (River Forest, IL) in their Updates to Sandra Cline,
performance “Music of Carl Schalk: Associate Director of
Hymn Festival” on October 18th. The Development and Alumni Andrew Boozer,
event honored Dr. Schalk, who is a Relations, at scline@ltss.edu or Director of Communications
renowned author, musicologist, and 803-461-3252. AndrewBoozer@ltss.edu
composer (and is the father-in-law (803) 461-3296
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Workshops
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Confirmation Day - March 13
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Photos Above (from top): David Fox (Intern, MDiv.) and Nathaniel Anderson (Intern, MDiv.) meet at the seminary for an
internship conference with their supervisors and the Rev. Dr. Julius Carrol, Assoc. Professor of Contextual Education; Seth
Gibson (Senior, MDiv), Angel Onley (Junior, MAR), and Jessica Gibson (Senior, MAR) meet with the Rev. Dr. Beverly Wal-
lace, interim director of LTCA (see page 5); Seminary Community welcomes prospective students to dinner at Fall 2009
Seminary Days; First-year students gathered in Stavros Lecture Hall for orientation prior to the fall semester.
Back Cover (from left): Peter Morey (Junior MDiv.); Deanna Scheffel (Middler, MDiv.);
Rogers Mtui (STM) and family; and Susan Jackson (Senior, MAR).
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