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Seeking Justice 14-PAGE at the SPECIAL FOCUS Intersection of church SFTS President Jim McDonald seeks to engage congregations and communities &world to serve the larger church and world FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Friends, D.C., to take on the daunting task of seminary president. A few days ago someone noted that I had just As the name implies (seminary: from the Latin seminarium, passed my first 100 days here at the seminary, and meaning “seedbed”), seminaries are the seeding grounds for wonderedFaculty what I would members say about my experience at the the core transformation and renewal of the church in the world. thus far. My response? “It’s been exhilarating.” They are a prime laboratory for incubating religious leaders Despiteof educating the dislocation from futureour move cross- Churchwho will inspireleaders and challenge communities to live in the country, my wife, Dean, and I have thoroughly light of the Gospel. enjoyed these first months here at the seminary. Getting to know students, staff, faculty, trust- As I think about the future of SFTS, ees, alums and friends of the seminary has been the following possibilities come to my mind: wonderful. I am inspired by the warmth, engagement, energy and openness of the SFTS community in all 9 We need to balance excellent scholarship and the ex- its manifestations. Dean and I are deeply appreciative of the cellent practice of ministry. generous, wholehearted hospitality we have been given. In 9 We need to beef up the practical side of our theologi- short, we feel at home in our new community. cal education: expand public ministries of the church; teach So begins a new chapter in the history of SFTS. students how to be entrepreneurial, deal with power and Institutional and political histories are often written conflict, raise money and manage it; teach students how to around presidents and those at the top. Traditionally, his- be community organizers, mediators and negotiators; and torians have looked at the context and circumstances of the teach students how to involve the church in public policy time and made judgments about how effectively a leader at local, state and national levels. created or responded to the opportunities that emerged. But 9 We need to continue to expand the diversity of the the new historians recognize that leadership is collective, students we educate. that communities and groups determine the shape of events 9 We should consider how to bring cross-cultural edu- and their consequences. cation into our curriculum and into our work. Just so, the next chapter of SFTS’s history will be about 9 We need to strengthen the seminary’s partnership what we do together. It will be measured by how well this with congregations and pastors. institution, committed to preparing religious leaders for 9 We need to build stronger, more meaningful ties with the church of the future, aligns itself with God’s purposes, SFTS alums. adopts a common vision undergirded by a set of core values, 9 We should consider innovative, strategic, collabora- marshals its resources and assets, and responds to a set of tive partnerships with other institutions, including church- opportunities and challenges. es and seminaries outside the U.S. The world is changing at breakneck speed. Whole econ- 9 We should think about how to move the seminary out omies are being restructured, not by some grand design into the world in order to engage the world, not just assume but by financial necessity, technological innovation, and an that our main job is to bring students to seminary. irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit. Not everyone welcomes These are my initial thoughts about how SFTS ought to such change, or benefits, to be sure. But change can bring move forward in the years ahead. I offer them as the starting new opportunity and hope for many, even for the reluctant point for a much larger, richer conversation in the months and the resistant. Ten years ago few could have imagined and years to come. I welcome your thoughts. the changes we are now witnessing in the Arab world or in global communication. Amidst such changes, we are in- With gratitude for your prayers and support, spired even as we struggle to keep up. I believe God is calling the church to new forms of ministry and mission. In times such as these, the church of the past, even the recent past, cannot be the church of the future. That’s why I am here at SFTS, and why I left Rev. Dr. James L. McDonald a wonderful job at Bread for the World in Washington, President and Professor of Faith and Public Life Fall 2011 | Volume 57 | No. 1 EOL H OG T I O C

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Chimes is a biannual publication of San Francisco Theological Seminary INSIDE (105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo, California, 94960, 415.451.2800), a nonprofit corporation conducting a theological seminary solely consecrated 03 PARTNER CONGREGATION to educating suitable persons for the offices and work of Christian service. 03 Chimes is distributed without charge to alumni/ae, pastors, friends, and constituents of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Total circulation is 4,500. 04 STUDENT PROFILES SFTS does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, color, physical disability, or national and ethnic origin in its educational programs, student activities, employment, admission 04 06 SEEKING JUSTICE policies, in the administration of its scholarship and loan programs, or in any other school-administered programs. This policy complies with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service Procedure 321-1, Title VI of the 20 FACULTY NEWS Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments as amended and enforced by the Department of 06 Health, Education and Welfare. 23 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

36 36 ALUMNI NEWS

Administration: Board of Trustees: President - James L. McDonald Chair - Peter J. van Bever Janet W. Doak Wanda L. Sawyers Dean - Elizabeth Liebert First Vice Chair - Marion J. Stanton R. John Harris Eric J. Snyder, Vice President - Barbara Brenner Buder Second Vice Chair -Martha M.Div. ’71- Alumni/ae Rep. M.Div./MA ’74; D.Min. ’79 Vice President - R. Scott Sheldon Longbrake Bernard W. Hindman Scott W. Syme Associate Dean - Polly Coote Third Vice Chair - James A. Cochran James P. Johnson Candice L. Unruh Associate Dean - Scott Clark Secretary- Earldean V. S. Robbins Paul S. Kim Peter Whitelock Treasurer - Paul S. Nazarian, Karen L. Kohne Joanne Whitt, Editor: Holly Woolard M.Div. ’84 Timothy C. Lanham, M.Div. ’88 M.Div. ’97; D.Min. ’07 Jackie L Leonard, M.Div. ’88 Steven E. Wirth, Art Direction: Dennis Bolt Browne Barr William N. Parham, Jr. D.Min. ’94 Writers: Ineda Adesanya, Lynn Dunn, Rosario de Lugo Batlle Hugh J. Ralston Talitha Given Phllips, Sam Hamilton- Jerilynn I. Blackstone John J. Reynolds Life Trustee -James P. Johnson Poore, Anitra Kitts, Sara Lisherness, James A. Cochran Stephen J. Rhoades Faith McClellan, Christopher L. Schil- Gary W. Demarest Juan Sarmiento MATS ’01 ling, David TenBrook, Tom DeMund Bill Saul Jerry Van Marter, Holly Woolard Photos: Jeff Ferguson, Larry Pickard, Joseph Um, Leslie Veen, Richard Wheel- er. Special thanks to Bread for the World for cover shot taken in Burkina Faso. Be a part of the change at SFTS San Francisco over the next four years and generate $29 million in San Theological Semi- Anselmo business revenue. The Town of San Anselmo and nary is embarking our neighbors appear to be enthusiastic about the plan. As on a journey of attractive as the campus is now, it will be far more beautiful vision and faith. when the plan is fully implemented. Prospective students With the election visiting the campus will be excited about the new housing of Rev. Dr. James options while also beginning to sense and value the semi- L. McDonald as nary’s community life. the 11th president Another indication of change is the seminary’s Financial in seminary his- Equilibrium Plan (FEP). This strategic, five-year financial tory, and his inau- plan aims to manage our expenses, increase our revenue guration weekend and balance our operating budget by 2016. This requires February 10-11 increasing our endowment by about 50 percent to $75 mil- in San Anselmo, lion over the next five years to reach a more sustainable level. SFTS is beginning a new chapter in its history of service A new investment policy, asset allocation strategy and new to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the wider church. investment advisors are already contributing to endowment SFTS has been in transition for several years. Rev. Dr. growth. The Campus Property Redevelopment Plan pro- Laird J. Stuart postponed his retirement to serve as interim posed in the MPA described above is a critical component president for 16 months. He is recognized for having led of the FEP. This unique opportunity capitalizes on Marin the seminary at a time when difficult decisions needed to housing prices to consolidate housing on the core campus be made, all the while instilling a sense of calm, caring and to grow the endowment. and compassion. The collective wisdom and devotion of the Beyond housing consolidation and financial manage- Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, together with the skills ment, SFTS has identified enrollment and fundraising as and sensitivities of those serving in interim positions, such its top priorities. New Director of Enrollment Elizabeth as Rev. Scott Clark, interim asociate dean of student life McCord – a 2006 Master of Divinity graduate of SFTS – and chaplain, continue to support the transition as the new is developing approaches and strategies to recruit students administration looks to the future with anticipation. to our core academic programs. The Office of Institutional Our students feel called to this place, and in choosing Advancement is working to reconnect with and expand our to attend seminary at SFTS they have become part of the base of support to meet the goals set forth in the Financial cherished story that began in 1871. Students, too, are expe- Equilibrium Plan. riencing transition at SFTS. It is part of their learning, part These and other changes are setting a new course for of their preparation in being able to lead churches and other SFTS. There is excitement among the board, administra- organizations in transition. tion, faculty, staff and students as this new chapter in the seminary’s history unfolds. What’s changing, you may be asking? Join us on this journey of vision and faith! For one, the Town of San Anselmo’s Planning Commis- sion is reviewing SFTS’s Master Plan Amendment (MPA) Yours in Christ, to consolidate student and faculty housing. The MPA is designed to assist the Seminary in adapting to changes in enrollment and the economy, and calls for the sale of off- campus housing, including 57 units ranging from houses to Rev. R. Scott Sheldon apartments to townhouses. It will also better organize the Interim Vice President for campus with a new student village and a faculty row, creat- Institutional Advancement ing 29 on-campus units including apartments for students. The environmental review was positive, and the Marin Economic Forum projects the plan could create 168 jobs The SFTSPartner Partner Congregation Congregation Program

San Francisco Theological Seminary seeks active partnerships with congregations throughout the West. Partner congregations pray regularly for the students, faculty and staff of SFTS, recom- mend prospective students to SFTS, and provide generous support for the Seminary’s Annual Student Support Fund.

To learn more, please contact Lynn R. Dunn, associate vice president for alumni and church Partner Congregation relations, at [email protected] or 415-451-2882.

Knox Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, Calif.

By Christopher L. Schilling decade. Sunday wor- Courses will be taught at Knox as part s pastor of Knox Presbyterian ship services blend tra- of the teach-out program until June 2012. Church in Pasadena, Calif., Rev. ditional and contempo- While Colwell and SFTS Southern Califor- Dr. Matthew Colwell brings a lot of rary traditions drawing nia students and faculty are still grieving the Aexperience into ministry. Not only does Col- individuals from various closure of their campus, Colwell and Knox well have experience working with peace and ethnicities with many have reached out to the students affected by justice issues, teaching seminary courses and young adults and chil- the closure to help them with their studies being an author, but he also has experience dren. and offer a place for healing. Colwell in something that very few Presbyterian pas- “Children and “Dr. Colwell was the most inviting pres- tors possess: experience in auto-mechanics. young adults have been a real focus for us,” ence in welcoming us to his church,” said “You can say my post seminary experi- Colwell said. “However, we try to be multi- Jefferson Beeker, a Southern California stu- ence is a little different,” Colwell said. generational especially through our music.” dent. “He gave us a tour of their campus and Working as a Toyota mechanic not only Knox has also begun to minister to those helped us to get settled in. As we have begun helped support Colwell before he received who someday plan to minister others. Early the fall semester he has also been available his first call in 1994. But it was the experi- this year when SFTS announced the closure if we have any questions or need anything. ence he gained working a 9-5 job that has of its Pasadena campus, Colwell and Knox He also offered us the use of their sanctuary helped him relate to everyday people who agreed to serve as hhome to the current for a Saturday worship setting, should we make up his congregation. teach-out program for the Southern Cali- choose to have one during a break from a Colwell, a native of San Diego, has fornia students. Saturday class.” served as the senior pastor of Knox Presby- The recent D.Min. graduate recalled his Colwell believes theological and bibli- terian Church since 2007. Prior to becom- experiences at SFTS as being instrumental cal training are important cornerstones of ing the pastor of Knox Presbyterian, Colwell in his life. He chose SFTS because of its theological education. He added that focus- served as pastor in Connecticut and also emphasis on spirituality and broad diver- ing on diversity and spirituality are great worked with Bartimaeus Cooperative Min- sity. His dissertation will be part of a book benefits for those going into ministry, and istries, a faith based ministry in Pasadena. called Our God is Undocumented that will be SFTS’s commitment to these aspects will He earned his Master of Divinity from released in May 2012. continue to define it as a great seminary. Fuller Theological Seminary in 1994 and “Our church had the space and SFTS is “These are great tools that will be helpful received his Doctor of Ministry from San a great institution so it was a good fit for ev- in doing ministry.” Colwell said. Francisco Theological Seminary in 2010. eryone,” said Colwell, who taught Sabbath Knox Presbyterian Church has a unique Economics for the teach-out program last Christopher L. Schilling is pursuing a Master of Divinity at SFTS and is serving his internship this year at First Presby- history dating to 1888. The congregation summer. terian Church, San Anselmo. has seen tremendous growth in the past

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Ryan Schlimgen has quite the internship planned as he works toward earning a Master of Divinity degree at San Francisco Theological Seminary. During the 2011 Fall semester, he began a two-year part-time internship at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in San Francisco and took a hia- tus to attend Navy officer development school in Newport, R.I. He will cap the year with an eight-week tour at the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center in South Carolina in the summer. Growing up in the military town of Great Falls, Mont., Schlimgen believes he is called to help those serving in the EOL armed forces to “have a sense of God’s presence in every- O thing they’re doing.” He says that his theological education H at SFTS and the Graduate Theological Union is proving to T G be an ideal training ground for chaplaincy. “When I visited SFTS, I knew this is where I should I go,” Schlimgen said. “It felt like home. The GTU was a big influence.” C SFTS is a founding member of the GTU, the largest O and most diverse partnership of seminaries and graduate schools in the United States. For Schlimgen, exposure to A

various faiths and spiritual beliefs gives him the exact in- C

sights needed to minister to military personnel from all ultimately turned out to be the best of both worlds for

L denominations. Schlimgen. L “Having an ecumenical understanding is needed since I “I’m muchS more focused on the personnel of the mili- will be seeing all faith groups,” he said. “At the GTU, I can tary rather than the military itself,” Schlimgen said. “Grow-

go and study with other faith groups.” ing up near an Air Force base I learned the ways the military I T

Another benefit Schlimgen points to is the increased has affected livesU positively and negatively, and how God options for learning through courses taught at all GTU can affect these people’s needs.” S schools, including SFTS. Schlimgen is particularly inter- Schlimgen has really grown to appreciate the SFTS

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of ethics classes taught by Dr. Carol Robb at SFTS, which ential – they challengeX you. I know I have people I can reach E complement many military principles. out to to help me work through things.”

Schlimgen's own faith path includes his days as a kid This past summer, Schlimgen was commissioned as an

when he spent summers at Glacier Camp & Conference Ensign in the Navy Reserve. Several of his SFTS classmates C M N Center, a mission of the Glacier Presbytery. He would later attended the ceremony aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, return as a counselor and guest pastor, and initially thought Calif. Just as the ceremony was about to begin, the seminar-

he was called to youth ministry. ians realized no oneI had carried a Bible onto the flight deck.

Schlimgen earned a bachelor of arts in psychology from One quick-thinkingA and resourceful student pulled out his U

University of Montana and an MBA in human resource iPhone with a Bible app, allowing Schlimgen to be sworn I

management from Colorado Tech University. He entered in on the phone. N

officer candidate school with the Marines to train to be- “It’s a great network I’m creating,” Schlimgen said. N

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of personal beliefs about taking a life. Military chaplaincy Holly Woolard is the editor of Chimes and the SFTS communications manager.

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Ruth T. West developed lots of managerial skills rela- tive to ministry before embarking on her Master of Divinity degree at San Francisco Theological Seminary. For example, as controller, accountant and general manager for a retail transportation company in the Bay Area, she experienced transition over and over. Now in her senior year of seminary, West harks back to the many ways God has prepared her to serve Christ’s church, despite being unaware of any divine plan to pry her away from the comfortable life she was living with her daughter. “I just wanted to help the church,” said West, an ordained elder and deacon at New Liberation Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. “I had no idea about going into pastoral ministry.” One day, while speaking with her pastor, West’s eyes EOLwereO opened to what would evolve into her new career. As they spoke of livelihoods, the pastor told West “you do have H a passion – you justG haven’t seen it as a vocation.” T “That was the start of me being prayerful about going spirited. To all be in the same place and be focused in the to seminary,” West said. same way, that space became more pronounced.” It was also the start of WestI reflecting on a life filled West has just completed an internship at Imani Fel- with evidences of divine intervention,C which began to have lowship Presbyterian Church in Vallejo, where she led a O more meaning as she listened to God’s calling in her life. women’s Bible study and preached, both areas of need since West did not grow up in a Christian household and the small congregation was in transition. She has already was encouraged to seek her own spirituality by her Muslim been able to implement practices she learned during the father and Buddhist mother. Proving thatA God works in DASD term.

C unexpected ways, West came to know Christ via an evan- “They are loving and excited to have a seminary student

gelical tract she picked up in a Chinese restaurant while sharing things with them,” West said. “I appreciate that L her family was visiting her grandmother in Tennessee.L A they are open to experiencing new things.” S decade later while attending University of the Pacific, West At the same time, her home church was also beginning joined Campus Crusade for Christ, and that tiny seed transition. Its interim pastor is Rev. Dr. James Noel, the

I planted by a pamphlet left at a Chinese T restaurant began SFTS Professor of American Religion and the H. Eugene

U to be nurtured. Farlough, Jr. California Professor of African American “I kind of always felt Christian,” said West, whoseS un- Christianity. traditional spiritual upbringing has given her a deep ap- “I feel called to minister to people and congregations

C preciation of interfaith and ecumenical dialogue.E “One of in transition,” West said. “People in transition need to be

X the reasons I really like being able to take classesE at the listened to. It requires a ministry of presence.” Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley is that it’s good West’s own spiritual journey has been filled with transi-

for us to get an ecumenical feel. That’s the world we’re go- tion. She admits feeling a sense of guilt about not working

ing out into.” C M full-time to attend seminary, having to cut back on things N To prepare for that world, West is pursuing a Master of like vacations and shopping trips with her daughter. But Divinity concentration in Christian Spirituality. She par- just as that literature she picked up at a Chinese restaurant

I ticipated in the SFTS Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direc- piqued her interest in Christianity and just as her parents

A tion program through the Program in ChristianU Spirituality encouraged her to explore her own spirituality, West knows

during the 2011 Winter Term, and is more convincedI than that God has a plan for her life.

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incredible experience to be around people who are like- Holly Woolard is the editor of Chimes and the SFTS communications manager.

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A commitment of the Presbyterian Church Do justice,

love kindness By Sara Lisherness The Book of Order also makes it clear that the whole church gathers & walk he Presbyterian Church’s in worship and its corporate life for commitment to justice is the purpose of being sent out into humbly core to its identity and un- the world to engage in the reconcil- Tderstanding as followers of Jesus with God. ing, healing work of God through Christ. Beginning with the ancient Jesus Christ. God sends the church texts of the faith, God’s people have in the power of the Holy Spirit to —Micah 6:8 given both voice and witness to the share with Christ in establishing prophet Micah’s calling to do justice, God’s just, peaceable and loving rule love kindness and walk humbly with in the world. (W-7.4000) Editor’s Note God. The PC(USA) Compassion, The Confessions of the church, Peace and Justice Ministry draws By Holly Woolard especially the Confession of 1967 together many of the ministries re- and A Brief Statement of Faith, chal- sponsible for fulfilling the denomi- The theme of our 2011 Fall lenge the church to follow Christ national priorities for social justice issue of Chimes magazine is into a broken and fearful world to: ministry. It inspires, equips and con- “Seeking Justice.” The operative 9 pray without ceasing, nects the whole church as it seeks to 9 word in this title is “seeking.” to witness among all peoples live out its commitments to social to Christ as Lord and Savior, justice. There is always more we can do 9 to unmask idolatries in church The Presbyterian Office of Pub- to reach out to people who are and culture, lic Witness in Washington dares to marginalized or find themselves 9 to hear the voices of peoples speak truth in the halls of power, in catastrophic circumstances. long silenced, praying and advocating for a na- 9 and to work with others for tional budget that is just and attends The Presbyterian Church justice, freedom and peace. to the needs of the most vulnerable (U.S.A.) and many SFTS — A Brief Statement in our society. The Office of Public faculty members, students and of Faith 10.4 Witness provides inspiration and alumni are passionate about support for individuals and con- justice and ministering to people in need. In the following pages, we lift up acts of faith and callings to inspire others to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. Please share how you are “Seeking Justice” by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance was one of the first faith-based organizations to reach out to those affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and ministries continue in the region.

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Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, Presbyterians helped rural communities feed poor people by sup- plying seeds and tools to grow food. The West Africa Initiative also supports community-based farming. The 2010 Youth Tri- ennium kicked off the Red Hands Campaign to call attention to children recruited for war.

to rebuild their economy and country. These efforts have helped both West Africa and Haiti, struggling to recover from years of civil war, multiple disasters and overwhelming poverty, to take steps in creating a hopeful future for their children and their communities. At the 2010 Youth Triennium, the gregations called to engage in advocacy with elected Child Advocacy Program, the Presbyte- officials. It connects Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) rian Peacemaking Program and the Pres- General Assembly policy with issues on the legislative byterian Ministry at the United Nations agenda, offers guidance to people who want to visit invited participants to connect with the elected officials and encourages congregations to -en Red Hands Campaign, an international gage in letter-writing campaigns sponsored by partner effort to stop the recruitment of child sol- organizations like Bread for the World. diers. Over 800 red hands made by young The Presbyterian Hunger Program, Presbyterian people at Triennium were sent to the Rus- Disaster Assistance and Self-Development of People sian Mission at the United Nations. Just have equipped villages in Liberia and Sierra Leone to a few weeks later the Mission ratified the build a more just and sustainable society. The West Af- Optional Protocol to the Convention on rica Initiative is an agriculture and development project the Rights of the Child regarding the in- that provides seeds, tools and training for community- volvement of children in armed conflict. based farming. The effort has been tremendously suc- Five more countries that received red hands have rati- cessful. The effort provides entire communities with fied the protocols. Presbyterians young and old are healthy nutritious food and has also helped these com- now connected to the campaign, which has sent over munities build schools, community centers and places 350,000 red hands from 40 countries to world leaders. of worship. The Presbyterian Church has been a visible witness A similar initiative has also been implemented in in transforming society to reflect God’s intention for a Haiti, where over 800,000 people fled Leogane and just, peaceful and compassionate world. As we live into Port au Prince for the countryside after the devastating the future of a rapidly changing world may we honor earthquake in 2010. These rural communities, already our history and continue to claim the prophet’s call to poor, were overwhelmed by the influx of people dis- do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. placed from the cities. Working in partnership with the Sara Lisherness is director of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Compassion, Farmer’s Movement of Papay, seeds and tools have been Peace and Justice Ministry based in Louisville, Ky. She is a graduate of Mi- distributed to over 10,000 families, enabling them to ami University in Ohio and later took courses at San Francisco Theological Seminary’s Southern California campus. feed the displaced people in their midst and equip them

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Ecumenical education and reconciliation in South Sudan

Love and By Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore faithfulness n South Sudan this past May and June, it was my privilege to witness the embrace, words of Psalm 85 embodied among peace and church leaders—bishops, presbyters, elders, and deacons—of the Episcopal justice kiss. Church of Sudan (ECS) and the Presbyterian IChurch of Sudan (PCOS) as we met in Mal- Faithfulness akal to study and pray the scriptures together. springs up I was there as part of a four-person, ecumenical teaching team that included: Dr. Ellen Da- from the earth, vis, professor of Bible and Practical Theology justice at Duke Divinity School; Dr. Peter Morris, a surgency by pitting one southern-based tribal pediatrician and public health specialist; and group against another. In Sudan, most Pres- leans down Rev. Ann Copp, an Episcopal priest of the byterians are from either the Nuer or Shilluk from heaven. Diocese of Maryland. tribes, while the majority of Episcopalians For the most part, the ECS and PCOS had are Dinka—and the Khartoum-based gov- — Psalm 85:11-12 enjoyed a cooperative and mutually support- ernment was especially successful in dividing ive relationship for nearly a century, working these tribes against each other, resulting in as partners in worship, mission and theologi- significant losses of life and property. cal education throughout Sudan. But their A “People to People” peace process— relationship had become severely strained facilitated by the New Sudan Council of during the recent decades of civil war in Su- Churches, the PCOS, the PCUSA, and dan, as the Khartoum-based government of other church leaders and tribal chiefs—led the north sought to divide and defeat the in- to a landmark Dinka-Nuer peace covenant

Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore (middle) was part of a four-person team that traveled to South Sudan. To Sam's right are Rev. Peter Makuac, moderator of PCOS, and Bishop Hilary Garang, ECS Diocese of Malakal.

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Christian leaders in South Sudan are praying that the world's newest nation finds peace and justice after decades of war through ecumenical reconciliation.

this, Bishop Hilary was resourceful in longer.” Asking him to elaborate, he using the occasion of our visiting ecu- then shared that just as he prayed and menical team (Episcopalian and Pres- worked for gender equality in his own byterian) as an occasion for bringing congregation, he also hoped and prayed together and rebuilding relationships for a day when “in Christ there is no between ECS and PCOS pastors and longer Dinka or Nuer or Shilluk.” As leaders. We sought and received approv- a Christian and Nuer man, married to al from PCOS Moderator, Rev. Peter a Christian and Shilluk woman, with Makuac, to invite local PCOS leaders to three children, Thomas longed for a our workshops. Makuac proved so sup- coming together of all tribal groups portive that he invited Bishop Hilary (a within the Body of Christ. His words in March 1999. This peace covenant Dinka) to address his 1,300-member made a very deep impression upon ev- has not been broken in the succeeding (mostly Nuer) congregation on Sunday, eryone, pastors and laity. years; nevertheless, the work of recon- and Makuac himself As South Sudan emerges as a new ciliation still continues. offered the opening nation, working to establish a Our teaching team was invited to devotion to our new order of peace and jus- Sudan by two ECS leaders, Bishop Jo- Libya team’s work- Egypt tice after decades of war, seph Garang Atem Zorial and Bishop shop on Mon- Sudan church leaders such as Hilary Garang Deng Awer, to work Chad day morning. Bishop Joseph, Bish- with seminarians, pastors and women Of the 30 South op Hilary, Modera- leaders in Renk and Malakal. Classes Ethiopia pastors and lay C.A.R. Sudan tor Makuac, and and workshops at the Renk Theological leaders who at- Uganda young Rev. Thomas College included topics such as “Trans- tended our work- Kenya are also every day forming Unjust Economic and Gender Congo shop, half were at work seeking re- Structures,” “Biblical Guidance for AFRICA ECS and half were newal and ecumeni- Prayer” and “Healing and Wholeness in PCOS. There was cal reconciliation in Scripture.” The enthusiasm for theologi- no evidence of division or hesitan- Christ. Their hope cal education in Renk is strong, and the cy among this group; in fact, quite and prayer is that their hunger for learning is profound. the opposite: joy, cooperation, re- common identity in As our teaching team traveled from spect, and a happiness to be togeth- Christ will challenge and trump Renk to Malakal, we discovered an er in worship, study and prayer. all other sources of identity, includ- equally profound desire for Christian During a time of biblical study and ing tribal divisions. It was a privilege unity in South Sudan. Since the city reflection on Galatians 3:26-29, one of this summer to be a both a partner and of Malakal is the headquarters of the the PCOS pastors stood and offered a witness to their work, and I hope to re- PCOS, as well as the location of two few personal insights. Rev. Thomas— turn with other faculty colleagues in the PCOS-related schools, Nile Theologi- a young pastor and emerging leader coming years. cal College and the Giffen Institute for within the PCOS—said that the phrase Theology, the PCOS is the largest and from Galatians that most captured his Rev. Dr. Sam Hamilton-Poore is director of the SFTS most culturally influential Protestant Program in Christian Spirituality and assistant profes- imagination was “in Christ there is no denomination in that region. Knowing sor of Christian Spirituality.

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Student Voices Reclaiming our prophetic voice Ineda P. Adesanya, Master of Divinity, DASD/Middler, Intern at SFTS American Baptist In addressing the role that Chris- E1906 tians should play in fighting for SFTS provides shelter for 60 Chinese girls social justice, it is important to note and women rescued from slavery and prosti- one’s social context. I am an African- tution in San Francisco’s Chinatown following American, American Baptist, female devastating earthquake. seminary student having worked for 25 years in the often bureaucratic E1911 public administration of land use and SFTS admits women. construction programs and projects. On the relationship between faith and E social justice, I believe that the church 1915 should take an active and leading role Margaret S. Dollar Chair of in advocating for human rights as an Christian Sociology is created, implementation of our Christian social including course on Christianity ethics responsibilities. In my experi- and Social Reform. ence, the prophetic voice of organized Christians, whose goals are not primarily self-serving, has been very effective in garnering the attention E1922 of the powers that be, and their efforts when diligent, often result in SFTS draws six students from Asia. Women social justice. My church home, Allen Temple Baptist Church located constitute a third of the enrollment. in Oakland, Calif., has an active Prophetic Justice ministry of which I am a member. Through the advocacy of this ministry, we were recently E1938 able to effect change in proposed public transportation policy that will Professor Lynn T. White Sr. promotes pacifism minimize the otherwise negative impacts on senior citizens in the com- as World War II looms. Course bibliogra- munity. This may serve as an example of what noted theologian and phies include the writings of preacher Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr., meant in a recent sermon entitled Reinhold Niebuhr. “Reclaiming our Prophetic Voice.” He encouraged “the recovery of the old prophetic gospel that once animated the civil rights movement.” E1938 Margaret Tappan becomes first woman faculty member. E1942 Japanese and Japanese-American alumni serve E1956 E1965 as clergy at internment camps following the President Theodore Gill, bombing of Pearl Harbor. hE1961 faculty members and stu- Sixth-generation Chinese- dents march with Martin E1951 American Robert Lee Luther King, Jr., from Surjit Singh of India begins becomes first professor of Selma to Montgomery. 37-year career as SFTS faculty East Asian background at SFTS students set up tents, member. an American seminary. dig latrines, and serve as guards and lookouts. E1952 E1962 Ministry training includes internships at SFTS joins Baptist, Episcopal, E1967 San Quentin Prison. Lutheran and Multidenominational seminaries SFTS students join San Francisco protest, to form Graduate Theological Union, a center refusing to cooperate with the Vietnam War for ecumenical learning. draft. SFTS student association votes to offer sanctuary to those avoiding the draft.

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Student Voices Christian life embodies social justice David TenBrook Master of Divinity/Senior Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at SFTS

The follower of Christ is a social justice. Often we talk of working for social justice, or advocating E for social justice, or supporting 2005 Solar panels are installed at social justice ministries, but that Oxtoby Hall Apartments to is too far removed from real- begin reducing carbon emis- ity. In truth, to be a follower of sions. The project is inspired Christ is to be a social justice. If by the Environmental Ethics we take seriously Christ’s call class taught by Dr. Carol Robb. to love our enemies, to love our neighbors as ourselves, and E to love God with all of our heart, 2007 soul, mind, and strength then SFTS faculty and students spend Spring Break we cannot separate the Christian helping rebuild homes toppled by Hurricane life from embodying social jus- Katrina. tice. Indeed, it is nearly a misnomer to call it “social justice” as it implies a sort of niche or specialization. If we authentically take E2008 Christ’s call to heart, then justice is made manifest in a multiplic- Faculty members Walt Davis and ity of synecdoches: social, legal, ecclesial, sexual, international, Herman Waetjen, their spouses, and familial, economic, etc. For where Christ is embodied, there will M.Div. student Beverly Brewster travel we find God’s will being done. And where God’s children cry to Bethlehem to plant olive trees for out in suffering, personal or systemic, God’s Spirit drives us. The Palestinian farmers. question ought not be: “Why ought Christians engage in (social) justice?” The question ought to be: “What (social) injustice has E2009 not yet been confronted by the Body of Christ?” SFTS completes campus carbon footprint analysis to curtail carbon dioxide emissions and educate future church leaders. E2011 SFTS students, faculty, administration and staff adopt an Inclusive Community State- ment, ensuring a welcoming E1969 E1978 environment for lesbian, gay, African-American theo- Student caucus discusses the role bisexual and transgender persons. logian Cornelius “Neal” of gays and lesbians in the church. Berry joins the faculty. E E 1985 1970 Virginia Hadsell, wife of SFTS Professor “San Francisco Theological Seminary: SFTS and other GTU members hold a one-day John Hadsell, starts the Center for Responsible The Shaping of a Western School of the strike to protest the National Guard’s killing of Tourism housed in Montgomery Hall. Church, 1871-1998,” by Dr. Robert B. four Kent State University students. Coote and Dr. John S. Hadsell provided E2004 many of the highlights in this list. E1974 Chaplain Charles Marks and Faculty members, including Herman students travel to South Waetjen, send telegram to the South Lebanon to learn more about African government protesting the Christian-Muslim co-existence. expropriation of Federal Theological Seminary, the major seminary for black pastors. SFTS CHIMES | Fall 2011 11

For the Children of Uganda By Talitha Given Phillips SFTS helped me sort through first heard my call to seminary many of the big in Uganda. I had just gradu- questions. Later I ated from college, and had ran a summer pro- been living for several months gram for volunteers in a small guestroom next to in Uganda, guided the boys’ dormitory in an orphanage by Dr. Philip Wick- Irun by Children of Uganda. I was SFTS student Talitha Given Phillips eri’s mission class. I also par- raises awareness for Children of Uganda. sick one week, and lay in bed read- ticipated in the Muilenburg-Koenig ing Henri Nouwen during the quiet History of Religion Seminar run by cultural pride. Every few years COU hours when children were at school Dr. Chris Ocker on the topic of pov- brings the most talented dancers to and the afternoon hours when their erty. I was able to learn more about the United States as ambassadors for playful noise ricocheted off the ce- historical approaches to poverty re- Uganda’s orphan population. I saw ment walls. Nouwen spoke of service lief, some of which we will try to use the Tour of Light as a teenager, and and simplicity - these things I was in Children of Uganda. (I now serve the children’s infectious joy was life- trying to do - and I just on the Board of Directors.) changing. I look forward to assisting Passion knew I had no idea how Children of Uganda (COU) with the next tour in January 2012. to put my ideals into has cared for thousands of children is not some- I lie awake at night dreaming of this practice. since 1995. All have been affected thing you can tour and the lives it may change. My sister and I in some way by the dual scourges of I often am told “you’re so passion- choose — not went to Uganda hop- AIDS and poverty. The adult gen- ate.” I am quick to repeat the lesson ing for some personal, eration has virtually disappeared; a value add-on I learned: Passion is not something spiritual benefits. We’d today, half of Uganda’s population you can choose - not a value add-on to your other- abandoned the numb- is under the age of 15. There are 8 to your otherwise lovely life. Passion ing American culture million children identified as “or- wise lovely life. is something that gets inflicted on of consumption, and phans and vulnerable children,” and Passion is you. An orphan child asks “can I call we hoped for a pure ex- only 11 percent receive outside aid. you mum?” Suddenly you no longer something that perience of important About 500 are currently in the care have the privilege of ignoring global and passionate service. of COU. It’s a fragment of the total gets inflicted injustice. And so you find yourself Instead we found a be- need, but every tiny bit counts. setting up a table somewhere, hold- on you. wildering maze of ques- COU’s public face is our danc- ing out your hands, saying “can I tions: Why do poor ers. From kindergarten on, all COU tell you about Uganda?” and ask- people spend so much children receive training in the ing otherwise comfortable people to money on clothing and hairstyle? A Ugandan traditions of music and sponsor children in need. No matter lesson about priorities. Why do we dance. With the adult generation what else I may do in my life, I can feel like we’re in England every day decimated, many of these traditions never leave this work behind. at tea time? A lesson about postcolo- were nearly lost. But we know and nial culture. Why are there no jobs value the power of music to trans- Talitha Phillips earned a Master of Divinity for talented young graduates? A les- form suffering, to encourage and from SFTS in 2011 and expects to son about global economics. uplift, and to maintain a sense of complete her Master of Arts in 2012.

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Caring for God’s creation By Interfaith Power & Light Staff cost, professional energy audits to congregations across n opposite sides of the country, San Fran- Georgia. cisco Theological Seminary graduates Ra- “It’s a no-brainer,” said Chase, who believes in talking chel Medema and Alexis (Meyers) Chase about caring for the environment. “We all live downstream are trying to save the planet one congre- from somebody – the things we do affect our brothers gation at a time. and sisters. But it’s not only a moral obligation to care for Medema is the Northern California outreach direc- God’s creation; there isn’t a congregation in the state that torO for California Interfaith Power & Light. She earned a isn’t spending too much money on their gas and electric- Master of Divinity at SFTS and Master of Arts in Social ity bills. This is money that could be feeding someone or Theory and Ethics from the Graduate Theological Union caring for someone other than your electricity provider.” in 2010. Chase points out that In- Chase is the executive di- terfaith Power & Light is not rector of Georgia Interfaith an environmental organiza- Power & Light. She received tion. “We are a faith organi- her Master of Divinity degree zation that helps all commu- from SFTS in 2006. nities of faith be responsible Interfaith Power & Light stewards for our shared natu- is a national network of 38 ral resources.” state affiliates all committed Medema also works with to caring for God’s creation, Carbon Covenant – a nation- protecting natural resources al Interfaith Power & Light and providing a religious Medema Chase program that links faith com- response to global warm- munities in the Global North ing. Each Interfaith Power “I truly believe that environmental and South in a common & Light affiliate shares -en issues are the critical justice commitment to curb global ergy efficiency and renewable warming and help mitigate its energy resources with faith issues of our time. I attended impacts on vulnerable people. communities and engages SFTS and GTU specifically Faith communities in congregational members in to gain a more thoughtful and Ghana, Cameroon and Tan- advocacy around energy and zania are directly addressing climate. theologically grounded perspective on the number one source of Medema credits her edu- Christian ethics relating to social carbon emissions in the de- cation at SFTS and the GTU and environmental concerns.” veloping world: deforestation. with helping connect her pas- They are responding by refor- sions for environmental and esting degraded lands and social justice with a variety of — Rachel Medema promoting sustainable use of faith communities. forest resources. “I truly believe that envi- Through all of these ef- ronmental issues are the criti- forts, Interfaith Power & cal justice issues of our time,” Medema said. “I attended Light has a deep concern to preserve and protect the in- SFTS and GTU specifically to gain a more thoughtful and tegrity, health and beauty of God’s creation including the theologically grounded perspective on Christian ethics re- natural world and human communities. Interfaith Power lating to social and environmental concerns.” & Light affiliates advocate for green jobs and a green econ- In her work with California Interfaith Power & Light, omy, programs and policies that provide energy efficiency Medema stages workshops and educational events, preach- resources to low-income communities and for equitable es at various congregations, meets with clergy and con- and just policies relating to energy and climate. gregation members throughout Northern California, and also attends hearings and coordinates a state lobby day in There are many ways for faith communities to get involved. Go to www.inter- faithpowerandlight.org to learn more and find out if there’s an Interfaith Power Sacramento. & Light affiliate in your state. California pastors and lay persons can learn The largest program supported by Georgia Interfaith more at www.interfaithpower.org. To find out what’s happening in Georgia, Power & Light is called Power Wise, which provides low- go to www.gipl.org.

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At the intersection of church and world

President’s career marked by faithful engagement By Jerry L. Van Marter Webster Groves is the home of my own community and country,” Presbyterian News Service Eden Theological Seminary, one McDonald says. of seven seminaries of the United About that same time, his moth- is upbringing in Webster Church of Christ, “so I actually ex- er — “a woman of deep faith” who Groves, Mo., hinted that perienced the way seminaries can was rendered paraplegic by an illness Rev. Dr. James L. McDon- serve local churches,” says the life- when McDonald was a child — per- aldH might one day serve as a semi- long Presbyterian and since July the suaded a local minister’s group to nary president. president of SFTS. “I grew up ap- back a coffeehouse ministry in St. His subsequent career — from preciating that connection and how Louis’s Gaslight Square. “This was small urban church pastor to active important churches and seminaries the mid-60s and she named the cof- involvement in the sanctuary move- are to each other.” feehouse ‘The Exit’ as a rejoinder to ment with Central American politi- McDonald says his social con- Sartre’s existential novel No Exit,” cal refugees to public policy work on science was first pricked at age 14 McDonald says. “She was deter- behalf of the world’s poor at Bread while he was in the South Webster mined to show young people that for the World — almost made it in- Presbyterian Church-sponsored Boy life has meaning and Christianity evitable that San Francisco Theologi- Scout troop. “We were asked to read provides it. The relationships forged cal Seminary, with its longstanding Alan Paton’s Cry the Beloved Coun- there stayed strong.” reputation for social and political try for our God and Country Award More importantly, McDonald activism, would be the seminary. and it opened me up to issues outside says, “The coffeehouse was a powerful example of the church moving into the world rather than simply inviting people into the church. Since those days I’ve lived my life trying as the church to engage with the world.” McDonald enrolled at Princeton University, thinking he’d become an economist or a lawyer, but in 1968- 69, midway through his four years there, he decided to take a year off to do volunteer work for VISTA. Wanting to do something during the month off before starting with

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President Jim McDonald speaks to M.Div. junior David Altshuler during Welcome Week at the Shaw Family Guest House.

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Jim McDonald and Eric Muñoz, former policy analyst at Bread for the World Institute, traveled to the West African nations of Burkina Faso and Ghana.

Bread for the World works to change the politics of hunger read for the World is a collective four years—a commitment that Bread BChristian voice urging lawmakers for the World and coalition partners to end hunger in the United States and worked to get passed in Congress abroad. The organization believes that throughout 2000 and 2001. By Octo- people are hungry not because the world ber 2001, 23 countries had qualified for lacks food, but because people lack ac- debt relief—19 of which were in sub-Sa- cess to quality nutrition. haran Africa—and another 12 countries While the work of charities and were being considered, with the purpose religious organizations is critical, they of developing poverty-reduction strate- provide only about 6 percent of the as- gies based on the money they would sistance government nutrition programs have saved. provide nationwide. For this reason, Now in 2011, Bread for the World Bread for the World takes an advocacy people in those countries. “Proclaim members are urging Congress not to re- approach to fighting hunger and pov- Jubilee: Break the Chains of Debt” was duce the national deficit by cutting in- erty, urging members of Congress to the first major campaign Rev. Dr. Jim ternational food aid and domestic safety take specific actions to help vulnerable McDonald, president of San Francisco net programs. In 2012, the organization people. Theological Seminary, led after joining will continue urging Congress to ex- In 2000, Bread for the World asked Bread in 1999. The campaign was expand the circle of protection around in- Congress to help reduce the debt bur- tremely successful. ternational and domestic programs that den of the poorest countries in a way In 1999, the United States pledged protect hungry and poor people. that would benefit the most vulnerable $920 million in global debt relief over Visit www.bread.org for more info.

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VISTA, he — at his mother’s urging — called on the late Rev. Carl Dudley at Berea Presbyterian Church in inner-city St. Louis. “Berea, at that time, was the heart of that community, which was basically a Dean McDonald mixed-housing development,” he says. is an ordained pastor Dudley immediately put him to work who attended helping run the church’s day camp. “It Union Seminary. was powerful,” McDonald says, “and sent me on the road to ministry in congregations. From that point on Carl Dudley was my mentor, formative in how I think about ministry.” Berea and then VISTA fueled Mc- Donald’s interest in the public policy aspects of the church’s ministry and when Seminary life suits Dean McDonald he returned to Princeton, he completed his undergraduate study at the school’s By Holly Woolard Seminary in New York, where her Woodrow Wilson School of public pol- favorite courses were Bible and icy. From there he went to Union Theo- ev. Dr. Dean McDonald really theology. She received a Doctor of logical Seminary in New York “because R does seem at home since mov- Ministry in Marriage and the Fam- of its reputation for raising up religious ing to San Francisco Theological ily from Eastern Baptist Theological leaders in a variety of contexts.” He later Seminary in July. Seminary. completed his PhD in international rela- Dean, wife of President Rev. Dr. “Seminary was a broadening tions from American University in 1997. James L. McDonald, has already and deepening personal experience At Union, McDonald met his wife, joined the Seminary Singers, hosted for me,” Dean said. “I was exposed Dean, who was also from Webster numerous events at their home, vol- to so many new, exciting ideas and Groves (they didn’t know each other unteered to tutor students and plans people all the while my faith was “back home”) and was studying at Princ- to work part-time at the Interfaith being nurtured. I believe God has eton Theological Seminary. They mar- Counseling Center (formerly the great things in store for SFTS and ried after a year and she joined him at Lloyd Counseling Center). She has its graduates. ” Union. Always looking for new church- even completed the annual Semi- After ordination, Dean’s min- world intersections, the McDonalds nary to Sea Hike, which, of course, istry focused on pastoral counsel- took one year off from Union to travel to is a rite of passage at SFTS. ing and therapy. She has in-depth California, where they worked with the “Moving across country has been training in Family Systems Therapy, National Farmworkers Ministry. a glorious adventure,” Dean said. which has strong ties to the Judeo- McDonald spent 15 years in pastoral “We are thankful for the opportu- Christian faith understanding of hu- ministry — five years at First Presbyte- nity to be at the seminary and here man nature, and the hope God gives rian Church of Bloomington, Ind., and in beautiful Northern California. A persons to change from deadening to 10 years at Tabernacle United Church in big bonus is that our three children life-giving behaviors. She has taught Philadelphia. and their families love to visit us here Family Systems Theory for pastors In March 1980, around the time Mc- in this terrific locale.” and seminarians at both McCor- Donald arrived at Tabernacle Church, In their 39-year marriage, the mick and Wesley seminaries. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assas- McDonalds’ ministries have com- For over 10 years, Dean was asso- sinated in El Salvador. “It was my first plemented each other’s gifts and ciate pastor for congregational care at involvement in Central America,” he says faith. They bring rich experiences to Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church in of the discernment process the congrega- SFTS, collectively and individually. Washington, D.C. She led countless tion launched in response to the killing “Jim and I were never co-pastors, spiritual retreats and small groups before declaring Tabernacle a sanctuary though we have co-led confirmation on topics like marriage enrichment, church in January 1984. “It set me off classes and retreats,” Dean said. parenting, grief, suicide preven- on another new path to discern ministry “We’ve actively participated as much tion, aging and caring for parents. and the place of the church in the world.” as possible in each other’s churches Dean also directed the College of McDonald traveled twice to Central and work places. That’s been a lot of Preachers at Washington National America, first in 1986 with former SFTS fun.” Cathedral for five years and was a Dean Ron White and again in 1988 on Dean began seminary at Princ- frequent preacher and worship lead- sabbatical, when he took his entire fam- eton before transferring to Union er in the Cathedral’s services. ily to Guatemala.

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“We have to look for a way together to discern God’s will and purposes, to be leaven for the church and help the church be prayerfully engaged in ministry.”

His Central America involvement reignited McDon- gious leaders to align ministry in all its forms with God’s ald’s interest in public policy. After completing his doc- purposes.” torate, “on a whim and with some reluctance” he accepted He says he’s “been blown away by how deeply many a position with Bread for the World. “Bread didn’t pay pastors and other Presbyterians care about SFTS and what very well, and I had a growing family and, frankly, I really they want the seminary to do — to be a strong resource wondered how a small nonprofit could be effective in big- and engage deeply with congregations.” money Washington, D.C.,” he admits. Those expectations can be daunting, as well, “but these McDonald says he “learned quickly that Bread was are fervent hopes and I believe the seminary can be more effective, making a huge difference for poor and hungry creative,” McDonald insists. “It’s a matter of dialogue, not people.” just meeting needs,” he adds. “We have to look for a way In fact, Bread was about to be dramatically world- together to discern God’s will and purposes, to be leaven changing. At the turn of the millennium, it launched the for the church and help the church be prayerfully engaged “Jubilee 2000” debt relief campaign. “It really captured in ministry.” the world,” he says, “actually changing policy in the U.S. That effort must include the entire SFTS and Pres- and therefore at the World Bank and International Mon- byterian Church (U.S.A.) family, he says, including gay, etary Fund. For the first time, U.S. policy promoted debt lesbian, bisexual and transgender Presbyterians. He fully forgiveness for poverty relief in developing countries rather supports the seminary’s Inclusive Community Statement than for debt reduction. adopted last spring. “I applaud it and celebrate it,” he says. “It was an extraordinary example of God at work in “I know parts of the PC(USA) find it anathema, but the the world,” McDonald says. “Something really profound seminary’s statement went through a deeply reflective pro- happened there that changed the U.S. government.” cess, and I find it a wonderful expression of the Gospel.” Despite the success of Jubilee 2000 and other efforts, On February 11, McDonald will be formally installed McDonald says, “I kept thinking back to my time in Web- as SFTS’s 11th president. “First of all, I hope the occasion ster Groves and how important seminaries had always been will be festive and fun,” McDonald says. “This is not a cor- in my faith journey.” His friends “were incredulous when onation or an extravaganza, but a time when I hope people I talked about the opportunity at SFTS,” he recalls. “But will come and feel renewed, refreshed, engaged and look- I’d been reading about how the economy has affected both ing forward in theological education. I feel a great sense of seminaries and churches … and I felt a strong sense of humility — whatever comes out of my tenure will be what call.” the Holy Spirit teases out of me.” McDonald is undaunted by the challenges he — and And, as a jazz-lover, McDonald promises a free pre- SFTS — face. “These are challenging times but challenges inaugural concert on February 10. we all need to work on,” he says. “I see the seminary as a crossroads where people can meet and engage around the Rev. Jerry L. Van Marter is director of the Presbyterian News Service. He earned a Master of Divinity from SFTS in 1971 and was the SFTS Distinguished gospel, the call of God and what they should be as reli- Alumnus Award winner in 2004.

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Seminary hosts think tank on peacemaking in the 21st century fering, contributes to Christians’ acceptance or repudiation of By Anitra Kitts violence. Love, associate professor of Systemic Theology, pre- cademics, social activists and members of the Presbyte- sented on his recent book, Love, Violence, and the Cross: How the rian Church (U.S.A.) Peace Discernment Study Team Nonviolent God Saves Us through the Cross of Christ. Noel, pro- gathered at San Francisco Theological Seminary in fessor of African American Christianity, strongly proclaimed AOctober to discuss what peacemaking looks like 30 years af- the consoling power of a suffering God for African Americans ter the groundbreaking document, “Peacemaking, a Believer’s locked into centuries of oppression. Calling.” The Social Ethics Network, a group of Presbyterian- Another panel took up the practices of “just peacemak- related theological educators, meets annually to provide the ing” with presentations on Ecumenical and Evangelical Col- PC(USA) with current academic thinking on issues facing the laboration (Glen Stassen, Fuller Seminary); Peacemaking and church. Dr. Carol Robb, SFTS Margaret Dollar Professor of Forgiveness/Reconciliation (Don Shriver, Union Seminary Christian Social Ethics, was one of the key organizers of this NY, ret.); Soul Repair (Gabriella Lettini, Starr King School of year’s conference. Ministry); Restorative Justice (Bill O’Neill, SJ, Jesuit School of In a content-rich process, 25 professors and activists pre- Theology); Shifts in Military Paradigm after 9/11 and Teaching sented papers and experiences on topics such as how peacemak- Ethics to Military Personnel (Fred Bonkovsky, UC San Diego ing can be taught in more colleges and seminaries, and the Medical School). Lettini’s paper outlined how veterans are suf- successes and challenges of current peacemaking and justice fering a “moral wound” that requires a specifically religious initiatives. Other discussions centered on the role of justice in context to help sort out and heal. In a war where innocents the U.S. criminal systems, advocacy or the failure of advocacy are killed, soldiers must find a way to reconcile their moral in non-governmental organizations, and peacemaking within self-understanding with their actions committed in a chaotic the military, including Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. war zone. Mark Davidson, chair of the Peace Discernment Study “One of our tasks is to update the church’s thinking on Team, found himself a bit overwhelmed by the depth and peacemaking,” Davidson explained. “We’ve had several docu- breadth of the presentations. “We have just been fed an incred- ments since the 1980s but we live in a different world now. ibly rich feast with so many aspects of peacemaking and real- Globalization is a new reality. Climate change is a new real- izing how interrelated they all are,” Davidson said. ity. We’re also paying attention to the mass frustration over The SFTS faculty was well represented on the panels. economic inequity that we see in the occupy movements and Here’s a look at the topics they addressed: how the Arab Spring is changing the way life happens in the 9 How climate change creates refugees (Robb) Middle East.” 9 How being a theologically thoughtful outsider can start The Peace Discernment Study Team will deliver an interim to soften rigid positions of conflict in Sudan (Rev. Dr. report to the 220th General Assembly next summer in Pitts- Hamilton-Poore) burgh. Davidson believes there’s a hunger among Presbyterians 9 How steady and focused advocacy can get things done in for inspiration and hope for positive change. the polarized political process known as the U.S. Con- “There is so much that can lead us to despair and with- gress (Rev. Dr. James L. McDonald) drawal but as the pastor in Bethlehem Mitri Raheb has put 9 How advocacy can impact the contentious public arena it, ‘I am a Christian, despair is not an option for me. I am a around Israel and Palestine (Rev. Dr. Walt Davis, emeri- prisoner of hope.’ We hope to be part of a movement of the tus). Spirit in the PC(USA) to renew our vocation to be peacemak- SFTS Professors Rev. Dr. Greg Love and Rev. Dr. James ers in our time.” Noel participated with other panelists in a debate on how Anitra Kitts (M.Div. ’06) is a freelance writer living in Santa Rosa, Calif. atonement theology, especially the glorification of Christ’s suf-

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Reflecting on the Bible’s social implications

hwo San Francisco Theological Seminary faculty members have contributed to a new resource designed to help preachers reflect theologically andT ethically on the social implications of the biblical readings in the Revised Common Lectionary. Rev. Dr. James L. McDonald, SFTS President and Professor of Faith and Public Life, and Rev. Dr. James Noel, the H. Eugene Farlough, Jr. Professor of African American Christianity, are among the 90 authors who contributed to Preaching God’s Transforming Justice. The new book provides commentary for each day in the lectionary calendar and introduces 22 Holy Days for Justice. These 22 days are intended to enlarge the church’s awareness of God’s call for justice in today’s world. “These brand new Holy Days for Justice could be a major addition to the church’s life,” said Ronald J. Allen, an editor of the new commentary. “While the book shows how biblical texts expose injustice in many arenas of life today, the major emphasis is on how conversation Preaching God’s Transforming Justice with these texts can strengthen congre- is 544 pages and retails for $50. gations in witness and mission.” It was published by Westminster John Knox Press. The new days include Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Earth Day, World AIDS Day, International Women's Day and Cesar Chavez Day. the sermon: “Someone's Crying Lord. When Are You McDonald, who comes to SFTS after Coming?” McDonald 13 years with Bread for the World, wrote Noel preaches at New Liberation Presbyterian on World Food Day, one of the new Holy Church in San Francisco and regularly includes social Days for Justice. McDonald calls atten- justice issues in his sermons. To hear Noel preach, go tion to the extent of world hunger and to http://www.sfts.edu/faculty/noel/sermons/index.asp. to the fact that ending hunger is sacred For each of the lectionary days and Holy Days work. He identifies both the causes and for Justice in the commentary, there is an essay that solutions to world hunger in broader helps preachers integrate a variety of social justice con- social-systemic contexts. cerns (on issues of race, class, gender, violence and the Noel draws on his signature work environment) into their preaching. The contributors are in the arts, especially from the Afri- a diverse group of preachers, pastors, biblical scholars, can American community, to illumine theologians and social activists. texts through visual images and musi- Allen, Professor of Preaching and New Testament cal expressions. He focuses especially on at Christian Theological Seminary, said Preaching God’s themes from the Babylonian exile, the Transforming Justice has potential to empower congre- experience of crying and lamentation, gations to witness for justice. Allen hopes that preach- Noel and on Jesus’ role as prophet and priest. ers and congregations will use the new commentary to Noel suggests a provocative theme for change their communities and the world.

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Jana Childers, ning to return to South Sudan in June tinuing education and reunion for the professor of homi- as a visiting teacher in Renk and Mal- classes of 2000 to 2010 at Zephyr letics and speech akal (see story on page 8). Point last summer (see story on page communications, 36). Love taught a five-week adult education series on the afterlife at First was one of two key- Elizabeth Liebert, note speakers for the Presbyterian Church of Burlingame, dean, vice president Western National Calif., this fall. The course looked at for academic affairs Leadership Confer- the genesis, key traits, and evidence for and professor of ence in Jackson Hole, Wyo., in Octo- hell, purgatory and heaven. Starting in spiritual life, attend- ber. The theme was “Building Bridg- February, Love will teach a six-week ed the Association of es.” Rev. Craig Barnes, pastor of series on atonement at First Presbyte- Theological Schools Shadyside Presbyterian Church and rian Church, San Anselmo, Calif. The Women in Leader- professor of pastoral care at Pittsburgh series is at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays, and ship Seminar: Advancing Leadership Theological Seminary, was the other will go through his book Love, Vio- Development Institute in Pittsburgh speaker. Childers also presented two lence, and the Cross, which is now avail- in October. She was a panelist in the workshops on the preacher’s creative able on Kindle. panel “Spiritual Formation: Rigorous, process at the leadership conference. Transformative, Integrated: What She was in Korea for two weeks for the Does it Look Like and How Do we James Noel, pro- annual lecture series in preaching at Get There?” for the Society for the fessor of American Presbyterian College and Theological Study of Christian Spirituality annual religion, is teaching Seminary in Seoul. While in Korea, meeting associated with the American two foundational Childers spoke and preached at Hanil Academy of Religion in November. courses in the Grad- University, Seoul Theological Univer- She also completed a three-year term uate Theological sity and Methodist Theological Uni- as one of two conveners for the Chris- Union’s Black versity, plus Seoul churches. She is cur- tian Spirituality Group for the Ameri- Church/Africana rently president of the Academy of can Academy of Religion with this Studies certificate program. He is con- Homiletics, which holds its annual meeting. Her latest book, The Way of vener of “The History, Religions & meeting in December. The theme is Discernment, has been translated into Cultures of the African Diaspora” and “Preaching and the Future.” Korean by Kang Hak Lee and pub- “African American Social, Political and lished by Good Seeds. It was released Religious Thought.” He also preaches Sam Hamilton- in October. weekly at New Liberation Presbyterian Church in San Francisco and conducts Poore, director of Bible study. In September, he present- the Program in Gregory Love, pro- ed a paper at an ecumenical gathering Christian Spirituali- fessor of systematic of community organizers in Oak- ty and assistant pro- theology, taught on land titled “Toward a Theology of fessor of Christian “God and Human Debt” that was timely in light of the spirituality, present- Suffering” at the Occupy Wall Street movement. A ver- ed his paper, “The John Coltrane Zephyr Experience sion of this presentation will be print- Quartet’s A Love Supreme as a Con- retreat at Zephyr ed in the Presbyterian Church’s online temporary Spiritual Classic” to the Point, Lake Tahoe. journal. Noel attended a joint meeting Music and Religion Consultation of The annual family camp in July of the World Communion of Re- the American Academy of Religion in brought together 115 people from formed Churches’ Caribbean and November. He is working on a new various churches in Redwoods, San North American Area Council (CA- text on Reformed spirituality for West- Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento NAAC) and the Caribbean and North minster John Knox Press and is plan- Presbyteries. He also led an SFTS con- American Council on Mission (CA-

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NACOM) in the Dominican Re- public. The theme of this joint con- Ocker Weissenrieder Schellenberg ference was “Who Is My Neighbor?” He hopes to help recruit students Christopher Ocker, life of the church. They are end- from the Caribbean area to the Annette Schellenberg lessly preached on and referred to in SFTS M.Div. and MATS pro- pastoral care or Bible study. At the grams. Noel preached at the closing & Annette Weissenrieder have same time skepticism lies inevita- service of McGee Avenue Baptist been named as affiliated faculty for bly at hand. Are these “miracles” a Church’s three-day revival in Berke- the Program in Jewish Studies at the matter of fact or fiction? And is this ley. He hosted and moderated a Graduate Theological Union and distinction integral to the text or an mini-symposium celebrating the 24- the University of California, Berke- invention of modernity? year anniversary of Charles H. ley. The joint doctoral program is This conference focused on the Long’s Significations: Signs, Symbols among the premier Jewish studies question of reality in New Testa- & Images in the Interpretation of Reli- programs in the world. ment miracle stories and their recep- gion where Long was the speaker. The three San Francisco Theologi- tion, from antiquity to the Middle (Long is considered the father of cal Seminary professors will help Ages. The esteemed panel pursued Black Religious Studies.) Noel was expand Jewish studies resources, this question in the light of ancient the featured lecturer at the Museum including serving on commit- narratives, pilgrimages, medical of the African Diaspora in San Fran- tees, advising doctoral candidates texts and visual images, the latter cisco. His lecture title was “Significa- and teaching courses. Ocker, for especially from the Catacombs. tions of Blackness in Westerns Art.” example, is presently co-teaching a Among the presenters, Weis- On behalf of the H. Eugene Far- course on historical methodology senrieder spoke on “Medicine and lough Program he and Adjunct Pro- with Professor Deena Aranoff of the Religion in New Testament and An- fessor Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor are GTU Center for Jewish Studies. cient Medicine.” Christopher Ocker planning an African American Cler- “It’s an honor for three people presented a paper entitled “Crying gy Women's Leadership Conference from the same school to be invited about the Reformation” that dealt in January 2012 to be held at the as affiliated faculty members in this with the connection of the Holy McGee Avenue Baptist Church in program,” said Schellenberg, SFTS Spirit to medical concepts of bodily Berkeley. associate professor of Old Testa- spirit during the Reformation. James ment. Noel addressed “An Interpretation Christopher Ocker, professor of *** of Miracle in an African American Slave Narrative: From Orality to Church History, taught a course at SFTS hosted an international Text.” the School of Jewish Studies in Hei- conference on “Healing Stories and delberg, Germany, entitled “Mak- Concepts of Reality from Antiquity *** ing Space for Jerusalem in Europe to the Middle Ages” Nov. 17-18. Christopher Ocker, Annette and Beyond” last summer. He in- The conference was led by SFTS Schellenberg, Annette Weissenrieder troduced a group of students from Associate Professor of New Testa- and James Noel held a workshop at various departments of the univer- ment Annette Weissenrieder. Stefan SFTS entitled “The Virgin Birth: sity and from the School of Jewish Alkier, professor of New Testa- Truths and Myths.” The November Studies to the Christian concept ment at Johann Wolfgang Goethe workshop was designed for pastors of Jerusalem in Europe and New University in Frankfurt am Main, and lay leaders. It explored exegeti- Spain just before and just after the Germany, was the co-convener. cal, historical and theological per- discovery of the New World. Ocker spectives on what is true and false also gave a public lecture on “Des- New Testament miracle stories about the virgin birth. perately Seeking Jerusalem, circa are important for the everyday

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1500” that explored the experience Eugene Eung- her second book Der Mensch, das Bild of pilgrimage and the peculiar notion Gottes? Zum Gedanken einer Sonder- of urban space communicated by the Chun Park, Dana stellung des Menschen im Alten Testa- Christian idea of Jerusalem. Then in and Dave Dornsife ment und in weiteren altorientalischen September, Ocker joined scholars Professor of New Quellen (AThANT 101), Zuerich: from Germany, the United States, Testament, present- TVZ 2011 (English translation: Hu- Spain, Ireland, France and Israel for ed a paper, “Cove- man Beings, the Image of God? On a conference on the interpretation of nantal Nomism and the Idea of a Privileged Position of the Bible in Hebrew and Latin during the Gospel of Matthew” at the 66th Humans in the Old Testament and the formative period of western intel- General Meeting of the Studiorum Other Ancient Near Eastern Sources). lectual life, 800-1200. Ocker’s paper Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS) She published an article: “From Wise looked at “Hebrew Idiom, Figurative held at Bard College in August. He King to Royal Wise: the Royalization Reading, and Mystical Meaning be- gave a series of lectures on “Ideas of of the Sage in Old Testament Wisdom tween Theodulphe of Orleans and the Plato and their Relevance to Contem- Literature” in the South African Bap- Victorines.” It studies the early medi- porary Religious Thoughts” at the tist Journal of Theology 20 (2011). In eval background to one of the most First Presbyterian Church of Burlin- September, she led an adult education contested aspects of biblical interpre- game in September. He published the series on Ecclesiastes at First Presby- tation after the Reformation, namely following articles: “A Soteriological terian Church, San Rafael. She led a the nature of biblical language, He- Reading of the Great Commandment series on the Five Scrolls (Ruth, Song brew in particular. Ocker will travel Pericope in Matthew” in Biblical Re- of Songs, Lamentations, Ecclesias- to Switzerland and Lake Maggiore to search 54 (2011), which is a revised tes, Esther) at Montclair Presbyterian participate in a conference organized version of the paper he presented at Church in Oakland. by the University of Constance and the SNTS meeting held at the Univer- supported by the German Research sity of Lund, Sweden in 2008; “An Society on the general problem of the Unintended Reader’s Response to Annette Weissenrieder, associate “Differentiation of Religion” in Euro- Matthew 22:34-40” in Sacra Scripta 9 professor of New Testament, was hon- pean history. His paper is called “The (2011): 7-25; Book review on M. A. ored when her recent book Religion Trouble with Allegory.” It deals with Powell, ed. Methods for Matthew, in and Illness (co-edited with Gregor Et- how the ways people imagined the Interpretation 65 (2011): 427; Exe- zelmüller) was named one of the best language of the Bible changed before getical articles, “Matthew 10:24-39,” books of 2010 by the Theologische and after the Reformation. “Matthew 10:40-42,” and “Matthew Literaturzeitung. She also finished 11:16-19, 25-30” in D. Bartlett and her book Contested Spaces: Houses B. Taylor, eds., Feasting on the Word, and Temples in Roman Antiquity and Year A, Volume 3.WJK, 2011, 164- New Testament with David Balch. The Doctor of Ministry 69, 188-93, & 212-17; “Matthew book includes two articles by Weis- 5:38-48” and “Matthew 6:24-34” in senrieder: “Contested Spaces in 1 SFTS is currently accepting Lectionary Homiletics 22 (2011): 22- Corinthian 11:17‒34 and 14:30: Sit- applications for its Doctor 23 & 30-31. ting or Reclining in Ancient Houses, of Ministry degree program. in Associations and in the Space of Eligible clergy may attend ekklēsia”; and “‘Do you not know that summer seminars for Annette Schellenberg, associate you are God’s temple?’ Toward a New continuing education. professor of Old Testament, finished Perspective on Paul’s Temple Image her habilitations-process at the theo- in 1 Corinthians 3:16.” She expects June 4-15, 2012 logical faculty of Zurich University in to complete Temples, ekklēsia and So- June 18-29, 2012 May, and Zurich University awarded cial Society in 1 Corinthians: Insights of July 2-13, 2012 her the venia legendi (permission to Ancient Iconography, Numismatics, and lecture) for the field of Old Testament Architectural Theoriesin the spring as Information: www.sfts.edu and ancient Near Eastern religions part of her postdoctoral habilitation. [email protected] (Habilitation is the second degree af- She visited Corinth twice for research. 415-451-2865 ter the dissertation in some European countries). Schellenberg published

22 SFTS CHIMES | Fall 2011 THE 2011 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS ALUMNI & FRIENDS San Francisco Theological Seminary acknowledges with sincere appreciation the generous gifts that were received during the 2011 Fiscal Year: July 1, 2010–June 30, 2011.

Alabama Mr. and Mrs. Donald Andrews The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John R. Chandler Dr. Theodore L. Trost The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. David E. Baker The Rev. Dr. Lynn Cheyney and Dr. Catherine M. Roach The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Barnes Mrs. June Childers The Rev. and Mrs. Warren L. Barnes The Rev. and Mrs. Richard S. Chiolis Alaska Mr. K. W. Barnet Mr. Wayne Chittenden The Rev. Daniel C. Ketchum Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Barrass The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Virstan B. Choy The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Jay R. Bartow Mr. and Mrs. Michael Christie Arizona Mr. and Mrs. Carl Basore Mr. and Mrs. Ron Churchill The Rev. Douglas R. Baer and The Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Bealo, Sr. Mr. Scott Clark Mrs. Carol L. Baer The Rev. Dr. Bill E. Beck and Mr. Vern A. Clark The Rev. Dr. Lance R. Barker The Rev. Mary B. Beck Ms. Bonnie Cobb Mr. Richard E. Barnhart Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Cole The Rev. Robert F. and Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Berger Ms. Kathryn S. Coll Rev. Bobbye B. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Mervin J. Bernier The Rev. Catharine and Mr. John Collette The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul D. Eppinger The Rev. Jose G. Lugo and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Congdon The Rev. H. D. Fowler Mrs. Ana C. Berrios Mrs. Ann C. Coons The Rev. Dr. Helmi A. Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bewsher The Rev. Thomas H. Coop The Rev. and Mrs. Paul L. Hall Mrs. Nancy E. Bittner The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Merle D. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Jene H. Jacoby Ms. Jerilynn I. Blackstone Drs. Robert and Mary Coote The Rev. and Mrs. Stanley N. Jones Mrs. Virginia Blahut Ms. Jean Cormack The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. L. Wilson Kilgore Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Bliss The Rev. Dr. and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lafferty Mr. Jeff Boal and Rev. Jean W. Boal Mrs. John P. Crossley, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Boddie, Jr. The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. and Mrs. Stephen D. Lutz The Rev. Sandra L. Borror and Mrs. Arthur E. Crouch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. O’Grady Mr. William F. Borror The Rev. and Mrs. Sherwood F. Cummins The Rev. Gloria S. Sannermark The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Bos Mrs. Isabel R. Curry Dr. and Mrs. Wesley Schlotzhauer, Jr. Mrs. Margaret E. Botka The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Walter T. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Schneider Dr. H. Lois Brainard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. DeMund Mr. and Mrs. James Unruh Mrs. Barbara Brenner-Buder Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Denham Mrs. Lou Helen Walker Mr. Robert J. Breuer Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Denton Mrs. Wanda B. Britton Ms. Sheila Denton Arkansas Dr. Daphyne K. Brown Mr. Dean V. Difiore The Rev. Dr. Jim M. Chaffin Mrs. Evelyn A. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Dill The Rev. Orin M. Frank The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. Gail C. Doering and The Rev. Carlos and Mrs. Sally Lopez Mrs. Raymond K. Brown Mr. David H. Doering California Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Bryan Dr. and Mrs. John A. Dolan Anonymous (2) Ms. Phylis Buchan The Rev. Joy M. & Mr. Richard C. Dorf Ms. Marcia E. Burkart & The Dorf Family Foundation The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. George Abdo Mrs. Susan K. Burnett Mrs. Mary Lou Dorking Mr. and Mrs. George S. Ackerman Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Burton Mr. and Mrs. David H. Dornsife Mr. James D. Akins, Jr. Ms. Barbara Joyce Byers Mr. and Mrs. Dan P. Dougherty Mrs. Diana L. Aldrich Mrs. Sarah Campbell The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Wallace D. Drotts Mr. Thomas P. Alexander Dr. Leonard Carrick Mr. Donald Duerr The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mrs. Glenda E. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Dunn Vernon P. Alexander The Rev. Barry F. Cavaghan and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Dunn Dr. Victor C. Anderson Mrs. Peggy J. Cavaghan The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Mark A. Duntley

*Names appearing in italic reflect monthly donors.

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Mr. and Mrs. James Hagan The Rev. Dr. Nancy Elizabeth Hall and Mr. Mark Theodorapoulos Rev. Rex Parker Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Hamlin Mr. James Harberson M.Div. 1962/Monthly Donor Since 1990 Mrs. Marian J. Hardin Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Hargleroad “When I first started seminary, Mr. and Mrs. William M. Harkness I had a passion for educational Mrs. Nan Harle ministry, which later changed to a Ms. Gill Harris-Kunz passion for small church ministry,” Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Harris said Rev. Rex Parker, a retired Pres- The Rev. and Mrs. Earle R. Harvey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hatchett byterian minister. “I was one of the Dr. and Mrs. Roger W. Hedin fortunate ones. When I graduated, The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Ray W. Heer I was almost debt free because of Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Henke scholarships I received from SFTS, Mr. James Henry, Sr. and money I received from my Mr. and Mrs. Philip Herndon home church in Fresno, Calif.” Mr. and Mrs. H. Frederick Heuser Rex served as a small church Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Hewitt, Jr. pastor at Waldport Presbyterian Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hewitt Church in Waldport, Ore. He also Mrs. Ruth L. Hiersemann Ms. Luella Bell Hill served larger churches in Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Monte B. Hill Ore., and Wenatchee, Wash. “I Dr. and Mrs. worked with both youth and adults in the large churches. In the small Bernard W. Hindman, M.D. church, the pastor has to be a jack-of-all-trades.” The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Gary R. Hindman Rex is sensitive to the challenges facing first-call pastors today. While Mrs. Jean Holm at SFTS, Rex worked for two years as an audio assistant to former Pro- Mr. and Mrs. Kevin K. Holsinger fessor Vaughn Chamness. “I was older when I entered seminary, so I The Rev. Carol M. Hovis already had some debt. My goal is to help current students so they don’t Ms. Maria A. Howard graduate with a huge burden of debt. It’s difficult to pay off your debts The Rev. Marjorie Hoyer-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hsieh while trying to live.” The Rev. James C. Huffstutler “We need theological education. SFTS is an important Presbyterian Mr. Michael F. Hughes presence on the West Coast.” The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Roger B. Hull The Rev. and Mrs. William R. Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Ingham Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Dybsky The Rev. Laurie J. Garrett-Cobbina and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Paul B. Janke Dr. John C. Eckels Mr. Michael Cobbina Ms. Shirley Jeffrey The Rev. and Mrs. LeRoy O. Egenberger The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Francis Geddes Mr. and Ms. George D. Johnson The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. George O. Elgin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gee Mr. Richard Johnson Ms. Birgitta Ellis Ms. Sue G. Gibbons The Rev. Thomas F. Johnson Ms. Sandra Ellyson Mr. and Mrs. Guy G. Gibson The Rev. and Mrs. Walter E. Johnson The Rev. Dr. James G. Emerson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Goodall The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William N. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Epperson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Goodall Mr. & Mrs. Keith Johnston The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John C. Evans, Jr. The Rev. Roland Gordon and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Jones The Rev. Dr. Todd R. Evans Mrs. Mary Jane Gordon Ms. Kathleen S. Jones Mrs. Verna M. Fairchild Ms. Mary M. Grafflin Ms. Lynnell Jones The Rev. Susan C. Fisher and Ms. Mary C. Grande Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Jones Mr. Frank C. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Grant The Rev. and Mrs. Harold Jow Mr. Arthur E. Flegel Mr. and Mrs. John Grant The Rev. Dr. Young Chang Kahng Mrs. Nancy T. Ford Mrs. Martha R. Green Dr. and Mrs. Hyesung Kang The Rev. and Mrs. Glenn Fuller Mr. and Mrs. William B. Greenwood Ms. Sally Karste Mr. and Mrs. Sam S. Gallinger The Rev. Jo Vaughn Gross and The Rev. Dr. and Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Garland Dr. H. Phil Gross The Rev. Mas Kawashima

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Mr. and Mrs. John P. Keifer Mr. and Mrs. William P. Murray, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James V. Robertson The Rev. Jeannie Y. Kim Mr. and Mrs. Juventino Naranjo Mrs. Merilie Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Kim Mrs. Noreen H. Nazarian Mr. Rae R. Wilken Mrs. Pearl Kim The Rev. Harriet and Mr. John Nelson Ms. Jillian Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Sang Gwon Kim The Rev. Jean C. Nelson The Rev. and Mrs. H. Norman Roddick Mr. and Mrs. Leon King Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. John M. Rodgers Mrs. Barbara and Mr. George Klein Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Newhall Mr. and Mrs. Walton T. Roth Mr. Daniel B. Knox The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. Dr. Deetje Poppi Rotinsulu and Ms. Hannecore Kopp Mrs. Daniel H. Newhall III The Rev. Agushnus T. Rotinsulu Dr. J. Stewart Kreiss The Rev. and Mrs. James L. Nielsen Mr. A. Donald Ruygrok Mr. Hideki Kumagai The William L. Noll Family Fund Mrs. Irene Webb Salyer Mrs. Shigeko Kusuda Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Nordquist and Mr. Bill Saul Mr. and Mrs. Conrad T. Kvam Mr. John Nordquiest The Ellen and Robert F. Sawyer Fund The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John N. Langfitt Mr. Jason Nunes Ms. Wanda L. Sawyers Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lawler Dr. Christopher Ocker and The Rev. and Mrs. Theodore J. Schapp The Rev. and Mrs. Eugene W. Lee Mrs. Varda Koch Dr. Annette Schellenberg The Rev. Joseph and Mrs. Irene Lee Mr. and Mrs. John Oldham Ms. Ellen N. Schillig Dr. Elizabeth Liebert Ms. Margaret A. Oleson Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Schlobohm Mr. & Mrs. Miguel Liencres The Rev. and Mrs. Alan H. Olson Dr. Doris V. Schoon Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Lind The Rev. Dr. Judith E. O’Neill and Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Seeba The Rev. and Mrs. Walter R. Link The Rev. F. P. Sabey Mrs. Marie Segur Mr. Herbert Linville The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Peter I. Ota Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Shaffer The Rev. and Mrs. James S. Little The Rev. and The Rev. & Mrs. R. Scott Sheldon Ms. Pauline M. Loyer Mrs. Thomas A. Owen-Towle Ms. Larysa Shmorhay Mrs. Martha M. MacLeod The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. No Soo Pak Ms. Pat Shumard Fr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Maier The Rev. Sanghak Lee and Mrs. Jeanne P. Siegel The Rev. and Mrs. Frank R. Marshall Mrs. Sinhyang L. Park Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simpson The Rev. Ann M. Martel The Rev. Soo-Nam Park Mrs. Kathryn K. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ross Matthews The Rev. and Mrs. William R. Parry The William Cilker Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mayer Mrs. Marilyn J. Patten and The Rev. & Mrs. Kenton Smith The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. and Mrs. Allen J. Patterson Mrs. Marilyn A. Smith Mrs. David C. McCulloch, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Patterson Mrs. Rosemary H. Smith Ms. Elizabeth Ann McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paulucci The Rev. Dr. Joshua Dai-Chor So Ms. Eleanor J. McGahie The Rev. and Mrs. Richard G. Pearson Mr. and Ms. Jerry Solari Ms. Carolyn McGregor Mr. and Mrs. James L. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Spence The Revs. Robert A. McKenzie and Mrs. O. Larren Pezoldt The Rev. and Mrs. Edward G. Spongberg Marilyn Chilcote Mr. Larry Pickard The Marion & Emmett Stanton The Rev. Dr. Raymond M. McLellan Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Placier Family Fund The Rev. Roberta H. McReynolds and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pope Ms. Katarina Stenstedt The Rev. Harold L. Rucker Dr. J. H. Quint The Rev. and Mrs. John G. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. McRostie Ms. Leola W. Ragghianti Mrs. Janice E. Stone Ms. Karen Meggs Mr. Hugh J. Ralston Ms. Betty E. Stott Ms. Marty Melville Mrs. Ruth Rambo-Brown and The Rev. Barbara Stout Mr. and Mrs. Stuart D. Menist Mr. Wilburn L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. John Stratford Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Millar Ms. Charlotte Ramsburg Dickson Dr. Noble M. Streeter Dr. and Mrs. Alan S. Miller The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd J. Strehl Mr. John Miller Mrs. Donald M. Rayment Dr. Robert L. Stuart The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Lynne Reade The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. R. Scott Sullender Mrs. Charles R. Mitchell Mr. Thomas H. Reid Mrs. Marion Swarthout Ms. Anne M. Molteni Dr. Benjamin A. Reist The Rev. Dr. Heihachiro Takarabe The Rev. Mark T. Moon Mrs. Katherine Reyes The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mikel B. Taxer Ms. Mary L. Moore Mr. and Mrs. John J. Reynolds Mr. Albert Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morris Mrs. Nancy L. Rice Mrs. Cecilia Moran Mrs. Anne E. Mouer Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Riggs Dr. Martha Taylor Mrs. Jean M. Mudge The Hon. Earldean V.S. Robbins Ms. Holly Thompson Mrs. Charles R. Munnerlyn Mrs. Mary K. Roberts Dr. Nancy Thomson

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Dr. Joan R. Wheelwright The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Ronald C. White, Jr. Sinhyang Lee Park The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Peter E. Whitelock Ms. Mardys Whiteman M.Div. 2011/DASD Program Donor The Rev. Dr. Joanne Whitt and Mr. David P. Buechner “SFTS is the place where I was The Rev. Dr. Nancy S. Wiens transformed, supported and touched Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Wiens by God,” said Sinhyang Lee Park. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Willard Dr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Willats “I choose to give to SFTS because The Rev. and Mrs. Robert E. Williams I have seen and experienced God Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wilson through the Diploma in the Art of Ms. Margaret Wilson Spiritual Direction program and the Dr. Hugh B. Wire and SFTS community. The DASD pro- Dr. Antoinette C. Wire gram, the faculty, staff, and students The Rev. Dr. Steven E. Wirth and helped me to see God and myself in a Mrs. Katharin E. Rundus new way. I am thankful to have had Mr. and Mrs. William S. Wise the opportunity to grow and find Mrs. Isabel D. Woodford Ms. Lorna J. Wuertz myself as well to now have an op- The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Wylie portunity to serve others.” The Rev. Mariko Yanagihara and Sinhyang was a spiritual director Mr. Glenn Yoshida with the Interfaith Counseling Cen- The Rev. James E. Zeek ter before moving to her new home in Buena Park in Southern California. Now, she is waiting for God’s leading before making her next move. Colorado “Many people want to find God in their situations. They’re looking Anonymous (1) The Rev. Jesse and for hope, meaning, a solution to their problems. I walk with them in their Mrs. J. Christine Brown struggle until they find the energy to move on.” The Rev. William N. Colwell Sinhyang credits SFTS for finding her voice. The Rev. Sylvia G. Edwards “The DASD program allowed me to listen to my inner voice, to what’s The Rev. and Mrs. Warren T. Fikejs real and truthful for me. It was God’s grace for me to find SFTS. Through Mr. Rand Holt this community, I became more of myself.” Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Jordan Mrs. Ann Kirkpatrick The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Albert W. Scarffe The Rev. and Mrs. Sidney D. Skirvin The Rev. Dr. B. Clarke and Patricia Vestal Mr. and Mrs. John Thornton Mrs. Almarine E. H. Walker and The Rev. Mary Lynn Tobin and Mr. William E. Walker Connecticut Dr. David C. Campbell Mrs. Sarah Walker-Cleaveland Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Draper, Jr. The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Chester L. Tolson The Rev. Nancy Walters and The Rev. Dr. Holger O. Lundin Dr. and Mrs. Royce Truex Mr. Cal Walters The Rev. Marilyn McNaughton and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Turner The Rev. and Mrs. David Wang Mr. Martin D. Legg Mr. and Mrs. William H. Turnquist The Revs. David D. and Dr. James M. Phillips Mrs. Marjorie S. Tweedie Wendy G. Warner The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. David D. Young The Rev. and Mrs. Gregory D. Vacca The Rev. Dr. and Ms. Sharon A. Vairo Mrs. Paul G. Watermulder Delaware Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Joel Van Gorder Mr. and Mrs. Philip Watts The Revs. Dianne and Frank S. Deming The Rev. and Mrs. Bradley Van Sant Dr. N’Yisrela C. Watts-Afriyie Mr. and Mrs. Edmundo E. Vasquez The Rev. Dr. Kent A. Webber and Florida The Rev. Leslie Veen Mrs. Lisa Webber The Rev. Julian Alexander The Rev. Margaret J. Veneman Mrs. E. B. Weber The Rev. Dr. H. D. Crockett The Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Vilardo Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Wessels The Rev. Marilyn H. Cummings and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Herman C. Waetjen The Rev. and Mrs. Jon S. West The Rev. James M. Cummings

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The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Doerbaum Indiana Maryland Dr. and Mrs. Jack E. Dorsey Mr. David R. Flucke Mr. and Mrs. George Hipkins III Dr. and Mrs. Richard Erikson The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Holland The Rev. Mr. Rudolph Garnes Mrs. Ralph D. Mitchell The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Jewett The Rev. Dr. Arlene W. Gordon The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Morse Mr. and Mrs. William N. Parham Jr. The Rev. Dr. Rebecca and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Curtis M. Page Dr. Herbert D. Valentine Mr. James Langer The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Reif Ms. Marilyn T. Valentine The Rev. Jeanne Miller-Clark Ms. Katherine Rieder The Rev. and Mrs. John F. Seibert The Rev. Daniel P. Schrock Massachusetts Dr. David L. Thomas The Rev. Diane Cusumano Iowa Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher Georgia The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Philip H. Mitchell The Rev. David G. Glauner Mrs. David B. Castrodale The Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Nguyen The Rev. Suzanne and Mr. Frank Gorhau Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Weir The Rev. Dr. Robert P. Hoch The Rev. Dr. George W. Baird The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. R. Dixon Jennings The Rev. Benjamin M. Baldus Hawaii Dr. Orlan E. Mitchell The Rev. Peter Boeve Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. F. Chow The Rev. Dr. Dale A. Patrick and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Breen The Rev. Dr. Kimberly and Dr. Mary W. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cole Mr. Gary Fong The Rev. Dr. Lynn M. Williams and Mrs. Marjorie K. Colley The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mrs. Lois C. Williams Ms. Margaret Davey Gerald G. Gifford II Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Davis The Rev. Dr. and Kansas Dr. and Mrs. Harry W. Eberts, Jr. Mrs. Richard S. Walenta The Rev. Shelly Holle Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Engelsman Mr. and Mrs. James E. Young Mrs. Mary E. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Fisher The Rev. and Mrs. William L. Mulford The Rev. Margaret A. Fox Idaho The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Patton Mr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Ganzel Anonymous (1) The Rev. Dr. William O. Pfeiffer Dr. and Mrs. William G. Gepford Mrs. Denise Callao The Rev. and Mrs. Donald Schroeder Ms. Joanne J. Hansen The Rev. and Mrs. David R. Carlson The Rev. Cheryl and Mr. Harry H. Hodge The Rev. and Mrs. John W. Pickrell Mr. Robert Somers-Ingersol Ms. Mary Hoffman Mrs. Ruth W. Solomon The Rev. Dr. William M. Walter Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Johnson The Rev. Dr. Stanton Tate Ms. Judy Kleeves Kentucky Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Koester Illinois Ms. Carol A. Almgren Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Linn The Rev. and Mrs. William H. Brauer The Rev. Malcolm R. Carrick Mr. & Mrs. Karen L. Lundin The Rev. Barbara and Mr. and Mrs. E Randolph Daniel Ms. Helga S. Mann Mr. David Carmichael Ms. Ann Freytag Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. McCarty Mr. Ernest E. Fricke Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hanna Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edward G. McFarland Mrs. Doreen C. Hagerty Ms. Virginia P. Hoge Mr. James Morrow The Rev. Dr. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Holmes The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Donald H. Heinrich Mr. & Mrs. Micheal A. Hudson Mrs. Donald L. Muench The Rev. Diane L. Jochum The Rev. and Mrs. Eric D. Iversen Ms. Edith G. Nader Ms. Virginia W. Landgraf The Rev. R. Howard McCuen, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Robert C. Orr The Rev. Mark S. Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moffett Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Perrin The Rev. Barbara and Mr. Fred Parker Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Roser Mr. and Mrs. JW Qualman Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. Donald B. Register Mr. & Mrs. John E. Shiffler Mr. and Mrs. James P. Russell Dr. and Mrs. Curtis M. Rolfe The Rev. Mary E. Smith The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Laird J. Stuart The Rev. Dr. and Mr. James Lowell Bush and The Rev. Kathryn and Mrs. William G. Schlobohm Mrs. Kelly Raeanne Telech Mr. Thomas Thoresen The Rev. and Mrs. Donald L. Simmonds Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Trombley The Rev. and Mrs. Eric J. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Valdis J. Zeps Mr. and Mrs. John H. Vincent Ms. Audrey Swanson The Rev. Marilyn Wells The Rev. Dr. Carolyn B. Weber Maine Dr. Jacqueline L. White The Revs. Susan Marie and Minnesota Robert Benjamin Goodin The Revs. Frederick J. and Joan B. Beebe The Rev. and Mrs. Richard L. Waddell, Jr. Ms. Althera A. Bergren

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Nevada Mrs. Mary J. Barrett Mrs. Kim Bolin Rev. Molly Dowell Baum The Rev. Jackie L. Leonard M.Div. 2010/Annual Fund Donor Mrs. Mary D. Marlow Ms. Alison E. Moss Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moss “Ministering to and with youth The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Rupp and young adults gives me the great- est joy and energy,” said Rev. Molly New Hampshire Dowell Baum. “It is an important, Mrs. Grace L. Tomlinson yet often poorly understood, under- New Jersey supported and even neglected area The Rev. and Mrs. John E. Arnedt of the Church’s ministry. This has Sr. Anne J. Brennan been reaffirmed for me this year in The Rev. and Mrs. Howard A. Bryant, Sr. Zambia.” Molly recently spent 12 Mrs. Dianne Clark and Mr. Brian Clark months working with the Theo- The Revs. Cynthia and logical Education by Extension in Jeffrey Cochran-Carney Zambia (TEEZ) after earning her The Rev. and Mrs. Eliot A. Daley Master of Divinity degree. The Rev. and Mrs. David J. Krotchko “I benefitted greatly from schol- The Rev. Carolyn D. Nicholson Dr. Donald P. Smith and arships, grants and subsidized hous- Mrs. Verna G. Smith ing while at SFTS, and want to give back what I can for future students. I also have a dream some day of New Mexico creating an Arts in Ministry prize for a graduating senior who has pur- The Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Boughton sued and used drama, dance, music, and/or visual arts in their study and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Burroughs ministry while at SFTS. It would be a few years before I’m able to do Mrs. Janet W. Doak much toward this idea, but I would of course welcome any like-minded The Rev. and Mrs. Earl S. Harvey Mrs. Carol B. Holland alumni to join with me!” Mrs. Mary R. McGee “SFTS has a lot to offer students, including ecumenical engagement Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Rhoades at the GTU, unique and diverse ministry contexts in the Bay Area, and The Rev. Dr. John K. Tritenbach excellent biblical, theological, and practical coursework in a vibrant campus community.” New York “It is important to me to give to SFTS because many have given before Mrs. Amy N. Akaishi me, which enabled me to study and grow there.” Mrs. Helen E. Beattie Mr. Chester Chang The Rev. Eric Yih Wen Lai Ms. Ann D. Mallin The Rev. Dr. David and The Rev. and Mrs. Richard A. James Missouri Mrs. Naomi Persons The Revs. William A. and The Rev. William T. Charlton The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James G. Speer Ethel K. Livingston The Rev. John C. Lersch The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Suggs The Rev. and Mrs. Harry Maghakian Dr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Tucker The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Symes The Rev. and Mrs. Hugh A. Miller The Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Thomas and The Rev. and Mrs. H. D. Stewart Montana The Rev. Margaret O. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wolpert Mr. and Mrs. Browne Barr The Rev. and Mrs. Jearl L. Wallace The Rev. Dr. and Ms. Barbara J. Gulick Mrs. Dale R. Wordelman The Rev. and Mrs. Timothy C. Lanham North Carolina The Rev. and Mrs. Peter T. Wyckoff The Rev. Dr. A. W. Benson and Nebraska Dr. Arlene G. Taylor Mississippi The Rev. and Mrs. John H. Besancon The Rev. and Mrs. Joseph J. Blankinship Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Cable The Rev. and Mrs. Roy F. Fox The Rev. Dr. Sandra R. Brown The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Savell Ms. Dorothy G. Richmond The Rev. Dr. Philip W. Dunford

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The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. Duncan Murray Texas Mrs. Gordon C. Goodgame The Rev. Elizabeth Neel The Rev. Dr. Connie and The Rev. and Mrs. Donald R. Jafvert The Rev. Dr. Philip Park The Rev. Paul Alexander Ms. Bettie C. Massey The Rev. and Mrs. Rex C. Parker Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Ball The Rev. Dr. Flem B. Otey The Rev. and Mrs. Robert J. Perdue Mrs. Rosario de Lugo Batlle and The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Gary Powell Mr. Roger Batlle Mrs. Homer T. Rickabaugh Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ramsey The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Arline J. Taylor The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Earl W. Riddle Mrs. Frederick W. Cassell The Rev. Lucille L. Rieben Dr. Charles V. Clark Ohio The Rev. Lorraine and Mr. David Stuart The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Newton V. Cole Mrs. Mary H. Baird The Peter & Ann van Bever The Rev. and Mrs. Peter D. Crouch The Rev. Dr. Barratt R. Banta Charitable Fund The Rev. Dr. David L. Goodall The Rev. Dr. Steve Gorman and The Rev. and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hanson The Rev. Dr. Lucinda Warner Gorman Mrs. Kris M. Voss-Rothmeier Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Hollas The Rev. Jennifer Herrmann The Rev. Dr. John A. Waide The Rev. Nan I. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Kleinman The Rev. Kathleen J. Waugh Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Johnson The Rev. Johnny Merritt Mrs. M. Jenelyn Wessler Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kemble The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Keith D. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. Everett A. Marley, Jr. The Rev. Dr. Gary L. Olin Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Wulf Dr. George B. McDill Dr. and Mrs. Donald W. Shilling The Rev. Dr. and Dr. and Mrs. N. W. Spangler Pennsylvania Mrs. Malcolm L. McQueen The Rev. and Mrs. Richard K. Baker The Rev. Martin P. and Oklahoma The Rev. Dr. Carol S. Brown Mrs. Pamela A. Miller-Hessel The Rev. Cheryl Finch The Rev. James D. Brown The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Nazarian Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Hershberger The Rev. Dr. Robert W. Cahn Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ng Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Fleck Oregon Mrs. Janet Ragsdale Dr. Ellen Davis and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John C. Russell, Jr. The Rev. Marilyn K. Allen Dr. Steven Robert Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Smith The Rev. Edward T. Alora The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. Nancy F. Tiegreen Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Barr Mrs. Thomas M. Johnston, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. David L. Tritenbach Mrs. Martha E. Beck Dr. and Mrs. Frank R. Keller Ms. Catherine M. White Dr. and Mrs. James M. Brown Mrs. Patricia A. Pearce and The Rev. Albert J. Chan Mr. Kip R. Leitner Utah Dr. and Mrs. Allen L. Dobbins The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John K. Sharp The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rigstad The Rev. Mark A. Duntley and Stephen A. and Cynthia Leslie Simmons The Rev. Melinda A. Smith The Rev. and Mrs. Gerard H. Weiss Virginia Ms. Bonita V. Egan The Revs. Mary Louise and The Rev. Valena and Mr. James Hoy Mr. David E. Erion Michael Scott Wilson The Rev. and Mrs. William D. Russell The Rev. Elmer R. Frimoth The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Weston D. Gray Rhode Island Washington The Revs. Christopher and Susan Grewe The Rev. Christine J. Foster and The Rev. and Mrs. William W. Ainley Mr. Robert C. Groves Dr. Andrew D. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Baird The Revs. Carolyn and. David Hampton Mrs. Nita E. Baldwin The Rev. and Mrs. John O. Hasenjaeger South Carolina The Rev. Judith A. Bardsley The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Barry B. Heath The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Glenn Drs. James and Marybaird Carlsen The Rev. and Mrs. Jack D. Hodges Ms. Judith R. Gritzmacher The Rev. Dr. Glenn C. Carlson The Rev. Mary Virginia G. Johnston The Revs. Janice Kageta and The Rev. Ralph C. Carr and The Rev. Dr. and Kenneth L. Haftorson Mrs. Joyce Carr Mrs. James Bradford Kent The Rev. Kwan Joong Kim Dr. and Mrs. James A. Cochran The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Klingler Dr. and Mrs. L J. Taylor The Rev. William D. Counsell and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmar Kohne Mrs. Lorelee Bauer The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Krug South Dakota Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Crawford Ms. Ardath E. Lilleland The Rev. Dr. George M. Furniss and The Rev. Janet B. DeWater and The Rev. and Mrs. Philip U. Martin Rev. Sandy Larson Mr. John F. DeWater Mr. and Mrs. Gifford W. Miller The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James T. Elliott The Rev. Dr. C. James Miller Tennessee The Revs. David Charles and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James C. Moiso Mr. James D. Pearson Joyce M. Emery

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The Rev. Dr. Margery Williams Terpstra Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Villesvik M.Div. 1988 & Trustee Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Winters Rev. Tim Lanham, The Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur G. Wood Annual Fund & Partner Congregation Donor The Rev. and Mrs. Leonard J. Worcester The Rev. John V. Worthington Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Zeiger “Stewardship of the material bounty I have been given is a source West Virginia of great joy in my life. For me, giv- The Rev. Rebecca S. Ritchey ing to the seminary is a way for me to express gratitude for my material Wisconsin The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Allen B. Birchler blessing and give back to the work The Rev. and Mrs. Paul E. Bodine of the kingdom of heaven,” said Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Brigham Rev. Tim Lanham. Ms. Esther L. Dehn Tim is pastor of Sunrise Presby- The Rev. Dr. and terian Church in Great Falls, Mont. Mrs. H. William Dummer He joined the SFTS Board of Trust- Dr. Alexandra Guliano ees in 2010. Mr. Melvin Herlache “Then I heard the voice of the The Rev. and Mrs. Garrett J. Kamerling Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Ms. Genevieve E. Nelson Mr. Steven P. Nelson Who will go for us?” It was that Mr. Winifred Plantico voice – however unclearly and indis- The Rev. Dr. and tinctly I heard it so long ago – that summoned me to ministry. And it was Mrs. Marwood E. Rettig the great people at SFTS – professors and administrators like John Irvine, The Rev. and Bob and Polly Coote, Ann Wire and Jorge Lara-Braud – who helped me Mrs. Theodore C. Sperduto II hear that voice and understand its call in my life and in my faith.” Tim, the pastor of SFTS intern Ryan Schlimgen, deeply understands Wyoming the influence seminaries have in preparing students for ministry. Mrs. Claudia P. Fisher The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Walkley “I support SFTS in its educational enterprise because it continues to and Mrs. Lorna P. Walkley do what it did for me: engage future church leaders in the art of inquiry – not providing all the answers but teaching them about the questions International they need to be able to ask as they follow after the God who calls them.” Australia The Rev. Dr. Lewis Romney

Canada Mrs. Marjorie G. Garland The Rev. Richard Nordgren and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Fung The Rev. and Mrs. Martin J. Geisel Ms. Fenya Kashergen Dr. Harlan L. Gilliland The Rev. Dr. and Japan Mr. J. Weaver Hess Mrs. Robert W. Olmsted The Rev. and Mrs. Akira Kuwahara The Rev. E. Jones Ms. Jennifer W. Paquette The Rev. and Mrs. Charles L. Klaudt The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Riese South Korea The Rev. and Mrs. Richard W. Klein The Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Robinson The Rev. and Mrs. Yong Kyu Kang The Rev. and Mrs. Stephen C. Klump The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Ross Robson Mr. Hyung Joon Kim and Mrs. Merilyn S. Kraftenberg The Rev. J. S. Schaefer and Mrs. Eun Ju Choi Mr. and Mrs. Erick M. Leithe, Jr. Mrs. Rebecca R. Schaefer United Kingdom Mr. and Mrs. William A. Longbrake The Rev. and Mrs. Charles P. Schiller The Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd D. Auchard Mrs. Cynthia J. Lorch and The Rev. John F. Shaw and Mr. James LeGro Mrs. Julia P. Shaw Zambia The Rev. and Mrs. Darrell D. Lynn The Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Smith The Rev. Molly and The Rev. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Hallie W. Mackey Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Stockdale Dowell Baum The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. Dr. Allan H. Swan Mrs. Gerald W. Montgomery The Rev. and Mrs. J. Graley Taylor

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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS The Seminary wishes to thank all Partner Congregations, Church Organizations, Foundations and Corporations for their generous support during the 2011 fiscal year, July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011. We are also very appreciative of the congregations that support the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) Theological Fund. The congregations listed below provided direct support to SFTS. California Circle, San Leandro Presbytery of San Jose Bethany Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church, Presbytery of The Redwoods, Napa Women's Association, Sacramento Presbyterian Women, Fort Bragg Sacramento Presbytery, Board of Deacons, First Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women Church, San Leandro Presbyterian Women, Hemet San Marino Community Church Brentwood Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church, Sierra Mission Partnership, Sacramento Broadmoor Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women, Livermore St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Daly City First Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach Broadmoor Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women, Napa St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women, Daly City First Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women, Newport Beach Calvary Presbyterian Church, Berkeley Presbyterian Women, Newark St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, Calvary Presbyterian Church, Fremont Presbyterian Church, Van Nuys San Francisco Presbyterian Women, Sacramento Stone Church of Willow Glen, San Jose Calvary Presbyterian Church, Google, Mountain View Stone Church of Willow Glen, Presbyterian Women, Berkeley Grace First Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women, San Jose Carmichael Presbyterian Church, Long Beach Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Women Grace Presbyterian Church, Tustin Presbyterian Church Centerpointe Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek Valley Presbyterian Church, Pleasanton Grace Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Portola Valley Centerpointe Presbyterian Church, Women, Walnut Creek Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women, Pleasanton Harmer-Schau Auctions, Petaluma Presbyterian Women Chinese Congregation Church UCC, HartMarin, Real Estate Consultants, Westminster Presbyterian Church, San Francisco Novato Sacramento College Access Foundation of California, Knox Presbyterian Church, Santa Rosa Westminster Presbyterian Church, San Francisco Knox Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Tiburon Covenant Presbyterian Church, Women, Santa Rosa Westminster Presbyterian Women, Los Angeles Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church Sacramento Covenant Presbyterian Church, Montclair Presbyterian Church, Oakland Westwood Presbyterian Church, Palo Alto Morningside Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles Faith Presbyterian Church, Fullerton Women's Association, Lafayette Presbyterian Women, Rohnert Park Morro Bay Presbyterian Church, Women's Association of Park Blvd Faith United Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women Presbyterian Church, Oakland Rohnert Park Novato Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church, Berkeley Presbyterian Women Colorado First Presbyterian Church, Fort Bragg Old First Presbyterian Church, Synod of the Rocky Mountains, First Presbyterian Church, Fullerton San Francisco Centennial First Presbyterian Church, Hemet Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church, Livermore Oakland Kentucky Hunter Presbyterian Church, Lexington First Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, Presbyterian Church (USA), Theological San Bernardino Presbyterian Women Education Fund, Louisville First Presbyterian Church, San Leandro Presbyterian Church of Novato Presbyterian Church of the Roses, First Presbyterian Church, San Rafael Maryland First Presbyterian Church of Burlingame Santa Rosa Potomac Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church of Hayward, Presbyterian Church of the Roses Presbyterian Women Women's Association, Santa Rosa Montana First Presbyterian Church of Inglewood Presbytery of Sacramento Sunrise Presbyterian Church, Great Falls First Presbyterian Church, Mary Martha Presbytery of San Francisco

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New Jersey Oregon Washington Chevron Matching Grants Program, Savage Memorial Presbyterian Church, The Picsha Foundation, Seattle Princeton Portland Wells Fargo Advisors, Bellevue New York Pennsylvania International Corning Foundation, Corning Starck Foundation, Burgettstown First Presbyterian Church, Corning South Korea Tennessee Dongan Presbyterian Church, Seoul North Carolina Community Foundation Hanshin Presbyterian Church IBM Matching Grants Program, of Greater Memphis (P.R.O.K), Seoul Research Triangle Park Texas Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston MONTGOMERY SOCIETY The Montgomery Society recognizes friends and alumni who have named SFTS within a planned gift. A donor qualifies for membership through a bequest, a trust or annuity, and/or lifetime gifts to the Seminary of $10,000 or more. We honor the faithful support these special friends have contributed to the ministry of SFTS.

Anoymous (7) Mrs. Margaret C. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. DeMund Ms. Marguerite F. Abbott Mrs. Marguerite Brown Mrs. Janet W. Doak The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. George Abdo The Rev. Dr. Sandra R. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Allen L. Dobbins Mr. Robert V. Adams Mrs. Marketta Buckler Mrs. Judith T. Donovan The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Paul M. Aijian Dr. Robert Buffum The Rev. Joy M. & Mr. Richard C. Dorf Mrs. Myrna Allen The Rev. and Mr. Patricia Bulkley Mrs. Mary Lou Dorking Mr. Waldo M. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Vernon W. Buls Mr. and Mrs. David H. Dornsife Mr. and Mrs. John E. Anderson, Jr. Mrs. Esther W. Burcham Ms. Edith E. Dort Ms. Laura M. Anderson The Rev. Dr. Philip W. and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Drachman, Jr. Dr. Victor C. Anderson Rev. Janet Butin Mr. Rudolph W. Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Willson C. Applegate The Rev. Dr. Sylvia M. Casberg Mrs. Jeanne Drouin Dr. and Mrs. James R. Appleton Dr. John B. Casterline Ms. Smita Durando Mrs. Everett Armington The Rev. and Mrs. James E. Caulkins The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Jerry G. Elliott The Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd D. Auchard Ms. Rosalie J. Chan Ms. Joan E. Ellis Mrs. Ruth L. Auld The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John R. Chandler The Rev. Dr. James G. Emerson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Bagdasarian The Rev. Dr. Jana Lynn Childers Mrs. Lucille W. Ennis and Mrs. Nita E. Baldwin The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Virstan B. Choy Mr. Kenneth E. Ennis The Rev. Dr. Lance R. Barker Mr. Mark Clark The Rev. Dr. and Mr. and Mrs. Browne Barr The Rev. Robert F. and Mrs. Thomas A. Erickson Ms. Elinor G. Barrows The Rev. Bobbye B. Clark Mrs. Colleen T. Evans The Revs. Mary B. & Bill Eugene Beck Mrs. Ruth Clark The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John C. Evans, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Bell Stover Mr. and Mrs. Alden W. Clausen Mrs. Marie Farrell The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Allen B. Birchler The Rev. Catharine and Mr. John Collette Mrs. Alice C. Fick Mrs. Elsie F. Bixler Ms. Robbin Coons Mr. Eugene V. Fife Ms. Jerilynn I. Blackstone The Rev. and Mrs. Peter D. Crouch Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Fisher Mrs. Eugene C. Blake The Rev. James M. and Mrs. W. Elaine Fisher Mrs. Dorothy B. Bowman Rev. Marilyn H. Cummings Mr. Arthur E. Flegel Dr. and Mrs. Ernest I. Bradley Mr. Arthur V. Davis Mr. and Dr. Michael C. Fletcher, Sr. Dr. Barbara H. and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Walter T. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ford Mr. George A. Brightwell The Rev. and Mrs. Gary W. Demarest Mrs. Nancy T. Ford

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The Baldwin Family Ken Baldwin, BD 1961/Legacy Donor Ken has passed Ken Baldwin arrived in San Anselmo in the late away, but the Bald- 1950s with his wife, Nita, and two small children in wins’ love for San tow. He was attending seminary in order to enter into Francisco Theo- ministry, but he and his family found so much more logical Seminary beyond a theological education. “It was a wonderful remains strong. time for us,” Nita recalls. “We lived in seminary hous- “SFTS was a high- ing, simple but lovely. The friends we made were like light of our lives,” family. I will always cherish the sense of community Nita reflects. “If they brought to our lives.” Ken were still After graduating in 1961, the Baldwins, along with alive I know that a few fellow classmates, made their home in Oregon. he would want to support students After years of serving in parish ministry, Ken found his who would like to attend seminary. Even though my calling in marriage counseling and served the Presbyte- estate might not be very large, the little bit that I have rian Counseling in Washington. will go to SFTS.”

Dr. Scott A. Ford and Dr. Julie H. Ford Ms. Margaret Haas Mrs. Lillie Jue Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foster The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John S. Hadsell The Rev. Dr. Young Chang Kahng Mr. T. J. Foster, Jr. Mrs. Beatrice J. Haitz Mr. and Mrs. John P. Keifer The Rev. H. D. Fowler Mr. William O. Hammerbeck The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. L. Wilson Kilgore Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frame Mr. Robert W. Harris Mr. Hyung Joon Kim and Mr. Robert E. France The Rev. and Mrs. Earle R. Harvey, Jr. Mrs. Eun Ju Choi Mr. Richard E. Freeman Dr. and Mrs. Roger W. Hedin Mrs. Pearl Kim The Rev. Kurt W. Freund Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson The Rev. Sam Hwan Kim The Rev. Elmer R. Frimoth Mr. and Mrs. Linvill L. Hendrich Dr. Cyris H. Kim and The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth A. Frykberg Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Henke Rev. Dr. Sangwha Kim The Rev. Dr. George M. Furniss and Mr. James Henry, Sr. Dr. Sook Ja C. Kim and Rev. Sandy Larson Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R. Hergenrather Mr. Chai Ho Kim Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Gaetti Mr. and Mrs. Philip Herndon Dr. Young Song Kim The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Garvin Mr. and Mrs. H. Frederick Heuser Dr. and Mrs. Larry D. Kistner Mr. and Mrs. Richard Geary The Rev. John N. Hickox Mrs. Grace A. Kliewer Dr. and Mrs. Paul H. Gertmenian Mrs. Ruth L. Hiersemann The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Dan Klingler Mrs. Alice M. C. Gillespie Mrs. Jane I. Hightower Mr. John W. Kluge Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Gist Mrs. Mary M. Holcomb The Rev. Dorothy P. Knudson Mrs. Edna M. Glasbrenner Mrs. Fern M. Holden The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Koenig Mrs. Lucille C. Goodlive Mrs. Carol B. Holland Mr. and Mrs. Wilmar Kohne The Rev. and Mrs. Robert K. Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Holvick Mr. Otho Koontz The Rev. and Mrs. Roland Gordon Mrs. Shirley Huebert Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Krollpfeiffer Dr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Gospe The Rev. James C. Huffstutler Mrs. Florence R. Krug Mrs. Betty Gouraud The Rev. and Mrs. David C. Jacobsen The Rev. and Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Gray The Rev. Dr. Riley E. Jensen and Mrs. Conway B. Lanford, Sr. Mrs. Martha R. Green Dr. Pamela G. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lawler Mr. and Mrs. William B. Greenwood Mrs. Carol L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lebre Mr. Martin Grubb and Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson The Rev. Dr. Warren W. Lee and Mrs. Eileen Grubb Dr. Ruth E. Johnson Mrs. Susan Leong Ms. Velma E. Guy The Rev. Dr. and Ms. Barbara B. Leibert Mrs. Josephine B. Haas Mrs. William N. Johnson The Rev. Jackie L. Leonard

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Dr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard Mr. Arnold J. Oehler Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Schlobohm Mr. and Mrs. William E. Leonard The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Donald Oliver, Sr. Mrs. Elizabeth P. Scott Ms. Ardath E. Lilleland The Rev. Dr. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Seeba Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Lin Mrs. Robert W. Olmsted The Rev. and Mrs. John F. Shaw Mr. James G. Lintner Dr. Gloria P. Olsen Ms. Angela R. Shea Mr. Herbert Linville Mr. and Ms. John O'Neil Mr. Charles P. Shea The Rev. and Mrs. James S. Little Dr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Owings Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Shriver Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long The Rev. Mary Paik and Mrs. Jeanne P. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. William A. Longbrake The Rev. Dwight K. Morita The Rev. and Mrs. Donald L. Simmonds The Rev. Carlos and Mrs. Sally Lopez The Rev. and Mrs. Rex C. Parker The Rev. and Mrs. Donald Sinclair Capt. (Ret.) Paul C. Lovelace Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Parkinson Mrs. Indira Singh The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. and Mrs. William R. Parry Mr. Dean Skanderup Mrs. Ronald A. Lundeen Ms. Velma M. Patterson The Rev. Heidi Skidmore Ms. Florence W. Lusby The Rev. Dr. John F. Payne Dr. and Mrs. Donald P. Smith Mr. Joseph F. MacHarg Mrs. Janet Z. Pearson and The Rev. and Mrs. Kenton Smith Mr. Alexander L. MacLennan Mr. Robert G. Pearson Mrs. Rosemary H. Smith Ms. Mary B. Macquarrie Mrs. Darline A. Penhalurick Mrs. Thelma P. Smith Fr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Maier The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. David A. Peterson The Rev. and Mrs. Eric J. Snyder The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Marks Mrs. Olwen W. Peterson Mr. Frances L. Stafford Mr. and Mrs. Everett A. Marley, Jr. The Rev. Gayle J. Pickrell and The Rev. and Mrs. Lee G. Stanley Mrs. Mary D. Marlow Mr. John W. Davenport Mr. and Mrs. Emmett C. Stanton The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pinkston Mr. Charles A. Staples Mr. and Mrs. Ross Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Placier Mrs. Ruth B. Stein Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mayer Ms. Olga Porter Ms. Katarina Stenstedt Dr. and Mrs. Warren C. McClain The Rev. and Mrs. Clifford A. Post Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Sterling Mrs. Helen McClure Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Power The Rev. Joan N. Stock The Rev. Dr. and Mr. and Mrs. Will Price Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Stockdale Mrs. Donald W. McCullough The Rev. Dr. Glenn D. Puder Mr. Jim Stoltzfus and Mrs. Yvonne McKnight The Rev. Gloria M. Pulido Mr. Floyd Humphreys Mrs. Valorie K. McLaughlin Mr. W. T. Ratliff Ms. Betty E. Stott Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. McMillian The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Shirley E. Strivings Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Merrill Mrs. Donald M. Rayment The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Laird J. Stuart Mr. Arthur Miller The Rev. and Mrs. Paul C. Reeves The Rev. Lorraine and Mr. David Stuart The Rev. and Mrs. Dean W. Miller The Rev. and Mrs. Donald B. Register Mrs. Arline J. Taylor Mrs. Eleanor W. Miller Mrs. Mary L. Remy Dr. Nancy Thomson Mr. Franklin L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. John J. Reynolds The Rev. Mary Lynn Tobin and The Rev. Kent C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Rhoades Dr. David C. Campbell Mr. James C. Milne The Rev. Julie Richwine and The Rev. Dr. and The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James C. Moiso Mr. John Richwine Mrs. David T. Tomlinson Mr. John Moiso Mrs. Joyce C. Ride Mr. and Mrs. William H. Turnquist Mrs. Ali Montague Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Righter The Rev. Elery B. Tyson-St. John Mrs. Elizabeth L. Montague The Hon. Earldean V.S. Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Ulf III Dr. and Mrs. James F. Moore Mr. and Mrs. James V. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Lynn B. Upshaw Mr. James M. Mosbacher The Rev. Dr. Jack B. Rogers and The Rev. and Mrs. Gregory D. Vacca Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moss Dr. Sharon M. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jan van Bever Mrs. Anne E. Mouer Mr. and Mrs. James L. Rose Mrs. Dorothy B. Van Camp Mrs. Jean M. Mudge Mr. and Mrs. Gerrold R. Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Edmundo E. Vasquez The Rev. and Mrs. William L. Mulford The Rev. and Mrs. William D. Russell The Rev. Margaret J. Veneman The Rev. Harriet and Mr. John Nelson Mr. Robert H. Rustvold Mr. and Mrs. Roche Vermaak The Rev. Jane S. Newstead Ms. Peggy H. Ryan The Rev. Dr. B. Clarke and Patricia Vestal Mrs. Irene Ng Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Saenger The Rev. Dr. and Mr. Michael J. Nizar Mr. Bill Saul Mrs. Herman C. Waetjen The Rev. Richard Nordgren Mr. Robert F. Sawyer Mrs. Lou Helen Walker and Ms. Fenya Kashergen Ms. Wanda L. Sawyers The Rev. Dr. William M. Walter Rev. Dr. Elizabeth The Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Schaefer Mr. David Warner and Mr. John Nordquist The Rev. Donald H. Schilling Mr. and Mrs. Kim E. Warner

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Mr. Mark Warner Mrs. Edith M. Whitaker Ms. Ruth D. Woll The Rev. Dr. and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey P. White The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Wright Mrs. Paul G. Watermulder Dr. Jacqueline L. White Mrs. Ruth L. Wright Mr. Charles M. Watson Ms. Marjorie M. White Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Wulf Dr. N'Yisrela C. Watts-Afriyie The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Dr. Edith C. Yang Hobbs and The Rev. Kathleen J. Waugh Ronald C. White, Jr. Mr. Harold W. Hobbs The Rev. and Mrs. Jon S. West Mr. Virgil R. Whitman Dr. and Mrs. Choo-Lak Yeow Ms. Irma Westcott Mr. and Mrs. Franz S. D. Wichman The Rev. Kyung Sook Yoo Mr. David L. Wetzel Mr. R. J. Wig Mr. and Mrs. James E. Young The Rev. Debra E. Whaley The Rev. and Mrs. Robert E. Williams Mr. Young Sik Yun Mr. Jeffery M. Whaley The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Willis The Rev. James E. Zeek Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Wherrett Drs. Hugh and Antoinette Wire

In Memory of The Rev. Ralph C. Bolin The Rev. Harold W. Borhauer ESTATE GIFTS The Rev. Jean H. Carrick The Rev. Daniel A. Loomis We honor these faithful servants who now rest Mr. John Massey The Rev. Dr. Howard L. Rice in our Lord Jesus Christ and acknowledge The Rev. David D. Roop with gratitude the following estate gifts. Mrs. Carol Weir, Former SFTS Hewlett Professor of Evangelism & Mission Margaret A. Farrer Trust Mrs. Agnes Worthington Estate of Margaret A. Fuad The Rev. Barbara D. Worthington John and Abby Garwood Bequest Estate of Max E. Greenlee In Honor of Estate of Robert A. Gruwell The Rev. James G. Emerson Estate of Rev. and Mrs. Albert M. Nichols The Rev. R. John and Coventry Harris Estate of Rev. Walter P. Sylvander The Rev. Dr. James L. McDonald Hilda Thompson Trust The Rev. Jason J. Santalucia The Rev. Donald L. Simmonds The Rev. Dr. Laird J. Stuart THANK YOU

“Your faithful and continuous support of San Francisco Theological Seminary makes it possible for us to educate future pastors and leaders of the Church. We sincerely thank our friends and alumni for your generous giving. We also cherish your prayers as we strive to serve Christ and His Church.”

—Stephen J. Rhoades Board of Trustees member since 2003 Chair of Institutional Advancement Committee

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SEMINARY BY THE LAKE

Continuing education and soul-refreshing reunion

By Anitra Kitts an Francisco Theological Seminary alums and family members, faculty and staff gathered at Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center on the shores of scenic Lake Tahoe in July for a revival of an old SFTS tradition: Seminary SBy the Lake. The five-day event could be called the third term of Rev. Dr. Greg Love’s Sys- tematic Theology Class series: an 11-hour presentation on atonement theology based on his book, Love, Violence, and the Cross: How the Nonviolent God Saves Us through the Cross of Christ. Then again, it will probably be remembered best as a sun-filled, soul-refreshing reunion of SFTS graduates from 2000-10 with a continuing education component every morning. No matter the name, SFTS alumni, staff, new administration and professors Professor Greg Love (top) discusses his book Love, Violence, and the Cross: How the came together for a time of study and relaxation, where new friendships were forged Nonviolent God Saves Us through the Cross and old relationships restored all while considering the question, What do we mean of Christ. when we say “Jesus Saves”? In addition to a three-hour morning lecture by Love, the five-day seminar also included generous free time for hiking in the surrounding forests, swimming and kayaking in the famously clear lake waters, as well as worship and board games most evenings with nary a term paper or final exam in sight. “It’s been wonderful to get back with colleagues, to be back in a classroom experience again as well as extremely refreshing in the surrounding beauty,” said Jonathan Evans (M.Div. ’07). “I needed to get out of my church environment and go back to the source of what really helped me get through the beginning of my ministry.” Inspiration for the retreat came from Love’s former theology students, many of whom were actually SFTS students while Love was developing and writing his book. Rev. Dean McDonald and Rev. Dr. James L. And the timing was perfect to use Love, Violence, and the Cross as text for the retreat McDonald attended Seminary By The Lake since Love’s first book was named the 2011 Angell Award winner by the Presbyterian during the president's first week on the job. Writers Guild (PWG) months earlier.

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Mornings were filled with theological discussions, leaving lots of free time in the afternoon to enjoy the natural wonders of Lake Tahoe.

“Over the last five years I have had students who have Several alumni brought their families and took advan- graduated and gone on to churches and ask me if we have tage of childcare provided during most of the events. “Our any continuing education events,” Love said. “We have kid is sitting over there almost in tears because he doesn’t some lectures, some alumni reunions, but they are mostly want to leave,” said Colleen Weems (John Weems M.Div. attended by alums who are retired. Former students said ’06) during breakfast on the last morning. “They’ve had a that even when they find continuing education events, they blast. Seminary is an interesting place to grow up as a kid don’t meet their needs, it wasn’t satisfying. So I suggested so they have this shared experience. Even though they have to a few of them that we do something on this book I just friends at home, this is a special group of friends who are wrote on atonement, and the response was very positive.” also Preacher Kids.” The combination of structured theological discussion Rev. Dr. James McDonald, SFTS president, and his in the mornings and free time to rest and recharge on the wife, Dean, participated in the event on their way to San docks proved to be very popular with all participants. Con- Anselmo. Scott Sheldon, interim vice president of institu- versation was thoughtful and occasionally challenging, tional advancement, was also present along with other new which at one point caused Love to exclaim, “Oh, how I SFTS staff members, which allowed alumni plenty of time have missed you!” for leisurely conversations about SFTS’s future, strengths Later, Love explained, “For a teacher, when your stu- and opportunities. dents are in the classroom, you invest a lot of yourself in “It’s nice to reconnect with the seminary and remember them. Then they graduate and they leave, and for the most what that experience was like,” said Aimee Moiso (M.Div. part you have little contact with them. To have former stu- ’06). “It reconnected me in a way that I haven’t been feeling dents back and to hear them asking questions and engaging lately. It was nice to have the new staff and administration in theology simply transports you back to when they were with us and that helped with the reconnection in a personal in the classroom five, six years ago.” way.” Mike Wilson (M.Div ’01) felt much the same way, “I Love hopes to sponsor another Seminary By The Lake think it was amazing to be nine or 10 years removed from on his book in 2012, this time open to anyone. “The idea being with Greg and some of our friends and how quickly is that SFTS can give people something positive for their it became so familiar. We were right back there, it was re- ministry,” he said. markably easy to just fall back into the rhythms of being in class.” Anitra Kitts (M.Div. ’06) is a freelance writer living in Santa Rosa, Calif.

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ev. Randy Branson and Rev. tors have included SFTS faculty, staff Neal Presa are among the four and trustees. candidates for moderator of Branson currently serves as Palo 220thR General Assembly of the Presby- Duro Presbytery moderator and has terian Church (U.S.A.). The assembly also chaired the presbytery’s Commit- will be held June 30-July 7, 2012, in tee on Ministry, as well as other leader- Pittsburgh. ship roles. “I’m going to challenge GA Branson, pastor of First Presbyte- commissioners to focus on strengthen- Branson Presa rian Church in Graham, Texas, earned ing congregations for the mission and a Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Semi- ministry of Jesus Christ,” Branson said. nary in 1971. Presa, pastor of Middlesex (N.J.) Presbyte- Presa is a Filipino-American who also studied at Princ- rian Church, received his M.Div. from SFTS in 2002. eton Theological Seminary (ThM) and Drew University If Branson or Presa is voted as moderator, it will be the (MPhil and PhD). Presa has served the PC(USA) at all 16th time a person associated with SFTS assumes the high- levels and has also been heavily engaged in global ecumeni- est leadership role in the denomination. The most recent cal relations. He is moderator of Elizabeth Presbytery and was Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, who became the 218th Gen- serves as chair of the General Assembly Special Committee eral Assembly Modator in 2008. Other PC(USA) modera- on the Heidelberg Catechism.

Wirth elected to Board of Trustees, Harris new alumni rep

lumni representation on the He is serving on the Board of Trustees San Francisco Theological Student Recruitment & Development Seminary Board of Trustees Committee and the Committee on Acontinues to be an important source Representation. of support and engagement as evident Harris, now retired after serving during the recent meetings Oct. 3-4 in congregations in Ohio, Florida and San Anselmo, Calif. Michigan, will soon be moving back Rev. Dr. Steve Wirth (D.Min. ’94) to Santa Barbara, Calif., where he Wirth Harris assumed an elected position on the was ordained in 1971. Harris is part board after four years as the Alumni hard decisions SFTS has faced recently of the SFTS Institutional Advance- Council Representative. Rev. R. John seem to be working out as hoped for. ment Committee. He also holds board Harris (M.Div. ’71) takes over as the “It was an honor and privilege to positions with Columbia Theological new Alumni Council Representative. preach at chapel,” Wirth said. “Having Seminary and Miami Country Day Wirth preached at chapel on Mon- a son in seminary makes me conscious School. day, Oct. 3, to help usher in the new of our need as pastors and churches to Other SFTS alums on the Board chapter in SFTS history, which includ- support our seminaries and seminar- are: Rev. Timothy C. Lanham (M.Div. ed the first Board of Trustees meeting ians. They need role models, good ex- ’88); Rev. Jackie L. Leonard (M.Div. for Rev. Dr. James L. McDonald, amples and encouragement for what ’88); Rev. Dr. Paul S. Nazarian (M.Div. SFTS President. Wirth reported that we all know will be a challenging edu- ’84); Rev. Juan Sarmiento (MATS ’01); there were many hopeful signs during cation and career.” Rev. Dr. Eric J. Snyder (M.Div./MA the Board meeting, adding that the Wirth is pastor at Grace First Pres- ’74, D.Min. ’79); Rev. Dr. Joanne byterian Church in Long Beach, Calif. Whitt (M.Div. ’97, D.Min. ’07).

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Recent graduates appointed to key staff positions Scott Clark (M.Div. ’09) Donald P. Hammond (M.Div. ’11) is interim associate dean of student life and chaplain. is interim assistant to the director of enrollment. Be- Clark worked with the SFTS Program in Christian fore coming to SFTS, Hammond served as a mission- Spirituality for two years and preaches regularly in Bay ary in Kenya and Tanzania. He has also ministered and Area churches. Before attending seminary, he practiced preached in various regions around the United States as law in Birmingham, Ala., working primarily on cases in- well as Finland, Turkey and Mexico. He is a candidate volving constitutional law and employment discrimina- for ordination in the PC(USA) and expects to complete tion. Clark’s new position at SFTS combines the chap- a Master of Arts in Systematic and Philosophical Theol- lain’s duties with administrative responsibilities related to ogy granted jointly by SFTS and the GTU. He plans to student services and community life. return to Africa to begin PhD studies at University of Kwazulu Natal in January 2013. Elizabeth E. P. McCord (M.Div. ’06) is director of enrollment. She is a 2002 graduate of Da- Barbara England (M.Div. ’11) vis & Elkins College, a Presbyterian-affiliated school in is interim program manager for the Program in Chris- West Virginia. She was a leader in her campus ministry tian Spirituality. Before arriving at seminary, England program and served as a circuit preacher in rural West raised three sons while working full-time for the phone Virginia. She was named the Purdum-Goddin Distin- company in Minnesota. Her undergraduate work was in guished Graduate when she earned a BA. McCord will business management and her passions in ministry are be ordained for her seminary position on January 8 at for social justice and mission projects. After mission trips Fairfax Community Church, a United Church of Christ to Mexico, Cuba, Palestine and Iona, she hopes to har- congregation. vest olive trees in the Holy Land as her next international destination.

1982 to become a chaplain in Moscow, ethics. Engagement 21: A Wake-up Russia. In 1998, she traveled the Call to the 21st Century Church in Sylvia M. Casberg (M.Div.) Middle East to research a book for Mission challenges the church to (D.Min. ’89) the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). radically review its mission strategy has recently published two books, Returning to the United States she to gain traction in today’s world. was a chaplain at the University of including Praying the Seasons (Sun- 1990 ny Fields Publishing) that came Colorado Hospital, retiring in 2009 out in March. The retired minister to begin her writing career at 74 Arlene Gordon (M.Div.) years old. who lives in Solvang, Calif., calls was elected president of the Na- the book a “treasury of prayers for 1985 tional Black Presbyterian Caucus at the many seasons of our lives: sum- the Big Tent event mer, sadness, winter, celebration Richard Randerson (D.Min.) in Indianapolis last and commitment.” She is a featured has written several books to pro- summer. She had speaker at churches and other reli- mote church growth among Angli- just retired as ex- gious organizations on the topic of cans in New Zealand and Australia. ecutive presbyter “New Ways to Pray.” The former His book entitled A Word in Season: for the Tropical associate pastor at Wellshire Presby- Reflections on Spirituality, Faith and Florida Presbytery. terian Church in Denver frequently Ethics is an anthology of 30 reflec- In her first letter to prayed at social activist rallies in tions on key topics facing church NBPC members as Colorado. She started collecting her and society in terms of spirituality, president, Gordon wrote: “There prayers, which she considers mod- faith and corporate and personal is much challenging work ahead. ern psalms. Casberg left Denver

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I believe this organization is more Ordinations and Calls Peter Mukuccia Mairukii (D.Min.) vital now than ever before as we continue to faithfully serve our be- 1995 is a professor in the Department of loved church." Prior to her work in Craig Roberts (M.Div.) Theology and Religious Studies at Tropical Florida Presbytery, Gor- Kenya Methodist University. don served as interim executive for was installed as pastor of El Estero Detroit Presbytery, on the General Presbyterian Church in Monterey, 2009 Assembly Council staff in Louisville Calif., in October. The church Scott Clark (M.Div.) and as associate pastor of Sojourner serves a multicultural community, Truth Presbyterian Church in Rich- including many Japanese-American was ordained to his position at mond, Calif. residents. Roberts previously served SFTS as Interim Associate Dean for Bethany Presbyterian Church in Student Life and Chaplain. His ser- 2008 Portland and the Kumamoto Inter- vice took place at First Presbyterian Mark Shaw (MATS) national Church in Japan. Church, San Anselmo. has published his new book, Road to 2000 2010 a Miracle (People’s Press). He chron- Teresa Blythe (M.Div., DASD) icles what led to the firing of Indiana Jan Reynolds (M.Div.) University basketball coach Bobby was ordained as a minister of the was ordained as the Associate Pastor Knight and how Shaw’s confronta- United Church of Christ in Septem- for First Presbyterian Church, San tion with the legendary coach was a ber at Casas Adobes Congregational Rafael, in September. defining moment in Church in Tucson, Ariz. Blythe will his spiritual journey. serve a specialized ministry of spiri- Following his war of tual direction in the UCC’s South- Joseph Nghia Dai Nguyen (M.Div. ) west Conference. words with Knight is working as Chaplain Resident at and the subsequent 2005 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, unraveling of his a teaching hospital affiliate with family, Shaw turned Kathleen Mahoney (M.Div.) Emory University and Morehouse to the mountains took over as pastor at Church of the School of Medicine. He provides of Aspen for spiri- Mountains Methodist Church in spiritual and emotional support to tual direction. He soon decided to Truckee, Calif., in July. She previ- patients, families and staff. enter SFTS, where he learned the ously worked at UMC churches in teachings of famous Catholic monk Kernville, Windsor and Petaluma. 2011 Thomas Merton. Heeding the gifted wordsmith’s call to “empty himself,” Christine Francisco (M.Div.) Evans Presley-McGowan (M.Div.) of the garbage that had infiltrated was ordained into validated minis- was ordained as Pastoral Resident his very being through his status as try working with elders at the Alma for First Presbyterian Church, Ann a noted author, radio and television Via assisted living facility in San Ra- Arbor, Mich. The ordination took host, Shaw was able to fall in love fael, Calif. Her service of ordination place at Westminster Presbyterian again, and discover peace in his life. was in November at First Presbyte- Church in Wilmington, Del. The “new Mark Shaw” was then rian Church, San Anselmo. ready for the surprise of a lifetime. Elizabeth Campbell (M.Div.) This miraculous event occurred in 2008 March 2010 when Shaw was con- Beverly Brewster (M.Div.) has been ordained as a teaching elder tacted by a stranger living in Min- at First Presbyterian Church of Wil- nesota. After conversations, many has been called to serve as pastor at liamstown & Waverly-Bethel Pres- e-mails and a DNA test, he discov- Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church byterian Church in West Viriginia. ered that the stranger was actually in San Anselmo, Calif. She previ- The ordination service took place in his daughter, Marni, who was put ously served as director of enroll- Owego, N.Y., at First Presbyterian up for adoption as an infant. ment at SFTS. Union Church in September.

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IN MEMORIAM

Lifetime Trustee Mayo Newhall Chair in honor of her Former SFTS Staff & Alumni uncle who served as an SFTS Trustee Jane Newhall from 1917-33. Thomas Bradley Robb Jane Newhall, a “Jane was a woman of deep Chris- Both a staff member and graduate generous benefac- tian faith,” said Dr. Laird Stuart, who of SFTS, Thomas Bradley Robb tor to San Fran- completed a 16-month appointment died March 25 at the age of 78. He cisco Theological as SFTS interim president in July. helped pioneer advanced pastoral Seminary in San “She was very humble and wonder- studies programs and ministries Anselmo, Calif., fully unpretentious. She did not draw with the aging during a career that the Graduate Theo- attention to herself or her remarkably spanned more than 50 years. A Chi- logical Union and generous giving.” cago native, Robb graduated from Calvary Presbyte- Stuart had a special connection Arizona State University before rian Church in San Francisco, among with Newhall as her pastor at Calvary earning a Bachelor of Divinity in other church-related institutions, died Presbyterian Church for nearly two 1957 and a Master of Theology in July 27 in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. decades and throughout his various 1965 from SFTS. He remained at She was 97. A memorial was held at associations with SFTS. Stuart served SFTS from 1966-70 as the interim Calvary Presbyterian Church in No- with Newhall on the SFTS Board of director of Pastoral Studies. The vember. SFTS honored Newhall dur- Trustees from 1997-2006; he was chair program evolved into the highly- ing its Board of Trustees meeting Oct. the final two years. regarded Advanced Pastoral Studies 3-4. The Newhall family held a private Newhall was born in San Francisco program, a forerunner of the Doc- service on Martha’s Vineyard Aug. 27. in 1913 and began attending Calvary tor of Ministry program. He com- Newhall, who spent summers on Presbyterian Church as a 6-year-old. pleted a Doctor of Theology from the island off of Cape Cod, suffered a She was active in the church choir, was the Graduate Theological Union in stroke in early July and then contract- an ordained elder who served on the 1970. ed pneumonia. The lifelong resident church Session multiple times, regularly participated in senior women’s of San Francisco was the great-grand- “SFTS was an important part of my Bible study groups and was a prayer daughter of Henry Mayo Newhall, husband’s life, a community of faith group leader. founder of the town of Newhall, Ca- he carried with him throughout his “She gave generously to the lif., in 1876. adult life and career,” said his wife, church,” Stuart said. “She never ex- Newhall joined the SFTS Board Beth. of Trustees in 1968 and became a pected special treatment – she just Life Trustee in 1993. Her devotion to went about being Jane.” Robb’s growing interest and exper- SFTS over many years included sup- In addition to her support of SFTS tise in ministries with aging took port for its Annual Giving Program, and Calvary, Newhall was Trustee him to Washington, D.C., where Scholarship Endowment Fund, and “A Emerita at the GTU. In 1987, she he served as program director for Time to Lead” Campaign to restore established an endowment for GTU the National Council on the Ag- and retrofit the historic Montgomery doctoral students to engage in col- ing from 1976-80. He then served Hall and Montgomery Chapel. laborative teaching or research with for eight years as the director of the Dedicated to theological educa- faculty mentors. Each year, the GTU PC(USA)’s Office on Aging, and tion and the need for scholarly rec- recognizes a new group of Newhall then for two more years as executive ognition and advancement, Newhall Scholars, providing them the op- director of the National Interfaith established the Newhall Endowment portunity to develop and teach new Coalition on Aging, based in Ath- for Faculty Support Fund, which courses, lead research and expand the ens, GA. Two of his books on aging, provided travel funds to allow SFTS boundaries of innovative scholarship. The Bonus Years (1968) and Grow- professors to attend national academic The GTU is the largest consortium of ing Up: Pastoral Nurture for the Later conferences. She established the Almer seminaries in North America. Years (1991) are still widely used.

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Alumni News | In Memoriam

Former SFTS Faculty Alumni 1953 C. Ellis Nelson 1942 Clifford E. Baker (BD) A pioneer in research and writing Edward J. Machle (BD) passed away in July 2010 from a heart attack. Born in Vancouver, about forming Christian disciples (1944 MA in Music) through the life of a congregation, Wash. Baker served in WWI as a C. Ellis Nelson died June 9 at the age died on August 4 at the age of 92. Frogman and is also a WWII veter- of 95. Nelson most recently served Pastor, educator and philosopher, an. Fondly remembered by his SFTS as research professor of Christian Machle was born in China, the son classmates as a rough-and-tumble education at Austin Presbyterian of Presbyterian missionary parents. sort of man, Baker chronicled his Theological Seminary, but over his He earned a Master of Arts from life in a self-published autobiogra- 60-year career he taught, lectured SFTS in 1944, and then received phy From a Speakeasy to the Cross. or led at most PC(USA) theological a PhD from Columbia University Following seminary, Baker served as institutions, including SFTS from before joining the faculty at the a “sawdust evangelist” in Northern 1981-84. Prior to SFTS, Nelson University of Colorado, where he California’s sawmill towns and lum- was president at Louisville Presbyte- retired as professor emeritus in the ber camps and had various pastoral rian Seminary from 1974-81. Philosophy department. During his assignments through the Presbyte- tenure at CU he was instrumental rian Board of National Missions. With a dozen books and mono- in the formation of the Religious graphs, including How Faith Ma- Studies Department in 1970. In ad- 1986 tures, Don’t Let Your Conscience Be dition to teaching, Machle served as Lois A. Olson (M.Div.) Your Guide and Helping Teenagers pastor for churches in Washington, Grow Morally, and almost 90 ar- died on July 6 after a brief illness California and New York, and wrote at the age of 58. Born in Syracuse, ticles, chapters, and reviews, Nel- Nature and Heaven in the Xunzi and son’s work explored themes of con- N.Y., and a graduate of Ithaca Col- A Philosopher Looks at Jesus. He is lege, she moved to the Bay Area in science, socialization, and the crisis survived by his wife and faithful of the church in an increasingly sec- 1982 to attend seminary and never caretaker, Mary Lou, seven chil- left. A lifelong lay leader, Olson ular culture. He was instrumental dren, 13 grandchildren and three in developing the “Covenant Life” served as an elder at St. Andrew great-grandchildren. Per his request, in Marin City and First Church church school curriculum, consid- friends and colleagues were asked ered by many to be the PC(USA)’s of Oakland. She is survived by her that in lieu of flowers, memorial mother, Edith Baird Olson, one finest. His counsel was frequently gifts be made to support SFTS. sought in the area of religious edu- brother and two sisters. cation and his influence can be seen 1951 John H. Hastings (D. Min.) in several contemporary initiatives George H. Walker (BD) such as the PC(USA)’s Theological passed away December 2009. He Education (1%) Fund and the “En- passed into a better world in June received a heart transplant in 1998 try into Ministry” program of the after a long illness. He was 92. Born and enjoyed years of good health Lilly Endowment Inc. in Texas, Walker was drafted and until his new heart began to fail. served in the U.S. Army from 1942- Hastings served United Methodist 45. Upon graduation from semi- Churches throughout Kansas and nary, he married Lou Helen Bennett preached his final sermon just three of Yuma, Ariz., where they settled days before his entry into the church after his retirement from ministry. triumphant. As an organ transplant He is survived by his wife, one son recipient, he believed strongly in and daughter, four grandchildren donating what he could, so his eyes and one great-grandson. were donated, making vision possible for two people.

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Gerald D. Lyman (D.Min.) in psychology from Stanford Uni- SFTS also prayerfully versity and taught at the university died on Aug. 11 in Hemet, Calif., at remembers level before entering private prac- the age of 80. He earned his M.Div. tice in San Francisco. He moved to Clair H. Denman from Princeton Theological Semi- Napa in 1986 and was heavily in- nary in 1955 and was ordained as (BD 1952, MA 1965) volved in the community, devoting a Minister of Word and Sacrament his time to Leadership Napa Val- died at the age of 88 in September by the Presbytery of Los Angeles. ley, the Child or Parent Emergency 2010 in Duarte, Calif. He spent a year studying with re- Program, Napa Valley Hospice and nowned Reformed theologians at the Kid’s Turn Program. An elder Penney Anne Fujii (M.Div. 1974) the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey at Covenant Presbyterian Church, died at the age of 61 in December in Geneva, Switzerland. He and his Mullins is survived by his wife Janet 2008 in Conneaut Lake, Pa. wife, Jacquelin, organized two new and four children. Presbyterian (U.S.A.) churches in Donald L. Gray (BD 1956) Riverside Presbytery. In Yucca Val- 2004 died in June 2010 at the age of 79 ley, Calif., they organized Desert in Rapid City, S.D. Hills Presbyterian Church (1965- Jiden Beverly Ewing (M.Div.) 79), founded an ecumenical Minis- died in August at the age of 39. A Gerald E. Housh (D.Min. 1977) terial Association, and were active in lifelong scholar, she was working the Morongo Valley Mental Health on her dissertation for a PhD from passed away at the age of 77 Association. The family moved the GTU and had recently relocated earlier this year in Shawnee, Kan. to Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., to back to Dallas to be near her fam- Paul G. Nance (D.Min. 1978) organize Northkirk Presbyterian ily. Ewing leaves behind two sisters, Church (1979-86). After earning nieces and nephews, numerous passed away at the age of 91 in Cer- a D.Min. from SFTS, he began a aunts, uncles, cousins and countless ritos, Calif. new ministry among older adults friends from all over the world. as Associate Pastor at the First Pres- Roy R. Ross (BD 1953) byterian Church of Hemet, Calif. 2008 died on Aug. 31 at the age of 88 in He trained Stephen Ministers, led Heidi Skidmore (M.Div.) Willits, Calif.h Presbyterian Women’s Bible study classes, planned monthly worship died on Sept. 2 in Chattanooga, Robert L. Thomas (M.Div. 1957) services for convalescent homes Tenn., where she had gone for treat- passed away in November 2009 in and called on members of the con- ment of colorectal cancer. She was Newman, Calif. gregation who were homebound or 60 years old. She earned a degree in hospitalized. He retired from full- music therapy from the University time active ministry in 1995, later of the Pacific. After seminary, she serving as pastor of visitation and was ordained as a Minister of the receiving the honorary title of pas- Word and Sacrament at Church of tor emeritus. He supported Valley the Eternal Hills, Tabernash, Colo., Restart, the Community Pantry and in August 2010. Heidi was the pas- other community service organiza- tor of First Presbyterian Church of tions in Hemet-San Jacinto Valley. Wray, Colo. Heidi will be deeply He is survived by his wife, a daugh- missed by everyone who knew her. ter, son and five grandchildren. She had a calm way that instantly put people at ease, and her hugs 2002 and smiles were infectious. To know Richard F. Mullins, Jr. (DASD) Heidi was to experience the loving grace of God present with you. She died peacefully at home in July is survived by three children and 2010. Born in Chicago and raised two grandchildren. in Wichita, he received his PhD

SFTS CHIMES | Fall 2011 43 CALENDAR OF EVENTS December April 19 Commencement Service 2-3 19-21 SFTS honors the Class of 2012. Time 37th annual Lessons & Carols Alumni Reunion Weekend TBD, site is Bouick Field. The theme of this year’s annual Advent All SFTS alumni are cordially invited services is “Joy of Every Longing to attend this year’s Alumni Reunion July Heart.” It comes from the beloved Weekend. Special plans are scheduled Advent hymn "Come, Thou Long- for the classes of 1962 and 1987, 23-27 Expected Jesus" written by Charles which will be celebrating their 50th Before the Cradle and Beyond the Cross Wesley. 7 p.m. at Stewart Memorial and 25th reunions, respectively. In- Retreat for Preachers Chapel. formation: Sarah Campbell, 415-451- 2830; [email protected] Study and pray the 2011-12 lectionary 10 year on the beautiful SFTS campus. 19-20 This unique event, which blends Children’s Advent Celebration T.V. Moore Lectures sermon preparation with spiritual The Auxiliary Board hosts its an- formation, will be led by Rev. Dr. nual gathering for the children of the The Seminary is continuing a treasured Sam Hamilton-Poore, director of the Seminary. Children enjoy food, crafts, tradition by scheduling distinguished Program in Christian Spirituality, and singing and gift sharing. Funding for lectures during reunion weekend. In- Rev. Dr. Jana Childers, professor of this event is generously provided by formation: Sarah Campbell, 415-451- homiletics and speech communication. the SFTS Auxiliary, local congrega- 2830; [email protected] Information: 415-451-2838; dasd@ tions, Presbyterian Women groups and 19 sfts.edu. individual donations. 11 a.m.-1:30 Faith & the Common Good Lecture p.m. at Scott Hall. 20-22 This is an opportunity for alumni/ Supervisor Training February ae, students, friends of the seminary for Spiritual Directors and wider community to be inspired Dr. Rebecca Langer and Dr. Maria by people of faith who serve others in 10-11 Bowen, both adjunct faculty in the their vocations. David Chiu will be Inauguration Weekend SFTS Diploma in the Art of Spiritual the keynote speaker. Before entering Direction (DASD) program, provide All are invited to celebrate the presi- San Francisco politics, Chiu founded supervisor training for spiritual direc- dential inauguration of Rev. Dr. James an online communications technol- tors. There is a seminar on the SFTS L. McDonald. Service Saturday, Feb. ogy company. He has also worked as a campus followed by a year of distance 11, 10 a.m.-noon. at First Presbyterian criminal prosecutor and civil rights at- learning and a closing weekend semi- Church, San Anselmo. Information: torney. Information: Sarah Campbell, nar. Information: maria@together- 415-451-2823; www.sfts.edu. 415-451-2830; [email protected] inthemystery.org. March May *Prospective Student Visits 18-23 Companions on the Inner Way 11 Campus visits are available by appoint- Seminary for a Day ment for prospective students and their Retreat sponsored by Seventh Avenue families. SFTS also hosts an Inquirers’ Presbyterian Church and SFTS. The Experience seminary, including wor- Weekend for prospective students each fall speaker will be Susan S. Phillips, a ship, two lectures by SFTS profes- and spring semester. For more informa- spiritual director who teaches in the sors and lunch with our community. tion, please contact the SFTS Enrollment SFTS Diploma in the Art of Spiritual 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Montgomery Team at 800-447-8820 ext. 831 or via Direction program. Event at Serra Chapel. Information: Sarah Campbell, e-mail at [email protected]. Retreat Center in Malibu, Calif., 415-451-2830; [email protected] Information: 415-235-1027; compan- [email protected].

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