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A Reflection by Caleb Lund The church has established itself tions for this variety of claims as there sary, becomes a part of one’s lived reali­ over the years-year after year-since the are claims themselves. So never mind the ty. The habit thus deceives by coyly coming of Christ in all his glory. It has claims either. affirming itself in its repetition: it is jus­ undergone numerous permutations and Never mind the claims and the argu­ tified in its repetition. re-shapings, to the extent that its varied ment. Let the churches stand alone for a Second, consider what a psychology forms are more profuse now than has moment. Let the church as an ideal col­ student would call “neurosis.” A neurosis ever been the case. lapse in on itself. Let it stand without the deceives in an analogous way to the Still, as it stands, there are only two support of an argument or a claim to habit. By repetition, one’s person is split kinds of churches: the Church as it is authority. Let the church say nothing; or into two: 1) One’s self as self (essential­ meant to be and the church as it is not rather, let us say nothing for the church. ly), and 2) one’s self as personality. The meant to be. Or, put another way, there Allow instead for a series of questions danger here is equating any repeated, are two kinds of churches striving to be and musings on the subject. random, given, particularistic neurosis church right along side each other: One is Is it not true that often something is with one’s self, thus becoming assimilat­ striving in truth toward God’s ideal con­ not what it claims to be? Is it not the ease ed into one’s neurosis, quietly and decep­ ception, and one is striving in untruth (in that when something displays itself to be tively. vain) away from God’s ideal conception. true it can purposefully deceive its audi­ We’ll get to the church qua church in Arguments as to which church of the ence? Or perhaps, what deceives may not just a minute, but first consider these two many churches fits into either of these seek to deceive (for it is not malicious), examples of self-deception. There is a designations are endless. So never mind but nevertheless it does deceive, similar strand at work in these exam­ the arguments themselves. Rather, con­ unknowingly. In this way it is self- ples—repetition. Repetition, as described sider the equal claims being made by deceived, ignorant of its own deception. above, is the process of doing something countless churches-in fact, consider all Two examples are readily at hand: over and over and over again-ad nause- the claims made by every church from First, consider the nature of habit, or am-to the extent that the truth about one­ past to present that they embody the habituation. Habituation is a process by self is supplanted by deception. church qua church. Subsequent to one’s which the repetition of an action of some interpretation, there are as many explana­ kind, be it ever so particular and unneces­ continued on page 9

Broken Seminary This Issue... Reflection by Paul D eveaux------2 If you would like to respond to George E Ladd and Fuller Seminary items in this or other issues, or to Students Reflect Reflection by Yongbom L e e ------3 Nouwen Society Leaders Coming to Fuller - - 3 contribute an article of your own, on Church & Aids In Africa:Hope in the midst. .. forward your contribution to: Jennifer Reeve-Parker & Carmen Valdes - 4 semi-editor @ dept.fuller.edu. Seminary Campus Encounter: Veli-Matti Karkkainen - - 6 j^g£^J_SpringW eek4_»A£rnj_8-22:_2005j^ullerTheological Seminary » www.fuller.edu/student_Iife/SEMI/semi.asp Broken Seminary A.Reflection by Paul Deveaux______‘SE.MI Chris, a recent Fuller graduate, is the conversation within Fuller? What is S comectuujthe-i'nnectùiA the- campus planting a church in Long Beach. I had holding us back? Why can’t we try some­ ereafiny dialogue the privilege of having lunch with him a thing different? Dean of Students Ruth Vuong few weeks ago. As a relatively new sem­ Several weeks ago Fuller students Managing Editor Carmen Valdes inarian, I asked him what he would had the opportunity to go to the Editor Quentin P. Kinnison change or do different about his seminary Windrider Forum at the Sundance film [email protected] Production Editor experience. He said that he definitely festival. I heard one student say that her Ray Choi Ads Coordinator Michelle Harwell would not study harder, but invest more entire experience at Fuller was worth that semi-ads @dept.fuller.edu time into relationships with his class­ one experience. (There is currently a mates. He is finding his vocation bureaucratic struggle for these students The SEMI is published weekly as a service to the Fuller extremely lonely and he longs for a to get academic credit for their experi­ community by Student Life and Services, Fuller venue to discuss and work out his strug­ ence.) What other great educational Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA 91182. Articles and gles. commentaries do not necessarily reflect the views of the opportunities are being stifled by the fact Fuller administration or the SEMI. Final editorial respon­ “One could almost predict that the that we have to go to class? How many sibility rests with the dean of students. development of the Master of Divinity times have you had a great educational degree would serve as the religious experience interrupted by class? We need Letters to the editor: The SEMI welcomes brief responses equivalent of the M.B.A. Seminaries to articles and commentaries on issues relevant to the to find a way to alter the educational Fuller community. All submissions must include the began to produce what local churches model that we are in to make it useful to author’s name and contact information and are subject to perceived they needed: godly men who us. editing. had a professional understanding of the­ “But abundance has produced an ology, pastoral care, and management. Announcements: Notices may be submitted to semi- ironic result. The Information Age has ads @dept.fuller.edu or dropped off at the SEMI Office on Pastors were valued for their ability to unleashed a prosperity that in turn places the 2nd floor of Kreyssler Hall above the Catalyst. They bring and keep order rather than for their a premium on less rational sensibilities- must be submitted by the deadlines printed below and not ability to bring and lead change.”1 beauty, spirituality, emotion.”2 exceed 35 words. For Chris, Fuller’s mission is accom- We are moving from an information­ Advertisements: Notices for events not directly sponsored plished-or is it? Is there something al age to a conceptual age. We have so by a Fuller department, office, or organization will be wrong with theological education? In my much stuff that art becomes even more printed in the “Ads” section and charged per word. All first Foundations for Ministry seminar, valuable. (Just count the iPods next time requests should be made through the production editor at Dr. Eddie Gibbs spoke. It was akin to a you are on campus.) semi-ads @dept.fuller. edu. shotgun blast to the face. He said that the I have heard it argued that the rest of Submission Deadline old models of ministry were becoming the world isn’t postmodern yet, that the Spring Week 5 April 21 obsolete especially in pluralistic, urban Spring Week 6 April 28 U.S. and Europe are off way ahead of the Spring Week 7 May 5 contexts. He plainly told us that the theo­ rest of the world. If it’s true that cultural logical training that we would receive trends, ideology, and language are often would not be entirely adequate for min­ closely tied we should consider the fol­ Hours of Operation istry in a rapidly changing 21st century lowing facts. By 2010 India will be the context. We will a have to be life-long nation with the largest number of English learners as we continually confront new speakers.3 As China speeds through the Library/Computer questions. I could have easily brushed industrial revolution in an effort to create Lab these comments aside if they were com­ enough jobs it will be right behind us. ing from a twenty-something, postmod­ Why would we prepare for a reality that M - P 8am - 10:30pm ern guru, with the requisite piercings and is going away? It is no wonder that so Sat 9am-10:30pm tattoos, but Dr. Gibbs is an Anglican many feel the Church is irrelevant. Closed Sunday priest and has more years in ministry “In this case, they’ll realize they’re than I have on the planet; I was justifi­ not just in the certification business or Bookstore ably scared out of my mind. Many other even just the theological education busi­ MDiv students apparently felt the same ness but in the Christian leadership M - F 9am - 7pm way and lined up in droves to ask him development business. So with that in Sat 1 Oam - 5pm questions once his time was up. mind, my ideal seminary would be one Closed Sunday How can it be possible that theolog­ part monastery, one part mission agency, ical education has remained the same for and one part seminar.”4 Coffee by the Books so long yet the Church has continued to Is the current seminary environment M - P 7am - 7pm evolve? On several occasions Dr. Mouw producing the leaders the church needs? Sat 9am - 5pm has said that Fuller Seminary has con- continued on page 8 vening authority. Have we even started Closed Sunday Spring Week 4 * April 18-22, 2005 * Fuller Theological Seminary • www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.asp • Page 3 George E. Ladd and Fuller Seminary A Reflection by Yongbom Lee Last quarter, I took “The Kingdom serious depression which led to many nominations which are against women’s of God: Ladd’s Theology” with Dr. personal problems. ordination. These things can be easily Hagner who described this class as the However, unlike his low self-evalu­ misunderstood by some outsiders who most “weird” and “fun” class to teach in ation, one poll by Mark Knoll in 1986 might believe that FTS is radically “lib­ his entire teaching career. Here are some showed that Ladd’s A Theology of New eral.” However, as last year’s slogan of my reflections on this course. Testament ranked as the second most stated, “The Unchanging Focus in Ever- In his book Reforming Fundamen­ influential book (after Calvin’s changing World,” Ladd and Fuller’s spir­ talism: the History o f Fuller Theological Institutes!) among evangelical biblical it teach us to engage the “ever-changing Seminary, Marsden demonstrates how scholars. As he wished, Ladd did influ­ issues” of our world with the heart of the Fuller (FTS) initiated the Neo- ence the Evangelicals to engage in the “unchanging” Gospel of Jesus Christ. Evangelical Movement in the 1940s out fervent and critical study of the Bible. Dr. Hagner argued that Fuller is an of American Fundamentalism. Rev. Dr. Also, he encouraged the Evangelicals to on-going experiment asking “can George Eldon Ladd (1911-1982), an out­ dialogue with those outside of American Evangelical faith embrace critical schol­ standing New Testament professor at Evangelicalism (e.g. Rudolf Bultmann). arship?” Many great schools started with FTS, was a key player in this movement. His open-mindedness is shown by his Christian background but became liberal. Ladd grew up in a fundamentalist words: “I have learned most by reading Will FTS follow their example? I hope background before studying at Gordon those with whom I disagree.” not. Both Ladd and the history of FTS Divinity School and Harvard University. The story of George E. Ladd has teach us that we are those Evangelicals After teaching for a few years at GDS, he many parallels with FTS. Last year, the who want to be open-minded. As in joined the FTS faculty in 1950. Mission Concerns’ Committee sponsored Joshua 1:7, our dilemma is that we can­ Ladd was one of the first generation Ramadan Prayer meetings. In the last not “turn to the right or to the left.” We Evangelical scholars to engage Evangel­ session, a Muslim speaker spoke about are the ones who must carry on this man­ ical Christians in critical scholarship by the Muslim communities in the US after tle of “reforming fundamentalism” into overcoming anti-intellectualism. His 9/11. FTS sponsored a dialogue between 21st century. attempt to bridge Evangelical faith and Mormon and Evangelical theologians critical biblical scholarship seemed to be last year. Dr. Seyoon Kim published a “failure” after some negative reviews When Will Korean Churches Stop Yongbom Lee (SOT, of his magnum opus, Jesus and the Discriminating against Women? in MDiv) is looking at a Kingdom in 1963. Ladd went through a Korean, challenging many Korean de­ career in T-Shirt design.

NOUWEN SOCIETY LEADERS COMING TO FULLER Theme: Communion, Community, and Ministry Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Venue: Travis Auditorium lim e: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Cost: FREE Hosted by Dr. Richard Peace Sponsored by: School of Theology (SOT) Division of Ministry, the Center for Advanced Theological Studies (CATS), the Field of Education Office, and the Homer Center for Lifelong Learning, in cooperation with the Henri Nouwen Society of Canada Contact: Peter Batchelder ([email protected])

Sue Mosteller has been a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Toronto for fifty years. Missioned in the early years of L'Arche in Canada, she has lived and worked in L'Arche Daybreak near Toronto for more than 30 years. Sue was one of the people to welcome Henri Nouwen when he joined the L'Arche Daybreak community. When Nouwen died in 1996, Sue became Literary Executrix of his estate. She is presently living and working in L'Arche Daybreak and is also working with the published and unpublished works of Henri Nouwen.

Jeff Imbach is the founding president of the Henri Nouwen Society in Canada and works as a writer, spiritual director, retreat leader and teacher. Currently, Jeff serves as an adjunct professor at Carey Theological College in Vancouver, Canada. He has written and facilitates a Distance Education course entitled Theology of the Heart: The Life and Writings of Henri Nouwen which is offered through St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Page 4 • Spring Week 4 * April 18-22, 2005 » Fuller Theological Seminary » www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.asp AIDS IN AFRICA ( Hope in the Midst of Suffering By Jennifer Reeve-Parker & Carmen Valdes What if one out of every five of your munity how often we turn our backs on thinking that AIDS is not our problem. closest friends were dying?1 Would it our brothers and sisters who suffer. We Give us the courage to extend our hands, matter? Should you expect others to will intercede for those who suffer and our love, our help, our resources to your care? This is reality for many in Africa. we will leam about how God calls us to brothers and sisters. Help us to admit that Do you care? Shouldn’t we all? Here are be a part of the hope for change. AIDS is our problem too.”5 Professors Kara Powell and Stephanie some other facts: 1 In South Africa, 21.5% of the population has Fact: 6300 people die every day in Smith and Dr. Don and Mary Thomas HIV/AIDS. www.avert.org/subaafrica.htm Africa of HIV/AIDS.2 will lead the two breakout sessions 2 www.avert.org/worldstats.htm Fact: An estimated 15 million immediately following the chapel. The 3 UNAIDS, 2004 Report on the Global AIDS Thomas’, a retired medical doctor and Epidemic, July 2004 children living today have been 4 Africa Fact Sheet, 4/3/05, UNAIDS orphaned due to AIDS, having lost retired attorney, who have ministered 5 www.theonecampaign.org one or both parents to the epidemic. Most (12 million) live in Sub- Saharan Africa.3 H Fact: The life expectancy rate is now 34 years old in Zimbabwe.4 S e af jiLfftrïmg AIDS is the biggest tragedy our generation has experienced! Is this due among those with AIDS in Malawi to promiscuity? Could it be ignorance? numerous times, will look at the impor­ Is it the culture? At this point it doesn’t tance of advocacy on behalf of this pop­ matter why. Or “who’s at fault?” The ulation as well as the practical aspects of issue now is “Do you care?” As individ­ ministering to those with HIV/AIDS. uals, as members of the human race, as Drs. Powell and Smith will lead a Christians, we ought to care. Even if we session entitled “When Faith Gets AIDS: care, what can we do? Fuller Responds to the AIDS Crisis.” C.S. Lewis said, “Prayer doesn’t During this session you will hear more change God, it changes me.” In that vein, about the effects of the disease as well as you are invited to participate in an All- how Fuller is partnering with organiza­ Seminary Chapel service followed by tions like USC and World Vision to serve break out sessions where we address leaders, pastors, health-care workers, Hope In The Midst of Suffering and families, churches, and communities in AIDS in Africa. In Chapel, we will Africa. learn more about the situation and hear Let’s gather and pray that we might firsthand from an African student about be changed! Prepare your hearts for this how to hold on to hope in the midst of opportunity by joining us in prayer: such tragedy. We will confess as a com­ “Compassionate God, forgive us for Want to combine your theological education with practical experience? DESIGN AND INCREMENTATION The Chapel Office is offering an opportunity for you to work as a team who will be educat­ ed, mentored, and given the opportunity to plan Loolòng for tlic perfect internship? weekly All-Seminary Chapels at Fuller. We are Next if***, jo*r**tf tnHU a e f & AH~~Sarntr,xru A pplications looking for 6 students who have already com­ CUpl -ill çetuterrt. te W AVAILABLE APRIL t r»pi truerrtt rottftl y rjcrsUtp StrvtctS. pleted at least 24 units of their seminary educa­ due April 20 th Contact the Chapel Office for more information: tion to partake in a 9 month, part-time intern­ c h a p 0lassislant@ fulIer.edu or [email protected] I'UrXp5fdJ'/*7M Open to students from all 3 schools. Qwlwes as FE503 or FE513 internship credit. chapel ship. You will work together as leaders who are learners under the leadership of SOT adjunct DISCERN,1 ! f faculty and the chapel staff to be prepared for Wim in community YOUR the manifold ministries of Christ and his church IVI THEOLOGICAL by building competency on the foundation of FIELD EDUCAI IUT REFLECTION O N CAMPUS theological reflection. Applications are avail­ able in the Field Ed office and the Chapel office beginning April 20 and are due April 29. For more information contact Jennifer Reeve- Parker at [email protected] or 584.5560. Seminary • www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.asp » Page 5 Veli-Matti Karkkainen CSTOpUS £DC©Q Dte Professor of Systematic oi eh -h h ^ Theology (5 years)

Sitting with Veli-Matti Karkkainen is like traveling. His daily conduct with other religions. We are not preparing pastors words give me the opportunity to imaginatively experience the and missionaries and counselors properly if we ignore the rela­ spices of Thailand, the private sauna that he brought from tion to other religions. Another reason is that Fuller is at the fore­ Finland to his home in Temple City, the only store in all of front of the global evangelical movement. What we do, other Finland that sells those hats, the kindergarten where his wife evangelical schools and churches look at, thus we help prepare teaches, and the discussions within the ecumenical World the evangelical world’s awareness of religions,” Dr. Karkkainen Council of Churches. From my view, there seemed to be similar­ explains. ities between my Chinese culture and his European-Finnish cul­ Delving into more personal questions, I found the courage ture. And yet we were both conversing in a lan­ to ask: “Why is Spirit talk much more pro­ guage other than our mother tongue. nounced internationally, such as in China or Like every visitation, there were surprises. Africa, and not in the west?” A reflective Dr. What he said reminded me of Miroslav Volf. It Karkkainen replied, “When I went to live in seemed a strange connection, but Dr. Thailand, I was surprised how interested people Karkkainen kindly informed me that he is were with the Spirit and spirituality and so I Volf’s successor at Fuller (Volf left in 1998). noticed that my own European background was As I was a guest in a new place, the hos- I very secular and rationalistic, even as a profes­ pitable host in Dr. Karkkainen considerately [ sor of theology. I think it has to do with ration­ and gently explained his background to me. At s alism and the Enlightenment, which has made one point he was reluctant to pronounce his ] the western worldview reductionistic. We think college’s name. Being the somewhat rude i that only things that we can touch, see, and questioner, I probed. Dr. Karkkainen earned his I measure are real, but even the way we do theol­ bachelors and master’s degree in education and I ogy or teach theology is very rationalistic and philosophy from the University of Jyvaskyla. post-enlightened. It’s interesting that it takes No, I don’t know how to pronounce it since Dr. other religions, with their appeal to westerners Karkkainen only spelled it for me. I realized in our postmodern culture, to remind Christians that I shared that same caution when telling of Christianity’s non-rational part.” Controlling others about places in Taiwan or China that are almost impossi­ myself not to break into song and abandoning the idea of objec­ ble for them to decipher. It was an international thing, if you tive journalism, I was reminded of Nancey Murphy’s teaching know what I mean. about reductionism as an epistemological crisis. Soon, after breaking the ice, we discussed the theological I left Dr. Karkkainen’s office with a mixture of satisfaction issues at hand. The tour guide in Dr. Karkkainen showed me and sadness. Satisfied, because I heard good answers and found around the difference between relativism and pluralism. Dr. comfort in knowing that I’m not alone in this struggle. On the Karkkainen made the distinction, as every good philosopher other hand, I experienced unexplainable and almost unbearable does, between pluralism (no religion is better or worse) and plu­ sadness-the Buddhist kind. In the end, I’m not sure what both­ rality (more than one religion). Saying that all religion is the ered me. Something was not satisfactory. After being by myself same is superficial talk about commonality. For Dr. Karkkainen, for a while (library, reading, listened to music) I began to drive we must honor the differences. home, as always, with my windows down and music blasting. It But what of the prevalent objection by many pluralists was there, massaged by the polluted breeze of Los Angeles that against Christians: “of course you’re Christian, you grew up in a my head started to clear. I finally birthed the thought that both­ Christian culture. What if you grew up in India or China where ered me most: a quote that I had just read about postcolonialism Christianity is not part of the culture?” Dr. Karkkainen responds, and how in many countries, colonialism and Christianity contin­ “That is only an observation about the relation between culture ue to be viewed side-by-side. Lesslie Newbigin once said, “to and religion. It would be strange if my place of dwelling would missionize is to colonize and to colonize is to missionize.” That not be related to what I believe. Culture and religion, such as in alone deserves lament. I long for Dr. Karkkainen to address this Asia, is part of the same package. But it’s still not yet an expla­ issue and to provide resources in which we can better proclaim nation for the truthfulness or lack thereof of any religion, so we the word/Spirit free from colonialism. Perhaps that’s too idealis­ need to go beyond and ask the deeper question about the truth­ tic. I feel like history has blindly taken a right turn into a dead­ fulness of religion.” Karkkainen adds, “Pluralists often stay at end alley. We need leaders to lead us out. the superficial level saying that all religions are about the same. Later, I was asked what Dr. Karkkainen was being inaugu­ That would do violence to religion because religion goes to the rated for. Honestly, I don’t know, I so enjoyed my tour that I for­ very core, the deepest question of our existence even though got to ask. That’s a sign of a good tour guide: the tourist forgets they are embedded in a culture.” the logistical questions. One thing is sure: April 26, buckle up Continuing my questions as a tourist: “Why is your lecture and listen to someone who’s been there. important for Fuller?” “Because we have students from all con­ —Interview By Philemon Chen, SEMI Staff Writer tinents and we train people to go back to places where there is (Editor’s Note: See pg. 10 regarding Professorial Inagural Event-Q.) Page 6 * Spring Week 4 » April 18-22, 2005 * Fuller Theological Seminary * www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.asp

Del mismo modo, procuren ustedes que su luz brille delante de la gente, para que, viendo el bien que ustedes hacen, todos alaben a su Padre que está en el cielo. Mateo 5:16 (Dios Habla Hoy)

Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand-shine! OPPORTUNITIES Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this gener­ TO SERVE ous Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 (Message)

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ûnarLilAiîffï The 12th annual Spring Arts Festival is co-sponsored by Fuller's Arts Concerns Committee and the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology and the Arts. All events are free to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact the Brehm Center at 626-304-3789 or visit us online at www.brehmcenter.org and www.artspacefts.com.

Saturday, April 16 Thursday, April 21 too p.m. - 4:00 p.m. International Artisans Fair & Kids Chalk Walk, The Mall. 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Hip Hop Night with special guest speaker Bakari 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Storytelling & Quilt-making for Kids & Parents, The Mall. Kitwana & student performances, co-sponsored by the Center for Youth 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tlje Revelation of Jesus Christ: A Reader’s Theater, text and Family Ministry & the Multicultural Concerns Committee, by John of Patmos, arranged by Anastasia McAteer, Travis Auditorium. Travis Auditorium.

Monday, April 18 Friday, April 22 All D ay- Community Canvas, The Mall 2:00p.m. - 5:00 p.m. African Drumming from the Inside Out: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00p.m. Arts Festival Gallery Opening & Reception, A Performance Workshop with Dr. Paul Neeley, ($10 registration psychology Breezeway. required, seating limited, reserve your space at [email protected]), 12:15p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Presentations by Student Visual Artists, Barker Commons. Travis Auditorium. 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Kingdom Feast: The Festival of Nations, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Sounds of India: A Live Concert & Worship Event sponsored by the International Services Office, Residential Community, with Aradhna, Payton 101. the International Students Concerns Committee, & the Brehm Center, The Mall. Tuesday, April 19 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Latin Music & Picnic, The Mall. All Week: Arts Festival Gallery, Psychology Student Lounge Wednesday, April 20 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11am-8pm 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Bread of Life: A special All Seminary Chapel Tuesday, Thursday 11am-6pm organized by the Arts Concerns Committee, International Services Office, & Chapel Leadership, Travis Auditorium. Offerings Student Arts Publication - Available at most events, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Ministry Roundtable/Brown Bag Lunch with Hip Hop suggested donation: $1 expert & author Bakari Kitwana, (seating limited, reservation required at

[email protected]), Geneva Room. Brehm C enter rot* W ORSHIP. TM HO LOGY. ANO THE ARTS 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. An Evening of Dance & Poetry, Pasadena j* r i Museum of California Art (490 E. Union, just south of Fuller's campus). —¿i . Í Ü Ü

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Suck the Marrow from Life Dear Adam, Dear Dr. Rev. Billy Graham; a little too much. This is my first quarter at Fuller and I First, hold on tight! The next 3-4 years My advice is this: seize every am excited to finally be here. What advice will go very quickly. One of the things I moment, opportunity, friendship (both liv­ do you give to a first year student who wish that I would have done differently is ing and breathing people and also those plans to be here for the next 3-4 years? not so much an action but an attitude. great people you meet from those dusty old Yours, Right now I am pricing how much it will theology books). As Thoreau said, “Suck Dr. Rev. Billy Graham cost to move and I realized that I really just all the marrow from life.” And hold on got here. When I came I was set in my head tight. that this time at seminary would be “transi­ Yours, tory.” Now I have done a good job being Adam involved and actively participating in my seminary education. Yet, I wish I was more Editor’s Note: We are pretty sure this isn’t THE Billy Graham, but is just a shy person borrow­ content upon being here. I resemble Jonah ing his name-Q

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With Apologies... In the ARTS FEST issue of the SEMI In the spring week 2 issue of the SEMI we (spring, week 3) Dan Hodge was listed as listed the article “Consider Your self a PhD student in SOT. He actually is a PhD Invited to FON 2005!” as being written by student in SIS, studying Tu-Pac and the Danielle Humphreys. We have since Gospels. We also did learned that this article not have a picture avail­ was co-written with able at that time. Now Danielle by Inge-Lise we do. Thanks, Dan. Titheradge, which ¡would explain those I crazy “Britishisms.”

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As a seminarian I don’t know if I’m more stayed together through three years of scared to ask that question or more scared ministry/learning/life? What if the not to ask. Dr. Gibbs flat out said that teacher/mentor/spiritual director stayed seminary eduction was in desperate need with the group for three years? of repair. What would happen if we weren’t In an age when I have more informa­ afraid to try? tion at my fingertips than I could possi­ bly take in, does an educational model 1 Erwin McManus, An Unstoppable Force, [ft focused on information delivery make (Loveland: Group, 2001), 25. 2 Daniel H. Pink, “Revenge of the Right Brain,” any sense? Are we creating a legion of Wired, Issue 13.02, (February 2005); available from technical theologians who can write well http://www.wired.eom/wired/archive/13.02/brain.h tml; Internet. \Paul Deveaux (SOT, but have no leadership abilities? How 3 Ibid. T\MDiv) is a first year stu- much more powerful would the seminary 4 Brian D. McLaren, A New Kind of Christian, (San TJMmdent that finds seminary be if there were actually fewer students? Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001), 150. easier than the Naval Academy. What if MDiv students had cohorts? What would happen if a group of twelve Spring Week 4 • April 18-22, 2005 • Fuller Theological Seminary • www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.asp • Page 9

As far as repetition is concerned, any invitation to repetition, is a temptation to ‘ole deception will do, so long as the close oneself to God and open oneself to Caleb Lund (SOT, MAT) is caught in deception repeats itself so subtly as to go untruth. a philosophical moment. That’s what unnoticed. Anyone (or anything) caught Let the church that has established in this repetition is deceived by the itself year after year after year, the true assumption that they are altogether unde­ church of God, not repeat itself into ceived. oblivion. This one (or thing) caught in a repe­ tition consequently postures deception as This is the message that we have heard truth and truth as deception. The from him and proclaim to you, that God exchange is complete: Truth for untruth; is light and in him there is no darkness at and so subtly this happens; unnoticed. all. I f we say that we have fellowship with There is no middle ground between truth him while we are walking the darkness, and untruth, for truth is understood here we lie and do not do what is true; but if as posture. If one’s posture is that of an we walk in the light as he himself is in the unencumbered striving for the truth, then light, we have fellowship with one anoth­ this one does not have untruth in them er, and the blood o f Jesus his Son cleans­ (insofar as their posture is concerned). es us from all sin. If we say that we have What of the two churches that run no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the right alongside of each other? What of truth is not in us. the church as church? With all arguments — 1 John 1.5-8 and claims aside, what are we to say about church as church? Does it exist? Is the ideal possible, this striving for God? Is it possible in a world of repetition, the endless same old same? The church as church must-if it is to be anything at all-not repeat itself in such a way that it deceives itself. It must not be conformed to the world of repeti­ tion, but transform the world by fortify­ ing itself in God’s changelessness. The church as church must embrace Christianity and not church-ianity. Any encumbrance placed on the believer, any

Wanted: Phonathon Callers +C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C4 We will be contacting alumni/ae and friends of Fuller Seminary as part of a campaign to raise awareness about INTERESTED IN ISLAM OR MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN campus developments and to solicit RELATIONS? donations for the Fuller Fund, particu­ larly for student financial assistance. There is no cold calling. Tuesday, April 26, a group of Arab Muslim and Christian lead­ ers will be at Fuller to speak with you. The phonathon will run Apr 18-May 20, 5-9:15pm. Pay is $8.50/ hr. Callers must work at least two days per week. Mandatory training session prior to the phonathon. F ree L unch, 11:45, Travis Auditorium. Qualifications: Personal stories and student questions. • Experience in telemarketing preferred/not required. Light Lunch Provided!!!! • Must be part of the Fuller community. _ • Understanding of basic computer functions. • Articulate, friendly, enthusiastic, and persistent. Forum, 8pm, Payton 101. • Strong listening and communication skills. Social and political realities of Muslim-Christian relations in • Must speak fluent English. Arab countries. Come to Human Resources (2nd Floor of 490 E. Walnut, across from the Psychology Building) for an application or contact Ben Email [email protected] for more info Albers in tne Office of Development at 584.5344, or by email benalbers @ cp.fuller.edu +C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C+C4 Jj^geJ_0_2_Spring_Weekj4_^j)ril^ Theological Seminary » www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.asp Campus Events and Announcements

Ministry Enrichment Seminar: Mental Mr. Myung H. Cho, President of NOVA donation of $12 is required to register. Illness in Ministry Laboratory, Inc. Mr. Cho has worked for the N. Reduced-cost child care is offered for this Tues, Apr 19, 6:30-8:30pm, Payton 101 Korean government for many years. With event. We hope that your voice can open up a Rev. Jim Stout, author of Bipolar Disorder: approval from the N. Korean government and dialogue about the challenges we as women Rebuilding your Life. Back by popular demand! use of his personal business relationships, Mr. face right now in our own communities and Hear a pastor’s personal testimony of his jour­ Cho built a church and a Christian hospital in around the world. Several distinguished female ney with depression and bipolar disorder. Learn Pyoung-yang. The seminar will be offered in faculty, staff and community members will be how as a pastor you can recognize mental ill­ Korean and English. Lunch provided afterward. attending. Contact [email protected] ness and help those in your congregation. For or pick up a registration brochure at the front more information, contact the Field Education Interested in Islam or Muslim-Christian desk of SOP, or at the office of Residential office at 584.5387. Relations? Community, 250 N. Madison (student center) Tues, Apr 26,12pm, Lunch in Travis Aud lower level. Deadline is 4/29. Mennos at Fuller: Brown Bag Lunch. 8pm, Evening Forum in Payton 101 Wed, Apr 20,12-lpm, Garth A group of Arab Christian and Muslim leaders Single Women’s Small Group for Fuller Gari-Anne Patzwald, author of Waiting for will share their personal experiences of living Students Elijah, will be our guest speaker sharing about dialogue in their home countries and will The Pastoral Care team at Fuller is offering a “People who dress funny: Anabaptists and oth­ answer student questions concerning Islam, small group focused on support for single stu­ ers.” All staff, faculty, and students interested in Arabs, and Muslim-Christian relations in the dents through prayer and sharing of each others’ Anabaptist perspectives on Christian faith are Middle East. Mark your calendars for the infor­ experiences of being single in your 20’s and welcome. For more information contact mal lunch in Travis and the evening forum in 30’s. Will be facilitated by Annie Miller, 2nd Jennifer Davis Sensenig 398.8224 or Jennifer Payton 101. [email protected] with ques­ year MFT student. For more info, contact Annie @pmcweb.org. tions. at 396.6026 or email [email protected].

Dancers Wanted! Actors, dancers, musicians needed! Need to Raise Some Support? Wed, Apr 20 Mon, Apr 28 The Sheri Harthoom Memorial Missions Fund Learn Two Dances: Messianic Jewish worship You are needed for a drama, “Hagada Live!” No was created to allow Fuller students the oppor­ and praise for Dance Night, Apr 20 at the Fuller experience necessary-will be reading, not tunity to participate in ministry missions, Spring Arts Festival. Beginners welcome, no memorizing, lines. RuthAnne, sartelmex@aol internships, and projects with support from fel­ dance experience necessary. RuthAnne, .com or 683.8757. low students. If you are one of these students [email protected] or 683.8757. who needs some support or financial assistance What Can We Do? Fundraising Women's in one of these types of endeavors, pick up an A Seminar on Missions in North Korea Luncheon application outside the ASC office. Fri, Apr 22,11-lpm, Payton 101 Sat, May 7 ,12-1:30, Payton 101 Applications are due May 9. NOTE: Date and location change. All proceeds from the tickets will benefit The Korean Student Association, Liberation reestablishing women in the Congo through North Korea, and ASC are privileged to host Women for Women International. A minimum

Theology on the Edge: How to Speak of the Spirit Among Religions Tues, April 2610 am Trains Auditorium Dr. Veli-Matti Karkkainen, professor of systematic theology, will give his pro­ Celebrate Fuller's cultural diversity through the act of sharing Jesus, fessorial inaugural lecture. A reception the Bread of Life with one another at All-Seminary Chapel. This serv­ will follow. This event is open to the ice is organized by the Arts Concerns Committee, International public and no reservation is required. Student Office, and Chapel Leadership as part of the week long cele­ bration of artand culture. All-Seminary Chapel is on Wed, April 20 at For information, contact the SOT Dean’s office: phone: 584.5300; 10am in Travis Auditorium. or email: [email protected].

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