DIVINITY DUKE UNIVERSITY | Spring 2017

STRENGTH AND SUPPORT TO SOAR Empowering people for practical ministry

LEADERSHIP AND LAYPEOPLE: DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE BUILT IN COMMUNITY HOW PASTORS CAN By Matthew Scott PROMOTE DISCIPLESHIP FINDING CLARITY AND COMPETENCY By Kevin Wright By Bridgette A. Lacy SPRING 2016 | A PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL LYON

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WWW.DIVINITY.DUKE.EDU/MAGAZINE SPRING 2017 | 1 CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE

KEVIN WRIGHT is the minister of MATTHEW SCOTT is the executive BRIDGETTE A. LACY is an award- education at The Riverside Church in pastor at Alamo Heights United winning journalist who writes about the City of New York. He earned his Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. faith, food, and family. She was a master of divinity degree from Duke He earned his master of divinity degree staff writer for the News & Observer Divinity School in 2008 and is an elder from Duke Divinity School in 2012 (Raleigh, N.C.) for 16 years, and her in full connection with the Baltimore- after a career in estate planning and work has appeared in Newsweek, Washington Conference of the United probate law, and he has a particular The Washington Post, and Faith & Methodist Church. He is a regular ministerial interest in working with Leadership. She also published Sunday contributor to HuffPost and is the faith-based leaders and organizations Dinner, a Savor the South cookbook creator of the podcast Subway Liturgy. around gifts, call, discipleship formation, from UNC Press. and strategy.

J. WARREN SMITH is associate ERIC E. FRAZIER is the digital CHRISTENA S. CLEVELAND is professor of historical theology at communications strategist at The associate professor of the practice of Duke Divinity School. His primary Duke Endowment in Charlotte, N.C. organizational studies at Duke Divinity research focus is patristic theology, He spent nearly three decades in School. She is a social psychologist and his most recent book is Christian journalism, beginning at The Charleston and reconciliation scholar-practitioner Grace and Pagan Virtue: The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) who writes and lectures widely on the Theological Foundation of Ambrose’s and ending at The Charlotte Observer, theology and practice of reconciliation. Ethics (Oxford). He is also an ordained where he reported on philanthropy, child She published Disunity in Christ: United Methodist minister in the welfare, education, and digital media Uncovering the Hidden Forces that North Carolina Conference. and for two years served as associate Keep Us Apart (Intervarsity Press). editorial page editor. BRIDGETTE A. LACY PHOTO: JOHN T. JONES

2 | DIVINITY THE DEAN’S PERSPECTIVE Preparing for Transformation

I REMEMBER the first time I made a pastoral care visit community development or helping a seminarian learn to on my own when I was a seminary student. An elderly conduct a funeral with dignity and compassion, developing pastor who had had a long and significant ministry was in skills and a solid theological foundation for the practices of the hospital. Over his lifetime he had planted numerous ministry is essential. churches, mentored countless young clergy, and been a We believe that field education is necessary for preparing powerful preacher. He had been supportive of my call people for pastoral practices of ministry, and two articles to ministry. Now he was in his final days with congestive highlight stories of students, alumni, and field education heart failure. supervisors. This issue also includes two essays on prayer As I approached his bed and greeted him, he took my and two articles about the ways that congregational leaders hand and looked at me for a long time. With great effort he can empower their laity for vital ministry. finally whispered, “Please pray that my faith will not fail.” Because we take very seriously our work of preparing The feeling of Godforsakenness can happen to the leaders for God’s church, we have begun a strategic plan- most devout Christian. Indeed, on ning process to ensure alignment between the cross Jesus cried, “My God, my our mission and the work that we do. God, why have you forsaken me?” Theological education In early March our strategic planning (Matthew 27:46). Yet in that moment should prepare people committee did a meditation exercise on I was stunned and at a loss as to how Revelation 21:1–5 and 22:1–5, in which we to support this man. Scrambling to both theoretically remembered that our work in theological remember what I had learned in and practically for education is to be contextualized in the pastoral care, I assured him that I would announcement of the risen Christ: “Behold, pray, that he was beloved to the church, the hard work of I make all things new!” (Revelation 21:5). and that God was very near. I told him ministry. This is true We recalled that we are a gathered people that even if he lost strength to hold on, whose center is the Triune God. We God would never stop holding on to for clergy and for laity. reflected upon the challenge of change, him. God would have faith for him. which never comes without struggle. We That experience was more chal- offered ourselves as participants in God’s lenging for me than any exam I took in systematic theology. good work. For indeed, the telos of theological education It was more demanding than learning doctrine. Someone’s is participation in God’s work of redemption, in the actual life was slipping away, and the test was whether I could be practices of making all things new. there for him in his great need. We lean into the future with confidence because we are Sometimes people refer to the fields of theology, biblical grounded in a long tradition of serving God’s church. Our studies, and historical studies as “hard” disciplines and long-standing strengths in theology, biblical studies, and everything that has to do with ministry practices as “soft” historical studies will continue to flourish and sustain us as disciplines, as if it is somehow more difficult to write we deepen and expand our capacity in practices of ministry. a treatise about salvation than it is to help people find We are training students who will be powerful preachers and salvation in the hardest moments of their lives. The truth who can pray with the dying. They will challenge injustice is that theological education should prepare people both and will love their neighbors. They will draw on the power theoretically and practically for the hard work of ministry. of the Spirit and in turn empower others. May we move This is true for clergy and for laity. forward joyfully with the courage and humility of Jesus as we In this issue of DIVINITY, we focus on the central participate in God’s work of making all things new. importance of equipping laity and clergy alike for transformational practices of ministry. Whether teaching ELAINE A. HEATH is the dean and professor of missional and pastoral a congregation contextually the principles of asset-based theology at Duke Divinity School.

SPRING 2017 | 3 Leadership and Laypeople How pastors can empower others and promote discipleship

BY KEVIN WRIGHT

Pastors tell terrible jokes. We might imagine that our comedic chops rival Johnny Carson, Chris Rock, or Samantha Bee, but the polite—if not forced—laughter from our congregations when we crack a joke during a sermon is more likely to be an expression of sympathy than amusement. We are the last people executives from HBO would call when they need someone to headline a comedy special.

4 | DIVINITY SPRING 2017 | 5 For instance, one of our favorite jokes This is no laughing matter. into singing or gesticulating along with goes like this: A pastor finds herself in A primary way I’ve seen pastors a chorus that was sung every week as a an undesirable situation, say managing hurt people is through the exercise of Spirit-filled call to worship. the fallout of a broken boiler that’s unhealthy leadership practices that After the service, my supervisor flooded the church basement. When undermine or misunderstand the vital took me back to his office where we folks later ask her how she managed the role of laity in ministry. sat in hard plastic chairs and talked crisis, she replies, “Oh, just fine—I took One of my field education place- about what I had witnessed. a class on this in seminary, you know?” ments during seminary involved “So, what did you think?” he asked. Don’t laugh. It will only encourage us. serving as a chaplain at the Murdoch “You looked surprised at some points Ministry presents a myriad of Center, a place of residence for indi- in the service.” situations that demand expertise viduals with developmental disabilities. Embarrassed by my lack of a poker beyond the learning that occurs My first Sunday there I attended face, I shifted my weight in the chair in many seminary classrooms. But worship and watched as several and said, “Well, I don’t know if I would someone might say, That’s what field members of the Murdoch Center’s call it surprise, but …” education experiences are for, right? community played key roles in worship My supervisor saved me further Those practical ministry experiences leadership. I observed Sarah, the blind embarrassment by jumping in. “Don’t are intended to round out students’ pianist, churning out familiar hymns worry,” he said. “A lot of students we get academic formation and equip them while a team of greeters received here have the same reaction at first. You with the necessary skills to thrive as incoming worshippers with smiles and don’t expect the community to be so leaders. But not all field education occasional murmurs of greeting. A involved, do you? A lot of that expecta- experiences can prepare future team of ushers took up the offering tion is usually based upon the abilities pastors for what they might encounter: midway through the service—some of our individuals—but they have gifts, preaching the funeral service for an having to be pushed in wheelchairs up and we need to say yes because the infant, leading a multimillion-dollar and down the aisle as they collected world loves to tell them no.” capital campaign, navigating organi- the coins and small bills dropped into My supervisor’s words were as zational behavior (and changing it for the plate by congregants. A few indi- poignant as they were profound, and the better!), even the broken boiler and viduals served as de facto song leaders they continue to drive two important flooded church basement. So what is a and corralled the community members questions shaping my ministry today: seminary-trained church leader to do?

THE ROLE OF THE PASTOR AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES In his 1999 essay “Sinsick,” Stanley Hauerwas underscores the weight of this question when he writes: “Why is medical education so morally superior to ministerial education? I think the answer is very simple. No one believes that an inadequately trained priest might damage their salvation; but people do believe that an inadequately trained doctor might hurt them.” In my role as a pastor, I have the ability either to usher people into the healing presence of God or to inflict damage on their lives.

6 | DIVINITY In what ways as a leader am I saying yes to those aspects of the personhood of the congregation and preparing space for them to act as faithful performers of the gospel?

First, in what ways is my congregation hasten their process of deliberating and expose them to resources designed being told no in regards to their new ministry opportunities, might walk to help them explore essential exercise of gifts, identity, or ability? into a committee meeting thinking: questions about vocational calling. I Second, in what ways as a leader am “Here we go again with another took his advice and launched a lunch I saying yes to those aspects of their talk-a-thon that leads nowhere. This gathering called “What Matters and personhood and preparing space for would be so much easier if I could just Why?” Along with an ample supply them to act as faithful performers of do this myself.” of pizza and Diet Coke, students were the gospel? These two questions are In this instance, the pastor is not given the opportunity to dialogue with important, and it’s equally important thinking about the past ways in which visiting attorneys who, after years in to understand why pastors might have his committee members might have their profession, were able to reflect difficulty answering them. been told no and how he might be a on questions pertaining to the deeper positive voice of affirmation in their meaning of their vocation. EMPOWERING THE LAITY lives. Rather, the pastor is frustrated The sessions were a hit. More I think it’s generally true that while by what he perceives to be his laity’s than 50 students would regularly pastors love their congregations, they inaction and now flirts with bulldozing fill a conference room to listen to a don’t always love everything that over their role in the life of the church. high-profile litigator talk about the their congregations do. A pastor can The situation is compounded by the premium she placed on practicing her love her flock while still wishing that fact that his ministerial formation faith, even above pursuing corporate they would be more welcoming to might not have equipped him with profits, or to hear how a big-firm first-time guests and not threaten to the knowledge of how to effectively attorney left a six-figure salary for the split every time the fellowship hall cultivate lay involvement in ministry. priesthood. Students became energized needs re-carpeting. Similarly, while When I served as the Protestant by these conversations and in turn congregations love their pastors, they chaplain at Georgetown Law School, began enthusiastically pondering how don’t necessarily fall head over heels I tried to steer my students into they might carry their faith with them for every act of clerical leadership. using their legal training on behalf into their own careers. Rather than A congregation can cherish their of underserved populations. While playing the role of a wrangler trying to shepherd but still want him to not be a conversation here or there might corral students into my narrow vision so long-winded in his sermons or to convince a student to volunteer time of what they should do, I became a stop wearing jeans when he conducts at a free legal clinic, my overall success broker of intentional conversations hospital visits. rate was abysmally low. Certainly my and relationships through which they Over time, the reality of this student’s intense schedules contrib- might be affirmed in their longing to I-love-you-but-I-wish-you’d-do-things- uted to my low rate of success, but my practice their profession as followers differently dynamic can lead a pastor approach to the overall conversation of Jesus. If, as former dean of Duke eventually to become dismissive, even certainly did not help. Chapel Sam Wells argues in his book if ever so slightly, of lay involvement in A wise colleague suggested I try Improvisation: The Drama of Christian ministry. Here’s an example: a pastor, a different tack and offer a program Ethics, the “church’s creative energies wishing that his congregation would designed to stimulate their imagination are largely concerned with preparing

SPRING 2017 | 7 its members to be able to respond and discovered a recurring theme: for rambling three-hour meetings by habit to unforeseeable turn of while each member was bursting was transformed into a bold body of events,” then a pastor must be willing with proposals that deserved careful dreamers, visionaries, and risk-takers. to play the role of convener, ushering consideration by the committee, they The issue was never that these lay her parishioners into conversations seemed reticent to express those ideas leaders were incapable of modeling and situations that have the power in any of our meetings. It was clear God’s vision of community to the to instigate prayerful reflection and that, given the chance, the committee world; rather, they needed a process faithful action in their lives. members were capable of leading our that better affirmed their abilities and On my good days I can remember congregation into some exciting new valued their voices. The “think tank” the words of my supervisor at the initiatives. I spoke with the chairperson model of meetings told committee Murdoch Center and recall the about my discovery, and together we members that their ideas mattered experiences I had at Georgetown Law designed a plan to coax people into and that the mission of the church School. This allows me to realize that vital conversations where their gifts depended on their contributions. the role of a pastor is to help them might find fuller expression. The hard work of pastors is to organize their lives and orient their The solution arrived in the form accompany our lay members as they imaginations around Jesus’ vision of of an altered agenda. The hour-long discern and discover the ways in which beloved community. Perhaps it is not process of hearing reports—many the community of Christ requires the case that the laity in any given of which had nothing to do with the their participation as it pursues a church have too much power but committee’s work—was discarded. common life constituted by faithful rather that they might be vested with Instead, committee members were discipleship. My role as a pastor cannot the wrong types of power. divided into three “think tanks” of be based on a zero-sum equation that four individuals each and charged with empowers the clergy at the expense

CLERGY, LAITY AND the task of discussing an assigned issue of disenfranchising the laity. Any A LIFE OF DISCIPLESHIP related to the committee’s purview. conception of ministry that discounts The only time I’ve ever hoped for The groups discussed their topics, and the unique contributions and gifts of an imminent Rapture was during a after 20 minutes everyone reconvened the laity will be just as dysfunctional marathon church committee meeting to report on their conversations. (and dangerous) as a system that that stretched on for well over three One group that was asked to discounts the role of pastors who hours in a room whose air conditioner focus on our discipleship ministries accompany their flock on the journey could not keep pace with the steamy suggested how we might expand our of discipleship. summer temperatures. While there young adult ministry by clarifying There are many things one does might have been one or two important its purpose, aim, and goals. Another not learn in seminary (especially if things discussed during the meeting, group, responsible for discussing our the distraction of Duke basketball is the overall conversation was discur- church’s outreach to young people in present!). This is OK—seminary isn’t sive, the energy of committee members the community, recommended that we supposed to teach you everything. waned as the meeting dragged on, and host a summer enrichment program And there is no substitute for the I figured that right now was as good a for underserved children and youth. daily interactions a pastor has with time as any to meet Christ in the sky if The energy in the room was palpable her congregation. Nevertheless, I it would get me out of this meeting. as idea after idea was put on the table. believe it’s important not only to train As the meeting dragged on and By the end of the 90-minute meeting, pastors to have robust appreciation for the Parousia did not take place, I the committee had unanimously and the role of the laity but also to equip made a mental note to follow up enthusiastically approved a number of future ministers with best practices with committee members later to proposals, including the launching of for exercising that appreciation in a ask how they thought the meeting an ambitious Freedom School summer congregational context. Seminaries went. Over the next few weeks, I met program. In little more than an hour’s should be innovative and cross- with most of the committee members time, a committee previously known disciplinary learning labs, where

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Supporting Leadership Development at The Riverside Church

AMY BUTLER, Senior Minister of The Riverside Church in the City of New York

THE REV. AMY BUTLER was installed as recounting often!” Butler says. “They’re excellent colleagues, and senior minister of The Riverside Church in share the qualities of highly developed intelligence, sophisticated the City of New York in 2014. In addition and nuanced leadership skills, and a deep understanding of how to her pastoral ministry, she leads a large the academic work of training for ministry and the day to day work pastoral and administrative staff, has been of the church interface in effective and transformational ways.” profiled in nearly every national newspaper While leading a large staff might sound daunting, she says that including The New York Times and Wall a pastoral team is a great source of encouragement: “I think one Street Journal, and serves on the advisory council of Leadership of the most critical ministry resources for me is the friendship of Education at Duke Divinity (LEADD). my colleagues and the opportunities we have to speak honestly Both Butler and other ministers on staff at The Riverside Church and vulnerably about the joys and challenges of ministry.” Many have participated in LEADD programs. “I did not receive sufficient pastors don’t have the option of working with a large ministerial leadership training in my education, and Leadership Education staff, but it’s still important for them to find trustworthy colleagues has been significant and critical addition in rounding out that skill for support and encouragement. set,” she says. “The challenge of leadership in the church at this As pastor of one of the highest-profile churches in the nation, moment is testing our skill, excellence, and creativity in unprece- Butler has a unique vantage point from which to assess the dented ways; offering this resource for leaders at all points in their importance of mutual support between churches, denominations, careers is critically important.” seminaries, and other institutions. “We have to see ourselves Currently six Duke Divinity School alumni serve at The Riverside as partners in this work, two sides of the same coin,” she says. Church. “I do seem to have a disproportionate number of “The future work of the church in the world hinges on seminaries’ Duke Divinity School alumni on my staff, a fact that they enjoy commitment to producing excellent and skilled leaders.”

The Rev. Amy Butler will be a featured speaker for Convocation & Pastors’ School at Duke Divinity School, October 9–10, 2017.

organizational behavior management can embrace the movement of the and systems theory is explored Holy Spirit in their lives, ushering alongside Christian ethics and biblical them into urgent participation with exegesis. If our seminarians are tested God’s work in this world. Save the on how well they can commit church bad jokes for sermons, and let’s work history to memory, then surely they on the serious calling to empower and should also be required to demonstrate equip laity for ministry. proficiency with skills required for their role as leaders of institutions. I don’t know of many pastors who’ve been fired for not being able to recall the events of the Marburg Colloquy, but I certainly know a few colleagues who have been reprimanded by their bishops for not providing effective church leadership. Yes, pastors tell terrible jokes, but fortunately our calling is not to be comedians but rather faithful leaders within our respective organizations or institutions. We’re charged with affirming our community members’ gifts and making space so that they

SPRING 2017 | 9 DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE built in community How one church provides theological formation for laypeople

BY MATTHEW SCOTT

10 | DIVINITY This led them to start the Quarry in 2010, a lay training program to help dedicated followers of Christ. The name comes from Isaiah 51:1: “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn.” In this context, theological training is offered in the place (the quarry) from which people have been formed and—in the words of the Quarry’s mission state- ment—helps them find “community and confidence for their call.” Within a few years, word of the Quarry had spread. What had been envisioned as a group of 12 people had grown to more than 50. The Quarry meets at Alamo Heights, located about seven miles north of downtown San Antonio. Members from Riverside Community Church drive about an hour and a half round trip to come to the Quarry each week. The meetings begin with dinner made by volunteers from the church, then worship, then teaching. The he sun is setting in San offers encouragement, and they ask original curriculum had three main Antonio, Texas, on whatever questions they may have. sections: first, looking back and getting a February evening, By 6:20, he wraps up his last student healthy; second, going deeper in the but even though it’s meeting and heads downstairs for text; and third, discerning each person’s Thursday and has class. Eighteen students gather every unique call to ministry. The curriculum already been a long Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:30. also included prayers for healing for week of ministry, David McNitzky and his former associate past pain, discovering gifts and calling, TMcNitzky, senior pastor of Alamo pastor, Scott Heare, now senior pastor exegetical work through Scripture, and Heights United Methodist Church, isn’t of Riverside Community Church in field trips to other churches and even heading home. Since 2010, his Thursday Spring Branch, Texas, had discussed the Texas barbecue joints. evenings have been devoted to a new idea of training lay leaders who were “Everyone asks about the barbecue development in the mission of this discerning a call to ministry and desired visits,” Heare says. “We go to have church: teaching and forming laypeople more formation but could not leave barbecue when we go through who are discerning a call to ministry. their families or jobs to go to seminary. Leviticus. I tend to love to be active How one church provides theological formation for laypeople In his office, McNitzky reviews These lay leaders in their church kept and seek adventure, to have fun, and student submissions from previous talking about this shared interest, this helps us do all those things while weeks. From 5:30 to 6:20, he holds and McNitzky and Heare wanted to learning about the Hebrew Scriptures 20-minute meetings with students from respond to this desire that they saw [Old Testament]. There is something his class. They review assignments, he emerging from their congregation. special about talking about sacrifice

SPRING 2017 | 11 with the smell of barbecue wafting in to provide more structure to the Heights UMC is a model for how the air.” Scott recognizes the irony of students’ formation. The partnership large-membership congregations can eating pork while reading through the with Duke also provides credibility be critical nodes in developing all sorts Hebrew Scriptures, but maybe it is a for the Quarry. “When you connect of community.” new delicatessen of freedom in Christ. with an institution like Duke, you The Quarry has helped to highlight know you are getting education at the the desire for theological formation in CONNECTIONS FOR GROWTH highest level,” Heare says. the local church, but the local church This lay training program has devel- This connection raises the expecta- cannot carry the burden on its own. oped its current curriculum with the tions of those inside and outside Both the academy and the church help of Duke Divinity School. Duke the program. Students expect more need each other in this process of first visited the Quarry in 2012, when in-depth work and even ask for more theological formation. This partnership Dave Odom, executive director of to study. McNitzky and Heare noticed with Duke combines the experience Leadership Education at Duke Divinity that the students bring insights and and expertise of the academy with (LEADD) and associate dean for observations from their own studies the personal connection of the local leadership initiatives, brought a team to that contribute to the class. Warner church setting. “The Quarry provides interview students, leaders, and other attends the Quarry monthly and also a wonderful example of the profound congregants to help Alamo Heights teaches. Stephen Chapman, associate significance of theological formation understand what the Quarry was and professor of Old Testament, is slated to in a local church setting,” Warner says. what it could become. “They gave us teach a class later this year via Skype, “Often in mainline Protestantism, confidence and encouragement that we and several Duke alumni have also the distance between theological were on a good path,” McNitzky says. contributed to the program. education, usually in seminaries, and “Duke provided us with a discussion spiritual formation, usually occurring partner and coach. When you are going THEOLOGICAL FORMATION in local churches, is immense. The into new areas, a collaborative strength IN A LOCAL SETTING Quarry bridges that distance in is very crucial. A discussion partner Early on, Odom saw a great opportu- stunning ways. Participants read, write, that could look from 30,000 feet at the nity for the Quarry: “I see experiences discuss, debate, and practice critically, landscape was so important.” like the Quarry as a key element to compassionately, and faithfully.” From his extensive experience in formation of leadership for Christian McNitzky always brings the focus supporting leadership development community in the future. Alamo back to the local church. After 37 years in faith communities, Dave Odom has unique perspective on what is happening in the church in America. He also inspires thoughtful reflection and asks insightful questions. Odom and his team helped Alamo Heights COULD YOUR CHURCH BUILD A QUARRY? identify what they had in the Quarry: a valuable program for their parishioners HERE ARE SOME helpful questions to discuss if you’re considering a and possibly something that could program of theological formation in your church: provide a model of lay formation for the wider church. • What does formation look like in your setting? PHOTO COURTESY OF MATTHEW SCOTT AND THE QUARRY Alamo Heights has also pursued • Could a program offered at a regional level be helpful for people in your church? a connection with Duke to provide • What will these programs look like moving forward? a certificate for their student • Are there other churches or organizations who could be graduates. Odom and Laceye Warner, supportive partners? associate professor of the practice • Will this lead to recognition from groups such as United Methodist of evangelism and Methodist studies Boards of Ordained Ministry? and senior strategist for United Methodist collaborations, have helped the Quarry sharpen its curriculum

12 | DIVINITY serving as a Methodist pastor, he sees the importance of community-based theological education. “One of the great things about the Quarry is that our students are already in community, and we work on bonding them even more,” he says. “Their community becomes the base for their formation instead of theological education becoming the basis for their bonding.” This emphasis on local community has been a powerful factor in the formation of the students. By investing in them in their local setting, they remain connected to their families, communi- Participants at the Quarry enjoy conversation and camaraderie before a class session in February. ties, place of call, and support networks. I consistently leave each session with a innovative methods to train leadership POSSIBILITIES MOVING FORWARD deeper sense of understanding of the and laity,” says Heare. “Right now we Partnerships such as the one between concepts presented—and hope for the are at another time of great change Duke and the Quarry could fill a need present and future pastoral leadership and need creativity in significant for formation in the church moving of churches.” places to meet these changing times. forward. Currently a great divide A deeper partnership between the Duke has decided to join us at the exists between the formation available local church and the academy is both front edge of this change and build to most dedicated lay leaders in the necessary and possible. The local our confidence in this model rather local church and the formation found church has local people in their local than protect the traditional structure at seminaries for ministers. These context, callings, work, and families; of theological training. This gives the types of connections between the local and the academy has expertise on Quarry credibility and increases the church and the academy are helpful formation, resources, and credibility. quality of the program. Like Wesley, for both communities, with the goal of “The Quarry may provide some this takes the best of the tradition, making theological formation avail- insights and options for how to do infuses it with innovation, and able to the church. theological and biblical education connects it to the mission field.” Warner, who has worked on many in a local setting while partnering Much of the future of the church is creative collaborations, explains: with seminaries in meaningful uncertain as we face changing times in “Theological education flourishes ways,” McNitzky says. In order to society and the church. But this much when it happens in mutual relation- flourish, these programs will require is clear: people will always thirst for ships with the academy as well as connection, support, and guidance. formation in the ways of God, hear the local churches practicing ministry. Alamo Heights is also working with still small voice of God calling them Duke Divinity School’s distinctive the Rio Texas Conference on moving to serve in a life of ministry, and make identity as one of approximately a Quarry students through the process great sacrifices to respond to this call. dozen theological schools in research to become licensed local pastors, It is exciting to be part of God’s work PHOTO COURTESY OF MATTHEW SCOTT AND THE QUARRY universities directly facilitates the although they are still required to go to form lay leaders in a local setting. former relationship. However, this through Course of Study. This formation will always be at its location could arguably stifle the The Quarry draws on the rich best when the academy and the local latter relationship. Strong relation- Methodist heritage for theological church partner together. ships with Duke Divinity alumni and formation. “The United Methodist other pastor-scholars practicing wise Church has a great tradition of Faith & Leadership has more articles about theological formation in vital local classical theological education and the work of the Quarry and Alamo Heights UMC churches allows the latter also to has regularly found ways with the as well as a wealth of resources on church flourish. When visiting the Quarry, changing landscape to develop leadership: www.faithandleadership.com.

SPRING 2017 | 13 14 | DIVINITY Finding Clarity and Competency The gifts, challenges, doubts, and blessings of field education

BY BRIDGETTE A. LACY | PHOTOGRAPHY BY LES TODD

hen Duke Divinity student Cynthia Jacko first preached at a predominantly white church in Durham, she wasn’t sure how her message was being received. She wondered, “Am I hitting home?” W Jacko, an African American woman, grew up in a DEVELOPING COMPETENCY IN MINISTRY small, black Baptist church in Louisiana, where the folks Candidates for the master of divinity degree at Duke in the pew shouted out “Amen!” or “Can I get a witness?” Divinity School are required to complete at least 800 hours Her textbooks didn’t prepare her for the different ways of field education. That means going out and preaching worshippers react to a sermon. During her field education sermons, assisting the needy, and serving congregations in placement at Yates Baptist Church she learned that, while churches and faith-based nonprofit organizations. many African Americans prefer the Amen Corner, whites Matthew Floding, director of ministerial formation at often digest their sermons in more subtle ways. the Divinity School, explains that since the M.Div. serves as both standard pastoral preparation and a professional degree, field education is mandatory. “It provides students The Rev. Christopher Ingram, senior pastor of Yates Baptist with hands-on experience,” he says. Church, and Cynthia Jacko M.Div.’17 outside the church sanctuary renovations in Durham, N.C.

SPRING 2017 | 15 WE ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE’S MOST BASIC NEEDS. THERE HAS TO BE THAT CROSSWALK, A PLACE YOU CAN WALK OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO A CONTEXT WHERE THEOLOGY MATTERS.

—THE REV. MATTHEW FLODING, Director of Ministerial Formation

“That’s the place where students saw the grace and gentleness that practice ministry, reflect on that Higgins brought to her small congrega- practice and then go back and do tion, especially when she presided it with greater competency.” over 11 funerals in one year. “She was During those experiences students doing a lot of pastoral care. It’s an area confront real-world issues such as she shines in. I also enjoy comforting food insecurity, homeless veterans, people who are hurting and grieving.” immigration policy, and everything Higgins treated Eccles like a in between. “We are dealing with colleague, providing helpful feedback people’s most basic needs,” Floding while allowing her to offer her own says. While professors can touch on gifts as they offered comfort to families various issues in a classroom, they dealing with loss. The two even visited have to move fast to cover a lot of a patient in the hospital together. “We theoretical ground. “There has to be were able to hit the ground running,” that crosswalk, a place you can walk Eccles says of her current placement out of the classroom and into a context at Efland United Methodist Church where that theology matters.” in Efland, N.C. Eccles serves as the “Field education helps you put interim choir director in addition to “In a lot of ways the church has given flesh to what you learn in books,” being a pastoral intern. me more responsibilities,” Eccles says. says Jacko, now a senior. But a significant challenge came “They have contacted me if someone is in November, when Higgins was sick. That’s been humbling.” GIFTS AND CHALLENGES diagnosed with throat cancer. Eccles’ Field education presents both gifts duties increased substantially; the QUESTIONS, CALLING, AND IDENTITY and challenges. Haley Eccles, a small church of 75 worshippers has The Rev. John Stean D’14, the pastor Duke Divinity senior, is on her only one pastor. The church hired at Ebenezer AME Zion Church in fifth placement. She served at two someone to preach most Sundays, Seattle, Wash., found field education a different Methodist churches with since Higgins was unable to work great time to think more deeply about the Rev. Lori Higgins. while she received treatment. his own gifts and mission. Eccles requested a second place- “Haley’s really taking on a leader- During his first placement at the ment with Higgins because they are ship role at the church,” Higgins says. Potter’s House, a nonprofit café, book- cut out of the same fabric. Higgins “She’s maintaining the rhythm of the store, and event space in Washington, holds a degree in social work, and church, performing all the administra- D.C., he was able to decompress from Eccles worked with children in foster tive tasks—including attending his academic bombardment. “I had a care before coming to divinity school. meetings, leading Bible studies, and lot of insecurity about my calling and During her initial placement, Eccles even preaching on some Sundays.” identity. I think some of that may be

16 | DIVINITY Haley Eccles M.Div.’17 and the Rev. Lori Higgins, pastor of Efland UMC, have worked together for two field education placements.

exacerbated for students of color in a improvise with the Holy Spirit. “It’s and overturn stereotypes of what it predominantly white space, especially not always as clear as presented meant to be a community pastor. I if that is not where we come from.” on a syllabus. There’s often a lot of learned a lot from her.” Thomas was One important lesson his supervisor/ social work, psychology, and financial known throughout the community as mentor bestowed on him was that management needed in churches someone who preached in high heels following God’s will does not serving struggling communities.” with her natural hair styled in an Afro. entail being sure about everything. He was in good hands as he navi- “She was unapologetically committed Questioning and doubting come with gated the gap between the textbook to being who she was and letting you the territory. and the church. The Rev. Tiffany know that she was exactly who God During his second placement at Thomas D’10 was showing him the called her to be.” South Tryon Community Church in ropes. He appreciated the way she Charlotte, N.C., he found himself at approached ministry. SET UP TO THRIVE a black United Methodist church “I admired her preaching and Josh Musser Gritter D’16, a Cynthia located at the intersection of a couple her willingness to confront some of Price Pastoral Resident at First of public housing projects. The church the issues that her community was Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, faced wealth disparities, practical daily facing,” Stean says. “She brought N.C., attributes his current position to challenges, and racial tensions. a flexibility and creativity to her his field education placements. Stean had to figure out how to ministry that seemed to transcend “I was extremely grateful for field

SPRING 2017 | 17 Ingram and Jacko discuss planning for Sunday services. Both the congregation at Yates Baptist Church and Jacko say they were encouraged as a result of her field education experience.

education, because I was able to get According to the Rev. Rhonda MUTUAL BLESSING AND BENEFITS two very different experiences and Parker, senior director of ministerial The Rev. Christopher Ingram D’99, different ways of doing ministry,” says formation and student life at Duke, senior pastor at Yates Baptist Church Musser Gritter. “I came into divinity every year graduating students are in Durham, explains that congregations school after working in a church. I asked to complete the Graduating benefit from a new voice, especially if really wanted my first field education Student Questionnaire from the it belongs to someone bringing a fresh in a parachurch setting.” Association of Theological Schools. perspective. All the ministers on his He was able to find an opportunity While they ranked preaching as the staff are white men. to serve outside the walls of a church most important area of study, field Ingram requested a field education at Reality Ministries Inc. in Durham, education was a close second. student who didn’t fit the mold of working with people with develop- Students reported that field education his staff. In order for his church to mental disabilities. “That experience was most effective at creating greater remain relevant, it has to welcome really shaped and framed the rest of self-understanding and giving them people of different cultures, races, and my education at Duke. It gave me a a better idea of their strengths ethnicities. His neighbors are black and new lens for thinking about ministry. and weaknesses. white. They are Spanish speakers and What is a human being? And who is Musser Gritter would agree with refugees. They are ordinary folks and God?” that assessment. He discovered his visiting scholars. They are prominent In order to meet ordination current fellowship through field families from Durham and newcomers. requirements, he had to serve at a education. Now, he gets another couple “Only being accessible to people who Presbyterian church, and his second of years of practical learning. “I get look like me will not cut it in Durham,” placement was at Trinity Avenue to try on different hats in a church says Ingram. Presbyterian Church in Durham. “I setting. I get to do outreach, Christian He was delighted to welcome worked with a really dynamic pastor, education, preaching, discipleship, and Cynthia Jacko, and she connected to the Rev. Katie Crowe,” Musser Gritter pastoral care. Whatever my next call the congregation on several levels. “She says. During this placement, he was will be, it’s really a training ground that is supremely gifted in worship leader- able to shadow Crowe and perform has allowed me to be not merely an ship,” Ingram says. “The congregation some of the daily routines of ministry. intern but a full pastor. I feel like I’ve was feeding on her energy and spirit.” “Those experiences laid out the soil been given a lot of freedom to explore In return, Jacko was able to enter and groundwork to get the residency my calling in this setting and to bring a space traditionally off limits to her. I currently have. I drew a lot on the in my own particular pastoral identity. When she shared the news of her call to practical experiences. My field educa- I have been set up to thrive.” preach with the pastor of her childhood tion was indispensable.” church, she was told to stay in her place.

18 | DIVINITY MY HOPE IS THAT FIELD EDUCATION GIVES STUDENTS A SENSE OF CLARITY IN THEIR CALL. THEIR EXPERIENCES SHOULD STRENGTHEN THEIR GOD-GIVEN GIFTS. STUDENTS WILL BE CONNECTED TO SUPERVISORS AND MENTORS WHO WILL BECOME LIFELONG FRIENDS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE IN VALUABLE WAYS TO COMMUNITIES THAT NEED THEIR GIFTS.

—THE REV. DANIEL CORPENING, Director of Field Education

“Yates affirmed my gifts and encour- It had been awhile since Yates Baptist a mom. She was part of God’s plan, aged me,” Jacko says. “They were my Church had had a woman preacher. JUST like you and I are. We are exactly safe space to practice, learn, and grow, Ingram noticed that especially women what we are meant to be. Trust God to and I’ll always love them for that.” ages 50 and younger were responding make you (and me) the best JUST we Meanwhile, Ingram led his to Jacko’s sermons. She reflected their are supposed to be. Thank you, to an congregation in conversations about concerns. One of Jacko’s sermons talked amazing divinity student, for teaching uncom-fortable topics, such as the about the role of women. One church this lesson today.” church massacre in Charleston, S.C., member felt so affirmed by the sermon The gender dynamic hadn’t when a white supremacist killed nine that she left a comment on the church’s registered with Ingram initially. He African Americans during a prayer Facebook page. admitted he wasn’t tuned in to how service. “We have neighbors who are It read, “I am not JUST a girl. I am some of the church women felt. It’s weeping and lamenting and we have not JUST a friend. I am not JUST a through those revelations that the to understand why,” he says. wife. I am not JUST a mom. Just as mentors and the students learn from Jacko often spoke of her concerns as Mary was not JUST a girl, not JUST each other’s experiences. “I love being an African American and as a woman. a virgin, not JUST a wife, not JUST in conversation with students, their eagerness, their enthusiasm,” he says. “It buoys my spirit.” “My hope is that field education gives students a sense of clarity in their call,” says the Rev. Daniel Corpening, Duke Divinity director of field education. “Their experiences should strengthen their God-given gifts. Students will be connected to supervisors and mentors who will become lifelong friends. They will be able to contribute in valuable ways to communities that need their gifts, to God, and to one another.”

Due to Higgins’ health issues, Eccles has been more involved in pastoral care in the church.

SPRING 2017 | 19 The Duke Endowment and Field Education BY ERIC FRAZIER

Indeed, my observation and the broad expanse of our territory make me believe it is to these rural districts that we are to look in large measure for the bone and sinew of our country . . . assisting in the building and maintenance of churches in rural districts . . . to maintain and operate the Methodist churches of such a Conference which are located within the sparsely settled rural

districts of the State of North Carolina. DUKE UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY

— Excerpts from the Indenture of Trust for The Duke Endowment, by James B. Duke, December 11, 1924

20 | DIVINITY very Duke M.Div. student must complete 800 hours of field education, and many of those placements will be facilitated by funding from The Duke Endowment, the Charlotte-based foundation industrialist James B. Duke created in 1924. Mr. Duke, Ewho rose from poverty under the eye of his devoutly Methodist father, liked to say that if he amounted to anything in this world, “I owe it to my daddy and the Methodist church.”

Mr. Duke also felt strongly about small-town North Carolinians in requests for well-trained young men helping rural communities, calling need of help. have come in beyond the ability of the them “the bone and sinew of our His father, Washington Duke, eked fund to grant.” country.” He specifically required out a living as a subsistence farmer The Graduating Student through his 1924 indenture of trust after Union soldiers burned down the Questionnaire, administered by the that the Endowment support rural family’s Durham County farm during Association of Theological Schools, churches, even as it offered aid the Civil War. The Dukes eventually asks graduating divinity school students to orphans, selected universities, opened a small tobacco operation, to rank 16 areas of work by importance and hospitals. which James “Buck” Duke slowly in their formation for ministry. At Given Mr. Duke’s charge, The Duke built into a global business empire Duke, the field education program Endowment has been supporting stretching from America to Europe ranks second, tied with biblical studies. the field education program at Duke and Asia. The Duke Endowment, his To better understand the specific Divinity School for more than 90 years, philanthropic legacy, has distributed impact of field education, the with an emphasis on rural churches. more than $3.4 billion in grants. Endowment’s Committee on The Endowment is spending nearly Early leaders of both the Rural Church has engaged Auburn $1.4 million to provide scholarships this Endowment and Duke University University to evaluate Duke’s summer for 142 students to serve rural quickly saw the wisdom of providing program. Findings will be compared churches as assistant pastors. It will internships for Divinity School with peer institutions to determine spend another $1.2 million to deploy students. In a statement published in best practices and to seek areas of 92 students during the academic year. the Endowment’s 1930 Year Book, growth for educating agile and adap- Rural churches get much-needed help, Duke President William Preston Few tive pastoral leaders. Leaders at the and students get real-world experience called the rural church field education Divinity School are fully supportive. in sensitive, spiritually demanding roles internships “the most significant “We wanted to partner with the that cannot be replicated within the experiment of its kind that is at this school in this important exploration, confines of the university. time being tried out in the country.” because we believe that experiential The Duke Endowment primarily The next year, 67 Duke students education is a critical component in sends divinity students to small, rural interned with rural churches, where ministerial formation,” said Robb churches in North Carolina towns, they preached 1,395 times, led the Webb, director of the Endowment’s such as Mount Gilead and Goldston. singing in 856 meetings, conducted Rural Church Program Area. Mr. Duke was once one of those or assisted in 107 evangelistic “Scripture lives and breathes in the meetings, led 71 prayer services, local parish, and we hope that the work baptized 48 babies, and taught two with Auburn will provide an opportu- missionary classes. nity to discover the very best ways to The Endowment’s 1933 Year Book integrate those powerful, embodied A statue of James B. Duke stands in the Abele Quad of reported that the special summer moments with the rigorous academic Duke University’s West Campus. work “has been so successful that atmosphere of Duke’s classroom.”

SPRING 2017 | 21 THE TRINITY OF ANDREI RUBLEV, 20TH CENTURY (OIL & W/C ON FIBREBOARD), PENSON, BORIS (B.1946) / MEAD ART MUSEUM, AMHERST COLLEGE, MA, USA GIFT THOMAS P. WHITNEY (CLASS 1937) BRIDGEMAN IMAGES THE LORD’S PRAYER A Trinitarian Confession of Faith

BY J. WARREN SMITH

any preachers expressed in daily and weekly worship. implicitly at work alongside. find it challenging That is difficult when we confine the If we are trying to connect our lived to prepare a Trinity to the creeds, the doxology, or faith with the church’s proclamation sermon for the Gloria Patri. It becomes an even of the Trinity, I suggest that there is Trinity Sunday. more complicated task when our no better way than through the prayer The homily can preaching—mine included—sounds Jesus taught his disciples—the Lord’s M so easily go awry, modalist: that is, we may confess Prayer. We can surprise and delight turning into an abbreviated theology Father, Son, and Spirit, but we tend people by helping them discover lecture from seminary, a pedantic to preach about the work of each of the Trinity hiding in plain sight, presentation of church history, or a the Divine Persons individually. For permeating this prayer that for many is discourse in near-heretical analogies. example, we describe God’s adoption a beloved expression of popular piety. How can we preach the Trinity as of Israel in the Old Testament, the We may not use the same creeds, if the gladsome center of the gospel Son’s salvific work in the life of Jesus, we use creeds at all, or read the same proclaimed in every age? How does and the commissioning work of the Scriptures or share a common liturgy the Trinity come alive in our imagina- Holy Spirit at Pentecost rather the for celebrating Eucharist or Holy tion and so deepen our worship of describing the essential and economic Communion or whatever we call it. God and our study of Scripture in unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. which God is revealed as Trinity? We neglect to describe what the Artist Boris Penson has created a In order to preach a good sermon on Cappadocians called the “unity of contemporary interpretation of the Trinity Sunday, we first must make the operations”: where Scripture mentions classical 15th-century Russian icon Trinity a central feature of our piety one Person at work, the other two are of the Trinity by Andrei Rublev.

22 | DIVINITY THE TRINITY OF ANDREI RUBLEV, 20TH CENTURY (OIL & W/C ON FIBREBOARD), PENSON, BORIS (B.1946) / MEAD ART MUSEUM, AMHERST COLLEGE, MA, USA GIFT THOMAS P. WHITNEY (CLASS 1937) BRIDGEMAN IMAGES

SPRING 2017 | 23 But the Lord’s Prayer is as near to a the only Son, who is in the bosom of Jesus’ point is that the Jewish leaders universal feature of Christian worship the Father, he has made him known” are merely stewards of the things of as you can find. Here in the opening (1:18). Because Jesus is the begotten God. Jesus, however, is no tenant or words, “Our Father who art in heaven,” Son of the Father, he is born of the steward. Nor is he merely another we discover an implicit confession of Father’s very nature, “God from God, servant—one of the prophets—whom the Triune God. light from light, true God of True the owner repeatedly sent and whom God.” Thus he is uniquely able to the tenants repeatedly killed. Jesus WHY JESUS SAYS “OUR FATHER” reveal the Father’s glory—“glory as of stands apart from both the tenants When Jesus teaches his disciples to the only Son from the Father” (1:14). and the servant messengers, for he address God as “our Father,” he is This is the glory the Son shares with is the son and heir of the owner of doing something quite new. The Old the Father from the beginning (17:5), the vineyard. He alone can claim the Testament only occasionally describes a glory disclosed to Peter, James, and vineyard as his own and exercise the the Lord as the father of Israel (Isaiah John on the Mount of Transfiguration. authority of his father, the owner. 63:16) or as a king (2 Samuel 7:14; Therefore, when Philip asks, “Lord, Jesus claims this authority when he Psalm 2:7), and only three times is the show us the Father,” Jesus boldly—and prays to God as “Father.” At the end Lord addressed in prayer as “Father” not without a bit of frustration at the of his farewell discourse in John, he (Psalm 68:5 and 89:26; Jeremiah 3:19). disciples’ obtuseness—replies: “He who begins his high priestly prayer: “Father, In the earliest church writings, has seen me has seen the Father . . . the hour has come; glorify your Son” however, Paul routinely refers to I am in the Father and the Father in (17:1). Likewise, in the Garden of God as “the Father of our Lord Jesus me” (14:8–10). Gethsemane, he famously prays, Christ” (2 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians “Father, if you are willing, remove this 1:3; Colossians 1:3; also see 1 Peter 1:3). JESUS IS THE SON cup from me” (Luke 22:42). When we In the Gospels, “Father” is the Not only in John’s Gospel but in the as Christians speak of God as Father, standard way Jesus speaks of God to synoptic Gospels as well, Jesus uses we are not simply using a metaphor declare his unique relationship to God. the language of “Father” and “Son” to say that God is like a human In John’s prologue, Jesus is the Word to ground his identity and authority father. Rather, we are speaking in a made flesh—the Word who, before in his unique relationship with God. Trinitarian fashion; we are implicitly he assumed our nature, was in the Classically, Mark puts it right up front: invoking the relationship between the beginning with God, existing in perfect “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Son and Father. The God we worship unity with the Father, and sharing the Christ, the Son of God.” The birth is the Father who abides in eternal Father’s divinity (1:1) and glory (17:5). narratives in Matthew and Luke have unity and glory with the Son. To put it So intimate is the union of Christ and a similar function. Perhaps Jesus’ simply, when we pray to our “Father,” God that Jesus declares, “I and the boldest claim to this relationship we must be aware that our Father is Father are one” (10:30). In fact, John comes during his disputation in the first and foremost Jesus’ Father. concludes the prologue by describing temple with the chief priests and When Jesus takes his disciples aside the unique relationship between the elders who question his authority. and imparts to them the Sermon on Word and God by invoking familial In the parable of the vineyard and the Mount, in which he repeatedly language: “No one has ever seen God; wicked tenants (Matthew 21:33–46), refers to “your heavenly father,” he is

24 | DIVINITY WE MUST REALIZE THAT TO ADDRESS GOD AS FATHER IS TO CLAIM OUR PLACE WITHIN GOD’S ECONOMY OR PLAN OF SALVATION—A PLAN THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED BY GOD’S SELF-DISCLOSURE IN HISTORY AS FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT.

taking the language of “Father” that of natural gestation and birth from mere creatures but as children of God. was peripheral to the Old Testament our mother’s womb but through the Such an identity is intelligible only description of God’s relationship second birth in the waters of baptism, within the biblical narrative of how with Israel and making it central to when we, who die with Christ, are Father, Son, and Spirit work in a single, the disciples’ understanding of their raised with him and given new life unified operation to raise us to the relationship with God. In other words, through the indwelling of the Holy status of children. It is to confess the to be followers of the Christ, who Spirit. And we know we are children true identity of our brother Jesus who, is the Son of God, is to gain God as of our heavenly Father, even in the as the image of God, reveals his Father our Father. When the Son takes on afflictions of all who are pilgrims on to us and then gives us the Spirit of our nature and becomes our brother, the hard and narrow way, because the adoption. We cannot know the Father his Father becomes our Father. This Spirit of Christ, our brother, raises apart from the Son, who is the image is the logic of the “great exchange” our spirit to God when we cry “Abba! of the Father’s divine form now veiled that Paul describes in 2 Corinthians Father!” (Romans 8:15). This is the in flesh, and we cannot know the 8:9: Christ, who was rich, for our sake evidence, Paul says, that we have divine Son behind the veil of human became poor, so that we might become received the Spirit of adoption. It is flesh except through the light of the rich by sharing in the richness of his to experience what John Wesley calls Spirit who enables us to confess “Jesus divinity. All that belongs to the Son has the “spiritual respiration” by which is Lord” and cry “Abba Father.” become ours, including his relationship we breathe in the breath of God. Thus Not to put too fine a point on it, we with the Father. This is the logic of when we pray “Our Father who art cannot know what it means to pray Jesus’ metaphor of the vine and the in heaven,” we are claiming what is “Our Father . . .” or truly know who branches and Paul’s metaphor of the possible only by our adoption through we are apart from the Trinity. Here is body. To become united in baptism to the Spirit in whose power we are born the touchstone. In contemplating the the Son, who is eternally united with anew. Indeed, we can truly pray “Our Lord’s Prayer within the fullness of the the Father, is to receive a share of his Father” because of the Holy Spirit, Gospel narrative, we have the hope sonship and so become united to his who raises our spirit up to fellowship of casting off our modalist tendencies Father as adopted children. with the Father. to become richly Trinitarian in our We pray the words “Our Father” all thinking and worship. ADOPTION THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT the time, often unthinkingly. To under- The early church had a tradition The Son’s incarnation by itself is not stand what exactly we are praying, that encouraged Christians to pray enough to give us our new identity we must realize that to address God the Lord’s Prayer at least three times as adopted children of our heavenly as Father is to claim our place within each day. If we become conscious of Father. Not only does the Son take God’s economy or plan of salvation—a the implicit Trinitarian character of on our nature but he also makes us plan that is accomplished by God’s our prayer and let that understanding share the divine nature—giving us self-disclosure in history as Father, inform our daily worship, then perhaps the power to become children of God Son, and Holy Spirit. To pray to “our we will come to see the Trinity not (John 1:12)—by making us partakers Father” is to see ourselves as the body merely as an enigma on which pastors of the Holy Spirit. We are children of Christ united to the Triune God. It is are obliged to preach once a year but of God, not through the processes to confess our deepest identity, not as as the God who is our all in all.

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Embodying Sanctuary

On Jan. 28, Duke Divinity School sponsored the conference “Loving Our Neighbor: Embodying Sanctuary” to equip reli- gious leaders and places of worship in the ministry of providing sanctuary to immigrants and vulnerable populations. The event—which drew more than 200 pastors, lay leaders, and students—took place at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in Durham, N.C. The conference explored how sanctuary is grounded in faith convictions, the history of the Sanctuary Movement, implementa- tion for today, and potential legal implications for providing safe haven to immigrants and others in the state of North Carolina— including tensions between legality and Christian witness. Speakers included Isaac S. Villegas, the pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship in North Carolina; Erin Guzmán, program facilitator at Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tenn.; AmyBeth During the conference, breakout sessions encouraged partici- Willis, an organizer with the National Sanctuary Movement based pants to make connections with other attendees and develop in Tucson, Ariz.; and Hans Christian Linnartz, the lead attorney at concrete action plans. Daniel Camacho M.Div.’17, a co-organizer the Linnartz Immigration Law Office in Raleigh, N.C. of the conference, said that attendees are developing a sanc- “The conference reminded members of the Duke Divinity tuary task force and are planning a public action with other community and the community at large how important it is to community organizations. create spaces of reflection and action that go beyond political “Loving our neighbors is a fundamental gospel issue,” said convictions and that address critical issues impacting vulner- Camacho. “Given our current political climate, we believe that able populations,” said Ismael Ruiz-Millán, director of the churches can’t sit and wait to see what happens. Instead of Hispanic House of Studies. The conference was sponsored feeling powerless, religious leaders need to see how their by the Office of the Dean, the La Unión Latina student group, churches and ministries can be on the front lines of holy resis- and the Hispanic House of Studies, with support from Durham tance. We must stand with the marginalized because God stands Congregations, Associations, and Neighborhoods (CAN) and the with the marginalized and because Jesus Christ himself was a Western North Carolina and North Carolina Conferences of the refugee who was rejected and killed with the silence/approval of United Methodist Church. religious and political establishments.”

Top: Dean Elaine Heath addresses the attendees.

Left: Isaac Villegas M.Div.’06 leads an introductory session

about the purpose MEGAN MENDENHALL/DUKE UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY of the conference. JARED LAZARUS/DUKE PHOTOGRAPHY

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A group of 10 M.Div. students from Duke Divinity School “Even as I come to the GLI, I am traumatized,” said Pastor attended a conference Jan. 9–13 in Kampala, Uganda, as part Rose Wani Andrew from Juba, South Sudan. She described the of a class on contemporary African biblical interpretations. The 20 fresh bullet holes marking her house and the people who conference, the Great Lakes Institute (GLI), provides theological came to take refugee with her during the most recent episode content and discussion for to pastors and peace workers from of violence just weeks before the conference. Her clothes were the Great Lakes Region in Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic donated items, since she lost her belongings in the violence of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda) and looting. At the GLI, she said she gained hope for South and other African nations. Around 100 people participated in Sudan after hearing stories from places such as the Democratic the conference. Republic of the Congo and Burundi. The class, which focused on African theologians such as Mark McHugh M.Div.’17 said there was a contrast between Musa Dube from Zimbabwe and Gerald West from South Africa, the way theology is done in a classroom in the U.S. and the was co-taught by Ellen Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished way the people he met at the GLI are “doing theology for their Professor of Bible and Practical Theology, and Fr. Jacob lives,” which he said was inspiring and challenging. Shakeel Onyumbe, a Th.D. candidate originally from the Democratic Harris M.Div.’18 reflected on the need for lament across Republic of the Congo. After spending the fall semester reading cultures, noting that it is easy for people to try to skip to the selected works, students joined attendees at the confer- reconciliation and hope too quickly, especially in race relations ence, which included worship, plenary sessions, testimonies, in the U.S. and seminar groups. The Center for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School is one Divinity School students participated in a seminar titled “The of the founding sponsors of GLI, which is now in its seventh Prophetic Word in Conflict Zones: Lament and Hope, Judgment year and is part of a larger initiative that continues throughout and Healing” and heard from attendees who spoke about the year. The Divinity School class “Reading(s) for Our Lives: traumatic events as part of the aim of the conference to guide Contemporary African Biblical Interpretation” is sponsored participants on a journey from lament to hope. by the Issachar Fund.

Clergy Health Initiative Report Celebration Honoring Inaugural Year on Flourishing in Ministry of Dean Elaine Heath

For the last decade, the Duke A celebration to honor the inaugural year of the deanship of Elaine Clergy Health Initiative has A. Heath was held on April 20. The closing convocation worship assessed and worked to improve service was held in Duke Chapel, followed by a community lunch the health and well-being of in the Divinity Café. clergy, recognizing that they often A panel discussion was held in the afternoon in Goodson Chapel face challenges to their physical on the theme “Leading the Church to be a Prophetic Witness in health such as obesity and high Our Day,” moderated by Dean Heath. The conversation focused on blood pressure. Clergy also expe- how to empower the church for prophetic ministry, spiritual forma- rience mental illness in the form tion and direction, and Christian justice and activism. of depression and anxiety, and they experience burnout at rates Panelists included Michael Waters, founding pastor of Joy higher than other professions. Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church in Dallas, Texas, In the latest report, “Flourishing in Ministry,” the Clergy Health and author of Stakes Is High; Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, Initiative explores what it means to be well, both physically former general secretary of the Reformed Church, author of JARED LAZARUS/DUKE PHOTOGRAPHY and mentally. This report highlights a recent study on positive numerous books including From Times Square to Timbuktu, and mental health and includes numerous practical tips for physical a founding member of the Church of the Savior in Washington, and mental health from clergy who are flourishing in both their D.C.; and David Wilson, a Choctaw leader and conference super- ministry and their lives. intendent of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference of the The report can be found at www.clergyhealthinitiative.org. United Methodist Church, who focuses on the interlocking relation- ships of environmental justice and social justice at Standing Rock and the church’s response to it.

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Worship Music Symposium on Choosing the Right Music

A symposium was held March 24–25 in Goodson Chapel to focus on how worship leaders and pastors can discern the right kind of worship music to use in any given context. The conference, “What Is the Right Kind of Worship Music, If ... ?”, featured leading experts in the fields of church music, liturgical studies, ethnomusi- cology, and theology, including Jeremy Begbie, Thomas A. Langford Research Professor of Theology, and Lester Ruth, research professor of Christian worship, both at the Divinity School; Monique Ingalls, assistant professor of church music at Baylor University; Swee Hong Lim, director of the master of sacred music program and Deer Park Assistant Professor of Sacred Music at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto; Neil Coulter, professor of world arts at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas, Texas; and John Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and professor of worship, theology, and congregational and ministry studies at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. The symposium was a collaboration between New Creation Arts (a student organization at Duke Divinity School) and Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts, North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Thriving Rural Communities initia- tive, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, International Council of Ethnodoxologists, and the Center for World Arts at the Graduate Institute for Applied Linguistics.

Practice & Presence: Summer Institute for Reconciliation A Gathering for Christians in Healthcare

The Theology, Medicine, The Summer Institute for Reconciliation, sponsored by the Center and Culture initiative at Duke for Reconciliation, will be held at Duke Divinity School June Divinity School hosted a 5–9. This focus on reconciliation is grounded in a distinctively conference, “Practice & Christian vision and a framework that is richly practical, contex- Presence: A Gathering for tual, and theological. Rooted in Duke Divinity School’s conviction Christians in Healthcare,” that reconciliation is at the heart of the gospel, the Summer May 19–21 at Duke Divinity Institute for Reconciliation draws on the strengths of a faculty of School. The conference is for world-class scholars and practitioners. The institute is nurtured healthcare professionals by the deepening formation, teaching, and content of a biblical (physicians, nurses, therapists, vision of reconciliation that inspires and ferments a movement etc.) who desire to deepen or re-imagine the relationship of of transformed communities and relationships. This formation faith with vocation in community with like-minded practitioners. of communities is nurtured by each other’s witness that Christ MUSIC SYMPOSIUM PHOTO: ADAM PEREZ For more information about the event and the work of is strengthening us to the end, affirming us so that we do not PHOTO COURTESY OF DENISE NOBLE the Theology, Medicine, and Culture initiative, see “lack any spiritual gift” in our life together (1 Corinthians 1:4–9). tmc.divinity.duke.edu/programs/practice-and-presence/. For more information on the Summer Institute, contact [email protected].

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David Stark A Faith Response to Domestic Violence and Abuse

Over the course of three sessions, presenters from Duke Divinity School participated in the “Dear God, Make Me a Bird: A Faith Response to Domestic Violence and Abuse” forum sponsored by White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, N.C. The goal of the forum was to start conversations among Christians regarding domestic violence and abuse of children and adults. Pastors, professors, and other professionals explored how to address domestic violence and abuse of any type, including physical, emotional, and sexual. On March 8, the first part of the forum, “An Informed Church,” was led by Dina Helderman, director of the events management department at the Divinity School, who previously worked at the Durham Crisis Response Center. Anathea Portier- Young, associate professor of Old Testament, and Brittany Wilson, assistant professor of New Testament, presented on “The Word of God” on March 15. Dean Elaine A. Denise M. Noble, student at Duke Divinity School and event organizer; Elaine A. Heath, dean Heath, author of We Were the Least of These: Reading the Bible with Survivors of Duke Divinity School and presenter; and the of Sexual Abuse, presented at the final session, “A Faith Response.” Rev. Dr. Lisa Hebacker, associate pastor of White The event was planned by Denise Noble, a member of White Memorial who is Memorial Presbyterian Church and host for the pursuing a master of divinity degree at Duke Divinity School. “Make Me a Bird” event

Resources that Empower Leaders from Leadership Education

Leadership Education at Duke Divinity (LEADD) offers a wealth Programs of resources to strengthen the ability of leaders to empower • Foundations of Christian Leadership, a learning community that their institutions and constituents. LEADD designs educational aims to help leaders cultivate the kinds of practices that are services, develops intellectual resources, and facilitates networks essential for transformative leadership within vibrant Christian of institutions that cultivate a coherent vision of Christian institu- institutions and congregations. tional leadership and form Christian leaders. • Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising, a training program to support faith-based organizations and people of faith who Online Resources wish to gain expertise in fundraising principles and practices. • Faith & Leadership, an online magazine that aims to strengthen the practice of Christian leadership by offering a new language Grants from LEADD and way of thinking about work and institutions. New educa- • Traditioned Innovation Awards: tional content is published every two weeks, and a news digest Each year, four institutions are that draws on interdisciplinary resources around the Internet is awarded $10,000 for responding published daily. to challenges by holding the future • Living Like They Believe: Ordinary Christians ponder how God and past in tension, acting creatively while remaining true to the is transforming their struggles and calling them into new life. traditions of the institution and faith. Explore their vocations, daily lives, and redemption stories • Leadership Development Grants: through small group lesson plans that include films, Scripture Vibrant Christian institutions are study, and practices. constantly developing current and • Sourcing Innovation: A five-week online course led by visual potential leaders, identifying talent, anthropologist and filmmaker Marlon Hall that teaches ways to nurturing growth, and encouraging the formation of wise,

PHOTO COURTESY OF DENISE NOBLE capture the true needs of a community through careful listening sustainable practices. As many as five Leadership Development and observation. Grants, of up to $50,000 each, will be awarded in 2017 to insti- • Writing from Your Life of Faith: A one-hour webinar designed tutions that develop a yearlong project to nurture the leadership to provide the skills needed to write a theologically rich of their staff and partners in ministry. personal essay. The session discusses on how to sharpen the focus of writing, develop a personal voice, and present work Learn more about LEADD at leadership.divinity.duke.edu. professionally for publication.

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Retreat for Pastors Serving the Hispanic and Latino Community

A retreat for pastors serving the Hispanic/Latino community, walk with Christ in this journey we call life.” Throughout his work of “Immersed in the Heart of the Good Shepherd,” was held in Lake civic engagement and activism, Zamudio has led and been part of Junalaska, N.C., May 1–3. The retreat featured on praise, worship, many campaigns to empower and build a strong immigrant commu- theological reflection, and talks given by a team of Christian nity in Phoenix. He graduated from Arizona State University with a community developers from Neighborhood Ministries in Phoenix, B.A. in social work and a minor in urban and metropolitan studies. Ariz., about the power of telling one’s own story, the significance of He is the director of Neighborhood Ministries’ Social Justice Team. learning healthy ways to tell the stories of those who are served, Speaker Alfonso Vazquez is originally from Guanajuato, Mexico, and the importance of creating spaces so that those served can and came to the U.S. when he was 4 years old. Vazquez is a share their story themselves. DREAMer who has found a powerful voice in community organizing Speakers included Ricardo Zamudio, a DREAMer who came to the in Phoenix. He is currently the deputy director of the Social Justice U.S. at the age of 9 with his two younger sisters and parents. His Team and youth programs coordinator at Neighborhood Ministries. journey to find his voice in this country has taken him to community Alfonso studied social work at Arizona State University, which has organizing, where he has been part of immigrant rights organizing, enabled him to continue working toward social change with the addressing policy on a local and national level. “I was able to find most vulnerable in our society. “The fight for justice and dignity Christ in the midst of my pain and struggle as an undocumented has been very painful,” he writes. “In the midst of all the chaos I Latino in Phoenix, Ariz., and in being able to relate to others in continue to walk with Christ, for he will not forsake us in times of similar circumstances of struggle,” he writes. “Today my faith is the trouble. My faith has allowed me to continue moving forward in fuel for my work, and the work connects me to my deepest desire to times of darkness.”

Institute of Preaching Accepting Applications Peacemaking Circles Training for Engaging Conflict

The Institute of Preaching is a nine-month program of three Duke Divinity School’s Center for Reconciliation retreats designed to help clergy from the Florida and Western co-sponsored an initiative of Duke North Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church Transformative Prison Project to host Kay Pranis improve their preaching. Unlike programs that focus only on style for an intensive three-day training in peace- or techniques, the Institute of Preaching takes a comprehensive making circles March 31 to April 2. approach to preaching. Pastors examine not only their sermon Pranis is a trainer and writer on restorative content and delivery but also the contexts in which they preach justice and peacemaking circles, an indigenous and the integrity of their life and work. community process used to address conflict by starting with shared During each retreat, participants hear from recognized values and building relational trust before broaching the conflict. authorities on preaching—including pastors and Duke faculty— She served as the restorative justice planner for the Minnesota and also work with other participants in small peer groups Department of Corrections from 1994 to 2003. Since 1998, Pranis to discuss their ministries and review each other’s sermons. has conducted circle trainings in a diverse range of communities Between retreats, participants are encouraged to work with a from schools to prisons to workplaces to churches, and from rural small group from their own congregation that will provide them towns in Minnesota to Chicago’s South Side to Montgomery, Ala. with critical and constructive sermon feedback. The purpose of a peacemaking circle is to provide a safe space The Institute of Preaching is a partnership of the Florida for differing viewpoints and strong emotions to be conveyed. The Institute of Preaching Committee and Duke Divinity School. It process allows participants to “experience the world from more is sponsored by the Florida Conference and the Parish Ministry perspectives than [their] own,” Pranis says. “Drawing on diverse Fund of the Western North Carolina Conference. All full-time knowledge and experiences, Circles generate options and solutions elders and local pastors serving in either conference are eligible that are often outside the box of conventional thinking.” to apply. For more information, contact [email protected].

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SPRING 2017 | 31 NEW BOOKS FROM DUKE DIVINITY FACULTY

Preaching the Luminous Word: Biblical Sermons and Homiletical Essays By Ellen F. Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology Eerdmans, 2016 365 pages, Paperback, $33.00

INVITING SERIOUS theological engagement with texts from all parts of the Christian Bible, Preaching the Luminous Word is a collection of 51 sermons and five related essays from noted preacher and biblical scholar Ellen F. Davis. A brief preface to each sermon delineates its liturgical context and theological themes as well as distinctive elements of structure and style. Arranged in canonical order, the sermons treat a wide range of texts: Torah, Prophets, Writings, Gospels, Epistles, and Revelation. They are complemented by essays on various aspects of biblical interpretation for preaching. At once accessible, theologically informed, and rhetorically rich, this volume will engage preachers, teachers, seminarians, church leaders, and serious lay readers.

Writing Home, with Love: Worshiping with the An Exact Likeness: Politics for Neighbors Anaheim Vineyard: The Emergence The Portraits of John Wesley and Naysayers of Contemporary Worship By Richard Heitzenrater, By Amy Laura Hall, By Lester Ruth, Research William Kellon Quick Professor Associate Professor of Christian Ethics Professor of Christian Worship, Emeritus of Church History Cascade Books, 2016 Andy Park, and Cindy Rethmeier Abingdon Press, 2016 136 pages, Paperback, $19.00 Eerdmans, 2016 128 pages, Hardcover, $39.99 162 pages, Paperback, $25.00

FOR THE LAST two years, THIS BOOK, part of the A UNIQUE PICTORIAL art Amy Laura Hall has written a Church at Worship series history book that describes lively, wide-ranging, opinion- of documentary case John Wesley’s legacy ated column for her local studies, tells about the through the many portraits newspaper. In her column, Anaheim Vineyard Christian and sculptures that Hall has sought—without Fellowship and its remark- attempt his exact likeness, flatly rejecting globalism—to think and able influence on the entire Vineyard move- in life and in death. While examining these act locally. She has also responded to ment, which contributed to the renewal portraits, Richard Heitzenrater considers what she sees as a disturbing Christian of worship in thousands of evangelical three questions. What was Wesley’s atti- turn toward asceticism and away from churches during the 1970s and 1980s. tude toward the portrait (if any)? How did abundance. Drawing from her scholar- In presenting an in-depth look at found- the public respond to these portrayals? ship, but also from conversations at ing leader John Wimber and the Anaheim And what was the artist attempting to coffee shops and around the dinner table, Vineyard’s early years, Andy Park, Lester convey? This book focuses on the main Hall’s “missives of love” engage topics Ruth, and Cindy Rethmeier tell an inspiring portraits and their derivatives, looking at such as school dress codes, ubiquitous story of revival and renewal among people them within the three main categories surveillance cameras, LGBTQ dignity, desperately hungering for a deeper knowl- that developed over the years: Oxford don, and bullies in the workplace. They draw edge of God. Enhanced with interviews, Methodist preacher, and notable person. richly and variously on pop songs, dead sermon excerpts, sidebars, timelines, and Although these types seemed to arise in saints, young adult literature, and many photos, Worshiping with the Anaheim chronological order, there is some overlap stories about actual neighbors and family Vineyard addresses core issues for all between categories, especially toward the members. Often offbeat and always Christians desiring to know and worship end of Wesley’s life and beyond. riveting, they ask how the world around us God more intimately. works and can work much better for the sake of daily truth and flourishing.

32 | DIVINITY Wager: Beauty, Suffering, Lovin’ on Jesus: A Concise Who Lynched Willie Earle? and Being in the World History of Contemporary Worship Preaching to Confront Racism By Raymond Barfield, Associate Professor By Lester Ruth, Research Professor of By William H. Willimon, Professor of of Pediatrics and Christian Philosophy Christian Worship, and Swee Hong Lim the Practice of Christian Ministry Cascade Books, 2017 Abingdon Press, 2017 Abingdon Press, 2017 148 pages, Paperback, $16.00 176 pages, Paperback, $29.99 152 pages, Paperback, $17.99

HOW DO HUMANS explore LOVIN’ ON JESUS: A Concise PASTORS AND LEADERS beauty, virtue, love, justice, History of Contemporary long to speak an effec- and goodness? This book Worship is a compact—but tive biblical word into the argues that the instrument for thorough—history of changes contemporary social crisis people to investigate these in North American Protestant of racial violence and aspects of reality comes from worship that occurred in the black pain. They need a philosophical attention to their lives, and second half of the 20th century and led no-nonsense strategy rooted in actual this attention is shaped in part by their to the specific phenomenon known as ecclesial life, like the one in this book choices. Constructing a life is a philosophi- “contemporary worship.” This scholarly but by Will Willimon, who uses the true story cal act, and everyone has a philosophical accessible work reveals a fascinating and of pastor Hawley Lynn’s March 1947 style, which is fundamentally about the complex lineage that led to the worship sermon “Who Lynched Willie Earle?” as way people live in the world through their forms common in many Christian worship an opportunity to respond to the last bodies, reason, imagination, and virtue. It services across the globe. Lester Ruth and lynching in Greenville, S.C., and to explore is about what they love and how they are Swee Hong Lim argue that the rise of the its implications for a more faithful proc- loved. Beauty, suffering, and being in the term contemporary worship in the early lamation of the gospel today. By hearing world are placeholders for everything that 1990s was the pivot point in the phenom- black pain, naming white complicity, makes up a lived experience. Through a enon’s history, with multiple points of critiquing American exceptionalism/ lived experience between beauty and suf- origin and with new ways of worship devel- civil religion, inviting and challenging the fering, people learn most about being in oping along many different lines. They church to respond, and attending to the the world. Barfield moves the argument of also trace the promotion and adoption by voices of African American pastors and the book from a discussion of philosophi- mainline congregations. The book docu- leaders, this book helps pastors of white, cal style through these three placeholders ments this phase, as well as the earlier mainline Protestant churches preach for human experience as they are affected phases, with original source material effectively in situations of racial violence by philosophy to arrive at a reworking of including personal interviews. and dis-ease. Pascal’s wager about living in relationship to the presence or absence of God as a way of understanding the commitments that reveal the truth about anyone’s life.

RECENT AWARDS FOR FACULTY BOOKS

RICHARD HAYS’ BOOK Echoes of Scripture in the STEPHEN CHAPMAN’S BOOK 1 Samuel as Gospels was named the Christianity Today 2016 Christian Scripture was named the Reference Book best book in biblical studies. It also won the PROSE of the Year for 2016 by the Academy of Parish Clergy award for the category of theology and religious at its Annual Meeting in Detroit. The award studies from the Association of American Publishers recognized the value of this book for clergy as at the Professional Scholarly Publishing Annual well as students and scholars, and described it Conference in Washington, D.C., which recognizes the best in as a significant contribution to the renewal of the church. professional and scholarly publishing by bringing attention to distin- guished books, journals, and electronic content in 53 categories.

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LUKE BRETHERTON has been named Congregational Realities” for the Feb. 17 and the paper “The Goals and a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology Presidential Leadership Intensive Limitations of Psychopharmacology: for 2017–18 for his project “A Conference of the Association of A View from the Apostle Paul” for Constructive Theology of Conversion.” Theological Schools, held Jan. 23 in the conference “Taking Our Meds San Antonio, and gave the lecture Faithfully? Christian Engagements CHRISTINE PARTON BURKETT gave “Changing American Religion” with Psychiatric Medication” held the lectures “Goldilocks’ Dilemma: and the workshop “Religious March 3–4 at Duke University. Image and Illustration” at the Clergy Congregations in 21st-Century Conference of the Episcopal Diocese America” at Emory University, MATTHEW FLODING presented (with of Arkansas (Camp Mitchell, Ark.) Nov. 3–4. He received a $1.5 million Barbara Blodgett) the workshop and “Finding the Light Switch: grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. “Brimming with God: Reflecting Language and Exegesis” for the to support the fourth wave of the Theologically on Cases in Ministry” at Leadership Excellence Advancement National Congregations Study. the Association for Theological Field Program of the UMC Center for Education consultation in St. Paul, Clergy Excellence (Camp Allen, JEFF CONKLIN-MILLER gave the paper Minn., Jan. 20. He also edited and Texas). She presented “The View “Formation for (Faithful) contributed to Engage: A Theological from the Pew: Preaching with the Fresh Expressions: The Field Education Toolkit (Rowman Whole Self,” taught a master class on Necessity of Theological and Littlefield). “Black Fire/White Fire: Exploring Education for Methodist Scripture through Embodiment,” Ecclesial Innovation” to the Wesleyan MARY MCCLINTOCK FULKERSON, at and preached on “Gomer’s Story: Theological Society meeting, held the AAR Annual Meeting Perspective on a Prophet” at Asbury March 2–4 at Asbury Theological (San Antonio), presented Theological Seminary (Wilmore, Seminary (Wilmore, Ky.). He was the “The Use of Ethnography Ky.). She presented “The View from invited preacher for Holy Week and for Theological Research” the Sycamore: Exploring Perspective Easter Sunday at the Village Chapel of at the Ethnography and Theology and Story for Preaching” at the Bald Head Island (N.C.), April 12–16. Workshop, Nov. 18, and presided over Homegrown Women’s Preaching a book panel on Christian Practical Festival, Trinity UMC (Durham, N.C.), SUSAN EASTMAN participated in a Wisdom for the Practical Theology and recorded a Seedbed webinar panel review of Paul: The Apostle’s Group session, Nov. 22. She presented (Asbury Theological Seminary) on Life, Letters and Thought by E.P. the webinar “Theology, Ethnography, “Conversing in a Changing World.” Sanders and presented “Questions and Practical Theology” for Boston of Agency” at a panel honoring the University School of Theology DOUGLAS CAMPBELL published legacy of J. Louis Martyn at the SBL students on Oct. 17. “Panoramic Lutheranism Annual Meeting (San Antonio). On and Apocalyptic Nov. 30 she presented her research on MARÍA TERESA GASTÓN received Ambivalence: An Paul and anthropology for an interdis- her certification as a Certified ToP® Appreciative Critique of ciplinary roundtable of Duke faculty Facilitator on Jan. 15. N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness through the Christians in Scholarship of God” in the Scottish Journal of program. She spoke on Pauline PAUL GRIFFITHS was a featured Theology (69.4, 2016). theology at All Saints Episcopal contributor on Hi-Phi Nation, a radio Church (Chevy Chase, Md.), Dec. 7, show and podcast, for the episode MARK CHAVES, with David Voas, and St. Michael’s Episcopal Church “The Name of God,” available at published “Is the United States a (Raleigh, N.C.), Jan. 22 and 29. She hiphination.org. Counterexample to the Secularization gave the paper “Paul’s Anthropology Thesis?” in American Journal of and the Care of the Person” for a JENNIE GRILLO published “Qohelet Sociology (121.5, 2016). He delivered Theology, Medicine and Culture and the Marks of Modernity: Reading the plenary lecture “Changing seminar at Duke Divinity School on Ecclesiastes with Matthew Arnold and

34 | DIVINITY Charles Taylor” in Religions (7.6, 2016). Migration” in The Christian Century. contributions to local, state, regional, She gave a paper on “Afterlives and He gave a public lecture and taught national, or international communities Otherworlds in the Tales of Daniel” a class at Roanoke College (Salem, or professional organizations that at the SBL Annual Meeting (San Va.) in January and led a workshop reflect the ‘spirit of Emory.’” Antonio) and was a panelist at the on the parables of Jesus for ELCA Duke-UNC Center for Late Ancient clergy in the New Jersey Synod in MEREDITH RIEDEL published “Leo Studies Spring Symposium on “Traces the spring. He had several preaching VI and the Cleansing of and Echoes: Scribal Culture, Texts, and engagements: the installation sermon the Law” in Medieval Orality in Late Antiquity” on March for Mack Dennis Th.D.’14 at First Perspectives (31, 2016), 31. In January she was awarded a Baptist Church (Asheville, N.C.), the “Biblical Echoes in Two fellowship at the National Humanities service honoring Richard and Judy Byzantine Military Speeches” in Center and a Louisville Institute Hays with the placement of a weaving Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Sabbatical Grant to fund a year of created by Sharon Schultz at Goodson (40.2, 2016), and “Demonic Prophecy research leave in 2017–18. Chapel, and the morning service in as Byzantine Imperial Propaganda: Duke Chapel for the Martin Luther The Rhetorical Appeal of the Tenth- RICHARD HAYS’ book Echoes of King Jr. observance. Century Narratio de Imagine Edessena” Scripture in the Gospels won the in Fides et Historia. She gave papers at PROSE award for the category of RANDY MADDOX published several conferences: “‘God Has Sent theology and religious studies and the “Untwisting the Tangled the Thunder’: The Role of Religion Christianity Today 2016 book award Web: Charles Wesley and in the Taktika of Leo VI” for “Greek for best book in biblical studies. He Elizabeth Story” in Wesley and Roman Military Manuals: Genre, gave two presentations at the SBL and Methodist Studies (8.2, Theory, Influence” at the University Annual Meeting (San Antonio): “Not a 2016) and “Wesleys Beschäftigung of Winnipeg, Manitoba; “Baghdad System but a Story: A Response to N.T. mit den Naturwissenschaften” in to Constantinople: Building Identity Wright, The Day the Revolution Began,” EMK Geschichte (37.1, 2016). He Where Power Dwelt” at the annual and a response as part of a panel on also presented lectures at Asbury meeting of the Southeastern Medieval Echoes of Scripture. He preached two University on “Wesleyan Perspectives Association (Knoxville, Tenn.); and sermons at CityWell UMC (Durham, on the Redeemed Self and Christian “Photios’ Hermeneutic for Wisdom N.C.): “The Government Shall Be Higher Education.” Literature in Amphilochia 9” at the upon His Shoulder,” Jan. 22, and International Congress of Byzantine “Gathering,” Oct. 23; and the Australian RUSSELL RICHEY gave the paper Studies (Belgrade, Serbia). On Sept. Broadcasting Company posted two of “Today’s Untied Methodism: Living 29 she was a panel respondent at a his sermons on its Religion and Ethics with/into its Two Centuries of Regular screening of the film Catherine ou le website: a Maundy Thursday sermon Division” as part of a theological corps de la Passion by the Duke Center originally preached at King’s College, colloquy March 9–12 at Candler for French and Francophone Studies. Cambridge, in 2012 and an Easter School of Theology. He chaired a sermon originally preached at CityWell session of the Wesleyan Historical and LESTER RUTH (with Andy Park UMC in 2016. Theological societies meeting held and Cindy Rethmeier) published March 2–4 and on Feb. 28 addressed Worshiping with the Anaheim Vineyard: RICHARD LISCHER is serving as visiting the United Methodist Church’s The Emergence of Contemporary professor of preaching at Princeton Commission on a Way Forward. On Worship ((Eerdmans) and (with Theological Seminary. He published March 27, Emory University’s Emeritus Swee Hong Lim) Lovin’ On Jesus: the sermon “That’s When the Trouble College recognized him with its EUEC A Concise History of Contemporary Starts” in Faith & Leadership, “Martin Distinguished Faculty Award for Worship (Abingdon Press). He gave Luther and Martin Luther King—Why “significant professional contributions the paper “Enthroned on the Praises We Need Them Both” in Lutheran since retirement to Emory University of Israel: The Role of Psalm 22:3 Forum, and “Voices from the Great or its affiliated institutions as well as in the Historical Development of

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Contemporary Worship’s Music Sets” through Provence, France; on Christian in Early Christian Discourse” at at the North American Academy of art, for an Educational Opportunities the interdisciplinary conference Liturgy on Jan. 6 (Washington, D.C.) cruise through the Duoro region “Embodiment, Corporeality, and the and on April 11 delivered “When of Portugal; and on racism and the Senses in Religion” at the University of the Music Fades: The Many Facets of Christian faith, at the Prophetic Texas at Austin. Contemporary Worship’s Historical Ministry Conference of the North Development” as the Northcutt Carolina Conference of the UMC. He NORMAN WIRZBA (with Jed Purdy, Lecture at the Baylor University also spoke at the Martin Luther King faculty at Duke Law School) received School of Music (Waco, Texas). Commemoration Service (Ferguson, a $550,000 grant from the Luce Miss.), gave lectures for the Presbytery Foundation to direct a four-year LACEYE WARNER published revised of Phoenix and a consortium of project on rethinking the disciplines in editions of two of her books: The small-membership churches in an Anthropocene world. He co-edited Method of Our Mission: United Chatham, Va., and attended the UMC (with Todd LeVasseur and Pramod Methodist Polity and Organization Council of Bishops meeting (Dallas, Parajuli) Religion and Sustainable (Abingdon Press) and Grace to Lead: Texas). Preaching engagements Agriculture: World Spiritual Traditions Practicing Leadership in the Wesleyan included Church of the Resurrection and Food Ethics (University Press of Tradition, with Bishop Kenneth Carder (Leawood, Kan.), Grace UMC (Greer, Kentucky) and published “Seeing a (UM GBHEM). Her book The Study S.C.), Aldersgate UMC (Alexandria, Fallen World” in Evolution and the of Evangelism, co-edited with Paul Va.), St. Paul’s UMC (Greenville, Fall, edited by William T. Cavanaugh Chilcote, was translated into Korean. S.C.), Lutheran Theological Seminary and James K.A. Smith (Eerdmans). He She published “Challenges and (Philadelphia, Pa.), Episcopal Church delivered several lectures: on eating Opportunities for Institutions in the of the Advent (Birmingham, Ala.), and religious traditions, at the 20th Wesleyan Tradition,” with L. Gregory Episcopal Church of the Nativity anniversary of the Forum on Religion Jones, in Leadership the Wesleyan (Greenwood, Miss.), St. Paul’s and Ecology at Harvard Divinity Way, edited by Aaron Perry and Bryan Episcopal Church (Richmond, School, Oct. 14–15; on peace with Easley (Emeth Press). She was the Va.), Grace Episcopal Cathedral creation, at the annual Interfaith Peace plenary speaker on “Academic Deans (Charleston, S.C.), Wilkesboro UMC Conference at Lake Junaluska, Nov. and Financial Officers” for the Chief (Wilkesboro, N.C.), and the Easter 10–12; on a Christian food imagina- Financial Officers Gathering of the sunrise service at Duke Gardens. tion, at Trinity Western University Association of Theological Schools (Vancouver, B.C.), Jan. 10–11; on (Orlando, Fla.) on Nov. 9 and led BRITTANY WILSON published “Sight faith and ecology, at Brigham Young the workshop “General Conference and Spectacle: ‘Seeing’ Paul University, Jan. 26–27; on a spirituality Methodism in the 21st Century” as in the Book of Acts” in the for creatures, as the McFadin Lecture part of Convocation & Pastors’ School edited volume Characters at Brite Divinity School (Fort Worth, at Duke Divinity School, Oct. 10–11. and Characterization in Texas), Feb. 20; on Sabbath, at a retreat Luke-Acts (Bloomsbury T&T Clark) for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship WILL WILLIMON published Who and “Assessing Masculinity in the pastors, March 3–5; on food and faith, Lynched Willie Earle? Preaching to Book of Acts: Peter and Paul as Test at the King Institute on Faith and Confront Racism (Abingdon Press). Cases” in the edited volume Reading Culture (Bristol, Tenn.), April 10; He gave lectures on various topics: Acts in the Discourses of Masculinity on the spirituality of working and on campus protest and resistance in and Politics (Bloomsbury T&T eating, at Christ Church Cranbrook an era of increased xenophobia, as a Clark). She also published “Between (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), April 22–23; video lecture for campus ministers at Text and Sermon: Luke 1:46–55” in and on humility and joy, at Yale the invitation of the United Methodist Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Divinity School, April 28. Board of Higher Education; on Theology (71.1, 2017). In April she late Impressionist painting, for an delivered the keynote address “Making Educational Opportunities cruise Sense of Sight: Vision and Corporeality

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s s transformation in how people understand 60 80 and experience God. S T KIMBROUGH D’62 published WENDY KILWORTH-MASON D’81, ‘96 Partakers of the Life Divine: Participation is now in the third year of a five-year LEDAYNE MCLEESE POLASKI D’93 in the Divine Nature in the Writings of invitation to the Whitehaven Circuit in received the 2016 Richard Furman Charles Wesley (Wipf & Stock), which the Cumbria District of the Methodist Baptist Heritage Award from Furman explores Charles Wesley’s understanding Church in Britain. As the sole minister University. She is the executive director of “participation in the divine nature” in the circuit of nine churches and of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North within the full spectrum of his prose and two Fresh Expressions, she serves as America (Bautistas por la Paz). poetical compositions and in relation to superintendent. She welcomes any many of the church fathers. Kimbrough Duke Divinity alumni who would like to ROBERT C. SCOTT D’94 is senior pastor has also recorded an album of musical visit the rural Western Lakes area to of St. Paul Baptist Church in Charlotte, settings of texts from Shakespeare’s plays serve as guest preachers. N.C. The church is currently undertaking and sonnets covering four centuries of a $17.3 million housing development to composers, titled Shakespeare’s Songs TODD OUTCALT D’85 published four provide senior-citizen and mixed-income at 400 (Arabesque Recordings). books: Praying through Cancer (Upper housing. He previously served as senior Room), All About Martin Luther King, pastor of Central Baptist Church in St. s Jr. (Children’s Blue River Press), Bleak Louis, Mo., from 1999 to 2016. He is 70 Midwinter (novel under nom de plume, married to Pier Charisse Scott, and they JOHN W. LIPPHARDT D’73, ‘75 recently R.L. Perry, Blue River Press), and The have a daughter, Charis. retired after 47 years of ministry with the Seven Deadly Virtues (InterVarsity Press). United Methodist Church to a home on He is senior pastor of Calvary UMC in LOUIS E. KUYKENDALL JR. D’94 the Elk River just north of Charleston, W.V. Brownsburg, Ind. graduated with a D.Min. in May 2016 from Lancaster Theological Seminary, J. DENNY WEAVER G’75 published God KAREN HALL D’86 recently joined the where his research focused on hospice Without Violence: Following a Nonviolent faculty of Memphis Theological Seminary volunteers and the spiritual care of God in a Violent World (Cascade Books). as an adjunct professor teaching Christian patients. He serves as senior pastor Playing off a five-year-old boy’s ques- political thought. After graduating at Zwingli United Church of Christ in tion about whether parents would put from Duke, she earned a J.D. from the Souderton, Pa., and as a volunteer their child to death on a cross, this University of Memphis in 1997. She main- hospice chaplain. book discusses issues of violence and tains a private law practice in Memphis. nonviolence in theology, along with GARY CARR D’96 is now serving as other questions of social justice for s associate endorser for chaplaincy for congregational study groups and college 90 the Wesleyan Church. In this position, he theology classes. A German transla- JOERG RIEGER D’90, G’94 and will work with military, hospital, organiza- tion of the second edition of his book Rosemarie Henkel-Rieger published tional, and public safety chaplains. The Nonviolent Atonement was recently Unified We Are a Force: How Faith released: Gewaltfreie Erlösungen: and Labor Can Overcome America’s s Kreuzestheologie im Ringen mit der Inequalities (Chalice Press). The book 00 Satifaktionstheorie (LIT Verlag). addresses the problem of income DAWN R. NELSON D’00 was a guest on inequality practically and theologically the Dr. Peter Breggin Hour Feb. 1, 2017. STEVEN MILLER D’78 has been named and seeks to help the working majority The show is permanently archived at vice president of institutional advance- understand what is happening and how to www.prn.fm. She is the founder of ment at Columbia Theological Seminary, make a difference. the Centre for Human Flourishing in which is affiliated with the Presbyterian Milwaukee, Wisc. Church (U.S.A.). He also serves on the DIANA BUTLER BASS G’91 published publishing advisory committee for the Grounded: Finding God in the World—A C. NICHOLAS LYERLY D’03 has Association of Fundraising Professionals. Spiritual Revolution (HarperOne). The published Finding My Way Home (LifeRich book argues that what appears to be a Publishing), a memoir of his life growing up decline in traditional religious practice in rural South Carolina and his call and affiliation actually signals a major to ministry. He is a United Methodist

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minister and director of the Evening LORI ANNE BROWN D’09, ‘15 is a to the Rule of St. Anselm. She is a certified College at Florence Darlington Technical part-time adjunct professor online candidate in the Florida Conference of the College. He resides in Florence, S.C., at Grand Canyon University’s College UMC, anticipating commissioning in June. with his wife, Staci. of Theology in Phoenix, Ariz., where she teaches the courses “Spirituality MITZI JOHNSON D’14 is director ERIC LEWIS WILLIAMS D’05 completed in Healthcare,” “Christian Character of programming at Lake Junaluska a Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the Formation,” and “Theories of Leadership Conference and Retreat Center. She University of Edinburgh in the U.K. in June (Christian).” She was licensed to oversees the summer worship series, 2015. His thesis was More Than Tongues preach in 2009 and ordained in 2012 choir music weekend, youth events, Can Tell: Theological Significations in at Amazing Grace World Fellowship in and other programs and events. Black Pentecostal Thought. In December Richmond, Va., and she continues to write 2016 he was appointed curator of reli- for The Word in Season, a devotional KELLY O’LEAR D’14 serves as the gion for the new Smithsonian Museum resource by Augsburg Fortress Press. director of regional and cultural studies of African American History and Culture and a world religion instructor at the U.S. in Washington, D.C. He is an ordained s Army’s Special Forces School in Fort minister in the Church of God in Christ 10 Bragg, N.C. He was recently accepted to (COGIC). MIRANDA HARRISON-QUILLIN D’11 is Wesleyan Theological Seminary’s D.Min. spending 10 months in the Community of program in public engagement. TINA PETERMAN HUBERT D’07 is St. Anselm at Lambeth Palace in London program manager of the Ozanam Center (U.K.), which is a monastic commu- GOT NEWS? STAY IN TOUCH! for Service Learning at the St. Vincent nity sponsored by the Archbishop of You can email [email protected] de Paul Society in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Canterbury. Along with 15 other members, or visit www.divinity.duke.edu/update Ozanam Center offers immersion experi- she will spend this “year in God’s time” to submit class notes or update ences that connect people from diverse living in residential community according your information. backgrounds, engage participants in poverty and justice issues in Cincinnati, and grow a commitment to long-term service and community engagement.

MATT ASHBURN D’07 and his wife, Elena, announce the birth of their second You can plan daughter, Ingram Reeves Ashburn, born July 29, 2016. to make a

MATT RAWLE D’07 was the featured DIFFERENCE! preacher Feb. 26 for Day 1, a nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program, which is accessible online at Day1. Over the past three decades of working with graduates and friends, I’ve helped many to realize org. He published a series of books for their dreams of making a difference for Duke small group study in The Pop in Culture Divinity School while also being good stewards of Series by Abingdon Press: The Faith their families’ financial future. I am glad to assist of a Mockingbird, Hollywood Jesus, you with bequests, gift annuities, plans for giving retirement funds, or charitable trusts. The Salvation of Doctor Who, and The Redemption of Scrooge. He is lead pastor of Asbury UMC in Bossier City, La.

Please contact me to learn more: Wes Brown, M.Div. ‘76, at 919.660.3479 or [email protected].

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ALBERT F. FISHER T’51, D’54 died Feb. with his family, he served five appoint- Carolina Conference of the UMC and 3, 2017. An elder of the North Carolina ments in the North Carolina Conference. pastored 17 churches over a span of Conference of the UMC, he served various Upon his retirement in 1998, he returned 42 years. His 13 appointments were in parishes and appointments in North to South America each year. Tucker is Pine Level, Eureka, Timberlake, Durham, Carolina, including a term as superin- survived by his wife, Margarita Arango, Council, Pembroke (where he also served tendent of the Goldsboro District. From five children and their spouses, and seven as campus minister at Pembroke State 1974 to 1996, he worked for The Duke grandchildren. University), Mt. Olive, Mt. Gilead, Fuquay- Endowment, most of those years as Varina, Henderson, and Roanoke Rapids. director of the Rural Church Division. He D. MOODY SMITH JR. D’57 died May He served as minister to older adults at also served as adjunct professor of parish 10, 2016. He was George Washington Christ UMC in High Point, N.C., before work at Duke Divinity School. He held Ivey Professor Emeritus of New Testament moving to Riverview, Fla. In addition to many leadership positions throughout at Duke Divinity School, where he taught his wife, Sarah Ann Martin Juren, he is his career, including membership of the for 37 years. After receiving his B.D. from survived by two daughters, two sons, and Divinity School Board of Visitors and presi- Duke Divinity School, he completed a nine grandchildren. dent of Duke Alumni Association. He is Ph.D. at Yale in 1961, where his disser- survived by his wife of 62 years, Rebecca tation focused on Bultmann’s literary E. DOUGLAS STANFIELD D’77 of Smith Fisher, two sons, a daughter, two theory and the Gospel of John. He wrote Piedmont, S.C., died Feb. 16, 2017. daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, three numerous books and articles throughout He was a graduate of the University of grandchildren, a younger brother and his his career, including the widely read South Florida and Princeton Theological wife, a younger sister and her husband, Anatomy of the New Testament, of which Seminary as well as Duke Divinity School, and several nieces, nephews, grand- he was a co-author. He taught more than and he was a member of the North nieces, and grandnephews. 2,000 divinity students and directed Carolina Conference of the UMC and 24 Ph.D. dissertations. His family will served churches in Rougemont and Pink LOY H. WITHERSPOON T’51, D’54 died remember him for his quick wit, his abid- Hill before becoming a U.S. Navy chaplain. Jan. 15, 2017. An elder in the UMC, he ingly kind nature, his passion for tennis, He was named Armed Forces Chaplain of held a variety of parish and academic his dedication to social justice, and his the Year in 1983. Surviving him are his posts throughout his career, including devotion to his family. He is survived wife, Vera Jaudon Stanfield, a son, two Myers Park UMC in Charlotte, N.C.; by his wife, Jane, four children, and six sisters, and 10 nieces and nephews. American University in Cairo, Egypt; and granddaughters. UNC Charlotte. He spent most of his career RACHEL DOWNS-LEWIS D’01, ‘03 of in teaching and administration at UNC DAVID L. HILTON D’64, D’70 died Charlottesville, Va., died July 22, 2016. Charlotte and is credited with launching July 29, 2016. He spent seven years as She was a Methodist elder, having served the school’s Department of Religious a missionary of the General Board of congregations in Virginia as well as the Studies, of which he was the first chair Global Ministries in Malaysia and served Sheffield Methodist Circuit in England. when it became independent in 1972. a number of pastorates in the Kentucky Upon her graduation from the Divinity Conference of the UMC. Following retire- School, she and her husband jointly C. CLYDE TUCKER D’52 died Dec. 14, ment he lived in the Otterbein Community received the Hoyt Hickman Award for 2016. He was an elder of the North in Lebanon, Ohio. He had great interest in Liturgical Studies. She was passionate Carolina Conference of the UMC and a end-of-life issues and spiritual care and about ministry with the elderly, the devel- missionary under the auspices of the UMC worked as a chaplain in hospice care. He opmentally disabled, university students, General Board of Missions. He served is survived by his wife, Mary Lois, a son, a and the arts community. She is survived 20 years in Chile, where he started new daughter, and three grandchildren. by her husband, ROBERT LEWIS D’00, missions and a school, built church build- ’03, her father and his wife, and a sister ings and a parsonage, and hosted a daily JERRY JAY JUREN D’68 died Oct. 30, and brother-in-law. radio program. After returning to the U.S. 2016. He was an elder in the North

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An Armor of Adoration BY CHRISTENA S. CLEVELAND

GOD IS GOOD all the time—all the time God is good. He pitched a tent on Canaan’s ground. This is the refrain I most closely associate with my No man works like him. Grandmommy, a sweet and powerful woman who embodies And broke the Roman Kingdom down, the black Pentecostal Holiness tradition more than anyone No man works like him. I know. No matter what disappointment she faces, no matter what oppressive force she encounters, she prophetically and Indeed, it is clear that the enslaved people’s adoration emphatically insists on God’s goodness. As a young girl with does not focus on a God in the sky who is distant from nascent cognitive abilities, I took Grandmommy’s simple the plight of the oppressed. Rather, it focuses on Jesus’ action of proclaiming God’s goodness in all circumstances flesh-and-blood, earthly action against Empire. It is in this at face value in the same way that I took rainbows at face context that I’ve come to understand that adoration is value. I was unaware of the multiple layers, processes, and central to my vocational call to justice. Consequently, this shades that gave breadth and depth to what appeared on understanding has shifted my spiritual practices toward an the surface. integration of lament and adoration. As I grew into young adulthood and my critical race We can easily meditate on how racist, sexist, ignorant, or theory developed, I began to see all of the ways in which entitled the oppressor is. But while those meditations are racism, a key element in America’s DNA, is at work in every often true, they aren’t particularly fortifying. Speaking truth space, especially Christian churches and institutions. As about God fortifies us by expanding our hearts and enabling I grieved this reality, my commitment to proclaiming us to receive the good gifts of God, even in the midst of God’s goodness crumbled. In my youth, I didn’t make distress. In his book The Return of the Mother, Andrew the connection between Grandmommy’s fierce practice Harvey writes: “Constant adoration is the one force nuclear of adoration and her equally fierce resilience. Rather, I enough in its intensity to do this great work. Constant thought that adoration was a cheap form of transcendence, adoration, constant opening of the heart, in whatever a distraction from the real work of justice and equity. circumstance, in whatever pain, in whatever difficulty and At the time, I didn’t recognize that Grandmommy was whatever grief, in whatever bitterness. Constant opening drawing from a rich tradition of adoration in black American in adoration to divine beauty, the divine magnificence, the Christianity, one that dates back to the enslaved people divine generosity, of all the different names of God.” who while facing unconscionable injustice proclaimed: As I face oppressive forces today, I take time to engage in holy lament, and then I follow the lead of my Grandmommy He’s the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords, and my ancestors by declaring truths about who God is: Jesus Christ, the first and last, compassionate, the God of justice, a mother bear who fiercely No man works like him. protects her cubs, a lover who knows our worst pain, the one He built a platform in the air, who came and comes to a world full of strife and oppression No man works like him. and genocide, the Victorious One, and more. Adoration is fortification, not escapism. Through the Nor did I realize that my enslaved ancestors, like practice of adoration we are armed with the strength to many other oppressed peoples in global history, had skillfully and fiercely face what is broken, incomplete, or developed a sophisticated practice of adoration that seemingly hopeless. Through the practice of adoration we encompassed both transcendence and immanence. are humbled and liberated by the reality that we do not REGINA BARNHILL/B DESIGN STUDIO As the Negro spiritual continues: fight alone, that the God of the oppressed is immanent and for us. With renewed mindfulness of this reality, we are He meets the saints from everywhere, empowered to do the work of justice and peacemaking, No man works like him. which is in itself a form of adoration.

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Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. — Hebrews 13:20—21, NLT Now may the God of peace—who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus REGINA BARNHILL/B DESIGN STUDIO Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him.

—Hebrews 13:20—21, NLT

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