...for 2014-15 Seminaries Presbyterian Our generationstocome... new imagetocome seminaries andchurchestogether Contents OVERVIEW 1 Together Our Seminaries 2 Together Our Churches 3 Funding Theological Education OUR PRESBYTERIAN SEMINARIES 4 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary 6 Columbia Theological Seminary 8 University of Dubuque Theological Seminary 10 Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary 12 McCormick Theological Seminary 14 Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 16 Princeton Theological Seminary 18 San Francisco Theological Seminary 20 Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary 22 Union Presbyterian Seminary 24 Auburn Theological Seminary 26 Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico 28 Seminaries at a Glance COTE AND THE SSN 30 Committee on Theological Education (COTE) 33 Seminary Support Network (SSN) 37 Why Congregations Give 40 Why Theological Education FOR MORE INFORMATION 44 Contacts
Dear Friends, The Committee on Theological Education is honored to produce this updated resource on behalf of and in partnership with our Presbyterian seminaries. Ours is a ministry collaboration that, at its best, serves the church. “Seminaries and churches together . . . for generations to come” is more than a logo and slogan; it is our hope and prayer as we outline, on behalf of the PC(USA), the more expansive view of theological education toward which we believe the triune God is calling us. It is a view of theological education, church leadership, and vocational discernment that takes into account the people and places, the minds and the hearts of Presbyterians in and related to seminaries in a variety of ways. Each of our seminaries is a unique gift offered to the church for you and all. In this revised volume, enjoy getting to know them for the first time, or again, as they are "Reformed and are always being reformed." Please visit our website, www.pcusa.org/seminaries, and the websites of the individual seminaries for additional information. Those also interested in receiving news about the denomination’s seminaries may subscribe to our eNewsletter by visiting www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/seminaries/newsletters/. Sincerely,
Kathy Wolf Reed, chairperson, Committee on Theological Education (2012-2014) For centuries, we Presbyterians have prided ourselves on an educated clergy. To continue this tradition of excellence, we have entrusted ten Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) seminaries, and two theological institutions related to the denomination by covenant agreement, with providing the educational foundation church leaders need to be able to preach, Together, teach, pray, and lead. With the help of congregations nationwide, our Presbyterian seminaries are our “equipping the saints for the work of ministry” (Ephesians 4:12). seminaries...
• Offer coursework leading to the Master of Divinity, or MDiv degree, and other master’s degrees to prepare women and men to be pastors, educators, chaplains, therapists, spiritual directors, musicians, and other church professionals • Offer doctorate-level programs leading to the PhD, Doctor of Ministry, and other doctoral degrees • Prepare men and women for a global, multicultural ministry context, whether they serve in a rural, urban, suburban, small-town, or international setting • Assist presbyteries in educating commissioned ruling elders to serve congregations that do not have the resources but need regular pastoral leadership • Provide continuing education for clergy and lay leaders • Serve as centers of research, theological discourse, and reflection for the benefit of the church at large • Work with congregations, presbyteries, and other educational institutions as consultants and advisors on issues and concerns of the church • Facilitate the discernment process by reaching out to youth and others who may be called to ministry
Together, our seminaries... | 1 Together, our churches... • Nurture the baptismal vocation of the children of God in their care • Identify the gifts of some of those who are called to ministry of the Word and Sacrament • Staff presbytery Committees on Ministry and Committees on Preparation for Ministry to assist inquirers and candidates • Empower ministry candidates at Presbyterian seminaries through generous gifts to the Theological Education Fund (TEF), a project of the Committee on Theological Education (COTE) • Mentor pastoral interns and residents and first call pastors as they continue to grow and mature • Encourage pastors and church leaders to stay engaged as lifelong learners • Elect ruling elders and teaching elders to serve on the COTE, a liaison between the PC(USA) and theological schools • Embrace the ministry given to them utilizing the best of what theological education has to offer • Welcome seminary faculty and staff into the life of congregations for the short and the long term
2 | Together, our churches... Funding Theological Education How is theological education funded in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? Our seminaries operate on tuition, contributions, grants, The Committee on Theological Education (COTE)— endowments, and an annual contribution from the with 13 members elected by the General Assembly plus a PC(USA)’s Theological Education Fund (TEF). representative from each seminary—makes the allocations each year according to a formula developed by the COTE. The TEF is a fund composed of monies contributed by The formula provides each school with a fair share of the Presbyterian congregations on an annual basis. It is the funds, based on such factors as number of degrees granted only source of denomination-wide funding for PC(USA) and number of Presbyterian students. seminaries. Each congregation is asked to make a contribution of one percent of its local operating budget All of our seminaries, except Auburn, receive funding to the TEF each year. through the TEF. The TEF is intended to support theological institutions offering degree programs that The monies our seminaries raise are not enough to cover prepare women and men for professional ministry. Auburn’s expenses and to offer scholarships. Perhaps more important, focus is research and non-degree educational programs. our schools should be able to count on denomination- wide support to do the work we Presbyterians are asking of To enable your congregation to make a contribution to them—educating leaders who can preach, teach, and pray in the TEF, simply include the TEF in your congregation the Reformed tradition. A one percent-per-year gift to the and session’s annual budget planning process. Your session TEF is considered a congregation’s proportionate share of will then prepare a check and accompanying paperwork, educating church leaders. both clearly marked “Theological Education Fund, account #TE999999,” and will submit them through the regular Though one percent is the goal, your session can designate channel that your church uses when sending funds for less. Some churches begin with a modest contribution and General Assembly causes. increase their giving each year until they reach the full one percent. Of course, churches can, and in many cases do, For more information about the TEF and other ways to choose to give more than one percent. Feel free to give support theological education, visit our website, as much as you can. www.pcusa.org/seminaries.
Funding Theological Education | www.pcusa.org/seminaries | 3 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS Seminaries function as bearers of meaning, vessels of memory, and sources of hope. It is from the seminary that we often capture—in the fertile labors and witness of our faculty and in the faces of our students and our alums—such a powerful glimpse of the future of the church. -Theodore J. Wardlaw, president
Why Theological Education? A Student’s Perspective Student Kristi Click observes, “the theological education I have received through Austin Seminary has provided me the skills and knowledge necessary to help equip the church for concern and service to the life of the human community. In seeing the Spirit’s work in this way, I am more alert to God’s wider work in the world, and I am empowered to encourage others to join with all people in struggles for peace, justice, and freedom. Theological education exists to Austin equip the church to participate in God’s mission in this world. My theological education has equipped me to share the good news of Inspiring the gospel and serve the world in ministries of compassion, justice, Discerning and peace.” Discerning, Calling, and Vocation Prior to coming to seminary, Leaders Middler Kathy Lee worked in For the glory of God and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, Austin New Orleans as a Young Adult Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a seminary in the Presbyterian- Volunteer (YAV) program Reformed tradition whose mission is to educate and equip individuals coordinator after Hurricane for the ordained Christian ministry and other forms of Christian service Katrina. As coordinator it was up to Lee to recruit volunteers and and leadership; to employ its resources in the service of the church; to to help provide the structure for promote and engage in critical theological thought and research; and their year of service, vocational to be a winsome and exemplary community of God’s people. discernment, and spiritual formation.
4 | Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary | 100 E. 27th Street, Austin, TX 78705 The TEF: The TEF allows us to provide scholarships for students to help alleviate the financial burden of seminary education. This is critical in freeing students to discern calling without being tied down by the burden of debt.
“It really was a year of full-time service and intentional living—well, really, intentional everything!” shared Lee, in describing her work. It was everything she had wanted to do—and how she thought people should live— in service, prayer, and not trying to go it alone. 191 students The deeper she journeyed with the YAVs, the more she realized that she wasn’t equipped to walk with them fully 16 faculty during the difficult times. She, too, needed to grapple with the question, “Where is God when things are difficult?” “The life of a pastor is to be with people in the most pivotal and critical moments in their lives. This is a huge blessing.” Volunteers, AmeriCorp, Peace Corp, and CityYear) choose “The church shows you how you can celebrate when life is to enter the professional ministry, work for nonprofit bleak—and when life is full of richness,” shared Lee. It was agencies, or go into other service-oriented professions. there, in the midst of helping other young adults discern Austin Seminary recognizes the value of preparing these their vocation, that Lee encountered her own—a calling to individuals by providing them with tools of discernment serve the church through a ministry of presence. and theological reflection, as well as helping them to establish networks of colleagues in ministry and service AYAVA House that will nurture them for a lifetime. AYAVA House at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Through the AYAVA House program, Austin Seminary is an intentional community for young adults (ages offers its resources in theological education to a broader 21–29) that offers vocational discernment, service to the audience, sharing the experience of the seminary community community, theological reflection, engagement in spiritual with those who may never formally enter a seminary degree practices, and simple living. Participants live together, program but who will be leaders in their faith traditions and housed on the Austin Seminary campus, for 12 months. communities. Many young adults who participate in year-long service learning experiences (such as PC(USA) Young Adult
800-241-1085 | www.austinseminary.edu | 5 why theological education matters Theological education matters because the church matters—and the church matters because it is one of the primary instruments for accomplishing Christ's ongoing work in the world. –Steve Hayner, president
Getting Outside the “Container” “Seminaries can be very contained,” reflected student Betsy Lyles, in her final year at Columbia. Students tend to go to seminary with a certain purpose, they know the degree they are pursuing, and at least they think that they know the type of ministry they want to engage in upon finishing their studies. That was not the case for Lyles, who, when she entered, thought that she was just “checking it out” and wasn’t all that sure she would pursue a degree. But once she was in she was hooked, so to speak— and mainly because of a program called Community Engagement Columbia Fellows (CEF). CEF seeks to make the connections between theological education and community Inspiring service—while the students are actually in the midst of their Imaginative studies. “It doesn’t always seem necessary, in seminary, to find colleagues outside of the ‘seminary bubble’— Leaders but that is a fallacy,” shared Lyles. Columbia Theological Seminary exists to educate and nurture faithful, imaginative, and effective leaders for the sake of the Through her work with CEF, church and the world. she has had the opportunity to work with others who are going into completely different areas of work, those who belong to other denominations, and even those with whom she does not agree on many issues.
6 | Columbia Theological Seminary | 701 S. Columbia Drive, P.O. Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031 The TEF: When you donate to seminaries you help the students. They are then able to come out of seminary with less debt, so then they can get on their feet faster, and can follow their call without worrying, ‘Will I make enough money to pay back loans?’ -Katherine Blankenship, student
“I appreciate being able to have these conversations with such a wide diversity of those with whom I find myself working side by side,” said Lyles. They are conversations that are shaping her theological formation and for which she is thankful. 350 students Extending Ministry 26 faculty Katherine Blankenship, senior and soon-to-be director of mission immersion at Raleigh Youth Mission, shares, “I see Columbia as part of the church—we are an extension of the church. By supporting your seminaries, you are supporting Because many of these events are made available using your church. I’d love to see us shift from using the language technology, those who otherwise would be excluded from of “supporting seminaries” to really understanding that when such events, due to the time and money needed to travel, we support our seminaries we are supporting our church. are able to benefit from them. My seminary education has given me the tools—whether it “Certainly the challenge is not about doing the same is within a parish context or as I will be serving outside the old thing in different ways; it’s about doing new things congregation—to help foster conversations of where people in different ways,” said Israel Galindo, associate dean see themselves and their own ministry and how they might for lifelong learning. “The benefit of using appropriate leave a legacy.” technology in education is not only increasing the reach, but also the depth of learning.” Extending Learning “Done well, the online learning environment makes group Through the Center for Lifelong Learning, Columbia is able learning much deeper and richer,” said Galindo. “But it’s to extend the reach of its teaching, training, and equipping not about the technology—it’s about the learning.” to professionals and lay people through nondegree courses and events.
877-548-2817 | www.ctsnet.edu | 7 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS As Christians, we are all called to not only be fed but to also serve and feed others in the ways God calls us. It is in the openness, the discernment, and the accepting of this call that we begin our journey of fulfilling God’s individual and collective mission. –Jeffrey F. Bullock, president
Refugee Serving Refugees Student Gilo Agwa had a somewhat less traditional path to theological education at UDTS. He arrived in 2011 from Ethiopia seeking asylum due to increasing persecution in his home country. “I was working with the church in Ethiopia before I came to the US, but my background was in leadership. I wanted to continue my theological education.” His work during the time at UDTS has centered on ministering to other refugees, particularly those from Ethiopia and South Sudan who are Amharic-speaking. “There are a lot of immigrants— Dubuque some who have been here many years and some who have recently arrived. It can be hard, this new Inspiring life—especially between the older and younger generations.” As one way of addressing this Servant need for communication and understanding across generations, Agwa created a series of trainings Leaders for the Amharic community. The purpose of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, an “The objective was to build the ecumenical seminary of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is to serve relationships between the youth the one God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and advance the ministry and the families and also to be and mission of the church of Jesus Christ by preparing women and thankful for this country for men for faithful, compassionate, and effective pastoral and lay ministry welcoming refugees. Most of in congregations, with special attention to rural and Native American us had been in very challenging constituencies, research and publication in the theological disciplines, situations, often in refugee and active participation in the church. camps in Africa.”
8 | University of Dubuque Theological Seminary | 2000 University Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001 The TEF: The funds from the TEF allow us to provide scholarships to our students so that they can be fed—and feed others.
His is a pastor’s heart toward the Amharic people who find themselves across many denominations. For Pastor Agwa, the trainings are one step toward helping his people navigate the challenges of their new environments as he continues to listen to how God is 161 students calling him and his community. 14 faculty From Closed Doors to Doors Open Wide Edwin Lacy was serving as associate pastor in Bristol, VA, when he heard that the mountain church was going to the congregation into the 1001 New Worshiping have to close its doors. Abingdon Presbytery was thinking Communities initiative. of selling the building. “You have to understand, [fewer] than 300 people live “I’ve been drawn to that church over the years,” said Lacy, there,” he said. “There’s one stoplight and a general store.” who had planned to work there after his graduation from This May, Wild Goose began worshiping on Tuesday the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary in 2000. nights to avoid competing with established congregations “I never could get it out of my mind.” in the area. After graduation, the musician-turned-pastor was offered Every week, they sit by the fire in rocking chairs and a chance to minister at the church, but the arrangement sing bluegrass music, complete with banjos and fiddles. fell through at the last minute. Communion is served in mason jars and is shared in a In 2012, it looked like he might have another chance. circle. Suppers and square dancing have become part of He began dreaming about creating an experimental their shared life. worshiping community that would offer bluegrass music, The church that almost had to close its doors has found expressions of Appalachian culture, and a home to the a way to open them wide. “nonchurched” in the community. His hope was to tie
800-369-UDTS | http://udts.dbq.edu | 9 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS There have been few moments in Christianity’s history when more was at stake than at this moment. There have been few moments in Christianity’s history when we have needed a thinking faith, a theologically reflective faith, a generous and critical, imaginative, and deeply engaged faith more than we do today. We live at a moment—an axial moment for Protestant Christianity—when the arguments for an educated ministry can no longer be taken for granted. We must argue persuasively today for an educated ministry if we care about the quality of preaching and worship of God, the quality of pastoral care and counseling, the quality of Christian teaching and nurture, the quality of mission and service and evangelism. –Michael Jinkins, president
Evolving Church Started by Louisville Seminary Alum Ryan Althaus, team Sweaty Sheep is a group of active, community-minded churchgoers and non-churchgoers doing outreach. “We are an evolving church,” explains Althaus. “Some churches want to make you fit Louisville into their box—but we want to make ‘church’ a part of your life’s passion, like running or Inspiring biking. We have folks who go to a particular church, and they use this as an active way to make a Evolving difference, to practice their faith by helping. Then we have people who say THIS is their church. Leaders Through running, biking, Bible Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is called by God studies, devotions, and service through the church to educate men and women to participate groups, we build relationships in the redemptive ministry of Jesus Christ in the world. that allow us to share the truth and love of Jesus Christ.”
Evolving World Louisville Seminary provides transformative theological education for the practice of
10 | Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | 1044 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, KY 40205 The TEF: It is and will continue to be our goal to graduate students with minimal seminary debt so that they may answer God’s call wherever that might be. ministry in a diverse world. “Today the world's problems have become extraordinarily complex, and in the face of that complexity the church is crying for courageous leaders who think deeply; who draw the best from our faith traditions but also from secular 198 students knowledge; who foster curiosity and intellectual openness 16 faculty in others; and who have capacity, skill, and desire to proclaim the gospel through word and deed,” shared Susan R. Garrett, PhD, dean and professor of New Testament. “Theological education is tailor-made for women and personal, intensive and existentially provocative.” men who yearn to devote their intelligence, creativity, leadership, and labor to mending a broken world. . . at its Engaging faith to engage the world, Louisville Seminary very best, education of men and women for ministry is is committed to listening generously, bridging difference, a transformational process. Students’ worldviews—and, and telling the good news. indeed, their very characters—are unmade and remade “Presbyterians have a big vision of God’s grace, beauty and as they grow in knowledge, wisdom and discernment of sovereignty,” said Amy Plantinga Pauw, the Henry P. Mobley God’s will for their lives and for the body of Christ. The Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology. “God is bigger than any most effective theological education is, therefore, one of us can grasp. That means Presbyterians need a big vision of the church, as a body with many members, members that work together and need each other. We have to resist our idolatrous tendency to cut God down to a manageable size— to place our particular interests, our particular histories, our particular hopes and fears in the center of God’s line of vision. God’s ultimate intentions embrace the whole creation. When we can hold on to that big theological vision, then what Reformed theologian Eberhard Busch calls ‘the lively richness and spiritual energy’ of Presbyterianism can flourish.”
800-264-1839 | www.lpts.edu | 11 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS We are in the midst of a new Reformation. We have an opportunity to rethink theological education for the priesthood of all believers, merging ancient wisdom with cutting-edge technology. Change is nothing new for the people of God. The LORD called Abraham and Sarah to leave their home to venture off to a land that would only be revealed later. Exile forever changed the way that Israel understood itself and its relationship to the temple and land. The first Christians were witnessing to the risen Lord in Judea when the Holy Spirit descended on the Gentiles, forever disrupting the nature of our faith and the church’s mission. Change is and should be a part of our DNA. At McCormick we are not just changing, but we are leading change. Change is in the air, and we are teaching, training, and serving for what is next in the church and society. –Frank Yamada, president
Transforming with the Community While a student at McCormick, William Emmanuel Hall, known for his passion for the community, founded CommuniGize, a unique not-for-profit organization McCormick comprised of professionals within the fields of education, social services, finance, and healthcare who, in addition to sharing their Inspiring knowledge and wisdom, provide training, mentoring, coaching, and grooming for a variety of students Transformational on the elementary, junior high, Leaders high school, and college levels. We are a community of learning and teaching, challenged by the Holy Spirit and grounded in God’s transforming love for the world in Jesus Christ. We are called to nurture the gifts of women and men for faithful Christian ministry and leadership through rigorous academic study, practical experience, and spiritual formation. A seminary of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) since 1829 and a progressive leader within the Reformed tradition, we are committed to institutional life, scholarship, and ministry that are ecumenical, urban, and cross-cultural.
12 | McCormick Theological Seminary | 5460 S. University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615 The TEF: The TEF allows us to provide our students with a quality education and not pass along the full burden of the cost to them. This allows them to be free to lead where they are called.
In 2011, CommuniGize launched the Acts of Love campaign as a means to develop the community leadership skills of young people in communities across the world. “CommuniGize is centered on developing solutions for marginalized youth that face problems in communities 207 students across the world,” says Hall, who was honored by Ebony 17 faculty magazine as one of its “Power 100 Community Crusaders” in 2013. CommuniGize serves marginalized youth ages 5–19 in the areas of community leadership, entrepreneurship, and will become the first director of the Center. Meisel is a nutrition. Through partnerships with schools, churches, nationally recognized leader in the community service and social service agencies, CommuniGize caters to the and service learning fields. holistic needs of youth to give them the courage to develop themselves and creativity to improve the condition of their Meisel states, “We want the church to be present in the communities. lives of young adults and for the gospel to be an affirming, instructive, and sustaining force for them. We believe that Transforming with the Church the church offers a platform to change the world, and The newly created Center for Faith and Service will focus we seek new leaders to do just that.” Meisel adds, “We on developing innovative programs for congregations and also believe seminaries and divinity schools can play an serve as a platform for creating and coordinating joint important role in identifying, recruiting, and training those activities among seminaries and divinity schools. leaders. I am tremendously excited to be doing this work McCormick has long been known for its commitment with McCormick and grateful to President Yamada and to be a prophetic voice and its commitment to engage in the McCormick community.” the world. This new Center continues that emphasis. Rev. Wayne Meisel, who currently serves as the director of faith and service at the Cousins Foundation in Atlanta
800-228-4687 | www.mccormick.edu | 13 why theological education matters Theological education is the key to effective local and global mission in the 21st century. Since the front line of ministry is not the church building but wherever lay people live and work, trying to figure out how to follow Jesus, ministers and educators are pastor- theologians and wisdom leaders who are equipping the saints for 'their ministry,' a spiritual involvement in the world that involves both evangelism and social justice. Because of that, lay leaders want to learn about the Bible, theology, ethics, and pastoral care for their participation in the Kingdom of God. –William J. Carl III, president
Connecting Faith and Public Service Often, in a seminary environment it can be easy to lose the connection between personal faith and public service. One of the aspects of the Metro-Urban Institute is to help bridge that gap—and, in so doing, connect our seminary population to the city in which we live. Pittsburgh It is Pittsburgh’s goal to be a center for convening theological conversations and collaboration Inspiring between the many faith-based nonprofits doing amazing work in our city—often isolated from Connectional one another. “When we look at the life of Jesus, I don’t think Jesus stayed in the ‘ivory tower’ for longer Leaders than a day,” argues Kimberly R. On a dynamic and challenging global stage, Pittsburgh Merrell, director of the Metro- Theological Seminary plays its part in God’s redemption of UrbanInstitute. “He was engaged the world through Jesus Christ by preparing leaders who with the populace. This is proclaim with great joy God’s message of good news in something that we believe should both word and deed! be part of the lives of every Christian— part of our calling as Christians.
14 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 The TEF: Because of the TEF, we are able to connect students with opportunities for education, formation, and ministry discernment so they may listen to and follow God’s calling as it leads them into the world.
Theology irrelevant of culture and the world around us is irrelevant theology. We are seeking to be a missional organization, equipping and connecting the seminary with the world around us—for the common good.” 246 students Connecting—Learning and Doing “The seminary realized that students were already coming 25 faculty to PTS wanting to be trained in church planting. We wanted to formalize this and have a way to actually get a certificate acknowledging it,” explained Chris Brown, co- lead already established churches. However, today’s seminary pastor of the Upper Room Presbyterian Church and newly graduates face a world that also needs entrepreneurial, appointed church planting initiative coordinator. mission-minded pastors who are equipped to take the gospel “Chris brings passion, experience, and vision to the to people in a wide variety of nontraditional settings. position,” said the Rev. Dr. Johannes Swart, associate “As a number of our more recent, church-planter professor of world mission and evangelism. “It is a graduates have discovered, nontraditional congregations are highly practical program: an MDiv that allows students important for the future of the church because they provide to emphasize in new church development and new laboratories in which to explore the effectiveness of new worshiping communities.” models. Supporting church planters with resources and the “As alum of PTS who planted a church, it excites me to permission to try ‘new things’ brings life and energy to the step into the role of helping other students who feel called broader church,” said Thomas Pappalardo, vice president to plant churches,” explained Brown. “I feel that we at for advancement. PTS have a lot of potential to bless the future of the Presbyterian Church.” The Church Planting Initiative recognizes that theological education historically has focused on preparing students to
800-451-4194 | www.pts.edu | 15 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS We all know theological education must evolve in light of the dizzying rate of change in North American society and the array of challenges facing the church domestically and globally. We need to form leaders who are deeply rooted in the scriptures and the tradition of the Christian faith but at the same time are equipped to serve the church and the world in bold new ways. Those of us entrusted with the sacred task of producing the next generation of leaders for the church of Jesus Christ must find a way to integrate innovative ideas with faithful Christian ministry. We are called to keep a firm grasp on the strengths of our educational tradition while actively seeking to enrich and expand that tradition with exciting new models, ideas, and practices. -M. Craig Barnes, president
Engaging in Entrepreneurial Ministry “So often young adults who want to change the world think that the only way to do that is to work with an organization like Tom’s Shoes —it never dawns on them Princeton that a way to do that might be the church,” explained Kenda Dean, professor of youth, church, and Inspiring culture. So Dean decided to do something about that: she’s created a class at Princeton Seminary focusing on Engaging social entrepreneurship. “The class is designed to help seminary students who have Leaders harebrained ideas for ministry to Princeton Theological Seminary prepares women and men to serve Jesus Christ in ministries marked by faith, integrity, have permission to work them up,” said Dean. “Ministry is scholarship, competence, compassion, and joy, equipping them looking different—I see this as an for leadership worldwide in congregations and the larger church, opportunity rather than something in classrooms and the academy, and in the public arena. to lament. It means churches and seminaries need to learn to be
16 | Princeton Theological Seminary | 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 THE TEF: It’s about partnership. An essential part of the education of every one of the master of divinity/master of arts students at Princeton Seminary is the experience of field education, where the learning of the classroom is integrated with the actual practice of ministry in the church. It is to support the placement of students in churches, schools, prisons, hospitals, and social service agencies, and to support the training of pastors to be supervisors, that the funds generously contributed by PC(USA) congregations to COTE are used. Through supervised acts of ministry in those congregations, students reflect theologically on the practice of ministry, become more self-aware, and learn valuable leadership skills. Princeton Seminary is grateful to COTE for supporting the partnership of churches and the seminary in the teaching students hands-on the practice of ministry.
more creative. I don’t want the church to be the last one on the bandwagon of [those] trying to change the world. We should be leading that!”
Engaging with the Suffering of the World 502 students “I attended seminary in response to the call God put on my life to serve the church. Specifically, I wanted to be a part of 46 faculty the Holy Spirit’s work of bringing life to parts of the church that had grown cold,” said Bethany Hoang. Before she began her studies at Princeton Seminary, is alive. Rape for profit must be stopped.’ Truthfully, I did Bethany thought she would immediately pursue a PhD not know that slavery still existed in our world today, and I after graduation with the hope of becoming a seminary certainly hadn’t heard of a mass industry that could be called professor. However, her plans changed during her junior ‘rape for profit.’ These realities, completely new to me, took year. She stumbled—almost literally—onto the issue of my breath away,” she said. human trafficking. Today, slavery and human trafficking are much more widely One day after lunch she noticed an exhibit table. Curious, recognized as critical issues for the body of Christ to address. she walked over to a poster that caught her eye. It was a But in 2002, most people still hadn’t heard the term “human photo of a young girl with tears streaming down her cheek. trafficking,” nor was there much recognition that human “The poster said two things that I will never forget—‘Slavery trafficking is, in actuality, modern slavery. Today Bethany serves as director of the IJM Institute in Washington, DC, where she leads the ongoing development and application of IJM’s biblical justice theology. “I help convene and equip Christian leaders from around the world to engage with the biblical call to seek justice on behalf of those who suffer from abuse and oppression.”
609-921-8300 | www.ptsem.edu | 17 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS Grasped by the power of the gospel, people are moved to make a difference in the world, especially for those who are hungry and poor, and to bring others along with them in that endeavor. And this is why we need seminaries; to cultivate, nurture, and equip religious leaders for the world and church of the future. As the name implies, seminaries are the seeding grounds for the transformation and renewal of the church in the world. They are laboratories for incubating religious leaders who have been called by God to encourage and challenge communities to live out the good news of Jesus Christ. And at San Francisco Theological Seminary, we are committed to forward-looking, effective, relevant, and responsive ministry that is vital for the church of the 21st century. -James L. McDonald, president
Making a Difference—With Victims of Trauma and Abuse Joanne Martindale is hardly a new recruit to ministry. Her work as a VA chaplain, an Army Reserve chaplain, a CPE supervisor, and expert in female sexual trauma— especially as it relates to wartime— have given her a vast wealth of San Francisco practical ministry experience and training. “I have had all this practical Inspiring experience but hadn’t taken the time to do the reading and the theory since graduating with my Impactful MDiv more than two decades ago,” said Martindale. It was that desire that led her to the Leaders DMin program at SFTS. “I’m San Francisco Theological Seminary prepares leaders for the church taking a class on addictions right of Jesus Christ sent by the Holy Spirit in God’s mission to the world. now, which is really helpful We are scholars and servants of the church devoted to biblical since I’m also leading a group of interpretation and theological education in the Reformed tradition meth addicts in the psych ward. within an ecumenical context. We are committed to the education Every class I take has immediate of students in spiritual formation, critical theological reflection, and application.” the skills and arts of ministry, to serve in congregations, the wider In addition to gaining some more church, the classroom, and the public sphere. book knowledge, she wanted to
18 | San Francisco Theological Seminary | 105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo, CA 94960 THE TEF: San Francisco Theological Seminary has used the Theological Education Fund to provide essential support to faculty and students. This includes student scholarships, curriculum program revisions, expanded online course offerings, and new certificate programs. This support has been essential in our ability to continue to live out our mission and ministry.
connect with a community of other ministry practitioners in the area. “Being part of the DMin program puts me in a classroom with 15 other people who are experts—interesting folks in the community doing some great work. It also allows me 155 students to be a mentor to MDiv students and pass along some of 20 faculty what I’ve learned in the ministry to them.” Among “the strangers” “I am a Brazilian from Sao Paolo,” explains Jorge William Abdala, DMin student at SFTS. “I came here over 10 years ago and started an outreach My desire is to translate that experience to help pastors among Brazilians in the area.” and leaders to be involved in ministry using their gifts for the extension of Christ’s kingdom.” There are approximately 30,000 Brazilians living in the San Francisco Bay area. Making a Difference Two years ago, because he speaks Spanish in addition to his SFTS is launching its new Center for Innovation in native Portuguese, he had the opportunity to start a ministry Ministry, which will provide a place where scholars and among the Spanish-speaking population here. Now Abdala practitioners can come together to explore and share new pastors both the Brazilian congregation in Portuguese and a models of ministry for the 21st century. Spanish-speaking congregation each week. The seminary is offering a new Certificate in Trauma & “The experience of being a stranger worshiping God in this Spiritual Care, which prepares lay leaders and pastors to land deserves special training and attention,” said Abdala. address the spiritual needs of trauma victims. “That is why I am involved in the DMin program at SFTS. SFTS has partnered with Unconference (UNCO) to host events on campus that build new worshiping communities and provide an open-source space for the exchange of ideas relevant to today’s church.
800-447-8820 | www.sfts.edu | 19 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS Pastors who are trained and educated in the Reformed tradition are, I am convinced, far more likely to lead their own congregations to develop a Reformed accent, to care deeply for creation and for justice. They are far more likely to have a broader, deeper understanding of the biblical concept of shalom, in which no member of the community is left out of God’s blessings. We need pastors who lead congregations to integrate their faith with all of life, not separate the sacred from the profane as though one has no impact upon the other. -Paul Roberts, president
Leadership—“deep and wide” Alumnus Billy Michael Honor observes, “in a world that often values leadership that is concerned with corporate production and managerial success, theological schools play the countercultural role of shaping leaders who are concerned with spiritual formation and community and people development. Theological education also helps to J.C. Smith produce leaders who are deep and wide. Better than any other place, quality theological schools know Inspiring how to take already spiritually gifted persons and expose them to knowledge and intellectual resources that deepens their faith Trailblazing and expands their view God, self, and the world. Perhaps most important, Leaders theological education is important The mission of Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary is to prepare a diverse body of leaders for service in the Presbyterian because we need leaders who don’t just love God with their heart Church (U.S.A.), churches within the Reformed theological and soul but love God with their family in North, Central, and South America, and in the minds as well. Seminaries help Reformed and Presbyterian churches of Africa. produce leaders who have this
20 | Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary | 700 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314 The TEF: Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary is the only historically African American theological seminary among the 10 seminaries of the PC(USA). We serve a population of students who seldom come with their own resources to this place, and who go out and serve communities with few resources. As a result, we have the lowest endowment of any PC(USA) seminary. Funds from the TEF are absolutely critical to the day-to-day operations of Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary.
love. And given the issues that we face in culture and society, the church desperately needs leaders and people of faith who have the ability to think critically and compassionately about the world and the God who loves it.” 577 students Leading the Way A group of concerned seminarians led by the students 19 faculty of Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, along with the seminary staff and key faculty members of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), began to The student/staff/faculty collaboration concluded that envision how JCSTS might respond at a local level to the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary was uniquely AIDS pandemic, given a pressing reality: the section of positioned to create and administer this certification Atlanta in which the seminary is located has the fourth program for creating AIDS-competent churches. highest incidence of HIV infection in the state of Georgia. The goal is to work with church leaders to formulate and A further review of available resources and curricula revealed articulate biblical, theological, pastoral, and moral/ethical that while the General Assembly approved the language foundations that are consistent with each church’s mission of creating AIDS competent churches, no faith institution and/or vision statement. (from any denomination or ecumenical council) offered any training or continuing education programs to foster such a As Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary continues this vision. ground-breaking work at the pivotal intersection of HIV- AIDS service delivery and the faith community, it asks that you continue to support this effort through your prayers, your comments, your criticisms, your feedback, and most of all through the expression of your love for the persons living with HIV and AIDS whom the institution is committed to serving.
404-527-7781 | www.smithseminary.org | www.itc.edu/pages/smith.asp | 21 why theological education matters Theological education matters because the church matters. The presence, voice, mission, and ministry of the church have been instrumental in developing relationship between individuals, believing communities, and Christ. In that process of building relationship with Christ, the church has helped shape a more Christ-like context for the broader community in which we live. One of the most important events of social changes in the United States across the last century was the civil rights movement, a transformation of individuals and community that had its roots, its focus, and its mission in the mission and ministry of the church. Given the tremendous importance of the church in the life of individuals and community, the church needs and deserves the most prepared leadership it can muster. God calls men and women to lead the church. God prepares the church with the resources to teach those men and women so that they can lead the church in ways that reflect Christ’s own ministry. Given the complex challenges of the time in which the church now finds itself, the church needs strong, gifted, and prepared teachers who will be able to use their academic and practical resources to nurture leaders who can meet these challenges in Union productively transforming ways. –Brian K. Blount, president
Inspiring Why Theological Education? A Student’s Perspective Student Emily Rhodes observes, “I Gifted think it is really important that we have regular service integrated in our seminary experience because Leaders for me, service ministry is ministry. Union Presbyterian Seminary equips Christian leaders for ministry That is part of what we need to in the world—a sacred vocation that requires deep learning, learn while we are in seminary— commitment to service, and an ability to read culture and not just books and classes, but also circumstance in the light of the rich resources of scripture and how to be servant leaders in our theological tradition. communities.”
22 | Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond Campus | 3401 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23227 The TEF: All of us at Union Presbyterian Seminary are most grateful for the financial support we have received, and continue to receive, from the TEF. That support has allowed us, and continues to allow us, to maintain a sense of community on campus by making housing available to our students at rental rates that are well below the rates charged by other landlords in and around our campus. The support we receive from TEF helps us strengthen our community by having more students live, work, study, and learn on our campus than would otherwise be possible. Thanks again for your continuing support!
Learning Leadership in Diverse Contexts “During my time at Union, one of the ways I’ve grown is in my passion for and an appreciation of diverse relationships,” explained Allysen Schaaf, Union student. 206 students A few years ago she went on a travel seminar to Ghana. That trip sparked her interest and widened her outlook 25 faculty of the church as a whole. Union has been receiving exchange students for at least 30 years from Ghana, and sending students there. Through those connections and the PC(USA) mission co-worker, Schaaf was able to go courageous steps to go there and do whatever they asked.” back the next summer for two months by herself. For Schaaf, this time was a powerful part of her seminary “That return trip transformed everything. How I see experience—something she will carry with her into the myself. How I want to practice my ministry. How I view future in her ministry as a pastor. relationships with people overseas and in our communities,” said Schaaf. “It transformed my outlook of service. It really Training Leaders re-opened me up to being open to the spontaneous life of The Leadership Institute at Union is offering a growing the spirit. Life in Ghana works a bit differently than here.” number of diverse leadership development opportunities She was often asked to pray and to preach and never thought to enhance the ministries of individuals and congregations. she was adequately prepared to do so. “I had to trust that One new initiative provides hybrid Christian Educator God would be at work and that it wasn’t about me,” she said. certification courses for professional educators, pastors, and “A few years ago, I never would have been able to take those volunteers. Courses are offered twice each year, with 18 hours of at-home online education and 12 hours of on- campus time. These courses make certification courses, and certification itself, more accessible and affordable to church leaders.
800-229-2990 | www.upsem.edu | 23 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS Leaders matter, now more than ever. We are in a rapidly changing world in which long-standing expectations and practices of how to ‘do’ and ‘be’ church are no longer working. We need leaders with the capacity to use tradition as a resource for innovation, who know how to lead change faithfully and effectively in congregational and public life, and who can navigate, engage, and help heal our complex, conflicted, media-saturated, multifaith world. Developing such leaders poses new challenges to theological education as it seeks to shape and form future leaders for the present and future of the church. -Katharine R. Henderson, president
Leading Multifaith Movements Isaac Luria is a leader in the multifaith movement for justice and a pioneer in using digital tools to make social change. As the brains behind the Groundswell digital platform, he helped grow the online faith-based social action network to a community of 100,000 people committed to faith-based social change in just Auburn 18 months. Groundswell echoes and amplifies that call for justice welling up Inspiring among the secular, the seeking, and people of faith and provides avenues for people of all faiths Innovative and walks of life to take strategic social action around shared moral imperatives. Leaders Leading Justice in the Media Auburn equips bold and resilient leaders of faith and moral courage to build congregations and communities, bridge Macky Alston works to equip faith divides, pursue justice, and heal the world. A seminary leaders to stand for justice in the media. Alston founded Auburn with multifaith commitments that honors its Christian roots, Media in 2002, and for 10 years, Auburn educates through innovative pedagogies and he served as its director, innovating methodologies, public platforms, and applied research. a range of programs related to media and religion and training over 4,000 faith leaders on a wide
24 | Auburn Theological Seminary | 3041 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 range of justice issues, including many of the most influential religious leaders of our day. Auburn provides Presbyterian students Auburn Media provides media expertise to religious enrolled at Union Theological Seminary in New York City with targeted academic leaders and religious expertise to the media. planning for those pursuing ordination, workshops on topics current in the PC(USA), Recognizing that so many turn to mainstream media and seminary courses in Presbyterian polity and the Internet for information, education, and inspiration, Reformed worship, support in relating to Auburn Media equips religious leaders to communicate Committees on Preparation for Ministry, and assistance in field placement in New York effectively through media channels and helps media City-area congregations. makers and journalists connect with and cover the voices and stories they most need to hear. Leading New Ways of Being Church Leading on the Edge This year, Auburn is establishing an Entrepreneurial Ministry Fellows program. A select, ecumenical group of J. C. Austin works with faith leaders to develop the outstanding recent seminary graduates will receive intensive resilience, creativity, and insight they need to thrive on the training in gathering and cultivating new faith communities challenges of religious leadership in 21st-century America. and innovating new ways of being church. He oversees Auburn’s leadership coaching programs, which Following their training, entrepreneurial ministry fellows includes a groundbreaking training program for those who will be matched with “sponsoring judicatories” (presbyteries, want to become coaches of church leaders. He conceived dioceses, conferences) that will help support their work and and is leading the development of Auburn’s Entrepreneurial will partner with Auburn in providing ongoing support Ministry Fellows program, and he teaches and consults through coaching, a peer group, and financial stipends to widely on the issue of money and giving in the church. provide resources for student debt repayment and major Auburn Seminary has been educating and equipping medical coverage. church leaders hardy enough to thrive in life and ministry on the frontiers of America for almost 200 years. While once the frontiers were geographic, today they are cultural, technological, economic, and religious.
212-662-4315 | www.auburnseminary.org | 25 WHY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION MATTERS We have a great future challenge when it comes to theological education. We have experienced profound and radical changes that are influencing the way of living the Christian faith—structural poverty, environmental awareness, cultural diversity, and religious pluralism. The challenge for us in these times is to remember that what it means to be ‘Christian’ is to be living in the world—not set apart from it. Our theology and our theological education must have an incarnational element to them. But we also must be not just of the individual, but also of the culture in which we exist. Latin American theology has an important approach—to look at reality as it is, and not complain about it, but do something to transform that reality in line with the mission of God in the world. We are invited to live the mission and the passion of God in the world—this is the reason for theological education, and why we train leaders for the church. –Sergio Ojeda, president
Living the Questions “When God called me I began to search for information as to where to study,” said Eileen Lissette, Puerto Rico currently a student at SEPR. “I've always thought, if you want to do well you have to start well. God Inspiring does not call the qualified; God qualifies the ones he called.” She spoke with several friends and Incarnational one of them said, “The Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico is the best.” So she went there. But that Leaders did not put an end to the questions. La misión del Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico es contribuir “When I started, I asked myself a la formación integral de hombres y mujeres para servir en el many questions: Why me? What ministerio cristiano y participar en la misión del pueblo de Dios en can I do? I have never taken even a Puerto Rico y las Américas. single Bible study in my life.” Other questions she asked herself were: The mission of the Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico is to “Can I do what God wants me to contribute to the integral formation of women and men for service do? Will I be a good pastor that in the Christian ministry and to participate in the mission of the city meets the expectations of God?” of God in Puerto Rico and the Americas.
26 | Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico | 776 Ponce de León Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00925 “As contemporary theologians, we continue preaching the gospel, directing all our efforts toward equality, toward the fight for justice for those who suffer today domination, marginalization, and humiliation,” she continued. Even in the midst of the questions. 204 students It is through being willing to live them out, through recognizing our limitations and strengths, and diligently 7 faculty working together, that we become a people who are healed and set free.
The Incarnational Question At the SEPR, field education is an essential component of place when they were left homeless by a hurricane. It was an the formation provided by theological education, working amazing place because it was a combination of those who in conjunction with the presbyteries and congregations. It were really poor Puerto Ricans, as well as some people from is an incarnational formation. the Dominican Republic who were likely there without “We are sent to work in different places, different contexts, papers. We worked with the children of the community— to really try out what it is we are learning,” remembers it was an amazing experience.” Marissa Galvan, a graduate of SEPR. “How do you adapt the message of the gospel to a “One of my internships was in a dying church with five situation that is so different from a seminary classroom?” people, another in a city church, another in a rural church— she asked herself. this gives you a perspective of how this message is lived out “The question becomes, ‘How can I preach a message in the different communities and different contexts.” that can empower these people to deal with the situation “One church where I worked was in the middle of a they find themselves in?’ It is, of course, the incarnational community of people who had ‘squatted’ in that particular question.”
787-763-6700 | www.se-pr.edu | 27 Seminary Students/Faculty Degrees Offered Joint Degrees Offered Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Students: 191 Master of Divinity Master of Arts in Ministry Practice Master of Divinity/Master of Science in Social Austin, Texas Faculty: 16 Master of Arts (Theological Studies) Doctor of Ministry Work with the University of Texas at Austin www.austinseminary.edu Columbia Theological Seminary Students: 350 Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master of Arts Decatur, Georgia Faculty: 26 Master of Arts in Practical Theology Doctor of Educational Ministry in Practical Theology www.ctsnet.edu Master of Arts (Theological Studies) Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Master of Theology Counseling
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Students: 161 Master of Divinity: Residential and Distance Education Dubuque, Iowa Faculty: 14 Master of Arts in Missional Christianity: Residential and Distance Education www.udts.dbq.edu Doctor of Ministry Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Students: 198 Master of Divinity MDiv/MA Marriage and Family Therapy; MDiv/ Louisville, Kentucky Faculty: 16 Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy Social Work, MDiv/Law, MDiv/Education, and MDiv/ www.lpts.edu Master of Arts (Religion) University; MA in Spirituality/MA in Marriage and Doctor of Ministry Family Therapy; MA (Religion)/MA in Marriage and Family Therapy McCormick Theological Seminary Students: 207 Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry Master of Divinity/Master of Social Work with the Chicago, Illinois Faculty: 17 Master of Theology Master of Theological Studies University of Chicago and with Loyola University; www.mccormick.edu Master of Arts in Ministry Ecumenical Doctor of Ministry with Catholic Seminaries at a Glance Theological Union and Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; ACTS Doctor of Ministry in Preaching Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Students: 246 Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry Joint professional degrees in Social Work, Law and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Faculty: 25 Master of Divinity with emphasis in Master of Sacred Theology Public Policy in conjunction with local universities www.pts.edu Church Planting Master of Arts Princeton Theological Seminary Students: 502 Master of Divinity Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Princeton, New Jersey Faculty: 46 Master of Arts Education or Youth Ministry Master of Divinity/Master www.ptsem.edu Master of Arts (Theological Studies) of Social Work degree with Rutgers University Master of Theology Doctor of Philosophy San Francisco Theological Seminary Students: 155 Master of Divinity Master of Arts in Theological Studies Master of Arts with the Graduate Theological Union; San Anselmo, California Faculty: 20 Doctor of Ministry with emphases in Master of Arts/Master of Divinity with the Graduate www.sfts.edu Multidisciplinary Studies, Pastoral Theological Union; Doctor of Philosophy (Graduate Care and Counseling, Pastor as Theological Union students may affiliate with SFTS); Spiritual Leader, Urban Doctor of Theology (Graduate Theological Union students may affiliate with SFTS) Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary Seminarians are educated through resources of the Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master of Christian Interdenominational Theological Center, of which Master of Arts in Christian Education Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Care Education Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master Atlanta, Georgia Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary is the www.smithseminary.org PC(USA) constituent. ITC enrollment is 577. ITC Master of Arts in Church Music and Counseling of Church Music provides 19 full-time faculty positions. Union Presbyterian Seminary Students: 206 Master of Divinity Master of Theology Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Richmond, Virginia/Charlotte, North Carolina Faculty: 25 Master of Arts in Christian Education Doctor of Philosophy Christian Education www.upsem.edu Auburn Theological Auburn provides Presbyterian students enrolled at Certificate for Presbyterian students graduating from Union Theological Doctor of Ministry in Multifaith Education, granted Union Theological Seminary in New York City with Seminary, New York Certificates of Completion awarded for certain programs by New York Theological Seminary New York, New York targeted academic planning for those pursuing www.auburnseminary.org ordination, workshops on topics current in the Continuing education units available PC(USA), seminary courses in Presbyterian polity and Reformed worship, support in relating to Committees on Preparation for Ministry, and assistance in field placement in New York City-area congregations. Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico Students: 204 Master of Divinity San Juan, Puerto Rico Faculty: 7 Master of Arts (Religion) www.se-pr.edu Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care for Families
28 | Seminary Virtual Tour Website: www.seminarytour.org Seminary Students/Faculty Degrees Offered Joint Degrees Offered Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Students: 191 Master of Divinity Master of Arts in Ministry Practice Master of Divinity/Master of Science in Social Austin, Texas Faculty: 16 Master of Arts (Theological Studies) Doctor of Ministry Work with the University of Texas at Austin www.austinseminary.edu Columbia Theological Seminary Students: 350 Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master of Arts Decatur, Georgia Faculty: 26 Master of Arts in Practical Theology Doctor of Educational Ministry in Practical Theology www.ctsnet.edu Master of Arts (Theological Studies) Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Master of Theology Counseling
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Students: 161 Master of Divinity: Residential and Distance Education Dubuque, Iowa Faculty: 14 Master of Arts in Missional Christianity: Residential and Distance Education www.udts.dbq.edu Doctor of Ministry Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Students: 198 Master of Divinity MDiv/MA Marriage and Family Therapy; MDiv/ Louisville, Kentucky Faculty: 16 Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy Social Work, MDiv/Law, MDiv/Education, and MDiv/ www.lpts.edu Master of Arts (Religion) University; MA in Spirituality/MA in Marriage and Doctor of Ministry Family Therapy; MA (Religion)/MA in Marriage and Family Therapy McCormick Theological Seminary Students: 207 Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry Master of Divinity/Master of Social Work with the Chicago, Illinois Faculty: 17 Master of Theology Master of Theological Studies University of Chicago and with Loyola University; www.mccormick.edu Master of Arts in Ministry Ecumenical Doctor of Ministry with Catholic Theological Union and Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; ACTS Doctor of Ministry in Preaching Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Students: 246 Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry Joint professional degrees in Social Work, Law and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Faculty: 25 Master of Divinity with emphasis in Master of Sacred Theology Public Policy in conjunction with local universities www.pts.edu Church Planting Master of Arts Princeton Theological Seminary Students: 502 Master of Divinity Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Princeton, New Jersey Faculty: 46 Master of Arts Education or Youth Ministry Master of Divinity/Master www.ptsem.edu Master of Arts (Theological Studies) of Social Work degree with Rutgers University Master of Theology Doctor of Philosophy San Francisco Theological Seminary Students: 155 Master of Divinity Master of Arts in Theological Studies Master of Arts with the Graduate Theological Union; San Anselmo, California Faculty: 20 Doctor of Ministry with emphases in Master of Arts/Master of Divinity with the Graduate www.sfts.edu Multidisciplinary Studies, Pastoral Theological Union; Doctor of Philosophy (Graduate Care and Counseling, Pastor as Theological Union students may affiliate with SFTS); Spiritual Leader, Urban Doctor of Theology (Graduate Theological Union students may affiliate with SFTS) Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary Seminarians are educated through resources of the Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master of Christian Interdenominational Theological Center, of which Master of Arts in Christian Education Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Care Education Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master Atlanta, Georgia Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary is the www.smithseminary.org PC(USA) constituent. ITC enrollment is 577. ITC Master of Arts in Church Music and Counseling of Church Music provides 19 full-time faculty positions. Union Presbyterian Seminary Students: 206 Master of Divinity Master of Theology Dual degree: Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Richmond, Virginia/Charlotte, North Carolina Faculty: 25 Master of Arts in Christian Education Doctor of Philosophy Christian Education www.upsem.edu Auburn Theological Auburn provides Presbyterian students enrolled at Certificate for Presbyterian students graduating from Union Theological Doctor of Ministry in Multifaith Education, granted Union Theological Seminary in New York City with Seminary, New York Certificates of Completion awarded for certain programs by New York Theological Seminary New York, New York targeted academic planning for those pursuing www.auburnseminary.org ordination, workshops on topics current in the Continuing education units available PC(USA), seminary courses in Presbyterian polity and Reformed worship, support in relating to Committees on Preparation for Ministry, and assistance in field placement in New York City-area congregations. Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico Students: 204 Master of Divinity San Juan, Puerto Rico Faculty: 7 Master of Arts (Religion) www.se-pr.edu Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care for Families
Seminary Virtual Tour Website: www.seminarytour.org | 29 The Committee on Theological Education 2014-2016 Elected Members The Committee on Theological Education Alan Bancroft (’18) (COTE) has General Assembly-mandated Interschool & Mission Cooperation Subcommittee responsibility for developing and maintaining Institutional Support Subcommittee a comprehensive, denomination-wide plan Nashville, TN for theological education. Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri (’16) Interschool & Mission Cooperation Subcommittee (Chair) COTE seeks to identify, develop and propose Executive Committee Committee strategies for a systemic approach to Institutional Support Subcommittee Miami, Florida theological education within the PC(USA). Mindy Douglas (’16) COTE serves as an advocate for theological Vice-Chair of COTE education, seeking to support your Nominating Committee (Chair) seminaries (both financially and in other ways) Implementation & Interpretation Subcommittee Executive Committee Committee and to strengthen them for their mission to the Institutional Support Subcommittee whole church. It is the body through which the Chapel Hill, NC seminaries report and are accountable to the Garnett E. Foster (’16) denomination. COTE also serves as a two-way Implementation & Interpretation Subcommittee communication link between the denomination Institutional Support Subcommittee and its graduate theological institutions. Chicago, Illinois
José R. Irizarry (’16) Implementation & Interpretation Subcommittee Institutional Support Subcommittee San Juan, Puerto Rico
30 | The Committee on Theological Education Matthew Miles (’18) Institutional Members Theological Seminary Interschool & Mission Cooperation M. Craig Barnes Atlanta, GA 30314 Subcommittee Theological & Church Concerns Institutional Support Subcommittee Subcommittee Theodore J. Wardlaw Fort Davis, Texas President, Princeton Theological Theological & Church Concerns Seminary Subcommittee Nancy Ramsay (’15) Princeton, New Jersey President, Austin Presbyterian Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Theological Seminary Liaison Brian K. Blount Austin, Texas Implementation & Interpretation Interschool & Mission Cooperation Subcommittee Subcommittee Frank M.Yamada Institutional Support Subcommittee President, Union Presbyterian Implementation & Interpretation Fort Worth, Texas Seminary Subcommittee Richmond, Virginia & Charlotte, Executive Committee Kathryn Wolf Reed (’16) North Carolina President, McCormick Theological Theological & Church Concerns Seminary Subcommittee Jeffrey F. Bullock 5460 S. University Ave. Institutional Support Subcommittee Chair of COTE Chicago, Illinois Tuscaloosa, Alabama Implementation & Interpretation Subcommittee Covenant Members Marianne O. Rhebergen (’16) Nominating Committee & Sergio Ojeda Cárcamo Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Executive Committee Cmte. (Chair) Interschool & Mission Cooperation Liaison President, University of Dubuque Subcommittee Theological & Church Concerns Dubuque, Iowa Presidente, Seminario Evangélico de Subcommittee Puerto Rico Institutional Support Subcommittee William J. Carl, III San Juan, Puerto Rico Syracuse, NY Implementation & Interpretation Subcommittee Katharine Rhodes Henderson Max Sherman (’16) President, Pittsburgh Theological Theological & Church Concerns Theological & Church Concerns Seminary Subcommittee Subcommittee (Chair) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania President, Auburn Theological Executive Committee Seminary Institutional Support Subcommittee Stephen A. Hayner New York, New York Austin, Texas Interschool & Mission Cooperation Subcommittee Corresponding Members Mary Elva Smith (’18) President, Columbia Theological Gary S. Eller Interschool & Mission Cooperation Seminary Implementation & Interpretation Subcommittee Decatur, Georgia Subcommittee Nominating Committee President, Omaha Presbyterian Institutional Support Subcommittee Michael Jinkins Seminary Foundation (Chair) Interschool & Mission Cooperation Omaha, Nebraska Louisville, Kentucky Subcommittee President, Louisville Presbyterian Chris Murphy Saundra Tracy Theological Seminary Theological & Church Concerns Institutional Support Subcommittee Louisville, Kentucky Subcommittee Implementation & Interpretation Director, Presbyterian Ministries, Subcommittee Subcommittee James L. McDonald Fuller Theological Seminary Bloomington, Indiana Implementation & Interpretation Pasadena, California Subcommittee Tom M. Trinidad President, San Francisco Theological Alvin Padilla Institutional Support Subcommittee Seminary Interschool & Mission Cooperation Theological & Church Concerns San Anselmo, California Subcommittee Subcommittee Director Hispanic Ministries, Colorado Springs, Colorado Paul T. Roberts Gordon-Conwell Theological Implementation & Interpretation Seminary Subcommittee South Hamilton, Massachusetts Executive Committee Committee President /Dean, Johnson C. Smith
The Committee on Theological Education | 31 Functions of the Committee on Theological Education
1. To develop and maintain a comprehensive overview of theological education from the perspective of the whole church.
2. To identify, develop, and propose strategies for a systemic approach to theological education within the denomination.
3. To serve as an advocate before the whole church for theological education and to interpret the mission of the denomination’s seminaries to the whole church.
4. To provide a way for the church’s needs to be addressed to the denomination’s seminaries.
5. To review the effectiveness and stewardship of the seminaries on behalf of the church.
6. To encourage and enhance cooperation among the theological seminaries of the denomination.
7. To relate the governing bodies and agencies of the PC(USA), particularly those which have responsibilities for theology and worship, for education, for candidacy, and for leadership development for pastors and church members.
8. To maintain appropriate relationships with those responsible for theological education in other branches of the church catholic.
9. To receive and act upon requests and recommendations from the church.
10. To receive and review reports from the theological seminaries appropriate to the work of the committee;
11. To identify the issues, needs, and opportunities of the seminaries, individually and corporately, and, where appropriate, address these as requests and recommendations to the church;
12. To authorize use of Theological Education Fund monies, prepare an appropriate formula for disbursements to the theological seminaries of thePC(USA), and to advocate for financial support of the seminaries.
13. To maintain relations with educational and ecumenical associations which share common concerns with the committee.
14. To serve as an agency of the denomination for relating to theological seminaries other than those of the PC(USA).
15. To recommend to the General Assembly those theological seminaries which shall qualify as members of the Committee on Theological Education.
32 | The Committee on Theological Education The Theological Education Fund and the Theological Education Fund Seminary Support Network The Theological Education Fund (TEF) was established by • Presbytery resource persons: A group of the General Assembly in 1986 as a way to support all of approximately 140 voluntary persons representing the Presbyterian seminaries. The TEF replaced the previous different presbyteries serve as liaisons between their funding plans in the two former denominations. In the presbyteries and the General Assembly’s Office of PC(USA), mission dollars that flow from congregations to Theological Education. They interpret the TEF and the presbyteries, synods, and the General Assembly no longer theological enterprise to PC(USA) congregations. are used to support seminaries. In other words, the TEF is the only source of denomination-wide funding for the • Regional/synod representatives: Made possible by a schools. 1998 grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the office of Theological Education was able to identify, recruit, Each congregation is asked to make a contribution of one train, and provide small stipends for 16 regional/synod percent of its local operating budget (all monies expended representatives. These folks work with the presbytery for current operations of congregations as reported in the resource persons as they promote TEF across the GA Minutes, Statistical Report, Part II, line 25) to the TEF church. They help in identifying, training, supporting, each year. This gift to the TEF is considered a congregation’s and assisting the work of the resource persons with the proportionate share of educating church leaders. presbyteries of their region.
The Committee on Theological Education (COTE)— The Lilly Grant ended in 2001 but COTE realizing the with 13 members elected by the General Assembly plus a importance of adding the regional representatives and representative from each seminary—makes the allocations area facilitators to the network have continued to fund each year according to a formula developed by the this endeavor. committee. The formula provides each school with a fair share of the funds, based on such factors as number of Staff provides support to all of those serving in the three degrees granted and number of Presbyterian students. capacities in a number of ways, such as planning and providing current printed resources for use at meetings and It was obvious after reunion that to accomplish the task informative mailings. The office of Theological Education’s of providing financial support for Presbyterian theological toll-free number is available for the use of resource persons education, a network would be needed to build relationships to call with questions and concerns, to order materials, between the seminaries and all the congregations. to request updated financial information, and to arrange for speakers. Staff also provides opportunities for network Thus the Theological Education Fund Seminary Support representatives to meet annually for three-day gatherings Network began in 1989, and over the years it has played that always include visits to one of the seminaries. an important role in educating the denomination on the importance of Presbyterian theological education and the The Theological Education Funding Network is by TEF. Its purpose is to interpret to pastors, sessions, and far the most effective interpretive tool available for the congregations the mission and work of the Presbyterian promotion of the TEF and for helping churches across Church (U.S.A.) and the Theological Education Fund the denomination understand the importance of the (TEF) in order to secure annual financial support for the Presbyterian theological education enterprise. Each TEF. participant in the network has a profound appreciation of the seminaries and the work they do. Their enthusiasm and The network has grown significantly over the years and is ability to do the work asked of them are greatly appreciated now made up of two separate groups. by staff and the seminaries.
The Theological Education Fund and the Theological Education Fund Seminary Support Network | 33 SYNOD OF ALASKA-NORTHWEST Winnebago Coastal Carolina REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Matthew Sauer Ann Jahnes James “Ted” Schuldt, Interim Pastor, SYNOD OF LINCOLN TRAILS Eastern Virginia Cascade View Presbyterian Church, REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Walt Hunting The James Everett, WA Linda Jo Peters, Teaching Elder PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS (Honorably Retired), Terre Haute, IN Willie Woodson National Capital Central Washington PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS Jim Deal Ohio Valley Larry Golemon New Castle Island Northwest Linda Jo Peters Joshua Mikelson Whitewater Valley Lyle Dykstra New Hope North Puget Sound Rex Espiritu James “Ted” Schuldt Constance Button Olympia SYNOD OF LIVING WATERS Joe Harvard Aaron Stewart REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE The Peaks Seattle Vacant Bradley Long Ray Moore PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS Salem East Tennessee Paul Sink SYNOD OF THE COVENANT C. K. “Bud” Little Shenandoah REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Holston Thomas Holden, III Doris Campbell, Ruling Elder, Daniel Clark Western North Carolina Milan, MI Mid-South Becky Stanley PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS Anne H. K. Apple Bob Lowry Cincinnati North Alabama James (Jim) Cockerham K Nicholas Yoda Thomas E. Lovell Detroit Sheppards & Lapsley SYNOD OF THE NORTHEAST Neil Cowling Debra Feagin REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Eastminster St. Andrew Elizabeth V. McDowell, Ruling Elder, Frances Fisher Thomas Bryson Westernville, NY Lake Huron South Alabama PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS Boston Karen Blatt Samford Turner Lake Michigan Western Kentucky Chip Stapleton Eastern Korean Fran Lane-Lawrence Marisue Coy ...forMackinac generationsSamuel D. Ki tocome... SYNOD OF MID-AMERICA J Elliot P. Morrison Elizabeth Muskingum Valley REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Roberta (Bobbie) Arrowsmith William “Bill” Gannaway, Pastor Larry Lalama Genesee Valley Western Reserve Emeritus, Westminster Presbyterian Linda Brebner Church, Topeka, KS Quincy Worthington Tom Gardner PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS Geneva SYNOD OF LAKES & PRAIRIES Giddings-Lovejoy Elizabeth Newell REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Jay Summerville Hudson River Matthew Sauer, Pastor, First Heartland Jeffrey A. Geary Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc, WI Maryann Farnswort Long Island PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS John Calvin Andy Hart Dakota Rick Uffmann Monmouth Ronn Moccasin Northern Kansas George Gill East Iowa Bill Gannaway New Brunswick Kristin Hutson Southern Kansas Bisi Shofu Homestead Laura Frazey New York City Kara James SYNOD OF MID-ATLANTIC David Richardson Bill Wehrbein REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Derrick McQueen Patirck Marshall Catrelia Hunter, Ruling Elder, Newark Rebecca Barnes Cleveland, NC Kevin Yoho Sally Wilhelm Newton North Central Iowa PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS Abingdon June Heyer Gordon Moen Doris Haring Northern Waters John Markel Baltimore Northern New England Tim Rupert Cindy Kohlmann Prospect Hill Brandon Brewer Charlotte Northern New York Cynthia Ripperger James A. Thomas, Sr. Anders Pedersen Joann White
34 | The Theological Education Fund and the Theological Education Fund Seminary Support Network Palisades SYNOD OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS Pacific Lawrence S. Stephens, III REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Ann Hayman Southern New England Susan Cornman, Ruling Elder, San Diego Shirley Dudley Arvada, CO Wayne Hoffmann Susquehanna PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS San Fernando Rebecca Kindig Denver K. C. Wahe Utica Laura Littman San Gabriel Lawrence Bartel Glacier Donald Maddox West Jersey Bonnie Anderson SYNOD OF THE SOUTHWEST Ivo Meilands Chad Jones REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Western New York Western Colorado Al Gephart, Pastor Emeritus, University Nancy Murphy Mary Hammond Atkinson Presbyterian Church, Tempe, AZ SYNOD OF THE PACIIFIC Wyoming PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Joe Norris de Cristo Michael Foster, Pastor, First Presbyterian Yellowstone Larry DeLong Church, Phoenix, OR Harlan (Lanny) Rounds Sierra Blanca PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS SYNOD OF SOUTH ATLANTIC Harold Armstrong Boise REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE SYNOD OF THE SUN Cheryle J. Andrew Jeffrey Sumner, Pastor, Westminster REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Cascades By the Sea Presbyterian Church, William Galbraith, General Presbyter, Central Region Daytona Beach Shores, FL Presbytery of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR John Brinegar PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS Northeast Region Central Florida Arkansas Ann Richards Richard Hills Dari Rowen Southern region Charleston-Atlantic Eastern Oklahoma Michael Foster Richard Cushman Howard Ree Northwest region Cherokee Grace Christine Dungan Fritz Bogar Lander Bethel Eastern Oregon Flint River Palo Duro Mary Lou Welby Don J. West Dana Mayfield Southwest and Beaches Florida Pines ...forgenerationsBarbara Pebbles toJean Normancome... Erin Kaye Kendall Foothills Tres Rios Dennis Falasco Mel Davis Patty Lane Nevada New Harmony Patrick Mecham Preston Shealy SYNOD OF THE TRINITY Redwoods Northeast Georgia REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Delores Dewhurst Travis Adams David Stipp-Bethune, Pastor, Llanerch Sacramento Providence Presbyterian Church, Havertown, PA Richard Wylie Sam E. McGregor PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS Bob Meyer Savannah Beaver Butler San Francisco Albert Cramer (Bert) Randall Clow James Shum St. Augustine Lake Erie San Joaquin Kathryn McLean Emily Zeig Terry Holland Trinity Matt Falco Northumberland San Jose Larry Bates Central region Tropical Florida Stephen L. Cureton Philadelphia Travis Hyatt Randy Gill Southern region Barbara Chaapel Leona Reif SYNOD OF SOUTHERN Pittsburgh Stockton CALIFORNIA & HAWAII Nancy Merrill David Warner REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Redstone Ann Hayman, Interim Minister, St. Clifton Foster SYNOD OF PUERTO RICO Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Upper Ohio Valley REGIONAL/PRESBYTERY Los Angeles, CA Karen Edwards REPRESENTATIVE PRESBYTERY VOLUNTEERS West Virginia For Noreste, Sureste, San Juan Los Ranchos Stephen Baldwin Evelyn Torres- Ramirez, Lares, Deborah Blake Puerto Rico
The Theological Education Fund and the Theological Education Fund Seminary Support Network | 35 When asked what the greatest commandment is, Jesus answered: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Sometimes loving God with one’s mind is forgotten, but among Presbyterians, mind has been valued. We recognize that theology can be defined as “faith seeking understanding.” Our seminaries encourage students to become active theologians who can encourage us all to love God with our minds.
Getting acquainted with young seminarians who also participate as representatives in the Seminary Support Network has given me new insights into my own faith journey. These young church leaders combine an understanding of church tradition and worship with new approaches that are relevant for the 21st century and its new ways of learning. Rooted and grounded in rigorous theological education, seminarians are able to incorporate multicultural approaches and innovation, grounded in the best of our tradition. Yes, I think it is essential to support theological education, and I am delighted to assist in this [through] my work with the Seminary Support Network. Supporting our seminaries is critical to the nurture and development of church leaders who love God with mind as well as heart and soul. -Liz McDowell, representative, Synod of the Northeast, Seminary Support Network
I proudly support our seminaries and the Theological Education Fund’s Seminary Support Network because they help sustain theological education for our whole church. While we presume the connection for congregations and seminaries is found in the schooling of our teaching elders, our seminaries also represent theological development and discovery that nurtures our whole church by assisting with lay leader training, offering continuing education for lay and professional leaders, and making available expert guidance for our church’s work. One of the hallmarks of our Presbyterian identity is an educated clergy, making necessary the partnership between our church and our seminaries. Congregations rely on effective, prepared leadership, requiring not only well- grounded, practiced, and studied leaders but also accompanying academies of learning and exploration astute in theology, biblical studies, pastoral care, and education. The Theological Education Fund is our denomination’s only funding source for our seminaries, and the Seminary Support Network was created to nurture relationships and congregational giving. By giving to TEF we support our churches’ ministry and its future by helping our church keep its commitment to assuring that Christ’s ministry continues among us always. Won’t you join me in supporting the work of our seminaries and TEF? —Rev. Dr. David Stipp-Bethune, representative, Synod of the Trinity, Seminary Support Network
36 | The Theological Education Fund and the Theological Education Fund Seminary Support Network WHY CONGREGATIONS GIVE TO THE TEF Second Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, has The seminaries of the church are in many ways the been blessed with many seminary-trained pastors lifeblood of the church. The churches can exist in our 125 year history—including the first Spanish- without them, but I don’t believe they can flourish speaking Presbyterian pastor in the denomination. without them. We support the Theological Education Fund so Theological education has always been important that seminaries can provide the best standard of for Reformed Christians, Presbyterians in particular. theological education possible as we have reaped But I think that it is especially critical in times of crisis the benefits of many pastors blessed with strong or in times of decline and uncertainty. It is especially seminary educations. in those times, in these times, that we need good -Robert Woodruff, pastor, Second Presbyterian Church, leadership for the churches that is positive, creative, Albuquerque, NM thoughtful and considerate. -Robert E Dunham, pastor, University Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill, NC
Why Congregations Give to the TEF | 37 Sunnyside Presbyterian Church,Sunnyside,WA First Presbyterian Church,Willmar,MN Westminster Presbyterian Church,Natchez,MS Dickey Memorial Presbyterian Church,Baltimore,MD Hamblen Park Presbyterian Church,Spokane,WA First Presbyterian Church,Osakis,MN Faith Presbyterian Church,Huntsville,AL First Presbyterian Church,Annapolis,MD Cascade View Presbyterian Church,Everett,WA First Presbyterian Church Of Foley,Foley,MN First Presbyterian Church,Sheffield,AL First Presbyterian Church Of Howard County,Columbia,MD First Presbyterian Church,Snohomish,WA Avery Presbyterian Church,Bellevue,NE First Presbyterian Church,Selma,AL Franklinville Presbyterian Church,Bradshaw,MD Westminster Presbyterian Church,Anacortes,WA Faith Presbyterian Church,La Vista,NE Five Mile Presbyterian Church,Birmingham,AL Govans Presbyterian Church,Baltimore,MD Onalaska Presbyterian Church,Onalaska,WA Faithful Shepherd Presbyterian Church,Omaha,NE Independent Presbyterian Church,Birmingham,AL Roland Park Presbyterian Church,Baltimore,MD Shepherd Of The Hill Presbyterian Church,Puyallup,WA First Presbyterian Church,Omaha,NE Shades Valley Presbyterian Church,Birmingham,AL Bensalem Presbyterian Church,Charlotte,NC Toledo Presbyterian Church,Toledo,WA First Presbyterian Church,Walnut,IA South Highland Presbyterian Church,Birmingham,AL Beulah Presbyterian Church,Monroe,NC Woodland Presbyterian Church,Woodland,WA Presbyterian Church Of The Cross,Omaha,NE Southminster Presbyterian Church,Birmingham,AL C. N. Jenkins Presbyterian Church,Charlotte,NC Inglewood Presbyterian Church,Kirkland,WA Westminster Presbyterian Church,Council Bluffs,IA University Presbyterian Church,Tuscaloosa,AL Covenant Presbyterian Church,Kannapolis,NC Newport Presbyterian Church,Bellevue,WA Burt Presbyterian Church Of Burt Iowa,Burt,IA First Presbyterian Church,Foley,AL Davidson College Presbyterian Church,Davidson,NC Rose Hill Presbyterian Church,Kirkland,WA Calvary Presbyterian Church,Barnum,IA First Presbyterian Church,Grand Bay,AL First Presbyterian Church,Albemarle,NC St. Andrew Presbyterian Church,Renton,WA Clarion Presbyterian Church,Clarion,IA First Presbyterian Church,Citronelle,AL First Presbyterian Church,Charlotte,NC University Presbyterian Church,Seattle,WA Collegiate Presbyterian Church,Ames,IA Grace Presbyterian Church,Mobile,AL First Presbyterian Church,Wadesboro,NC Woodland Park Presbyterian Church,Seattle,WA First Presbyterian Church,Cedar Falls,IA Trinity Presbyterian Church,Fairhope,AL Macedonia Presbyterian Church,Candor,NC United Protestant Presbyterian Church,Palmer,AK First Presbyterian Church,Steamboat Rock,IA Benoit Presbyterian Church,Benoit,MS Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church,Charlotte,NC Hopewell Presbyterian Church,Dillsboro,IN First Presbyterian Church,Fort Dodge,IA First Presbyterian Church,Tupelo,MS Marks Creek Presbyterian Church,Rockingham,NC Lakeside Presbyterian Church,Fort Mitchell,KY First Presbyterian Church,Jefferson,IA Independence Presbyterian Church,Batesville,MS Memorial Presbyterian Church,Charlotte,NC Northminster Presbyterian Church,Cincinnati,OH First Presbyterian Church,Algona,IA New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church,Horn Lake,MS Philadelphia Presbyterian Church,Mint Hill,NC Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church,Cincinnati,OH First Presbyterian Church,Albion,IA Osborn Presbyterian Church,Starkville,MS Ramah Presbyterian Church,Huntersville,NC Sycamore Presbyterian Church,Cincinnati,OH McCallsburg Presbyterian Church,McCallsburg,IA Saltillo Presbyterian Church,Saltillo,MS Rocky River Presbyterian Church,Concord,NC Community Presbyterian Church,Waterford,MI United Presbyterian Church,Goldfield,IA Sumner Presbyterian Church,Sumner,MS South End Presbyterian Church,Charlotte,NC Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church,Ferndale,MI First Presbyterian Church,Crookston,MN First Presbyterian Church,Lancaster,KY Steele Creek Presbyterian Church,Charlotte,NC First Presbyterian Church,Port Huron,MI First Presbyterian Church,Cooperstown,ND Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church,Lexington,KY Turner Presbyterian Church,Monroe,NC First Presbyterian Church,Pontiac,MI Gilby Presbyterian Church,Gilby,ND The Presbyterian Church Of Danville,Danville,KY Williams Memorial Presbyterian Church,Charlotte,NC First Presbyterian Church Of Saline,Saline,MI Grandin Presbyterian Church,Grandin,ND Central Presbyterian Church,Owensboro,KY Bethesda Presbyterian Church,Aberdeen,NC Littlefield Presbyterian Church,Dearborn,MI Webster Chapel Presbyterian Church,Webster,ND First Presbyterian Church,Owensboro,KY Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church,Southern Pines,NC Northbrook Presbyterian Church,Beverly Hills,MI Brule Presbyterian Church,Brule,WI First Presbyterian Church,Murray,KY Bunnlevel Presbyterian Church,Bunnlevel,NC Trinity Community Presbyterian Church,Detroit,MI Community Presbyterian Church,Calumet,MN Mount Zion Presbyterian Church,Central City,KY Calypso Presbyterian Church,Calypso,NC Westminster Presbyterian Church,Ann Arbor,MI Community Presbyterian Church,Lac Du Flambeau,WI The Presbyterian Church,Bowling Green,KY Carolina Beach Presbyterian Church,Carolina Beach,NC Canfield Presbyterian Church,Canfield,OH Country Peace Presbyterian Church,Superior,WI Bethalto Presbyterian Church,Bethalto,IL Ebenezer Presbyterian Church,Coats,NC New Lisbon Presbyterian Church,Lisbon,OH First Presbyterian Church,Hurley,WI First Presbyterian Church,Jerseyville,IL Faith Presbyterian Church,Laurinburg,NC Sebring Presbyterian Church,Sebring,OH First Presbyterian Church,Ely,MN First Presbyterian Church,Fredericktown,MO First Presbyterian Church,Carthage,NC Westminster Presbyterian Church,Akron,OH First Presbyterian Church,Duluth,MN First Presbyterian Church,Brighton,IL First Presbyterian Church,Morehead City,NC Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church,Midland,MI Glen Avon Presbyterian Church,Duluth,MN First Presbyterian Church,Ste. Genevieve,MO First Presbyterian Church of Dunn,Dunn,NC First Presbyterian Church,Fenton,MI St. James Presbyterian Church,Tower,MN First United Presbyterian Church,Belleville,IL Hopewell Presbyterian Church,Burgaw,NC First Presbyterian Church,Kinde,MI United Presbyterian Church,Rice Lake,WI First United Presbyterian Church,Granite City,IL Laurinburg Presbyterian Church,Laurinburg,NC First Presbyterian Church,Caro,MI Community Presbyterian Church,Lawton,IA Fisk Presbyterian Church,Fisk,MO Lillington Presbyterian Church,Lillington,NC First Presbyterian Church,Beaverton,MI First Presbyterian Church,Schaller,IA Glendale Presbyterian Church,Glendale,MO Oak Plain Presbyterian Church,Rose Hill,NC Memorial Presbyterian Church,Midland,MI First Presbyterian Church,Odebolt,IA Hillside Presbyterian Church,House Springs,MO Pleasant View Presbyterian Church,Albertson,NC Westminster Presbyterian Church,Bay City,MI First Presbyterian Church,Manning,IA Hunter Memorial First Presbyterian Church,Sikeston,MO Pocket Presbyterian Church,Sanford,NC Fairplain Presbyterian Church,Benton Harbor,MI First Presbyterian Church,South Sioux City,NE John Knox Presbyterian Church,Florissant,MO Pollocksville Presbyterian Church,Pollocksville,NC First Presbyterian Church,Niles,MI Lakeside Presbyterian Church,Storm Lake,IA Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church,St. Louis,MO Shallotte Presbyterian Church,Shallotte,NC First Presbyterian Church,Battle Creek,MI Morningside Presbyterian Church,Sioux City,IA New Horizons Presbyterian Church,Overland,MO Sherwood Presbyterian Church,Fayetteville,NC First Presbyterian Church,Dimondale,MI United Presbyterian Church,Boyden,IA Second Presbyterian Church,St. Louis,MO Southport Presbyterian Church,Southport,NC First Presbyterian Church,Marshall,MI Westlawn Presbyterian Church,Sioux City,IA Steelville Presbyterian Church,Steelville,MO Spout Springs Memorial Presbyterian Church,Cameron,NC Westminster Presbyterian Church,Grand Rapids,MI First Presbyterian Church,Miller,SD The United Presbyterian Church,Wood River,IL St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church,St. Pauls,NC Westminster Presbyterian Church,Jackson,MI First Presbyterian Church,Bison,SD Webster Groves Presbyterian Church,Webster Groves,MO Trinity Presbyterian Church,Laurinburg,NC First Presbyterian Church,Elk Rapids,MI First Presbyterian Church,Raymond,SD Westminster Presbyterian Church,St. Louis,MO Westminster Presbyterian Church,Fayetteville,NC First Presbyterian Church,Boyne City,MI First Presbyterian Church,Whitewood,SD Central Presbyterian Church,Kansas City,MO Bayside Presbyterian Church,Virginia Beach,VA First Presbyterian Church,Harbor Springs,MI First Presbyterian Church,Lead,SD Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church,Blue Springs,MO First United Presbyterian Church,Norfolk,VA First Presbyterian Church,East Jordan,MI First Presbyterian Church,Huron,SD First Presbyterian Church,Warrensburg,MO Great Bridge Presbyterian Church,Chesapeake,VA Donors First Presbyterian Church,Newberry,MI Oahe Presbyterian Church,Pierre,SD First Presbyterian Church,Holden,MO Green Acres Presbyterian Church,Portsmouth,VA First Presbyterian Church,Escanaba,MI Peace Presbyterian Church,Yankton,SD Second Presbyterian Church,Kansas City,MO Groves Memorial Presbyterian Church,Hayes,VA First Presbyterian Church,Alpena,MI Presbyterian Church Of Veblen,Veblen,SD Trinity Presbyterian Church,St. Joseph,MO Squires Memorial Presbyterian Church,Norfolk,VA First Presbyterian Church,Pickford,MI Community Presbyterian Church,Rochester,MN Community Presbyterian Church,Forsyth,MO St. Andrew Presbyterian Church,Suffolk,VA Neebish Island Presbyterian Church,Barbeau,MI First Presbyterian Church,Rochester,MN Crocker Presbyterian Church,Crocker,MO Stone House Presbyterian Church,Toano,VA Presbyterian Church In The Hills,Bellaire,MI First Presbyterian Church,Pine City,MN First & Calvary Presbyterian Church,Springfield,MO Williamsburg Presbyterian Church,Williamsburg,VA Spruce Presbyterian Church,Spruce,MI First Presbyterian Church,Hayfield,MN First Presbyterian Church,Parsons,KS Bon Air Presbyterian Church,Richmond,VA Traverse City Presbyterian Church,Traverse City,MI North Como Presbyterian Church,Roseville,MN First Presbyterian Church,Chanute,KS Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church,Weems,VA United Presbyterian Church,Ishpeming,MI The House Of Hope Presbyterian Church,St. Paul,MN First Presbyterian Church,Columbus,KS First Presbyterian Church,Emporia,VA Christ Presbyterian Church,Toledo,OH Westminster Presbyterian Church,Minneapolis,MN Korean Presbyterian Church,Springfield,MO Fredericksburg Presbyterian Church,Fredericksburg,VA First Presbyterian Church,Bowling Green,OH Westminster Presbyterian Church,Austin,MN Southminster Presbyterian Church,Springfield,MO Kirk O’Cliff Presbyterian Church,Mineral,VA First Presbyterian Church,Tiffin,OH First Presbyterian Church,Manitowoc,WI Willard-Mount Zion Presbyterian Church,Willard,MO Madison Presbyterian Church,Madison,VA Tontogany Presbyterian Church,Tontogany,OH First Presbyterian Church,Winneconne,WI Calumet Presbyterian Church,Clarksville,MO Orange Presbyterian Church,Orange,VA West Bethesda Presbyterian Church,Montpelier,OH First Presbyterian Church,Neenah,WI Coates Street Presbyterian Church,Moberly,MO Rockfish Presbyterian Church,Nellysford,VA West Eagle Creek Presbyterian Church,Montpelier,OH First Presbyterian Church,Shawano,WI First Presbyterian Church,Kirksville,MO South Plains Presbyterian Church,Keswick,VA Covenant Presbyterian Church,Springfield,OH First Presbyterian Church,Oshkosh,WI First Presbyterian Church,Marshall,MO Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church,Richmond,VA First Presbyterian Church,West Carrollton,OH First Presbyterian Church,Omro,WI First Presbyterian Church,Slater,MO Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church,Bethesda,MD First Presbyterian Church,Troy,OH Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church,Stevens Point,WI First Presbyterian Church,Columbia,MO Colesville Presbyterian Church,Silver Spring,MD First Presbyterian Church,Fairborn,OH Hope Presbyterian Church,White Lake,WI First Presbyterian Church,Mexico,MO Darnestown Presbyterian Church,Darnestown,MD First Presbyterian Church,Eaton,OH Pioneer Presbyterian Church,Marinette,WI First Presbyterian Church,Brookfield,MO First Presbyterian Church,Annandale,VA Oxford Presbyterian Church,Oxford,OH Community Presbyterian Church,Dakota,IL First Presbyterian Church,Louisiana,MO Hope Presbyterian Church,Mitchellville,MD Southminster Presbyterian Church,Dayton,OH First Presbyterian Church,Morrison,IL First Presbyterian Church,Vandalia,MO Presbyterian Church Of The Covenant,Arlington,VA United Presbyterian Church,Belle Center,OH First Presbyterian Church,Fairbury,IL Florida Presbyterian Church,Stoutsville,MO Providence Presbyterian Church,Fairfax,VA Westminster Presbyterian Church,Dayton,OH First Presbyterian Church,Savanna,IL Kahoka Presbyterian Church,Kahoka,MO Rockville United Presbyterian Church,Rockville,MD Central Presbyterian Church,Massillon,OH First Presbyterian Church,Piper City,IL Macon Presbyterian Church,Macon,MO Taiwanese Presbyterian Church of Washington, DC,Derwood,MD Coshocton Presbyterian Church,Coshocton,OH Middle Creek Presbyterian Church,Winnebago,IL Roanoke Presbyterian Church,Higbee,MO Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church,Kensington,MD First Presbyterian Church,Uhrichsville,OH Prairie Dell Presbyterian Church,Shannon,IL Sweet Springs Presbyterian Church,Sweet Springs,MO Beaver Dam Presbyterian Church,Pocomoke City,MD First Presbyterian Church,New Philadelphia,OH Westminster United Presbyterian Church,Galena,IL Trinity Presbyterian Church,Columbia,MO Buckingham Presbyterian Church,Berlin,MD First Presbyterian Church,Perrysville,OH thankWheatland Presbyterian Church,Plainfield,IL Westminster Presbyterian Church,Versailles,MO Concord Presbyterian Church,Wilmington,DE Stillfork Presbyterian Church,Augusta,OH Zion Presbyterian Church,Elizabeth,IL Delia Presbyterian Church,Delia,KS Elkton Presbyterian Church,Elkton,MD Unity Presbyterian Church,Cambridge,OH Community Presbyterian Church,Lombard,IL Dwight Presbyterian Church,Dwight,KS First & Central Presbyterian Church,Wilmington,DE Covenant Presbyterian Church,Columbus,OH Elmhurst Presbyterian Church,Elmhurst,IL Fairview Presbyterian Church,Riley,KS First Presbyterian Church,Newark,DE First Presbyterian Church,Chillicothe,OH Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church,Oak Park,IL Faith United Presbyterian Church,Clifton,KS Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church,Wilmington,DE Outville Presbyterian Church,Pataskala,OH First Presbyterian Church,Wheaton,IL First Presbyterian Church,Topeka,KS Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church,Snow Hill,MD Sardis Welsh Presbyterian Church,Oak Hill,OH Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church,Chicago,IL First Presbyterian Church,Oskaloosa,KS New Covenant Presbyterian Church,Middletown,DE Second Presbyterian Church,Newark,OH Presbyterian Church Of Western Springs,Western Springs,IL First Presbyterian Church,Lawrence,KS Ocean City Presbyterian Church,Ocean City,MD Second Presbyterian Church,Portsmouth,OH Ravenswood Presbyterian Church,Chicago,IL First Presbyterian Church,Junction City,KS Ocean View Presbyterian Church,Ocean View,DE Bethany Presbyterian Church,Cleveland,OH Southminster United Presbyterian Church,Arlington Heights,IL First Presbyterian Church,Emporia,KS Pitts Creek Presbyterian Church,Pocomoke City,MD First Presbyterian Church,Cleveland,OH Biggsville Presbyterian Church,Biggsville,IL First Presbyterian Church,Cottonwood Falls,KS Port Deposit Presbyterian Church,Port Deposit,MD Forest Hill Presbyterian Church,Cleveland Heights,OH First Presbyterian Church,Jacksonville,IL First Presbyterian Church,Manhattan,KS Presbyterian Church Of Chestertown,Chestertown,MD Korean Central Presbyterian Church,Brecksville,OH First Presbyterian Church,Morton,IL First Presbyterian Church,Abilene,KS The Presbyterian Church Of Dover,Dover,DE Lyndhurst Presbyterian Church,Lyndhurst,OH United Presbyterian Church,Peoria,IL First Presbyterian Church,Hiawatha,KS Trinity Presbyterian Church,Wilmington,DE Noble Road Presbyterian Church,Cleveland Heights,OH Central Presbyterian Church,Terre Haute,IN First Presbyterian Church,Salina,KS Wicomico Presbyterian Church,Salisbury,MD North Kingsville Presbyterian Church,North Kingsville,OH Community Presbyterian Church,Henryville,IN First Presbyterian Church,Wamego,KS Cary Presbyterian Church,Cary,NC Orwell North Presbyterian Church,Orwell,OH Eastminster Presbyterian Church,Evansville,IN First Presbyterian Church,Minneapolis,KS First Presbyterian Church,Raleigh,NC Presbyterian Church Of Western Reserve,Pepper Pike,OH First Presbyterian Church,Evansville,IN First Presbyterian Church,Smith Center,KS First Presbyterian Church,Roanoke Rapids,NC Rocky River Presbyterian Church,Rocky River,OH First Presbyterian Church,Mount Vernon,IN First Presbyterian Church,Narka,KS First Presbyterian Church,Edenton,NC Valley Presbyterian Church,Chagrin Falls,OH Immanuel Presbyterian 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Presbyterian Church,Hartsville,SC Leander Presbyterian Church,Leander,TX Frankford Presbyterian Church,Frankford,WV First Presbyterian Church,San Anselmo,CA Mount Sinai Presbyterian Church,Mayesville,SC Madison Square Presbyterian Church,San Antonio,TX Glenville Presbyterian Church,Glenville,WV First Presbyterian Church,St. Helena,CA Mount Zion Presbyterian Church,Bishopville,SC Memorial Presbyterian Church,Fredericksburg,TX Old Stone Presbyterian Church,Lewisburg,WV Heritage Presbyterian Church,Benicia,CA New Covenant United Presbyterian Church,Sumter,SC Oak Hills Presbyterian Church,San Antonio,TX Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church,Point Pleasant,WV Westminster Presbyterian Church,Tiburon,CA New Harvest Presbyterian Church,Florence,SC Parkway Presbyterian Church,Corpus Christi,TX Sugar Grove Presbyterian Church,Morgantown,WV Carmichael Presbyterian Church,Carmichael,CA Rocky Creek Presbyterian Church,Jefferson,SC San Gabriel Presbyterian Church,Georgetown,TX Parkview Presbyterian Church,Sacramento,CA Ruby Presbyterian Church,Ruby,SC Shepherd Of The Hills Presbyterian Church,Austin,TX Red Bluff Presbyterian Church,Red Bluff,CA Salem Black River Presbyterian Church,Mayesville,SC St. Andrew Presbyterian Church,San Antonio,TX Westminster Presbyterian Church,Sacramento,CA Second Presbyterian Church,Sumter,SC St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church,Schulenburg,TX Grace Presbyterian Church,Walnut Creek,CA Second Presbyterian Church,Pageland,SC University Presbyterian Church,Austin,TX Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church,Lafayette,CA St. Pauls Presbyterian Church,Hemingway,SC University Presbyterian Church,San Antonio,TX Valley Presbyterian Church,Portola Valley,CA Summerton Presbyterian Church,Summerton,SC Westminster Presbyterian Church,Austin,TX you Donors | 39 Landon Whitsitt Executive and Stated Clerk, Synod of Mid-America COTE Elected Member COTE Board member Presbyterians have historically been people who care about the whole world—they care about what God is already doing in the world and participate in that. The great thing about Presbyterian seminaries [is that] there are certain people in the church who are called to lead that process— to point out, here is where God is. Seminaries are uniquely qualified to help these people to be able to have a good sense of where God is working in the world. We do not see ourselves as institutional maintenance kind of people. The project that we have been called to is to point away from ourselves and to point to God. You are being trained in the history and the Why story of the faith—in such a way that when you walk out that front door and look around at culture at large, you can begin to see pieces Theological of where God is. We have always been the minority voice. There was a time when we tried to pretend like we Education? weren’t. But the honest truth is that we are always the “freaks on the fringe” who are saying, no, that is not really what it means to live in love, in hope. I am excited about the new crops of pastors, ruling elders, deacons who are being trained in our seminaries. They have a deeper understanding that God is working in the world—and that God is using the church in a way to go out into the world. The only way that you get better as a pastor is by practicing. The best part of my seminary education was that they put me in the field on day one, with someone who had been practicing ministry for several years.
40 | Why Theological Education? Paul Roberts Kathy Wolf Reed President/Dean of Johnson C. Smith Seminary Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama COTE Institutional Representative Chairperson of the Committee on Theological Education We as Presbyterians believe in the importance What is coming and becoming my own situation (ironically, an and even the necessity of an educated clergy. in theological education, from associate pastor at a large church) We adhere to that belief because we think my point of view, is a generation and where God might lead me our clergy open up a perspective, a view, a of leaders who understand that next, I realize there is no ladder worldview of faithfulness that can only come seminary is not a means to an to be climbed, no checklist of through education. The people in the pews— end. As so many pilgrims before demands I need be making, only a most of them aren’t going to go to seminary, them: Moses, Abraham and willingness to go where the Spirit but they still need the benefit of that education. Sarah, Jesus’ disciples, Paul and is truly leading. Thank you, to all So, the pastor, the student who gets theological Barnabas—they are spending less of the upcoming leaders of the education, becomes a conduit by providing an time plotting out their five-year church who model for us what it educational component for the parishioner. plans and more time present in means to be faithful to Christ’s call We can’t do that without our seminaries. the moment that is their calling without a safety net. And thank In providing a safe place, seminaries also to pursue a theological education. you to all the saints of theological provide an avenue for people to think about Their openness and courage are education upon whose shoulders themselves in new ways. That is the gospel—it a call to us all. As I think about we all stand. helps us to identify ourselves as children of God in some brand-new ways. God says—I’m doing a brand new thing. Sometimes we are the brand-new thing. God is re-shaping us. This is an endeavor that we do— and it benefits the whole church—when we can provide opportunity for theological education. I think there is power in the story. There is great diversity among the seminaries. If we are able to identify for prospective students what is different about our seminaries, then we equip them with some ability to choose. I think that is very significant.
Why Theological Education? | 41 Katharine Henderson President, Auburn Theological Seminary COTE Covenant Member The Presbyterian seminaries are some of the strongest seminaries in the country. This is a legacy that we need to support, nourish, and nurture long into the future. Leaders of excellence, commitment, and deep faith are essential to moving the church forward and to changing the world—having the impact that we want. So the Presbyterian seminaries are the institutions that are the keepers of tradition, the keepers of the story, and the incubators of innovation—the laboratories where we get to experiment in shaping and forming the leaders who will be the change agents for the world. I hope that seminaries have been and will always be places to get us out of our comfort zones. Just as the church is not made for itself, the seminary is not made for itself—we are made to do God’s work in the world. One of the key ingredients and roles for a seminary is to propel us out into the world. That is what being a Christian is all about. We are one of the Presbyterian Church’s oldest seminaries—founded in 1818 in Auburn, NY, on the frontier. The driving question for the people of the region at that time was, what does it take to make leaders hardy Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri enough for the frontier? With that question, Auburn Seminary was born. COTE Elected Member God, who is the ultimate stirrer of things, sometimes needs our help— How does the knowledge gained in seminary our role as a religious leader is to stir things up, not to be content with permeate the work that we do every day? How the status quo. do we transmit the understanding and love To be entrepreneurial is to be able to go to those frontiers where the need of Jesus Christ through a complete, serious, is great, but where there may not be much to depend on, and you have to critical, but also heartfelt and faithful way of create it for yourself and for the context of ministry. looking at the scriptures? Being an educated minister today is more than knowing only the pillars We give of ourselves, of our money, of our time of the traditional curriculum— of Bible, history, theology, and practice— to things that we really do appreciate. If we say but it means knowing what contextualized ministry is, knowing what it we appreciate someone or something or that we means to develop ministry in an unknown context, that it means relating believe in a cause, then we should respond not to the public sphere in ever more impactful ways, being media savvy, and only by using our time, but also financially. knowing how to use technology to preach the gospel in a new way. If you love the church and reap from its Just as seminaries now have to be nimble, so do religious leaders have benefits, but you give more to the mall every to be nimble. The world is increasingly complex—we are surrounded Friday, then do you really appreciate the church? by technology that provides us with an amount of knowledge that It is a matter of prioritizing what is important— we have never had before. That is wonderful. But it can also be very and theological education is very important. overwhelming. Part of why I believe so much in theological I think that the boundaries between seminary and outside world and education is that it gives people the chance church have to become ever more permeable. Seminaries have tended to to talk about the important things in life, in be traditional sorts of places. I think it is very important to face into the the world, in society and to have opposing changes out there, and to be influenced by them and to adapt to them— views—it is healthy to have serious, theological it is an ever-changing response. discourse. To have an opinion, you need to At its best, theological education is a lifelong venture for any person of have the knowledge. Being a teacher, I think faith, any leader. I hope that seminaries will do everything they can to education is what sets you free. keep the learning going with their graduates. You can’t learn everything Theological education opens the doors to you need to know in three years of seminary. There are many things that getting deep into Scripture—its context, the world calls us to that have to be learned over time. reality, and its liberating truth, which is the love of God for all of us and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
42 | Why Theological Education? Lee Hinson-Hasty Coordinator for Theological Education and Seminary Relations PC(USA) Saying we can no longer afford an educated clergy is like saying hospitals can no longer afford doctors, schools can no longer afford teachers, or construction companies can no longer afford engineers. Highly skilled, educated, formed leaders in all of these fields are essential to mission of their organizations and institutions. The same is true about churches; without well-educated pastors and other leaders, the whole project begins to crumble, ministry becomes obsolete, and the church fails to accomplish its mission. Ministry of Word and Sacrament is a demanding, multicultural, and multidimensional calling that requires a good theological education. Our church, among other things, needs leaders who are skillful exegetes of Scripture and society, adept spiritual mentors for congregations and individuals, gifted guides in ministry analysis and practice toward the justice God calls us to seek, adaptive and energetic leaders for our complex and ever-changing times, faithful and non- anxious theological translators and sense-makers in the midst of our confusing contemporary situations, authentic and passionate daily witnesses to God’s love and grace in Jesus Christ, responsible, responsive, and ecumenical community organizers for the good of the gospel, articulate and provocative proclaimers and preachers of the good news, and more! Now is the time, more than ever, for us to work together on creative solutions including new ways of funding theological education and meeting the terms of call an educated clergy requires. The Committee on Theological Education is talking about this in some generative ways. Seminaries and their supporters underwrite the vast majority of students’ expenses when need is proven. They do that by keeping tuition low through the responsible raising of funds and management of their endowments or other funding streams. Those endowments, by the way, are not slush funds but economic generators that power theological schools.
Chip Hardwick Director of Theology, Worship, and Education PC(USA) Before I went to seminary, a friend (“Susan”) was going through a really difficult time. We were living on different continents so letters were the best I could do to support her. I decided to send her the lyrics of a favorite Christian song, in hopes that they would cheer up Susan. Not long after that, another friend was working to convince me to respond to the call to seminary she was sure I was hearing. She said words that were difficult to hear: “I think Susan needs to hear more than just some song lyrics. And I think God can use seminary to help you provide them.” Those words helped convince me that I was indeed called to be a pastor, and that the kind of pastor I was called to be was one who had wrestled deeply with issues to be better able to offer support to folks like Susan. My theological education helped me to understand what she was going through more keenly; gave me knowledge of Scriptures to guide future conversations; shaped a pastoral care response; taught me how to preach with such pain in mind; and brought me closer to the One who is the source of all comfort and hope. The information, formation, and transformation that come from a theological education at seminaries like those featured here are vital to the church’s future. After all, there’s a Susan around every corner who needs more than just some song lyrics.
Why Theological Education? | 43 Contacts Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary San Francisco Theological Seminary 100 E. 27th Street 105 Seminary Road Austin, TX 78705 San Anselmo, CA 94960 800-241-1085 800-447-8820 www.austinseminary.edu www.sfts.edu
Columbia Theological Seminary Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary 701 S. Columbia Drive 1024 Ponce de Leon Avenue P.O. Box 520 Atlanta, GA 30306 Decatur, GA 30031 (404) 998-8373 877-548-2817 www.smithseminary.org www.ctsnet.edu Union Presbyterian Seminary University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Richmond Campus 2000 University Avenue 3401 Brook Road Dubuque, IA 52001 Richmond, VA 23227 800-369-UDTS 800-229-2990 http://udts.dbq.edu www.upsem.edu
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Charlotte Campus 1044 Alta Vista Road Sharon Presbyterian Church Louisville, KY 40205 5141 Sharon Road 800-264-1839 Charlotte, NC 28210 www.lpts.edu 980-636-1700 www.upsem.edu McCormick Theological Seminary 5460 S. University Avenue Auburn Theological Seminary Chicago, IL 60615 3041 Broadway 800-228-4687 New York, NY 10027 www.mccormick.edu 212-662-4315 www.auburnseminary.org Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 N. Highland Avenue Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico Pittsburgh, PA 15206 776 Ponce de León Avenue 800-451-4194 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00925 www.pts.edu 787-763-6700 www.se-pr.edu Princeton Theological Seminary 64 Mercer Street Princeton, NJ 08542 609-921-8300 www.ptsem.edu
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Columbia J.C.Smith 10+2 Austin Ten. That’s the number of seminaries we have in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to educate and equip Puerto Rico persons of faith for pastoral leadership . . . plus two Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary theological institutions related to the denomination Austin, Texas by covenant agreement. Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, Georgia How do our seminaries do it? They provide a solid biblical University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Dubuque, Iowa foundation, historical perspective, and understanding of Reformed theology—not to mention a Christian Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky environment where spiritual formation can happen. In McCormick Theological Seminary the classroom, in faculty and peer conversations, on site Chicago, Illinois in local congregations, and through online coursework, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary tomorrow’s pastors learn how to lead worship, preach, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania teach, pray, and provide pastoral care. Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, New Jersey While 85 percent of our seminary graduates go into parish San Francisco Theological Seminary San Anselmo, California ministry, those who feel called to serve the church as Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary missionaries, Christian educators, chaplains, musicians, Atlanta, Georgia pastoral counselors, youth leaders, and more receive the Union Presbyterian Seminary educational foundation they need as well. Richmond, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina Our seminaries also provide continuing education for clergy and lay leaders. They offer coursework leading to Auburn Theological Seminary various doctoral degrees. And they serve as centers of New York, New York research and consultation, working with congregations Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico and presbyteries on issues and concerns of the church. San Juan, Puerto Rico Visit Our Websites Office of Theological Education www.pcusa.org/seminaries Take the Virtual Tour www.seminarytour.org
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