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Page 12 Page 19 Page 20 What has Chicago to do with Beijing' by Bernard Chris Dorsey 2 Welcome w the Entering Class by Lin Sanford Keppert. 4 20 I 0 Scholarship Recipients . .. ....... 5 Donor Roll Addendum ... .. ........ 6 A Call to Communiry-wide Engagement by Alice Hunt 7 CTS People: Emily Jones .. .. 8 CTS People: Doris and Serge Hummon 9 The Dean's Desk by Ken Stone . .. .. 10 Fill Our Hearts with True Humility: Reflections on Ghana by Tiauna Boyd 12 CTS People: Janet and Susan MacLean ......................... 13 Hearing by the Word: Reflections on a Theological Education by Ozzie E. Smith, Ir . ........ 14 Reflections from rhe Class of 1970 . 16 CTS People: Beverly Dale 18 People ro People: A Pilgrimage through China by Merlyn Lawrence .... 20 Theological Field Education at CTS by Deb Derylak . 22 A "Critical Presence" in China by Doreen and Michael McFarlane 24 Joyful Servants: St. Pauls UCC Bids Farewell ro Tom and Colleen Henry byJana O'Brien 26 A Call ro Stewardship by Bernard Chris Dorsey 27 We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For by Waltrina N Middleton .. 28 In Memoriam ... 29 Alum Notes , .. , . ............................ 30 CTS Fall & Winter Happenings . 31 Acknowledgements .... 31 by Lin Sanford Keppert CHICAGOTHEOWGICAL SEMINARYWELCOMES60 new This diverse group reflects a wide and varied experience students to the community this year-the largest entering of life, vocation and education including: law, organic class since 2003. Ranging in age from 23 to 69, these farming, social work, music, visual arts, martial arts, students represent more than 23 religious affiliations, 10 military service, poetry, journalism, counseling, advocacy, states (Georgia, Illinois. Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New firefighting, veterinary medicine, railroad work, business York, Pennsylvania. Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin) administration, history, English literature, yoga, arts and 5 countries (India, Kenya, Korea, the Philippines, administration, carpentry, and theater, as well as all and the United States). The group includes 5 Master of manners of teaching, community organizing, public Arts students, 24 Master of Divinity students, 7 Master ministry, and theological study. of Sacred Theology students, 15 Docror of Ministry students, 5 Doccor of Philosophy students, 3 Certificate The Rev. Lin Sanford Keppert is Director of Admissions, of Theological Studies students, and 1 Student At Large. Recruitment, & Financial Aid for Chicago Theological Three entering students have previously attained a Ph.D. Seminary. in another field of study. Above: New CTS students with CTS ftculty during their orientation retreat at TOwerHill Camp in Sawyrr, Michigan. Photo:jami Huisjen Scott. 4 Tower News I ChicagoTheological Seminary 2010 scholarship recipients "we are committed to a curricular structure in all degree programs that encourages academic excellence and free inqllil)~ that focuses on the issues oftransformative leadership, and that fosters cooperation between communities offtith and other community-based organizations to promote the power of life against the fOrces of death. " -Excerpt from CTS Statement of Commitment Students at Chicago Theological Seminary with Named FelIowships/Scholarships for the 2010-11 Academic Year from Sources Outside of CTS 20 I 0 FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL RICHARD AND HELEN BROWN EDUCATION NORTH AMERICAN PASTORAL SCHOLARSHIP (Ucq DOCTORAL FELLOW Allison Baker (.:!r~. Cristian De La Rosa :"'i~! Master of Divinity student r , I I Doctor o[ Philosophy student . ,t,.... , ,~ Sarah Lohrbach Master of Divinity student (pictured below) THE IMMANUEL UCC DETROIT ST. JOHN UCC SCHOLARSHIP; SCHOLARSHIP FUND THROUGH THE WILLIAM R JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP MICHIGAN CONFERENCE OF THE UCC; Sarah Lohrbach MAKE A DIFFERENCE! SEMINARIAN Master of Divinity student SCHOLARSHIP (UCe) Lisa Seiwert Master of Divinity student Cox HIGHER EOUCATION FUND ADRIENNE M. ANO CHARLES SHELBY SCHOLARSHIP, GLOBAL MINISTRIES OF ROOKS FEUOWSHIP (Ucq THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF (pictured top to bottom) CHRIST) AND UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Dorothy Akoto Solomon Sudhakar Doctor o[Philosophy student Doctor of Philosophy student Merlyn Lawrence Master of Divinity student '" -".. , THE REv. DR. JEREMIAH A. WRIGHT LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP I~}~~\TiaunaBoyd Master of Divinity Student '. REv. DR. ROBERT G. KEMPER LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP Eileen Gebbie Master of Divinity student Photos ofTiauna Boyd, Sowmon Sudhakar, and M(riyn Laiorence by Allison Baker. Photo of 'Allison Bak(r by Waltrina N. Middleton. Thank you to all of our supporters, alumni/ee, and friends! Your contributions support Chicago Theological Seminary and its important work of nurturing and developing religious leaders and ministers for the Church and the wider world. Please note that in the spring edition of Tower News, we omitted many partners in the 2009 donor roll of those churches and organizations that made gifts to CTS between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. We apologize fir the error and gratefully acknowledge the omitted parties below. 'We are thankful fOr the active partnership 0/50 many local congregations and organizations, and for the support and prayers that accompany us on this journey of theological education. • Avalon Park Communiry United Church of Christ of • Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois Chicago, Illinois • First Congregational Church of Des Plaines, Illinois • Black Hills Association of the United Church of Christ • First Congregational Church of Western Springs, in Custer, South Dakota Illinois • Bostwick Lake Congregational United Church of Christ • First Congregational Church ofWilmerre, 111inois in Rockford, Michigan • First Congregational United Church of Christ of • Community Church of Richmond, Illinois Angola, Indiana • Community United Church of Christ in Champaign, Illinois • First Congregational United Church of Christ of Downers Grove, Illinois • Dearborn Congregational Church in Dearborn, Michigan • First Congregational United Church of Christ in Great Falls, Montana • Edgebrook Community United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois • First Congregational United Church of Christ in Janesville, Wisconsin • Edwards Congregational United Church of Christ in • First Congregational United Church of Christ of Davenport, Iowa Naperville, Illinois A CALL TO Community-wide Engagement by Alice Hunt Alice Hunt EXCITING CHANGE IS COMING TO CHICAGO Ken Stone, faculty member Dow Edgerron, THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. While the most obvious Board members Sharon Watson Fluker and Alan Ray, dimension of that change is the move in the fall of and Board Chair Don Clark, ex officio; recent graduates 2011 to OUf new building, other dimensions of change Mark Winrers and Tiffany Trent; and current students offer intriguing opportunities. The first is the call, Tiauna Boyd and Lisa Seiwert. John Thomas also serves experienced throughout the history of CTS. to respond on the Team and is the principle staff for this effort along to the ever-changing needs for religious leadership and with recent CTS graduate Emily Mitchell. ministry [Q individuals, churches. religious communities and society. We have always sought to reshape our educational programs to equip rransformative leaders and We have a long and rich legacy of communities for faithful proclamation, compassionate service. and the work of justice. While this kind of change innovation which we call upon in is not easy, we have demonstrated time and again that it is possible. this exciting work. A second prompter of change is the financial context in which we, along with most free standing theological The work of the Community-wide Engagement has schools, find ourselves. We are engaged in an invigorating begun in earnest, and is already generating inspiring and systematic rethinking of how we operate, what ideas for how we might reshape CTS. During the last kind of programs we offer, and how these programs week of August and the first week of September, we are delivered. Aggressive fund raising, dramatically made significant strides toward our future-for the work increasing student recruitment targers, and careful fiscal of educating religious leaders for transforming sociery toward greater justice and mercy. This entire fall we management will allow us to move toward our newly conceived future. Meanwhile, rest assured that whatever wil1 be engaging our stakeholders-alumni/ae, donors, this future brings, it will be shaped in ways that are communities of faith, VCC leadership, employers, consistent with our vision, mission and commitment trustees, students, staff and faculry-c-ro fully gain their insights and develop plans for the future. I will be statements by"a community daring enough to meet presenting recommendations to the CTS board at our challeng;;i"th innovation. May Sth, 201 I meeting. Our Community-wide Engagement, endorsed by the Board of Trustees and proceeding under my leadership, is Change is indeed coming to Chicago Theological the means by which we will shape change that responds Seminary. We have a long and rich legacy of innovation which we call upon in this exciting work. We look both to the faith community's need for progressive forward to working with you as we form our future. religious leadership and to the operational and financial Indeed, we look forward to our future. realities we face. The Board of Trustees endorsed this Community-wide The Rev. Dr. Alice Hunt is President o[Chicago Engagement at its February 2010 meeting. Board Chair TheologicalSeminary. Don Clark named a Core Team to oversee and plan the work.