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This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the Fuller Seminary Publications at Digital Commons @ Fuller. It has been accepted for inclusion in The SEMI (2001-2010) by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Fuller. For more information, please contact [email protected]. In This Issue: When I Glaze I Cannot Sleep, poem by Dr. A1 Dueck - page 3 War is Never Entertaining, by Sunday B. Agnang - page 3 Not So Lonely Planet: Japan - pages 4 and 5 Easter Photography, by Dr. Jeff Bjorck - page 3 the SEMI - Week Three - April 14-18 - Spring 2003 - Fuller Theological Seminary - www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.html Worship and Exile by Dr. John Goldingay This past fall, in the most important lecture I have heard since coming to Fuller, Alan Roxburgh described our context as one where the church lives in exile. The church’s importance has waned in national, cultural and intellectual life. Christian faith doesn’t mean anything to vast numbers of people. In this situation, instead of creating an alternative community, we simply and unwittingly mirror the majority community. Like Judah in Jeremiah’s day, we are on the way to exile.

We are a well-fed prison camp. We have everything we need materially . .. but inside we are isolated and empty

Jeremiah says there’s a reason for Judah’s decline. God sees her as having given up on the gospel. I remember the devotion o f your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness. But when the people got into the promised land, they turned away from Yahweh. They did not say, “Where is Yahweh, who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us in the wilderness . . . into a plentiful land to eat its fruits and its good things[?]” They forgot the story of what God had done for them. The Sacrifice They had also given up on God’s written word. The priests did not say, “Where is Yahweh?” The people who handle the Father and son walked side by side Teaching, the Torah, did not acknowledge me. The Torah no longer on their journey to the mound. shaped the people’s lives and their relationship with God. They With knife and fire and wood in hand, thought the local culture had the answer, so they assimilated to it. they walked in silence to the top; Everyday personal needs made them turn from Yahweh to the while the son wondered in his heart, culture’s traditional gods. Yahweh had brought them out of Egypt, Where is the lamb to offer up?; but that was a long time ago. Could Yahweh make the ground There, each piece of wood was laid in place, fertile? Baal specialized in that. a dreary pyre of death’s embrace. Parallel factors are destroying the church in our context. We Hand and foot the father bound his son have pressing needs and we don’t know how they will be met. and laid him gently on the bed of wood. Where will I get my significance? What can I do to make myself With tears streaming down his face feel that I count? Who cares about me and understands me? Where the father searched around the place. can I find intimacy? We are a well-fed prison camp. We have But alas, there was no ram in thicket bound. everything we need materially—housing, food, computers, cars, Then the father took the knife entertainment, travel—but inside we are isolated and empty. and raised it up to kill his son, Worship then becomes the way we try to deal with our as they held each other’s gaze, emptiness and our isolation. The point about our worship is to make exchanging thoughts of love and trust. us feel better; the point about God is to make us feel good. So we And through his side the knife he thrust. abandon scripture reading, because that’s boring. We abandon the O Abraham, for you a lamb was found gospel story, because that happened a long time ago and doesn’t to spare your son! look very relevant. We can go through a whole worship service But as for me? without hearing any reference to the fact that God created the world, My son became the lamb! delivered Israel, sent Jesus to live and die for us and raised him from the dead. The Israelites forgot the gospel and gave up on Sol M. Nunez (SOT, M.Div.) continued on page 7 page 2 - the Semi - Week Three - Spring 2003 - Fuller Theological Seminary - www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.html

Payton Lectures 2003 • Staff with guest lecturer • M ission Professor Richard Bauckham • D isclaimer

Lecture Series Theme: Dean of Students Ruth Vuong “The Historical Jesus and the M anaging E ditor Carmen Valdés E ditor Leslie Hawthorne Klingler Apostolic Testimony: Where History [email protected] and Theology Meet” P roduction E ditor Deepa R. Joseph [email protected] Tuesday, April 22,10 a.m. -12 p.m. The SEMI is published weekly as a service to Lecture: “Eyewitness” the Fuller community by Student Life and Ser­ Faculty Respondents: Donald Hagner and Richard Beaton vices, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA91182. Articles and commentaries do not Ttiesday, April 22,1 p.m. - 2 p.m. necessarily reflect the views of the Fuller Special Lecture: “Women and the Gospels” administration or the SEMI. Final'editorial In Payton 101 responsibility rests with the dean of Stu­ Wednesday, April 23,10 a.m. —12 p.m. dents. Lecture: “Gospels” Faculty Respondents: Marianne Meye Thompson and Seyoon Kim Letters to the Editor: The SEMI welcomes brief responses to articles and commentaries Thursday, April 24,10 a.m. -1 2 p.m. on issues relevant to the Fuller community. All submissions must include the author’s Lecture: “Testimony” name and contact information and are subject Faculty Respondents: Colin Brown and David Scholer to editing. All sessions are free and open to the public. Advertisements: Notices for events not Unless otherwise specified, events will be held in Travis Auditorium. directly sponsored by a Fuller department, Sponsored by the School of Theology office, or organization will be printed in the 626-584-5300 “Ads” section and charged per word. All [email protected] requests should be made through the Production Editor at semi- ads @ dept.fuller.edu Upcoming Chapels Submission Deadlines: Week5: April 16 Week 6: April 23 Week7: April 30 Holy Week at Fuller Wednesday, April 16 Dr. Clayton Schmit will serve as celebrant for a dramatic reading of NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN the Passion narrative according to Mark. The reading will be interwoven FELLOWSHIP with congregational singing and choral music. The service will feature the Fuller Vocal Ensemble and student instrumentalists. It will be held "A new church start up” in Pilgrim Chapel, First Congregational Church. NEEDED • WANTED 3 to 6 months Or for the life of your ministry

Thursday, April 17 NORTH HOLLYWOOD The Thursday worship band will lead this Maundy Thursday • Service in commemoration of Christ’s last supper. The service YOUTH MINISTRY will include footwashing. Leaders & Helpers TEEN MINISTRY Leaders & Helpers TUTORS Math & Reading MUSIC MINISTRY SOT Payton Lectures Director & Musicians Wednesday, April 23 - Thursday, April 24 Evangelism Richard Bauckham, professor of New Testament Studies at the University of St. Andrews • 818-723-2282 in Scotland, will lecture on ‘The Historical Jesus and the Apostolic Testimony: Where www.leapofTaith.us History and Theology Meet” at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Travis Will also consider Field Education students Auditorium. See above for more information on the Payton Lectures. the Semi - Week Three - Spring 2003 - Fuller Theological Seminary - www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.html - page 3 Photography byJeffBjorckDr. War is Never Entertaining by Sunday B. Agang

By and large, the entertainment industry has discovered that this generation has an unusual craving for things that will take our attention away from “bad news” and give us “good news” When I Glaze I Cannot Sleep (entertainment). We want to escape the inescapable by refusing to deal with the realities of a broken world, a world that says, “You by Dr. Al Dueck are just a step away from death.” When I listen to the way the war in Iraq is covered, I realize For weeks the pots have slept that the media makes little distinction between the war and a Super on their shelf waiting. Bowl game. As a matter of fact, many people watch news of the war as if they were watching a sporting event. The media has created Russet, cream, and pink may awaken us as an imaginary world where reality has been traded for entertainment. Cappucchino, Castille blue and Chun red. Of course, not all of us lose sight of reality. Coming from northern Nigeria, I know first hand what it means to be in the Iraqis’ Still dazed I sit at my bed’s edge; situation. I know what it feels like to be a step away from death. I the pots bisqued and ready for weeks. remember when my cousin, a pastor, was slaughtered during the religious violence between Muslims and Christians in Kaduna in Then finally while that first full kiln February 2000. How can the war in Iraq be entertainment to me? layered with vases bums, War has brought me face to face with the reality of David’s I lie sleepless fearful of a fiery tsunami. words as he was being hunted by Saul: “There is only a step between me and death” (Samuel 20:3). No amount of entertainment can During the night I hover over the molten clay and glaze help us escape this fact. The bottom line, however, is that Jesus trembling and waiting. died so that we can have hope for this life and the life after death. This is my prayer: The kiln hardly cold, I glimpse below the lid; an array of colors assaults me, Lord, I pray that you would help me not to deceive myself and think that I can escape the inescapable through Each glass skinned pot gleaming its entertainment. Help me to celebrate and share with others iridescence and transcendence. the abundant life and hope that Jesus has given me in spite of the fact that there is only a step between life and death. Each pure and unpredicted hue sears my retina Dear Holy Spirit, help those who do not have Jesus as my viscera, my soul. their Lord to come to him during this time of war in Iraq. Amen. This terrifying ecstasy fears even the backside of divinity. Rev. Sunday B. Agang has served as a pastor, teacher and administrator with the Evangelical Church of West Africa When I glaze I cannot sleep. (ECWA) for 17 years. He started his Ph.D. studies in Christian Ethics and Systematic Theology in Fall 2002. He is planning to return to Nigeria to teach in the ECWA Dr. Al Dueck is professor o f the Integration o f Psychology and Theology. Theological Seminary in Jos and to expand a ministry to widows and orphans which he initiated several years ago. His wife, Sarah, and four children are in Nigeria. Faces of Japan: Hideyuki Sudo, Ayame Utagawa, and Toshiaki Hirai by Tim Klingler Briefly describe your family • To succeed in Japanese society, one must pay close attention to Hide: clothing—especially shoes. The order of priority is first clothing, My wife, Chizu, and I have been married then food, then housing. for four years. My family lives in the • Green tea is like water for Japanese people; we drink it in the Fukushima prefecture. morning, at lunch and after dinner. It is always served with the Toshiaki: meal at a restaurant without charge. I love green tea. I was raised in the Nagasaki prefecture, where my family still lives. My father is a How and why did you decide to come to Fuller? gynecologist and runs a hospital with my Hide: brother. My wife, Miwa, and I have been I graduated from Seike University and the University of Tokyo Hideyuki Sudo married ten years and have three children. with degrees in chemistry and material science, and I studied Ayame: philosopy on my own. After becoming a Christian, I started I was raised in Tokyo where my parents still live. I have one married exploring the possibility of seminary. Fuller is quite famous in Japan brother in Fukushima. and some famous missionaries are graduates. I was looking for an “open-minded” seminary and read a book by former Fuller What are some of the challenges about life at Fuller? professor Harold Lindsell and liked his perspective. I am working Hide: on an MAT in Biblical Studies and Theology. • English is one of the greatest challenges. The grammar is distinct Ayame: from Japanese and many sounds are difficult to distinguish, such I graduated from Aoyama Gakuin as “1” and “r” and “m” and “n.” University in Tokyo with a degree in • In Japan, “reading between the lines” is required, but this is hard English and worked as a secretary for to do in the U.S. various foreign companies. After becoming • The U.S. culture values sincerity but often seems too direct. In a Christian and working in church planting Japan, we are more diplomatic, indirect and subtle, and we like to in Chiba for several years, I attended Zion choose the safe way. Bible Institute in Rhode Island. Four factors • I have been challenged by some of Fuller’s theological positions made me decide to come to Fuller: (1) that are more critical and liberal than I expected. For example, I Fuller has a concentration in Christian anticipated a more conservative view of the Bible (i.e., that Paul Formation and Discipleship; (2) the Ayame Utasawa wrote all the Pastoral Epistles). seminary embraces Pentecostal values; (3) Fuller is well-known Toshiaki: in Japan; (4) God led me here after a year of prayer. I started working • Perhaps the biggest challenge is English. on my M.Div. in Fall 2001. • People in the U.S. like to be independent, Toshiaki: even in their relationships. We sometimes After graduating from medical school, I worked in Nagasaki as a miss close relationships. doctor of internal medicine, then as a psychiatrist. I attended Ayame: Kakudai Institute for Mission but wanted to prepare myself more • Fuller’s diversity is rich yet challenging. for ministry. For Japanese evangelicals, Fuller is a prestigious Before coming, I felt that I understood the institution since several prominent leaders, including evangelist North American mentality, but I wasn’t Akira Hatori, attended the seminary. I also received a call from expecting so much additional cross-cultural Toshiaki Hirai and son Izaya God to work with Japanese in Los Angeles. I enrolled in the M.Div. interaction! program two years ago. • At Fuller, I’ve become more conscious that Japan is part of Asia. We often like to think of ourselves as part of the “First World” and What is your church background and current involvement? forget our neighbors. Sometimes there is lingering bitterness toward Hide: Japan because of past actions. I currently attend Lake Avenue Church and church services in Japan via the Internet. When I return to Japan, I plan to serve full-time at What are some good things to know about Japanese customs? Kuon Christ Church. Hide: Ayame: • Fresh ingredients are essential in cooking. We are not fond of I became a Christian while studying English in Cambridge, frozen, canned or processed food! England, through a ministry directed to international students. I • Bathing is an important daily activity. We take a bath after then attended a charismatic church belonging to the Church of showering, and sitting in the bathtub is a time to relax, think and England. After returning to Tokyo, I joined the International even sing. continued on page 6 the S emi - Week Three - Spring 2003 - Fuller Theological Seminary - www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.html - page 5 lanet: Japan

Japan Facts

Christianity in Japan Only 1 percent of Japan’s 127 million people identify themselves as Christians. Almost 70 percent follow Shinto and Buddhist practices, while an additional 25 percent practice recent The kimono, Japan s offshoots of these religions. traditional clothing, The Portuguese introduced Christianity is now worn only fo r to Japan in 1549. In 1582, one report special occasions such as tea ceremo­ identified 150,000 Christians and 200 nies, the New Year, churches in Japan, mainly in Nagasaki. The and weddings. Catholic Church remains the largest Christian denomination in the country. After being prohibited for several centuries, Christianity was officially approved in 1873, and many were involved in responding to injustices that arose during the industrial revolution. Did you know? After World War II, the Japanese government tried to unify • Twenty Japanese students are currently studying at Fuller. With the Protestant churches into one group: the United Church. While Canada, Japan has the second highest representation on campus still the largest Protestant group in Japan, its growth has stagnated. (after South Korea). Reports indicate that only 33 percent of Protestants attend church • Japan consists of four major islands and almost 3,000 smaller weekly and at least 70 percent of churches are smaller than 30 ones. members. • The Azusa Street Revival (1906-1909) took place in what is now The Jehovah’s Witnesses, Unification Church, and Mormons the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles. have experienced faster growth and are larger than most Christian • One of the most popular books among Japanese evangelicals is A denominations. Handbook o f Christian Truth, written by former Fuller professor Harold Lindsell and Charles J. Woodbridge (Revell, 1953). • Sushi is not part of daily cuisine but reserved for special occasions. • Rent in Tokyo is more expensive than Pasadena. • Japanese have migrated to California since the 1880s but were not allowed to become naturalized citizens until 1951. The Japanese American Museum in Little Tokyo tells the story. • Reikai Restaurant, located on the first floor of the Little Tokyo Tower in Los Angeles, serves good, inexpensive Japanese food. • Every Monday at 10:00-10:50 a.m. a group meets in Library 203 to pray for Japan.

Mt. ruji, also known as Fuji-san, is the well-known dormant volcano o f Japan. “In the spring, if you can find a good spot to see both Mt. Fuji and the cherry blossoms in full bloom, it is just breathtaking!” says Ayame Utagawa.

Japanese 101

Genki? Are you okay? (between friends) Konnichiwa Hello (used only during the day) Sayonara, bye-bye Good-bye Arigato Thank you! Sumimasen Excuse me; I ’m sorry Hajimemashite Pleased to meet you First non Japanese speaker to send us a translation of these words will receive a free coffee or tea from Terra Firma. Send email to [email protected]. page 6 - the Semi - Week Three - Spring 2003 - Fuller Theological Seminary - www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.html

Faces of Japan - Continued from page 4 Christian Assembly, an Assembly of God affiliate. I later worked I would also like to import the meekness that is valued in Japan. with a group of Assemblies of God missionaries from Singapore While people in the U.S. are strong (and that is a good thing), planting a church in Chiba, near Tokyo. I currently attend their strength should be accompanied by gentleness and Bethany Church in Alhambra, where I am doing an internship. humility. In Japan we say, “The eagle hides its claws.” Toshiaki: Ayame: I was raised in a nominal Buddhist family. After becoming a I would like to import Japanese efficiency. At times here, Christian, I attended an indigenous Pentecostal church, the I sense that people can be sloppy and inefficient and like Iesu Kiristo No Fiukiu No Mure. I currently attend the New to make excuses. Heart Foursquare Church in Altadena and work with a • While the independence characteristic of U.S. culture ministry to Japanese families. is good, it can also be too selfish. In Japan, we are often careful to think about others. For example, we How is the educational environment at Fuller will often pull the next sheet out of the towel different from that in Japan? dispenser in public restrooms, thinking of the next Hide: person. • At Fuller, we have fewer classes and more Toshiaki: homework. I enjoy this. I would like to import the value placed on the • Fuller students are outspoken and express their community. opinions Strongly. They are invited to do SO, while The Tokyo Tower is 333 meters high. Since • It would be good to import our use of in Japan individual opinions are downplayed. 1958 is has been the world's tallest self-sup­ natural resources in daily life. Enjoying life porting iron tower. • In Japan, grades are not as important in post­ is often linked to enjoying nature. For secondary education. example, our traditional house structures are small and open to • Fuller professors are often the first ones to arrive to class and the nature. last to leave. In Japan, it is usually the opposite. Ay ante: What would you like to export from the United States to Japan? • At Fuller, I can ask questions in class without feeling embarrassed, Hide: and professors generally welcome comments, questions and even • I would like to export the sincerity that is encouraged in the U.S. criticism. In Japan, students simply listen in class; if we do talk to • I would also like to export the value placed on love. In Japan, we professors it is in private. We are cautious and scared to make a focus on harmony over love, even in the church and interpersonal mistake and sound ridiculous. relationships. • At Fuller, we are encouraged to express our own opinions and • In the U.S., people have more physical and mental space. At home, develop our own ideas. Differences are valued and debate is our private space is sometimes limited to the bathtub! encouraged. In Japan, students try to adapt their ideas so as to Ayame: contribute to social harmony. We are encouraged to think how our • I would like to export the U.S. participation contributes to consensus. It is not good to “stand out.” value of accepting varied opinions Toshiaki: and other differences. This is a • In Japan, we have much less choice in our programs, both definite strength. In Japan, we can regarding what courses to take and when to take them. Most of our be very “exclusive.” If you are schedule is set. different, you will stand out and • In Japan, the distance between teachers and students is large. It is have a hard time. not easy for students to talk to the instructor in class. In fact, it is • I would like to export the greater Bullet trains and subways are used for mass transportation rude to give comments to the teacher and is often seen as boasting. opportunities and freedom for Most students refrain from asking questions to avoid public shame. women found in the U.S. Here there are even women bus drivers! • At Fuller, there is more of an emphasis • Public buses here have handicap access. I would definitely like on writing and homework; in Japan we to export that to Japan. > m . have exams. Toshiaki: • I would like to export U.S. Christians’ emphasis on connection to What would you like to import to the God rather than to people. In Japan, Christianity is often tied to United States from Japan? interpersonal relationships. If people are treated badly by a pastor A Hide: or church leader, they often lose their faith. • I would like to import the Japanese • I would like to export some of the U.S. independence. In Japan, emphasis on harmony. Here, we often pastors are often conscious of how they are seen by other pastors ignore harmony—a concept rooted in and are “afraid of their eyes.” If one thinks the church needs radical limiting ourselves and transcending our changes, one is inhibited by others’ perceptions. individual differences. In the U.S., people tend to emphasize being right and try to prove their own merit and self-worth. the Semi - Week Three - Spring 2003 - Fuller Theological Seminary - www.fuller.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.html - page 7

Worship and Exile — Continued from page 1 God’s written word because they were so concerned with their personal needs. The same thing has happened to us. SARS Advisory There is a tragic paradox here. We need to be brought outside ourselves by seeing our lives in the context of a bigger picture, a In response to inquiries regarding the disease called Severe Acute bigger story—the gospel story. But we are so overwhelmed by our Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Pasadena city health officials emptiness, isolation and insignificance that we don’t pay attention have assured us that there are no confirmed cases of SARS in to the bigger story. All we want to do is think about ourselves in Pasadena or any other part of L.A. County. Daily updates and need, so we turn God into someone whose focus is on meeting our answers to questions you might have are available at the needs. We make God a quick fix. following websites: But quick fixes don’t work. The only fix that works is the gospel story and the scriptures where we find that story. But we www.cdc.gov (U.S. updates) have given up on these. A new age person could visit many of our www.who.int/en/ (International updates) worship services and find everything we say and do quite acceptable. SARS symptoms include a fever of more than 100.4 degrees We are scratching where we itch. But a serious itch requires Fahrenheit accompanied by a cough and/or difficulty breathing. more than scratching. Here is Jeremiah’s image for the situation. As with any illness, if you do not feel well, please take My people have committed two evils. They have forsaken me, the precautions not to expose others and be sure to consult your fountain o f living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked doctor. In order to assist medical personnel with a diagnosis, cisterns that can hold no water. That’s what happens when we make please tell them if you have recently traveled to the affected up our own religion. We come to worship and express our individual areas or been in contact with someone with SARS symptoms. sad selves hoping it will make us feel better, but we leave just as sad as when we arrived. We think the solution is more of the same. Student Life and Services Office If we just make worship livelier, it will work. But we’re trying to April 7, 2003 drink from a tank with no water. Like Israel, we’ve assimilated to the culture. We think the gospel is just about me and God—and especially me. We need to turn back from our preoccupation with ourselves to God and from our individual story to God’s story. When you go to worship, ask where the focus lies. Is it on God or on what I need and what I can contribute? Are the scriptures read Newport Psychoanalytic Institute (not just two verses)? Are they a key resource for this worshiping Playing With Film in Pasadena community? Do you hear the gospel? Does the service bring aspects of the gospel story alive so that you can see that we should live our little stories by its light? If the answer is yes, thank the ministers. If the answer is no, tell them that this is why you come to church. And Billy Elliot if you are the minister, evaluate yourself by these » —. Friday, April 25, 7:00-10:00 p.m. criteria. This powerful film portrays the double life of a :alented boy who conforms to standards of masculine behavior while secretly pursuing his passion for ballet. Come and participate in a lively discussion of contemporary psychoanalytic concepts introduced by this film - notions of the :rue and false self, vertical splits in the self, and pathological guilt and accommodation to name a few.

Discussants: EnricoGnaulti, Ph.D. & Keith Valone, Ph.D.

Location: Travis Auditorium Fees: $20, $15 Full time students CEU: 2 CEUs for MFTs and LCSWs

CallNPI at(714) 505-9080 for more information or to register. page 8 - the Semi - Week Three - Spring 2003 - Fuller Theological Seminary - www.fuIler.edu/student_life/SEMI/semi.html Campus Events and Announcements Brown Bag Lunches on Women's Spirituality community life? The award is intended to encour­ information, contact Fuller Psychological and Tuesday, April IS, 12 noon age SWM students to participate in each others' Family Services at 584-5555. Faculty Commons lives and to contribute to community building. Please join us on the third Tuesday of each month SWM students may nominate up to five people Financial Help for Mission Trip. Receive fi­ for a brown bag lunch meeting on women's spiri­ for the award. Forms are available in the SWM nancial help for your mission trip this summer! tuality. Our first meeting is on Tuesday, April 15. dean's office and the ASC office and are due by Applications for the Sheri Harthoom Fund are Women and men are encouraged to attend. Spon­ Friday, April 25. Awards will be presented at the available in the ASC Office in the Catalyst. Re­ sored by the Women's Concerns Committee. Student Awards Ceremony on May 28,2003. turn them by Friday, April 25.

Breaking the Silence Conversation Partners. The English as a Sec­ Wednesday, April 16,12 noon ond Language Program is looking for native En­ Financial Aid Payton 101 glish speakers to meet with one of our students As part of the Peace and Justice Concerns for one hour a week to participate in conversa­ PCUSA Scholarships for Women in Seminary. Committee’s “Wednesdays for Peace,” please tion practice. Students are Fuller international Deadline April 21. Must be under care of the join us for a collaborative presentation of Dr. M.L. who are in our program for a quarter to improve Synod of Southern California and Hawaii. In­ King’s “Breaking the Silence” speech. their English prior to beginning in their program. formation available in the Office of Financial Aid. This is a great way to make a new Mend. Some Ministry Enrichment Seminar partners simply meet over lunch on campus. Laguna County United Methodist Church Schol­ Wednesday, April 16, 3:00 - 5:00p.m. Please call Daniel at 584-5630 or e-mail esl- arship. Deadline May 1. Preference given to Payton 101 [email protected] for more information or to those preparing for local church ministry in the Rev. John D'Elia, director of development at volunteer. CA-Pacific Annual Conference of the UMC. Fuller Seminary, will address "The Business of Must demonstrate financial need. Applications Ministry: Beyond the Dreaded Stewardship Ser­ Ten sessions of free therapy are available to all available in the Office of Financial Aid. mon." This seminar will address the essentials SWM and SOT students and their families. The of charitable giving in a church or parachurch service is also available for those outside the Other scholarship opportunities available on-line: context and participants plan a stewardship ser­ Fuller community for $5 per session. It is ideal • www.finaid.org mon or presentation. for exploring relationship issues, school or work • www.collegeboard.org problems, stress, identity issues, mild mood dif­ • www.collegenet.com Nominate Candidates for Glasser Award. Do ficulties and life goals or transitions. It is also • www.collegequest.com you know a fellow SWM student who has exer­ great experience for anyone planning to perform • www.college-scholarships.com cised his or her gifts for the benefit of student any type of counseling in the future. For more

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