MOODY Alumni News Class Notes from Alumni of Moody Bible Institute Students Return Missions Conference Jenkins Hall Update Fall Dear friends, As the holidays move into our lives again, they bring a reminder to celebrate our heritages. Countless letters and cards will travel across the world to tell of recent adventures and ministry updates. And many families and friends will gather for fellowship. During this busy time, I encourage you to thank God for people past and present who bless your life. As we at Moody look forward to celebrating the legacy that God has blessed us with for almost 125 years, we hope that you will reflect on the influence of wise professors and relationships formed at Moody. To help you rekindle and build relationships, we would like to give you access to updated contact information for Moody alumni. We are gathering this data, with the help of a company named Publishing Concepts International (PCI), by calling, e-mailing, and sending postcards to as many of the 39,000 Moody alumni as possible. This information will be used to help us produce a commemorative 125th anniversary alumni printed directory, which will be available in October 2011. We will also update the online directory. I would like to ask you to please take a moment to respond when you are contacted, and to thank you in advance for your help. Your gracious assistance is kindly appreciated. From my heart to yours, may the Lord Jesus Christ bless you this Christmas season and in the year to come. Warmly, Walter White Jr.’78 Executive Director, Moody Alumni Association Contents Moody Highlights 1 Class Notes 6 Present with the Lord 16 MoodyHighlights Moody Community Pulls Together to Respond to Jenkins Fire At 12:12 a.m. on August 1, an months, by the grace of God, we were electrical fire broke out on the 12th able to make all repairs necessary for floor of Jenkins Hall. Moody Bible residents to return to their homes in just Institute’s Public Safety team responded three weeks,” Dr. Paul Nyquist, Moody’s immediately, and worked with various president, said. Moody and City of Chicago personnel to safely evacuate affected residents. The During the building’s restoration, 139 Chicago Fire Department extinguished elderly and disabled residents, along the fire by 1:50 a.m. with students were relocated to Dryer and Smith Halls. Moody provided daily “The Chief of Fire Safety for Chicago’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner on campus First District was impressed by the speed for residents, free of charge. Numerous with which our team was able to provide employees volunteered to help residents requested information and staffing,” move in and out of their temporary Brian Stoffer, deputy chief of Moody’s accommodations. Public Safety, said. “Through this experience, my belief that In the weeks that followed, the Moody we have an incredible team was further community continued to work around confirmed,” Dr. Nyquist said. “We have the clock to care for the displaced a very gracious God who loves us and residents, clean up the debris, and manifests His glory in the midst of crisis. install new electrical and fire systems in Just as with Nehemiah, the good hand of the building. “While experts estimated our God has been upon us.” the recovery process would take 3 to 4 MoodyAlumniNews 1 MoodyHighlights Moody Welcomes Students, Provost, and Faculty Members More than 3,100 students are taking Dr. Jonathan Armstrong, Assistant courses this fall at our Chicago, Spokane, Professor of Bible and Theology, Spokane and Plymouth locations, or through Campus Moody Distance Learning. This figure represents an 8% increase from last year, PhD, Fordham University; MA, Trinity and is the largest total enrollment Moody Evangelical Divinity School; BA, has seen in its nearly 125-year history. Cornerstone University Moody also recently welcomed a new Dr. David Beine, Professor of World provost, who oversees the education Missions, Spokane Campus ministry at Moody, and new faculty PhD, Washington State University; members. MA, San Diego State University; BA, Dr. Junias Venugopal, Provost and Dean California State University of Education Mr. John Clark, Instructor of Theology PhD, Trinity International University; ABD, University of Toronto; ThM, Dallas ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary; MBA, Theological Seminary; BA, Spring Arbor Cornell University; BE, Birla Institute of University Technology and Science in Pilani, India Dr. John Goodrich, Assistant Professor of Bible Dr. Junias Venugopal, PhD, Durham University; MDiv, ThM, Moody’s Talbot School of Theology; BA, Moody new Provost Bible Institute and Dean of education Ms. Christina Greiner, Assistant Professor of Educational Ministries MA, Northeastern University; BA, Trinity International University Mr. Floyd Schneider, Associate Professor of World Missions, Spokane Campus MDiv, ThM, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary; BS, Regents College; BA, Western Bible College 2 MoodyAlumniNews Financial Aid News Israel Trip: March 13–24 In an effort to remain committed to You are invited to explore the land where the Bible-based, tuition-paid education Jesus changed the world with His life, model Moody has been following death, and resurrection. This year’s trip for almost 125 years on our Chicago Walk the Land. Grow in Truth. Discover campus, Moody is now participating in Israel includes more than 50 significant Federal Pell Grants as part of the Title biblical sites. IV Federal Student Aid program. We believe God has provided this avenue The cost of the tour ($3,595) includes to assist in offsetting some of the cost airfare, accommodations, entrance of tuition for MBI. As the cost of tuition fees, and daily breakfasts and dinners. for students continues to increase each Payment is due in full by December year, we trust that through the generous 20, 2010. We welcome all alumni, support of our partners, supplemented friends, and students, along with their with Title IV funds, Moody will remain spouses and families. Space is limited committed to meeting these rising costs to 45 participants. For more details and sustain its tuition-paid education for and registration information, visit www. undergraduates on our Chicago campus. moody.edu/Israel or call 312-329-8927. Eligible students studying through Moody Distance Learning or at Moody Bible Institute–Spokane are able to directly benefit from Pell Grants by having their tuition bill reduced. Moody has chosen not to engage in all aspects of Title IV Federal programs (i.e. student loans) so that students won’t accumulate excessive debt. Students may now apply for Join Moody in Israel, March 13-24, 2011 Federal Pell Grants MoodyAlumniNews 3 MoodyHighlights Congratulations Our congratulations go to Dr. Tim Arens, Chicago campus. Keynote speakers Dean of Students, Chicago, who was challenged the student body with awarded the Don L. Boender Award for Scripture and stories of God’s work distinguished service by the Association around the world. More than 128 for Christians in Student Development. representatives from 48 agencies led This award recognizes professionals with 136 seminars on evangelism and more than 10 years of service who have missions. Sessions included Reaching the made significant contributions to the Red Light Districts of South Asia; Poverty: field of student development. The Secret Genocide; and The Use of Art in Missions. MBI–Spokane held its Missions Online Community Conference November 8–9, featuring Dr. We encourage you to connect with Scott Walt, a church planter from Austria. Moody alumni using the Online Moody Theological Seminary–Michigan Directory or search for contact will hold its next Missions Conference in information in the Moody portal, at March 2011. www.moodyalumni.org. You can also go to our Facebook page at www.facebook. Alumni Board Election com/YourMoodyAlumniAssociation to participate in community discussions, First-Term Nominee view photos, and link to news and Leonard Reiss BA ’84, MAMin ’90 events. Additionally, you may access has been serving in full-time pastoral chapel services online and listen to ministry since 1983 and currently current student-run radio shows at pastors the St. Alban Union Church in www.moodycampusradio.com. St. Alban, Maine. Along with dedicating his time to leading Bible studies and Founder’s Week 2011 teaching at Bible camps, he and his wife, Plan to meet your classmates at Jannita (Flaming ‘85), are involved in Founder’s Week, January 31–February advocating for biblically-based marriages. 4. (We encourage you to use Facebook or Moody’s Online Directory if you would like to pre-arrange meeting your Second-Term Nominees classmates at Founder’s Week.) The Sheri (Taylor BA ’89) Finlayson has classes of 1961, 1971, 1986, and 2001 been involved in women’s ministry for 13 will be meeting for their anniversary years, leading women’s Bible studies and reunions, and various gatherings will small classes, as well as being a mentor be held throughout the week for other in both group and individual settings. classes. She also dedicates much of her time to her children’s activities and volunteers A Focus on Missions at their school. The Finlaysons are active The World Missions and Evangelism in their church, Second Mile Church, Department hosted the 2010 Missions a plant of the Acts 29 Network that is Conference, October 12–15, on the approaching its second anniversary. Sheri 4 MoodyAlumniNews Alumni Board Nominees Sheri Finlayson Dr. David Gallagher Bryndan Loritts Leonard Reiss is currently on course to complete a Ministry Photos Needed degree program through Moody Distance Learning in May 2011. Sheri lives with Moody needs photos of alumni serving her husband and three daughters in in ministry for communications with Gilbert, Arizona. ministry partners and future students. Please use the highest quality setting on Dr. David Gallagher ’67 received two your digital camera and do not compress master’s degrees and a doctorate.