They will soar on wings like eagles... Isaiah 40:31
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Higher Annual Report July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
In This Issue
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President’s Update Dr. Millard shares answered prayers.
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A Breakthrough Moment Preparing to Burn the Mortgage in October 2021.
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Virtual Commencement Celebrating the perseverance of the graduating class of 2020.
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Learning at United New leadership brings a fresh perspective to virtual learning.
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Alumna Spotlight Meagan O’Brien finds confidence and clarity in her call.
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Mentor Spotlight Drs. Phillip Pointer and Charles Goodman are proof that friendship and leadership go hand in hand.
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Board of Trustees The Seminary welcomes eight new trustees.
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Your Impact Recognizing all who supported the Seminary in the last year.
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2020 Alumni/ae Awards Honoring graduates whose exemplary ministry is making a difference.
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News and Notes Updates from United’s alumni/ae and faculty.
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Upcoming Events
A Christian seminary affiliated with The United Methodist Church, United is a community of learning and faith with representation from many ecumenical traditions.
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Every effort has been made to prepare this publication with accuracy according to donor records from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. To report any errors, please contact: Mandy Wood Office of Development United Theological Seminary 4501 Denlinger Road, Dayton, OH 45426 937.529.2206• development@united.edu
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Editor: Rachel Hurley Contributors: Ken Cochrane, Dawn Greenwalt, Jimmy Mallory, Callie Picardo, Mandy Wood Designer: Tracey Obenour Photography: Abby Carter, Rachel Hurley, SteadiReadi
“But those who look to the Lord, will renew their strength. They will rise up on wings like eagles…” Isaiah 40:31
If you want to “Go Higher” you must face the storm. The eagle flies higher in the storm, using the wind to lift it up. Wilbur and Orville Wright went higher, ignoring the words of critics, facing into the wind and using the gusts to fly. In the midst of suffering during the Babylonian exile, God said through the prophet Isaiah, “Comfort, comfort my people” (Isaiah 40:1). Those words, made famous in song through Handel’s Messiah, lead up to the final verse of that fortieth chapter: “But those who look to the Lord, will renew their strength. They will rise up on wings like eagles…”
In the midst of this crazy storm we are in, United students and alumni/ae are going higher, thanks to you! The generosity of the men and women listed in this report have allowed United students to continue to rise up on wings like eagles as leaders in the Church. Whether you gave toward scholarships, helping United become debt free, or to a specific program, your gifts are allowing United students to go higher and follow God’s call. As God has used you to help others Go Higher, may the words and stories in this Annual Report encourage you as you look to the Lord and rise.
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Callie Picardo Vice President for Development
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In the midst of pain, in the midst of suffering, we can go higher. It’s a matter of focus. We’ve got to look to the Lord, focusing on the one who is certain in the midst of uncertainty, the one who is constant in the face of change, the one who says, “Be still!” and the wind and waves obey.
When on campus, students and faculty are greeted as they enter the West Wing by this hand-carved statue of an eagle, as a reminder of Isaiah 40:31. This beautiful piece of art was a gift created by United alumnus Dr. Ivan Kurtz, ’59.
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? — Isaiah 43:19
President’s Update It appears God is doing some new things at United, even in the midst of health, racial and political crises. God is doing a new thing at United financially. The Seminary ended fiscal year 2020 with a net surplus of $1.5 million. This was largely because United received government grants totaling $822,000 through the Paycheck Protection Program and the CARES Act, on top of a 5% reduction in expenses. God is doing a new thing in enrollment this fall. Both masters and doctoral enrollment exceeded projections for the first time in years, with a 17% increase in new students for Fall 2020 compared to Fall 2019, totaling 210 students in the doctoral program and 236 students in the masters program. God is doing a new thing with partners in church renewal. In the 2020-21 academic year United is beginning partnerships with innovative leaders finding new ways to share the Gospel. Fresh Expressions is a worldwide initiative that equips pastors and lay leaders to take the Gospel outside the doors of the church. Through a new Fresh Expressions House of Studies (see sidebar), developed in partnership with Fresh Expressions US, United is providing practical training for such contextual models of ministry.
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Mosaix Global Network (see sidebar) is another church renewal group that prepares pastors and congregations to thrive as healthy multicultural communities. United has invited Mosaix to lead cultural intelligence training for seminary leaders and students, and a group from Mosaix will present at United’s January 2021 DMin Intensive, “Developing and Leading Multicultural Congregations.” In partnership with Dr. Brian Law and Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey, United is also equipping pastors to lead renewal through the power of a spiritual movement. In January 2021, Dr. Law and Rev. Kibbey will begin a new Doctor of Ministry focus group to encourage pastors and churches to “Open the Floodgates” and allow the powerful spirit of God to pour in and transform lives, congregations and the world. God is doing a new thing with the establishment of the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center. Beginning in January 2021, the Center will provide a hub of learning for church leaders seeking the framework, support and courage to introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ in new and creative ways to the world around them. (see sidebar) God is doing a new thing through the Burn the Mortgage Campaign. When the Board of Trustees launched the campaign in November 2016, the Seminary owed nearly $4 million on its mortgage and was spending about $400,000 annually in interest and principal payments. The goal is to pay off the mortgage by United’s 150th anniversary on October 11, 2021, and to convert those mortgage payments into money for student scholarships. As a result of the great generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Vicki James, Dr. and Mrs. Bill and Carole West, Drs. James and Barbara Holsinger, Mrs. Nancy Zimmerman and more than 200 others, the Seminary has reduced its building debt to about $1.13 million, which we hope to eliminate by October 2021 through the possible sale of unused property near United’s campus and gifts and pledges. (See full update on page 6) My prayer is that we will all perceive the new thing that God is doing at United Theological Seminary to enable us to prepare more faithful and fruitful Christian pastors and church leaders who make disciples of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace,
Dr. Kent Millard President
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Fresh Expressions House of Studies
Michael Beck
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Church Renewal has long been a focus of United, but this year, the Seminary is partnering with Rev. Dr. Michael Beck and Rev. Jorge Acevedo to take it a step deeper with the introduction of Fresh Expressions programs for visionary leaders called to cultivate transformational Christian communities. A fresh expression is a missional, contextual form of church focused on reaching those who are not yet
part of any church. Thousands of fresh expressions are emerging across the globe, and existing congregations are experiencing revival as they cultivate fresh expressions in dog parks, exercise groups, coffee shops, and wherever the Lord leads. You can now earn a Doctor of Ministry or a Master of Divinity with a focus on Fresh Expressions or expand your ministry through continuing education or a certificate.
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United is leaning in and examining our own racial and cultural prejudices. Mosaix led our executive team and faculty through a faithbased assessment in October to provide insights into our Cultural Intelligence and Cultural Values. The Mosaix team will lead the January 2021 doctoral intensive, taking mentors and students through a similar process.
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Continuing United’s legacy of innovation in theological education, the Seminary is pleased to announce the launch of the Bishop Bruce Ough Innovation Center in January 2021. The center honors Bishop Bruce Ough’s legacy of pioneering ministry and leadership in the Church. Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey has been named as the center’s inaugural director. Over the past several years, Rev. Kibbey has enabled more than 160 congregations to grow in spiritual depth, mission outreach, membership, worship attendance and financial health. The mission of the Innovation Center is to equip the Church in creative forms of church renewal, forming
“new wineskins” to reach the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. With the concept of Breakthrough Prayer at its core, the center will prepare pastors and their ministry teams to collectively discern and courageously step forward to reach the people God has called them to pursue. Participants will receive a unique combination of training, application assignments, and guidance for implementation to jumpstart their ministry. The center will also provide an ongoing, collaborative “laboratory” in which ministry practitioners can learn, create and share innovative and practical resources that keep congregations relevant to their mission fields.
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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An increasingly diverse and cynical society no longer trusts a message of God’s love for all people as proclaimed from otherwise systemically segregated pulpits and pews. United is partnering with Dr. Mark DeYmaz, Rev. Chip Freed and the Mosaix Global Network to offer a new Doctor of Ministry focus group in Disruptive Church Leadership, launching January 2021, for pastors called to lead healthy multiethnic and economically diverse congregations.
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A Breakthrough Moment Preparing to Burn the Mortgage in October 2021 Who was a part of the breakthrough moment in your life? Who impacted your faith in such a meaningful way that you were never the same again? United wants to help you celebrate those men and women as we look toward a breakthrough moment in the life of the seminary. We invite you to make a gift to burn the mortgage in honor or memory of a person who was part of a breakthrough moment in your spiritual life. If you provide contact information, we will send a card letting them know the impact they had on your life. We will also include their names in our Burn the Mortgage commemorative book or, for gifts totaling over $25,000, on a leaf on the donor recognition tree to be displayed in United’s lobby.
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The Seminary is so close to this breakthrough moment. In November 2016, United began a campaign to become debt free. Ten years earlier, United purchased the former Jewish Community Center on Denlinger Road. While this campus has been significantly more cost-effective to maintain, a mortgage balance of $3.97 million was costing the seminary $400,000 per year in principal and interest payments. We wanted to invest that money in scholarships for students instead, so we embarked on an ambitious goal to pay off the mortgage and become debt free by United’s 150th anniversary on October 11, 2021. In January 2020, Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Vicki James of Fort Wayne, IN, issued a challenge. They doubled their
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initial pledge of $500,000, committing a total of $1 million to the campaign. They encouraged United alumni/ae and friends to pray about whether they, too, could step up and give a little bit more, perhaps even double what they originally gave. Since then, we have received over $300,000 more in commitments. One of those commitments came from Drs. Jim and Barbara Holsinger. The Holsingers originally gave $125,000 to the campaign and prayerfully decided to double their pledge to $250,000. Dr. and Mrs. Bill and Carole West, who had originally committed $200,000 to the campaign, paid off their pledge early and gave an additional $50,000 to bring their total to $250,000. With gifts ranging from $5 to $1,000,000, over 200 donors have given to the campaign. Thank you! As we enter the final year leading up to United’s anniversary, we have $1,128,000 to go to reach that breakthrough moment for United and the Burn the Mortgage campaign. This is where we need you! Will you join us? Every dollar contributes to a breakthrough moment, not just for the Seminary, but for future leaders to come. As United becomes debt free, more dollars become available for scholarships, which means students graduate with less debt and more freedom to follow the Lord’s call wherever God leads them. As you help United go higher, you help leaders rise up, and those leaders help the Church soar.
Drs. Jim and Barbara Holsinger
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Burn the Mortgage BTM Goal.......................................................$3,969,000 Already Committed.....................................$2,203,000 Property Sales/Additional Payments..........$638,000 Remaining Needed......................................$1,128,000 If you’d like to be a part of this breakthrough moment, you can give online (give.united.edu) or mail a gift to United Theological Seminary, Office of Development, 4501 Denlinger Road, Dayton, OH 45426.
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INCOME 2019-2020 55.4% $4.902 M Gross Tuition and Fees 1.3% $0.114 M Endowment 11.2% $0.993 M Ministerial Education Fund 27.6% $2.445 M Gifts and Grants 4.5% $0.395 M Other 100.0% $8.849 M
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Mark your calendars to join us on October 10, 2021, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of United Theological Seminary.
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
2020 Commencement On September 26, 2020, United celebrated 114 graduates who have answered God’s call and are going higher. Like many, their commencement plans were upended, but with the courage of an eagle flying into the storm, they did not let that deter them. Commencement was originally scheduled for May and postponed until September with the hope of gathering in person. When United’s leadership watched COVID-19 cases continue to rise over the summer, they pivoted to hold commencement virtually.
While the modality changed, many things stayed the same: • Incredible faithful, fruitful Christian pastors and leaders received their diplomas and were celebrated with great joy. • Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack, Jr. (DMin, ’97), gave a powerful commencement address and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. • The United community came together with friends and family from around the world to worship the Most High God.
Please join us in giving praise to God for the men and women who are faithfully serving the Lord as graduates of United Theological Seminary!
Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack, Jr. receives Honorary Doctor of Divinity
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One of the highest honors United can bestow is an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. While an academic degree is earned through coursework, an Honorary Doctor of Divinity is earned by a lifetime of ministry and leadership in the Church and world. Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack, Jr. has done just that.
Bishop Mack also invests in other leaders of the church through coaching, speaking, the four books he’s written, the Renew Conference for Church Leadership and Laity, and, most recently, a group study and dialogue about race and reconciliation that a group of 50 white evangelical pastors invited him to lead.
Bishop Mack has a passion for creatively reaching people outside the four walls of the church. Under his leadership, Union Baptist Church in Winston Salem, NC, has opened new avenues for connection between church and community. Creative ministries led by the congregation of over 4,000 members include Union Urban Ministries, the Corner 2 Corner Drug Dealers Conference, the Gospel Ice Cream Truck, a First Fridays concert series to reach young adults, and the Youth Character Football League.
When presenting the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree, President Millard shared the impact of Bishop Mack’s leadership: “We thank God for providing Bishop Mack as a leader among us, as a powerful preacher, creative Christian leader, wise spiritual guide, church growth expert, highly effective mentor, and faithful follower of Jesus Christ.”
“The breadth and depth of the educational experience was more than I could have imagined. I grew exponentially. I grew spiritually. I learned about myself and made lifelong friendships along the way.”
A 1997 Doctor of Ministry alumnus, Bishop Mack now serves as a senior mentor in United’s doctoral program, co-leading the Effective Leadership for Creative Ministry in the Post-Modern Church focus group. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for United Theological Seminary.
“United helped me to be Spirit-filled as a pastor and for my church to be Spirit-filled in ministry.” — Doug Fox, Doctor of Ministry
— Kimberly Davis, Doctor of Ministry
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“Because of United, I am a better husband, a better father and a better leader. I am excited to receive a Master of Divinity degree, but I am more excited that the Lord used the seminary to shape and mold me.” — Dion Frasier, Master of Divinity
“While I believe I was a good pastor prior to my time at United, I can honestly say that United has transformed more than my ministry, it has also transformed my whole life. While there seems to be a running joke about ‘Things they didn’t teach us in seminary,’ I feel that many of the students at United could say ‘Can you believe they taught this at my seminary?’”
“The diversity of the professors and students has impacted my ministry in a myriad of ways: I read authors I would have otherwise not encountered, traveled to South Africa, and learned more about myself and my ministry than ever before.” — Eric Falker, Master of Divinity
“I love United because of its vast diversity and ability to shape minds for the renewal of God’s church. United allowed me to take the leap to renew my heart and call to ministry by taking on hard questions for the present reality of the church.” — Zachary Beasley, Doctor of Ministry
“United enabled me to connect and develop meaningful relationships with Christian leaders from around the nation and world. It expanded my understanding of the Christian faith and how to be a transformative Christian leader. I found a renewed passion to help my congregation experience the life-changing power and presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives.” — Hugh Hendrickson, Doctor of Ministry
— Tabi Upton, Pre-doctoral Program
“My education at United has led to so much personal growth and self-discovery while strengthening and broadening my faith through the challenging questions and perspective offered by those in the United community. I am certain that I would not be who I am today without them. United offered the opportunity to interact with others of differing perspectives and ideals — in fact, it was encouraged! United didn’t tell me what to believe but challenged me to further develop my own beliefs through interaction with the Trinity and with others. Because of United, I have a better understanding of who I am created to be and a greater sense of who God is — and a vision of how those are meant to work together in ministry.” — Abby Lightle, Master of Divinity
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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“My understanding of the Bible, Christianity and God has been stretched and deepened. I feel steadier as I read the word, write out my questions and concerns before the Father, and feel eager to share what I have learned with others. God has given me an amazing platform in Christian radio. As I co-host our live morning show for three hours daily, sharing scripture, devotions, and discussions on current events, theology informs all of this!”
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— Kristie Crisp, Master of Divinity
Learning That Fits Your Lifestyle
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When you discern seminary might be the next step in following God’s call, that doesn’t mean everything else stops. That’s why United offers flexible learning options to make high-quality education accessible for working pastors and professionals, wherever they live and work. This has become even more important in 2020 with restrictions on travel and gatherings. This year, United’s intensive and hybrid courses moved to the LIVE classroom for portions students normally would have attended in person. While many missed the in-person interactions on campus, students were able to connect safely with classmates and continue their education uninterrupted. United has been offering courses online since 2009, regularly innovating and improving ways to prepare faithful, fruitful pastors and Christian leaders at a distance. In 2014, United introduced the Live Interactive Virtual Education (LIVE) classroom for those who are interested in distance education but prefer the classroom experience. Through United’s LIVE classroom, students can attend live lectures and interact in discussions from their home or office. Through both asynchronous online courses and LIVE options, students can choose the environment that best suits their learning style and schedule. United also helps prepare faculty and educators who want to teach online through the Online Teaching Strategies for Ministry Education Certificate Course.
Many of these innovations occurred under the leadership of Ms. Phyllis Ennist, United’s Associate Dean of Distance Education, who retired June 30, 2020. Since 2008, she kept United at the forefront of distance learning platforms, teaching methods and technologies. While this retirement was planned pre-COVID, we are grateful for Ms. Heather Shellabarger, who has worked alongside Phyllis since 2014. Heather is a United alumna and is currently pursuing a PhD in instructional design and technology. When she stepped into the role of Director of Distance Education on July 1, 2020, Heather was fully prepared to ensure United’s technology was running smoothly for socially distanced teaching — whether online or in the classroom. If you are interested in learning more about United’s flexible options for yourself or to share with others, we invite you to visit united.edu/flexible-options or contact the Office of Admissions at 800.322.5817.
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Mr. Cochrane views a library as a living resource, evolving to provide the best in current scholarly resources. As part of a renewed emphasis on the promotion of information literacy, the library took the Writing Center under its wing this summer and hired a Writing Center Assistant, United alumnus Jimmy Mallory ’19. The new Writing Center is located in the library Circulation Office and provides students with assistance both locally and remotely. The Student Computer Lab, formerly located on the campus building’s second floor, was relocated to the library’s mainstacks in order to make it more accessible and provide better availability for staff assistance.
United also now enjoys membership in the Digital Theological Library (DTL), a consortium of some 30 theological libraries that pool resources to provide member institutions with hundreds of thousands of eBooks and millions of other online resources. United’s library recently contributed a curated subject guide on African American Resources for United students and other DTL members. The library staff is also working to make course reserve titles available in DTL accessible to students through United’s online learning platform. The digital availability of these titles will offer students considerable savings on book purchases. The O’Brien Library is open to alumni/ae, church leaders, researchers and the general public. To learn more about the library, gain access to resources, or for assistance with theological research, contact obrienlibrary@united.edu or 937.529.2234.
Meet Ken Cochrane Director of the Library I am greatly honored and humbled to be of service to this wonderful community! My journey at United began in January 2014 as the Assistant Director of the Library. Before moving to Dayton, I received my MA in Theology from Ohio Dominican University in 2007 (where I met my lovely wife, Julie!) and my Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State. While I have spent most of my life in Ohio, I was born in Iowa and studied overseas, both in Japan and Scotland. I enjoy reading historical fiction and contemplative theology and studying Celtic languages. My motto: Love United, Live to Serve, Lead the Change!
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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The O’Brien Library is equipping students to excel in their seminary education. On July 1, 2020, Ken Cochrane succeeded Dr. Sarah Blair as the new Director of the Library, and Mark Condy was promoted to Collection Manager.
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Alumna Spotlight: Meagan O’Brien ’20
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“[Seminary] helped me think theologically,” she says. “Part of that is, how do I make [theology] more applicable for me and other people?” After serving for 14 years as associate pastor at The Gathering United Methodist Church in St. Louis, MO, Meagan discerned that God was calling her to expand her ministry as a senior pastor. When her pastor suggested United, she couldn’t put off seminary any longer. “[United] had such a good online program,” says Meagan. “I just applied and said ’yes’ to United, and then I found out so many reasons why God had led me there.”
Through United, Meagan was reassured to discover courses that resonated with her head and her heart with knowledge both meaningful and practical to her ministry. When it came time to graduate in May 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, church looked different than when Meagan had entered seminary. Moreover, Meagan was preparing to move from a large urban congregation to a small rural one. She needed that practical knowledge more than ever. “[Seminary] helped me think theologically,” she says. “Part of that is, how do I make [theology] more applicable for me and other people… How do I put those pieces together in a way that makes sense for what is happening now?” Reflecting on her seminary journey, Meagan sees that United gave her confidence in herself and in her call that had been missing. She urges others who are feeling the same persistent nudge to take a leap of faith. “United is one of the best decisions you can make,” she says. “It’s foundational for your ministry and for your life.”
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Mentor Spotlight: Rev. Dr. Phillip Pointer ’14 and Rev. Dr. Charles Goodman “I’m grateful for the United family. I’m grateful for what it’s done for me personally, and I’m hopeful for the opportunity to continue that legacy.”
Reverend Drs. Phillip Pointer and Charles Goodman have journeyed together in ministry for over 20 years. When God brought them together through a mutual friend and mentor, it was the beginning of a lasting friendship that would shape their ministries together and apart. From beginning their ministries to tackling new opportunities, Dr. Pointer and Dr. Goodman were able to hold one another accountable as they grew in leadership. “We were just young pastors trying to go out and lead our churches,” Dr. Goodman says. “We didn’t know anything, but we had each other.” Now leading mega-churches with nearly 10,000 members, Drs. Pointer and Goodman have recognized their next step in ministry. Remembering the friendship and mentoring that carried them through their own Christian walks, together they answered God’s call to mentor a Doctor of Ministry cohort at United focused on teaching young men and women to become Christian leaders.
Dr. Pointer, who received his doctorate at United in 2014, is not only grateful for the opportunity to co-lead such an impactful DMin group, but also expresses his appreciation for the influence United had on his growth as a pastor. “I’m grateful for the United family. I’m grateful for what it’s done for me personally, and I’m hopeful for the opportunity to continue that legacy,” says Dr. Pointer. “More than anything, it thrills me to say that someone we’re mentoring might become or do something that impacts the nation. And if not, those that we are mentoring, I pray that they just impact their local contexts in powerful ways. That’s my prayer.” Through friendship and partnership, from leadership to legacy, Dr. Goodman and Dr. Pointer have assisted United in helping ministers go higher, forming and preparing Christian leaders to leave a lasting impact on the Church and in their communities for generations to come.
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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Reverend Drs. Charles Goodman (left) and Phillip Pointer (right)
These experienced pastors knew they had something special in their plan to educate new leaders, helping the upcoming generation to “go higher” in God’s calling. Much like the churches under their leadership, the new focus group has shown incredible momentum. The group started off as one of the largest new cohorts at United and is still consistently growing. Drs. Pointer and Goodman had seen a ministerial need and, partnering with United, they had faithfully stepped in to fill it.
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“I loved the model United had,” remembers Dr. Goodman. “I said, man, I need you to do this with me... Once I got ’P’ [Pointer] on board, I knew that it would work.”
Board of Trustees OFFICERS Mr. James S. Tharp Chair
Rev. David S. Bell First Vice-Chair
Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown Second Vice-Chair
BOARD MEMBERS Rev. Dr. Michael A. Beck Pastor, Wildwood UMC; Cultivator of Fresh Expressions Wildwood, FL
Dr. Thomas J. Lasley II Professor, University of Dayton; CEO, Learn to Earn Dayton Centerville, OH
Rev. Dr. Vance P. Ross, '15 Senior Pastor Central United Methodist Church Atlanta, GA
Rev. David S. Bell President/Executive Director United Methodist Foundation Brighton, MI
Mr. Scott M. Laubie Principal, Woodard Development Englewood, OH
Dr. J. Elvin Sadler General Secretary-Auditor of The AME Zion Church; CEO and Principal Consultant of G.A.M.E. International Ministries Consultants, Inc. Matthews, NC
Rev. Marla Elifritz Brown, '86 Retired Elder West Ohio Conference of The UMC Dayton, OH Rev. Robert P. Coleman, '72 Retired Elder Indiana Conference of The UMC Franklin, IN Mr. Phillip F. Connolly Senior Consultant Connolly Construction Co. Marysville, OH Rev. Warren “Chip” Freed, Jr. Lead Pastor, Garfield Memorial Church Pepper Pike, OH
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Dr. Jeffrey E. Greenway Lead Pastor, Reynoldsburg UMC Reynoldsburg, OH Dr. Marion Hayes, '18 Vice President Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. New York, NY Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr. Retired, University of Kentucky College of Public Health Lexington, KY Dr. Tyron L. Inbody, '65 Retired Faculty United Theological Seminary Dayton, OH Mrs. Kirsten D. King Retired, FedEx Global Planning & Engineering Collierville, TN
Rev. Brian A. Law Lead Pastor, Christ Kettering UMC Springboro, OH Sister Joyce Lehman Retired President, Sisters of the Precious Blood Dayton, OH Bishop J. Michael Lowry Bishop Central Texas Conference of The UMC Fort Worth, TX
Rev. Dr. Ted L. Sauter, '72 Retired Elder Florida Conference of The UMC Marietta, GA Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott, '97 Senior Pastor St. Paul Baptist Church Charlotte, NC
Rev. Dr. Sir Walter Lee Mack, Jr., '97 Senior Pastor, Union Baptist Church Winston-Salem, NC
Rev. Dr. Michael B. Slaughter, '90 Retired Elder West Ohio Conference of The UMC Cincinnati, OH
Elder Dr. Dong S. Moon Retired Psychiatrist Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Dayton, OH
Rev. Harvey B. Smith, '58 Retired Elder West Ohio Conference of The UMC Centerville, OH
Rev. William M. Nicholas Senior Pastor, Sugar Land UMC Sugar Land, TX
Dr. Cinda Swan, '13 Retired Faculty Lindsey Wilson College Campbellsville, KY
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer Bishop West Ohio Conference of The UMC Worthington, OH Rev. Dr. Rudy Rasmus, '19 Senior Pastor St. John's United Methodist Church Houston, TX Rev. Dr. Cynthia J. Reynolds, '78 Retired Elder Indiana Conference of The UMC Indianapolis, IN
Mr. James S. Tharp Retired, The Shelly Company Cincinnati, OH Rev. Andrew C. Thompson Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church Springdale, AR Mrs. Sarah Walters-Maher Data Management Director Innovative Financial Group, Inc. Englewood, OH
Life and Honorary Trustees Mr. Donald F. Aldrich Mr. E. Lynn App Bishop George W. Bashore Dr. Charles S. Brown Mr. Charles J. Cappleman Mrs. Ruth A. Daugherty Dr. James K. Davis Mr. James A. Dyer
Rev. H. Stanley Eichenauer Sr. Mrs. Mary Kay Feller Mr. L. Craig Fulmer* Mr. William A. Gifford Jr.* Mr. James R. Heinrich Mrs. Katherine B. Hollingsworth Mr. Geoffrey R. Lorenz Mr. William T. Maddock
Mr. John E. Moore Rev. Saranne Nelson-Olin Dr. Gary L. Olin Ms. Karen H. Painter Mrs. Marjorie H. Putman Rev. Christopher S. Roberts Dr. Philip A. Roberts Mr. Richard M. Roediger
Mr. Charles E. Smith II Rev. Harold M. Stockman Mrs. Norma K. Stockman Mr. Ron C. Thie Mr. Leon A. Whitney II* Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman* *deceased
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Corporate/Administrative Officers Kent Millard President Steven Swallow Vice President for Finance and Administration, Board Treasurer
David Watson Academic Dean, Vice President for Academic Affairs Callie Picardo Vice President for Development
Bridget Weatherspoon Vice President for Enrollment Laura Weber Executive Assistant to the President, Board Secretary
New Trustees at United
Rev. Dr. Michael A. Beck Pastor, Wildwood UMC; Cultivator of Fresh Expressions Wildwood, FL
Rev. Warren ’Chip’ Freed, Jr. Lead Pastor, Garfield Memorial Church Pepper Pike, OH
Mrs. Kirsten D. King Retired, FedEx Global Planning & Engineering Collierville, TN
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United welcomed eight new trustees during the past academic year. Thanks to these new trustees and to all of our trustees for their service to United.
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Mr. Scott M. Laubie Principal, Woodard Development Englewood, OH
Rev. Brian A. Law Lead Pastor, Christ Kettering UMC Springboro, OH
Dr. J. Elvin Sadler General Secretary-Auditor of The AME Zion Church; CEO and Principal Consultant of G.A.M.E. International Ministries Consultants, Inc. Matthews, NC
Sister Joyce Lehman Retired President, Sisters of the Precious Blood Dayton, OH
Rev. Andrew C. Thompson Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church Springdale, AR
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
United Theological Seminary Gratitude List: 19|20 July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 The following list consists of donors who gave gifts to United Theological Seminary between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020. United Theological Seminary is grateful to the following who have given generously to invest in God’s work in and through the Seminary.
$100,000+
$5,000–$9,999
Dr. Marion Hayes, '18
Dr. William West and Mrs. Carole W. West
Anonymous Korean
Mrs. Janet Kalas †
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Brooks II
$50,000–$99,999
Rick and Brenda Brown
Mrs. Kirsten D. King and Mr. Paul T. King
Mrs. Mary Kay Feller James and Barbara Holsinger † Mrs. Vicki L. James and Mr. Rick L. James †
Mr. Kevin Church and Ms. Dorinda M. Church †
Steve and Laurel McCullough †
Rev. James D. Corbett*, '66 and Mrs. Shirley D. Corbett
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Spragg
Luther and Marion Oconer Dr. Terry Swan and Rev. Dr. Cinda L. J. Swan, '13 †
Rev. Dr. Laura H. Harris, '13
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Tharp †
Mr. James R. Heinrich and Mrs. Janice E. Heinrich, '00 †
$20,000–$49,999
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley †
Mrs. Ruth A. Daugherty †
Dr. Gary L. Olin, '67 and Rev. Saranne Nelson-Olin, '78 †
Dr. and Mrs. Kent Millard †
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Bishop and Mrs. Neil L. Irons, '63
$10,000–$19,999
Rev. Genett E. Timlin, '05 Dr. Valdrie N. Walker, '12
Elder Dr. and Mrs. Dong S. Moon †
Rev. Dr. Donna Osterhout, '79
Mrs. Betsy Whitney † Rev. Dr. Ed Zeiders, '73 †
$1,000–$2,499
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Park †
Howard, '02 and Veretta Anderson
Mrs. Phyllis A. Penrod*
Mrs. Nancy L. Barnes †
Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, '14 and Mrs. Callie Picardo †
Ms. Linda Billmyer
Mr. and Mrs. David Bayer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen
David and Doris Ponitz †
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Connolly †
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Bonnell
Rev. Katharine, '91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer †
Rev. Jean Brindel, '76
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Bauer
Mrs. Judy DeLuca-Ford Mr. Lewis Fikes and Mrs. Martha Fikes † Mrs. Constance Fulmer Mrs. Lisa Hunt and Mr. Lynn Hunt Rev. Sue Nilson Kibbey † Rev. and Mrs. W. Martin Nicholas † Betty A. O'Brien † Joseph and Louise Rhodenbaugh Ms. Myung Soon Roh †
Dr. Sarah D. Brooks Blair †
Rev. Dr. Michael B. Slaughter, '90 and Mrs. Carolyn Slaughter † Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman, '67 †
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Bryant, '07 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Burton † Honorable and Mrs. William A. Clark Joseph, '72 and Patricia Easley †
$2,500–$4,999
Rev. Herman A. Emmert, '56 † Drs. Richard and Elise, '10 Eslinger
Bishop George, '58, '76 and Carolyn Bashore †
Allen R. Fasnacht
Rev. and Mrs. David S. Bell †
Rev. Floyd Fought †
Mr. Dick Summe
Mr. Len and Rev. Marla Brown, '86 †
Mr. and Mrs. Robert French
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Tayon
Rev. Bob Coleman, '72
Kim and Kent Friedman
Elder Kyung O Yu
Mrs. Abigail M. Feltz, '20 and Rev. Brady Feltz
Max Fuller †
Richard, '70 and Gloria Gongwer Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Greenway †
Rev. Frank M. Hoover, '94 and Rev. Linda S. Hoover, '94
Rev. Donald G. Haulman, '64
Dr. and Mrs. Harold A. Hudson, '03 †
Rev. Harvey B. Smith, '58 †
Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman †
Dr. L. Pamela Greene, '13
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
Spirit Led, Renewing the Church!
Thang Le, '16 and Mary Huynh, '16
Dr. Lance D. Watson, '06
Ehrhardt l. Lang, '62 †
Rev. Dr. Myong Sue Lee Jin, '10, '13 † Mr. and Mrs. Yongteak Jung
Rev. Dr. Bridget D. Weatherspoon, '12, '15 †
Rev. Theodore C. ‘69* and Mrs. Esther Mefferd, †
Rev. Warren Kirk, '06
Laura K. Weber †
Rev. Dr. Ron, '84 and Bonnie Melzer
Scott and Roberta Kisker
Howard, '63 and Ann Weisz †
Lynda Troutman O'Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Knecht †
Dr. John F. Wells*, '52
Bishop and Mrs. Gregory V. Palmer †
Ivan, '59 and Gloria Kurtz †
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Whitacre
Mr. Scott Laubie
Mrs. Mary Cummins Wlodarski
Chaplain Bernard H. Lieving Jr., '63 †
Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel, '52
Rev. Jerome M. and Pamela A. Lipka
$500–$999
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Maloney † Mervyn L. Matteson, '64 †
David, '64 and Velma Bradley
Diana, '18 and Scott McHenry
Rev. James F. Bray, '64 †
Mr. Kendall Millard
Edw. R. Bridgeman, CLM
M. Joseph Miller, '67 †
Rt. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. C. Franklin Brookhart Jr., '84
Arthur, '64 and Evelyn Norris Mr. Sungkyoon Park Rev. and Mrs. William R. Patterson, '75 Rich and Carol Pohl
Steven and Barbara Polsley Rev. Dean V. Roush, '60 Rev. David W. Schneider, '61 †
Rev. Ronald J. Beistline, '68 † Rev. Mary B. Blake, '78
Rev. Ron, '72 and Sue Mowry †
Dr. Artie L. Polk, '12 †
Fr. Jerry Adinolfi Jr., '96 †
Mr. and Ms. Jerry Mann
Mrs. Carol Ann Miller †
Rev. James L. Phillips, '75 and Mrs. Fayetta Phillips
Dr. Lee, '57 and Sue Sheaffer Mr. Steve Smith and Dr. Kellye Smith Bishop and Mrs. Dan E. Solomon, '73 † Mrs. Frances Sperry † Mr. John M. Stockman Steve and Cheryl Swallow †
Rev. Percy D. Brown, '54
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tarr
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Bruins
Rev. Brian, '02 and Mrs. Donna Thie
Dr. James C. Bushfield, '79, '92
Mrs. Sherry Tschudin Mr. Richard Tully and Mrs. Carol Tully
Rev. L. Norman Butler, '62
Alaina C. Urbahns
Rev. Gary M. Carlson, '92
Ms. Mary Lue O. Warner*
Rev. Dr. Cynthia J. Reynolds, '78
Rev. Dr. Wayne, '82, '92 and Patricia Clark
Dr. and Mrs. Ted L. Sauter, '72
Dr. Leroy Cothran, '99, '02 †
Mrs. Sandra H. Schmeling †
Rev. A. James Decker, '67
Mrs. Louise Schultz
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Douds
Rev. and Mrs. Paul F. Zieber, '65
Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott, '97 †
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Dozeman
Rev. and Mrs. Dale R. Smith, '68
Mr. Roger and Dr. Marilyn Evans, '89, '95 †
$250–$499
Rev. and Mrs. Harlan Sorensen, '99 †
Rev. Penni L. Farrington, '05 †
Rev. Tom Adams, '59 †
Rev. and Mrs. Richard G. Felty, '68 †
Thomas Alexander
Dr. Jerome P. Stevenson Sr. † Chaplain Rich, '03 and Reecia Stoglin Rev. and Mrs. Gregory D. Stover, '77 Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Stuckey, '56 † Mr. and Mrs. Ron Thie † Rev. William M. Thompson, '72 † Janna and John Urbahns
Rev. and Mrs. George M. Weaver Jr., '66 Mr. and Mrs. Dan S. Wilford
Rev. Ellen Lilly File, '12 Rev. Dr. Arlys Mindt-Fogt, '96, '07 † Mr. and Mrs. F. Leon Herron
Rev. Gary A. Batey, '71 † Rev. Paul S. Beal, '69 †
Lisa M. Hess and Brian D. Maguire †
Dr. J. Victor Bean and Rev. Kathleen Bean, '99
Justus and Ellen Hunter †
Rev. Martin A. Berisford, '63 †
Mr. Greg Hutchinson and Rev. Marsha Hutchinson
Rev. and Mrs. Kent G. Biller Jr., '77 †
Dr. Robert C. Walker, '95 and Dr. Mary L. Walker, '03 †
Dr. and Mrs. Tyron Inbody, '65
Rev. Dr. Frank & Mrs. Peggi Billman †
Rev. and Mrs. G. Scott Jenkins Jr., '95 †
Rev. Dr. Galen A. Black, '71, '91
Ms. Sarah Walters-Maher
The Kaebnick Family †
Mrs. Carol Warner
Mr. Jeffrey Kell
Chaplain (COL) and Mrs. W. Kermit Brock, '59
Rev. Ralph Earl Watkins, '78
Mr. Patrick H. King
Dr. and Mrs. David F. Watson †
Shirley Landis, '82 †
Rev. Lowell H. Brown, '55 † Rev. Guy W. Camp III, '68 †
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack Jr., '97
Rev. and Mrs. J. Michael Pearson, '74
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Bishop Michael and Jolynn Lowry
Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Karen Payne †
Mr. Mark Condy, '03
Rev. Dr. Norman E. Thomas †
Ms. Robbie Collins
William J. and Joan A. Cooper
Rev. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas, '74 †
Rev. Dr. R. Frederick Crider, '67 †
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner
Rev. Ronald G. Cook, '94 and Rev. Lisa L. Cook, '93
Rev. Daniel Culbertson, '83, '84 †
Dr. James K. Wagner, '62, '78 †
Rev. Dr. Tony J. Craddock Sr., '18
Ms. Caryn M. Dalton, '98, '01 †
Rev. O. Gene Wells, '61
Jim and Carolyn Craig †
Nonito “Nitos”, '17 and Rhee Joyce “Apple” Dobles †
Rev. W. Gerald Witt, '63
Judy Cramer, '09 †
Peter and Emily Yost
Rev. Dr. Elvernice Davis, '05 and Rev. Dr. Cynthia Davis, '05 †
$100–$249
Mr. Richard M. DeLon and Mrs. Joan DeLon
Rev. Marylyn H. Doyle, '86, '91, '97 Rev. George S. Easley, '53 Mr. Byron L. Endsley Dr. Laurence L. Falk, '58 † Pastor Caleb, '18 and Elizabeth Fritz Rev. Thomas Funk Rev. Phillip S. Gehm, '57 † Rev. Todd R. Goddard, '86 Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Harvey Rev. and Mrs. Charles T. Hindman, '73 Rev. & Mrs. Richard K. Hoover, '64 † Ms. Lois A. Jones, '62 † Rev. Dr. Charles, '84 and Della Keyworth † Mr. and Mrs. Mark Knecht Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leavell
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Rev. Tesia L. Mallory, '12 and Mr. Jimmy Mallory, '19 † Rev. John E. McRoberts, '58 John E. Moore, Sr. Ms. Dorla D. Morgan, '03 Rev. Ryan, '03 and Rev. Kris, '03 Mutzenberger † Roger, '74 and Lugenia Pace † Rev. Dr. Michael D. Page, '11 Rev. Kristina J. Peterson, '74 † Rev. Marilyn Becker Porcino, '07 Mrs. Eloise T. Purdy Rev. and Mrs. Larry M. Ray, '69 Rev. Ronald L. Reichman, '72 Dr. Carl B. Rife, '66 Philip and Jonell Roberts Pastor Vance P. Ross, '15 Rev. and Mrs. John R. Shafer, '50 † Rev. Charles L. Shaffer, '73 † Mrs. Irma W. Springman Rev. Thomas S. Stone*, '57 and Mrs. Jean M. Stone †
Rev. Dennis Alexander, '80 and Rev. Gail Alexander, '80
Ron, '65 and Cathie Dietrich Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Dipko, '61 †
Rev. Andrew A. Allie †
Skip and Laura Discher †
Rev. Dr. Stephan, '81 and Ms. Gail Angel
JoAnne Dodge, '16
Rev. Paul F. Bailey, '67
Rev. Dr. Eileen Dumire, '05 †
Dr. and Mrs. R. Alan Baker
Ms. Sharon Eckart
Mrs. Wayne Barr † Rev. George W. Barto III, '65
Drs. John, '12 and LaShelle, '12 Edmerson
Mrs. Janine L. Bartram
Rev. and Mrs. Philip D. Edwards, '64 †
John and Sharon, '86, '95 Beattie
Rev. W. Gary Epler, '70
Ms. Jane Benner, '80 †
Rev. John L. Ferris, '69
Mrs. Doris E. Bergman
Rev. Dr. George F. Fisher, '60 †
Mrs. Anna S. Bickhart †
Jodie R. Flessner, '94
Chaplain and Mrs. Larry W. Biederman, '77 t
Jon T. Flint, '88 †
Harold, '63 and Karen Biederman t
Rev. Dr. Lois B. Fortson Kirk, '89, '97
Ms. Stephanie Blackbern
Rev. Orlo D. Freshly, '58
Rev. Dwight E. Bowers, '81 and Mrs. Sandy Bowers
Joseph Fulton
Kumcha Downey
Rev. Dr. David C. Forbes Sr., '01
Rev. Dr. Rychie Breidenstein
Mr. Franklin Fulton
Rev. Dr. Carol Roettmer Brewer, '90
Mr. Kenneth R. Gackler and Rev. Dr. Joyce F. Gackler, '17
Rev. Mary Ann Bushong, '92
Rev. and Mrs. Frank B. Garlathy, '70 †
Rev. Neil D. Butcher, '72
Ms. Katherine Geible †
John R. Campbell, '63
Rev. Mitch Gieselman, '81
Mr. Walter D. Campbell
Rev. Dr. Olivia E. Graham, '88 †
Larry D. Carl, '70
David E. Gretencord
Mr. and Mrs. E. Luke Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Gruver Jr. †
Rev. Linda B. Chambers, '77
Linda Haller †
Rev. Michael W. Christian, '66 †
Don, '82 and Janet Hanna
Ralph Ciampa, '66 †
Rev. Edward Hardman, '69
Mr. Jonathan C. Clark, '89 and Dr. Lynn Schofield Clark, '90
Mr. Kaleb Harp
Edward L. Clarke, '69 Dr. Thomas L. Coffman, '57
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Harring, '55 Jack, '70 and Carolyn Hartman † Ms. Pat Hartranft †
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
Spirit Led, Renewing the Church!
Rev. Dr. Dale Hatch, '98 and Rev. Kay Hatch, '00
Dr. Eugene W. Matthews, '91 †
Dr. Susan W. N. Ruach
Rev. Dr. Linda S. McCoy, '96
Dr. Elvin Sadler
Rev. C. Archibald Hawkins, '79 †
Mr. William Megnin
Robert Hefty, '61 †
Mrs. Mary L. Miller
Rev. Dr. Joni Sancken and Rev. Steven Schumm †
Dr. Tony C. Henderson, '01
Rev. Marlin A. Miller, '64
David Schar, '66
Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Hendrickson, '20
Rev. and Mrs. Todd A. Mills, '03
Rev. Jermany Henry
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur T. Moffat Jr., '88
Rev. Margery, '80 and Rev. Gordon, '87 Schleicher †
William E. Hensley, '56 † Mrs. Anna Hergert †
Rev. Kenneth A. Moody-Arndt, '82 and Rev. Kathryn R. Moody-Arndt, '77
Rev. Earl, '62 and Mrs. Eunice Higgins
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Gene B. Moore Jr., '13 †
Dr. Ronald, '70 and Lois Hines †
Nathl L. Moore, DMin '17
Mr. Kevin Hitt and Ms. Jill Hitt
Mrs. Emma J. Moore
Susan Hitts, '19
David S. Morey Jr., '88 †
Dr. and Mrs. David C. Hogg, '70 †
Rev. Dr. Melrose Morrell, '15
Mrs. Yoon Sun Shin, '20 and Dr. Seok Jae Jeon, '04
Sue Laningham and Al Holzhausen
Rev. Marjorie Hadley Munger, '91
Judith Ann Sigmund, M.D., '03 †
Rev. Curtis Hurley, '78
Dr. Arthur R. Murdoch
Dr. and Mrs. Nathan S. Smith, '77 †
Ms. Rachel Hurley †
Yun Sun Noll
Rev. Max L. Smith, '57
Rev. and Mrs. Howard E. Huston, '92
Rev. and Mrs. Eldon G. Nolte, '67 †
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith II
Dr. Vivian L. Johnson
Rev. Janet Norden, '14
Mrs. Joyce D. Sohl
Rev. Caroline Kinsler Jonah, '75 †
Mrs. James Nuhfer
Rev. Floyd S. Sollenberger Jr., '70 †
Rev. Jay E. Jones, '88
Rev. Diann O'Bryant, '98
Mr. Junjie Song, '19
Rev. Mary Joseph, '91 †
Rev. and Mrs. David Owen
Rev. Joe Spackman, '87
Ed Karges, '12
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Oye
Rev. Arthur L. Spafford*, '51†
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Pack
Virgil D. Springer, '61
Ms. Angela Kim
Dr. Alan Palmer, '10
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Dr. Edith Winters Kimbrough, '96 †
Mrs. Sook J. Park
Mr. James D. Stahler and Rev. Katherine M. Stahler, '63 †
Rev. Bon Woong Koo, '74 †
Rev. Rebecca B. Parry, '04
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stephens
Janice Kronour †
Rev. Dr. Paul R. Peters, '84
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy R. Stover, '62
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. R. Gwinn Lacy, '90
Karen Powell, '00
Ms. Janet Thom †
Ms. Marcia Lafferre
Rev. Robert L. Priest, '61
Ralph Thomas, '04
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Mr. Joe A. Lambright
Fr. Jeffrey Queen, CCHS, '00
Ms. Cynthia L. Thompson, '16
Darrell B. Lauderback
Rev. Dr. William L. Raker, '60 †
Rev. and Mrs. Andrew C. Thompson
Rev. and Mrs. Larry D. Leister, '72 †
Dr. Robert W. Ralph, '84, '93
Mr. and Mrs. James Thorne
Barry L. Lewis, '65 †
Rev. Dr. Rudy Rasmus, '19
Judith Tobias
Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Lightner, '61
Dr. Jim L. Tom, '70 †
Ms. Rebecca Lind
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James B. Recob*, '53 †
Dr. and Mrs. Mel Lindberg, '90
Rev. David L. Reed, D.Ed., '74
Dr. and Mrs. A. Arthur Tucker, '69, '91
Dr. Thomas A. Litteer, '13
Rev. Francis L. Reichart
Rev. Dr. Hai Vung, '99, '07
David G. Lounsbury, '85 †
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Reichert
Mrs. Janice W. Wade
Bishop Ernest S. Lyght
L. Fitzgerald Reist II, '77 †
Dr. Blake and Gere Wagner Sr. †
Rev. Anton Sarg Magyar, '96
Rev. Luvisminda V. Reitman, '69 †
Rev. Dr. Dale C. Waters, '65, '91 †
Ms. Hillary Marotta
Don Riker, '81 †
Rev. Thomas L. Weeks, '73 †
Dr. Arrold N. Martin, '96
Rev. Louis, '72 and Joyce Rohrs †
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Wiblin, '69, '77
Rev. Dr. Harley Roston, '94 †
Rev. and Mrs. Charles E. Selby, '61 † Tom Shatto, '71 Rev. and Mrs. James N. Shaver Jr., '71 † Dr. and Mrs. Rodney Shearer, '69
Susan Tressler, '69
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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Rev. Wilson A. Shearer, '54
Rev. Edwin Wilder Jr., '75
Dawn Greenwalt
Rev. Dr. Louis A. Newby, '90
Ms. Sue Wilson
Rev. Dr. Judith Norvell, '12, '15
Al Wofford
Mr. Daniel J. Haas and Mrs. Nancy G. Haas, '86
Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Wood, '92
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hall
Ms. Michele Parker
Dr. Lynn Youngblood †
Dee Hammers
Ms. Jasmine A. Paul, '19
Donald E. Zechman, '64 †
Mrs. Helen M. Harper †
Lisa Pearcy
Rev. Joan Zimmerman, '00
Patricia A. Havis, '13
Mrs. Muriel I. Raymo
Mr. Donald L. Hayashi
Dale, '84 and Sylvia Reese †
$1–$99
Dr. Madeline Henners, '19
Ms. Helen I. Riley †
Tim and Connie Holmen
Rev. Dr. Jocelyn Roper, '97, '10
Ms. Julie Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Holmes
Rev. and Mrs. Richard M. Royalty
Dr. and Mrs. Duane A. Anders, '91, '92, '03 †
Rev. and Mrs. Eugene R. Hostetter, '62 †
Mr. Raymond Rush
Pastor/Chaplain Pj Anderson, DMin, '96
Rev. Dr. Larry J. Houff*, '93 and Mrs. Gundula Houff
Rev. Dr. Troy Russell, '19
Rev. Dr. Ayad Attia, '19
Rev. Rose A. Irwin, '15
Blanca N. Baker, '14 †
Rev. Dr. Josephine Jackson-Smith, '94
Dr. Robert L. Baldridge, '94 †
Rev. and Mrs. Mark W. Jacobs, '79
Ms. Robbin Boozer, '16
Rev. Phillip Charles Jerman Jr., '94
Rev. Mollie Gordon Brown, '15
Ms. Dorothy Johnson
Rev. Dr. Jerry L. Cannon, '98
Rev. Dr. Anna L. Jones, '17
Mr. Jonathan Carlsen †
Rev. Paul C. Kauffman, '75
Ms. Theresa Carter, '19
Rev. Thomas D. Ketzler, '87
Rev. Charles J. Chipman, '57
Mr. and Mrs. Steve King
Mrs. Karen D. Clark
William John Kouth, '64 †
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Dr. Daniel L. Nugent, '72, '76
Rev. P. David Saunders, '84 Ms. Brillie Scott Ms. Stephany Smith Sechrist Rev. Sterlen S. Sheaffer, '53 † Mark R. Shover, '95 † Rev. Charles and Lurie Slaybaugh, '68 Rev. Dennis, '72 and Cindi Snovel † Mrs. John F. Springer, '55 † Dr. Paul E. Stambach, '55 † Ms. Jo Anne Starzyk Howard Don Tallentire, '62 †
Dr. Carol M. Lange †
Rev. Anita Coleman
Rev. Wilbur F. Lantz, '60
Wilton B. Thomas, Ch. LtCol, USAF, Ret., '55
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Crouse
Rev. John R. Lebo, '61
Rev. Clair R. Troutman, '65
Ms. Barbara A. Culver †
Rev. Lejeune Lewis*
Rev. and Mrs. James E. Truelove, '83
Mrs. Lorna J. Cummings, '92
Ms. Janyce E. Ley, '17
Chaplain Bruce Vincent, '95
Rev. Dennis R. Daley, '84
Chaplain Gary D. Livesay, '80 and Valerie Vlahakis, '78 †
Rev. Marguerite Unwin Voelkel, '82
Rev. Dr. Mona Davies, '14 Dr. Wendy J. Deichmann and Mr. Neal E. Klopping
Rev. DeAnn D. Long, '84
Mr. and Mrs. David Wade Rev. Clair L. Wagner Jr., '61 †
Mrs. Beverly Martin
Rev. Harold J. Dom, '66 †
Rev. Gregory McGarvey
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Lionel Gene Walker, '95
Rev. Keith R. Eipper, '65
Rev. Adreania McMilliam Tolliver
Rev. and Mrs. Mark S. Weatherman, '08
Dr. Rev. Stephen E. Ellis, '98 †
Rev. Beverly F. Meadows, '85 †
Dr. Joan L. Wharton, '91
Rev. and Dr. Danny A. Everett '20
Rev. and Mrs. Ned A. Michael, '76 †
Ms. Donna Whitby
Rev. Dr. William S. Falla, '76
Ms. Elizabeth Molter
Mr. Anthony White
Rev. Lee Fields
Rev. Dr. Paul D. Moore, '06
Rev. Mark L. Williams, '61 †
Ms. Carole Gartner
Amanda Moseng, '17
Rev. Cecil Williams
Rev. Roland E. Garvin, '54 †
Allen C. Myers, '70 †
Rev. Dr. Johnny M. Wilson Jr., '09
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Angelo J. Giannitelli, '85
Dr. Roy B. Nabors, '96 †
Joe and Deanna York
Elaine and Richard C. Green
Rev. Dr. William Bert Neal III, '19
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more
Spirit Led, Renewing the Church!
Churches and Organizations
The United Methodist Stewardship Foundation, Camp Hill, PA
AmazonSmile Foundation, Seattle, WA †
United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA †
Mt Carmel Baptist Church of Cresta, N Versailles, PA
$20,000+ General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Nashville, TN †
$10,000–$19,999 Magee Christian Education Foundation, Simpsonville, KY †
$1–$99
$1,000–$2,499
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, MD
Leipsic UMC, Leipsic, OH
The American Endowment Foundation, Hudson, OH †
Saint Paul Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC The Retired Ministers Association, Columbus, OH † Wells Fargo Foundation, Plano, TX †
Sugar Land First United Methodist Church, Sugar Land, TX †
West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, Worthington, OH †
$5,000–$9,999 Faithlife, Bellingham, WA Salin Foundation, Carmel, IN Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, OH † The Association of Theological Schools, Pittsburgh, PA The Dayton Foundation, Dayton, OH †
Church of The Brethren, Elgin, IL Coolidge Wall, Dayton, OH First Filipino-American Christian Fellowship, Dayton, OH Howard United Methodist Church, Woodrow, CO Old Troy Pike Community Church, Dayton, OH Polly Panda Preschool & Child Development Center, Inc., Indianapolis, IN The United Methodist Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA † The United Student Council, Trotwood, OH
The Dayton Korean UMC, Dayton, OH The Heinrich Family Foundation, St Marys, OH † Where He Leads Me Inc., Columbia, KY
$250–$499 Richfield UMC, Richfield, PA †
$100–$249 $2,500–$4,999 Concord Dayton Hotel II, LLC, Dayton, OH Reynoldsburg UMC, Reynoldsburg, OH The McKinley UMC, Dayton, OH The Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA † The United Methodist Foundation of Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
Aesun's Sharp Image, Middletown, OH Jairus Bible World, Inc., Ellicott City, MD Lifegate International Church, Snellville, GA New Horizons of Dayton Ministries, Dayton, OH The GE Foundation, Fairfield, CT United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia, Inc., Charleston, WV †
*deceased † given consecutively 5 years or more But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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The Woodlands United Methodist Church, The Woodlands, TX
$500–$999
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The Columbus Foundation, Columbus, OH †
Honor and Memorial Gifts United Theological Seminary welcomes gifts “in honor of” or “in memory of” loved ones and persons who played significant roles in the lives of people. This offers the donor the opportunity not only to honor or memorialize a loved one, but also to receive a charitable deduction and support the seminary’s mission. The following are the gifts so designated and received by United during the period of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020. Gifts have been made in memory or in honor of names in bold. The donors for those gifts are listed under each name.
In Memory Mrs. Marsha Dianne Adinolfi Rev. Jerry D. Adinolfi Jr., '96 Ms. Martha (Marti) Anderson Mr. Richard M. DeLon and Mrs. Joan DeLon
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Rev. Lybran I., '51 and Marjorie Endsley Mr. Byron L. Endsley
Rev. Thomas J. Lasley Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley
Dr. H. Allan Feller Mrs. Mary Kay Feller
Mrs. Ok Kyung Lee Aesun's Sharp Image Kumcha Downey Rev. Dr. Myong Sue Lee Jin, '10, '13 Ms. Rebecca Lind Yun Sun Noll Mr. and Mrs. Ron Oye
The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Barnes, '59 Mrs. Nancy L. Barnes
George Floyd Rev. Dr. Tony J. Craddock Sr., '18 Rev. Jesse E. Fritz Pastor Caleb, '18 and Elizabeth Fritz
Dr. Wayne Barr, '46 Mrs. June Barr
Teresa M. Girgenti Rev. Dr. Joyce F. Gackler, '17
Rev. Lynn A. Bergman, '57 Mrs. Doris E. Bergman
Jerry M. Greene (Husband) Dr. L. Pamela Greene, '13
Rev. Ronald L. Bickhart, '70 Mrs. Anna S. Bickhart
J. Paul Gruver, '27 Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Gruver Jr.
Rev. Dr. Charles E. Booth, '90 Dr. Lance D. Watson, '06 Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Wood, '92
Dr. Prathia Ann Hall Dr. Edith Winters Kimbrough, '96
Rev. Elmer E. Bosworth, '59 Ms. Sharon Eckart Mr. Franklin Fulton Joseph Fulton Ms. Carole Gartner Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hall Mr. and Mrs. Steve King Ms. Marcia Lafferre Mr. William Megnin Lisa Pearcy Ms. Jo Anne Starzyk Stephen Ministry at Geist Christian Church Mr. and Mrs. David Wade
Hadley Harper, '49 Mrs. Helen M. Harper Donald Hecathorn Tim and Connie Holmen Ms. Cheryl Heckler Ms. Abigail M. Feltz, '20 and Rev. Brady Feltz Rev. Ralph C. Hines, '46 Dr. Ronald, '70 and Lois Hines Rev. Donald D. Hines, '51 Dr. Ronald, '70 and Lois Hines
Edwin D. Burtner Ehrhardtl Lang, '62
Rev. Howard B. Hines, '46 Dr. Ronald, '70 and Lois Hines
Virginia Butler (wife) Rev. L. Norman Butler, '62
Rev. Dr. Larry J. Houff, '93 Mrs. Gundula Houff
Guy W.A. and Ruth R. Camp Rev. Guy W. Camp III, '68
Rev. Dr. Robert E. Jones, '94 Pastor/Chaplain Pj Anderson, DMin, '96
Randall O. Campbell Rev. and Mrs. Frank B. Garlathy, '70
Dr. Emma J. Justes Rev. Rose A. Irwin, '15
Fr. John Cobb Rev. Jerry D. Adinolfi Jr., '96
Bishop Hermann W. Kaebnick, '30 Mr. and Mrs. E. Luke Carlson The Kaebnick Family
Ms. Edna M. Ebersole Mrs. Janine L. Bartram Mr. Richard M. DeLon and Mrs. Joan DeLon
Mrs. June Ellen Lykens Lantz Rev. Wilbur F. Lantz, '60 Mr. Mark Lasley Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley
Gayle L. Zimmerman Lentz Rev. Joan Zimmerman, '00 Dr. Sir Walter Mack, Sr. Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack Jr., '97 Rev. Martha D. Matteson, '87 Mervyn L. Matteson, '64 Dr. Kendall K. McCabe Mr. Richard M. DeLon and Mrs. Joan DeLon Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Holmes Judith Ann Sigmund, M.D., '03 Justin A. Melzer Rev. Dr. Ron, '84 and Bonnie Melzer Rev. J. Robert Miller, '59 Mrs. Mary L. Miller Rev. Leon W. Mindt, '69 Rev. Floyd S. Sollenberger Jr., '70 Rev. Albert R. Murdoch Dr. Arthur R. Murdoch Rev. James E. Nuhfer, '64 Mrs. James Nuhfer Rev. Elmer J. O'Brien Betty A. O'Brien Soo In Oh (mother) Elder Kyung O Yu Mrs. Ibiredunni Olayemi Onabanjo Anonymous Donor Ms. Lisa Phipps Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley Dr. Kenneth H. and Mrs. Marjorie Pohly Rev. Ron, '72 and Sue Mowry Mrs. Mary Cummins Wlodarski Rev. Mike Raymo, '80 Mrs. Muriel I. Raymo Rev. Dr. James B. Recob, '53 Rev. John E. McRoberts, '58
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Jo Aun Ross (mother) Pastor Vance P. Ross, '15 Linda Rousseau Anonymous Donor Rev. William D. Schmeling, '58 Mrs. Sandra H. Schmeling Dr. Arthur L. Schultz, '52 Mrs. Louise Schultz Bettye Slaughter (mother) Rev. Dr. Michael B. Slaughter, '90 and Mrs. Carolyn Slaughter Horace E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith II Ms. Stephany Smith Sechrist Rev. Thomas R. Springman, '57 Mrs. Irma W. Springman Rev. Thomas S. Stone, '57 Mrs. Jean M. Stone Rev. Gerald J. Stutzman, '59 L. Fitzgerald Reist II, '77 Reginald Timpson Anonymous Donor Rev. Charles T. Tressler, '69 Susan Tressler, '69 Dr. Perry J. Troutman, '52 Lynda Troutman O'Sullivan Dr. Ben F. Wade, '60 Mrs. Janice W. Wade Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Dr. Tony C. Henderson, '01 Rev. Dr. Carl E. Young, '33 Mrs. Mary L. Miller Rev. Russell H. Youngblood, '40 Dr. Lynn Youngblood Mrs. Joan M. Zeiders Rev. Dr. Ed Zeiders, '73 Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman Ms. Linda Billmyer Ms. Hillary Marotta
In Honor Rev. Gail Alexander, '80 Retirement Rev. Dennis Alexander, '80 Bishop George W. Bashore, '58, '76 Anonymous Donor Dr. Laurence L. Falk, '58
Rudy Beaujon Anonymous Donor Dr. Peter J. Bellini Steven and Barbara Polsley Rev. Dr. James C. Bushfield, '79, '92 Dr. and Mrs. Scott Bruins Rev. Mitch Gieselman, '81 Rev. Gregory McGarvey Rev. and Mrs. David Owen Mr. and Mrs. Mike Reed Dr. Susan W. N. Ruach Mr. Richard Tully and Mrs. Carol Tully Rev. Lisa L. Cook, '93 Rev. Ronald G. Cook, '94 Nonito “Nitos” Dobles, '17 Anonymous Donor First Filipino-American Christian Fellowship Rev. Dr. Jocelyn Roper, '97, '10 Mrs. Kim Houff, '18 Anonymous Donor Rev. Dr. Harold A. Hudson, '03 Dr. Thomas A. Litteer, '13 Rev. Dr. Michael D. Page, '11 Dr. Tyron Inbody, '65 Dr. Rev. Stephen E. Ellis, '98 Chaplain Gary Livesay, '80 and Valerie Vlahakis, '78 Ms. Anna F. Lasley Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lasley Frances Jones Mack Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack Jr., '97 Rev. Paula Young Mayberry, '80 Ms. Helen I. Riley Dr. Kent Millard Janna and John Urbahns Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Whitacre Dr. Henry H. Mitchell Dr. Joan L. Wharton, '91 Mr. James T. Neef Rev. Katharine, '91 and Mr. Richard Schaefer Mrs. Callie Picardo Rev. Dr. Ayad Attia, '19 Rev. Dr. Frank & Mrs. Peggi Billman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keller Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leavell Diana, '18 and Scott McHenry
Mr. Sungkyoon Park Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo, '14 Ms. Helen I. Riley Mrs. Yoon Sun Shin, '20 and Dr. Seok Jae Jeon, '04 Callie and Roz Picardo Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leavell Dr. Ted L. Sauter, '72 Anonymous Donor Mrs. Judy DeLuca-Ford Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Tayon Dr. Rodney H. Shearer, '69 (50th year since ordination) Mary Ellen Shearer Chaplain Richmond Stoglin, '03 Reecia Stoglin Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel, '52 Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Gruver Jr. Rev. Dr. G. Edwin Zeiders, '73 Ms. Stephany Smith Sechrist Keith A. Zimmerman Rev. Joan Zimmerman, '00 Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman Ms. Linda Billmyer In honor of Jesus' ministry Blanca N. Baker, '14 In honor of the fine ministers at Christ UMC Honorable and Mrs. William A. Clark In honor of Our Heavenly Father, the source of all good gifts and blessings Nonito “Nitos”, '17 and Rhee Joyce “Apple” Dobles In honor of the scholarships I have received in the past Susan Hitts, '19 In honor of the graduates of United Rev. Theodore C. ‘69* and Mrs. Esther Mefferd In honor of the M.Div. class of 2000 Fr. Jeffrey Queen, CCHS, '00 In honor of my professional and context associates Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Hendrickson, '20 In honor of Black Lives Matter Rev. Dr. Tony J. Craddock Sr., '18 In honor of United's African-American students and leaders Alaina C. Urbahns
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Walter Roberts (former United President) Philip and Jonell Roberts
Rev. Thomas Funk Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Harvey The Heinrich Family Foundation Barry L. Lewis, '65 Bishop Ernest S. Lyght Ms. Elizabeth Molter Dr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Park Mrs. Sandra H. Schmeling Rev. and Mrs. Dale R. Smith, '68
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Heritage Society The Heritage Society represents persons who have notified us that they have made a provision for United Theological Seminary in their estate plan or through a deferred gift. High quality theological education is made possible through a strong and growing endowment. These gifts help ensure a strong future for United.
Members Rev. Robert E. Airhart and Mrs. Judy Buckle Airhart
Rev. Ronald P.* and Mrs. Marvalene P. Ricard
Bishop and Mrs. Neil L. Irons
Mrs. Elva Gay Rieth
Rev. and Mrs. Mark W. Jacobs
Dr. Carl B. Rife
Rev. David H.* and Mrs. Grace M. Andrews
Rev. Kevin A. Johnson
Mrs. Jeanne B. Ringley
Rev. J. Paul Jones
Dr. Donald L. Russell
Rev. Beverly Ann Avers
Ms. Winifred L. Kaebnick
Rev. Dr. Robert* and Mrs. Nancy Barnes
Rev. and Mrs. Paul W. Kauffman
Mr. Richard L. Schaefer and Rev. Katharine Schaefer
Mrs. Janine L. Bartram
Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Keller Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Dennis R. Keller
Rev. Lowell D. Bassett
Rev. Dr. Charles and Della Keyworth
Rev. and Mrs. David E. Schar Dr. Lowell W.* and Mrs. Sarah H. Scheufler
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Knecht
Rev. Dr. J. Gordon Schleicher and Rev. Margery A. Schleicher
Mrs. Kathryn Koenig*
Rev. and Rev. Fred A. Schmidt Jr.
Mrs. Jeanne B. Kurtz
Rev. David W. Schneider
Rev. L. Norman Butler
Rev. Wilbur F. Lantz and Mrs. June L. Lantz*
Mrs. Alice Schultz
Chaplain and Mrs. Glenn C. Calkins
Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Lynch
Mrs. Eleanor Callihan
Rev. Paula Y. Mayberry
Rev. D. Grundy A. Couch
Rev. David L. McRoberts
Rev. William J. Cowfer
Rev. Beverly F. Meadows
Mrs. Ruth A. Daugherty Dr. Wendy J. Deichmann
Rev. James I. Melhorn and Mrs. Lora B. Melhorn
The Rev. E. Robert Dickerson, III
Dr. and Mrs. Kent Millard
Rev. George S. Easley
Mrs. Mary L. Miller
Rev. H. Stanley Eichenauer
Rev. Barbara J. Moore
Dr. Rev. Stephen E. Ellis
Dr. James Mowrey*
Rev. and Mrs. Herman A. Emmert, '56
Rev. and Mrs. F. Jeffrey E. Mugridge
Dr. Laurence L. Falk
Mrs. Rose T. Needy
Rev. and Mrs. Richard G. Felty
Mr. James T. Neef
Rev. Timothy J. Forbess
Mrs. Mary C. Newlin
Rev. Dr. Lois B. Fortson Kirk
Rev. Elmer J.* and Mrs. Betty A. O'Brien
Rev. Floyd Fought
Rev. Dr. Michael J. O'Donnell
Mr. L. Craig Fulmer* and Mrs. Constance Fulmer
Dr. Gary L. Olin and Rev. Saranne Nelson-Olin
Rev. and Mrs. Paul A. Fulp
Rev. Dr. Donna Osterhout
Mr. Walter Gildemeister and Mrs. Gisela Gildemeister
Mr. Conrad M. Page Jr.* and Mrs. Martha C. Page
Mr. Leon A. Whitney II* and Mrs. Betsy Whitney
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mearle L. Griffith
Rev. Allen D. Pebley and Rev. Patricia Pebley
Rev. Leslie Castle Womack Rev. John K. Wortinger
Rev. Bruce and Mrs. Janet Pfeiffer
Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel
Mr. John A. Prall and Mrs. Nancy Prall
Rev. Dr. Ed and Mrs. Joan* Zeiders
Mr. Jerry Megong Rabbu
Rev. and Mrs. Paul F. Zieber
Dr. Ronald and Lois Hines
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rae
Rev. Robert S. Hinrichsen and Mrs. Helen W. Hinrichsen
Rev. John L. Rauch* and Mrs. Joanne Rauch
Mr. Richard A. Zimmerman* and Mrs. Nancy C. Zimmerman
Rev. J. Faust Hissong
Rev. David L. Reed
Rev. and Mrs. Martin A. Berisford Jr. Mrs. Dorothy K. Bosserman Rev. and Mrs. George B. Brewer Dr. Henry W. Brooks
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Mr. James W. Hook and Mrs. Joan Hook
Rev. Pauline and Rev. Tom Hart Dr. Louis-Charles R. Harvey Mr. James R. Heinrich and Mrs. Janice E. Heinrich
Rev. and Mrs. John R. Shafer Rev. Harvey B. Smith Rev. Max L. Smith Rev. Eldon D. Snyder* Mrs. Frances Sperry Mr. Keith Spiker* Mrs. Irma W. Springman Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Stockman Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Stuckey Mr. Allen Thomas Major and Mrs. Mark E. Thompson Rev. Carl D. Tribett and Mrs. Dona L. Tribett Chaplain Margaret L. Turner Ms. Betty J. Walker Dr. Valdrie N. Walker Rev. Dr. Philip T. Wanck Mrs. Carol Warner Rev. James T. Wenrich
Rev. Harriette G. Zoller
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2020 Alumni/ae Awards Effective Ministry Award Rev. Dr. Keith Troy ’92 has faithfully served as senior pastor of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus, OH, since October 1983. Under his leadership, the church has grown from 100 members to nearly 5,000. Dr. Troy has impacted the physical health of the congregation as well. When he noticed many men dying of preventable causes, he introduced an initiative to encourage members to get a physical in the next 3 months. If finances or transportation were a problem, the church would provide.
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Davis ’05 spent 24 years serving God in the healthcare system as a registered nurse and administrator before answering God’s call to vocational ministry in The United Methodist Church. Dr. Davis has been appointed district superintendent by two different bishops and currently serves the Mississippi River District in the Memphis Conference. She serves on numerous boards and regularly speaks and presents workshops. Combining her care for both spiritual and physical health, Dr. Davis focused her Doctor of Ministry Project on “Promoting Healthy Dietary Lifestyles to Prevent Obesity in African American Adolescents.”
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Distinguished Alumna Award
Distinguished Alumnus Award Rev. Dr. Elvernice “Sonny” Davis ’05 leads wherever God calls him. He served as Executive Director for the United Methodist Neighborhood Centers of Memphis, Inc., as Senior Vice President of Health and Welfare Ministries for Methodist Healthcare, for eight years as a United Methodist pastor, and 30 years as an active-duty chaplain in the United States Army, retiring with the rank of colonel. Dr. Davis’s military decorations include two Legions of Merits, The Bronze Star and The Air Medal. His doctoral project addressed “Participation of Pastors in Addressing Health Disparities of African Americans.”
Outstanding DMin Alumnus Award Rev. Dr. Steve Cordle ’99 serves as the founding and lead pastor of Crossroads UMC, a growing cell church near Pittsburgh. Taking his church as a model to replicate, Dr. Cordle focused his doctoral work on “Developing Home Group Leader Coaches at Crossroads United Methodist Church.” He is the author of several books, including The Church in Many Houses, which describes the principles necessary to grow a healthy cell church. Passionate about the Church worldwide, Dr. Cordle also leads a18movement, a non-profit dedicated to catalyzing church plants globally.
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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NEWS AND NOTES UPDATES • ANNIVERSARIES • BIRTHS • DEATHS UPDATES
Class of 2019
Class of 1993
Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan, Executive Director of the Ohio Council of Churches, received the Social Justice Award during the 35th annual Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration held in Columbus, Ohio.
Class of 2000
Rev. Suzanne Block, Jamestown, NY, was appointed District Superintendent of the Cornerstone District in the Upper New York Conference of The UMC.
Class of 2004
Rev. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson, Jr. was inducted in November 2019 as the 15th President of the University of Liberia.
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Rev. Lisa Cook has retired, and she and her husband, Rev. Ron Cook, are now travelling around the USA in their RV and working on Habitat for Humanity building projects. The first of these will be in Marquette, MI, and during winter they will be building in Dade City, FL.
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RETIREMENTS Rev. Lee Ortman ’99, West Liberty, OH, retired from The West Ohio Conference of The UMC. Rev. Keith Adkins ’83, Indianapolis, IN, retired from The Indiana Conference of The UMC. Carol B. Cooley ’85, Grand Blanc, MI, retired from The Michigan Conference of The UMC. Ms. Barbara Brewer ’14, Lockport, NY, retired from The Upper New York Conference of The UMC.
PASSAGES
Class of 2006
Rev. Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, Baltimore, MD, was recognized with a 2019 Icon Honors Award. Presented by The Daily Record, the Icon Honors recognize Maryland business leaders over the age of 60 for their notable success and demonstration of strong leadership both within and outside of their chosen field. In 2018, Dr. Draper was named chairman of the board and publisher of AFRO-American Newspapers, which was founded in 1892 by her great-grandfather.
Class of 2013
Rev. Dr. Sheila Bouie-Sledge was interviewed on The Bernie Hayes Show about “My Diversity Circle,” a nonprofit she created through her doctoral work at United with the goal of eliminating and eradicating racial division.
Dr. Randy Clark received the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary for his ministry bringing revival through Global Awakening, which he founded in 1994. President Kent Millard and Dean David Watson presented the honorary degree at the Holy Spirit Seminar on December 6, 2019.
Our prayers are with the families of: Lt. Col. Russell Barr ’59, who died July 16, 2020. He was a resident of Peachtree City, GA. Mr. Thomas Beatley ’97, who died August 4, 2020. He was a resident of Greendale, IN. Rev. Elmer Bosworth ’59, who died January 28, 2020, at the age of 101. He was a resident of Noblesville, IN. Rev. Carl Bretz ’52, who died October 4, 2020. He was a resident of Oak Ridge, TN. Mr. William Brown, friend of United, who died August 24, 2019. He was a resident of Xenia, OH. Rev. Raymond Cartwright ’61, who died January 2, 2020. He was a resident of Camp Hill, PA.
Rev. Paul E. Chastain ’56, who died September 26, 2020. He was a resident of Arcanum, OH. Ms. Tonya Cummings ’03, who died April 28, 2020. She was a resident of Dayton, OH. Rev. Joan Evans ’82, who died June 22, 2020. She was a resident of Thurmont, MD. Dr. Eric Friedland, friend of United, who died January 16, 2020. He was resident of Beavercreek Twp., OH Rev. H. Theodore Hampton ’62, who died January 6, 2020. He was a resident of Long Beach, CA. Rev. William Hanlon ’96, who died November 12, 2019. He was a resident of Spencerville, OH. Mrs. Sharon A. Herrold, spouse of Thomas E. Herrold ’69, who died August 25, 2020. She was a resident of Mechanicsburg, PA. Rev. Dr. Larry Houff ’93, who died November 23, 2019. He was a resident of Vermillion, OH. Rev. Dr. Jerry Jackson ’78 and ’00, who died February 7, 2020. He was a resident of Fayetteville, NC. Rev. Dr. Robert Jones ’94, who died March 2, 2020. He was a resident of Dayton, OH. Mrs. Kathryn Koenig, spouse of Robert Koenig ’50, who died April 3, 2020. She was a resident of Columbus, IN. Rev. Joseph Lowery, friend of United, who died March 27, 2020. He was a resident of Atlanta, GA. Rev. Philip W. Lutz ’68, who died October 11, 2020. He was a resident of Gibson City, IL. Rev. Theodore C. Mefferd, '69, who died October 30, 2020. He was a resident of Mt. Gretna, PA. Rev. Dr. James Mowrey ’54 and ’83, who died April 25, 2020. He was a resident of South Riding, VA. Rev. Charles Muller ’65, who died September 5, 2019. He was a resident of Canal Winchester, OH.
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Rev. Thomas Otto ’82, who died January 26, 2020. He was a resident of Gainesville, FL.
Rev. Dr. Faye Taylor ’00, who died February 20, 2020. She was a resident of Trotwood, OH.
Remembering United Leaders
Mrs. Phyllis Penrod, friend of United and spouse of Joe Penrod ’52, who died July 27, 2019. She was a resident of North Manchester, IN.
Rev. Robert Watkins ’93, who died April 25, 2020. He was a resident of Dayton, OH.
Dr. Eric Friedland, former faculty member at United, passed away on January 16, 2020. Dr. Friedland was in a joint appointment shared by United and three other schools. He was a respected scholar, particularly in the areas of Judaic studies and interreligious dialogue. In 1978, he established the annual Judaics Symposium, continued today as the Ryterband Symposium, co-sponsored by The University of Dayton, United Theological Seminary and Wright State University. Dr. Friedland was a resident of Beavercreek Twp. Ohio.
Rev. John Rauch ’54, who died May 20, 2020. He was a resident of Chambersburg, PA. Dr. James Recob ’53, who died November 30, 2019. He was a resident of Columbus, OH. Rev. Richard Smith ’48, who died February 23, 2020. He was a resident of Minneapolis, MN. Rev. Arthur Spafford ’51, who died July 2, 2020. He was a resident of Chelsea, MI. Mr. Keith Spiker, friend of United, who died August 20, 2019. He was a resident of Fort Wayne, IN.
Rev. Robert Watts ’80, who died November 30, 2019. He was a resident of Greenfield, OH. Mrs. Mary Wells, spouse of Rev. Dr. John Wells ’52, who died July 24, 2019. She was a resident of Columbus, OH. Rev. Dr. Henry White ’97, who died May 1, 2020. He was a resident of Bowie, MD. Rev. Dr. Guy Whitney ’96, who died July 10, 2020. He was a resident of Conway, AR. Dr. Lawrence Wilkes, friend of United, who died March 31, 2020. He was a resident of Garden Grove, CA. Rev. Oscar Wodrig ’85, who died October 21, 2919. He was a resident of Williamsport, PA.
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Rev. O.D.E “Jim” Pottieger ’45, who died August 15, 2020. He was a resident of Merritt Island, FL.
Rev. Harold Sturm ’61, who died November 21, 2019. He was a resident of Lancaster, OH.
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Robert P. Crosby ’53, Memoirs of a Change Agent: T-groups, Organization Development, and Social Justice (October 2019)
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Publications
Susan K. Williams Smith ’92, Rest for the Justice-Seeking Soul (November 2019)
Dr. Elvernice “Sonny” Davis ’05, Reflections of an Army Chaplain: From Sonny to Reverend Davis to Chaplain Davis to Dr. Davis to SonnyJust Tell the Truth (March 2020)
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
FACULTY/STAFF NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS RETIREMENTS Dr. Sarah Blair, Director of the Library, retired June 30, 2020, after 21 years of faithful service. Dr. Blair began her work at United during the summer of 1999. Ever since, she has served our community with great dedication and faithfulness. She has seen the library through some challenging circumstances, including the move to a new campus. She has also worked closely with the Center for the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Heritage, taught courses related to our Methodist/Pietist history, and remained actively involved in professional historical societies. Dr. Blair will continue to be involved in United’s doctoral program and the Center for the EUB Heritage.
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Dr. Rychie Briedenstein, Assistant to the Director of the Library, retired June 30, 2020, after nearly 15 years at United. Dr. Briedenstein has shared her historical knowledge with the United community and faithfully served United’s students, faculty and staff. She will continue to be involved in United’s doctoral program and the Center for the EUB Heritage. Caryn Dalton, Circulation Coordinator and Reference Assistant, departed June 30, 2020, after 18 years in United’s library. Prior to serving in the library, Caryn was a United student earning two master’s degrees in 1998 and 2001. During her time as a student, Caryn worked in Admissions, Development, Alumni/ae Relations and the Christian Education Resource Center. Phyllis Ennist, Associate Dean for Distance Learning, retired June 30, 2020. Since 2008, Phyllis has kept United moving forward in online education, distance learning platforms, teaching methods and technologies. She is largely responsible for the implementation of our Live Interactive Virtual Education (LIVE) classrooms. During the last three years she also served on United’s Executive Staff, and for a time she held the position of Chief Information Officer.
Darice Jackson, Receptionist and Supplies Coordinator, retired February 14, 2020, after almost 24 years at United. Over the years, she has served in many other roles, including oversight of the mail room and building security. Darice is a woman of faith, often praying with staff, faculty and students. Dr. Judith Norvell, Receptionist, retired April 21, 2020. She continues to serve as a facilitator in United’s contextual ministry program. Brillie Scott, Interlibrary Loans and Periodicals Assistant, departed November 2020 after twenty-five years of service in the O’Brien Library.
Doctor of Ministry Leadership Transition Coming in August 2021
Dr. Elvin Sadler & Dr. Harold Hudson
Dr. Harold Hudson, Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies, announced his intention to retire from United Theological Seminary on August 31, 2021. Dr. Hudson has been a vital member of United’s administration for the past 17 years, where he has served as Vice President for Enrollment as well as Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies. Under Dr. Hudson the Doctor of Ministry program grew from 126 students in 2009 to 210 students in the fall 2020 semester. Dr. Elvin Sadler, General Secretary of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and a Senior Mentor for United’s Doctor of Ministry program, will become the new Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies beginning September 1, 2021. During the 202021 academic year, Dr. Sadler will serve as part-time Assistant Dean for Doctoral Studies, working alongside Dr. Hudson for a smooth transition.
Janice Kronour, Executive Assistant for Doctoral Studies, will also retire August 31, 2021. Janice has been a highly effective administrator for the doctoral program for the past 19 years and will be greatly missed. Deanna York, who currently serves as an Admissions Associate, will become the Executive Assistant for Doctoral Studies on September 1, 2021. Considering the transitions, President Millard reflected, “God has been gracious to us in providing United with incredible leaders. We give thanks for the outstanding faculty, administrators, staff and mentors we have leading all of the ministries in educational opportunities here at United.”
FACULTY NEWS Lisa Hess, Professor of Practical Theology and Contextual Ministries, was invited to be one of nine TedX DaytonSalon speakers for the organization’s premiere event on women, held at the Dayton Metro Library on February 29, 2020. Dr. Hess offered her gifts of companionship and leadership for the Fairmont Church pilgrimage to the Holy Land in February 2020. She also concluded the first Conscious Feminine Leadership Training for Women Writing for (a) Change, Central Ohio, certifying 11 women for leadership in circle-way community wisdom. Her article “A Plea from Ohio During a Presidential Election Year” was recently published by The Wisdom Daily, an electronic publication of the Center for Learning and Leadership in New York City. Andrew Park, Professor of Theology and Ethics, was invited to speak with three other local ministerial leaders, Rev. Joshua Ward, Bishop Robert Lyon, and Attorney Stacey Taylor, in Dayton Vineyard Church’s public forum, “A candid conversation with friends about Reconciliation,” held June 18, 2020. Video of this interview is available for viewing at facebook. com/daytonvineyard.
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Joni Sancken, Associate Professor of Homiletics, has been using her work on preaching in the wake of trauma to equip the Church in this season. In January 2020, she led a trauma-related workshop for the Ohio River Valley district of the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church. She also delivered a plenary address for United’s doctoral intensive on Pastoral Care in the Wake of Trauma. She authored
a short essay, “Preaching Amidst Global Trauma,” published by Ministry Matters, March 25, 2020. In June 2020, she was interviewed by Bishop Gregory Palmer for his, Faith and Works series, about “Prophetic Preaching in Unprecedented Times.” The first ever fully-online Summer Preaching Seminar, “Exodus Preaching,” had record-setting attendance, with 14 students and more than 70 other participants.
Jerome Stevenson, Assistant Professor in the Practice of Pastoral Care and Counseling, serves as Vice President of DABA, The Dayton Area Baptist Association, a region of The American Baptist Churches of Ohio. He also serves as Vice President of the Dayton Christian Daycare.
Faculty Publications
The Absolute Basics of the Wesleyan Way (with Phil Tallon, Seedbed, 2020) The Absolute Basics of the Wesleyan Way is a 12-session study packed with dynamic illustrations and compelling analogies that explore key elements of the Wesleyan movement. Rich in history and faith-building, this study walks readers of all ages through a fundamental understanding of the value of scripture, prayer, communion, spiritual relationships, and the power of salvation, as evidenced in the life and teachings of John Wesley. As readers grow in their personal knowledge and understanding of God’s truths, this book gives them the perfect tools to carry their faith into the future.
FORTHCOMING
Many local churches are stuck in a rut, have reached a plateau, or — worst of all — declining. The temptation is to serve up the ministry models that worked in another time and space, but ultimately feel safe to existing churches. Like ordering from a menu at the franchise chain restaurant and expecting the meal to be palatable in the local context, many churches try and start something new by serving up the same old thing, failing to discover what their local community is actually hungry for.
Preachers can proclaim God’s grace in a divisive culture.
From Franchise to Local Dive explores what it means to multiply ministry by cooking with local flavor. Whether you want to start a new service or a brandnew campus, this workshop will help you discover how to make a ministry recipe that will keep people coming back for more. The local church is not called to settle for the fast food chain mentality that cranks out disciples with slick slogans, flashy trends and regurgitated practices. Rather the call is to be a local, homegrown, farm-fresh, organic ministry that uses authentic ingredients to win people for Jesus. In this book, Jason Moore and Rosario Picardo offer an important resource designed to help congregations multiply their ministries by learning how to perfect their winning recipes.
Joni Sancken, Associate Professor of Homiletics Getting to God: Preaching Good News in a Troubled World (with Luke A. Powery and John Rottman, Abingdon Press, 2021)
God shows up, surprises us, and catches us off guard in offbeat settings and contexts. We name these saving encounters “gospel.” Naming God’s action in our world can be challenging for many today. Divisions in our culture make preaching feel perilous. Preachers turn to the biblical text and long to speak a powerful word of good news but many struggles with how to name God’s grace amidst complex contextual issues and relational dynamics. Seminary does little to equip pastors for this important aspect of ministry. This book demonstrates how preachers can proclaim God’s grace in our world today by building on the theological grammar and preaching method proposed by Paul Scott Wilson. This book operates on several levels, showing preachers how to contextualize a theologically rich approach to preaching, expanding the horizon of ministry for pastors who might not have experience in the contexts discussed in the book, and it equips pastors with the vital practice of learning to look for and name God’s active presence in our world. Anthony Le Donne, Associate Professor of New Testament Christology in Mark (Critical Points) (Zondervan, forthcoming)
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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Since the twelfth century, theologians have found a counterfactual question irresistible: “If Adam had not sinned, would the Son have become incarnate?” Most modern commentators on the question reference the classic disagreement between those who follow Thomas Aquinas and those who follow John Duns Scotus. If Adam Had Not Sinned is a study of the medieval debates over the motive for the incarnation, from Anselm of Canterbury to John Duns Scotus. Detailing the larger context within which Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus developed their influential responses, If Adam Had Not Sinned comes to the surprising conclusion that the responses of Thomas and Scotus are substantially reconcilable.
Rosario Picardo, Dean of the Chapel and Director of the Pohly Leadership Center From Franchise to Local Dive: Multiplying Your Church by Discovering Your Contextual Flavor (with Jason Moore, Market Square Publishing, 2020)
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Justus Hunter, Assistant Professor of Church History If Adam Had Not Sinned: The Reason for the Incarnation from Anselm to Scotus (The Catholic University of America Press, 2020)
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Holy Spirit Seminar: Touching Heaven, Changing Earth — The Holy Spirit and Prophetic Prayer Dec. 4, 2020
At the 9th annual Holy Spirit Seminar, offered this year as an online event, Dr. Peter Bellini teaches on the power of prayer and intercession to release heaven into the world. Learn more and register: www.united.edu/holy-spirit-seminar
Cultivating Digital Fresh Expressions Jan. 21, 2020
A pandemic world requires a new kind of blended ecology: not only gathered and scattered, collected and distributed, Jerusalem and Antioch, but now digital and analog. Dr. Rosario Picardo, Director of the Pohly Center, and Dr. Michael Beck, Director of the Fresh Expressions House of Studies, lead this webinar on being the Church on a new digital frontier. Learn more: www.united.edu/cultivating-digital-expressions
Doctoral Intensive: Developing and Leading Multi-Ethnic Congregations Jan. 25-29, 2021
Featured speakers included Dr. Mark DeYmaz, Rev. Chip Freed, Dr. Harry Li, and Ms. Oneya Okuwobi of Mosaix Global Network. Due to the health crisis, the January Intensive will be conducted virtually. Worship services will be broadcast for the public on United’s online platforms. Learn more: www.united.edu/doctoral-intensive
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Dr. Joni Sancken, Assoc. Prof. of Homiletics, presents on preaching in times of trauma at the January 2020 Doctor of Ministry Intensive. www.united.edu
Dr. Randy Clark ’13 receives the honorary Doctor of Divinity at the 2019 Holy Spirit Seminar. (L-R: Kent Millard, Pete Bellini, Randy Clark, David Watson)
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Dr. Phillip Pointer ’14 (center) receives the Distinguished Ministry Award from Drs. Kent Millard (left) and Harold Hudson (right).
Dr. Rychie Breidenstein, Ms. Caryn Dalton and Dr. Sarah Blair celebrated their retirements together in June 2020. They share more than 50 years of combined service in the Seminary’s library.
On behalf of the Seminary, Dr. Elvin Sadler (right) presents the honorary Doctor of Divinity to Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack Jr. ’97 (center) in Winston-Salem, NC, pictured with his wife, First Lady Kim Mack. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
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