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A Heart of ThanksgivingStudent Experiences Divinity Community as Love of God

By Edward A. Adams

hile most of my Divinity Schoolcolleagues were earnestly waitingfor their families’ turkeys to make

theirwayfromtheoventothetable, I foundmyselfatDukeUniversityHospital,anxiouslydeciding on what my next decision wouldresultin—lifeordeath.

For twoagonizingmonthsbeforehand, Ihadfoundmyselfexperiencingincreaseddifficultywith breathing. Walking with buddies to thebusstop,climbingthestairstomyapartment,andattemptingtostayawakeuntilmynormalbedtime,justtonameafew,seemedtobethemost difficult tasks. Initially, I chalked it uptoagreatsummerfieldeducationexperiencein Houston, Texas; one in which the churchcongregants fedmewell.Yetas Ipackedmybags to leave Durham for the Thanksgiving

holiday,Ifoundmyselfinsteadheadingtotheemergencyroom.

NeverdidIimaginethatthisshortdrivewouldsave my life. In most American homes thatday,relationshipswerebeingrenewed,whileIsat,hookeduptomonitors,makingdecisionsthatwere tobedefiningmoments inmylife.Isat,facetoface,withanimagethatshoweda malignant tumor on my heart. My wife ofthreeyearssatnexttome;45daysawayfromthebirthofmyfirstchild,19daysawayfrommy wedding anniversary, and 12 days awayfrombeingthreesemestersshyofmyMasterofDivinitydegreefromDukeDivinitySchool.

ItwasatthismomentthatmuchofwhatIhadabsorbed about God, faith, and communitybecame real. During my time at the Divinity

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CompetenceandCalling

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Competence and CallingBy Curtis W. Freeman Director of the Baptist House of Studies

man once asked the noted Jesuittheologian Gustave Weigel howlongitwouldtakehissontobecome

a priest. Weigel replied, “It depends.Nine years for a Benedictine, 12 years for aDominican, but if he wants to be a Jesuit, itwouldtake15years.”Themanreplied,“Well,Father,IsuspectmysonhadbestbeaJesuit.Heisalittleslow!”

How long does it take to make a competentminister for the church of Jesus Christ? Canany seminary or divinity school reasonablyexpect todothe job in threeyears?Whatarethebasiccompetenciesthatministersneedtoliveoutaneffectivecalling?I’vebeenthinkingalotaboutthesequestionslately.

Sitting on my back porch one evening Iaskedapastor,whohasservedalargeurbancongregationformorethantwodecades,whathe thought theological schools should attendto in order to form students for competentministry. He mentioned an article by CarlyleMarney titled “Fundamentals of CompetentMinistry” as one of the best and cleareststatements he had ever run across. The nextday I found it in a 1976 issue of The Duke Divinity Review. The root issue in ministerialcompetence,asMarneyputit,comesdowntocharacter, and he added that an inordinatelyhigh percentage of the ministers who soughtout his help at Interpreter’s House did nothaveenoughof it“todamnachurchmouse,muchlessanentireculture.”

Thearticleoutlinedfiveareasof competencyonwhicheffectiveministersmustconsistentlybeworking.Thefirstisanawarenessoftheirvulnerability or, as Marney tellingly putit, coming to terms with the fact that their“omnipotencebubblehassprungapermanentleak.” The second involves acquiring thelanguage of an instrumental theology as apilgrim reflecting on the journey from thestandpoint of “faith seeking understanding.”The third is the process of wrestling withone’s identity in light of the truly humanrevealed in the incarnationof JesusChrist.Afourth competencypertains to“themeansofa proper sedition” whereby ministers mustbecomeadeptatchallenging thepowers that

be while beingwise-as-serpentsand harmless-as-doves. The finaltask is to learn topronounce “wordsofconsolation.”

Whereas Marneyworried about theminister’s identityandvocationbeinga c c o m m o d a t e dto the psycho-t h e r a p e u t i cmodel, the currenttemptationismoreabout adaptingto concepts drawn from business and thecorporate world that define the minister asmanager. In his recent book, The Competent Pastor, Ron Sisk has taken up the subject inthecontemporarycontext.Heexamineswhatcompetencelookslikeintermsofmotivation,communication,timeandstressmanagement,interpersonalrelations,leadership,spirituality,and personal and professional development.The result is a supple account in whichministerialcompetenceisnotpresentedasanabsolutevalue,butasadynamic calling thatmust always be understood relative to thetask to which one is called and with specificreferencetotheonewhoiscalledasaperson,aChristian,andaminister.

Thesereflectionshavebeenhelpfulinshapingmy thinking about what it means to formstudentsforcompetentministry inthechurchof Jesus Christ. This past year the faculty ofDukeDivinitySchoolapprovedanewprocessto review the master of divinity students infourareas:Theirabilityto(1)readandexegeteScripture and the great texts of the Christiantradition, (2) think theologically about thedoctrinesandpracticesofthechurchandaboutthe world in which the church finds itself,(3)cultivatehabitsofspiritualdisciplinetosustainaChristianlife,and(4)actwitheffectivenessandcompassion in leading the church’s ministries.Facultymembersmeetwithstudentstoreviewtheir work at the half way point during themiddler year and before graduation in theirsenioryear.Thenewprocessisastepintherightdirection,butafterparticipatinginanumberofthesereviewsitiscleartomethatthreeyearsisonlylongenoughtostarttheprocessofmakingacompetentminister.

Our proper business as

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one needs to be a fit minister for the

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Recently a friend called my attention to anold novel by Geddes MacGregor titled From a Christian Ghetto. The book is a futuristicforecast by a 25th century church historianwho exchanges a series of letters to a youngman studying for ministry. The student ismajoringinlatemedievalChristianity,thatis,thechurchin20thcenturyAmericaandGreatBritain. In one letter the teacher writes hisyoung understudy: “We twenty-fifth-centuryChristians are so completely disreputable intheeyesof theworld that there isneveranyquestion of keeping up the ‘good name’ ofChristendom among those outside it. Ourname is so vile that we can attend to ourproperbusinessofrealizingtheidealChristiancommunity free from fearofwhat theworldmaythinkorsay.”

This voice from the future, albeit a fictionalone, is a reminder that our proper businessas theological educators is not to determinestandards for preachers to be praised asqualified professionals, but rather to reflecton what sort of character one needs to be afitminister for the churchof JesusChrist.Tothatend,ministerialcompetenceisultimatelyaboutwhatisrequiredtoliveintothecallingof being “servants of Christ and stewards ofGod’smysteries”(1Cor4:1).Andbecauseweareallslowlearners,formationforcompetentministrydemandsthatthetheologicalschoolswork in close partnership with healthychurches and experienced ministers. It is, tobecertain,aconversationworthhaving,andIlookforwardtothejourneytogether.?

Books on Baptist Life for the Minister’s LibraryGathering for Worship: Patterns and Prayers for the Community of Disciples by Christopher J. Ellis andMyraBlyth.CanterburyPress,2005.423pages.

Thisbookcontainspatternsandtemplatesforavarietyof services including the Lord’s Supper, presentinginfantsandchildren,baptismandwelcomingdisciples,congregational covenanting, commissioning andordination,weddings,funerals,healing,andvisitationof the sick. Produced for the Baptist Union of GreatBritain,thereisnocomparableresourceanywhere.

Free Church/Free State: The Positive Baptist Vision byNigelG.Wright.PaternosterPress,2005.292pages.

Wright offers a clear and concise account of theBaptistvisionofthechurchthatattendstoecumenicalengagementandcurrentecclesiologicalreflection.Itisanespeciallyrelevantresourceforchurchleadersandcandidatesforordination.

Baptists Through The Centuries: A History of A Global People by David W. Bebbington. Baylor UniversityPress,2010.320pages.

Thisbookprovidesachronologicalsurveyofthemaindevelopments in Baptist life from the 17th to 20thcenturiesaswellaschaptersonthesocialgospel,race,women, church and sacraments, religious liberty,missions,and identity. It isappropriate for seminaryclassesandchurchstudygroups.

New Spiritual Formation Groups

econd-andthird-yearstudentsatDukeDivinity School are participating innewspiritualformationgroupsledby

twoBaptistministers.

The Rev. Andrea Dellinger Jones, pastor ofMillbrook Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C., isleadingagroupon“WomenDiscerningOrdainedMinistryintheBaptist–FreeChurchTradition.”

AsecondgroupledbytheRev. Randy Sherron,pastor of Ridge Road Baptist Church, also inRaleigh, is exploring the spiritual dimensionsofworshipintheBaptist–FreeChurchusingthe

S book,Gathering for Worship: Patterns and Prayers for the Community of Disciples.

ThegroupledbyJonesisforwomenseekingordinationas ministers in the Baptist–Free Church tradition.Through shared readings, engagement in spiritualdisciplinesandpractices,andongoingfriendshipandconversation,participantswill seek toanswerGod’scalltoeachofthem,aswomen,toordainedministryintheBaptist-FreeChurchtradition.

The group led by Sherron is exploring the spiritualdimensionsofworshipintheBaptist–FreeChurchusingthebookasaguideforconversationandreflection.

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School, I heard the phrase “community”often, but it was in the midst of this chaoticcircumstance that community became thehandsofGodtoupholdme.Thedaypriortomy surgery, Duke Divinity School ChaplainSallyBatesprovidedimportantwordsthatgavemeperspectiveonwhatIfacedandreassurancethatIwasnotalone.

Onthedayofmysurgery,BaptistHouseDirectorCurtis Freeman prayed with my family.Afterbeingdischarged,fellowDivinitystudentsandcongregatesfrommyBaptistHousesponsoredfield placement church (First United AntiochBaptistinDurham,N.C.)playedavitalrolebypreparingmealsformywifeandmedaily.

While one would expect something like thisto lasta coupleofweeks, thisdemonstrationof compassion continued faithfully for fourmonths. After each inpatient chemotherapytreatment,Iwouldreturnhometowellwishesand meals from fellow students and churchmembers. There are no words to express thekindness and consideration shared by othersinthislocalcommunityIhavecalled“home”forlessthantwoyears.

In reality, community is more than sharing aclassroom, pew, or committee assignment.CommunityisthemanifestationofGod’sloveand compassion through our human hands.Inthemidstoffacingthemostdifficulttrialofmylife,Iwassurroundedbyacommunitythatempowered and encouraged me with theirexpressionsoflove.Thisexperiencetaughtmetheimportanceofcommunitytoeasefear,curbloneliness,andshowempathy.

Let us never take for granted the questionsindividuals have as they travel down roadswherefaithanddoubtwrestle.Inthissituation,Ihavelearnedthatinthemidstofansweringthosequestionsiswheretheinternalstrengthtopersevereisderived.Whenyouarefightingto live, questions of theology and exegeticalacumentakeabackseattothequestionof“DoyoubelieveinGod’spromisetocareforusinourtimesofneed?”

AsIreturntoDukethisfall,Iunderstandandappreciatethatcommunityisapartofhealing.The Baptist House of Studies and the DukeDivinity School community have not onlydemonstratedthattheyknowtheloveofGod,butthroughtheiractions,theyshowtheloveofGod.

God performed a miracle in my life and inthelivesofmyfamily,aswellasstrengthenedmyfaith.Eachnightwhenmydaughterfallsasleeponthescarleftfrommyheartsurgery,I’m reminded of how our wounds can bringcomforttoothersinthemidstoftrials.

Asacommunity,wegainstrengththroughourprayers and our testimony.Your wounds arenot only symbols of deliverance for you, butalsoahopeforhealingforothers.Sotodaymyhearthasbeen reconstructed,and I can trulysayovertheupcomingThanksgivingholiday,Iwasgivena“heartofThanksgiving!”?edward A. Adams, 30, of Ridgeway, s.C., is a senior at duke divinity school studying for a Master of divinity degree.

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Want to Get Connected with the Baptist House of Studies

at Duke Divinity School?Web:www.divinity.duke.edu/initiatives-centers/baptist-house

Facebook:Visit the Student Operated Site for the Roger Williams Fellowship @ Duke Divinity

Phone:(919) 660-3599

E-mail:Sendamessagetocdavis@div.duke.edutobeputonane-maildistributionlistforupcomingevents

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says community is a part of healing.

uringthepastyear,theBaptistHouseofStudiesBoardofDirectorshasfocusedonastrategicplanningprocesstocomplementthecomprehensiveplanningeffortthat

occurredthroughoutDukeDivinitySchool.

Ourprocessquicklyfocusedontwoessentialquestions:

How can we foster increased excellence in the ministry of theBaptistHouseofStudies?HowcanwebecomemoreresponsiblemembersoftheDivinitySchoolcommunity?

Wehavealreadytakenseveralstepsthatwebelievewillenablea higher level of excellence in our ministries with students. Weare also working toward building stronger relationships withcongregations,notonlyinNorthCarolina,butacrosstheregion.Wearegratefulfortheoutstandingsupportourministriesreceivefromcongregationsdirectly,andthroughtheCooperativeBaptistFellowshipofNorthCarolina.WeareseekingtobuildrelationshipsnowwithBaptistsinVirginiaandSouthCarolina,andlookforwardtosimilareffortsinGeorgia.

Nowmorethan20yearssincetheestablishmentoftheBaptistHouse,wealsowantittobeamoreresponsiblememberoftheDivinitySchoolcommunity.WewouldlikemoreofourgraduatestomakecontributionstotheDivinitySchoolAnnualFundbecauseweknowthesecontributionsareparticularlyessentialtotheschool’slifeduringthisdifficulteconomicenvironment.WealsoseektoactivelypromotetheDivinitySchool’sthreenewdegreeprogramsandotherinitiativesintheBaptistfamiliesofwhichweareapart.

Inthecomingyear,wewillcontinuetofocusonfosteringincreasedexcellenceandresponsibility. We need your help. We strongly encourage your congregation tosupporttheministryoftheBaptistHouse.PrayerfullyconsiderincludingtheBaptistHouseinyourcongregation’sannualbudget,eitherthroughadirectcontributionifyouarenotinNorthCarolina,orthroughtheCBFNCMissionResourcePlan.Thesecontributions will strengthen our ministry and enhance our scholarships, so thatstudentscangraduatewithlessdebtastheybeginministry.

Beyondfinancialinvestments,weneedcongregationstorespondtothecalltoprovideourstudentsopportunitiestoexperiencefieldeducationinBaptistcongregations.WeneedcongregationswithinanhourofDurhamtohoststudentinternsduringtheacademicyearandforcongregationsacrosstheregiontooffersummerministryopportunities.

WebelievetheBaptistHouseofStudiesoffersatrulyuniqueopportunityfortheformationofanewgenerationofBaptistministers.Wearemorecommittedtothatvisionnowthanever.Wewelcomeyourprayers,yourencouragement,yourideas,andyourparticipationinourministryaswecontinuethatholymission.?

From the Board of Directors

Fostering Excellence in Ministry and Responsibility

DBaptist House of StudiesDuke Divinity School • Duke University

2 Chapel Drive • Box 90966Durham, N.C. 27708-0966

(919) [email protected]

www.divinity.duke.edu/ initiatives-centers/baptist-house

Faculty and StaFF

Curtis W. Freeman, Ph.D. Research Professor of Theology and Director of Baptist House

[email protected]

J. Kameron Carter, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Theology

and Black Church Studies [email protected]

Stephen B. Chapman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Old Testament

[email protected]

Callie Davis Staff Specialist

[email protected]

Willie Jennings, Ph.D. Associate Professor

of Theology and Black Church Studies [email protected]

David M. Moffitt, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor

of New Testament [email protected]

David L. Odom, D.Min. Executive Director

of Leadership Education [email protected]

Richard Payne, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Divinity

[email protected]

James Travis, Ph.D. Clinical Professor Emeritus

of Pastoral Care [email protected]

William Turner, Ph.D. Associate Professor

of the Practice of Homiletics [email protected]

Norman Wirzba, Ph.D. Research Professor

of Theology, Ecology, and Rural Life [email protected]

New Books from Baptist Faculty Race: A Theological AccountbyJ.KameronCarter

A Company of Women Preachers: Baptist Prophetesses in Seventeenth-Century EnglandbyCurtisW.Freeman

(availableinspring2011)The Christian Imagination: Theology and the

Origins of RacebyWillieJenningsThe Gift of Creation: Images from Scripture and Earth

editedbyNormanWirzba

Paul Baxley d’96, senior

pastor of First Baptist Church in Athens, Ga., is the chair of

the Baptist House of studies Board

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By Brandon Pendry

ritingabouthispendingdecisiontolivein a L’Arche community in Canada,HenriNouwensaid,“Whendifficulties

arise,theknowledgeofbeingsentwillgivemethestrengthnottorunaway,buttobefaithful.When the work proves trying, the facilitiespoor,andtherelationshipsfrustrating,Icansay,‘Thesehardshipsarenotareasontoleave,butanoccasiontopurifymyheart.’”

My summer in the Chulaimbo region inwestern Kenya with the Umoja Project as aninternational field education student sentby Duke Divinity School, the Baptist Houseof Studies, my own church (North UnitedMethodist Church in Indianapolis, Ind.), andmost importantly God, was strengthened bythis knowledge that Nouwen speaks of: theknowledgeofbeingsent.

Welivedinthelocalcommunity,sharedmealsevery day with our hosts and with others inthecommunity,andengagedwithsomeofthemostvulnerablechildrenaffectedbytheAIDSpandemic.WevisitedschoolfeedingprogramssponsoredbyUmoja,thehomesofchildrenwhohave no parents, and the churches of peoplewhosefaithisaninspirationtoexperience.

Throughout itall,Godwasthere,comfortinguswhenwefeltaloneandafflictinguswhenwe felt selfish. But the knowledge that Godsentusthere,throughDuke,throughourownchurches, and through God’s own and onlysonistrulywhatkeptmerunningtherace.

ThanksbetotheGodwhocallsusandsendsusoutinJesus’name.?Brandon Pendry is a member of the Baptist House of studies at duke divinity school and a second-year M.div. student.

Being Sent by God to KenyaBy Sanetta Ponton

here is something about being sentinto an environment that expects somuchfromyoubutforwhichyoufeel

ill-equippedtoprovide.Youspendyourtimeliving in a world of tension—understandingthat as an American others see you as asymbol of hope but also knowing that youcannotpossiblyfulfillthecountlessneedsyouencounterdaily.

On some days I felt a deep sense of despairbut inevitably I would be reminded of whatBrandon [Pendry] referred to in his fieldeducationreflection:therealizationthatIwassenttoKenyabyGod.

Personally, I describe my time in Kenya as ahoneymoonwithGod.GodandIlaughedandcriedtogether.Wetalked.Wedanced.Wesang.I spentmyspare timereadingofHis love fortheworldandHisdesiretobereconciledwithHispeople.ImemorizedHiswords.AnditwasthroughtheseexchangeswithGodthatIcametounderstandmyrole,notsomuchasasymbolofhope,butarepresentativeofGod’slove.

GodsentmetobeHisarmsandembracelittleWellington, who was noticeably smaller thanwhatheshouldhavebeenforhisage.GodsentmetobeHisearsandlistentoSusanandNireaspeakoftheirfearsoflivingaloneastwoteen-agegirls.GodsentmetobeHiseyesandseetheyoung girl of about 2 years old playing in themudwithoutunderpants.HesentmetobeHisfeettomakethetwo-hourroundtripwalktovisitthe children of Nametsa Primary School. GodsentmetobeHishandstohelppreparemealsforthefamiliesIstayedwith.GodevensentmetobeHisvoicetospeakwordsofencouragementtothebereaved,thesick,andthelonely.

EvennowI sit inawe thatGodchose touseme;thatHechosetosendme.IamsogratefulthatGodchosetosendmeonthisjourneyoflove to Kenya, and my experience has mademe even more eager to see where God willsendmenext.?sanetta Ponton is a member of the Baptist House of studies at duke divinity school and a second-year M.div. student.

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honeymoon with God. God and I

laughed and cried together.

We talked. We danced.

We sang.sanetta Ponton

Learn more about the Umoja Project at www.globalinterfaithpartnership.org

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What Does Racial Reconciliation Look Like?

The Baptist House of Studies sponsored apanel discussion Feb. 18, 2010 titled “PeaceAfter the Fire” featuring the Revs. Sidney A.Locks Jr., pastor of Cornerstone MissionaryBaptist Church, and Randy McKinney, pastorofMemorialBaptistChurch.TheOfficeofBlackChurchStudiesalsocollaboratedontheevent.

ThediscussioncenteredonhowthecongregationsofthetwoGreenville,N.C.,churchesweredrawntogetherafteranarsonistsetfireJan.13,2007toMemorial Baptist, which has a predominantlywhite congregation. The next Sunday whenthe members of the burned church gathered inthe church parking lot for worship, they werejoined by members of Cornerstone MissionaryBaptist Church, a neighboring church with apredominatelyblackcongregation.

During the panel discussion, Divinity Schoolstudents and faculty were challenged andinspired to respond when opportunities forracialreconciliationarise.?

General Baptist President Visits Duke Divinity School

Greg Moss, president of the General BaptistStateConventionofNorthCarolinaandpastorof Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church inCharlotte,N.C.,visitedDukeDivinitySchoolonJan.26,2010.

Moss preached at a worship service inGoodsonChapelandledadiscussionon“The10ThingsIDidn’tLearninSeminary.”?

Transitions on the Baptist House Board

TheBaptistHouseBoardofDirectorsrecognizedthefollowingfouroutgoingboardmembersfortheirservicetotheBaptistHouseofStudiesatitsspringmeeting:DavidAdkins,RandallLolley,JohnRoberts,andLauraAnnVick.

Fournewdirectorswhobegantheirthree-yeartermsthisyearare:theRev.CherylAdamsonD’02,ofConway,S.C.;andNorthCaroliniansKathy Driver of Raleigh, Tamsie Lynch ofDurham,andDouglasMurryofRockyMount.Theboard’sfallmeetingwillbeheldOct.21-22,2010atDukeDivinitySchool.?

Year in ReviewBaptist House Hosts

Student RetreatTheBaptistHouseofStudieshostedaretreatfor students at Camp Caraway in Asheboro,N.C.,onFeb.26-27,2010.Thetheme,“TogetherinChrist,”focusedonActs2:41-47.

Alumni Eric PorterfieldD’96,T’98,andWallisBaxterD’09, led worship. BrendaThompson D’10, plannedandfacilitatedtheretreat.

Thenextretreatwillbeheldspring2011.?

Alumni and Friends Breakfast in CharlotteAlumni and friends of the Baptist House of Studies gathered inCharlotte,N.C.,onJune25,2010,duringtheGeneralAssemblyoftheCooperativeBaptistFellowship.

Duringthebreakfastmeeting,BaptistHouseBoardChairPaulBaxleyD’96,ofAthens,Ga.,encouragedattendeestomoreactivelysupportDukeDivinitySchoolbycontributingtotheDivinitySchoolAnnualFund.Allofthedonationsgotowardstudentfinancialaid.

In addition, Divinity School Dean Richard B. Hays discussed threenewdegreeprogramsthattheschoolwilllaunchduringthecomingyear.Thenewdegreesarethedoctorofministry(D.Min.),themasterofartsinChristianpractice(M.A.C.P.),andthemasterofartsinChristian

studies (M.A.C.S.). Formoreinformationaboutthe degrees, visitwww.divinity.duke.edu/academics.

Next year’s GeneralAssembly will be heldinTampa,Fla.

Pictured above: divinity students at General Assembly

Right: Alumni and friends at Breakfast Meeting

Incoming Baptist Students Academic Year

2010-2011M.Div. ProgramAndrewBarnhill,Eric

Bean,AndyDill,AlisonDunn,SeanEwing,JamesFenwick,JeremyGilmore,

CamilleGlover,AldenGolab,AaronGriffith,

EbonyGrisom,AmandaHaines,NathanHays,

JonathanHilliard,JustinMaynard,BryanMiller,KatieMorgan,

WilliamRowan,JeremySimmons,ChaseThompson,BradUnderwood,andBrittVaughan

Th.M. ProgramIssacCurry,RossJahnke,

LovelleMaxwellJr.,JeffNorris,andJacksonWatts

Baptist House Graduates 2010M.Div. Program

ChrisAdams,TylerAtkinson,GlennButner,HeatherFolliard*,RichGoodier*,TommyGrimm,CedricHorton,KevinJohnson*,

BrettLybrand,IkeMiller,AndrewNeedham,TomiOredein,BetsyPace,MariaSwearingen,AngelaTaylor,andBrendaThompson

Th.M. ProgramB.J.Hutto

M.T.S. ProgramKimBodenheimer,Chad

Chambers,DustinChappell,CharlesCook,StephenGorham,HowardKaresh,AngelaReed-

Parker,andMeganWilder

M.Div./M.S.W. ProgramHelenLewis-Gibbs

Ph.D. ProgramChadEgglestonandDavidMoffitt

* Received the Certificate in Baptist Studies

BaptistHouseofStudiesDukeDivinitySchoolBox90966Durham,NC27708-0966

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Welcome New Students!

Congratulations, Graduates!

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Roger Williams Fellowship Coordinators Announced

The Baptist House of Studies has announced the2010-2011 coordinators for the Roger WilliamsFellowship. The coordinators (pictured from left)are:ArleciaSimmons,SamuelGunter,JeanneCross,EdAdams,A.J.Walton,andJuliaJohnson.

Namedforthe17thcenturyFreeChurchtrailblazer,the Baptist student organization at Duke DivinitySchool sponsors monthly meetings on campusfor conversation about contemporary issues inBaptist life and plans fellowship gatherings forstudents and faculty. For more information, visithttp://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives-centers/baptist-house/student-fellowship.