Seminary Synopsis
Stained Glass Sermon Series
Seminary Applies for Lilly Endowment Grant
T
he School of
Theology, along
with all fully accredited seminaries through
the Association of
Theological Schools
(ATS), has been invited by the Lilly
Endowment (Ind.) to apply for a
competitive grant to help research,
analyze, and create action plans
for understanding and educating
students about financial debt and
the impact it has on future ministry. The seminary is working
he stained glass window of the
Adam W. Miller Chapel is a
significant part of the worship atmosphere for the School of Theology.
This window, encasing symbols of
theological importance, was designed
by the seminary faculty in 1974.
While the seminary community has
changed many times since its installation in June 1976, a perennial
question might be asked, "What do
these images continue saying to each
generation of students, faculty, staff,
and worshippers who gather in this
space?"
Dr. David Sebastian, seminary dean, is attempting to answer
the question currently through
a preaching series entitled, "The
Stained Glass Window Sermon
Series." Sebastian has invited the
2013 seminary faculty to deliver a
sermon "based on the key words
and images portrayed in the Miller
Chapel stained glass window." The
seminary community is pleased
to offer both the text and audio
recording of these sermons. This
current faculty offers these sermons
in gratitude to their colleagues of
Seminary Synopsis | Spring 2013
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with a collaborative team from a
number of Church of God agencies to review current data from
ATS, the seminary, and nationally
recognized programs on financial
debt for developing programming
to help students not only now
but also throughout their ministries. This $250,000 grant will
underwrite the implementation of
this work, if funded. The deadline
for the grant is July 2013. Check
the seminary's Facebook page for
updates.
Nongpluh's Book Sheds Light on Pioneer
Leaders of Church of God (India)
nearly 40 years past. They also offer
them to the wider faith community
as a means of dialogue, worship,
and praise to God through his Son,
Jesus Christ.
To read each sermon or hear
audio of them, follow the link to the
series at www.anderson.edu/sot/about/
worship/window-series.html.
This series was also featured in
the local Anderson Herald Bulletin
newspaper (Feb. 16, 2013).
T
he Rev. Dr. Bakyrmen
Nongpluh (DMin '11) from
India had his doctoral work published recently by ISPCK (New
Delhi, India). His book, Pioneering
Indigenous Leadership, examines the
leadership of John AD Khan and
James Joy Nichols-Roy. The story
begins in the late 1890s focusing
on the Church of God in India,
specifically the Northeast region
(Assam and Meghalaya). Nongpluh
is a pastor in Shillong, India, and
teaches at the Nichols-Roy Bible
College (Meghalaya). The publisher calls this book "important to the
understanding of Christianity and
its growth in India." The book is
available from ISPCK: ispck.org.
in/book.php (shipped from India).
The cost is $16 U.S. To view more
of our DMin students' work, visit
www.anderson.edu/sot/academics/
dmin/projects.html.
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