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Spring Convocation................................1 From the Principal ..................................2 Honourary Doctor...................................3 Interview with Director.........................3 In Recognition.........................................4 Commissioning Service..........................4 Alumni Moves and News.......................5 Student News .........................................5 Leadership Development.......................6 Memorial Donations ..............................6 Events of Interest ...................................6 Youth Leadership Goes Global ..............7 Alumni Newsletter...........................7 Faculty Itinerary .....................8

BACK ROW (l-r) Larry Pardy, Craig Evans, Roy Williams, Bob Wilson, Sue Konkel-White, Barry Morrison. MIDDLE ROW (l-r) Stephen Cogswell, Stephen Budd, Kevin Grant, Shane Flanagan, Howard Moriah. FRONT ROW (l-r) Lee McDonald, Millard Cherry, Allison Trites, Dan Page, Sarah Duffy, Samuel Mikolaski, Jennifer Joudrey, Sherrolyn Riley, Marlene Quinn, Rick Small and David Porter.

MISSING FROM PHOTO, Robert Burbidge and Stacie Reck.

t the Convocation Ceremony on Sunday, May 11, 2003, the following degrees were awarded to students who have completed programs at Acadia Divinity College.

Master of Divinity: Stephen Budd, Robert Burbidge, Stephen Cogswell, Sarah Duffy, Shane Flanagan, Kevin Grant, Jennifer Joudrey, Howard Moriah, Daniel Page, Larry Pardy, Marlene Quinn, Sherrolyn Riley.

Master of Arts in Theology: Stacie Reck Bachelor of Theology: David Porter, Roderick Small

Welcoming remarks were given by Dr. Kelvin K. Ogilvie. In addressing the graduates, he reminded them that during their years at Acadia they have acquired the ability to deal with knowledge and to use it effectively. To the entire audience he said that we must remember the roots and strengths of the Academy.

The Reverend Dr. Samuel Mikolaski was awarded an honourary degree Doctor of Divinity. Dr. Lee McDonald, Principal and Dean of Acadia Divinity College, presented Dr. Mikolaski to the Chancellor for the awarding of the degree.

In his remarks, Dr. McDonald described Dr. Mikolaski as a recognized and highly respected scholar in his field of theology and ethics. He is a graduate of the (continued, Page 6)

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increased his time with us and taken on the added responsibility of recruitment for the College. I am excited at the prospects of what they can do for the work of Christ here in their respective roles.

Recruitment for the fall term is already up some 60% over last year’s enrollment!

We praise the Lord!

I am also pleased to welcome the Rev. Craig Hiebert, a candidate for the Ph.D. at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, who recently joined our staff as director of our technology program. He will also be teaching linguistics and over-seeing the Bachelor of Theology program. He is very talented and has already proven to be an excellent addition to our staff.

Dr. Jonathan Wilson, our new professor of theology and ethics, along with his wife Marti, will take up residence in Kentville and begin officially with us on July 1. Finally, on August 1, we will welcome the Rev. Carol Anne Janzen to our faculty on a part-time basis to teach Christian Education and serve as an assistant to Dr. Bob Wilson. She is a candidate for her Ph.D. at the University of Alberta and, like Craig Hiebert, is no stranger to ADC and the Maritimes. With the remarkable talent that these new folks will bring to ADC, we are looking forward to some wonderful days ahead as we continue to prepare men and women for leadership in our

churches and mission work around the world. We have a new day at ADC and the prospects look exciting! I hope you will come for a visit and meet these new folks.

While we have several new people with us, our mission remains the same and our commitment to advancing the work of Christ in our churches and society has been renewed. I am pleased that the faculty and staff meet in the Chapel to pray together for our students, the ADC family, the mission of the College and our churches every Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m. This is the place where good things happen!

As many of you have no doubt heard, the poor economy not only affected our churches, but also the operating budget of ADC. We are encouraging our churches to consider increasing their contributions to the seminary so we can continue to welcome more students. We are facing a financial shortfall and a significant clergy shortage in the Atlantic Provinces and we need your help to attract and prepare servants of Christ for our churches. Many of our churches have not changed their contributions in more than ten years and that has taken a toll on the operation of the College and the bursaries we can offer our students. I am heartened by two of our churches recently increasing their contributions to two of our students who have had special needs. Such examples, and there are several others, help me encourage potential students to trust the Lord and come to ADC for their seminary training.

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There are many exciting things going on at ADC these days, including the arrival of some very special new faculty and staff, and an excellent prospect for enrollment this fall. To begin, we must mention our graduating class that you see on the front cover. Although small in size, they are a terrific group of graduates and most of them are already making their way into their first places of Christian service. We are very proud of them and are sure that they will do well in ministry. We were excited that our recommendation for the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree this year was awarded by Acadia University to the Rev’d.

Dr. Samuel Mikolaski, former president of Atlantic Baptist University and a very active Baptist leader, pastor and professor in Canada and the U.S.A. throughout his career. Graduation (or Convocation) was a good day for ADC this year!

We recently bid farewell to three wellknown persons around ADC and we wish them God’s speed as they make new transitions in their journeys. Dr. Roy Williams was given a big send-off with the traditional retirement party where we “roasted and toasted” this beloved professor of some sixteen years among us. Students, faculty, staff, trustees, and many friends came to offer their kind regards to Roy and Valerie.

Dr. Timothy Ashley and Rev. Maxine Ashley have recently moved back to the States after twenty-one years at ADC. Timm is the new senior pastor at the First Baptist Church of La Crosse, Wisconsin and Maxine will serve as the director of Christian Education for the American Baptist Churches in that region. We wish God’s best for these folks who have made a lasting contribution to life at ADC over the last two decades.

I am pleased to announce that we now have Dr. Byron Fenwick “on board” as our new Director of Development and Recruitment as well as the Director of Supervised Field Education. He has “hit the ground running” and has already made contact with potential students and donors to ADC. I encourage you to invite him to your church or ministerial gatherings. He is a great resource for the College. The same can be said of Dr. David Watt, who has

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we hope that you can help us in this strategic mission for our convention of churches.

Our faculty members are continuing to be involved not only in teaching and mentoring of students, but also in our churches throughout the Convention (be sure to invite them to your church!) as well as in their research and writing. When you come to the Convention at Acadia in August, be sure to stop by the seminary and view their many publications on display in the new cabinet outside the Chapel.

Also, be sure to take a tour of your seminary! We will be open all summer long, so if you are in the area, please stop by and see what God is doing here to further the ministry of our churches.

God bless you and thank you for your faithfulness in this ministry.

Lee McDonald, Principal

Recipient of Hon. Doctor of Divinity Degree from ADC n May 11, 2003, the Reverend Dr. Samuel J. Mikolaski was presented

by Dr. Lee M. McDonald and was conferred the Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa degree at convocation ceremonies at Acadia University. He was born in Serbia, Yugoslavia and came to Canada in 1927. He was raised in Ontario and married Jessie Bain there 55 years ago. They have four children and eight grandchildren.

He received his BA and MA from the University of Western Ontario, his BD with Honours from the University of London and was the first to receive a Doctorate in Philosophy from Oxford University. He subsequently focused on biblical and theological disciplines and made many significant contributions to these disciplines.

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where he retired as MacDonald Pioneer Professor of Theology. Since his retirement, he has taught at several seminaries in California and has also lectured at many universities across Canada, USA and Europe. He has given hundreds of learned papers and produced scores of books and papers. He has been a guest professor at Acadia and had been offered a chair in theology at Acadia but had already accepted the presidency of Atlantic Baptist University.

He has also pastored in several churches in England, Canada and USA, and was selected recently to be a member of the American Philosophical Association, exploring relations between universities in China and North America. He is a well-respected man of integrity, brilliance, compassion and remarkable drive and, at the age of 80, he still has trouble knowing how to retire!

An Interview with the new Director of Development ADC: Welcome to the ADC family, Byron! Tell us something of your first impressions on joining the Div College team.

BYRON: My first impressions were of the support staff. They are enthusiastic, competent and very committed to the ministry of the College. Frankly, I did not expect that. We have had so many changes in personnel that I expected a dispirited staff. I thought my first task would be as a pastor to the staff but that has not proven necessary. It’s great to be part of this team.

ADC: You see yourself, then, as part of the support team?

BYRON: I see myself as part of the team. This is one team – administration, staff and faculty. There is a commitment to collegiality here. Lee, our Principal, is a strong leader. He knows where we must go as a seminary and he knows how to get there. However, he is no dictator. Bob Wilson, our Associate Dean, handles many of the academic affairs of the College and an Administration Committee oversees most of the administrative matters.

ADC: So you have found a collegial atmosphere at ADC? BYRON: What I have found is a commitment to collegiality. We are not there yet, but that is the goal. Where there are changes, there are challenges; where there is growth, there is stress.

ADC: I understand that you and Dave Watt will be working together.

BYRON: Yes. I am thrilled with this. Dave is one

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of the most respected pastors and leaders in our Convention. Between the two of us, we have nearly eighty years of pastoral experience – most of it in our Atlantic Convention! I am thankful that we both will have the opportunity to bring this experience into the classroom. Dave will continue to teach the missions course and I will be directing the Supervised Field Education program, which puts me in the classroom two hours per week.

However, teaching is not the major function for either of us.

ADC: So what are your major functions?

BYRON: Dave is half time with us and half time with Canadian Baptist Ministries. His half time with Acadia is divided equally between the missions course and recruitment. My position also is multi-faceted. I am Director of Development, Promotion and Recruitment as well as Director of Supervised Field Education.

ADC: That seems like a lot of responsibilities to juggle.

BYRON: Lorraine, my wife, says it doesn’t sound like retirement! However, I would rather have too much on my plate than too little. And remember, I am part of a team. Dave will do much of the work of recruitment and I think he’s the best recruiter in the business! If God is calling someone into ministry, Dave will be after them! Trisha Urquhart has been running the development office since Delbert, our last and very fine director of development, left us for his maple woods of

New Brunswick. Lee, our Principal, also plays a vital role in development. I am going to be very busy managing my diverse portfolio but God is able and God has called – and I’ll do my best to stay faithful and focused.

ADC: Can you tell us something of your philosophy of development?

Byron: My philosophy of development is my theology of stewardship. I not only believe in tithing, I believe in storehouse tithing. I believe the full tithe should be brought into the storehouse of the local church. It’s a bit scary to say that from this position, but that is what I believe. Storehouse tithing, however, will only work if the local church sees its mission as worldwide. This wider mission of our local churches includes Acadia Divinity College. Our churches must accept their responsibility for the training of future pastoral leadership.

It is distressing to me to learn that our churches’ financial support for ADC is in decline. This must change if Acadia Divinity College is to fulfill its mission.

ADC: So you look to the churches to provide the financial support for the College?

Byron: More of it, but certainly not all of it. We depend heavily upon individuals giving over-thetithe gifts to the College. I see these gifts as investments in future leadership for the Kingdom of God. As believers, we can make no greater invest(continued, Page 4)

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Interview from page 3 ment – and can receive no greater return on the dollar. If individuals, for the rest of their lives, invested one hundred dollars a month in future Kingdom leaders, think of the difference they could make!

ADC: One hundred dollars a month seems like high expectations.

BYRON: Some, of course, could only give ten.

However, we all need to examine our priorities.

These are times when Christians need to stay focused on Kingdom priorities. How much do we spend on the frills of life: coffee at Tim’s, cable TV, snowmobiles, vacations, trips…. Do you want me to go on? God doesn’t begrudge us these things but our money is not ours, it’s His; and we will be held accountable for the manner in which we invest it. I don’t know about you, but some day I want to hear that, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

ADC: Wow! I think I should pass the offering plate right now!

BYRON: (laughs) Hey, God gives us all gifts, opportunities, and energies to invest in His business ventures. He gives us money for the same purpose. His business is souls and if our money can be used to provide training for reapers then we will be doubly blessed. We are blessed as we give and we are blessed as the gift we give goes on and on reaping souls for the Kingdom. Aren’t you willing to give up a cup of coffee a day for such an exciting venture?

ADC: Now that you put it that way! (pause) We all get careless about our priorities, don’t we?

BYRON: Oh, yes! I, too, plead guilty. But I do know that Lorraine and I have been blessed when we have been faithful in the way we have invested the time and money entrusted to us.

ADC: I understand the Divinity College’s investments have taken a big hit this year.

BYRON: Yes, an enormous hit. The markets have not been kind. However, we are expecting that to turn around quickly. Endowments form a vital part of the financial base for the College. Many people have discovered the thrill of knowing that their gifts can go on giving long after their own earthly pilgrimage has ended. Some have made substantial gifts through their wills and others through such means as life annuities. There are ways in which you can make substantial gifts to the College without being wealthy – and can receive significant tax advantages as well.

ADC: Well, Byron, I think it is coffee time! (laughs) Do you have any parting thought?

BYRON: Yes. I want to give an invitation! I would plead with all our readers to become part of the solution. Pray for Acadia Divinity College.

Never underestimate the importance of prayer.

Encourage those whom you believe God may be calling into pastoral leadership. Give over-thetithe gifts to ADC that future leaders may be prepared for the Kingdom.

The Commissioning Service guess they get you when you’re coming and get you when you’re going.”

These humorous words were spoken

by Dr. Roy Williams, Acadia Divinity College’s retiring Systematic Theology professor, at the College’s annual Commissioning Service, held at Wolfville Baptist Church on Thursday, April 3.

Explaining that the last time he had preached at the commissioning was the year he came to Acadia, Dr. Williams put a fitting cap on his sixteen year career at the College.

Dr. Williams’ message, “No Other Gospel,” offered a challenge for evangelical pastors as this year’s graduating students were commissioned by Principal Lee McDonald. Preaching from Galatians 1, Dr. Williams encouraged the students to maintain a firm grasp on the uniqueness of the Christian Gospel and to proclaim that message alone in whatever churches they will serve.

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sanctified by the blessed Holy Spirit that through your ministries God might bring others out of darkness into the marvelous light of Christ’s salvation.”

The evening also included an impromptu farewell to Dr. Timothy Ashley and Rev. Maxine Ashley, who are leaving the ADC community after over two decades of faithful service. Those in attendance, comprised of current and former faculty, staff, and students, CABC pastors and church members, showed their appreciation to the Ashleys with a warm ovation. Their presence in the Atlantic Baptist community will certainly be missed.

The graduating students seemed to especially appreciate Dr. Williams’ participation in their evening. As Principal McDonald noted, Roy and Valerie Williams routinely opened their home to students, receiving them more as family than as guests, and encouraging them as they carried out their studies.

The service was preceded by a dinner for the graduating class, their families, and friends of the College.

In Recognition of 50 Years of Ministry and Teaching he Faculty, Staff, Students and Friends of Acadia Divinity College wish to recognize the Rev. Dr. Charles Taylor for his 50 years of ministry and teaching.

As an academic you are regarded as a pioneer in the field of Clinical Pastoral Training. The innovative spirit brought to teaching encouraged the same in students, challenging them to widen the views with which they approached ministry.

Your passion for ministry among the wounded and the desire to journey with other Christian groups in doing this has fostered an ecumenical approach to prison ministry where different faith groups have come together as the Body of Christ.

The integrity with which you approached ministry garnered respect from the administrations of different institutions.

With the prison administration in particular, their trust meant the freedom to use methods that did not necessarily fit within the tried and true way of doing things.

The compassion and genuine love and care shown to those who have lived behind prison walls of all sorts, was of a quality that defenses began to fall away and hearts became open to God’s healing grace. Your ministry was truly incarnational.

You have been a channel of God’s Grace to those around you and we thank God for you every time we think of you.

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This inscription, prepared by Rev. Stephen Brown, is on a plaque presented to the Rev’d Dr. Charles Taylor by Dr. Lee McDonald after the ADC Chapel Service on April 16.

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Alumni Moves and News BENTLEY, Harold, ’66, has accepted a call as Interim Pastor to Lower Turtle Creek Baptist Church, NB. BROWN, Stephen, ’91, has accepted a call as Part-Time Interim Minister of Pastoral Care at Wolfville United Baptist Church, NS.

MCGAW, Tom and Roxanne, ’88, will complete their ministry at Northwest United Baptist Church, NS and they have accepted a call to Lawrencetown United Baptist Church, NS, in August.

BUDD, Stephen, ’03, has accepted a call to Tracey Mills United Baptist Church, NB.

MCHARG, Darren, ’93, has accepted a call to be Senior Pastor at Brentwood Baptist Church, NB.

CANN, Roger, ’56, has completed his Interim Ministry at Wilmot United Baptist Church, NS.

MELANSON, Derek, ’98, and his wife Alisha have accepted a call to Blissville United Baptist Church, NB.

COGSWELL, Stephen, ’03, has accepted a call to serve as Associate Pastor at Woodstock United Baptist Church, NB.

RICHARDSON, Ralph, ’84, has accepted a call to McKees Mills United Baptist Church, NB as Senior Pastor and will continue to teach at ABU and serve bi-vocationally at the Church.

DAVIDSON, R. Thomas, ’03, has accepted a call to Greenfield United Baptist Pastorate, NS. FENWICK, Byron, ’64, has completed his ministry at Middleton United Baptist Church to accept a call to Acadia Divinity College as Director of Development, Promotion and Recruitment and Director of Supervised Field Education. Welcome Byron, to ADC! JAMES, Gordon,’88, has accepted a call to Uplands Baptist Church, NB, in August.

On April 25, many kind words and thoughts were expressed to Roy Williams at his retirement banquet after 16 years of faithful service to Acadia Divinity College. Loving tributes were presented to Roy by: Dr. Lee McDonald, Dr. Robert Wilson, Dr. Glenn Wooden, M.Div. student Larry Pardy, and Roy and Valerie’s son, David Williams. Roy and Valerie’s kindness and gracious hospitality to students and faculty alike was noted many times throughout the evening. Roy and Valerie will be missed.

SHAW, Morley, ’71, has retired as Area IV Minister and has accepted a call to Jeddore United Baptist Church, NS, in August.

WESTLAKE, Lori, ’01, husband Mark and daughter Chloe are pleased to announce that they now have a new member in their family who arrived on April 3, Paige Maria Westlake. Congratulations to you all!

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JOUDREY, Jennifer, ’03, has accepted a call to Barss Corner, Parkdale/Maplewood United Baptist Pastorate, NS.

CANNELL, Mike has been called to Seabright United Baptist Church, NS.

KENNY, Aaron, ’02, has completed his ministry at Mahone Bay United Baptist Church, NS.

WALSH, Matthew and Christine welcome their first child, a son, Elijah Matthew born Friday, May 30th.

A Day For Discovery!

ADC Board of Trustees present plaque to Dr. Kelvin Ogilvie in recognition of his faithful service as a Board of Trustee member during his presidency at Acadia University. Kelvin will retire from AU this summer. Left to right: Dr. Lee McDonald, Dr. Kelvin Ogilvie, and Rev. Edwin Allen.

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part of my new responsibility with ADC is recruiting leaders for the churches. Serving the church in Atlantic Canada for nearly forty years has brought the question from several leadership search committees, “Could you recommend someone for our church?” What are the qualities of leadership that churches are looking for today?

Eugene Peterson, in his contemporary language New Testament translation writes, “If anyone wants to provide leadership in the church, good! But there are preconditions: A leader must be wellthought-of, committed to his wife, cool and collected, accessible, and hospitable.

He must know what he is talking about, not be over fond of wine, not pushy but gentle, not thin-skinned, not money-

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Events of Interest August 21 ADC Open House after Evening Session Fellowship and Praise.

All are Welcome!

August 22 ADC Luncheon at Convention MacKeen Room, Student Union Building Acadia University, 12:00 Noon Friends, Alumni/ae are invited RSVP to 902-585-2217 August 28-29 ADC Orientation/Registration September 2 First day of classes November 13-14 Day for Discovery Acadia Divinity College All are Welcome!

November 17-19 Hayward Lectures Irving Centre Professor James D.G. Dunn

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Acadia Divinity College recognizes the importance of preparing men and women for leadership in the church. City and town and rural church pulpits, key missionary, seminary and chaplaincy positions, and denominational leadership roles across our Canadian Baptist constituency, are filled with graduates of ADC – who are providing excellent leadership.

At a recent Canadian Baptist Ministries board meeting in Hamilton, the changing roles of several of our graduates was noted – Rob Patterson is Director of the Route Program and guides Canadian Baptist Volunteers, and Gordon King is now the Director of Support Services for CBM. At the same meeting, it was brought to our attention that three of the Executive

Minister portfolios in the CBM constituency - Western Canada (BUWC), Central Canada (BCOQ) and Eastern Canada (CABC) are all ADC graduates. Roland Grimard, Executive Minister of the French Baptist Union, is a graduate of an ADC affiliate seminary in Montreal, Faculté de Théologie Évangélique.

The past six years have taken Florence and me on a journey through many countries in Europe and the Middle East. God is growing His church in an amazing way. The demand in every country is for well trained leadership. Here at Acadia we are taking that need seriously and seeking to develop a seminary program that will continue to send out well-trained and spiritually-mature men women who will lead the church through the 21st Century.

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Elaine Joudrey of Bridgewater, NS. The medal recognizes the student who attains the highest ranking while completing the Master of Divinity program, and is provided by the faculty of Acadia Divinity College.

Also on Sunday, 11 May 2003, the University’s Baccalaureate and Cap and Gown Service was held at Convocation Hall at 11:00 a.m. The University Chaplain, the Rev’d Roger H. Prentice, conducted the service. The Baccalaureate Sermon was given by the Rev’d. Dr. Barry Morrison, the John Gladstone Professor of Homiletics and Worship at Acadia Divinity College. In his message he referred to the graduates as “another class of brilliant minds”. He challenged them to continue to enrich their minds, to be known as “another class of brilliant hearts” to respond to the purpose God has for their lives.

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University of Waterloo, the University of London, and Oxford University where he received his D.Phil. He has taught at several universities throughout North America. During his career, he also served as Principal of the Baptist Leadership Training School in Calgary, Alberta and President of Atlantic Baptist University in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Honourary Doctor of Civil Laws degrees were also conferred on brothers Mr. Arthur Irving, Mr. James K. Irving and Mr. John E. Irving at the Sunday afternoon Convocation. In his Closing Remarks, Mr. Arthur Irving, Chancellor, congratulated the graduates and encouraged them to work hard, and to have some “fun along the way”.

The University Medal in Theology was awarded to M.Div. graduate, Jennifer

MEMORIAL DONATIONS have been received by ADC from February 13 – May 31, 2003 in memory of: MARY MYLES – Maureen Potter EVERETT L. WESTON – Mrs. Dorothy Weston MABEL MERRICK – Pastor and Mrs. Chester MacPhail, Dr. and Mrs. Allison Trites

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ADC Youth Leadership Goes Global he commission Christ gave to the “local church” was “global in scope”. He called his church leaders to a mountain assembly and challenged them to “...Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…”

(Matt. 28:18b). Jesus provided the church with the assurance that this global mandate would be accomplished. Luke records the clear promise of our Lord, “…and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8b).

Acadia Divinity College is in the business of training local church leaders for global mission. One of the areas where we are connecting is in the opening door of youth ministry training in Central and Eastern Europe.

Post-communist Europe has a rising tide of social problems among the youth. The sifting sands of political, social, economic and spiritual change has brought crisis at several levels. One is a flourishing sex trade that lures young people to the promise of a better life in the West but which becomes a nightmare. Also, escalating drug problems have added to family abuse and a growing AIDS epidemic throughout the region. Into this chaos comes the news of a Savior who is “the way, the truth and the life.” (John 14:6a)

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Greetings friends!

On behalf of the Alumni Executive, I’d like to wish you all a great summer season and trust that vacation time will be just what you need to get refreshed and ready for the work God has gifted you to be a part of. As your president, this is my first official letter to you about some of the issues we’re dealing with in relation to the Association.

First of all, if it wasn’t for each of the people who represent ADC as graduates, there wouldn’t be an Association to begin with. I want to encourage you to be in touch with the representative in your region or me if there is anything you’re concerned about or think should be addressed. We’re here to represent you and your concerns.

Secondly, every year there’s an opportunity to nominate someone for the Alumni Award.

Unfortunately, there is little to no involvement by the Association members in this process.

This is unfortunate because there are a great number of people who could be honored by this award. Please contact us with any suggestions you may have. Remember, lack of interest/parfor the Future

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In late March, four ADC teachers, Bruce Fawcett, Rob Nylen, Jeff Carter (youth track) During communist years, most of the joined forces with David Watt (missions) to ministry to youth was forbidden by the state. explore the story of youth work in Central This has changed. The church throughout and Eastern Europe. The two intensive misCentral and Eastern Europe is seeing the sion weeks brought them in contact with dozens of youth and key leadbirth of exciting new youth ers in a variety of church and movements on university mission settings throughout campus ministries, in sumLatvia, Lithuania, Poland and mer camps and local churchThe Czech Republic. es. The Macedonian call Atlantic Baptist Churches comes fresh from our parthosted 22 youth leaders from ners in Europe “come over nine countries in Europe in and help us.” Requests for helping to train leadership in Clockwise bottom row from right to the summer of 2002. Their local church youth ministry left: David Watt, Jeff Carter, Rob Nylen visit to Canada brought valuand Bruce Fawcett at the International able insights into how was clear and compelling.

Theological Seminary in Prague, Christian faith is shaped in a ADC has moved into a Baptist Czech Republic. variety of cultural settings. unique partnership with CBM (Canadian Baptist Ministries) and EBF The visit also created valuable friendships (European Baptist Federation) to research with our partners in Europe. The Acadia the potential for training youth leadership in team was warmly welcomed by the European Europe. The fourth partner is IBTS youth leaders and their churches. Several (International Baptist Theological Seminary) seminars on youth ministry were presented which is located in the beautiful city of during the visit by the three ADC youth-track Prague and is the central English language teachers. Creative future plans were laid for seminary for the 51 Baptist Unions of joint training and ministry ventures by ADC Europe. Jeff and Deann Carter, CBM mis- in both Canada and Europe. We are solidly sionaries, live in Prague and provide leader- committed to preparing our local church ship to the two-year research project that is leadership for “Christ’s global commission”. ticipation could eventually mean dropping the award.

Thirdly, we want to become more visible to you. Please take opportunity to invite the Executive members to be a part of functions where we may be able to boost the name of the College as well as help us support one another.

Fourthly, we’d like to encourage you to take advantage of the PAPP (Pre-Authorized Payment Plan) for your giving to the Alumni fund. Information is/can be made available by the Regional Rep in your Region. If you’d like to participate in this, we highly encourage you to do so. We want to promote this even more due to the current financial condition of ADC. As many of you may know, there has been a need to cut back one of the faculty positions to parttime due to lack of funds. Let’s see what we can do to help correct this as soon as possible.

There’s nothing more we’d like to do than see the College go forward and not have to worry about financial restraints.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me or any other Executive member.

Daniel Walton, Association President

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r. Sue Konkel-White would like to recommend the second edition of “The Family: A Christian Perspective on the Contemporary Home”

by Jack O. Balswick and Judith K. Balswick. The book is written by a Christian couple who have been married for over thirty six years and have worked in ministry to families for over twenty-five years. Currently they both teach at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. Jack is a sociologist with over thirty years teaching, writing and researching at the university and seminary level and Judy is a marriage and family therapist. Both have postdoctoral theological training. They ground their theory in the overarching Biblical themes of covenant, grace, empowerment and intimacy. Many areas of family experi-

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Faculty Itinerary DR. CRAIG EVANS July 7-18 Summer Course Fuller Theological Seminary California, USA August 3 Liverpool United Baptist Church, NS August 10-16 Summer Session in Archaeology and NT Biblical Archaeology Portland, OR September 28 Lake Echo Fellowship Baptist Church, NS October 25-26 Missionary Conference Wittenburg Baptist Church, NS November 19-20 Will read paper at Evangelical Philosophy Society Atlanta, GA November 21-25 IBR and SBL meetings Atlanta, GA DR. SUE KONKEL-WHITE June 13-14 Fuller Theological Seminary Receiving Ph.D. in Practical Theology November 5 Ministry to Seniors (9-4) Kenneth E. Spencer Homes Moncton, NB Open to all Pastors DR. LEE MCDONALD June 15 Millville Baptist Church, NB June 22 Kingston United Baptist Church, NS July 6 Middleton United Baptist Church, NS July 12-17 Bible Study Leader at Atlantic Christian Ashram Berwick, NS August 18-20 Ordination Council Acadia Divinity College Wolfville, NS August 20-23 CABC Convention

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DR. ROBERT WILSON August 17 Liverpool Baptist Church, NS September 26-27 Men’s Retreat Speaker Yarmouth Association September 28 Ordination of Garth MacKay Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, NS October 19 Halifax Association Rally Dartmouth, NS

DR. R. GLENN WOODEN July 20-25 Society of Biblical Literature Reading a scholarly paper Cambridge, England

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ence are discussed and many studies referred to showing what actually works.

The book is highly readable and is an excellent resource for both pastors and teachers in the area of marriage and family studies. It has recently been updated to include the latest statistics and research.

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REV. STEPHEN BROWN July 5 Kairos Marathon Acadia Divinity College August 6-9 International Prison Ministry Conference Toronto, ON

DR. ANDREW MACRAE July 6, 13, 20, 27 and August 3 Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Toronto, ON

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