Carol Boe, communications specialist, served as a voting delegate to the Southeastern Synod Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, representing St. John’s Lutheran Church, Atlanta….…G. Thompson (Tommy) Brown, professor emeritus of missions and world Christianity, authored the book How Koreans are Reconverting the West, published by Xlibris Corporation…….William Brown, professor of Old Testament, published “The Psalms and ‘I’: The Dialogical Self and the Disappearing Psalmist,” in Diachronic and Synchronic: Reading the Psalms in Real time: Proceedings of the Baylor Symposium on the Book of Psalms, published by T & T Clark; published “Calvin and Qoheleth Meet after a Hard Day’s Night, or Does Ecclesiastes Have a ‘Protestant’ Work Ethic?” in Reformed Theology: Identity and Ecumenicity II: Biblical Interpretation in the Reformed Tradition; preached at the ordination of Alan Jenkins at Oakhurst church, Decatur, GA; taught a week-long retreat session, “A Spiritual Field Guide to Creation,” at Ring Lake Ranch, Dubois, WY; presented the paper “Here Comes the Sun! The Metaphorical Theology of Psalms 15-24” at the Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense LVII conference, Leuven, Belgium; presided as president of the Colloquium for Biblical Research at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH…….Randy Calvo ’81, director of alumni/ae and church relations, preached at Oconee church, Watkinsville, GA; preached at the homecoming service at Central church, Anderson, SC……Jane Fahey, director, Faith and the City program, led a workshop on “Christians, Muslims, and Jews: Partnering with God and Each Other to Heal Divisions,” at Mo-Ranch Conference Center 2008 Women’s Conference; preached at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Atlanta, GA; spoke on “Religion and the State,” at the Steinberg Glass Leadership Institute, Atlanta, GA….…Charles Cousar, professor emeritus of New Testament, published the book Philippians and Philemon for Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, KY…….Kathy Dawson, associate professor of Christian education, wrote an article titled “Blooming Where We Are Planted” in From Midterms to Ministry: Practical Theologians on Pastoral Beginnings, published by Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI; led a workshop on children’s spiritual formation as part of the Tri-Presbytery’s (Greater Atlanta, Cherokee and Northeast Georgia) leadership event; led two workshops, one on “Parker Palmer’s plan for Christian education, and the other on children in worship, as part of the STEPS fall leadership event for the Charleston-Atlantic presbytery; preached at Oakhurst (SC) church and Dorchester (SC) church; preached at Grace church, Trussville, AL; participated in the Godly Play conference titled “Souls Old and Young,” Berkeley, CA; and took part in an online learning course through the Wabash Center, Crawfordsville, IN; is teaching an adult class on the “Female Ancestors of Jesus” at Central church, Atlanta, GA…….Mark Douglass, associate professor of Christian ethics, concluded work as member of “The Scandal of Particularity” Colloquy, a three-year project on Jewish-Christian relations; taught at Sandia church, Albuquerque, NM; taught and preached at Second church, Albuquerque, NM; taught at “Growing Together ’08” for the Presbytery of New Hope, Rocky Mount, NC…….Sarah Erickson ’03 (DEdMin ’10), associate director, the Center for Lifelong Learning, led worship at First church, Moultrie, GA; North Decatur church, Decatur, GA; and Church of the Resurrection, Conyers, GA.……Beth Johnson, J. Davison Phillips Professor of New Testament, had articles on “Central’s Teaching Elders and Their Seminaries” and “Central’s Ministers” published in On Our Way Rejoicing: The 150th Anniversary of Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta (GA); led worship and served on the commission to ordain Buz Wilcoxon in Fairhope, AL; taught a 12-week

beginning Greek class for laypeople at the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA; led the 2008 Campbell Scholars in September in “The Mission of the Global Church in an Age of Pandemics”….…Kimberly Bracken Long, assistant professor of worship and coordinator of worship resources
for congregations, published “The Lord Be With You: The Language of Gesture in Eucharistic Prayer,” in Reformed Worship; published “Speaking Grace, Making Space: The Art of Worship Leadership” in the Journal of Religious Leadership; wrote homiletical essays on Luke 1:26-38, Luke 2:1-14, and John 1:1-14 for Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B, published by Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, KY; wrote editorials on scripture and lectionary aids for Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching, and the Arts; served as liturgist and taught at the Montreat Worship and Music Conference, Montreat, NC; was worship leader and workshop presenter for “Baptism and Eucharist: Ancient Practices in a Time of Renewal” as part of the CTS Summer Scholars program; hosted the Association of Reformed and Liturgical Worship and consulted with representatives from 15 Reformed seminaries, in Decatur, GA; led a congregational event on worship and preached at First church, Greensboro, NC.……Sheena Mayrant ’06, business systems coordinator, coauthored lesson plans for professor emeritus Erskine Clarke’s convocation address “The Seductiveness of the Familiar,” which were published in Columbia’s online faculty journal, @ this point: theological investigations in church and culture; completed a year-long academic fellowship on “Black Women in Ministerial Leadership” with the office of Black Women in Church and Society at the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA, where she developed a workshop and Bible study on “Being A Fully Embodied Black Woman”….…Laura Mendenhall, president, preached at Montreat, NC; attended the board meeting of the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation; represented Columbia at the PC (USA) General Assembly; spoke at the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators; preached at Carrollton church, Carrollton, GA; represented the Committee on Theological Education at the meeting of the Middle Governing Body leaders at the General Assembly Council….…Brian Wren, professor emeritus of worship, was honored for his work as a hymn-poet by the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, United Kingdom; wrote the book Advent, Christmas and Epiphany: Liturgies and Prayers for Public Worship, published by Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, KY…….John White, dean of students and vice president of student services, preached at the Montreat Youth Conference, Montreat, NC......Anna Carter Florence, associate professor of preaching, completed a year-long writing assignment for the weekly “Preaching the Lesson” column in Lectionary Homiletics; contributed a chapter on “Imagination” to Teaching Preaching as a Christian Practice: A New Approach to Homiletical Pedagogy (Westminster John Knox Press); preached for the installation of Robert Henderson at Covenant church, Charlotte, NC; preached for Women’s Sunday at Second church, Chattanooga, TN; preached at Duke Chapel, Durham, NC;  preached and lectured at the Festival of Homiletics, Minneapolis, MN.......Stephen Hayner, Peachtree Associate Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth, preached at Kairos Atlanta (GA) church; taught a covenant class on “Saul: The Great Might Have Been” at Peachtree church, Atlanta; taught a Bible class on “John,” at Whitworth Institute for Ministry, Spokane, WA; served as track leader and board member at the Presbyterian Global Fellowship Conference, Long Beach, CA; led a retreat in Toxaway, NC, called “Reframing Our Lives,” for the Celebration class at Peachtree church, Atlanta, GA; attended the board of trustees meeting for World Vision International, Monrovia, CA; gave the sanctuary dedication address at First church, Walla Walla, WA; attended the board of trustees meeting for World Vision US, Seattle, WA.