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Interim Director Appointed to Atlanta Center
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Interim Director Appointed to Atlanta Center
COLUMBIA, SC - Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS)
named the Rev. Dr. Beverly R. Wallace as the interim director of the Lutheran
Theological Center in Atlanta (LTCA) beginning September 15, 2009.
"We believe that Dr. Wallace brings the gifts that the
Lutheran Center in Atlanta needs during this time of transition and new
beginnings. We are committed to
continuing the faithful work of the past and seeking new ways to be present on
the campus of the Interdenominational Theological Center. We seek to serve the Lutheran community in
Atlanta, ELCA seminarians wishing to spend some time at the Interdenominational
Theological Center, and others who will want to take advantage of this
wonderful theological resource," said the Rev. Dr. Marcus J. Miller, president
of the seminary.
As the interim director, Wallace will lead the center, which
is administered and governed by the seminary, in its mission to collaborate in
the preparation of leaders for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA).
"This seven-month assignment will allow me to assist in
hopefully revitalizing and the re-invigoration of this very important, and
perhaps under-utilized resource, located right here in Atlanta, by re-capturing
the initial purpose of the center, that of being a place for theological
education for those who are interested in urban and multicultural ministry,"
said Wallace. "I believe the center is critical to the work of mission that we
claim as our calling and our inheritance as people of God."
Wallace, a graduate of the LTSS, currently serves as
Assistant to the Bishop in the Southeastern Synod of the ELCA, where she
provides care for congregations, coordinates the synod's candidacy process for
rostered leadership, and serves as liaison for the synod's companion synod in
Ethiopia. Additionally, she serves as the synod staff for the African Descent
Strategy and the social ministry group, Alliance of Lutheran Ministries in the
South. She will continue her role in the
synod with some adjustment to her responsibilities during this part-time, interim
appointment.
"Pastor
Wallace has a unique passion for raising up, training and supporting leaders
for our church. She is especially concerned with encouraging leaders in and for
our ethnic communities. I believe that she will bring that passion along with
considerable skill to the job at LTCA," said Bishop H. Julian Gordy of
the Southeastern Synod.
LTCA is located on the campus of the Interdenominational
Theological Center in Atlanta, the largest African American seminary in the
United States. The center provides theological
education opportunities, specifically in the contexts of evangelical outreach,
congregational mission, and multicultural ministries, for those seeking to
become rostered leaders in the ELCA, as well as for existing lay leaders and rostered
leaders.
The previous director of LTCA, the Rev. Lawrence J. Clark,
accepted a new call to serve as pastor at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Chicago, IL on July 1, 2009.
LTSS, located in Columbia, South Carolina, is one of eight
seminaries of the ELCA and is the only ELCA seminary in the southern United
States. It was founded in 1830 and
offers four theological degrees to those from the ELCA and many other Christian
denominations.
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For more information please contact:
Andrew Boozer, Director of Communications
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
AndrewBoozer@ltss.edu
803-461-3296
www.ltss.edu
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