The Seminarian

I know I have been teasing you for a while now, but The Seminary Club is really here. It is actually a combination of Alumni Association, Student Union and a gathering place for Friends of CTS. In reality, any Christian can join and I encourage students from other online and distance learning bible colleges and seminaries to join as well.

A number of alumni and current students should have already received an email with their registration ID and Password. If you haven't seen this email, you may want to check your spam file. If you don't find it, then just register from the site. It is free to register. Please consider membership in The Seminary Club. The best deal is the two year membership or the Life Time membership.

There are a number of pictures on the photo fader on the home page of The Seminary Club that were taken of our graduates at the last couple of National Christian Counselors Association (NCCA) conferences in Orlando, Florida. These also include some of the staff of CTS and our good friends at the NCCA and the National Conservative Christian Church (NCCC). If you were graduates at these events or have pictures of earlier graduations held in Wheat Ridge, Colorado or participated in the American Missions Team (AMT) conferences in Nashville, Tennessee or Norris City, Illinois, please forward them to us and we will place them on the website.

This project will help us provide you with expanded business, career, and social networking opportunities as well as numerous value-added services and benefits.

Your participation is key to our community's success. Membership dues in particular provide the financial support our community needs to host events and provide membership services each year. Having alumni and alumnae, students and friends join as The Seminary Club members makes a real difference.

Finally, an enormous amount of volunteer effort has gone into creating this website over the last few months, and this will continue as we add new features in the coming weeks. Your support, patience, and understanding are appreciated as we work out the inevitable kinks.

With our new website and your active involvement and support, we can look forward to continuing to strengthen our club and network!

You can get to the new site in two ways. One, by clicking on The Seminary Club tab on our regular homepage (www.seminary.ws) or by going to the following address: www.seminaryalum.com.

In His Grip,

Dr. Gary Tryzbiak

President

News and Thoughts

Dr. Jimmie W. Mattson - Mentor

Colorado Theological Seminary has been privileged to have Dr. Jimmie Wayne Mattson serve as adjunct professor and consultant in our Christian Counseling and Church History Programs. Dr. Mattson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our seminary and has been a guiding light for many of our students.

Dr. Mattson accepted the pastorate of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1015 Balfour, West Memphis, Arkansas in January of 1995. Before that he was a Licensed Minister in the Church of God from 1971 until ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Arkansas in 1992.

Between 2003 and 2006 he earned a Doctorate in Ministry, a Doctor of Philosophy and a Doctor of Theology degree from Colorado Theological Seminary. He earned an MS. Degree with a major in General Counseling and Guidance from the University of Memphis in 1977 and prior that a BA. with a major in Psychology. He spent five years as Head of the Instructional Television Center at Memphis State University. During that time, he was an adjunct professor in the Graduate School.

Licensed in Tennessee as a Professional Counselor (now retired), he had counseling offices in Memphis and West Memphis and practiced with the Mid-South Center for Martial and Sexual Therapy for a while. Also he had been certified as a Sex Therapist by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.

As a minister in the Church of God, he held pastorates in West Memphis, Marianna, and Little Rock, Arkansas. He also held the office of District Youth and Christian Education Director for a two year term.

As a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he was past president of the Northwest Region of Arkansas, the chairman of the Five Year Strategic Planning Committee, and a member of the Regional Board. He had been the secretary of the Marion-West Memphis Ministerial Fellowship and a past president of the association.

With an abundance of energy, Dr. Mattson has found time to be Chaplain for the Crittenden County Sheriff's Department, serving with a number of disater units. He is currently the chairman of the Northern District Ministry Department of the Great River Region of the Christian Church. He also finds time to practice his hobby as a amateur radio operator.

In 1991 Professor Mattson married West Memphis, Arkansas native Brenda Helcel Barnett. Both have two children from previous marriages. They both enjoy their two grandchildren, Brooke and Josh.

Congratulations CTS
A number of people have worked very had to sustain our growth and help us endure the various economies that have affected the nation over the last ten years. We are certainly appreciative of all of our graduates, students, friends and mentors who continue to support us. A big THANK YOU to all.