June 2016
In This Issue
Welcome

 

Each month, we share news of CDSP's students, faculty, alumni and campus life. We welcome your news, ideas and suggestions via email. Thank you, as always, for your support of CDSP.
Alum Caroline McCall Named Field Education Director
Position to support new two-year field ed requirement

On June 27, Dean Mark Richardson announced that Caroline McCall MTS '15, will join CDSP as director of field education and lecturer in congregational studies in mid-November.

"We have created this new half-time position to integrate field placement more fully into our new curriculum, which requires that our students spend two full years in such placements," Richardson wrote to the CDSP community. "We also want to meet low residence students' need for expertise and support during field placements in their local communities. Having a half-time faculty person dedicated to the work will ensure we can do so. Caroline will be fully included in the life of the faculty, and will participate in faculty meetings, advising, and worship. We are eager to have her on campus."

Since 2000, McCall has been an independent consultant providing leadership coaching and development, organizational planning, and board development to Episcopal dioceses and congregations and other not-for-profit groups. She is a member of the Diocese of Olympia's College for Congregational Development and an active leader in the Diocese of California and at All Souls' Parish in Berkeley.

"In my work as a consultant, coach, and trainer in the Episcopal Church, I have heard numerous clergy remark that they would have benefitted from more seminary course work in organization and congregational development," McCall said. "I am very excited to share my expertise and experience in these areas with CDSP students and with the congregations and organizations they serve."

Read more.
CDSP Welcomes 2016 Summer Intensive Students
More than 40 students on campus for two-week classes, formation 



From June 12-24, 34 low-residence students and eight residential students were on campus for intensive classes in homiletics, biblical Hebrew, Anglican moral theology and more as well as spiritual formation and community events. Sixteen incoming students took part in the first session of Foundations for Ministry, the first course in CDSP's new curriculum. Read more about the new curriculum on page 8 of the Spring 2016 issue of Crossings magazine.
Fung Institute Moves to Shires Hall
UC Berkeley Engineering program is new CDSP tenant

Next week, we welcome the Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering to Shires Hall. They join the Berkeley Geochronology Center, which moved to Shires more than 35 years ago. CDSP's faculty and administrative offices are now located in Parsons Hall. See a campus map.
Save the Date: Faith and Climate Change Event
October 22, 10 am - 4 pm

On October 22, CDSP will host a day-long conference on faith, action, and climate change. Speakers will include the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, former presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; the Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus, bishop of California; the Very Rev. W. Mark Richardson, dean and president of CDSP; and Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, professor of theological and social ethics at CDSP and Pacific Lutheran Seminary. The day will include lunch and a liturgy to bless the solar panels being installed on Easton, Parsons, and Shires Halls.

Watch future issues of the newsletter for more information and registration details.
Life of the Spirit and Connection to the Earth
President Mark Richardson to speak July 10

President Mark Richardson will speak on "Life of the Spirit and Connection to the Earth" at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin in San Francisco. The talk, which is part of the "summer in the city" speaker series, will take place on Sunday, July 10 at 9 am.
Preview of Fall 2016 CALL Classes
Classes run September 19 - November 7. Registration opens July 18.

The Center for Anglican Learning and Leadership (CALL) will offer the following online continuing education classes this fall. Registration opens July 18.

Anglican Bible with Dr. Donn Morgan
Introduction to the Book of Common Prayer with the Rev. Dr. Walter Knowles
SciFi Faith with Dr. Michelle Murrain
Jesus: The Person and the Way with the Rev. Dr. Mark Stenberg
Food/Faith/Justice with Dr. Christopher Carter
Introduction to the Old Testament with Dr. Dale Loepp
Anglicanismo II with the Rev. Dr. John Kater
The Diaconate with Dr. Rod Dugliss

Learn more.
Thank You For Supporting CDSP This Year
Fiscal year ends June 30


During this fiscal year, which ends on June 30, generous donors like you have supported CDSP with gifts to the annual fund, the Winifred B. Gaines Scholarship Fund, Giving Tuesday, the Refectory Refresh campaign, and a new scholarship fund in honor of Professor John Kater (profiled on page 15 of the current issue of Crossings magazine).

The scholarships that you support are the only way many of our students can afford to prepare for ministry that will, in the words of our mission statement, meet "the challenges of contemporary society with the good news of Jesus Christ." Your gift helps ensure that the church of the future will have the leaders it needs to thrive, and all of us at CDSP are grateful.

If you haven't yet had the opportunity to support CDSP this fiscal year, it's not too late to make an annual fund donation online before June 30.

Here's how:

2) Use VISA or MasterCard to make your gift on our secure site.

3) Questions? Special handling? Call Wesley Capps at 510 -204-0712 or email him for assistance.

Thank you, as always, for your support of CDSP.
Summer Reading Roundup

Students starting their studies at CDSP in September are busy making their way through a new summer reading list. Check out faculty recommendations and titles and download the entire list to complement your own summer reading.
Community News

Faculty News


During the week of June 12, the Association of Anglican Musicians held their 50th anniversary conference based in Stamford, Connecticut. On June 14, Assistant Professor George Emblom convened a panel discussion titled "Vocation, Formation, and Church Musicians:  Music in Seminary Formation." The panel, pictured above, (l-r), included the Rt. Rev. Keith Whitmore, assisting bishop of Atlanta, Virginia Theological Seminary M.Div. student Kyle Babin, the Rev. Canon Vicki Sirota, the Rev. Dr. William Roberts of Virginia Theological Seminary, Dr. Alan Lewis of Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, the Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool, assistant bishop of the Diocese of New York, Emblom, and the Rev. Dr. Lizette Larson-Miller formerly of CDSP and now of Huron University College, London, Ontario.

"More Than Communion:  Imagining an Eschatological Ecclesiology," by Visiting Assistant Professor Scott MacDougall was reviewed in the March 2016 issue of Expository Times, which named it Book of the Month.

Academic Dean Ruth Meyers has contributed a chapter to a new book, "Ecumenical Missiology: Changing Landscapes and New Conceptions of Mission," just published by the World Council of Churches. Learn more.

Student News

Teresa Wakeen '16, Jani Wild '17, Ed Milkovich '17, Charlotte Wilson '16, and Christie Fleming '17 recently attended the Preaching Excellence Program at the Roslyn Conference and Retreat Center in Richmond, Virginia. 

Brendan Barnicle '17, Christie Fleming '17, Jani Wild '17 and Pete Homeyer '18 have been awarded scholarships to attend the Nuevo Amanecer Conference. The conference will take place August 29 - September 1 at Kunuga Conference Center.

Alum News


Three members of the class of 1968 and their spouses have been appointed by their bishops to serve as chaplains to retired clergy and spouses and partners. Pictured above (l-r) are the Rev. Canon Franklin S.H. Chun and Norma Chun of the Diocese of Hawaii, Donna Crocker of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, the Rev. Stephen Norcross of the Diocese of Oregon, and the Rev. Ronald Crocker, also of Western Massachusetts.

Job Postings

St. John's Episcopal Church in Ross, California seeks a director of children's ministries. Learn more.

Christ Episcopal Church in Needham, Massachussetts seeks a family/youth minister. Learn more.

CDSP seeks a director of advancement to partner with the president and board of trustees to develop and execute a comprehensive strategic fundraising plan. Learn more.
Stay in touch:
Join Our Mailing List     Like us on Facebook     Follow us on Twitter     Give to CDSP