On September 16, 1984, the National Office moved into the 1549 Clairmont Road office. Just 14 days shy of the 30th Anniversary of moving into these offices, the ACPE National Office is moving to downtown Decatur. From typewriters to laptops, we have come a long way in thirty years at this office. As many of you know this is a long anticipated move, and we are very excited to cultivate a stronger team dynamic in the new open space. The old offices have served us well for so many years, but we cannot wait to see all of the new possibilities in the office space with larger meeting rooms, including a classroom and a board room. We wanted to take this opportunity to reminisce about the last thirty years with pictures from the Open House in 1984 when 150 people gathered for singing and a celebration service.

As summer draws to a close, we would love to hear from students about their CPE experiences. What will stay with you? What is one important memory, story or encounter that will continue to shape your sense of vocation? Let us know! Send up to 250 words to John Roch (john@acpe.edu). We will post the stories in our "members only" section of our website. We also hope to share portions of stories in our efforts to build the Association. Please submit all stories by September 20. If you're a student, a candidate or an SES, we would love to hear from you! If you're a supervisor, please invite your students to share their experience!

Your national staff enjoyed a wonderful day of creativity, a good meal and exploring our strengths as individuals and as a team on August 21. We began our day at a local pottery and art store called "All Fired Up," where each of us tried out our artistic skills (and best efforts). If you come by our new offices, we'll be happy to show you our creations. After a great lunch at a local restaurant called "Big Tex," we gathered on the floor in our new office space (as we had no furniture at that point). Prior to the retreat, each of us had read Strengthfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath and completed the online assessment instrument. Sitting in a circle with our backs against the walls of what will be the new boardroom, we took time to look at the strengths of our team, to develop an appreciation for both the breadth and depth of strengths within our team, and to think together about how we can build on these strengths to better serve the association. While we enjoyed a great deal of laughter, we also recognize the importance of our work and the critical period our association is entering as we prepare for the next 50 years of our work. While we know there will be mistakes and miscommunication, we shared a strong commitment as a team to be all that the membership needs us to be even as we push for more efficient and effective ways of serving you. Overall, we came to a deeper appreciation of the remarkable people who choose to serve ACPE and the privilege we enjoy in participating in this work. We're grateful to the association for the opportunity!

Gordon and Ellis McIntyre of Heritage Accounting have faithfully served our

By Trace Haythorn, ACPE Executive Director

The religious diversity within ACPE seems to grow every year. Few of us have formal education in how to cultivate an interreligious educational setting. For those looking for resources, the Religious Education  Association has just published the first in their new "Horizon" series, titled God Beyond Borders: Interreligious Learning Among Faith Communities. The first chapter is available at this link.

By William Killian, BCC/APC

Written in honor of my four CPE Supervisors (Kentucky State Hospital, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Elgin State Hospital, and Rockford Memorial Hospital)

I had four Chaplain Supervisors

in my training to become a hospital chaplain -

Jack Shepard, Harold Nelson, Charles Sullivan, Frank Moyer.

These four men helped me define selfhood in ministry.

Last Wednesday, July 30, 2014,

two days after his 84th birthday,

Frank Moyer died.