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'The thing that unites all of us'
Seminarians get first-hand look at the connectional church
by Emily Enders Odom
Associate, Mission Communications
Reprinted from One in the Spirit
LOUISVILLE — A self-professed "polity geek" with an inquiring mind for all things Presbyterian, Jeff Foels had no General Assembly level experience in his portfolio while fellow seminarian, Lauren Simmons, a former Young Adult Volunteer (YAV), already had greater than average exposure to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s inner workings.
Both Foels and Simmons — two of the 17 students from Presbyterian-related seminaries who attended the Leaders in the Connectional Church program held here Jan. 12-16 — found that their horizons were broadened and their assumptions challenged about the national offices as they spent part of their January term studying a wide range of PC(USA) program areas under the supervision of experienced denominational leaders. Keep reading.

Presidential search committee named at Columbia Theological Seminary
The Board of Trustees of Columbia Theological Seminary has elected a search committee for the selection and recommendation to the Board of a new president.
Trustee Lee W. Bowman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Kentucky, will chair the committee. She is a member of Transylvania Presbytery and previously served Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. Keep reading this story.
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