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Published Date: March 5, 2020
Alumnus Publishes New Book
Sean Gladding’s (MDiv, 2002) latest book, A View from the Margins, is a devotional guide for Holy Week. “It’s easy to jump straight from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and miss the drama that unfolded on the streets of Jerusalem during Holy Week. This series of daily readings is an invitation to slow down and catch a view of Jesus through the eyes of some of the minor characters whose stories are often overlooked. This fresh perspective on the events of Holy Week is also an invitation to ask questions of our own lives as we seek to live as Easter people.” The book can also serve as a small group/Sunday School class resource for Lent.
Available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/
Sean also has a new podcast engaging with the Gospel of Mark through storytelling: https://anchor.
Annual Counseling Assessment Report Completed
The Department of Counseling and Pastoral Care has completed its Annual Assessment Report for its Masters of Arts in Mental Health Counseling, Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling and Masters of Arts in Pastoral Care degree programs. If you would like to review the Assessment Reports you can access them on the Department’s Web Page.
Alumnus Inducted into ShelterBox Hall of Fame
Dr. Marshall Stanton, MDiv ’60, was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in February of 2020. Dr. Stanton reached a momentous milestone by raising over $100,000 to provide emergency shelter and supplies to people who have lost their homes in times of disaster. There are over 400 ambassadors across the country for the organization, and Dr. Stanton is one of 36 who have reached this milestone. He has been active within the organization for nearly 15 years. We applaud his tremendous efforts and wish him a huge congratulations!
Since 2000, Shelterbox has provided essential lifesaving tools and equipment to families in need during times of disaster all over the world. They have been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize twice in 2018 and 2019. To find more information about the organization and ways to help, click here.
Just for your information that ATS alumni Meeli Tankler (DMin 2013) and Ullas Tankler (DMin 2000) have published a studybook in homiletics in their mother tongue Estonian in 2019. The book was published in connection with the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary where both of them are teaching practical theology. The book is called From Word to Message (Sonast sonumiks), and is used as a main study material in 3 theological schools in Estonia as well as in the theological faculty of Tartu University .