Asbury Theological Seminary

Chaplain Clarence LeMasters (1951), U.S. Navy, received a B.D. from Asbury Seminary, Kentucky campus.

 An early-teenage boy listened to a preacher one Sunday morning. A few days after, he sat in his school classes, reflecting upon the pastor’s words, and looking out the window. He thought about the sermon and wondered, “Does God really want me to be a preacher?" Finally, he believed God really did want that and he made a commitment to follow the call.

 This was obviously different from what the other children in his classroom were thinking about. World War II was in progress, and as the teenager drew close to completing school, the nation drew in young heroes with the draft. The WWII draft operated from 1940 to1947, and during this time, more than 11 million men had been inducted into military service.

Top Ten: Verses for Chaplains

Rev. Dr. Kandace Brooks, D.M.A., (2005) brings this month's Top 10, in tribute to those called to Chaplaincy. She is the Director of Community Life, at the Florida Dunnam Campus.

(to see all Top 10, be sure to click the Read More link in the bottom corner of the article.)

 #1.      Romans 8:31-39 (actually, all of Romans 8!)

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Rev. Steven D. Wood (1986), Vice-Chair of the North Georgia Conference Council, received an M.Div. from Asbury Seminary, Kentucky campus

The Rev. Steve Wood, and his wife of twenty-three years, LeAnne, have three daughters and a son: Lauren, Lacey, Layne, and Steven, Jr.  Their family resides in Alpharetta, Ga, and they enjoy water sports, golf, gardening, snow skiing, baseball, basketball, and bike-riding

Steve served for 7 years as the Community Spiritual Director for the Northwest Georgia Walk to Emmaus movement. Overseas, Steve has preached in and led mission trips to Israel, Jordan, Haiti, Brazil, Nigeria and Mexico. In 1994 Steve was chosen to be the launching Community Spiritual Director for the Tres Dias movement in Moscow, Russia. He has a passion for missions and evangelism in making disciples of Jesus Christ and growing and cultivating Christian leaders for global impact.

Announcements

See Dr. Steve Harper and his wife Jeannie perform “Cowboy for My Jesus” for the Florida graduation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZED0UEA0JtU

Win FREE BibleWorks Software - Complete this Refer-a-Student form, http://www.asburyseminary.edu/alumni-elink/refer-a-student, between now and November 22, 2010, and your name will be entered into the drawing to win free BibleWorks Software.

Alumni Directory - The Asbury Seminary Alumni Office has partnered with PCI (publishingconcepts.com) to develop our alumni directory!  Over the next several months, PCI will be collecting data to make this directory the most complete and accurate directory possible.  Please work with Asbury, PCI and your fellow alumni to make this project a success!

Alumni World Café – Orlando, FL August 16, 2010 – The World Café is an event that will be held in Orlando, FL to help develop Asbury Seminary’s strategic plan.  We have heard from faculty, staff and students.  Now we want to hear from you.  Alumni are a very important part of the seminary, and we would love to hear what you have to say about where Asbury is going.  The Alumni World Cafe will be held in the Harper Room of the Florida Dunnam campus and will be facilitated by Dr. Kandace Brooks.  Be looking for more information about this event this summer through email.