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18-December-1998 
98437 
 
    News of Theological Institutions 
 
    by Alexa Smith 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (LPTS) 
President John M. Mulder delivered a keynote address at a "Future of the 
Kirk" conference held by the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Sept. 7.  "Does 
Presbyterianism Have a Future? An American Perspective on Signs of 
Vitality" was the subject of Mulder's speech, which was based on a 
seven-volume research project co-directed by Mulder, LPTS library director 
Milton J Coalter and Union Theological Seminary of Virginia President Louis 
B. Weeks, called "The Presbyterian Presence: The Twentieth-Century 
Experience." 
 
RICHMOND, Va. -Five members of the Union Theological Seminary & 
Presbyterian School of Christian Education community attended the Eighth 
Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Dec. 3-14, in Harare, Zimbabwe. 
Attending are: Dawn DeVriers, professor of theology; Syngman Rhee, visiting 
professor of evangelism and mission; and students, Gun Ho Lee of Seoul, 
South Korea, and Candace Worth of Raleigh, N.C.  Union-PSCE Board of 
Trustees member John Evans of Davidson, N.C., and his son, Alex Evans, a 
Union-PSCE alumnus, were also present. 
 
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is announcing two winter 
continuing education courses that are geared around the family. 
"Understanding Family: A New Perspective" will be offered by the Rev. Robin 
Cumberland of Ashtabula, Ohio, a church pastor, and Anne Vogeding Read, a 
faculty member of the Western Pennsylvania Family Center, from January 
through May for $125.  Carl A. Jensen of the Western Pennsylvania Family 
Center is offering "My Church, My Family and Myself" from January through 
May for $125.  For additional information, contact the seminary at 
412-362-5610. 
 
AUSTIN, Texas - The Rev. Jerold D. Shetler has been named vice president 
for insitutional advancement of the Austin Presbyterian Theological 
Seminary, according to President Robert Shelton.  Shetler has served as a 
pastor and as the chair of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Committee on 
Theological Education and chair of a General Assembly committee on budget 
and finance.  "His distinguished career as a pastor, his longtime 
involvement in theological education, his experience in fund raising and 
his commitment in the church all commend him highly for this work.  We are 
very excited about his coming to work with us at Austin Seminary as we plan 
for and move toward the future," Sheldon said.  Shetler is currently pastor 
of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, N.C. 

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