Interested persons are invited to attend a multimedia seminar titled "Pastoral Care for the Traumatized" on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the Earlham School of Religion Center, 228 College Avenue, Richmond, Indiana (corner of College Avenue and National Road West.) In this webcast from the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), participants will learn from John P.

Since 2002, Bethany Theological Seminary has offered a Master of Divinity degree completion track titled MDiv Connections for students unable to relocate to Richmond, Indiana for long-term residency. On July 12, the Seminary received approval from its accrediting body, the Association of Theological Schools, to launch the MA Connections track. The seminary will officially enroll students in the track in the Spring 2011 semester.

Church of the Brethren congregations are encouraged to uplift the mission and ministry of Bethany Theological Seminary by celebrating Bethany Sunday on September 12, 2010. Resource packets were recently mailed to all Church of the Brethren congregations that include a bulletin insert, worship resources written by Bethany students and alumni/ae, and a "Moment for Mission"--a brief update on Seminary activities.

The Church of the Brethren National Youth Conference's Monday morning, July 19 worship service has been recorded and can be viewed on the NYC page of Bethany Webcast Central. National Youth Conference is currently taking place in Fort Collins, Colorado, with nearly 3,000 persons attending.

With experiences from the tactile to the technological, Bethany students and faculty offered many opportunities to interact with 2010 Annual Conference attendees.

Bethany Theological Seminary, the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference Office, and the Church of the Brethren are working together to offer live broadcasts of many Annual Conference events. All broadcasts will also be available as recordings unless noted otherwise.

Click here to go to the Annual Conference webcast page for more information and to view the webcasts.

Denise D. Kettering has been named as assistant professor of Brethren Studies. She will begin in this part-time position July 1, 2010.

On Saturday May 8 Bethany Theological Seminary celebrated its one hundred fifth commencement, awarding nine students master of divinity degrees and one student a certificate of achievement in theological studies.

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PLEASE NOTE: Traffic patterns and road closings in and around Richmond are changing DAILY. If you are planning a trip to Bethany, we recommend you call us at 800-287-8822 on the day you plan to arrive for the most updated access information. You may also want to visit this page on the Earlham College Web site: http://pressroom.earlham.edu/articles/2009/11/directions-earlham-college....

by Lindsey Frye
photos by Walt Wiltschek