{"id":44699,"date":"2023-10-02T12:19:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T16:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/?p=44699"},"modified":"2023-10-13T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T20:09:10","slug":"were-moving-forward-with-the-perspective-of-grace-and-abundance-not-fear-and-scarcity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presbyterianfoundation.louderstaging.com\/ko\/resources\/news\/were-moving-forward-with-the-perspective-of-grace-and-abundance-not-fear-and-scarcity\/","title":{"rendered":"\uc6b0\ub9ac\ub294 \ub450\ub824\uc6c0\uacfc \ud76c\uc18c\uc131\uc774 \uc544\ub2cc \uc740\ud61c\uc640 \ud48d\uc694\ub85c\uc6c0\uc758 \uad00\uc810\uc73c\ub85c \uc55e\uc73c\ub85c \ub098\uc544\uac00\uace0 \uc788\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou may not know it,\u201d the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty of the \uc7a5\ub85c\uad50 \uc7ac\ub2e8<\/a> told \u201cLeading Theologically\u201d viewers during his Friday interview with the \ube45\ud130 \uc54c\ub85c\uc694 \ubaa9\uc0ac<\/a>, the 11th<\/sup> president of \uceec\ub7fc\ube44\uc544 \uc2e0\ud559\uad50<\/a>, \u201cbut you\u2019re just received a mini seminar on what it means to be a seminary president.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNavigating Multiple Mires with Grace\u201d was the topic of Friday\u2019s live broadcast. Listen to Aloyo\u2019s 32-minute conversation with Hinson-Hasty \uc5ec\uae30<\/a> \ub610\ub294 \uc5ec\uae30<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aloyo\u2019s mini seminar came in response to Hinson-Hasty\u2019s standard inquiry courtesy of Dr. Howard Thurman: \u201cWhat is making you come alive?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s opportunities of seeing God at work creating something new every day \u2014 acknowledging that God is not static, but constantly demonstrating God\u2019s goodness and grace and abundant love for the church and for the world,\u201d Aloyo said. Students arrive at the seminary with \u201cphenomenal faith stories that are guiding them to pursue further theological preparation in service to their communities and the life of the church.\u201d It\u2019s also the chance \u201cto walk with the faculty and to create learning environments and platforms that will continue to give our students opportunities to further flourish, because their cutting-edge research and their commitment to Christ and the church is inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m also asked, \u2018What wakes you up in the morning?\u2019 It\u2019s seeing the possibilities that can exist, that I have been given the honor to be part of this teaching, learning and serving enterprise which is so critical to me, my family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

With multiple pandemics including Covid, bitter political partisanship and the racial reckoning, \u201cagency has been given to the rhetoric of hatred and the rhetoric of suspicion, which have infiltrated the life of the church,\u201d Aloyo said. Longtime congregations and companies are closing, and clergy and lay leaders continue to face challenges including their own mental health and that of parishioners. As he and others at Columbia Seminary travel the country, \u201cwe hear challenges like the fear of scarcity is dominating. We\u2019re not going to be moving forward in our curriculum development and in our trajectory as an institution of the church under the perspective of scarcity and fear, but of abundance and grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Columbia Seminary is proceeding with a blueprint rather than a strategic plan. That more flexible approach is \u201cmore adaptive to changing circumstances,\u201d Aloyo told Hinson-Hasty.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, we are living in an endemic time, and this endemic time is teaching us there\u2019s constant change,\u201d Aloyo said. He called the blueprint \u201cflexible and nimble, but direct.\u201d<\/p>\n

The blueprint \u201chighlights the importance of access and the flourishing of students,\u201d focuses on \u201creconnecting with the local church\u201d in that \u201cwe are an institution in service to the church,\u201d and builds partnerships with alumni, congregants, philanthropical organizations, donors and individuals \u201cwho desire to be part of something positive,\u201d Aloyo said.<\/p>\n

Along with those elements is the increasing importance of mental health. \u201cWe will be focusing on fortifying our coping mechanisms in order for proper healing to occur,\u201d Aloyo said. \u201cYou and I,\u201d he told Hinson-Hasty, \u201cwere raised with a theological paradigm to look at and observe the needs of others. The fact is, we need to shift that to acknowledge it\u2019s OK to tap into our humanity. It\u2019s OK to understand we can get angry and frustrated and anxious about our circumstances. It is not weakness, but it is strength.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s be a community that values and honors core values like gratitude and dignity,\u201d Aloyo said. \u201cLet\u2019s celebrate what we offer \u2014 that our ministries are one of active learning, active listening and active formation.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been \u201cwonderful,\u201d Aloyo said, to be able to hear about the challenges being faced by alumni and others. \u201cThat\u2019s why a blueprint is adaptive, because it charges us to have these conversations and incorporate their experiences within our own curriculum development and campus culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aloyo credited his parents, both of whom \u201care in the church triumphant,\u201d for instilling \u201cin me the values of perseverance, persistence and a learned faith.\u201d Both parents emigrated from Puerto Rico to the New York City area in the early 1950s. Aloyo\u2019s mother taught Sunday school for 58 consecutive years. \u201cShe loved it,\u201d he said, \u201cand that\u2019s why I am such a strong advocate for lay leadership and being an instrument for making sure people who have been marginalized have an opportunity to contribute to ministry in the Lord\u2019s vineyard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Asked by Hinson-Hasty which recent books to look out for, Aloyo mentioned \u201cSacred Self Care: Daily Practices to Nurturing our Whole Selves<\/a>,\u201d written by a Columbia Seminary faculty member, Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes<\/a>. Walker-Barnes facilitated a recent faculty retreat \u201cbased on this phenomenal book,\u201d Aloyo said. \u201cShe is a scholar and psychologist and faithful servant of the church.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it came time to deliver a blessing and a benediction, Aloyo prayed for the work of the \uc2e0\ud559\uad50\uc721 \uae30\uae08<\/a> \u201cand its significant and impactful ministry within the life of the church and all our theological institutions. \u2026 Thank you, O Lord, for this opportunity you have granted us to share the good news, to be able to move forward with conviction and with celebration. And now, O Lord, may the gifts that you provide \u2014 the power of the Holy Spirit, the grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ \u2014 be upon us today and always. Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n

New and previous editions of \u201cLeading Theologically\u201d are available \uc5ec\uae30<\/a> \uadf8\ub9ac\uace0 \uc5ec\uae30<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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