The Rev. Dr. Norman E. “Ned” Dewire
Director of Worship and Religious Life
228 Glen Village Court, Powell, OH 43065
(614) 325-0250 • (231) 348-3805 (cottage)
ndewire@mtso.edu

Ned and Shirley, along with their two daughters, first came to Bay View as guests of David Scarrow’s parents in the mid-1960s. Shirley and Ned met as students at Ohio University (Athens). In his junior year, Ned became student pastor of four churches and finished his Bachelor of Science in education as a math major. He served as pastor and commuted to Boston University School of Theology for four years, earning a Master of Divinity. He also has a D.Min. from McCormick Theological Seminary and a D.D. from Adrian College. Following five years at Central United Methodist Church, Detroit, Ned became director of mission and church extension for the Detroit Conference. He was the first director of the Joint Strategy and Action Committee, coordinating the work of “home missions” staff of over 20 denominations.

In 1975, he became general secretary of the General Council on Ministries for 12 years, then president of the Methodist Theological School in Ohio in Delaware, Ohio, retiring after 20 years in 2006. Ned is on the OhioHealth Board of Directors, and is president of the board of trustees of the West Ohio Conference, The United Methodist Church. He is a trustee of Ohio University and a member of the Ohio University Foundation Board.  He is a special advisor to the president of Bethune-Cookman University, one of the historic black colleges in the United States.  For 10 years each, he chaired the Social and International Affairs Committee and the Theological Education Committee of the World Methodist Council. He is now doing a project on consortia relationships among theological schools.      

The Rev. Louise Seipel
June 13-17

The Rev. Louise Riggins Seipel has spent nearly 30 years in service to The United Methodist Church and currently serves the poor within public housing through the Community Properties Impact Corp. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Greensboro College in Greensboro, N.C., and a Master of Divinity from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, Ohio. She is an ordained elder in the West Ohio United Methodist Annual Conference, and a Bridges Out of Poverty Certified Trainer.

"Lou" has served on the Financial Policies Committee and the Executive Committee of the Methodist Theological School  Board of Trustees; as vice chair of the Methodist Theological School; is a founding trustee of Northwest House of Theological Studies; and served on the Board of Directors Human Resources Committee at OPRS. She is currently a member of the YMCA Board of Trustees, the MAP Furniture Bank Board of Trustees, and the Homeless Families Foundation Board of Trustees.

From 2004 to the present, Lou has served as Director of Supportive Services (2004-2008) and Vice President (since 2008) for the Community Impact Corp. in the areas of service delivery systems, managing support services staff, grant applications, community relations, partnership development, public relations and research and development. Community Impact Corp. is part of the Community Properties Corp. In April 2003, the Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing launched the acquisition and rehabilitation of 1,335 units of an affordable housing project and formed Community Properties of Ohio Management Services. The Community Properties Initiative relied heavily on many significant partnerships, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Campus Partners, United Way of Central Ohio, numerous funders and service agencies.

Lou is married to Craig Seipel, and has two sons, Zachary and Sam.  Zachary is 2010 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, and has commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army. Sam is currently a senior at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Craig and Lou live in Powell, Ohio.

Sunday, June 13, Sermon: Of Saints and Sinkers. Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Theme of Lectures:  A Sinker’s Journey to Discipleship
June 14: Things That Make You Want to Go 'Hmmmmm’...
June 15: A Little Dab Will Do You  
June 16: Smile, Breath and Go Slowly - Thich Nhat Hanh
June 17: First, Break All the Rules

Pastor Kelvin L. Lumpkin
June 20-24

Pastor Kelvin L. Lumpkin has been anointed by God to fulfill the mission of impacting the world for Jesus Christ.  He is a highly favored man of God who possesses the spiritual and leadership abilities to accomplish this task. The Rev. Lumpkin is the founding Senior Pastor of Abundant Life Christian Center in Sarasota, Fla.

Having been raised in a family replete with men and women dedicated to a life of ministry in various capacities, Pastor Lumpkin felt from a young age that he was destined to follow in their footsteps. He accepted his assignment to minister the gospel while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting at Bethune Cookman University (BCU) in Daytona Beach, Fla. An accomplished musician, the Rev. Lumpkin played for and traveled throughout the United States with the BCU Gospel Choir.  During this time he also served as Associate Minister under the leadership of Bishop Derek T. Triplett, pastor of Hope Fellowship in Daytona Beach. In spite of having embraced the mission for his life, God’s directive to birth Abundant Life Christian Center (ALCC) surprised Pastor Lumpkin because of its timing. He was only 25 years old and newly promoted to the position of nursing home administrator at the J.H. Floyd Sunshine Manor Skilled Nursing Facility in Sarasota..  He obeyed nonetheless and ALCC was founded in 1999 with just 11 members. The fruits of his labor are evident today as the ministry celebrates its 10th anniversary

In addition to his duties as Senior Pastor of ALCC, the Rev. Lumpkin is also very involved in the local community. He is the Director of Religious Affairs for the Sarasota Branch of the NAACP, President of FOCUS Ministerial Alliance, and host of the radio talk show “Perspectives.”  Pastor Lumpkin is also serving in his second term on the Board of Trustees of State College of Florida (formerly Manatee Community College).  He was initially appointed to the board in 2004 by Gov. Jeb Bush and subsequently re-appointed in 2008 by Gov. Charlie Crist. Pastor Lumpkin looks beyond the borders of Sarasota and the United States when it comes to “Impacting the Community.”  His goal is to make a difference and take God’s message to the world community. To this end he has preached the gospel in Jamaica, The Dominican Republic, Uganda and India. Pastor Kelvin L. Lumpkin resides in Sarasota, Fla., and is married to the lovely Dali Lumpkin. 

Sunday, June 20, Sermon: Lord Teach Us to Pray. Scripture, Luke 11:1-5

Theme of Lectures: The Power of Prayer
June 21: Our Father, Hallowed Be Thy Name
June 22: Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done
June 23: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
June 24: Forgive Us Debts, Deliver Us from Evil

The Rev. Dr. Carol M. Bechtel
June 27-July 1

The Rev. Dr. Carol M. Bechtel is Professor of Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Mich. (Reformed Church in America (RCA)). Before joining Western's faculty in 1994, Carol Bechtel taught at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Va. Dr. Bechtel preaches and teaches widely. She recently served as the president of the RCA’s General Synod and the moderator it its General Synod Council.
 
Dr. Bechtel has written several books, including "Esther: A Commentary for Teaching and Preaching," "Glimpses of Glory" and "Life After Grace," all published by Westminster John Knox) Her love for music is evident in two of her Bible study curricula: "Hallelujah! The Bible and Handel's 'Messiah'" and "Sowing Tears, Reaping Joy: The Bible and Brahms' 'Requiem,'" published by Kerygma (the preferred reference CD is Brahms’ "Ein Deutsches Requiem" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine; BGM Classics). She is also the author of "Job and the Life of Faith: Wisdom for Today's World" (Kerygma) and "Above and Beyond: Hearing God’s Call in Jonah and Ruth" (Presbyterian Women).
 
Dr. Bechtel grew up on a farm in Fulton, Ill. She attended Hope College, Western Theological Seminary and received her Ph.D. in Old Testament from Yale University in 1992. She now lives in Holland, Mich., with her husband, Tom Mullens. They have four children: Elyssa, Andrew, Ian, and Ellen, along with one grandchild, Michael. Her hobbies include cooking, gardening, singing, and the Celtic harp.

Sunday, June 27, Sermon: How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place. Scripture: Psalm 84; John 16:16-22

Theme of Lectures: Sowing Tears, Reaping Joy: The Bible and Brahms’ Requiem
June 28: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (Movement 1)
June 29: We Have to be Carefully Taught (Movements 2-3)
June 30: How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place (Movements 4-5)
July 1: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Movements 6-7)

The Rev. Dr. Michael Brown
July 4-8

The Rev. Dr. Michael B. Brown is Senior Minister of Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. A native of Asheboro, N.C., he is married to the former Page Plummer. The Browns have four children: Adam, 27; Alison, 22; Zachary, 21; and Katharine, 12. Dr. Brown graduated from High Point University, Duke University Divinity School and received his Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching from Drew Theological Seminary. He did clinical pastoral education internships at John Umstead Hospital and Murdoch Hospital, both in Butner, N.C. Prior to his present assignment, he was pastor of Mt. Lebanon Church, Randleman, N.C.; Center Church, Welcome, N.C.; Stallings Church, Stallings, N.C.; Boone Church, Boone, N.C.; Central Church in Asheville, N.C.; and Centenary Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., all United Methodist congregations. In addition to pastoral duties, he has taught Ethics in the College for Seniors at The University of North Carolina-Asheville, New Testament at High Point University, and Congregational Change at Wake Forest University Divinity School.

He served as a delegate to General and Jurisdictional conferences of The United Methodist Church, as member of The Board of Ordained Ministry (serving as Chair of the Preaching Committee) and chaired the special commission that designed Vision 2000, which became the program of church renewal endorsed by United Methodism in America. Likewise, Dr. Brown was a member of the Advisory Board for the United Methodist Foundation for Evangelism. He has written six books (including the recently published "Bottom Line Beliefs") and is contributing author to 11 others. In 1995, Dr. Brown was included in the "Great American Preachers” book series. His radio program, "Simple Faith," is broadcast weekly on WOR radiosStation, New York City, and is heard by listeners from Boston, Mass., to Washington, D.C.

Michael Brown is the recipient of the Circuit Rider Certificate of Merit from The United Methodist Church, the John L. Borchert Award for Christian Communications, and the Harry Denman Award for Evangelism. Dr. Brown has served as preacher for "The Protestant Hour" radio program (broadcast on more than 400 radio stations nationally and heard globally via the U.S. Armed Services Network). He was a frequent lecturer and preacher at Vision 2000 events, having participated in launch events and training sessions across much of America. Also, Dr. Brown has preached on numerous college campuses, including Appalachian State, Duke, Emory, Wake Forest and Pfeiffer universities, and Bennett College; and has been Baccalaureate Preacher at High Point University and Greensboro College. He has served on a variety of boards and agencies including The Homiletical Institute, The Advisory Board of The Florence Crittendon Home, The Advisory Board of Advocacy for the Poor, The Board of Directors for Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries, and The Trustees of High Point University.

Sunday, July 4, Sermon: Strong Shoulders. Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-12:2

Theme of Lectures: The Central Virtue of the Christian Experience
July 5: What the World Needs Now
July 6: Love is a Verb
July 7: Love as the Key to Personal Happiness
July 8: Love as the Nature of God

The Rev. Dr. Sergei V. Nikolaev
July 11-15

The Rev. Dr. Sergei V. Nikolaev is an ordained elder in the Russia United Methodist Church. He holds a Ph.D. in Christian Tradition (Evangelism) from the Graduate Program in Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.  At the same time he has had diverse ministry experience on local, conference and general church levels. Born in 1972 in Leninogorsk, Russia, Nikolaev accepted Christ in his heart in the Russia United Methodist Church in 1994 while a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute.  Having served as a Sunday School teacher for children and an assistant to the pastor, he entered the Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary in Moscow, Russia, and was a member of the first graduating class in 1997.  While at the seminary, Nikolaev served as the pastor in the young, but growing Perovo United Methodist Church in Moscow.  In addition, he was one of the founders and the first director of the Moscow Bible College for Laity – the first Russian United Methodist school of that type. His seminary thesis examined the question of how to establish a school for enhancing ministry to lay people in Russia.

After graduation from the seminary, Nikolaev went to work on his Ph.D. in the United States.  While studying English and taking classes at Indiana University, Nikolaev served a two-point charge in rural Indiana in the South Indiana Annual Conference.  After a year in the graduate program at Southern Methodist Universit,y he came back to Russia for a year in order to serve in the Russia United Methodist Church and teach at the Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary with the purpose of developing a focus for his graduate studies that would be useful for his future ministry in Russia.  While in Russia, Nikolaev became the founding chair of the Liturgical Committee, which produced the trial version for the liturgies of the worship services for the Russia United Methodist Church. Following his return to Graduate Studies in Dallas, Nikolaev became a part-time administrative assistant to Dr. R. Bruce Weaver in the office of the Russia Initiative of the General Board of Global Ministries.  This two-year experience gave Nikolaev a unique introduction to the questions of global policy-making, conflict resolution, and intercultural issues involved in general church-wide programming, including fundraising, with the focus on the Russia United Methodist Church.

Academically, Nikolaev specializes in the fields of evangelism, interchurch relations, history and theology of the Methodist Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the history of Christian thought.  His doctoral dissertation addressed the issue of Orthodox Church relations to Non-Orthodox Churches.  He has participated in a number of international and interdenominational meetings, such as the Orthodox-Wesleyan Dialogue and the Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies.  His articles and book chapters have been published by professional journals as well as by the Russia UMC.  He is fluent in Russian and English.

In 2005 Nikolaev returned to Russia having taken the position of E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at the Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary in Moscow. He defended his Ph.D. in 2007 and in 2008 was elected the President of the Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary from which he graduated 10 years prior. With residency and correspondence programs, the seminary seeks to be an integral part of theological education of United Methodist pastors for Eurasia. Pastors come to the seminary for training from as far away as Siberia and the Far East, Central Asia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Over 100 pastors have studied at the seminary in preparation for service in The United Methodist Church.  In 2008 Nikolaev was elected to the Board of Directors of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, to the newly established by 2008 General Conference Committee on Faith and Order, and joined the Editorial Board of Methodist Review: The Journal of Wesleyan and Methodist Studies. He is also serving on the European Methodist Council, representing the United Methodist Church in Eurasia, and was a delegate to the 2008 General Conference from the Central Russia Annual Conference. Nikolaev is happily married to his wife, Deborah.  They have a daughter Katya, 9; son Alexei, 7; and son Davyd, 16 months.

Sunday, July 11, Sermon: Fulfilling the Great Commission. Scripture, Matthew 28:18-20

Theme of Lectures: Russian Methodism in the Global Context
July 12: History of Methodism in Russia and CIS
July 13: Methodism in Russian Orthodox Culture
July 14: Methodism in Russia in the Islamic Context
July 15: Future of Methodism in Russia in the Global Context

The Rev. Dr. Philip Gulley
July 18-22

Philip Gulley is a Quaker pastor and beloved writer and speaker from Danville, Ind. He has become the voice of small-town American life. Gulley's work includes the acclaimed "Harmony" series of novels chronicling life in the eccentric Quaker community of Harmony, Ind., and the best selling "Porch Talk" series of inspirational and humorous stories.  In addition, Gulley and co-author James Mulholland describe their progressive worldview in their books, "If Grace Is True" and "If God Is Love."

Gulley was raised in Danville, Ind., where he lives today with his wife, Joan, and their sons, Spencer and Sam, in a rambling house with Gulley’s eclectic chair collection (64 at last count) and a welcoming porch. Many of his characters and recollections are taken from his boyhood in this small Midwestern town. Gulley attended Marian College in Indianapolis where he studied theology and sociology. He then  enrolled at Christian Theological Seminary. While in seminary, he became the pastor of Irvington Friends Meeting in Indianapolis and began writing essays for the church's newsletter. Paul Harvey Jr. received those newsletters and shared them with a publisher. A few months later, the publisher invited Gulley to publish his essays, which became his first book, "Front Porch Tales."  He has been writing ever since.

Gulley is currently the the pastor at Fairfield Friends Meeting near Indianapolis. Additionally, he hosts the television program Porch Talk with Phil Gulley on the Indiana PBS affiliate WFYI and their flagship show "Across Indiana," for which he received Emmy® Awards in 2007 and 2009. He also writes the popular monthly "Home Again" column for Indianapolis Monthly Magazine. Gulley’s most recent book, "If the Church Were Christian," focuses on a Christianity that is consistent with Jesus' teachings and a church that encourages Jesus' example as a model for living. The book explores those values Gulley believes the church should embrace - grace, reconciliation, peace, personal spiritual exploration, and uplifting of the human spirit. In May of 2010, Gulley will be awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Christian Theological Seminary for his body of work.

Sunday, July 18, Sermon: If the Church Were Christian. Scripture: Galatians 5:13-14, 22-23  (The Fruits of the Spirit)

Theme of Lectures: Good Faith
July 19: Good Faith, I
July 20: Good Faith, II
July 21: Good Faith, III
July 22: Good Faith, IV

Bishop Sharon Zimmerman Rader
July 25

Sharon Zimmerman Rader retired as an active bishop of The United Methodist Church in 2004 after serving for 12 years as resident bishop for the state of Wisconsin. Since retirement she has served as the interim executive for the newly established Connectional Table of The United Methodist Church where all ministry and money come together; and as Bishop in Residence at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. Currently she is the Ecumenical Officer for the Council of Bishops, acting as head of communion in many ecumenical settings. Prior to her election as bishop, Rader was a local church pastor, conference staff person and district superintendent in the West Michigan Conference. She is married to Dr. Blaine Rader, retired United Methodist pastor and counselor, and they are the parents of Matt and Mary and the grandparents of Ethan, Abby, Jasper and Zimm.

Sunday, July 25, Sermon: Justice Marching. Scripture: Psalm 85; Luke 11:1-13

Dr. Gordon Wood
July 26-30

Gordon S. Wood is Alva O. Way University Professor Emeritus at Brown University.  He received his B.A. degree from Tufts University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.  He taught at Harvard University and the University of Michigan before joining the faculty at Brown in 1969.  He is the author of many works, including "The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787" (Chapel Hill, 1969), which won the Bancroft Prize and the John H. Dunning Prize in 1970, and "The Radicalism of the American Revolution" (New York, 1992), which won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize in 1993. "The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin"  was awarded the Julia Ward Howe Prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005. His book "Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different" was published in 2006, and "The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History" was published in 2008. He has recently published a volume in the Oxford History of the United State entitled "Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815." This work has been awarded the 2010 American History Book Prize from among 129 entries. Professor Wood is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

Theme of Lectures: Empire of Liberty: Scenes from a History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
July 26: Monarchism and Republicanism in the Early United States
July 27: Republican Society
July 28: Environmental Hazards, Eighteenth-Century Style
July 29: The Creation of the Corporation
July 30: Republican Diplomacy and the War of 1812

The Rev. Dr. Tex Sample
Aug. 1-5

Former Academic Dean at St. Paul School of Theology, Judith L. Orr, has described Tex Sample as "...a man with a baseball bat in one hand and a copy of the philosopher Wittgenstein in the other...a man of the people and a man of the academy...a man who can tell it like it is to a group of tough urban Job Corps participants, to an upper middle class white suburban Sunday school class, and to distressed heartland farmers...a man who is comfortable at his daddy's taxi-cab stand and on the General Conference floor [the national meeting of his denomination]...a man of the community and a man of the church...a man who was born in the south, 'trained up' in the northeast, who has grown to maturity in the midwest."

A native of Brookhaven, Miss., he attended public schools in Brookhaven and went on to receive his B.A. from Millsaps College with a major in psychology. He received his M.Div. from the Boston University School of Theology and his Ph.D. from the Boston University Graduate School. While a graduate student, Sample was a Fellow in the Boston University Human Relations Center. In 1999 he was named Distinguish Alumnus of the Boston University School of Theology. He received the D.D. degree from Coe College in 2003. Over the course of his life Sample has worked as a cab driver, as a laborer, and as a roust-about in the oil fields. In addition, he pastored churches for eight years and served three years as the Director of Social Relations of the Massachusetts Council of Churches. In this last capacity he was the lobbyist for the Council and worked actively in the civil rights and peace movements. At St. Paul School of Theology he served as Acting Academic Dean during 1987-88. In 1988 he received the John M. Swomley, Jr., Award, presented by the Ethnic Minority Students of St. Paul for "commitment to God's work and preserving human rights through non-violent social action." Academically, Sample works and teaches in the areas of U.S. lifestyles, U.S. culture, social theory and social change, power, social class and theological ethics. He is a specialist in the study of blue collar and poor people.

Sample has authored nine books and co-edited another: "Blue Collar Ministry" (Judson Press, 1984), "U.S. Lifestyles and Mainline Churches" (Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990), "Hard Living People and Mainstream Christians" (Abingdon, 1993), "Ministry in an Oral Culture: Living with Will Rogers, Uncle Remus, and Minnie Pearl" (Westminster/John Knox, 1994), "White Soul: Country Music, the Church and Working People" (Abingdon Press, 1996), "The Spectacle of Worship in a Wired World" (Abingdon Press, 1998), an edited book with Amy DeLong, "The Loyal Opposition: Struggling with the Church on Homosexuality" (Abingdon, 2000), "Powerful Persuasion: Multisensory Witness in Christian Worship" (Abingdon, 2005), "Blue Collar Resistance and the Politics of Jesus" (Abingdon, 2006), and "Earthy Mysticism: Spirituality for Unspiritual People" (Abingdon, January, 2008).

Sample is a member of the Society of Christian Ethics and a member and Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. An ordained elder in The United Methodist Church (UMC), he is a member of the Missouri Conference. He served as a delegate to the General Conference of The United Methodist Church on four occasions and to the South Central Jurisdictional Conference five times. In Phoenix, Ariz., where the Samples currently live, he is active in The Valley Interfaith Project (an IAF community organizing effort), Interfaith Worker Justice, and The Arizona Interfaith Movement, an organization with 24 participating faith traditions. The Samples are also active in the Asbury United Methodist Church in the city. Sample conducted more than 100 studies for a variety of denominations including Disciples, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, United Methodists, and American Baptists. Sample has also worked as a speaker and/or consultant for a wide range of business and governmental organizations such as: Hallmark Cards, the Chamber of Commerce, the Job Corps, the Department of Labor, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Federal Reserve Bank.

In 1957 Sample married Peggy Jo Sanford. Ms. Sample is a landscape artist and works in acrylics and watercolor. A retired soprano she sang professionally in churches in Kansas City and Boston. She worked for many years in community theater. The Samples have three children: Steven (deceased), Shawn, and Jennifer. They have four grandchildren. His real name is Tex. It is not a nickname. His father named him after Texanna Gillham, an African-American woman who was born in slavery and helped raise his father near Center, Texas.

Sunday, Aug. 1, Sermon: The Practices of Transformation. Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, 9-18

Theme of Lectures: The Craft of Discipleship
Aug. 2: Getting the Story Right
Aug. 3: Reading the Bible as Church
Aug. 4: Justice as Craft
Aug. 5: The Craft of Witness

Church Leadership Institute
Aug. 2: The Role of Story in Knowing and Conviction
Aug. 3: Reading Scripture as Church not as an American Individual
Aug. 3: Justice as Formation and Skill
Aug. 4: Rethinking Witness as Habits and Skills

The Rev. Dr. Colin Honey
Aug. 8-12

Colin is a bioethicist and an ordained minister of the United Church of Australia. He will talk about the big ethical issues - cloning, stem-cell research, buying human organs for transplants, health insurance premiums for pre-existing conditions, refusal to treat ‘self-inflicted’ lifestyle diseases, biological warfare, and reducing living standards in the West so that developing countries can improve living standards.  New questions will be raised about Christian values and responses: new approaches will be suggested; and vigorous debate will be encouraged.

A Methodist minister in the Uniting Church in Australia, Colin ministers in one of the most socially deprived areas of inner-Melbourne - among refugees from Sudan, Ethiopia, and Vietnam; and homeless, unemployed, and substance abusing Anglo-Australians. His ministry includes giving testimony in the law courts and explaining the customs and cultures of the immigrant groups. (He is a Justice of the Peace). His parish also provides ministry to young families who have moved into the old houses and cottages in the area, renovating the houses, living an affluent lifestyle, and generally rejecting Christian values and beliefs. With all of these he has been involved in new programs; including inter-faith Sunday School and ‘God-free zones’ for community activities. But that’s the day job. As a bioethicist, he spends part of every year in Cambridge, England. He is a member of the research team at St Edmund’s College in the University of Cambridge and a visiting fellow at Wesley Theological College. He has taught doctors, nurses, lawyers, senior police officers, legislators, business leaders, clergy, and bureaucrats in several countries.

He was for 20 years president of Kingswood College in the University of Western Australia and established the Kingswood Centre for Applied Ethics. He served on that state’s Parole Board, Legal Practice Board and Reproductive Technology Council and on Australia’s National Bioethics Consultative Committee, and chairs Stem Cell Ethics Australia. He drafted legislation on removal of body parts from cadavers, and on the status of the embryo. He began his working life as a television producer in Melbourne - producing news commentary programs - and he is a broadcaster and commentator on radio, television, and in newspapers. He believes that liberal democracy is enriched by intelligent, informed, open public debate in which citizens participate in the process of shaping the future. Trained as a philosopher at Melbourne University - Peter Singer was a fellow student - and at Cambridge University as a theologian, and at Edinburgh as a bioethicist, he has been a visiting fellow in New York, in Massachusetts, and in England, and has lectured to a consortium of the hospitals in Columbus, Ohio.

During his week in Bay View, the Rev. Dr. Honey will focus on the topic: "Believing Less: But It Matters More."  Applying Faith to the Big Ethical Questions." Jesus directed us to the central point and then applied the fundamentals in a new way. With so much that’s new, so many verities challenged, and so many options we need to cut away trivia and tradition and find the key issue.  What do we stand for and how does it help us deal with the big ethical questions?  And how do we get a hearing in an age of celebrity ethics? A wise man, at the end of his life, once said, "I’m believing less, but it matters more!"

Sunday, Aug. 8, Sermon: Celebrity Ethics Treasures Trivia:  And Our Hearts Follow. Scripture: Luke 12:32 - 40

Theme of Lectures: Believing Less: But it Matters More. Applying Faith to the Big Ethical Questions
Aug. 9: Integrity: Does it Allow Us To Play God? Cloning, Stem Cells, Immortality
Aug. 10: Solidarity: Can We Abandon Others?  Health Insurance, Living Standards, Consumption
Aug. 11: Justice and Self-determination: Buying Human Organs, Fueling Starvation
Aug. 12: Responsibility and Celebrity Ethics: Personal Choice and Social Cost

The Rev. Ian Lawton
Aug. 15-19

Ian originates from Australia (you may have noticed the accent) and his journey to the United States and specifically Grand Haven, Mich., is the story of what Paulo Coelho would call a "personal legend." Ian's story is that of one man's deep mission to nourish the spiritual nature of humanity. It has been an interesting journey since Ian was ordained as an Anglican Priest in Sydney, Australia, in 1994. Sydney is one of the most conservative Anglican dioceses in the world. Ian never fit into that church culture, as he was always more interested in connecting with the people who don't go to church; the homeless people, the broken people, the creative people, the liberated people, the recovering people, the inquiring people, the family people, those who put their humanity before their ideology; these were Ian's people. He met them in pubs and on university campuses, in gyms and at school picnics. He stood alongside them at protests and bar lines. He just didn't see them in church. Ian always believed that he could create the type of community that met the needs of this church alumni. Ian worked on Sydney's inner city streets and saw the reality of human suffering first hand. He sought a spirituality that made a difference in people's lives. Ian went on to complete a second degree in sociology.

In 2000, Ian left Sydney to find a more open place to explore a relevant and evolving theology. He found this in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, where he became the Vicar of St. Matthew in the City. Ian had four great years at St Matthews; a never-dull, gothic, white stone building in the shadows of the towering casino. His world opened up during these years as he was exposed to Maori language and culture, mixed with a stimulating community; and launched an online progressive network. Bishop John Shelby Spong then convinced Ian to come to the United States to lead an emerging group of progressive Christians in Michigan. Today Ian calls Grand Haven, Mich., home, where he lives with his wife Meg, and three children, Hugo, Darcy and Raina. Christ Community Church (C3) in West Michigan (of all the most unlikely places) has a sizeable population of church alumni. The C3 community is an incredibly talented, impressive group of human beings. Ian is the leader and teacher of the C3 community. Since moving to the U.S. Ian's sense of sacred has broadened to embrace all things. Ian has taken up meditation and Zen training which have helped to remove any tendency to divide the world up into good and bad, holy and profane.

Sunday, Aug. 15, Sermon: Me, Myself and a God-Filled Humanity. Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Theme of Lectures: No More Second Hand God
Aug. 16: Beyond Theism and Atheism. Believing with Spirit.
Aug. 17: Beyond Intercession. Praying with Spirit.
Aug. 18: Beyond Heaven and Hell. Living with Spirit.
Aug. 19: Beyond Right and Wrong. Values with Spirit.

The Rev. Laurie Haller
Aug. 22-26

Laurie Haller is superintendent of the Grand Rapids District in the West Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church.  She has served in a variety of ministry settings in Michigan for 28 years, including 13 years as co-pastor of First UMC in Grand Rapids with her husband, Gary.  
 
Laurie has a Bachelor of Music degree from Wittenberg University and a Master of Music degree from Yale University School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music, both in organ performance. She also has a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School. Laurie grew up and was ordained in the General Conference Mennonite Church before transferring her credentials to the United Methodist Church. Laurie has preached at the West Michigan Annual Conference and at Epworth Heights in Ludington. She is a member of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and was endorsed by the West Michigan Conference in 2008 as an Episcopal candidate in the North Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church.

As a way of inspiring, challenging, and encouraging both pastors and laity, Laurie writes a weekly essay on her blog, Leading from the Heart (http://www.grdistrictumc.org/leadingheart.html).  She and Gary, senior pastor at First UMC, Grand Rapids, have three young adult children, a son-in-law, and a one-year old grandson. When she isn’t leading district pastors and churches toward greater health and vitality, Laurie loves long distance running, triathlons, golf, playing the organ, and reading. 

Sunday, Aug. 22, Sermon: The Heart of the Matter: Loving Differences. Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Theme of Lectures: Leading from the Heart: Matthew 18 for a New Decade
Monday, Aug. 23: Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart: Listening; Matthew 18:1-9
Tuesday, Aug. 24: Melting the Heart: Reconciliation; Matthew 18:10-14
Wednesday, Aug. 25: Mending the Heart: Forgiveness; Matthew 18:21-35

The Rev. David E. Kidd
Aug. 29-Sept. 2

The Rev. David Kidd retired from ordained ministry 13 years ago. A graduate of Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C., he served as campus minister for 10 years, followed by pastorates at Trinity United Methodist Church in Flint, Central United Methodist in downtown Detroit and First United Methodist in Ypsilanti, as well as post-retirement interim pastorates at Mt. Hope UMC in Lansing and The Peoples Church, East Lansing. He has served as a trustee of the Bay View Association for the past six+ years. Reflecting his strong commitment to peace and social justice, he reported to Bay View in 1985 on his extensive travel across the Soviet Bloc countries with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, to connect with peace groups there, behind the "iron curtain." He also lectured at Bay View on the concept of Hospice, which he introduced in the 1970's to medical staffs, schools and congregations across Michigan. Dave's undergraduate degree was from Michigan State in Ornamental Horticulture, and he served a brief first career as the first Urban Extension Agent in the nation, on the Extension Staff of the University of Maryland, where he also did graduate study in Adult Education. Gardening has been his main avocation over the years and he was the originator and designer of our Bay View Memorial Garden. His Gardening Workshop is one of the longest running adult education classes in our program. His spouse, Ada, a retired psychotherapist, gardens with him on their acre of gardens in Okemos, Michigan. Their three adult children and two grandchildren all "grew up" at Bay View and continue to enjoy their Drydock Cottage, where they find repair, rest and renewal. Dave first came to Bay View to sing in the choir in 1949. His many years here, and in ordained ministry, will be the backdrop of the sermon and morning conversations during this last week of the season, exploring how we might draw on the Chautauqua concept to help Bay View and our "winter" churches.

Sunday, Aug. 29, Sermon: Chautauqua and the Church. Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Theme of Lectures: Conversations about Bay View and Our Church
Aug. 30: Old Time Religion: Is It Good Enough?
Aug. 31: The Leadership Crisis: Who Will Lead the Church?
Sept. 1: Sex Talk in the Church
Sept. 2: Are We Persuaded on Christian Persuasion?

The Rev. Doug Trebilcock
Sept. 5

Doug is a Bay View cottager since May 1, 2009, but has been coming to Bay View since 1988. Doug comes from Ishpeming in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and has Cornish/English Methodist roots. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A. History/Education, 1965), and Garret Evangelical Seminary (M.Div. 1969). For 40 years he has served local United Methodist churches in southeastern Michigan: Howell, Rochester, Bloomfield Hills, St. Clair, Midland and Clarkston. He retired in 2006 and currently teaches a fall and spring class on Progressive Christianity at Midland First United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Kay, have two children, Mike and Brian, who are secondary school teachers. They also have five grandchildren: Grant, Kasey, Megan, Anna and Ellie.

Sunday, Setp. 5, Sermon: Embraced by Acceptance. Scripture: Luke 8:26-39

The Rev. Dr. Jack E. Giguere
Windows on the Biblical World

jegiguere@hotmail.com
(231) 347-8277

Jack is pastor emeritus of the Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church, Grosse Pointe, Mich. He holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, and is a former district superintendent of the United Methodist Church’s Ann Arbor district. He served three terms on bay View's Board of Trustees. In addition to teaching each summer in Bay View, he is the Teaching Pastor in residence at St. Mark's UMC, Easton, Md.; and during the winter he serves as Protestant Chaplain for Holland america Line's four month Grand World Cruise. Jack’s recognized ability as a teacher beyond the church has taken him into public school, college and seminary classrooms.  Each week, Jack’s class will focus on the first century cultural background of Bible stories, seeking to understand the language, historic setting, religious practices and social customs in their original context. With this information, the class, in discussion format, will seek to build a bridge to the 21st century, applying the insights gained to modern life today, so the “Word of God” may come alive for us in the 21st century. If you are eager to discover an approach to the Bible that is intellectually substantive, morally nourishing and spiritually vibrant, you will find your search rewarded in this class. Windows on the Biblical World meets at 9 a.m. Sundays during the Assembly Season in the Campus Club. Each session will stand alone to accommodate first time attenders as well as class regulars.

Karen and Tim Solms are excited about being the coordinators in Bay View’s Christian Fellowship Class this year. Karen and Tim are Austin, Texas, residents active at Tarrytown United Methodist Church in Austin, and Tim is a fifth generation Bay View resident. The class is weekly led by different Bay View residents, each of whom bring their own unique talents and abilities. In the past few years the Christian Fellowship Class has watched video series by such outstanding teachers as John Ortberg, David Dykes, Kirby John Caldwell, Tony Evans and Andy Stanley. Each Sunday is a “stand alone” Sunday – whether you are at Bay View for just one Sunday or are here all summer, the Christian Fellowship Class welcomes you. Come join us this summer on Sunday at Voorhies Hall!

Elizabeth Nelson
Children Sunday School

paulrnelson@yahoo.com
(231) 347-8933

Bay View Children Sunday School welcomes all children from age 3 (should be potty trained) to those who have finished 3rd grade. Using a Vacation Bible School curriculum, we study God’s word to us through stories, songs and crafts which coordinate with the chosen curriculum.  Join us on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for an exciting time of learning and fun. No previous Sunday School experience necessary. Each Sunday, children age 3 to 10 are dismissed during worship and flock to Hitchcock Hall for a special time of singing and learning.  Popular video series, energetic singing and fellowship are enjoyed by all.  Children are dismissed to their parents at the end of worship. Children Sunday School Director Elizabeth Nelson is a long time Bay View cottager.  A teacher for more than 20 years, she currently serves as librarian at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Conn. She considers it a privilege to share God’s love with children in one of God’s most precious spots – Bay View.  She enjoys reading, working on her cottage with husband, Paul (director of theater arts for Bay View), and spending time with her kids, Parker, age 15, and Ellen, age 8.  

Carolyn Nelson
Infant and Toddler Care

(231) 439-0668

Carolyn Nelson and her daughters, Shannon, Chelsea, Meagan and Bethany, will provide infant and toddler care on Sunday mornings at Loud Hall. The room will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Sunday from June 20 through August 15; and from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 13; Aug. 22 and 29; and Sept. 5. Carolyn, a retired R.N., looks forward to a fun time providing a safe, nurturing and happy place for Bay View’s youngest.