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School of Church Music and Worship Youngsters shine at Summerfest Pops concert By Garrett E. Wishall What do 4-year-old Sarah Beth Plummer, 6-year-old Aimee Quinn and 9-year-old Knox McMillan have in common? They all participated in the 2007 Summerfest Pops concert at Southern Seminary. The Pops concert, held annually, featured orchestral music from “The Sound of Music” and “Phantom of the Opera” and work from Carmen Dragon, best known for his setting of “America the Beautiful.” Conductor Douglas Smith said the music in the concert is designed to be enjoyable, yet challenging for performers and familiar, yet pleasing for listeners. “The Pops concert provides an opportunity to play a large body of interesting and entertaining literature,” said Smith, Hogan professor of church music and associate dean for doctoral studies for the School of Church Music and Worship at Southern. “Often new players break into the orchestra with this experience, and also younger players are invited to participate, players who are not quite ready for the more demanding literature of the fall and spring concerts.” The orchestra in the Pops concert is comprised of some seminarians, with the majority of performers coming from other sources in the greater-Louisville area, Smith said. Several performers are Louisville orchestra retirees, Smith noted, while a smattering of particularly gifted high school players also participate. Nine-year-old McMillan stole the show with his work conducting Sousa’s “Washington Post” march. McMillan’s grandfather of the same name conducted bands and though the younger McMillan never knew his grandfather, the youngster developed early a desire to conduct, often mimicking the motions of his church music minister. Smith said the younger McMillan jumped at the chance to take part in a “real orchestra.” McMillan’s formal training was a quick lesson on checking the eyes of players and giving a strong downbeat and with this under his belt, the 9-year-old led Sousa’s march to resounding applause. Another piece performed annually at the concert is “The Radetzky March” by Johann Strauss Sr, which features sections where the audience claps with the orchestra, Smith said. Former conductor Lloyd Mims founded the Seminary orchestra in 1980. Initially, Pops concerts were performed in the Josephus Bowl, now called the Seminary Lawn, while families shared food and fellowship. Smith began his tenure with the orchestra in 2000, and the first Pops concert under his direction was moved into Alumni Chapel because of inclement weather. All Pops concerts since that time have been held inside. The 2007 concert also featured a performance by the Lynn Camp Hollow Boys, a group from a local church that Smith said sounds remarkably similar to the group featured in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” The Lynn Camp Hollow Boys played a version of the spiritual “Joshua” and “Two Coats,” a piece that Smith said draws an analogy of old and new clothing to represent conversion from a life of sin. Seminary voice major Matt Crook, from Madisonville, Ky., sang George Gershwin’s “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’” at the concert. Seminary student Laura Patton, from Memphis, Tenn., also performed, playing a piano improvisation from two hymns, the latter called “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” better known as “The Navy Hymn.” Biblical teaching for women “Christian Essentials is taught by real women who face real struggles and wish to share from a wealth of ministry experience.” — Mary Mohler, Director, Seminary Wives Institute Looking for in-depth biblical teaching designed just for women? Want to give your women’s ministry a doctrinal boost? “Christian Essentials” is just what you need. This unique program designed by Southern Seminary to prepare seminary wives for real world ministry is available for use in your home or your church. These professionally produced audio and video lessons feature some of the SBC’s greatest theologians and their wives. If you’re ready to grow closer to the Lord and deeper in your faith, let us help you with the “Christian Essentials.” Call toll free: 888.992.8277 www.ChristianEssentials.com page 26 Fall 2007 | Southern Seminary Magazine
Noted author, alumnus added to Lead School School of Leadership and Church Ministry By Garrett E. Wishall The School of Leadership and Church Ministry at Southern Seminary has taken another step toward building a family ministry focus in the field of Christian education with the recent hiring of Timothy Jones as assistant professor of leadership and church ministry. Randy Stinson, dean of the School of Leadership and Church Ministry, said pastoral experience and a vision for unified, family ministry make Jones the right fit for the position. Jones is a graduate of Southern, having completed his doctor of education from the seminary in 2003. “Through the interview process, it became clear to me that Dr. Jones is going to be an important part of the School of Leadership emphases in the coming decades,” he said. “He is an experienced pastor and a disciplined author. His classroom instruction will be informed by his experience and his multiple books and articles add to our academic influence and credibility. He will also be able to help us coordinate some key writing projects over the next few years. “The fact that he is a product of this seminary means he is already wholeheartedly committed to its vision and direction and will be able to hit the ground running as soon as classes start.” Jones co-authored The Da Vinci Codebreaker and has written several books, including Christian History Made Easy, Prayers Jesus Prayed, Finding God in a Galaxy Far Far Away and Misquoting Truth. Above all, Jones said he desires to help students prioritize ministering to their families and leading churches in a way that emphasizes spiritual growth. “There is a point that the people in my previous congregation heard over and over during my time there: What you do for God beyond your home will not typically be greater than what you practice with God within your home,” he said. “There is a deep need among men and women for a focus on their home lives, training them how to guide their families and how to relate to family members in constructive and godly ways. “Too often, churches have expected families somehow to become integrated at home, even as we “dis-integrate” their families at church, attempting to lead them to spiritual maturity as isolated individuals without modeling for them how to work together as families. I believe that Dr. Stinson’s familycentered focus will help to accomplish that.” Jones said lessons learned from 14 years of ministerial experience would help him equip students for local church ministry. Jones served as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Rolling Hills in Tulsa, Okla., from 2003- 2007 after serving as the church’s minister to students. Previously, he served for six years as pastor of Green Ridge Baptist Church in Green Ridge, Mo. Having enjoyed his time as a student at Southern, Jones said he looks forward to mov- ing into the role of professor at the seminary. “Ever since the first moment I set foot on this campus, I have absolutely loved this place,” Jones said. “It has been a place of joy for me and my wife. My passion is to equip students to guide church ministries in ways that are rooted first and foremost in the Scriptures and in biblical theology, then in compassion for people’s real needs and in awareness of their cultural contexts.” Jones directed the Tulsa Extension Center of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2002-2005 and taught there as adjunct professor of Greek. Jones completed his master of divinity at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1996. He and his wife Rayann married in 1994. In 2003, they adopted Hannah Rachel Jones, who is now 11. New Orleans trip refocuses church’s mission vision By Marilyn Stewart With eleven of their fifty plus regularly attending church members on mission in New Orleans, chances are Clifton Heights Baptist Church’s vision for missions will be impacted. That’s exactly what the Louisville church is hoping for. “This mission trip has opened the world to our youth,” said Brett Gibson, the church’s youth and music minister. “I hope it will be the start of something we can do year after year.” The team of six Southern Baptist Theological Seminary students, a grandmother and four youth, worked with Baptist Crossroads, a partnership of First Baptist Church of New Orleans and Habitat for Humanity. Crossroads has a five-year goal of building 300 new homes in a low-income neighborhood with forty homes completed since the summer of 2006. With Cooperative Program giving at 11%, pastor Michael Galdamez said the focus on missions in the church has broadened recently Timothy Jones as those with mission experience – including SBTS students – have encouraged others to take an active role. “As far as anyone can remember, this is the church’s first mission trip,” Paul Hudson, a retired Canadian air force navigator and a first year SBTS student said. “This trip has been as good for the church as it has been for the people in New Orleans.” Kristen Tannas, a SBTS student from Alberta, Canada, said the hurricane has encouraged Christians to put their faith in action by doing things they didn’t think possible before. “Many who had never left home before are down here building houses,” Tannas said. “They are realizing ‘I can Kristen Tannas Southern Seminary student from Canada, works on a roof with another worker. do this.’” Galdamez said the Crossroads partnership with Habitat presents opportunities to talk to non-believers and share the gospel as they work side-by-side, adding that the trip was also an opportunity to demonstrate to the younger team members “what it means to serve others. “This trip has encouraged our team members to do more for missions,” Galdamez said. “Not only are we hoping to come here again, but are thinking about an international trip as well.” Marilyn Stewart is the New Orleans correspondent for the Louisiana Baptist Convention Communication Team, John L. 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