Sunday, September 9, 2012

Coming Next Week: Seminary president to visit Midland

The Reverend Dr. Theodore Wardlaw, President of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, will be 'preaching and teaching' in the Tall City when he visits First Presbyterian Church of Midland on Sunday, September 16. First Prez is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Texas and A streets, on the west edge of downtown Midland. The public is cordially invited to come church with us, and to hear Dr. Wardlaw. Childcare is available.

Theodore J. Wardlaw became the ninth president of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in the fall of 2002, having come to the Seminary from the position of Pastor of Atlanta’s Central Presbyterian Church, a historic downtown congregation directly across the street from the Georgia Capitol. President Wardlaw has led the Seminary through its $25 million Centennial Campaign, the largest in the Seminary’s history, as well as the campaign for and construction of the first in a new generation of student housing, the Anderson House apartment building, built in 2009.

Wardlaw received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, his divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, and his Master of Sacred Theology degree (American Church History) from Yale University Divinity School.

He has contributed numerous articles to such periodicals as The Christian Century, The Presbyterian Outlook, Journal for Preachers, Journal of Reformed Liturgy and Music, and Call to Worship.

President Wardlaw is married to Dr. Kay Bryant, a clinical psychologist, and they have two daughters.
CLICK HERE to read Dr. Wardlaw's complete bio

For more information about Dr. Wardlaw's visit, you may contact First Prez-Midland at (432) 684-7821 or nkudsi@fpcmid.org

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For the glory of God and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a seminary in the Presbyterian-Reformed tradition whose mission is to educate and equip individuals for the ordained Christian ministry and other forms of Christian service and leadership; to employ its resources in the service of the church; to promote and engage in critical theological thought and research; and to be a winsome and exemplary community of God's people.

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