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Join our special guest presenter Elizabeth “Lib” Caldwell, author and Harold Blake Walker Professor of Pastoral Theology at McCormick Theological Seminary, for this moving and insightful session. Lib is the author of four books, among them Making a Home for Faith, Nurturing the Spiritual Life of your Children and Leaving Home with Faith: Nurturing the Spiritual Life of our Youth. Ms. Caldwell joined the faculty of McCormick Theological Seminary in 1984. In 1991, she was ordained by the Chicago Presbytery with a call to teaching at McCormick. She was named Professor of Educational Ministry in 1991 and the Harold Blake Walker Professor of Pastoral Theology in 1996. Lib was born in Memphis and received the Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rhodes College. She received a Master of Education from Vanderbilt University in 1984. The Doctor of Philosophy degree was awarded in 1990, by Northwestern University. In 1998, she was honored with the Doctor of Divinity degree from Rhodes College. At its annual event in Norfolk/Williamsburg, Va., the Association of Presbyterian Christian Educators (APCE) Dr. Caldwell was presented its 2004 Educator of the Year award. Professor Caldwell is known as a visionary and pioneer in her field. With colleagues from Chicago-area seminaries, she helped develop and design a benchmark doctor of ministry degree program with a specialization in religious education – a program that continues to thrive at McCormick. Prior to her appointment at McCormick, Lib served as an educational consultant with three Presbyterian churches in northwest Alabama (1973-1984). From 1970-1983, she was the Director of Christian Education at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church in Memphis. In her work as educator, Lib worked as a member of the governing cabinet of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE), serving as president from 1982-84. In 2004, the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators selected Elizabeth Caldwell as its Educator of the Year. Ms. Caldwell's books relating to this topic are:
For more information on Lib please use the following URL: http://www.mccormick.edu/facultyandstaff/faculty/bios/lcaldwell/ One of Ms. Caldwell’s books, Making a Home for Faith, Nurturing the Spiritual Life of Your Children is being used as a reference for a 4-week adult education offering this spring. MAKING A HOME FOR FAITH APRIL 2, 9 & 30, MAY 7 !!AM Join Carrie Nelson and Richard John as they lead a four-week class on how to nurture the spiritual life of our children. Topics they will discuss include prayer, family traditions, storytelling and talking about our faith with children. Among the resources they will draw on will be Elizabeth Caldwell's Making a Home for Faith. Copies of Making a Home for Faith will be available for purchase in the Community Room. Facilitators: Carrie Nelson Carrie Nelson joined First Congregational Church in 2004 after moving to Naperville from Washington, DC with her husband David and two young daughters. She has managed special libraries, Web sites, and other information systems for two DC-area organizations and will soon complete a graduate degree in Library and Information Science, with a focus on digital information organization and management, from the University of Illinois. Richard John Richard John is a member of First Congregational Church and a professor of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he specializes in the cultural and institutional history of the United States. |
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