Called To Serve! Meet the class of 2011!

In these pages Download Called_to_Serve_2011you will be introduced to many of the members of the Class of 2011 from Church Divinity School of the Pacific.  These snapshots of the students contain a picture, contact information, a personal narrative statement and an abbreviated resume.  

As you will discover these men and women possess a variety of gifts and experiences that make them well qualified for ministry in the 21st century.   They are already strong leaders and are eager to continue their journeys wherever the Holy Spirit will lead them.  Some have been ordained to the diaconate and anticipate ordination to the priesthood in the spring or summer, others will be ordained deacons in the coming months, while others are either still in an ordination process or seek lay ministry opportunities.

CDSP and her faculty and staff have not been alone in preparing these individuals for ministry.  Parishes

and discernment committees, clergy, bishops, Commissions on Ministry, lay mentors, and communities of faith have been partners with us.  I am deeply grateful especially to the alums of CDSP who introduced all of our students to the seminary and who have been mentors to them in their faith journeys.   
Please keep all of these fine men and women in your prayers, and if you know of job opportunities, please be in touch with them or with me.  We know that it is a challenging time in the church for those seeking full time employment, and the networking you do on their behalf is a great gift to us all.

On behalf of all of us at CDSP thank you for your continued support of theological education.  We are blessed to be ministering with you.

Many blessings,

Ann

The Rev. Ann S. Coburn '77
Director of Alumni/ae and Church Relations

Reprinted from the CDSP website: www.cdsp.edu