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Since 1979, Westminster Seminary California (WSC) has “run with endurance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1), driven by Christ’s

Gospel, fueled by God’s grace, and sustained by friends like you. In a race that is often marked with the distractions of new ideas, WSC strives to remain faithful to God’s infallible and inerrant Word and to the historic Reformed confessions and catechisms. Now in our 35th year, WSC remains committed to educating the Church’s pastors and leaders, holding on to the baton handed down to us by Old Princeton and J. Gresham Machen.

In this issue of UPDATE, we are reminded by Prof. Charles K. Telfer that the Christian life is “a drawn-out adventure of pain and glory,” and that “it is a sure thing that we will finish our race ... because of Christ’s blood, His sweat, and His tears” (p. 4). We congratulate the 36 graduates of WSC’s Class of 2014, who successfully completed the race of seminary ed-ucation and crossed the finish line of graduation this past May (p. 7). We also honor Dr. Derke P. Bergsma and Dr. Hywel R. Jones for their combined faithful service to WSC of nearly 50 years (p. 9)!

We also hope you will be encouraged by the re-markable story of how God saved a young Muslim man from Turkey through the ministry of one of our

alumni, and how God eventually brought him to study at WSC (p. 11). Alumnus, Rev. Dr. Art Azurdia, shares with us how his WSC education forever changed his life and ministry (p. 14), and we proudly re-port that another alumnus, Rev. Dr. Lloyd Kim, is preparing to be the next Coordinator of Mission to the World, leading the missionary agency of the Presbyterian Church in America (p. 16).

Finally, we thank God for sustaining WSC through another academic year (p. 20), in part through the many gifts received in honor of and in memory of friends and loved ones (p. 21).

As WSC faculty, students, and staff press on through another academic year, please pray that the Lord would continue to renew our strength as we wait on Him, that we may run without growing weary and walk without fainting (Isaiah 40:31).

Cordially in Christ,

W. Robert GodfreyPresident

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7. Class of 2014 8. New & Returning Students 9. Dr. Bergsma, Dr. H. R. Jones, den Dulk Lectures10. Did You Know?11. From the Church in Smyrna: Bulut Yasar’s Journey to Christ and WSC 13. Annual Conference 2015

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THE MARATHON OF FAITH: Exhausted Yet Pursuing

By Charles K. Telfer

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Y ou are in a marathon — the long race of the Christian life. In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, the Apostle Paul pictures you as an athlete run-

ning, not for the perishable wreath of the Hellenic games, but for an imperishable prize of unfading glory. And as a Christian, your race is not a dash to be finished in 9.58 seconds. It is a marathon, a drawn-out adventure of pain and glory that may leave you, like Gideon and his men, “exhausted yet pursuing” (Judges 8:4). In this marathon of faith, you may experience the endorphins of a runner’s high at the halfway point, but you may also find yourself weeping, rejoicing, and weeping again in pain as you make your way toward the finish.

My own experience in ministry throughout the years has been similarly two-sided. While serving as a missionary in northeast Africa years ago, I had the joy of preaching the good news in the local language of Tigrinya and of help-ing to start a congrega-tion which included some Muslim converts. At times, our mission work even had standing-room-only evening worship services. But the mission faced all kinds of withering discouragements from within and from without, including having all its missionaries forced out of the country on several occasions. Today, no foreign missionaries are left in that country, its lo-cal churches are under persecution, and its people live in disastrous conditions.

Even as a pastor here in the U.S., it has been heart-rending for me to see persons harden them-selves in sin, refuse to respond to the gospel, and ultimately undergo tragically necessary church dis-cipline. Yet it has also been glorious to hear saints of all ages profess their faith and cling to the Lord with joy and confidence even amidst great difficul-ties.THE LONG HAUL

We live in a profoundly quick-solution culture where immediate gratification and instant pain re-lief are taken for granted. But the Christian life does

not always respond to quick fixes, and obstacles re-sist us at every point. This is why we are spurred on to “lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,” and to “run with endurance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1).

At times we are “running well,” and at other times we are “hindered” (Galatians 5:7). Running experts will tell you it is not a question of whether you will be slowed by injury, but of when and for how long. And as a long-distance runner, I have had hip troubles, hamstring troubles, knee troubles, foot troubles, and repeated calf troubles to prove it. My heating pad is a regular fixture in my office.

Ugh.In the marathon of

faith, long distance run-ning is not an option but a requirement, despite all the obstacles, weaknesses, and troubles en route. Our progress will only come through strain and even agony, which is why the Apostle Paul sets his expe-rience as our paradigm to follow — “forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal

for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14).HITTING THE WALL

“Hitting the wall” is what happens after you run about 20 consecutive miles. It is a graphic way of describing the onset of glycogen depletion — the agonizing moment during a marathon when burn-ing 100 calories per mile completely depletes the 2,000 calories of stored energy in your muscles and liver. It is when your legs give out and despair sets in.

When I ran my first marathon in 2013, I had four miles to go and felt great. But a mere one mile later, a sudden wave of despair came over me. I had three miles to go but there was no gas in my tank. The following year I ran the same race, but this time finished some 18 minutes faster. Why? Two reasons. The first is I stuffed myself full with as much water and glucose as possible during the

“THE APOSTLE PAUL PICTURES YOU AS AN ATHLETE RUNNING,

NOT FOR THE PERISHABLE WREATH OF THE HELLENIC

GAMES, BUT FOR AN IMPERISHABLE PRIZE OF

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efforts because he had such a sense of the grace that undergirded him. Confidently, the apostle could say, “I press on… because Christ Jesus has made me his own” (Phil 3:12, emphasis mine). And because we also have been made Christ’s own, it is a sure thing that we will finish our race, pass into the ce-lestial Olympic stadium for our final victory lap, and have the crowds of

Heaven cheer us on — because of Christ’s blood, His sweat, and His tears.

Whatever our specific callings in life, each of us can sing the old hymn by Philip Doddridge:

Awake, my soul, stretch ev’ry nerve, and press with vigor on;A heav’nly race demands your zeal, and an immortal crown.A cloud of witnesses around hold you in full survey;Forget the steps already trod, and onward urge your way.‘Tis God’s all animating voice that calls you from on high;‘Tis His own hand presents the prize to your aspiring eye.That prize, with peerless glories bright, which shall new luster boast,When victors’ wreaths and monarchs’ gems shall blend in common dust.Blest Savior, introduced by You, have I my race begun;And, crowned with vict’ry at Your feet, I’ll lay my honors down.

Prof. Charles K. Telfer is Assistant Professor of Biblical Languages at WSC. He is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and has served as a missionary in Northeast Africa and as a pastor in North Carolina and the Chicago area prior to joining the WSC faculty in 2011. Prof. Telfer and his wife, Rhonda, have four children.

first half in preparation for the rest of the race. The second is, in God’s kind providence, I found myself running alongside a veteran marathoner for the last six miles of the race. She buoyantly engaged me in conver-sation (discussing even the gospel!) to such an extent that I was just able to hold on for dear life as we maintained a scar-ily fast pace through the finish.

My experience as a Christian has been similar. I must have the nourishment of the gospel or I will col-lapse. I must drink of the cup of my Lord or I will per-ish. I must attach myself to my brothers and sisters in Christ or I will not finish well. THE FINISHER OF OUR FAITH

As we look to run the long marathon of faith with endurance, let us praise God that Jesus is not just the “founder” of our faith, but its “perfecter” or “finisher” (Hebrews 12:2). Thank God that our suc-cess does not ultimately depend on the intensity of our own efforts! Thank God that our success ulti-mately depends only on the intense efforts of Him, “who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross” and “endured from sinners such hostil-ity against himself,” so that we who run with Him ahead of us “may not grow weary or fainthearted” (Hebrews 12:2-3). There is no opponent we face — whether personal, financial, spiritual, or biological — that can keep us from entering into the joy which Christ earned for us.

Of this truth Paul was acutely aware. As a Chris-tian and a minister, he was able to make indefatigable

“IT IS A SURE THING THAT WE WILL FINISH OUR RACE, PASS INTO THE CELESTIAL OLYMPIC

STADIUM FOR OUR FINAL VICTORY LAP, AND HAVE THE CROWDS OF HEAVEN CHEER US ON —

BECAUSE OF CHRIST’S BLOOD, HIS SWEAT, AND HIS TEARS.”

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2014!

Join us in congratulating the recent graduates of West-minster Seminary Califor-

nia (WSC) and in thanking God for sustaining the them through their studies. Please also join us in praying for these men and women as they glorify Christ, promote His Gospel, and serve His Church.

“It is a rare thing to have a place like WSC where the professors are not only willing to invest in your education, but invest in

you as an individual.” — Matt Mullininx

“We graduates of WSC are especially equipped to bring the joyous news of salvation by grace alone

through faith alone and in Christ alone to a world so desperately in need of it.”

— Le Ann Trees

“As someone who had been in pastoral ministry for eight years before coming to WSC, I greatly

appreciate the M.Div. program... It’s clear to me the program is put together by people who understand both the church and the people who sit in the pews.”

— Christopher Hartshorn

The WSC class of 2014 in-cludes 36 students, 25 of them graduating with Master of Di-vinity degrees and 11 with Mas-ter of Arts degrees. The gradu-ates represent 16 U.S. states, three foreign countries, and sev-

eral Reformed denominations, including the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA), and the Christian Reformed Church (CRC).

WSC’s 33rd Annual Com-mencement was held on May

31, 2014, at Emman-uel Faith Community Church in Escondido, California. The Rev. Nam Joon Kim, pastor of Yullin Presbyterian Church in Anyang, South Korea, deliv-ered the commence-ment address entitled, “The True Mission of Ministers.”

The 2014 gradu-ates join over 1,000

other WSC alumni who are using their theological educa-tion to serve as pastors, teach-ers, missionaries, scholars, and church leaders in various de-nominations around the U.S. and the world.

FROM THE GRADUATES

Graduate Andrew Canavan with Dr. David M. VanDrunen

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SEMINARY FOR A DAY AT WSC

On September 3, 2014, the incom-ing class for the 2014-15 aca-

demic year received their introduc-tion to the Westminster Seminary California (WSC) community during New Student Orientation, an annual fall event designed to acclimate stu-dents to academic policies and stu-dent life. Orientation began in the morning with a devotional address by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey, WSC Presi-dent and Professor of Church History, and was followed by presentations by Dr. J. V. Fesko, Academic Dean, and Dr. Julius J. Kim, Dean of Students. The morning events concluded with a lunch for the new students, faculty, and staff.

That evening, new students, facul-ty, and staff reconvened, accompanied by their spouses and family members, for the New Student Re-ception. In this annual gathering, new stu-dents are given the op-portunity to introduce themselves and share what led them to WSC and what they hope to do upon completing their seminary educa-tion. After the intro-ductions, refreshments

WSC WELCOMES NEW & RETURNING STUDENTSwere served and the students and their families were able to fellow-ship with each other, as well as fac-ulty and staff.

The next day, the 2014-2015 academic year officially kicked off with an Opening Convocation. Af-ter morning classes, students and staff gathered in the chapel while the faculty processed in wearing their academic regalia. The fea-tured speaker was Dr. W. Robert Godfrey. His address was entitled “Joseph the Righteous” from Mat-thew 1-2. Following dismissal, students, faculty, and staff fellow-shipped over refreshments, which were generously provided by the WSC Student Association.

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New students Ayrian Moore, Antonio Coppola, Joel Zakahi, and Matthew McCallister.

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WSC HONORS DR. BERGSMA

DEN DULK LECTURES: EQUIPPING THE SAINTS

On April 23, Dr. Derke P. Bergsma was honored by faculty, friends, and alumni of Westminster Seminary California (WSC) as part of an appreciation dinner held at Meadowbrook Village (Escondido, CA). After 33 years of faithful service to the seminary, Dr. Bergs-ma is retiring for the second time, and will be deeply missed by the seminary’s faculty, students, and staff.

In honor of Dr. Bergsma, the WSC faculty has made the following proclamation:

Whereas The Rev. Dr. Derke Bergsma, after years of faithful and effective pastoral and academic work, joined Westminster Seminary California as the founding Professor of Practical Theology,

Whereas Dr. Bergsma served WSC for sixteen years, from 1982 until 1997, as full-time Professor of Practical Theology,

Whereas Dr. Bergsma in those years frequently trav-eled and spoke on behalf of WSC,

Whereas Dr. Bergsma continued to serve WSC after his retirement for the last seventeen years as Professor

Emeritus of Practical Theology continuing to educate men for the ministry of the gospel,

Whereas Dr. Bergsma has been a teacher, mentor, and friend to many members of the faculty,

Whereas Dr. Bergsma has been an example to all of the faculty both in his dedication to the seminary as well as in his continued service to Christ, his gospel, and the church,

The faculty extends its thanks for Dr. Bergsma’s service to the seminary and prays that his sacrificial labors will continue to produce great fruit in the church of Christ for generations to come and that the Lord will continue to use and bless him and his wife Doris for many years to come in his second retirement.

WSC alumnus and former Trustee, Rev. Eric Hausler, was the guest speaker for WSC’s an-nual den Dulk Lectures this past April. Named after WSC’s second President, Robert den Dulk, the den Dulk Lectures bring seasoned pastors to WSC’s campus for three days to share their wisdom on topics related to pastoral ministry.

Speaking from years of experience as a pastor, church planter, and foreign missionary, Rev. Hausler encouraged students to equip believers with thanks-giving, joy, forgiveness, grace, the urgency of the gospel, and the hope of the resurrection. Rev. Haus-ler is currently a church planter in Naples, FL, for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC).

Listen to Rev. Hausler’s lectures — and those of many other den Dulk Lectures guest speakers — at wscal.edu/dendulklectures.

Dr. Bergsma and his wife, Doris

Rev. Eric Hausler

DR. H. R. JONES APPOINTED PROFESSOR EMERITUS

The WSC Board of Trustees approved a faculty resolution at its May 2014 meeting appointing

Dr. Hywel R. Jones Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology. In addition, the board and faculty ap-proved a resolution honoring and thanking Dr. Jones for his faithful service to the WSC community for 14 years, as well as his more than 50 years of ordained service to the Lord.

Throughout his years in ministry, Dr. Jones has served as pastor of several churches, as Principal and lecturer in Biblical Studies and Pastoral Theology at London Theological Seminary, and since 2000, as Professor of Practical Theology at WSC. During his time at WSC, Dr. Jones has profoundly influenced the WSC community through his deep piety, kind-ness, conviction, and gracious wisdom. Dr. Jones and his wife, Nansi, currently reside in Wales.

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DID YOU KNOW?Westminster Seminary California (WSC) has 13 full-time faculty teaching a student body of 155, providing a 12:1 student/teacher ratio. WSC’s full-time faculty are ordained church officers committed to God’s infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word, and subscribe to the Westminster Standards (Confession and Catechisms) and the Three Forms of Unity (the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort). WSC remains the only fully accredited Reformed seminary in the Western United States, graduating an average of 35 students per year.

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Antioch, Tarsus, and Smyrna. For most of us, these cities are only ancient places men-tioned in the New Testament and part of

Biblical history. But for Bulut Yasar, current student at Westminster Seminary California (WSC), these cities are where he was born, grew up, and ultimately became a Christian.

ANCIENT CITIES WITH MODERN TIESBulut was born in Gaziantep, Turkey, not far from

the city of Antioch, where believers were first called “Christians” (Acts 11:26). He was raised in a tradi-tional but non-practicing Muslim home, and learned much about Islam from his devout grandmother. When Bulut was in high school, his family moved to Tarsus, the ancient hometown of the Apostle Paul (Acts 9:11). It was there that Bulut first encountered Chris-tians when his classmates dared him to enter a Roman Catholic church during a worship service. Accept-ing the challenge, Bulut went in, sat, participated in the service, and even bought a New Testament from one of the parishio-ners afterwards. He never did get around to reading the New Testament, but the memory of interacting with practicing Christians stuck with him.

After graduating from high school, Bulut en-rolled at the Aegean University in Smyrna (or Izmir), the city whose believers suffered persecution but were promised the crown of life by the resurrected Jesus (Rev. 2:8-11). Majoring in English and Ameri-can literature, Bulut was forced to study Christianity in order to understand the literature’s context — and this time, reading parts of the New Testament was his homework. He specifically recalls studying Luke 15 and the parable of the prodigal son, as well as the

writings of Jonathan Edwards and several Puritans. Of all the Christian beliefs he studied, however, it was the five points of Calvinism and the idea of predestination that Bulut found to be most unbelievable. “I remem-ber ridiculing Calvin and predestination,” recalls Bulut, the irony of now studying at WSC not escaping him.

Bulut’s study of Christianity was academic at first, but became personal during his sophomore year when he met American missionaries who were ministering at his university. Intrigued by these foreigners who many in Turkey believe to be undercover CIA agents that pay people to convert, Bulut wanted to engage the

missionaries if only to practice his English and talk all things Ameri-can. Although he knew some of the basics of Christianity, it was the missionaries’ belief that Muhammed was not a prophet of God that most startled and offended him. “I had always considered myself an atheist,” says Bulut, “but I suddenly found myself defending Muhammed!” Shocked by the missionaries’ dis-

belief — and his response to it— Bulut sought out answers to his own questions about Islam. He picked up a copy of the Koran in Turkish and started reading it for the first time. He didn’t like what he read. It was then that Bulut decided to re-read the Bible, this time reading more than just parts of the New Testament. “I’m a literature major,” says Bulut, “why would I start halfway through the story?” So he read the entire Bible, Genesis through Revelation.

EXODUS AND WSC CONNECTIONS As he read and studied the Bible, Bulut began

spending more and more time with his newfound Turkish and American Christian friends, who invited

FROM THE CHURCH IN SMYRNA:Bulut Yasar’s Journey to Christ and WSC

“GOD CONVINCED ME THAT I AM A

SINNER IN NEED OF A SUBSTITUTE BEFORE

HIS JUDGMENT SEAT.”


him to worship services at a local Reformed and Presbyterian church pastored by WSC alumnus, Rev. Fikret Bocek (MABS, 1998). Like Bulut, Rev. Bocek was born in Turkey and grew up as a Muslim. He be-came a Christian in high school, and after graduating from university he moved to the U.S. with his wife to

study at WSC. Rev. Bocek graduated from WSC with a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies, and he and his wife eventually returned to Turkey to plant and pas-tor a Reformed Presbyterian church in Smyrna.

It was at this church years later that Bulut would hear Rev. Bocek preach through the Old Testament book of Exodus and learn about the greater spiritual exodus from sin that God has provided through Jesus Christ. Bulut was impressed by the reverent worship and hospitable spirit of the believers at this church, but the weight of God’s law and Jesus’ moral stan-dards greatly disturbed him. He remembers thinking, “If what Jesus is saying is true, there’s no way I will go to heaven!” And yet, God’s Spirit continued to draw Bulut closer and closer to the Savior, who not only demands moral perfection but fully obeyed God’s law on behalf of those who confess Him as Lord. Finally, Bulut felt he could no longer say no to God.

“God convinced me that I am a sinner in need of a substitute before His judgment seat,” says Bulut, and in the summer after his junior year in college he confessed his faith in Christ and was baptized by Rev. Bocek. Immediately, Bulut began studying the West-minster Confession of Faith, teaching Bible studies to the church’s youth, and evangelizing his family and friends, several of whom now confess Christ as well.

Encouraged by Rev. Bocek, Bulut started proof-reading and editing Turkish translations of Reformed

“I WAS ALSO CONVINCED THAT WESTMINSTER SEMINARY CALIFORNIA

WAS THE BEST SEMINARY FOR STUDYING REFORMED THEOLOGY.”

theology books, which led him to read books by WSC professors such as Dr. Meredith G. Kline, Dr. Michael S. Horton, and Dr. David M. VanDrunen. Bulut would eventually also go on to translate into Turkish Redemption: The Triumph of God’s Great Plan by Dr. Derke P. Bergsma (WSC Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology) along with other books by WSC alumni, Dr. Christopher Caughey and Rev. Daniel Hyde.

FULL CIRCLEAs Bulut matured in his faith and talents, Rev.

Bocek discerned that God was calling Bulut to min-istry. “Rev. Bocek asked me to think and pray about theological training and pastoral ministry,” recalls Bulut, “but I had my doubts, so he gave me a copy of Dr. Edmund P. Clowney’s Called to the Ministry and asked me to read it.” Dr. Clowney’s book triggered another major life change for Bulut as he became convinced that God was indeed calling him to full-time ministry and evangelism. “I was also convinced that Westminster Seminary California was the best seminary for studying Reformed theology,” says Bu-lut, confirming what WSC has known for a while — that WSC alumni are the seminary’s best recruiters.

In early 2012, Bulut was accepted and enrolled at WSC, and received an international student schol-arship through the seminary. That summer, Bulut started his Master of Divinity studies at WSC, and this past summer served as a pastoral intern at Amo-skeag Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) in New Hampshire, working alongside WSC alumnus, Rev. Dr. Greg Reynolds. Besides studying, Bulut has also continued his Turkish translational work, currently translating Dr. Horton’s The Christian Faith: A Sys-tematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way and Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples. “Rev. Bocek and I work together to determine which Re-formed books to translate into Turkish,” says Bulut, “Our plan is to translate several books by Dr. Horton, Dr. Fesko, and Dr. VanDrunen, as wells as a number of biblical commentaries.”

Planning for future ministry, Bulut hopes to be ordained in the OPC shortly after graduation. But his long term goal is to return to his home country and help Rev. Bocek plant more churches and even establish a Reformed seminary in Turkey. “I hope to preach, teach, and church plant in Turkey,” says Bulut enthusiastically, “and follow in the footsteps of Rev. Bocek — and of the Apostle Paul, too!”

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W E S T M I N S T E R S E M I NA RY C A L I F O R N I A

Annual Conference 2015

Friday, January 16 - Saturday, January 17, 2015On the campus of Westminster Seminary California (Escondido, CA)

The WSC faculty will address what the Scriptures have to say about wisdom, not only as a literary genre in the Bible, but Christ as the embodiment of wisdom, and it’s necessity for the Christian Life.

PLENARY SESSIONS & SPEAKERSFRIDAY, JANUARY 16Evening“Why Do We Need Wisdom?” — Joshua J. Van Ee“The Wisdom of God or of the World?” — Dennis E. Johnson

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17Morning“Wisdom in Dialogue” — Bryan D. Estelle“Wisdom and Theology” — Michael S. Horton“Wisdom and the Christian Life” — David M. VanDrunenAfternoon“Christ Our Wisdom” — W. Robert GodfreyQuestions & Answers — Speakers Panel

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It has been 16 years since Rev. Dr. Art Azurdia graduated from Westminster Seminary Califor-nia (WSC) with a Doctor of Ministry degree,

but the seminary’s teaching and training continue to bless him and his ministry. Now Pastor of Trinity Church of Portland (Oregon) and Associate Profes-sor at Western Seminary, Dr. Azurdia readily ac-knowledges the lasting impact of Westminster’s fac-ulty. In particular, one professor stands out for him. “I will always and forever be eternally grateful for Dr. Clowney,” said Dr. Azurdia in a recent interview with UPDATE. “He put a permanent mark on me.”AN EMMAUS ROAD EXPERIENCE

Shortly after graduating from WSC, Dr. Azur-dia published his doctoral dissertation as a book entitled, Spirit Empowered Preaching: Involving the Holy Spirit in Your Ministry. In it, he writes that the three most significant high points in his Christian pilgrimage have been when God saved him, when God impressed upon him the implications of the doctrines of grace, and when he enrolled in a WSC course taught by Dr. Edmund P. Clowney. “For three hours each day,” recounts Dr. Azurdia in his book, “Dr. Clowney showed us … how the Old Testament ruthlessly points to Jesus Christ. Each day I left class saying to my roommate, ‘I love Jesus more today than I have ever before loved Him.’” For Dr. Azurdia, who by that time had already been preaching and pastoring for 11 years, “it was something akin to an Emmaus road experience. Each day my heart would burn.”

UPDATE caught up with Dr. Azurdia this past sum-mer, and when asked about Dr. Clowney’s course, he said, “It changed everything for me. I’ve probably told the story a thousand times, and I tell it to my own students here at Western Seminary. It is such a high point in my life and something for which I give praise to God on a regular basis.” Dr. Azurdia admitted that part of the reason Dr. Clowney’s lectures were so life-altering was because he arrived at WSC absolutely convinced that preach-

ing Christ from all of the Bible was something you can not do, something you must not do. “I was always taught to be very, very faithful to the text at hand, but unfortunately I hadn’t fully considered the implica-tions of appreciating the context. I subsequently came to understand that the context of any text is the whole of the Bible.”

Prior to enrolling at WSC, Dr. Azurdia was good at diagramming Scripture passages and parsing Greek and Hebrew verbs, but he suffered from what he calls “a really deficient appreciation of the totality of the Bible’s story, of how all the little parts

of the story contribute to the telling of the one big story.” Dr. Clowney’s teaching changed all that. “He systematically opened my eyes to an entirely new horizon,” recalls Dr. Azurdia of Dr. Clowney. “He was so disarming and yet held us spellbound. Daily I was

LIFE-CHANGING EDUCATION: WSC’s Impact On Alumnus, Art Azurdia

“EACH DAY I LEFT CLASS SAYING TO MY ROOMMATE, ‘I LOVE JESUS MORE TODAY THAN I HAVE EVER

BEFORE LOVED HIM.”

Rev. Dr. Art Azurdia

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exhilarated and became even more profoundly in love with the Lord Jesus.” It was Dr. Clowney’s lectures — and the whole of Dr. Azurdia’s time at WSC — that subsequently defined the rest of Dr. Azurdia’s life and ministry. “I want to figure out how to get to Jesus from the entire Bible,” says Dr. Azurdia. “That’s what I want to do for the rest of my life — and it all started at Westmin-ster.”IMPACT BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

For Dr. Azurdia, the impact of Dr. Clowney’s course and of a Westminster education has gone far beyond the classroom. He sum-marizes much of what he learned at WSC with this simple phrase — moral imperatives grow out of redemptive indicatives. “Under-standing that the demands set forth in the Bible grow out of and are in response to God’s redeeming work through Jesus Christ has had profound effects not only on how I preach,” says Dr. Azurdia, “but also on how I teach and counsel, and on how I live my own life as a Chris-tian.”

In other words, what Dr. Azur-dia learned at WSC helped him to understand “what it means to live a grace and gospel-centered life. It taught me to me remind myself every single day that my status before the living God is made right in the gospel because of Christ, and when I recognize that — despite all of my actual fallenness — I can get up out of bed and get to the tasks of the day.” He contrasts this way of thinking and living with “a kind of

Christian life that is based on the notion that I have to find a way to keep God happy with me, which is a terrible and tyrannizing way to live.”

Since graduating from WSC, Dr. Azurdia has spent the rest of his life studying, preaching, and teaching how the Bible’s commands always flow out of God’s redeem-ing grace. “The concept that moral imperatives grow out of redemp-tive indicatives is something I hope they etch onto my gravestone one day because that’s what I live by.”

Reflecting on his time at WSC, Dr. Azurdia says, “As a pastor and a seminary professor, I often pray, ‘God, would you be gracious and give me the opportunity to do for students what Ed Clowney and other WSC faculty did for me?’” He concluded his conversation with UPDATE by adding, “I will forever be indebted to Westminster Seminary for its contribution in my life and how it made all the differ-ence in the world to me. I am very thankful for my experience at WSC, and its implications are felt in my ministry every day.”

Rev. Dr. Art Azurdia III is Pastor of Trinity Church of Portland (Oregon) and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Director of Pastoral Mentoring at Western Seminary. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from WSC in 1998. He is the author of Spirit Empowered Preaching: Involving the Holy Spirit in Your Ministry and a contributing author of The Compromised Church: The Present Evangelical Crisis and Reforming Pastoral Ministry: Challenges for Ministry in Postmodern Times.

Dr. Edmund P. Clowney

Dr. Edmund P. Clowney was Ad-junct Professor of Practical Theol-ogy at Westminster Seminary Cali-fornia (WSC) from 1982 to 2000. Previously, he had served as Presi-dent of Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia, PA) from 1966 to 1982, during which time his administration spearheaded the establishment of WSC. Dr. Clowney was a gifted preacher and theolo-gian, a dedicated educator, a caring pastor, and a prolific author whose Christ-centered sermons, lectures, writings, and ministry have greatly influenced and blessed the lives of countless pastors and church leaders throughout the U.S. and the world. Among his most well-known books are The Unfolding Mystery: Discov-ering Christ in the Old Testament, Preaching Christ in All of Scripture, and The Church (Contours of Chris-tian Theology).

“I WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO JESUS

FROM THE ENTIRE BIBLE. THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE — AND IT ALL STARTED AT

WESTMINSTER.”


ALUMNI CLASS NOTES1989Fritz Harms has served churches in South Dakota and Vermont, re-ceived his Ph.D. in Church History from Theological University Apel-doorn (the Netherlands), and has been a chaplain at a senior care fa-cility in Ripon, CA since 2009. He recently taught church history in Riga, Latvia.

1991Matt Slick is President and Found-er of the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM) and has authored The Influence and Right Answers for Wrong Beliefs.

1992Arnell Motz is now Dean and Ex-ecutive Officer at Bethel Seminary San Diego and recently published

“Transforming Worldviews for Ef-fective Community Development” in William Carey International De-velopment Journal (Winter 2014).Bradd Nymeyer became a tae-kwondo master after 27 years of training. He is currently a 6th De-gree Black Belt.

1996Rita Cefalu is working to receive her Ph.D. by 2015 from Queen’s University Belfast. She recently published “Royal Priestly Heirs to

WSC ALUMNUS TO LEAD PCA’S MISSION TO THE WORLDWestminster Seminary Cali-

fornia (WSC) alumnus, Rev. Dr. Lloyd Kim, has been nominated to serve as the next Coordinator of Mission to the World (MTW), the missionary agency of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). “Dr. Kim is a proven missionary leader,” said Rev. Mark Bates, Chair of MTW. “He displays a rare blend of godli-ness, humility, academic rigor, and leadership acumen. Not only is Dr. Kim thoroughly committed to the Reformed faith, but he also under-stands the challenges of taking the gospel to other cultures.”

Under Dr. Kim’s leadership, the MTW Asia-Pacific ministries, particularly Cambodia where he served as team leader, have grown into vibrant church-planting net-works that are working to make disciples, plant churches, and transform communities. About his missions experience Dr. Kim com-mented, “I have seen the hand of

God working mightily throughout Asia and the Pacific. I believe this experience will help me inspire the next generation of missionaries as well as serve those who are cur-rently on the field.”

“I can’t think of anyone who can better lead Mission to the World than Lloyd Kim,” said out-going coordinator Dr. Paul Koo-istra. “He has successfully led one of our largest mission teams in a very difficult country, and has seen remarkable progress in church planting. As a missionary himself, I believe that he is going to under-stand the needs of MTW’s mis-sionaries as well as be able to relate in a very special way to our many, many national partners.”

Dr. Kim is an ordained PCA pastor and has served as a mis-sionary with MTW since 2004 in the Philippines and Cambodia, and is currently MTW’s Interna-tional Director of Asia-Pacific. The goal of MTW is to help ful-fill the Great Commission by ad-vancing Reformed and covenant-al church-planting movements through word and deed in strate-gic areas worldwide.

Read about Dr. Kim’s experi-ence at Westminster Seminary California in the spring 2014 is-sue of UPDATE, now online at wscal.edu/update.

“DR. KIM IS A PROVEN MISSIONARY LEADER. HE DISPLAYS A RARE BLEND OF GODLINESS, HUMILITY, ACADEMIC RIGOR, AND LEADERSHIP ACUMEN.”

This article adapted from the original MTW press release on July 23, 2014.

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the Restoration Promise of Gen-esis 3:15: A Biblical Theological Perspective on the Sons of God in Genesis 6” in The Westminster Theological Journal (Fall 2014), and has begun teaching Bible and World Religions at the University of San Diego.

1999Dave Bush and his wife were blessed with the birth of their sev-enth child, Valor, in August.Chandler Im is Director of Eth-nic Ministries at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College and recently co-edited and contributed to Global Diasporas and Mission.

2000Brian Borgman has co-authored Spiritual Warfare: A Biblical and Balanced Perspective, has contrib-uted the new ESV Women’s Devo-tional Bible, and has authored the forthcoming book, After They’re Yours: The Grace and Grit of Adop-tion. He has also preached and taught in China, Denmark, and Canada.Danny Hyde published his latest book, The Nursery of the Holy Spir-it: Welcoming Children in Worship, in July.

2002Susan Erikson published her sec-ond book of devotional poetry,

Walking, Walking, Through the Stress of Life, in April.

2005Brent England and his wife were blessed with the birth of their third child, Charlie Hunter, in April.

2007Ted Beglin and his wife welcomed their fourth child, Glibert Ross Early, in June.Luke Kim completed his Th.M. at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL) in May and has begun his Ph.D. studies in Bib-lical Theology at Midwestern Bap-tist Theological Seminary (Kansas City, MO).

2008Richard Cunningham and his wife welcomed their third child, Penelope Faith, in July.Dan Halley and his wife celebrated the birth of their first child, Samuel Matthias, in March.

2009Iwan Baamann recently received a call to Grace Reformed Church of Leduc (URCNA; Alberta, Cana-da). He and his wife now have two children, Ruth Llyan and Asher Jonah.Ariel Flores is now the Resident Chaplain at Providence Medi-cal Center Mission Hills (Mission Hills, CA).

Matt Tuininga received his Ph.D. in Religion, Ethics, and Society from Emory University (Atlanta, GA) in September. His disserta-tion is entitled, “Christ’s Two King-doms: Calvin’s Political Theology and the Public Engagement of the Church.” He is currently teaching as an adjunct professor at Ogletho-rpe University (Atlanta, GA).

2011Jose Jimenez and his wife thank God for their third child, Rachel Hope, born in June.Scott Korljan (also class of 2013) was installed as Pastor of Redeem-er Presbyterian Church (Traverse City, MI) in November 2013, was blessed with a second child, Cade, in January, and had his MAHT thesis on Billy Sunday published in Confessional Presbyterian (2014).

2012Ben Castaneda was ordained as Assistant Pastor of Youth and Family Ministry at Rincon Moun-tain Presbyterian Church (PCA; Tucson, AZ) in May.Kristopher Marriage and his wife welcomed their first child, Caleb Elias, in March.

2014Nathan Born and his wife were blessed with the birth of their fifth child, Caleb Barnabas, in August.

WSC Alumni — Get away and refresh at the Alumni Winter Refresher this January!

Audit for FREE most one-week Winter Term courses. Attend the Annual Conference, too!

For more information, visit wscal.edu/awr

ALUMNI WINTER REFRESHER


INPERSON & INPRINT

WSC FACULTY AND STAFF SPEAK AT ETS ANNUAL MEETING

The 66th Annual Meeting of the Evangeli-cal Theological Society (ETS) was held in San Diego this year (November 19-21), and

several Westminster Seminary California (WSC) faculty and one staff member presented papers and participated in panel discussions.

On the first day of the Annual Meeting, Dr. Mi-chael S. Horton presented a book review of Evangeli-cal Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction by Michael Bird, and Dr. Dennis E. Johnson present-ed “‘Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord’: David (seed of the woman) vs. Goliath (seed of the serpent) (1 Samuel 17).”

During the Annual Meeting’s “Reformation Studies” session on the second day, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey presented “Demythologizing Arminius: A Fresh Look at His Life,” and Dr. R. Scott Clark pre-sented “‘Clothed in the Covenant of Grace’: Caspar Olevianus on the Administration of the Covenant of Grace.” The “Reformation Studies” session was moderated by current WSC Trustee, Rev. Dr. David W. Hall.

On the last day of the Annual Meeting, Dr. Horton presented “How the Marks of the Church Inform Its Mission,” and Dr. Marcus McArthur (WSC Vice President for Administration) presented “Church, State, and Treason: The Crisis of Border State Ecclesiology during the Civil War.”

ETS is a professional, academic society of Bibli-cal scholars, teachers, pastors, students, and others dedicated to evangelical scholarship and committed to the inerrancy and inspiration of the Scriptures and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Its mission is to serve Jesus Christ and his church by fostering conserva-tive, evangelical biblical scholarship.

The ETS Annual Meeting program included hun-dreds of speakers representing prominent theologi-cal institutions from around the United States.

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTSJanuary

9-10 — Dr. David M. VanDrunen presents his paper, “The Protectionist Purpose of Law: A Moral Case from the Biblical Covenant with Noah,” at the annual meeting of The Society of Christian Ethics (St. Louis, MO).16 — Dr. Michael S. Horton speaks on atonement and ascen-sion at the Los Angeles Theology Conference at Biola Univer-sity (La Mirada, CA).16-17 — Dr. Bryan D. Estelle, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey, Dr. Michael S. Horton, Dr. Dennis E. Johnson, Dr. David M. VanDrunen, and Dr. Joshua J. Van Ee speak at WSC’s Annual Conference 2015 (Escondido, CA).23-24 — Dr. R. Scott Clark speaks at a conference at Sovereign Grace Church of Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA).26-30 — Dr. Julius J. Kim teaches on missions and evangelism at the Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies (Sanford, FL).

February9-13 — Prof. Charles K. Telfer speaks at the Reformed Pastors Conference (Cartagena, Colombia).19-21 — Dr. W. Robert Godfrey speaks at the Ligonier Na-tional Conference (Orlando, FL).20-22 — Dr. David M. VanDrunen speaks and preaches at Providence Presbyterian Church (PCA) (Midland, TX).25-27 — Dr. J. V. Fesko speaks on John Owen and union with Christ at the Affinity Theological Study Conference (North Hampton, England).27-28 — Dr. David M. VanDrunen presents his paper, “Wis-dom and Natural Law: Why Each Needs the Other,” at the Nootbaar Conference at Pepperdine University School of Law (Malibu, CA).

March13-14 — Dr. W. Robert Godfrey speaks at the Ligonier Re-gional Conference (Walnut Creek, CA).19-20 — Dr. David M. VanDrunen speaks at the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) Timothy Conference (Philadel-phia, PA).20-21 — Dr. W. Robert Godfrey speaks at the Growing Re-formed Churches Conference (Chino, CA).

April24-25 — Dr. J. V. Fesko speaks on the doctrine of justification at The Majesty of God Conference (Barboursville, WV), spon-sored by The Navigators of Huntington, West Virginia.

FACULTY SPEAKING

FACULTY WRITING

ESV Gospel Transformation Biblecontributions by Michael S. Horton and Julius J. Kim

The ESV Gospel Transfor-mation Bible was created to help readers see Christ in all of Scripture, and grace for all of life. This Bible version features all-new book introductions and gospel-illuminating notes designed to help the reader encounter the

gospel throughout God’s Word. Among the team of over 50 contributing pastors and scholars are WSC faculty members, Dr. Michael S. Horton (for the book of Joshua) and Dr. Julius J. Kim (for the books of Habakkuk, Colossians, and Philemon). The Gospel Transformation Bible outlines God’s redemptive pur-poses of grace throughout all of Scripture and helps apply God’s word in a grace-centered and heart-transforming way.

Dr. R. Scott Clark“The Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy” in Tabletalk (July 2014).“Always Abusing Semper Refor-manda” in Tabletalk (November 2014).

Dr. Bryan D. EstelleReview of Elaine Pagels’ Rev-elations: Visions, Prophecy, & Politics in the Book of Revelation in Modern Reformation (May/June 2014).

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Ordinaryby Michael S. Horton

No one wants to be “or-dinary,” yet Dr. Michael S. Horton believes that attempts to measure spiritual growth by the constant pursuit of the next big thing have left many Chris-tians disillusioned and disappointed. In his new book, Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in

a Radical, Restless World, Dr. Horton invites read-ers to recover their sense of joy in the ordinary and provides a guide to a sustainable discipleship that happens over the long haul. Convicting and ulti-mately empowering, Ordinary is not a call to do less; it is an invitation to experience the elusive joy of the ordinary Christian life.

Review of Katherine J. Dell’s Interpreting Ecclesiastes: Readers Old and New in Catholic Biblical Quarterly (October 2014).

Dr. W. Robert GodfreyReview of Keith D. Stanglin and Thomas H. McCall’s Jacob Armin-ius, Theologian of Grace in Refor-mation 21 (March 2014).“Reformed and Always Reform-ing: the Historical Context” in Tabletalk (November 2014).

ARTICLES

BOOKS

For more faculty books, see the Bookstore ad on page 23.

Dr. David M. VanDrunen“The Market Economy and Chris-tian Ethics: Refocusing Debate Through the Two-Kingdoms Doc-trine” in Journal of Markets and Morality 17 (Spring 2014).“Two Kingdoms in China: Church Development and Reformed Eth-ics” in China’s Reforming Church-es: Mission, Polity, and Ministry in the Next Christendom, edited by Bruce P. Baugus (2014).


ALUMNI SERVING IN

DENOMINATIONS

Academic Year 2013-2014

ACADEMICS

WSC DOES NOT RECEIVE DIRECT FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR FROM ANY SPECIFIC CHURCH DENOMINATION

WSC CONTINUES TO GRADUATE MORE MEN IN THE MASTER OF DIVINITY PROGRAM

THAN ALL OTHER PROGRAMS COMBINED

FINANCES

Average Total Cost

Average Financial Aid

Average Net Cost

13 Members12:1 Student/faculty ratio

1,060 Graduates

Association of Theological SchoolsWestern Association of Schools and Colleges

FACULTY

ACCREDITATION

ALUMNI

Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Korean Presbyterian

Denominations

United Reformed Churches in North America

Other Churches

Other Reformed/Presbyterian

Denominations

Independent/Reformed Baptist

Churches

Christian Reformed Church in

North America

Presbyterian Church in America

ORDINARY INCOME

44% 75%

15%10%

Instruction & Programs

46%

General & Administrative

10%

Fundraising & Development

$3.9 Million

$4.3Million

ORDINARY EXPENSES

TUITION PER FULL-TIME STUDENT

$13,825$5,750

$8,075

28%

19%

12%

11%

11%8%7%4%

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Master of ArtsTOTAL

Visiting/Non-Matriculating

NUMBER OF STUDENTS40

111

155

4

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HONORARIUM & MEMORIAL GIFTSIn Honor Of...

In Memory Of...

Dr. Derke P. BergsmaMs. Diann OttenMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Buikema

Dr. R. Scott ClarkMr. and Mrs. Richard C. Wolfe

Mrs. Mary Ellen GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Ben Veenendaal

Rev. Rollin P. KellerMr. and Mrs. Willard C. Gekler

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas LazzareschiDr. and Mrs. William B. Lide

Rev. and Mrs. Bradd L. NymeyerMr. and Mrs. Scott Korthuis

Rev. Daniel OverduinFaith Orthodox Presbyterian ChurchMr. and Mrs. Willard C. Gekler

Mrs. Alice StrimpleMr. and Mrs. Harvey Van Egmond

Westminster Seminary California FacultyDr. and Mrs. William J. Montgomery

Mr. Ken AnemaDr. and Mrs. Robert B. Strimple

Mr. Neil AsmaMrs. Edna Paauw

Mrs. Margie BoertjeMr. and Mrs. Ben Veenendaal

Mr. Alfred L. ClarkMr. Maurice AronzonMs. Paula A. Benach-RichardsMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIMr. and Mrs. Christopher L. FeltenFishman, Block + Diamond LLPDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMs. Linda Johansen

Mr. Robert ClarkDr. and Mrs. R. Scott ClarkMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Mark J. MacVeyRev. and Mrs. Charles A. Tedrick

Mr. Grover C. ColemanMrs. Kazuko Yoshitake

Mrs. Krynie DoelmanMr. and Mrs. Andy Van DieMr. and Mrs. Dick Dykstra

Mrs. Gre De RaadtMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Ben Goedhart

Mr. Darwin HoutsmaMr. and Mrs. Ben Veenendaal

Mrs. Elsie KokMrs. Edna PaauwDr. and Mrs. James D. Paauw

Mr. Don LewisDr. and Mrs. Robert B. Strimple

Mr. Gerrit OosterkampMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn II

Mrs. Kaye PaauwMrs. Edna Paauw

Ms. Mary RiddellDr. and Dr. David M. VanDrunen

Mr. Scott SandersMr. and Mrs. Herbert Korthuis

Mr. Delbert SchowalterMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIDr. and Mrs. W. Robert Godfrey

Mr. Paul T. Strimple Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Porter

Mrs. Marjorie SytsmaMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyDr. and Mrs. Joshua J. Van Ee

Mr. Nicolaas Van DamMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Ben GoedhartMrs. Bea Van Dam

Mr. Helprig Van EgmondDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Ben GoedhartDr. and Mrs. Robert B. Strimple

Mr. Gerrit VanderbylDr. and Mrs. Derke P. BergsmaMr. and Mrs. Edward BrowerMrs. Joyce DekkerMrs. Nellie B. den DulkMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIMr. and Mrs. Dick DykstraDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Ben Goedhart

Mr. Walt VisserMr. and Mrs. Edward BrowerDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Ben VeenendaalMr. and Mrs. Ronald Verhoeven

Mrs. Wilma G. VisserMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMs. Ellen Ward

Mr. Lawrence VlasblomMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMr. and Mrs. Ben Goedhart

Ms. Blanche Von SeggernMr. and Mrs. Henry Doorn IIDr. and Mrs. W. Robert GodfreyMrs. Mary M. NemethMrs. Karin G. NorlinMr. and Mrs. John Rau IIIMr. and Mrs. Andy Van Die

Mr. Alfred VosMr. and Mrs. Michael A. VosMrs. Sharon M. Vos

Mr. Joel Brian VosMr. and Mrs. Michael A. VosMrs. Sharon M. Vos

Mrs. Karen L. WatsonDr. and Dr. David M. VanDrunen

GIFTS RECEIVED FROM OCTOBER 1, 2013 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2014


UP CLOSEwith Marcus McArthur

Dr. Marcus McArthur joined the staff at West-minster Seminary California (WSC) in 2013 as the new Vice President for Administration. He com-pleted his Master of Arts degree in Historical The-ology from WSC in 2004, and went on to earn his Ph.D. in History from Saint Louis University. Dr. McArthur and his wife, Mandi, recently welcomed their third child. UPDATE caught up with him for a quick Up Close interview.

What are your favorite memories of WSC from your time as a student?My most memorable moments as a WSC student were my interactions with the faculty outside of class. Whether it was casually chatting about theology or history, viewing and discussing films, or just watching college football, professors were always very intentional about making themselves available.

How did WSC prepare you to specialize in Ameri-can religious history at Saint Louis University?WSC prepared me for doctoral studies in many ways, but most importantly it made me vigilant for truth. At WSC I learned that all truth is God’s truth, regardless of the discipline. So when I study a historical question, my goal is not to make my tradition look better or to vindicate my heroes, but rather to discover the truth and learn from it.

What excites you most about your new role as Vice President for Administration?The thing that excites me most is being part of a community that is passionate about Christ, the Gospel, and His Church. As a historian, I am convinced that the Church is best served when her ministers are well educated in God’s Word. I’m honored to serve at a seminary that is committed to this mission.

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FACULTY BOOKS AVAILABLE NOW

Visit our campus Bookstore — now located in the library!wscal.edu/bookstore

Calvin On The Christian Life

Glorifying and Enjoying God Forever

by Michael S. Horton(Crossway Books, 2014)

OrdinarySustainable Faith in a

Radical, Restless World by Michael S. Horton(Zondervan, 2014)

Westminster Seminary California

A New Old Schoolby W. Robert Godfrey and D. G. Hart

(Westminster Seminary California, 2012)

Psalm 119 for LifeLiving Today in the Light

of the Wordby Hywel R. Jones

(Evangelical Press, 2009)

Songs of a Suffering King

The Grand Christ Hymn of Psalms 1-8

by J. V. Fesko(Reformation Heritage Books, 2014)

John CalvinPilgrim and Pastor

by W. Robert Godfrey(Crossway Books, 2014)

Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms

A Study in the Development of Reformed Social Thought

by David M. VanDrunen(Eerdmans, 2010)

Christ and the Desert TabernacleBy J. V. Fesko

(Christian Focus, 2012)

The Law Is Not of FaithEssays on Works and Grace

in the Mosaic Covenantedited by Bryan D. Estelle,

J. V. Fesko, and David M. VanDrunen(P&R, 2008)

Divine Covenants And Moral Order

A Bibical Theology of Natural Law

by David M. VanDrunen(Eerdmans, 2014)

Pilgrim TheologyCore Doctrines for Christian Disciples

by Michael S. Horton(Zondervan, 2012)

The Theology of the Westminster Standards

Historical Context and Theological Insights

by J. V. Fesko(Crossway Books, 2014)

Word, Water, and SpiritA Reformed Perspective

on Baptismby J. V. Fesko

(Reformation Heritage Books, 2010)

Recovering the Reformed Confession

Our Theology, Piety, and Practiceby R. Scott Clark

(P&R, 2008)

Salvation through Judgement and MercyThe Gospel According

to JonahBy Bryan D. Estelle

(P&R, 2005)

Him We ProclaimPreaching Christ from All

the Scripturesby Dennis E. Johnson

(P&R, 2007)

A New Testament Greek Primer(3rd Edition)

by S. M. Baugh(P&R, 2012)

Living in God’s Two Kingdoms

A Biblical Vision for Christianity and Culture

by David M. VanDrunen(Crossway Books, 2010)

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January 16 - 17, 2015On the campus of Westminster Seminary California

(Escondido, CA)

The WSC faculty will address what the Scriptures have to say about wisdom, not only as a literary genre in the Bible, but Christ as the embodiment of wisdom, and it’s necessity for the Christian Life.

FEATURED SPEAKERS: W. Robert Godfrey, Michael S. Horton, David M. VanDrunen, Dennis E. Johnson, Bryan D. Estelle, and Joshua J. Van Ee.

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