Read The Bridge Summer 2018

In this issue of The Bridge, we celebrate the HST Class of 2018.

• Meet the class of 2018 and see the variety of ministry roles that they are filling in churches around the world.
• Student debt is always an issue in higher education. Learn how HST partnered with the class of 2018 to help them reduce their indebtedness.
• Read a message of gratitude from Bob Palmer (M.Div., 2018) to those who have helped fund the school and his scholarship.
• All of this plus news, notes, and more from HST!

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Links to Resources

• HST Student Cana Moore's book review in Homiletic Journal Vol. 43, No. 1 (2018).
• Dr. Bland served as an editor for The Living Pulpit 2018: Sermons that Illustrate Preaching in the Stone-Campbell Movement, 1968-2018 (St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2018).

Watch the commencement ceremony for the class of 2018 here.

See the donor appreciation lunch program with comments from Dr. Bruce McLarty and presentation of the Alumnus of the Year Award to Ashby Camp

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In the Spring 2018 issue of The Bridge we celebrate the connection between HST and congregations:

• HST Alumni preach in churches around the world. Meet two of them in this issue.
• Congregations serve as a training ground for some HST students. Learn about our relationship with Memphis congregations Holmes Road Church of Christ, Midtown Church of Christ, Park Avenue Church of Christ, and Highland Church of Christ.
• Many church members in the Memphis area audit classes at HST
• All of this plus news and notes from HST

Links to Resources

• The sermon preached by John Scott at the Church of Christ at White Station April 14, 1968 following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• HST Student Cana Moore’s recent interview with the Christian Chronicle: No Matter How Broken We May Be
• HST Alumnus Christopher Shrock’s article is on page 99 of Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal (Volume 11, 2017).
• HST Student Jackson House is working with the Omonia Church of Christ in Greece helping refugees.
• Church audit program at HST.

HST Art Sale June 1-2

Link to the event on Facebook

Downloadable Flyer:

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In the Winter 2018 issue of The Bridge we:

• Honor Larry Arick on his retirement as Director of Advancement
• Welcome Greg Muse to the HST family
• Introduce our theme for the year, The Law of the Lord
• Introduce the missions sabbatical recipients who spent the fall on campus

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Videos

Meet Greg Muse, HST’s new Director of Advancement

Dr. Mark Powell: Martin Luther 500 Years Later

Links to Resources

• Youth in Family Ministry: A Handbook by Luke Dockery (M.Div. student)
• One Body Workshop presented by Matt Carter (D.Min. Student) to help churches help members find their fit and function in the congregation.
• No Half Savior: Jarena Lee’s Autobiography as Prophetic Rhetoric by Steven T. Gaines (M.Div., 2015)

Naval Chaplain Commissioning

HST Alum Steven Pate (M.Div., 2015), right, commissions Bryan Green (M.Div., 2015)

You’ll also see news and notes about happenings on campus and on the work of our faculty, students, alumni, and staff.

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This issue of The Bridge celebrates the life and work of Don and Evelyn Meredith. Don and Evelyn retired August 31st after 49 years (Don) and 38 (Evelyn) in the HST Library.

Afterword: A Celebration of the Career of Don Meredith

Links to Resources

• Redefining Preaching: A Beginning by Steven T. Gaines (M.Div., 2015)
• From Mozambique to Millennials: Shame, Frontier Peoples, and the Search for Open Atonement Paths by Alan Howell (M.Div., 2009) and M.Div. student Logan Thompson
• Scholar Works at Harding University
• Meredith Restoration History Archive

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HST challenges Christian leaders to deeper faith in God and higher standards of ministry and scholarship. The Summer 2017 issue of The Bridge highlights our unique blend of personal spiritual growth, practical ministry skills, and academic rigor.

In this issue, New Testament Professor Dr. Richard Oster is honored for his lifetime contributions to Christian scholarship. Dr. Oster’s teaching ministry reaches beyond the classroom through the HST Facebook and YouTube pages:

 

HST Vice President Dr. Jim Martin shares an article helpful for church leaders. You may keep up with Dr. Martin’s ministry and leadership teachings on his blog and his Facebook Live videos. Here is a recent video:

 

Enjoy photos from graduation 2017 and from Dr. Hawley’s Archaeology Class in Israel.

graduation photos by Matt Carter; Archaeology photos by Lance Hawley

 

You’ll also see news and notes about happenings on campus and on the work of our faculty, students, alumni, and staff.

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