Open House
Nelson (Counseling Center)

One time Classes*
Schlegel Hall

Panel Discussion with Dr. Lartey
Caldwell Chapel

Wine/ Cheese Reception
and Class Pictures
Gardencourt

Lecture III—Emmanuel Lartey
"Pastoral Care and Counseling in the Tossed Salad Bowl"
Caldwell Chapel

Lecture IV—Alice Graham
“Building Resiliency with a Spirit of Humanity and Joy.”
Caldwell Chapel

Panel Discussion with Dr. Graham
Caldwell Chapel

Alice M. Graham

• Ministry in the Midst of Communal Disaster

• Building Resiliency with the Spirit of Humanity and Joy

Since 2009, Alice M. Graham has served as the Executive Director of Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force, which is enhancing the recovery, preparedness, and resiliency of coastal constituents and those who are most vulnerable. In her award-winning work, she is helping to strengthen the capacity of faith-based organizations to meet urgent and long-term needs and building relationships with persons from the diverse faith perspectives reflected in the culturally rich coastal context to work together for future disasters. A pastoral counselor with 30 years of experience, Graham taught pastoral care and counseling at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, N.C., and served in related fields in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and North Carolina. She is President-elect of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC).

Emmanuel Yartekwei Lartey

• From Melting Pot to Tossed Salad Bowl: Cultural realities of our postmodern and postcolonial global environment

• Pastoral care and counseling in the tossed salad bowl

Emmanuel Yartekwei Lartey is Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care, and Counseling at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. As a pastor, scholar, teacher, and researcher, he has contributed widely to the international field of pastoral care and counseling. His interests and research are focused on the theological implications and practical effects of pastoral care and counseling in a diversity of cultures, with particular reference to African, British, and American expressions. He is the author of In Living Colour: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling (2nd ed., 2003), numerous articles, and chapters in pastoral care and counseling textbooks. Ordained minister in the Methodist Church, Lartey has served as a pastor in Ghana and at the Ghana Interdenominational Church and the United Ghana Christian Church, both in Atlanta. As a professional in pastoral care and counseling, he has served on numerous boards related to the field, including as past President of the International Council on Pastoral Care and Counseling (ICPCC) and as a member of theTheological Education Steering Committee of the American Academy of Religion (AAR).

Teresa Snorton

• Monday - Sisters and Brothers by other Mothers, John 10: 11-16

• Tuesday - Encounters for Change, Luke 10: 25-37

Teresa Snorton is the Presiding Bishop of the 5th Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) District, which includes the states of Alabama and Florida. When she was elected in 2008, she became the first female bishop in the 140-year history of her denomination. Snorton served as the Executive Director of the national Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Inc. for 12 years prior to her election as bishop. As a graduate of Louisville Seminary, an ordained CME minister, and ACPE Supervisor and a board certified chaplain, Snorton has served as a pastor in Kentucky and as a member of the adjunct faculty of Louisville Seminary. She has published work on pastoral supervision, care in a multi-cultural world, and pastoral care and ministry. She is frequently a consultant, guest speaker, and preacher for churches, hospitals, seminaries, and conferences on mul­ticultural, ethical, and gender issues in health care, aging issues, pastoral care, and education.

Landon Whitsitt (MDiv ‘05), Vice Moderator of the 219th General Assembly

The Rev. Landon Whitsitt is Vice Moderator of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). A Louisville Seminary alum (MDiv ’05) and former congregational pastor, he recently accepted the call as Executive of the Synod of Mid-America. He is the author of Open Source Church: Making Room for the Wisdom of All, which explores the worlds of open source software and Wikipedia, making a compelling case that the work of the Church in the 21st century is best accomplished not by depending on experts but on the collective wisdom of the people God has gathered. Whitsitt also remains at the forefront of new media in religion, producing two critically acclaimed podcasts, Landon Explains It All and The Phoenix Journal, and God Complex Radio, which until Fall 2011 he co-hosted and produced of with Carol Howard Merritt and Bruce Reyes-Chow.