UNITED THEOLOGICAL
COLLEGE, BANGALORE
ALUMNI REFRESHER COURSE (23 – 25 October 2012)
Theme: “Lord,
Renew the Church: Begin from Me”
The UTC
Alumni Refresher Course 2012 took place on 23 – 25 October 2012 at the JRC
Hall, UTC. This year 44 of our alumni registered and attended the same. The
programme commenced with the alumni participating in the community worship at
the Ziegenbalg chapel on 23 October at 08.30 AM, followed by registration at
09.00 AM in the JRC Hall.
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| Dr. Dexter, Dr. Mani Chacko and Dr. Sahayadhas |
The Alumni
Refresher Course was officially inaugurated by the Rev. Dr. Daniel Jones
Muthunayagom, Acting Principal, as the Principal, the Rev. Dr. J. R. John
Samuel Raj was away in Korea on an official trip. The theme for the alumni
refresher course 2012 was “Lord Renew the Church: Begin from Me”.
Under this theme there were ten presentations: three Bible Studies, five
lectures, one presentation on indigenous mission by (a group from) the Gypsy
community and a group discussion with the aim of evolving a vision statement
from the participants for the renewal of the Church for her mission and public
witness in India in the 21st century. The details of the sessions
are as below:
Bible Study – Rev. Dr. Mani
Chacko (Gen Sec. Bible Society of India)
Built on the Foundation of Christ and Nurtured by His Word: Scriptural
Resources for the Renewal and Regeneration of the Church for Her Public Witness
in India Today
Rev. J. Jeyakumar (Asst Prof,
Biblical Studies – NT, UTC)
Nurtured by the Word of Regeneration: The Continuing Influence of the
Word of God in the Renewal of the Church
Rev. Fr. Jerry Kurian
(Lecturer, Communication, UTC)
Empowered by the Spirit of Renewal: People of God as the True Agents
of Change
Dr. Lalrinawmi Ralte (Prof,
Women’s Studies, UTC)
Metanoia: A Call for Gender Equality for the Renewal and Public
Witness of the Church in the 21st Century
Bible Study II – Rev. Dr.
Gnanavaram (Principal, TTS, Arasaradi)
Built on the Foundation of Christ and Nurtured by His Word: Scriptural
Resources for the Renewal and Regeneration of the Church for Her Public Witness
in India Today
Rev. Dr. Dexter Maben
(Associate Prof, Biblical Studies – OT, UTC)
Towards a Vision Statement for the Renewal and the Reform of the Church
(Group Discussion)
Pastor Mordecai
Indigenous Mission
among the Indigenous Communities (Gypsies)
Bible Study III – Rev. Dr. R.
Sahayadhas (Associate Prof, Theology, UTC)
Self-Understanding of a Christian for the Renewal and Regeneration of
the Church for Her Public Witness in India Today
Rev. Dr. Jones Muthunayagom
(Prof. Biblical Studies – OT)
Metanoia: A Call for the Renewal of the Minds and the Reform of the
Structures of Ecclesia for the Common Good
Mr. George Varghese (Director, YMCA Training
School)
Bureaucracy: Has It Become too Burdensome for the Church Today?
Rev. Jacob Frank (PRO, UTC)
Promotional Interaction with
the Alumni
In addition
to the above sessions, the alumni led the Worship Service in the Chapel on
Wednesday, the 24th October in which Rev. Daniel offered the homily.
The Cultural wing of the Carey Society organized a brief cultural programme and
screened a meaningful movie on 23rd evening. There was a Plenary
Session in which the Alumni expressed their constructive proposals for the
reconstrual of the Alumni Refresher Course in the years ahead. The Refresher
course came to a close at 12.00 noon on the 25th of October 2012
with the prayer by Rev. Dr. Joseph Prabhakar Dayam (Associate Prof of Theology,
UTC). It was a joy indeed to have our alumni back in the campus and to interact
with them, especially their experiences on field.
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| Dr. Rini Ralte |
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| Rev. Dr. Gnanavaram |
The Annual Refresher
Course was followed by the Executive meeting of the Alumni Association and the
General Body of the UTC Alumni Association met post lunch on the same day.
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| Rev. Jacob Frank, PRO |
Herewith, I
place on record my sincere thanks and appreciation to all the participants and
those who contributed towards the success of the UTC Alumni Refresher Course
2012.
Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadhas
Convener, Alumni Refresher Course 2012
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| Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadhas, Convener, Alumni Refresher Course 2012 |
(Photo credit: Calvin Sushit Ambler)
