Courses and Faculty
Class B　11:45 - 1:00 p.m.

Holy Week is one of the most important weeks in our church, but if many of our congregants come to worship on Palm and Easter Sundays, how can we explore the depth and meaning of Good Friday and Holy Saturday? In this course, we will work and think together of ways to be faithful to the full Passion of our Lord without reducing the story to just an empty tomb.

- Rev. Elizabeth Gabbard, an Arkansas native, graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2007. She moved to Mississippi in 2008 when she was called to be the pastor of JJ White Memorial Presbyterian Church in McComb.

B2 The Spirit of Jude
Seldom read, often misunderstood, overlooked, and easily written off, Jude has a contemporary message for today. Together, we will explore the powerful message of Jude and grow in our faith and commitment to our Lord.
　-William H. Jones, Pastor for 44 years serving churches in Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, and Texas. Presently serves as Pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church in Jackson (2005-Present), the church where he had his beginning (1965-1976). God saved the best for last.

B3 P. W. - Sure Fire Way to Grow Your Group
In this class we will discover what the Bible says about church growth and expanding ministries. We will look at how we can be an integral part of God’s kingdom and learn the secret of growing and sustaining our groups.
- Pam McDonald is the current moderator for Presbyterian Women in the Mississippi Presbytery. She has been moderator (president) of several church PW groups, as well as Bible studies leader for circles. She has led many other Bible studies and taught Sunday School for 35 years. As a Christian educator, she has worked in a number of churches and military chapels around the world, learning first hand what leads to church growth.

B4 Peace and Justice

-Sara Pottschmidt Lisherness is a graduate of Miami University in Ohio and attended San Francisco Theological Seminary in Southern California. Sara Lisherness, an associate with the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program (PPP) starting in 1992, was named coordinator of program, effective Oct. 4, 1999. Lisherness edited many of the resources published by the Peacemaking Program, including "Seeking to Be Faithful Together: Guidelines for Presbyterians During Times of Disagreement" and "Proclaiming the Good News of God's Peace," an annually produced peacemaking Advent devotional booklet. She was co-producer of the video "Cherishing God's Creation" and co-edited "Striking Terror No More: The Church Responds to Domestic Violence." She has been the content editor for two issues of "Church & Society" magazine: "Violence: Roots, Realities, Redemption" published in 1995 and "Hate" published in 1999. A Presbyterian elder currently serving in Louisville, she is married to John Lisherness and is the mother of Kara, Peter, and Kate.

B5 Tips for Teaching Children and Youth - Cassie Alston
This session provides suggestion and tips to those teaching children.
-Cassie Alston serves as Fondren's part-time Christian Education Associate. She is currently working toward a Master of Arts degree in Christian Education at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia, through the extended campus program. Cassie is married to Sheldon Alston, an attorney, and they have three sons: Sheldon, Miles, and Gray.

B6 The Complete Choral Musician
This session will include information for the choral director and choral
singer. Topics will consist of the following:
1. Warm-ups that Work
2. Cantatas
3. Technology for the Choral Musician
4. Worshipful Reponses
5. Choral Techniques
- Joel Dunlap is in his fifth year as Choral Director at Long Beach High School.
His choirs consistently score superior ratings at the district and state levels. Graduating from Ole Miss, he holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. He also graduated Cum Laude with a Master's in Music Education.
While at Ole Miss, he was a member of the world-renowned "Ole Miss Concert Singers".

The Long Beach Concert Choir, under his direction, toured Florence, Venice and Rome, Italy in 2008. The performed in such venues as St. Mark's Basilica in Venice and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome - the largest church in
the world. His choir will travel to England and France in 2011 and perform in Notre Dame Cathedral.

Most recently, Dunlap was named the "Outstanding Young Music Educator of 2009" for the state of Mississippi. This award is given annually to one teacher. Dunlap is a member of the American Choral Directors Association
and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

B7 Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Costly Grace Embodied Reinhold       Part II
　　　　　 Niebuhr:　 Prophet of Biblical
- Dean K. Thompson

- Bob Lee


Friday Night Sing-a-Long
Sing for Joy! A Slightly Structured Sing-a-Long for all Kaleidoscopians
- Bill Smith is a retired missionary (12 years, Brazil) and pastor (LA and TN), in retirement serving as a Parish Associate at Jackson's Briarwood Presbyterian Church, and occasionally supplying pulpits in Louisiana and Mississippi. He is the compiler of "Hymn Search: Indexes for the Presbyterian Hymnal" (1995), and the author of "Joyful Noise: A Guide to Music in the Church for Pastors and Musicians" (2007). Bill will be assisted by wife Rosanne, a graduate in church music, currently organist at First Presbyterian Church, Canton, and accompanist for the Mississippi Boychoir and for two divisions of the Mississippi Girlchoir.