Next Wednesday, we have Dr. Paul Kim coming to speak on campus. He and his wife Janette and sons Elijah, Caleb, and Noah are pictured above. Dr. Kim is the lead pastor of Renewal Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA. Renewal has an interesting history as first a college outreach program of Emmanuel Church (in the Korean Eastern presbytery) and then an English-speaking congregation under the leadership of the Korean congregation. They ordained their own elders and became a particular church in the Philadelphia presbytery last spring.

A number of the students I worked with at the University of Pennsylvania were involved in this college ministry and church, and in the outreach and tutoring programs that this church invests in. The Lord is working through this church as they reach out to the neighborhood around them, and we are delighted that Dr. Kim is coming to preach to us.

He will be having lunch with students after chapel on Wednesday from 11:45-1:00. The first 17 students to contact Mrs. Kellner at anne.kellner@covenant.edu will get a seat! The luncheon is a great opportunity to delve a little deeper into the personal story and calling of Pastor Kim, and to ask questions and hear about his ministry. Students with an interest in preaching, city ministry, college outreach, mercy ministry are particularly encouraged to come.

Dr. Kim will also speak at 7:30pm Wednesday evening. Chapel Credit will be given. His topic is “Developing the Preacher in You.” He writes:

Preaching is an art. Not all preachers are supposed to preach the same way. Preaching is the personal and creative expression of God’s truth through a preacher. Or to use Phillip Brook’s classic definition, it is “truth through personality.” There are not many tools, however, to help preachers understand their uniqueness and utilize their strengths. This seminar aims to helps preachers apply their strengths to their preaching so that their preaching flows out of, not in spite of, who God has made them to be.

Here’s a recent article from World Magazine on the Worldwide Anglican Church and Archbishop Orombi. It includes a photo of him speaking in chapel.

You can still send your own reflections from the Archbishop’s time with us to char.okie@gmail.com.