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"The seminary's mission is extended in innovative
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ALUMNI ABSW alumni are leaders throughout the world. As pastors, teachers, chaplains, nonprofit managers, missionaries, artists and writers, ABSW alumni proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and share in the work of building God's kingdom. Alumni/ae NewsAlumni news is found in our quarterly newsletter, Perspectives. Do you have news to share? Your fellow alumni/ae want to know. Send announcements and news items to ABSW using the Alumnus/a Update Form. Alumni/ae AssociationThe Alumni/ae Association of ABSW was organized to deepen the relationship between the seminary community and its alumni/ae. The association promotes fellowship, broadens the influence of the seminary in the American Baptist Churches, and strengthens the seminary through financial support and recruitment of students. Membership in the Alumni/ae Association is open to anyone who has received a degree or certificate or has completed the equivalent of one year of study at ABSW. Graduate Theological Union doctoral or master of art students who meet one of the above qualifications and choose to affiliate with ABSW will be members of the Alumni/ae Association. Alumnus/a of the Year AwardSince 1981 the Alumni/ae Executive Council has selected one alum who has demonstrated excellence in ministry and support of the seminary to receive the Alumnus/a of the Year Award. Nominations for this award can be submitted by any alum of ABSW. All nominations are considered active for three years. During its fall meeting, the Alumni/ae Executive Council reviews the nominations and selects the alumnus/a of the year. If you would like to nominate a person for this prestigious award, please fill out the Alumnus/a of the Year Nomination Form, and submit it either online or send it to: Office of Alumni/ae Relations, American Baptist Seminary of the West, 2606 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-3029. Recipients of the Alumnus/a of the Year Award
Alums of the Year, 2004-5
As prolific writers, teachers, and pastors, the Chartiers have been committed to nurturing the health and vitality of the local church. They have devoted energy to cultivating the well-being of pastors. And they have given time to developing structures and resources for growing disciples across the lifespan. For their extensive contributions and significant ministry, the Chartiers have been named 2005 Alumni of the Year. “Jan and Myron Chartier embody the truth that ministry is a lifelong calling, expressed in different ways at different seasons, but always in the service of Christ’s church,” says the Rev. Michelle Holmes, vice president. “We are proud to honor the Chartiers for their extraordinary commitment.” Jan and Myron married while students at the University of Colorado. After seminary, they served in campus ministry in Kansas for five years, during which time they adopted their daughter, Melody, from South Korea. They both earned doctorates in human communication studies at the University of Denver, where their son, Tim, was born. After doctoral studies, they returned to ABSW to teach for three years. In the years that followed, their ministry took them to teaching posts at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, regional ministry in Michigan, then back to Denver to serve part time on the pastoral staff of Calvary Baptist Church. Today, the Chartiers live in Charlotte, N.C., where they continue to write, share their gifts, and spend time with family, including their grandson, Noah. The Chartiers will be honored at ABSW’s Biennial Dinner July 2 appropriately in Denver, Colo. |
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Jan
and Myron Chartier met at an American Baptist youth camp high in
the Rocky Mountains. Their journey of ministry and 45 years of marriage
has taken them from Colorado all across the country, including three
years at ABSW, where they graduated in 1963.
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