Hastings College will host the 53rd annual Omaha Presbyterian School for Pastors to be held July 8-15. Presbyterian clergy and commissioned lay pastors from 13 Midwestern states have been invited to attend the eight-day residential program.

Participants will attend daily worship service and lectures and group discussions on a variety of topics presented by four invited theological faculty.

Invited faculty include: Dr. William J. Carl, president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and professor of homiletics; Dr. Anna Case-Winters, professor of theology at McCormick Theological Seminary; Dr. Bradley J. Longfield, dean of the seminary, vice president of the university and professor of church history at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary; and Dr. Nancy J. Ramsay, executive vice president and dean and professor of pastoral theology and pastoral counseling at Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University.

This year’s lecture topics include: the relationship between science and Christian theology; Presbyterians and American culture; and diversity’s affect on pastoral care.

Dr. David McCarthy, associate professor of religion and chaplain at Hastings College will serve as Pastor-in-Residence for event attendees. Dr. Robin Koozer, professor of music and chair of the department at Hastings College serves as planning director for the event with event director, Dr. Gary S. Eller, president of the Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation.

The Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation and Hastings College have worked together to bring to the School the unique combined expertise of each institution that will provide the church with essential tools to enhance the quality of its leadership.

Hastings College was founded in 1882 by Presbyterians who envisioned a college that would encompass the highest academic standards within the broad perspective of the liberal arts and dedication to the Christian faith. Recently initiated through the generous support of the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Hastings College Vocation and Values Program encourages students to think deeply about the ethical and spiritual dimensions of their life’s work and to consider careers of service to others.