2010 Speakers / Staff
We are pleased to announce speakers and worship leaders for 2010:
- Dale Bruner
- Todd Johnson
- Tedd Vaughn
Morning Bible Speaker
Dale Bruner
Retired George & Lyda Wasson Professor of Religion – Whitworth
Teacher at Hollywood Presbyterian Church
Dale Bruner returns in 2010 to teach our morning Bible Sessions. Dale is a popular veteran teacher at WCPPC.
Bruner graduated from Occidental College in 1954; he then earned his M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. (Dr. theol) at Germany’s Hamburg University. After teaching for 11 years at Union Theological Seminary in the Philippines, he came to Whitworth College in 1975.
During his years as George & Lyda Wasson Professor of Religion at Whitworth, Dr. Bruner touched the lives of countless students. His passion for teaching the biblical narrative, for scholarship and for church renewal made him one of Whitworth’s most influential professors. His influence extended far beyond the generation of students he taught and mentored at Whitworth. In fact, during his tenure at the college, he spoke and taught at hundreds of churches all over the country. Here, too, his passion for the gospel and his utter belief in the healing power of the church was infectious, and he became one of the most sought-after speakers in the Presbyterian Church. He continues to have a vital teaching ministry in the PCUSA.
Upon retirement from Whitworth, in 1997, Dale and his wife of 46 years, Kathy, moved to Pasadena, California, where he embarked on new studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. “On weekdays I walk an hour to the seminary,” he says, “where I am now quietly doing research toward a commentary on the Gospel of John.”
Dr. Bruner is the author of A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness (Eerdmans, 1970) and Matthew: A Commentary (2 volumes; revised and expanded edition, Eerdmans, 2004). He also co-authored, with William Holdern, The Holy Spirit: Shy Member of the Trinity ( Augsburg, 1983).
We are pleased to announce our evening speaker for 2010:
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Todd Johnson
Evening Pastoral Speaker
Dr. Todd Johnson
William K. and Delores S. Brehm
Associate Professor of Worship, Theology and the Arts
Fuller Theological Seminary
MDiv, North Park Seminary
MA, PhD Notre Dame University
Todd is the editor of The Conviction of Things Not Seen: Worship and Ministry in the 21st Century (2002) and coauthor of Performing the Sacred: Theology and Theatre in Dialogue (2009) as part of the Engaging Culture series edited by Fuller professors Robert Johnston and William Dyrness.
Check out brehmcenter.com for a look at their multidisciplinary efforts to enrich worship in Christian churches including the Visual Faith Institute of Art and Architecture.
This will be Todd’s first visit to WCPPC.
Worship Leader
Ted Vaughn
Contemporary Worship Leader
Ted Vaughn was Contemporary Worship Arts Director at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church for nine years. He played a major role in the development of new worship cultures, community outreach through music and art, and is a pioneer in the bridging of missional-church themes with corporate worship. He has been a worship leader since college, mentored in music and worship by Fernando Ortega, and has led in churches and conferences throughout Southern California. Most recently Ted led worship for the Presbyterian Global Fellowship Conference in Long Beach, CA. We are pleased to welcome back Ted Vaughn for the second straight year as our worship leader.
