Minister of Preaching, Theology, and Pastoral Care.
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Invitation
I invite you to attend worship at our church. I have served this congregation for nearly 20 years. I assure you it is a warm, inviting, and accepting community of Christians. Our members come from all religious backgrounds— Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox; liberal and conservative; agnosticism and unbelief. We are an open community of Christians who view ourselves as “on the way in faith” and I invite you to join us on the journey. You will be accepted at whatever place you are in the journey—including the journey which involves a search for faith. Our primary Christian values involve compassion, acceptance, community, wisdom, justice, and making room for God in our lives. We attempt to share one another’s burdens and celebrate one another’s joys. I promise you pastoral care with confidentiality and integrity, biblical preaching with contemporary insights and sensitivities, and a constant focus on the experience of God’s free grace. Education The Rev. Dr. Victor L Hunter has been pastor of this congregation since 1985. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Abilene Christian University, a Master of Divinity in Religion and Psychiatry from Union Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Phillips Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, a retreat leader and an adjunct faulty member of Phillips Theological Seminary. He has served Churches in London, England, New York City, and Trenton New Jersey. Biography Born: August 26, 1942 Married: June 7, 1963 to Lynette Boles Hunter. Children: Heather Hunter-Whitehouse (April 15, 1965) Charisa Hunter-Crump (April 18, 1967) Lance Justin Alves Hunter (March 8, 1974) Five grandchildren. Traveled in USA, Canada, Great Britain, Western Europe, Asia Minor, Middle East. Books Chalice Introduction to Theology (Chalice Press; to be released in autumn, 2007). Dr. Hunter wrote the chapter on "CREATION" Living Dogs and Dead Lions (with R. Lanny Hunter). New York: Viking, 1986. The Human Church in the Presence of Christ (with Phillip Johnson). Macon: Mercer University Press, 1985. Desert Hearts and Healing Fountains: Recovering Pastoral Vocational Clarity. Chalice Press 2003 What Your Doctor & Your Pastor Want You to Know About Depression , C0-Author Lanny Hunter, MD, Chalice Press 2004 Articles and Commentary "The Liturgy After the Liturgy." In The Word in Season: The Use of the Bible in Liturgy. Ed. Donald Gray. Norwich, England: The Canterbury Press, 1988. "Closure and Commencement: The Stress of Finding Home." In Cross-Cultural Reentry. Ed. Clyde N. Austin. Abilene, TX: ACU Press, 1986. "The Road Not Taken." In What Lack We Yet. Ed. J. D. Thomas. Abilene, TX: Biblical Research Press, 1974. "Conversations with a Martyr's Friend." An interview with Eberhard Bethge. Mission Journal, Part I, August, 1977, 3-6; Part II, September, 1977, 18-21. Vol. 11. "Why Conservative Churches are Copping Out." An interview with Rene Padilla. Mission Journal, November, 1974, 18-20. Vol. 8. "Regarding Restorationism." An interview with Robert T. Handy. Mission Journal, November, 1973, 12-20. Vol. 7a. "Black Theology." An interview with James H. Cone. Mission Journal, April, 1973, 12- 17. Vol. 6. "Openness and Growth: The Belmont Experience." An interview with Don Finto and Jim Bevis. Mission Journal, March, 1973, 17-22. Vol. 6. "Sharing at Shiloh." An interview with the ministers at Shiloh's inner-city ministry, East New York, Brooklyn. Mission Journal, January, 1973, 20-25. Vol. 6. "Into the Third Millennium: Pastoral Clarity for a Church Catholic and Confessing. Stone Campbell Journal, Volume 3, No. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 19-33. Articles in Mission Journal "A Reflection on the Life of Ray F. Chester." Vol. 20 (April 1987): 4-6. "The Sound and the Fury." Vol. 20 (December 1986/January 1987): 12-15. "A Communion Meditation." Vol. 18 (August 1984): 16. "Hearers of the Word." Vol. 18 (October 1984): 3-7, 15. "Shall Death Prevail?" Vol. 16 (July 1982): 21-23. "On Being Christian in an Urban Society: The Context of Urban Discipleship." Vol. 14 (January 1981): 7-11. "On Being Christian in an Urban Society: Worship--The Center and Circumference of Life and Ministry Together." Vol. 14 (April 1981): 18-22. "How Can We Talk About God Today?" Vol. 12 (December 1978): 12-15. "The Community's Pulpit: How Dialogue Can Work." With Charles Ottinger. Vol. 10 (December 1976): 10-13. "Are We Also Blind?" Vol. 9 (May 1976): 3-4. "A Time to Live, A Time to Die: Issues Raised in the Karen Ann Quinlan Trial." Vol. 9 (January 1976): 7-9. "In Memoriam." Vol. 9 (July 1975): 20-21. "What and So What: A Farewell Message." Vol. 9 (July 1975): 5-7. "Let the Earth Hear His Voice." Vol. 8 (November 1974): 3-9. "Desegregation, Education, and the Churches." Vol. 8 (August 1974): 4-9. "Responsible Christian Journalism." Vol. 7b (January 1974): 6-10. "An Open Letter to the Readers of Mission." Vol. 6 (December 1972): 15-18. "Some Thoughts on Theology and Mission." Vol. 5 (March 1972): 3-7. "Communicating Christ to Secular [Man]." Vol. 2 (February 1969): 5-10. |