On July 17, Joan Bell-Haynes (1995) was installed as the First Vice Moderator of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for the 2013-15 biennium. She is the Senior Minister of United Christian Parish of Reston, Virginia, and was a founding member of Ray of Hope Christian Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sympathy to Teresa Dulyea-Parker (Trustee), Regional Minister and President of the Christian Church in Illinois and Wisconsin, whose husband, Albert Dulyea-Parker, died on July 7 in Bloomington, Illinois. Al had been ill and had suffered some bad falls recently. The memorial service was held July 12 at First Christian Church, Bloomington, Illinois.

Effective July 1, Rob Wilson-Black (1991) became the Chief Executive Officer of Sojourners, a national Christian organization committed to faith in action for social justice that is based in Washington, DC. He previously served as the organization's chief development officer. Rob, spouse Juli, and their three children live in Reston, Virginia.

Congratulations to Jaewoong Jeon (current resident) and Evelyn Shih (former resident) who were married July 1. Jaewoong is a PhD student in History at the UC; Evelyn is a PhD student at Berkeley.

Congratulations to Liv Gibbons (2008) and Elijah Buck on the birth of their daughter Isla on June 21. Isla is already going places!

House Scholar Hyein Park, a third-year MDiv student, will receive the Soongook Choi Scholarship from the North American Pacific Asian Disciples (NAPAD). The late Soongook Choi was a professor and president of Seoul Christian University, and later pastor of Chicago Christian Church and a chaplain. From 1989 to 1997, Dr. Choi served on DDH's Board of Trustees.

Six members of the Disciples Justice Action Network (DJAN) leadership team gathered at University Church on June 16. They included Harvey Lord (1960), founder of DJAN, who is seated in the photo, and, standing at the right: Ken Brooker Langston (1985), Director of DJAN, and Thandiwe Gobledale (2009), Decisions Team member. Also pictured are Ann Marie Coleman, Don Coleman, and Jay Wilcoxen.

Pumsup Shim was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) at University Church in Chicago on June 2, 2013. Jinsuk Chun, Executive Pastor of North American Pacific Asian Disciples (NAPAD), preached. Pum received his STM degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in May; he received his MDiv from the University of Chicago Divinity School in 2012.

Holly McKissick (Trustee) is the author of Tall Poppy: How to Lead without Losing Your Head published in May by Abingdon Press. The book explores the benefits and risks of "Tall Poppy leadership" in congregations: "While there are risks to standing out, there are also benefits: tall poppies have the best view and are positioned to have the clearest vision of the horizon." She writes about courage, resilience, and "listening for God's prompting" as a leader moves forward through inevitable conflict.

Jem Jebbia (current resident) will serve as Vice-President of the Divinity Students Association and Elijah Kindred (current resident) as treasurer for the 2013-2014 academic year.