2009 Katie Geneva Cannon Lectureship and Consultation
Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Elizabeth Conolly Todd Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Goucher College in Maryland, presented the lecture, "A Blues Slant: God Talk/Sex Talk for the Black Church." Rev. Camille Williams-Neal (MDiv ‘80), led the post-lecture worship and delivered the sermon, "An Unparalyzed Vision," based on the Scripture Mark 2:1-12. This annual program of The Women’s Center at Louisville Seminary honors Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, one of the black women pioneers and the first to enter ordained office in the Presbyterian denomination.

2009 Festival of Theology and Alum Reunion
Presentations and conversations on the current state of the Christian church took center stage during the recent Festival of Theology and Alum Reunion, March 15-18. Discussions on “generative faith for a new generation,” a move from “conventional Christianity to intentional Christianity,” and the “deep shift” taking place in the church were the central ideas of three lectures given by Diana Butler Bass, Marcus Borg, and Brian McLaren. The annual event, held under the topic “New Ways of Being Church,” brought together an oversubscribed attendance, comprised of faculty, students, community leaders, and Seminary alums returning to reunite with their alma mater, from the surrounding Louisville and Indiana region and as far away as Alaska.

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2009 Reunion Lunch and Distinguished Alum Awards
The 2009 Distinguished Alum Awards were presented to George Carpenter (BD '56); Jane Larsen-Wigger (MDiv '83); and Nyambura Njoroge (MAR '85).

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2009 Festival & Reunion Events

• Class of 1959 Fireside Chat with President Dean K. Thompson
• Voices from the Church Dinner with Rev. Dr. Joseph Small, Director of Theology , Worship and Education at Presbyterian Church (USA)
• Festival Worship with Alum Rev. Michael Pentecost, pastor of East Brentwood (Tennessee) Presbyterian Church, preaching