Louisville Seminary Inaugurates New President

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary inaugurated and installed the Rev. Dr. Dean K. Thompson as its eighth president.

In his inaugural address, “Servants of Christ and Stewards of God’s Mysteries,” (1 Cor. 4:1) Thompson spoke of the importance of linking one’s leadership vocation with the vocation of the community.

“Surely, when the Spirit of Jesus Christ matches and links a pastor’s vocational identity with a congregation’s vocational identity, creative ministry often takes place. Indeed, it often happens all over the place. And by the grace of God, it can happen here in this place, this community of the Word [Louisville Seminary], as we reaffirm our sacred callings and vocational identities,” he said.

Ovation for Dr. Thompson.

Scott C. Williamson, Robert H. Walkup professor of
Theological Ethics, delivers a charge to the community.

Inaguration in Caldwell Chapel.

Clifton Kirkpatrick, PCUSA Stated Clerk, certifies the
denomination's approval of Dean K. Thompson as
President of Louisville Seminary.

photos by Jonathan Robertson