Samuel W. Meshack
| Samuel Wilson Meshack | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 May 1949[1] Tamil Nadu |
| Education |
B.Sc. (Mysore University), B.Ed., (Bangalore University) B. D., {Senate of Serampore College} M. Th., {Senate of Serampore College} Ph.D., (Leicester University)[1] |
| Church | India Evangelical Lutheran Church |
Offices held |
Pastor, India Evangelical Lutheran Church (1979–1982) Teacher/Principal Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai (1982-2006/2006–2011) Principal, Concordia Theological Seminary, Nagercoil (2011–2014) |
| Title | The Reverend Doctor |
Samuel W. Meshack (born 9 May 1949[1]) is the honorary President[2] of the World Association for Christian Communication headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Meshack lives in Chennai where he is currently serving as Director of Higher Education of the Hindustan Bible Institute[3] since 2014.
Studies
Meshack had his ministerial formation at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1974–1978[4] at the United Theological College, Bangalore, affiliated to the nation's first[5] University, the Senate of Serampore College, under the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran where he studied Bachelor of Divinity. Meshack's companions included Christopher Asir, Surya Prakash, Mani Chacko, and others who were also studying at varying years coinciding between the years' 1974-1978.[4]
After a 2-year pastoral ministry, Meshack returned to the Protestant Regional Seminary in Bangalore for pursuing a postgraduate course, Master of Theology from 1980–1982[4] specialising in Christian Ethics by working out a dissertation entitled The ethical significance of the Old Testament sabbatical institutions.[6] This time, Meshack's companions at the College included G. Devakadasham, Surya Prakash, Sydney Salins and others[4] who were also pursuing postgraduate studies but at varying intervals. Both the graduate and post-graduate degrees were awarded by the University during the Registrarship of D. S. Satyaranjan.
Meshack also pursued research studies at the University of Leicester in the field of Communication and submitted a dissertation entitled A study of the communications strategies of voluntary organisations in pursuit of development based on which the University awarded him the Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1993.[7]
Ecclesiastical career
Chennai
Ever since Meshack completed his postgraduate studies at the Seminary in Bangalore, he began teaching at the Hindustan Bible Institute (HBI),[1] Chennai in 1982 for a couple of months and then moved over to the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, a few yards away from the HBI. In 2001, Meshack went on a 4-year leave-on-lien and returned to the Seminary in 2004. During Meshack's second stint at the Seminary, he was made Principal in 2006, the very year when the Indian postal stamp on Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was released at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai.[8] After nearly thirty years' of teaching ministry at Chennai, Meshack bid adieu to the College in 2011.
Chicago
In 2001, Meshack went on an overseas sojourn and taught communication at three different institutions between the period 2001–2004,[1]
Nagercoil
In 2011 Meshack was appointed as the Principal of the Concordia Theological Seminary, Nagercoil, affiliated to the nation's first[5] University, the Senate of Serampore College. In 2014, he returned to Chennai to take up an assignment with the Hindustan Bible Institute, Chennai.
Writings
Books authored
- 2000, Communication in Voluntary Action,[9]
Books edited
- 1999, Building God's Kingdom on Earth – Writings in Honour of D.W. Jesudoss on his Shastiapthapoorthi,[10]
- 2002, Communication of the gospel : in the context of globalisation, religious pluralism & nationalism,[11]
- 2007, Mission with the Marginalized: In Celebration of the Life and Witness of Dr. Prasanna K. Samuel,[12]
Articles
- 1998, Communication and Human Development[13]
- 2015, Theological Education in the Present Context[14]
| Professional and academic associations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dennis Smith 2003/2011-2014[15] |
President, World Association for Christian Communication Canada 2015–2018 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by M. Mani Chacko 2001–2006 |
Principal, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai 2006–2011 |
Succeeded by K. David Udayakumar 2011–Present |
References
- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Martin Luther Christian University
- ↑ WACC, New WACC President and board of directors elected.
- ↑ HBI Global Partners
- 1 2 3 4 K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the college diploma course, p.52; Postgraduate course, p.117.
- 1 2 UNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952
- ↑ S. W. Meshack, The ethical significance of the Old Testament sabbatical institutions in Thesis Titles, Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bangalore, 1991
- ↑ Proquest, Abstract/Details
- ↑ The Hindu, 11 December 2006. Stamp on Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg released.
- ↑ Samuel W. Meshack, Communication in Voluntary Action, Gurukul, Chennai, 2000.
- ↑ Samuel W. Meshack (Edited), Building God's Kingdom on Earth – Writings in Honour of D.W. Jesudoss on his Shastiapthapoorthi, Gurukul, Chennai, 1999.
- ↑ Samuel W. Meshack, Eberhard von de Heyde (Edited), Communication of the gospel : in the context of globalisation, religious pluralism & nationalism, Gurukul, Chennai, 2002.
- ↑ Samuel W. Meshack (Edited), Mission with the Marginalized: In Celebration of the Life and Witness of Dr. Prasanna K. Samuel, Chraistava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 2007.
- ↑ Samuel W. Meshack, Communication and Human Development in Towards a Theology of Human Development, Gurukul, Chennai, 1998, p.303.
- ↑ Samuel W. Meshack, Theological Education in the Present Context in Wati Longchar, P. Mohan Larbeer (Edited), Communion on the Move: Towards a Relevant Theological Education – Essays in Honour of Bishop John Sadananda, BTESSC, Bangalore, 2015, pp.102–114.
- ↑ WACC board chooses officers, reviews strategic plan. . ALC News Service Noticias 17 November 2003.