Let Go of Small Living

Our guest preacher today is Pastor Doug’s father, Rev Dr. Vic Scalise. Vic attended Mount Hermon School in Northfield and Colby College in Waterville, Maine. After graduating with a BA in History he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and served for three years in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Two years were spent at Yokota Air Force Base near Tokyo, Japan. While there in addition to being a Photo Reconnaissance Officer, he taught courses in American History, Speed Reading and Public Speaking to servicemen. He conducted educational exchanges with English Speaking Societies at Waseda University and Tokyo’s International Christian University.

July 13, 2014
Genesis 33:1-10, Let Go of Small Living
Rev. Dr. Victor Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church

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Upon his return to Lowell, Massachusetts, he enrolled at Andover Newton Theological School. Over a period of ten years, he earned his Bachelors in Theology, Masters in Pastoral Care and Doctorate in Administration. In addition, he took courses at Boston University Graduate School of Education, Yale Divinity School, The University of Chicago and graduated from the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He served for seventeen years in his first pastorate at the Baptist Church in Brookline and the United Parish in Brookline. Pastor Vic was one of the chief architects of the United Parish. His book, Merging for Mission (Judson Press), tells the story of this ecumenical grassroots ministry.

For a dozen years, Dr. Scalise served as President of New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, Boston, MA. He has lectured extensively across the country on dying, death and bereavement and founded The National Center for Death Education. He served as an On-Call Chaplain for over 40 years at Children’s Hospital in Boston which was one of the most rewarding experiences of his life. After helping to merge New England Institute with Mount Ida College in Newton Centre, he served as a Vice President of Mount Ida College for five years before returning to focus his full-time energies on the local parish ministry. Dr. Scalise has served in eighteen interim ministries. He was recognized by Morehouse College where he was inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers. In 2004 Colby College honored him with its highest alumni award; The Ernes Marriner Distinguished Service Award.