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Meredith Minister, Ph.D., is the 2011-2012 Institute for Discipleship visiting scholar. "The visiting scholar program at Southwestern College has given me the opportunity to teach and the space to pursue my research interests. The hospitality of the faculty, staff, and students at Southwestern ...
In August of 2012, BeADisciple.com will launch a totally online Disciple Bible Study small group experience for high school youth. This year, a group of 20 SC students led by Ashlee Alley, campus minister and director of the Discipleship program, are doing the study online. While still having their ...
(from sckans.edu)A spring event at Southwestern College raised funds for malaria awareness.Approximately 50 students participated in the Imagine No Malaria (INM) event organized by the Kingdom Committee of Discipleship Southwestern. Co-chairs were Molly Komlofske and Alicia Ong. The event began with ...
(from www.sckans.edu)Steve Wilke, Ph.D., vice president for planning and new programs at Southwestern College, was recently recognized in the United Methodist Reporter (UMR) as a nominee for 2010 United Methodist of the Year.According to the UMR, Wilke was nominated for work to bring “the current ...
Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of Church of the Resurrection which has grown from four people in 1990 to over 12,000 adult members and an average weekly worship attendance of over 7,500. Sarah Wilke is the publisher of the Upper Room, a daily devotional guide read by almost 3 million people in ...
New partnerships with Wesley Seminary and the Upper Room have been launched.The Wesley Ministry Network and the Upper Room now offer wonderful online continuing educational programs at www.BeADisciple.com, which is sponsored by the Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College. To receive a mon ...
This year's theme is Worship as Passionate Theology, and a great line-up of lectures, worship and workshops is planned. This will be a terrific time to explore ways to enrich and enhance worship.To see the full program go to www.sckans.edu/bim-week. A link to the online registration page is also ava ...
Stephen Rankin, a leader in Southwestern College's academic and religious life since 1995, has accepted a position as chaplain at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Rankin has been SC's campus minister, as well as chairing the philosophy and religious studies department. He also has been instr ...
A new worship community project has resulted in a CD hot off the presses. Produced under the supervision of Martin Rude, the CD features 10 songs written by SC worship team members, many of whom are now working in their own ministries. Travis Hastings, Sarah (Melcher) Miller, J.C. Ledford, Daniel Mi ...
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The third annual BIM week is scheduled for February 17-19, 2009. The event is a 3-day conference for Moundbuilder alumni, current students, and friends of Southwestern who are involved in ministry.The guest speaker for the week is Tony Jones, a noted author and minister to youth and young adults, wh ...
(from the Winter 2003 Southwesterner)When Richard and Julia Wilke began writing the DISCIPLE Bible study in the mid-1980s, Richard had a specific number in his mind. If 20,000 persons completed the study, he thought, it would be considered an overwhelming success.He underestimated.Since the release ...