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Guidero Announced as 2015-2016 Visiting Scholar

The Institute for Discipleship is pleased to announce that Kirsten Guidero will be our visiting scholar for the 2015-2016 school year. Kirsten is a Ph.D. candidate from Marquette University. She received her B.A. from the University of Chicago where she graduated with general and departmental honors, and made the dean’s list each year. She then received a master’s degree from Wheaton College, once again earning honors by being awarded the coveted Kantzer Award in historical and systematic theology.continue reading →

Institute to launch BeADisciple Academy

(from sckans.edu) Southwestern will soon launch the online BeADisciple Academy, thanks to a grant received from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. “We are so appreciative of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church for both their support of the concept and financial backing of $40,000 to underwrite development costs” states Steve Wilke, executive director of the Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College. The BeADisciple Academy is designed to be a global online faith-building fellowship for high school or college…continue reading →

Matt Sigler Takes Over as Campus Minister

Matthew Sigler has been selected to be the campus minister for the 2014-15 school year at Southwestern College.  He takes over for Ashlee Alley who left SC for a position with the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church. Sigler is in his second year at Southwestern College.  He spent last year teaching as a visiting scholar.  Prior to coming to SC, Sigler lived in Boston while attending Boston University as he studied for his Ph. D in liturgical studies. Sigler earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Huntingdon College…continue reading →