(from sckans.edu)Fans in Stewart Field House raised $1,260 in donations for the Nothing But Nets campaign at the Southwestern vs. Bethel basketball doubleheader Jan. 12. According to Ashlee Alley, campus minister at Southwestern, Imagine No Malaria is a project of the United Methodist Church to educ ...
Bishop Scholar takes advantage of numerous opportunities at SC
(from sckans.edu)Southwestern College President Dick Merriman once said about Southwestern College that a student will get from Southwestern exactly what he or she puts into it.Southwestern College senior Jonathan Woon has taken those words to heart.Since arriving on the campus of Southwestern Colle ...
2012-2013 Visiting Scholar begins work at Southwestern
Kevin Minister is the new Institute for Discipleship Visiting Scholar in residence, and has begun his work at the college.Minster is working toward a Ph.D. in religious studies at Southern Methodist University. He was awarded the Schubert M. Ogden Fellowship for Academic Excellence in the Theology a ...
Institute for Discipleship Developing Youth Disciple Online
(from sckans.edu)The Institute for Discipleship (IFD) at Southwestern College has been awarded $10,000 from the Moody Memorial Permanent Endowment Fund in Galveston, Texas, for the development of Youth Disciple Online (YDO).“I am so please to have the support of the folks at Moody,” says Steve Wilke ...
SC Students Explore Ministry at Exploration 2011
via Southwestern College newsSouthwestern College campus minister Ashlee Alley recently accompanied several students to St. Louis to participate in Exploration 2011.Exploration 2011 is an event organized by the United Methodist Church with the goal of bringing younger people to the pulpit. During tw ...
Center for Youth Ministry Excellence Headquarters to Southwestern College
CMYX and Southwestern partners include (l. to r.) President Dick Merriman, CYMX executive Charles Harrison, Institute for Discipleship assistant director Lisa Buffum, SC trustee chair David Smith, and IFD executive director Steve Wilke.The headquarters for the Center for Youth Ministry Excellence h ...
Minister Is New Institute for Discipleship Visiting Scholar
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 ...
SC Discipleship Students Test Out Youth Disciple Online (YDO)
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 ...
Kingdom Committee Raises Awareness, Money for Malaria
(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 ...
Steve Wilke Nominated for UMR 2010 United Methodist of the Year
(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 and Sarah Wilke to Lead Builders in Ministry Week 2011
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 for BeADisciple.com
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 ...