Spending the Summer in Ministry

We have quite a few students who are spending their summers doing ministry. I wanted to draw attention to a couple of blogs that will be updated frequently as well as mention a few of the students by names, so that you can lift them in prayer!

Nicole Guthrie, alumnus from '07, will be spending most of the summer in Africa. She blogs here.

Audra Mann, current junior, is heading to Myanmar and India for the summer to teach English and help out the local churches there. She blogs here.

John Badley, current junior, is also going to Myanmar and then will go to Malaysia. He blogs here.

As you are able, please check in on these blogs, send them an encouraging note, and above all else, pray for them! We also have a number of other students who are working in ministry this summer as camp counselors, staff at Project Transformation, church interns, working at A Christian Ministry in the National Parks, etc. Here are the names of some of them...please forgive me if I leave anyone out! Albert, Alyssa, Andi, Anna, Chad, Claudina, Eric, Kayla, Kyle, Kylie, Michelle, Molly, Russ Sarah Jane, and Tricia.

We even have a recent alumnus who is starting a new position in youth ministry: Jenny.

It is exciting to see the many ways that God is using Moundbuilders in ministry! If you know of other current students who are serving in ministry this summer, please add them in the comments section!

Some Changes at SC

Well, it has often been said that change is inevitable, and we find that to be true at Southwestern College. After 14 wonderful years as the Campus Minister and Chair of the Philosophy and Religion department, Steve Rankin has felt the call of God to minister in another community. As of July 1, he has accepted an invitation to become the Chaplain at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. We are certainly sad to see him leave Southwestern, as his ministry is keenly felt on campus at this time. I was a sophomore the year that Steve started at SC, which means that during my freshmen year we were absent a Campus Minister. The impact that he made, even in the next 3 years, was significant. He redesigned chapel involving student worship teams. He started Discipleship Southwestern, a program that has now involved over 150 students (and of which I am currently the director). He nurtured the call to ministry in a number of students (including myself). And he poured his life into his students. In the 11 years since, he has continued on that initial impact in incredible ways. I have been honored to join him in the work at SC during the last four years. Keeping up with him is at times dizzying, but always significant. I cannot begin to express the impact that Steve has made on my own life and on the lives of many other students in the last 14 years.

Steve will be significantly missed on campus, but, as has been his goal, he is about the work of the Kingdom of God. He has simply chosen to be obedient to that goal through another arm of the United Methodist Church. While I'm sad for us at SC, I'm very excited for him and for SMU! I believe that he will make an impact for Christ in that community as well! Here is his take on the move. Please join me in praying for Steve and his family as they all adjust to life outside of Winfield.

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Youth Pastor Job Opening in Goddard, KS

Youth pastor, 20-30 hours per week, salary and health insurance, work with middle and senior high students. Musical ability would be an asset. Position opens July 1. Send resume with references to lisa@goddardumc.com at Goddard UMC.