1981-1982 Academic Catalog

music, junior churches, nurseries, Sunday school teaching and preaching. Opportunities for service occur in homes for orphans, homes for senior citizens, penal institutions, rescue missions, Bible clubs and at a school for mentally retarded children. Many stu– dents are challenged by a campus visitation program which pro– vides opportunities for them to share their faith in Christ with their academic peers on other college campuses. Students travel with gospel teams, serving local churches throughout the Midwest. During the spring vacation three Swordbearer teams, the Concert Chorale, Brass Choir, and Master's Puppets travel to minister in local churches. In addition, "open-air" evangelism occurs through the ministry of students in Texas, New York City and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Several gospel teams also travel during the summer. The director of Christian service is responsible for the assign– ment of students who register for Christian service work. He coor– dinates Sunday services on campus, prayer meetings, traveling teams and all outreach ministries, and is available for pastoral counseling. Records are kept of all Christian service activities and a permanent file is maintained for each student. The Christian Service Committee, composed of representative staff members, faculty, and students, works with the director in defining the types of activities as well as establishing guidelines for the entire Christian service program. Missionary Internship Service The primary objective of MIS is to give those interested in mis– sions a short term exposure to mission life. Such an exposure, however, is intended not only for the benefit of visiting a mission field, but also for the purpose of being of service in the missionary outreach. Objectives: 1. To give opportunities of missionary service to interested and concerned faculty, alumni, and students and provide a spirit– ually meaningful and fruitful experience to each intern. 2. To provide an organized contact with missionaries and mis- 17 sion boards; to assist each intern to understand missions and related work. 3. To provide leadership in setting up and controlling mission– ary internships. 4. To add a universal dimension to the educational process of Cedarville College; to create within the individual a burden for lost souls throughout the world. 5. To provide Christian service outlets for the Cedarville Bap– tist Fellowship and the Fellowship for World Missions. 6. To develop the skills needed in reaching the lost for Christ. 7. To provide assistance to missionaries during short-term service. Student Publications Students maintain primary responsibility for the publication of the college yearbook, The Miracle, and the college newspaper, Cedars. A faculty-student committee provides direction and ad– vice. Students interested in staff positions may apply to the edi– tors. Community Service From time to time, Cedarville College students participate in community service projects. For example, Alpha Chi, a student organization for men, serves the college with ambulance service and the community with disaster relief. It maintains a Red Cross Disaster Van, provided by the American National Red Cross. All squad members receive standard and advanced first aid training which prepares them for their duties on the squad. Counseling Services The Counseling Service provides personal assistance in a wide range of non-academic areas in order to facilitate educational and personal development. The goal of the Counseling Service is to aid individual members of the college community in making their college experience as enriching and meaningful as possible by of– fering assistance in their discovery of and conformity to God's will for their lives. Faculty and staff members also advise students regularly.