Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2017

30 | Cedarville Magazine Missions Conference Inspires Students to Take the Gospel Worldwide Nearly 50 mission agencies and organizations and 85 mission representatives participated in Cedarville University’s annual Missions Conference January 10–12. The annual conference brings missionaries and missions organizations representatives to campus to challenge the student body to take the Gospel wherever God leads them. For some, that call is to full-time vocational ministry. For many others, it is a challenge to reach the lost in their workplace and community here at home. The conference also exposes students to the many cultures and people groups that have not heard the Gospel. The conference featured Kris Stout, Word of Life Bible Institute’s (WOLBI) Vice President of International and Local Church Ministries; author and consultant Johnnie Moore; and Don Callan, founder of Cedarville’s Mission Involvement Services (now CUGO) and retired Hall of Fame basketball coach. Stout kicked off the conference with his chapel message January 10. A graduate of WOLBI, Stout, along with his wife, began the institute’s ministry in France in 1999, where he served 10 years before returning to the U.S. to run WOLBI’s International Division. Stout currently oversees more than 1,100 missionaries in more than 60 countries. Moore spoke in chapel on January 11. Moore is the founder of The KAIROS Company, a public and media relations consulting firm. He is passionate about helping the persecuted church in the Middle East. Moore has authored several books, including Defying ISIS: Preserving Christianity in the Place of Its Birth and in Your Own Backyard . Callan concluded the Missions Conference with his chapel message January 12. Callan retired as the Yellow Jacket Men’s Basketball Head Coach in 1995, after serving in that capacity for 35 years. At that time, he was the third-winningest active coach in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He is a charter member of Cedarville’s Athletic Hall of Fame and has also been inducted in the Ohio Basketball, NAIA, NCCAA, and Taylor University Halls of Fame. He remains active in sports ministry and provides analysis for Yellow Jacket video stream broadcasts. You can view Missions Conference chapel messages at cedarville.edu/chapel . Don Callan speaking at Cedarville University’s annual Missions Conference. Campus News § Designed by Jack Nicklaus and nestled in the idyllic countryside of Beavercreek, Ohio, the Country Club of the North is a rare blend of natural beauty and championship golf. § Proceeds benefit Cedarville’s scholarship fund, providing tuition assistance for students with financial need. Come out and play, and make a difference for students! § Participants will play one round of golf and receive two meals, a gift, and many opportunities to win great prizes. May 30, 2017 Country Club of the North Beavercreek, Ohio Register now by visiting cedarville.edu/cedarvilleopen or calling 1-888-233-2784. 2017 CEDARVILLE SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OPEN