Cedarville Magazine, Summer 2019

“The greatest lessons I learned at Cedarville weren’t explicitly taught, but were modeled by the faculty and staff who invested in my life. They gave me the foundation of professional knowledge and skills that opened the door for a rewarding engineering career, but even more importantly, they equipped me to apply that knowledge and serve intentionally as a professional living for Christ.” Th r ough g e n e r ou s g r a c e , God h a s a l l owe d transformational growth to occur. This growth has occurred in numbers, finances, facilities, and, most importantly, in the hearts and minds of our students. URGENCY Now, we must expand to continue serving students who desire a genuine Christian education committed to the authority of God’s Word with a passion for the Great Commission. We must begin realizing the campus master plan immediately. We are praying for partners in ministry. Many colleges and universities have compromised and abandoned the authority of God’s Word. They have embraced evolution. They have no biblical worldview and because of that, they are immersing the next generation in secular humanism. Some of their students have no clue what they are missing as they graduate without a biblical worldview or even a proper sense for who they are in Christ and what God has called them to do. Other students desire what Cedarville offers, but will we have space for them? We must do all that we can now to reach this generation for the cause of Christ. You can make a difference by investing in students’ 1,000 days at Cedarville. It will take all of us to accomplish the task at hand. We ask you to pray for God’s continued blessing as we seek to transform lives through excellent education and intentional discipleship in submission to biblical authority. We need those prayers because only God can change hearts and minds. We ask you to contribute your talents and energy by helping us recruit students, find internships, develop relationships with employers, and connect current students with alumni. We ask you to prepare for requests in the coming days to partner with us through generous financial support. You will be making a fiscally conservative, Gospel-focused investment for changing the world by changing the lives of individual students during their 1,000 days on our campus. “ Cedarville University has been the investment with the greatest return over my 20 years of support. I know they will use my gift wisely, and I have seen the lives that have been changed over the years. ” LORNE SCHARNBERG, CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER SINCE 1994 Would you prayerfully consider answering our bold call to faithful stewardship and Kingdom impact? Partner with us to equip students during their 1,000 days at Cedarville for godly service and vocational distinction to stand for the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ. Thomas White became Cedarville’s 10th President in 2013. He earned his Ph.D. in systematic theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author and editor of numerous publications, including First Freedom: The Beginning and End of Religious Freedom (B&H Academic). 1. nscresearchcenter.org “Current Term Enrollment – Fall 2018” published December 13, 2018 wsj.com “Fewer International Students Heading to the U.S.” published November 13, 2018 knocking.wiche.edu “Nation & Region Profiles” 2. insidehighered.com “The 2018 Surveys of Admissions Leaders: The Pressure Grows” published September 24, 2018 3. insidehighered.com “A Quarter of Private Colleges Ran Deficits in 2017” published June 27, 2018 4. moodys.com “US higher education outlook remains negative on low tuition revenue growth” published December 5, 2018 insidehighered.com “Moody’s: Private-College Closures at 11 Per Year” published July 25, 2018 Cedarville Magazine | 5