UPCOMING EVENTS AUGUST 18–20 Getting Started Weekend 21–24 Fall Bible Conference SEPTEMBER 22 Healthcare Exploration Visit Day OCTOBER 6–7 Homecoming 13 CU Friday 19–22 Fall Break NOVEMBER 3 CU Friday 22–27 Thanksgiving Break cedarville.edu/events SYNERGY INITIATIVE LAUNCHES TO MOBILIZE DISCIPLES AND STRENGTHEN CHURCHES With a passion for students to use their future professions to proclaim the Gospel, Cedarville University has launched the new Synergy Initiative to help solve a growing concern in the United States — the decline of churches and churchgoers. In 2019 alone, approximately 4,500 churches closed, while only 3,000 opened. That deficit poses a concern for Christians who are seeking to make disciples. Compounding the concern is two-thirds of 22–23-year-olds stop attending church regularly for at least a year. “There is real work that has to be done,” said Jeremy Kimble, Director of the Synergy Initiative and Associate Professor of Theology. “There is so much lostness, and there is so much need. Over the course of time, there can be a great impact for the Kingdom if our students use their vocation strategically.” The Synergy Initiative serves as a resource for students designed to mobilize and train them to multiply healthy churches together. This initiative will host seminars discussing practical tips for evangelism, church planting workshops, and events connecting students with church planters and networks across the nation. “More is accomplished working together than individually. We want to encourage students to go and multiply churches together,” said Kimble. “We are trying to help students think beyond ‘me’ and more about ‘where will we go’ and have an impact with church planting and revitalization.” Cedarville has already begun to intentionally connect students with church planters through the university’s global outreach missions trips to Salt Lake City, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C., where churches are desperately needed. Kimble wants to see students use their vocation and their relationships to strengthen churches across the nation. JOIN OUR MISSION-DRIVEN TEAM Cedarville is currently hiring faculty and staff in the following areas: Faculty §Art, Design, and Theatre §Communication §English, Literature, and Modern Languages §Mathematics §Psychology Staff §Advancement §Athletics (Assistant Softball Coach) §Enrollment Management §Marketing and Communications cedarville.edu/jobs CAREERS CEDARVILLE CAMPUS NEWS Cedarville Magazine | 35
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