Inspire, Summer 2009

CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY 3 Authentic praise. A community gathering. Challenging speakers. Some things never change. Meet a few of the guests who spoke in chapel during the spring semester. Listen to archived chapel broadcasts at www.ThePath.fm . Rodney Maiden (March 10) Senior Pastor of Providence Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio www.providencebaptistchurch.org Mark Irving ’94 (March 12) Director of Discipleship Ministries at Cedarville University www.cedarville.edu Bryan Loritts (March 18) Lead Pastor of Fellowship Memphis www.fellowshipmemphis.org Robert Crummie (March 24–25) President of Carver Bible College www.carver.edu Paige Patterson (March 31) University Trustee and President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary www.swbts.edu Bobby Hile ’90 (April 1–2) ABWE Missionary to Durban, South Africa www.abwe.org Dave Ambrose ’91 (April 21) Executive Pastor of Ministries at BridgeWay Community Church, Fishers, Indiana www.bridgewaycc.com chapel report what ’s abuzz “My experiences at Cedarville helped me intentionally listen to ideas and take the time to get to know people beyond the policies of the country they were representing.” Many students begin their involvement on Model United Nations (UN) teams in high school, with their competitions consisting of small events at nearby auditoriums. But the truly exceptional collegiate teams take it to a whole new level. This year, Cedarville’s Model UN Team competed at the National Model UN Conference sponsored by the United Nations in New York City. Led by Dr. Frank Jenista ’68, professor of international studies and an American diplomat for 25 years, the 12-member team represented Bolivia on 10 committees. Although 2,500 students from 189 universities on five continents participated, the Cedarville students earned third place overall, and four team members brought home “Outstanding Delegate” honors. The National Model UN staff chooses awardees who exhibit consistently strong performances. The teams must represent their assigned country as accurately and realistically as possible in simulated UN negotiations. In essence, they become foreign diplomats. This requires extensive preparation in order to understand complex policy positions on a wide variety of international issues. “While it is imperative to understand the specific foreign policies of the country we’re representing,” said Kyle Cayton ’08, an international studies major and team co-captain, “it is equally important to communicate well in negotiation. My experiences at Cedarville helped me intentionally listen to ideas and take the time to get to know people beyond the policies of the country they were representing.” For fellow co-captain and international studies major Clara Gebert ’10, getting to spend a day in the UN building was a definite highlight. “This was not only a valuable educational experience,” she added, “but it also broadened my understanding of our world and the great influencing factors that shape it.” Excellence in Diplomacy