Inspire, Summer 2010

For more events and information, visit www.cedarville.edu/events . (All dates are subject to change.) c amp u s e v e n t s August 20–22 Getting Started Weekend 23–26 Fall Bible Conference September 15–17 Health Care Ethics Conference 22 Day of Prayer 24 CU Friday 24–25 Dads Weekend 30 Fall Play: The Importance of Being Earnest October 1 Legacy Banquet 1–2 Homecoming 1–2, 7–9 Fall Play: The Importance of Being Earnest 9 Junior Jam Theatre Day 23 Criminal Justice Day 29 CU Friday November 6 Science and Math Day 19 CU Friday 20 Business Day When a Bible study invitation is sent around campus, it’s difficult to anticipate how many students will come. But when 80 young women arrive the first night — followed by an additional 40 the next week — you can be sure it’s more than food and fellowship attracting them. In this case, a discussion on purity drove the attendance. In the spring of 2004, Sanctify Ministries grew out of this overwhelming interest. The ministry grew to include eight women who formed the Purity Conference Team. Passionate about purity, they began sharing their hearts at weekend conferences for teen girls from Ohio and surrounding states. Sanctify’s structure provides a mentoring atmosphere to teach young women why purity matters. Students benefit from peer accountability and solidify what they learn by leading conferences and becoming role models for teen girls. Sanctify became an official student organization at Cedarville during the 2009–10 school year. Its 12 members organized a modesty panel, weekend conferences, and a semester-long Bible study. They also led their first co-ed conference and their first pre-teen event. The organization will kick off fall semester 2010 with more than 20 members and an advisory board. This year’s Sanctify vice president, Grace Stearns ’12, enjoys teaching teens about purity and believes the message is especially pertinent in today’s context. “When purity is lived out in this imperfect, impure world,” she said, “it becomes a radical purity that people notice because it’s so unique.” Former team member Rachel (Marley) Vruggink ’05 continues the Sanctify influence at her church in Dayton, Ohio, where her husband is a youth pastor. “Sanctify Ministries boldly addresses physical purity and its root issues of emotional and mental purity,” she said. “I have used many of the Sanctify resources to challenge our teens to live a life of purity.” Without a doubt, Sanctify has given hundreds of teens the motivation to pursue Christ-centered purity. But its influence has also been felt closer to home. Grace explained, “I joined Sanctify to change lives, but my life was definitely changed more. Through Sanctify, I’ve absolutely fallen in love with God.” For more information or to schedule a teen purity conference in your area, contact Sanctify Ministries at sanctify@cedarville.edu . A Life of Purity “Sanctify has given hundreds of teens the motivation to pursue Christ-centered purity.”