Torch, Fall 1989

E nrollment continues on the up– swing at Cedarville. 1,942 students, a 12th consecutive record enrollment, began classes in September. New students numbered 747. Dr. David Drullinger joined the faculty of the Department of Biblical Education Fall Quarter. He currently teaches Theology Survey and a new course, The Christian Life. A native of Nebraska, Dr. Drullinger holds degrees from Western Baptist Bible College, San Francisco Baptist Seminary, and Western Conservative Baptist Seminary. In his varied ministries, he has served as college professor and trustee; associate and senior pastor, deacon, and organist in a local church; and in an itinerant ministry of singing and preaching. He has also written adult Sunday school materials for Regular Baptist Press and has served as an interim pastor. ---~..-- T o better fulfill the mission of the College to offer students an education consistent with biblical truth, the Department of Biblical Education has revised the general education Bible curriculum. These are the courses which every student takes regardless of academic major. Through new courses and the rearrangement of existing courses, the new curriculum offers distinct advantages. As before, each baccalaureate student takes a minor in biblical education. Now each student not only receives a comprehensive package of Bible content and theology , but also studies evangelism, discipleship , and personal Bible study skills, thus becoming better equipped to practice them in Christian service. In the program, which began Fall Quarter, freshmen take two new required courses. The Christian Life com– bines the doctrinal subjects of anthropology (study of man), hamartiology (study of sin) , and soteriology (study of salvation), along with their applications in evangelism and discipleship. Introduction to Bible Study links bib- liology (study of the inspiration of the Bible) with the how-to of inductive Bible study. Old Testament Survey and New Testament Survey are taken in the sophomore year after students have learned how to study the Bible for themselves. To complete the Bible minor, juniors and seniors take two new courses. God and History is a study of Christol– ogy , ange lology, eschatology (final events), and dispensationalism. God and the Church examines pneu– matology (study of the Holy Spirit) , ecclesiology (study of the church), and Baptist polity and history. Although biblical principles are integrated throughout the curricula of the College, it has been the charge of the Department of Biblical Education to ensure that Cedarville students acquire a body of Bible knowledge and ministry skills. The new general education Bible curricul um better enables graduates to communicate God's truth and to live out their Christian faith in their homes , churches, and places of work.