Torch, Fall/Winter 2012

Just listen to Cedarville University President Bill Brown for any length of time, and chances are you will hear him use those words in some form or another. Very few phrases so clearly express Dr. Brown’s passion, and Cedarville’s required Bible minor stands as evidence of that passion. “It’s not merely a collection of Bible classes,” said Brown, “but a prescribed course of study that gives students the skills to exegete the Word of God and the world of God.” Dr. Scott Dixon , director of the Bible minor and associate professor of Bible, agrees, emphasizing the steps the school has taken to re-vision the minor so that students can address cultural challenges. “We do not take that responsibility lightly,” he said, “as we seek to produce biblically informed graduates able to face a world in desperate need of God’s truth and wisdom.” The minor consists of six required courses totaling 16 credit hours. Every few years, the Bible department faculty revise and update the curriculum, 26 TORCH Make the Most of the Opportunity Make the Most of the Opportunity How Cedarville’s Bible Minor Makes a Major Difference by Sharyn Kopf “Cedarville is equipping students to engage the culture.”