Torch, Summer 2003

Photo by Sue Chasnov 4 8 About Our Cover S ummer 2003 V OLUME 25 , N UMBER 2 The past century has seen the rate of change increase at a dizzying pace. Fewer and fewer remember vinyl records or cars without seatbelts and airbags. Changes in the gadgetry around us are stark reminders that everything changes. How is one to lead, or even cope, in this constant mode of flux? Leading Change 4 Campus News 16 Coping with Change 8 Individuals can be threatened by the prospect of change. Dr. Sharon Johnson encourages believers to view change as a means of growing more Christ-like and more effective in their cultural impact. Features The Spectre of Change 2 Every institution and every organization is subject to change. Dr. Bill Brown, new president of Cedarville University, comments not only on the inescapable prospect of change, but his personal commitment to the limits of that change. Change is inevitable. It can be destructive. Led properly, though, organizations can grow and prosper through the change process. Roger Overturf discusses how leaders can use both scriptural instruction and the insights of others who have successfully maneuvered through the landscape of change. Please join us as we continue to pray for America and its leaders. Summer 2003 / TORCH 3 Another record class graduates; the Campaign reaches the $10 million mark; the Kresge Foundation issues a challenge grant; a professor is named a Fulbright Scholar ... read more in Campus News.