1988 Miracle Yearbook

Conferences edarville does make a dif- ference and chapel is one of the most significant tools used to equip students. 13y beginning each quarter with a conference, students are given a chance to reflect on their values and challenged to act on them. The new school year is a time ofrenewal, but more im- portantly, it is a time to re- dedicate hearts to God. The special fall guest speaker, Dr. David Burnham, challenged students with encouraging and enlightening messages. During his years as a student at Wheaton, Dr. Burnham was a small college All-Amer- ican football player and was drafted by the Washington Redskins. The 1988 Missionary Con- ference commenced winter quarter. Three missionaries shared their experiences and their hearts. Jan Gazdik com- mented about the enthusi- asm ofthe students. "You can see it in their faces," he said. Missionaries flocked to Cedarville College for LET THEM KNOW 1988 to share this year's missionary confer- ence with the student body. Jan Gazdik, Donn Ketchem, and Norm Nicklas were the three keynote speakers. The messages challenged all to probe inward, to look up- ward, and to reach outward. It encouraged them to re- think their direction, to count the cost, and to follow re- gardless of it. Cedarville could not forget their com- mitment to the cause of Christ. As Jan Gazdik stated, "Do not strive for the periph- eral matters. Do not strive for maturity or for a better prayer life. Strive only for Jesus.The rest will care for itself. .. God does not want a divided heart." "The purpose oflife is the building ofcharacterthrough truth to the glory of God." This was the focal point ofDr. Warren Wiersbe's messages during the 1988 Spring En- richment Conference. tie re- minded the college family that in order to build charac- ter one must learn to suffer, to pray, and to work. Dr. Wiersbe expressed that he al- ways feels at home when speaking to the student body. "They listen and have a respect for the Word of God." Dr. Wiersbe's final challenge was "Live in the Word of God and live the Word of God." Dr.David Burnham,a former college All-Ameri- can football player, challenged students spiri- tually during the Fall Bible Conference. Dr. Bumham currently serves on the World Con- gress on Sports for the 1988 Olympics. Dr. Warren Wiersbe from Back to the Bible" exhorted students to build character. The theme that highlighted his nine messages was "The purpose oflife is the building ofcharacter through truth to the glory of God." Bible Conferences