1997 Miracle Yearbook

C7%0CTE and EEyonci tf2E Car of fl.SIerving God and helping others to serve Him better is what Dr. Cheryl Fawcettisallabout.Eversince coming to Cedarville in 1991 as an Assistant Professor of Christian Education, she has tried to use the abilities God has given her to serve Him to her greatest potential. Dr. Fawcett earned a Bachelor of Religious Educationdegreefrom Baptist BibleCollege,aMasterofArts in Christian Ministries from Wheaton Graduate School, and a Doctor of Education from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In 1990,Dr. Fawcett was awarded the Professor A. L. Wedell Christian Education Award from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and in October of 1996, she was honored by BBC as Alumnus of the Year. Dr. Fawcett has served asDirectorofChristian Education for two churches — Tabernacle BaptistChurch inIthaca,New York,and Faith Baptist Church in Winfield, Illinois. Prior to coming to Cedarville, she was the Director ofStudent Activities atBBC,whereshe also taught classes and served as the associate director of the Teen Leadership Conference, a position she held for twenty years. In addition to her responsibilities here at the 4 ollEning )14kgf G4Eat..fiLl gotrunan college,Dr.Fawcettteaches in the AWANA ministry at Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Jamestown, and accepts understand the Ten Commandments. AccordingtoDr.JackRiggs, Chairman of the Bible many invitations to speak at retreats and seminars. She has written a short series of children'sbooksentitledKnow and Grow,which wasinspired by her experience with AWANA.Shehasco-authored another book called I Have a Question About God, which teaches children basic theological concepts, and is currently working on a third project meant to help children Scott Huck department, Dr. Fawcett has helped make Christian Education the fastest growing program in the Bible department; the number of students studying Christian Education has at least tripled under Dr.Fawcett's guidance. Shehasworkedhard todevelop new curricula for the program, adding new courses in small group ministry, discipleship, and women in ministry. She has also done a great deal to broaden the experiences ofher students through internships. Challenging her students is Dr. Fawcett's passion. When she first arrived at Cedarville, she shared with the student body that her desire was to be "up close and personal." Dr. Fawcett's approach meansthat she offers her friendship and prayer support to her students. She said,"For me,the highest compliment that a student can say to me is that I am their friend." Her desire to teach Bible classes reflects her longing to help bring about changein herstudents in a way that will influence them for eternity.She said,"I wanted to