2011 Miracle Yearbook

STUDENT-LED CHAPEL While student-led chapels had several things in common, each brought something unique to the stage of Jeremiah Chapel. The freshman class officers' goal was to stick out and be different."We wanted to be different from normal chapels," Joel Israel, freshman class chaplain, said. For their spring chapel, the class gave away Rinnova gift cards to anyone who could find one of several pairs of flip flops hidden under the pews. But Israel said the biggest change was probably having worship songs after the message. Matt McDonald, junior class chaplain, said their officers' goal for chapel was to focus on our relation to God. A highlight for McDonald was hearing when his message made a difference in a person's life. "It is so amazing to have testimonies in which the Word of God influences the life of a person in such a way that they change their actions or beliefs in order to glorify God and magnify His name," McDonald said. Sophomore Class Chaplain Christian Figueredo saidhe wanted to make sure his messages were focused on God and the Gospel. How did he pick his topics? "Pastor Rohm probably actually gave me the best advice on that," Figueredo said. Since class chaplains only get to speak twice a year, he said Rohm told him to choose something he was passionate about and something he was learning in his own Bible study. The senior class wanted to keep each chapel centered on a theme, Craig Hefner, senior class chaplain, said. For example, they ended with music so that they could fit it into the theme of the message. SGA chapel had everything from Star Wars references to the ever-loved chapel movies. But it had more than that. Bob Rohm, Vice President for Christian Ministries, said SGA Chaplain David Moser was able to go deep but still relate what he was speaking on to students' lives. "David is, I think, a brilliant young man who has a passion for God's Word," Rohm said. "They are alwyas uplifting and encouraging. They're fun to watch and give me another reason to look forward to Fridays." (Sean Powers) "We tried, as best as we could,to maker he chapel flow in a way that made sense and followed our theme for the chapel," says •fn ,senior class chaplain, on delivering his message to the student body during a senior class chapel. m Charlie - leads guitar in the sophomore class hip b nd, playing "We Fall Down" by Chris Tomlin, as students sing along • eads the Cedarville community in praising God at a senior class chapel with music tailored to the chapel message. Sophomore Class Chaplain, ris ian iguere • makes his point to attentive listeners at a sophomore class chapel."You can't bootleg The Passion," he claims to illustrate his point.