2012 Miracle Yearbook

Megan Helmbrecht and Micah Hoick help Chinese students write letters during the Agape's ESL tutoring program minstry. k "ove God, Love Others," was a popular slogan at Cedarville, a brand across University literature and sometimes clothing. Student ministries urged students to live up to the call of the Gospel not only to be a vertical climb but also a horizontal outreach, an attempt to show the love of Christ to the members of the nearby communities. A category of ministries that was common among stu- dents was church ministry. Worship teams, youth group leaders, and Sunday School teachers were easy to find on the campus, students answering the request for workers in the church. Other ministries students got involved in often were jail ministries or juvenile detention center ministries. In these outreaches, university students could practically extend Christ's love through their interactions with others. Perhaps one of the most radical ministries to overtake Cedarville students was Doors of Hope with Changing Lives Now ministries in Springfield. A Friday night team roamed the streets of Springfield searching for the lost and broken, the crack-addicted and the prostitutes, sharing the Gospel and a message of peace, pulling their name and ministry charge from Hosea 2:15. Youth community outreach was another pull for Cedarville. Cedarville students weren't very far removed from high school stu- dents and could easily relate to them. The Cliff, S.T.A.R.S., and Young Life all asked for some crazy college students to relate to some crazy high school kids,and there usu- ally wasn't a shortage. Cedarville offered so many opportunities to enact the"Love God, Love Others" motto, something for every- one's passions,desires,and talents.