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Holiness and High Country By Universit y Chapl ain Michael Benson
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March, the Olivet community had the privilege of hosting a Holiness Summit on our campus. Simply put, it was an amazing time. For two-and-a-half days, we gave ourselves to prayer, inspirational worship and the preaching of the Word. This was not a conference. It was not a seminar. There were no notebooks or materials distributed. These Holiness Summits are a celebration of the central biblical message of holiness of heart and life.
◼ Howie Shute, field strategy coordinator, Horn of Africa ◼ J. K. Warrick, general
Nine preachers were charged to bring to us the Word as God had laid it upon their hearts. John Bowling, president, Olivet Nazarene University Mark Quanstrom, professor, Olivet Nazarene University Mark Fuller, senior pastor, Grove City, Ohio Louis Bustle, director, World Mission Nina Gunter, general superintendent, Church of the Nazarene »»»»»»»»»» Frank Moore, ONU professor and director for the Center for Faith and Culture Tom Hermiz, general superintendent, Churches of Christ in Christian Union
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We have received many reports on the positive results of the Holiness Summit. One local pastor sent an e-mail to his whole congregation telling them that they had a “new pastor” as a result of the summit. Orpheus Choir traveled this weekend. One of the choir members told me that nearly all of the student testimonies focused on how much the Holiness Summit had helped them. I read a student’s spiritual autobiography yesterday. He dedicated three pages of small print detailing how much the
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Holiness Summit had settled the matter of holiness in his life. Here’s a quote from another student paper: “Just recently something else happened which I would like to mark on my calendar of spiritual events. On March 24, 2009 at the Holiness Summit, I was entirely sanctified.” And another: “I am incredibly thankful for the way the Spirit moved in my life through the Summit. The experience and assurance of my complete consecration to God and His entire sanctification and filling of my life with His Spirit took place last night. I fully accept my call to preach.”
Only God knows the long-range effects of this Summit for His kingdom.
Homecoming2009 FEATURING: Acclaimed Christian comedian and recording artist
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Watch for more information on www.olivet.edu
and in the fall issue of The Olivetian.
NOV.5–8
Celebrating reunions:
Classes of 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004, plus Golden Grads (anyone who graduated prior to 1959)
HOMECOMING PHOTOS COURTESY OF P. EDWARD CONVERSE ’65
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