Bethel Magazine Fall 2011

Homecoming 2011 p. 4 | World-Changing Graduates p. 18 | Communicating with Your Kids p. 26

Fall 2011

The Biggest Classroom on Campus Chapel unites the Bethel community and ignites spiritual transformation p. 22 College of Arts & Sciences | College of Adult & Professional Studies | Graduate School | Bethel Seminary

From the President Fall 2011 Volume 3 Number 1

Ministry Partners In July, I had the honor of speaking at the graduation ceremony of Uganda Christian University (UCU). The invitation came as a result of a productive partnership in nursing education forged between UCU and Bethel University. Our Department of Nursing helped UCU launch a Master of Science in Nursing degree to meet the need for nurse educators and nurse leaders in this great East African country. On that beautiful day in July, Uganda Christian more than doubled the number of master’s prepared nurses in the country!

This partnership is one of many that enriches Bethel as we share our expertise with others. We have a long and deep partnership with Union Gospel Mission through our King Family Foundation Child Development Center in the Frogtown area of St. Paul and through the legacy of Ona Orth, whose estate gifts support our

Senior Vice President for Communications and Marketing Sherie J. Lindvall ’70

Editor Michelle Westlund ’83 Senior Consulting Editor

for Bethel Seminary Scott Wible S’02 Contributors Samantha Allgood ’12 Barb Carlson Dale Eng ’00 Nicole Finsaas ’14 Cindy Pfingsten Heather Schnese Scott Streble Tricia Theurer Amanda Wanke ’99 Nicolle Westlund ’09 Suzanne Yonker GS’09 Design Darin Jones ’97

mutual ministry efforts. We were launched by and continue a strong partnership

with Converge Worldwide, our founding denomination. Trout Lake Camp,

sometimes thought of as “Bethel North,” is another important denominational

President James (Jay) H. Barnes III

connection. All of these connections are about building the capacity of others with

the resources at hand—being “world-changers” and equipping others who will change the world.

We also have very important partnerships in higher education. The Christian College Consortium, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and the Fellowship of Evangelical Seminary Presidents provide resources and connections to advance and enrich Christ-centered higher education. We are also blessed by strong support through the Minnesota Private College Council, the Association of Theological Schools, and several other groups that support the value of private higher education.

But it is the personal partnerships that often endure the longest. Bethel would

Staff Photographer Woody Dahlberg ’69 Cover Photographer Scott Streble

Vice President for Constituent Relations Ralph Gustafson ’74, S’78

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We are blessed daily by this support. As you read this issue, you will see Bethel

Bethel University is sponsored by the churches of Converge Worldwide, formerly known as the Baptist General Conference.

It is the policy of Bethel not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, or disability in its educational programs, admissions, or employment policies as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments. Inquiries regarding compliance may be directed to: Compliance Officer, Bethel University, 3900 Bethel Drive, St. Paul, MN 55112-6999.

grads and current students displaying results from the partnership in our educational model that brings together excellent academics with uncompromising commitment to personal and spiritual formation. I hope you are encouraged by our mission lived well in the lives of our students and graduates.

Jay Barnes

Tent of Meeting The white Tent of Meeting again occupied a prominent place in the center of campus this fall. The tent offered the Bethel community a sacred space for 40 days of 24-hour prayer with the goal of revival. Bethel’s Tent of Meeting began in fall 2010 when two students approached Campus Ministries staff with the idea.

Departments Campus News

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Meet the class of 2015, Homecoming 2011 recap, record fall enrollment

Bookmarked

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Recently published books by Bethel faculty members

PlaceMeant

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The faculty office of Professor of History and Political Science G.W. Carlson

Profile

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Stacie Stanley, student and instructor in the Doctor of Education program

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Features

12 What We Did on Your Summer Vacation

Think Bethel goes on vacation when students do? Take a look at what we did instead.

18 Oh, the Places They’ll Go...

Follow six spring grads as they head off to Great Places.

22 Now Is the Time to Worship

Chapel is “the biggest classroom on campus,” says President Jay Barnes. Find out what we’re learning.

26 Love Them and Listen to Them Three Bethel experts tell you how to foster healthy communication with your kids.

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Welcome Week 2011

Approximately 840 new students, including freshmen and transfers, began college life at Bethel University during Welcome Week 2011. Students couldn’t help but feel welcomed as they received a greeting from President Jay and Barb Barnes upon arriving, then pulled up to their residence hall to the cheers and applause of enthusiastic Welcome Week staffers, who unloaded and delivered freshman belongings within minutes. Warm welcomes are a Bethel tradition!

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Meet the Class of 2015!

(College of Arts & Sciences)

710 freshmen 63% female, 37% male 12% students of color, the most diverse class ever

31 states and numerous countries

represented, including Columbia, Canada, Philippines, and Kenya

25.1 average ACT score 70% received an academic scholarship 20% will participate in athletics

1993 The year most college freshmen

were born. They played with Tickle Me Elmo toys as children, and their television sets never had dials. Mention Amazon to them, and they think of shopping, not a river in South America. And LBJ is—you guessed it—LeBron James, not Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Expanding in San Diego Bethel recently received gifts totaling $500,000 toward an expansion project at Bethel Seminary San Diego that includes a two-story, 14,500-square-foot addition and a 6,800-square-foot renovation, allowing for a 380- to 400seat chapel and conference center, classroom spaces, offices, and an expanded student center.

The Solheim Foundation of Phoenix awarded $300,000 to the campaign, and Converge Worldwide donated $200,000.

An extension of the construction permit has been filed and accepted, and the Bethel University Board of Trustees approved the construction in their fall meeting.

Heard on Campus Our hearts can beat as one in the new millennium. Let bygones be gone.

Forgive and forget, keep movin’ on.

We’ve got to live together, we’re going to make it better. Change is going to come, reconciliation in the new millennium.

Lyrics from the song “Reconciliation,” performed at the October 12 Reconciliation Day chapel by Grammy Award-winning Twin Cities ensemble Sounds of Blackness. Chapel also featured speaker Cheryl Sanders, Howard University professor and senior pastor at Third Street Church of God, Washington, D.C. Reconciliation Day is an annual event designed to foster unity in the Bethel community.

Home Improvements A number of campus improvement projects are underway or completed, including:

• Welcome Center. The Community Life Center lobby has been renovated into the Welcome Center, a new “front door” for all campus guests, featuring new furniture, upgraded interior design, and a staffed welcome desk for greeting visitors.

• Academic Center Lounge. New skylights and lighting, upgraded flooring, and new furniture provide an improved campus visit experience for admissions guests as well as a brighter space for study and fellowship for the Bethel community.

• Admissions Guest Center.

Retrofitted offices adjacent to Brushaber Commons serve as a central and attractive location for the College of Arts & Sciences admissions team, bringing prospective students and families into the hub of student activity and facilitating greeting and tours.

• Seminary renovations. Improvements at Bethel Seminary St. Paul include updated landscape, exterior lighting and cement work, and a new lift and accessible doors for those with disabilities.

• Health Services remodel. New woodwork, flooring, paint, cabinetry, counters, and equipment provide a much-needed update to the Health Services offices.

A third exam room/office was added to accommodate a full-time nurse practitioner.

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Bethel Communities in East Ride Out Hurricane Irene Students and faculty at Bethel’s New York Center for Art & Media Studies (NYCAMS) and Bethel Seminary of the East found the start of the new academic year a little more chaotic than usual.

Seventeen of 19 NYCAMS students had just arrived in New York City on August 25 when Mayor Bloomberg called an emergency news conference to warn residents about the approaching hurricane. Instead of the normal full weekend of orientation activities around

the city, professors met the students at their apartments for orientation and fellowship. “While quite thankfully the storm had significantly less impact in our particular area of the city, Hurricane Irene proved to be an opportunity for further group bonding,” says Janna Dyk, NYCAMS center coordinator.

Meanwhile, the hurricane’s path continued over Seminary of the East students in 11 Northeast states. “There were pockets of disruption inland in the

valleys where rivers flooded,” says Doug Fombelle, dean and executive officer of Bethel Seminary of the East.

“But we were very fortunate that most of the damage was minor.”

Photo by Janna Dyk, NYCAMS center coordinator

Homecoming 2011 You’re a Part of the Story!

Many of you were a part of the story at Homecoming, September 30-October 2.

More than 2,000 alumni returned to Bethel to reconnect with friends, roommates, and professors, as well as to the larger Bethel story.

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Alumni toured the former and current campuses, and renewed their ties with like-minded friends at special gatherings, including events for football and baseball alumni and Royal Athletic Association members. Several departments sponsored open houses spotlighting their newest programs or facilities, including the television and radio studios, nursing, and the business and economics department.

The library drew a crowd of more than 70 to hear how Pietism shaped the distinctive identity, mission, and values of Bethel. “The Pietist Impulse at Bethel” was presented by Professor of History and Political Science G.W. Carlson; Associate Professor of History Chris Gehrz; and Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies Christian Collins Winn. The three recently published a book on the topic (see “Bookmarked,” p. 6). Listen to their presentation at library.bethel.edu/presentations/facultypresentations/podcasts.

More than 700 alumni celebrated their reunions on Friday and Saturday nights. Many of them also enjoyed the

performances of Jeremiah and Vanessa Gamble, both ’95 graduates, who presented their original musical My Name is Daniel in Benson Great Hall. On Saturday, a full football stadium watched a hard-fought last-minute loss to St. Olaf, 30-28.

The weekend was marked by strengthened connections and a celebration of the Bethel legacy, says Linda Schubring, director of alumni and parent services. “Homecoming was a successful celebration of what God has been writing for the past 140 years in the story of Bethel University. We were reminded that we’re all a part of the bigger Bethel story and that Bethel is a part of each of our own stories.”

View Homecoming 2011 photos, including reunion photo galleries, at bethel.edu/alumni/homecoming.

Campus News

January Convocation Speakers Announced Bethel’s Convocation Committee has announced the speakers for its January series, which aims to brighten the winter by challenging the mind. Alumni and friends are welcome to any of the presentations. All will take place from 11-11:45 a.m. in Bethel’s Benson Great Hall.

January 6: Jenell Williams Paris ’94 taught at Bethel for eight years and is now professor of anthropology at Messiah College. She is the author of several books

Alumni of the Year Mark Robertson

College of Arts & Sciences

Mark Robertson ’75 was honored as Alumnus of the Year at Bethel’s Homecoming chapel. Robertson has had a servant’s heart for leadership his entire life, working in public education since 1976, most recently as superintendent of the Fridley School District in Minnesota until his retirement in 2009. In 2008, he was named “Minnesota Superintendent of the Year” by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. He led the Fridley School District in a transition to International Baccalaureate (IB) education and helped establish the framework for Bethel’s Certificate in International Baccalaureate

including The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex is Too Important to Define Us.

January 13: Julia Kasdorf is associate professor of English and women’s studies at Pennsylvania State University. Her collections of poetry have earned her numerous awards including a Pushcart Prize and a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) fellowship in poetry.

January 18: Patricia Raybon is the author of two acclaimed memoirs, I Told the

Education, the first entirely online IB teacher preparation program in the world.

Robertson currently serves as an adjunct professor in Bethel’s doctoral program in educational administration and is a consultant and executive director of the Northwest Suburban Integration School District. He and his wife Kathy (Van Hooser ’75) met at Bethel; their four sons are also Bethel grads.

Robertson aims to integrate faith into all he does. “Mark is intentional about implementing moral values, integrity, and high personal standards into his professional life in very visible ways,” says Louise Wilson, chair of Bethel’s education department. “He aims to model leadership by doing the right thing and treating others with respect.”

David Pound Bethel Seminary

The Bethel Seminary Alumni Council unanimously recommended David Pound as 2011 Bethel Seminary Alumnus of the Year. Pound is a 1970 graduate of

Mountain to Move and My First White Friend. An award-winning journalist, her personal essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, USA Weekend, and more.

January 23: Robert Love, M.D. ’78 is professor, vice chairman, and surgical director of lung transplantation in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center.

Bethel College and a 1974 graduate of Bethel Seminary. He is the founding pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Mansfield, Ohio, and has served as lead pastor for more than 30 years. Under Pound’s capable leadership and God’s guidance, the church has grown to more than 1,200 people and is the mother church to two church plants. Berean plays a significant role in the Mansfield community, upper Ohio, the MidAtlantic district, and Converge Worldwide. Pound and his wife Sher have served as leaders with various religious and community organizations, and their son Benjamin ’06 is a current Bethel Seminary student. “Dave truly models the mission, vision, and values of Bethel Seminary,” says Ralph Gustafson, Bethel’s vice president for constituent relations.

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Student of the Decade Junior social work major Dwayne Nabors was recognized as Student of the Decade during a September convocation ceremony in White Bear Lake, Minn.

One of 10 selected graduates representing various decades, Nabors was honored for his service to the school district and community. A 2009 graduate of White Bear Lake High School, Nabors remains active in the district through multiple programs, including afterschool intramurals. He volunteers several times each week with middle school students who meet after the school day for a variety of games and activities. “Dwayne will continue to make a difference in the community,” says Associate Professor of Social Work Sande Traudt. “He is genuine in his relationships and responsible to his commitments in the classroom and community. His positive attitude leads him to discover good in people and situations. It seems to me that Dwayne is all about planting seeds of hope and possibility.”

Bethel University was ranked 19th among Midwestern Universities in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” guide released in September. Bethel was one of only three Minnesota colleges and universities to be ranked in the top 20 Midwestern Universities category. Bethel’s high freshman retention and graduation rates, and low faculty to student ratio, are competitive with top-ranked schools across U.S. News & World Report’s rankings.

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Bookmarked Recently published books by Bethel University’s faculty The Pietist Impulse in Christianity Edited by Christian Collins Winn, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies; Christopher Gehrz, Department Chair and Associate Professor of History; G.W. Carlson, Professor of History; and Eric Holst, Bethel Seminary student (Pickwick Publications) The essays in this book are written by a variety of Bethel community members with unique backgrounds.

They discuss the profound theological, cultural, and spiritual contributions of Pietism and what they term the “pietist impulse,” as well as demonstrate that Pietism was a movement of great depth and originality. The Pietist Impulse has received praise from leading scholars for illustrating both the diversity and range of American research on Pietism and for helping readers understand that Pietism is critical to grasping Protestantism in Europe and North America today.

How to Read the Bible in Changing Times: Understanding and Applying God’s Word Today

by Mark Strauss, Professor of New Testament, Bethel Seminary San Diego (Baker Books) How to Read the Bible in Changing Times shows Christians how to interpret and apply the Scriptures regardless of time and culture.

Rather than seeing the

Bible as a magic-answer book, a list of commands to obey, or a series of promises to claim, this book retains the Bible’s identity as a complex, inspired document while showing that its truth is relevant and life-changing. Readers learn to: • determine the meaning of the text in its original context; • identify culturally relative features; • understand what the text teaches about God, His will, and His purposes; and • apply the truths discovered to contemporary life situations.

Dictionary of Christian Spirituality Edited by Glen Scorgie, Professor of Theology, Bethel Seminary San Diego; entries and articles by more than 30 staff, faculty, and alumni (Zondervan) This reference work provides readers with a global, biographical, historical, topical, and biblical understanding of the origins, development, and contemporary expressions of Christian spirituality. Entries focus on the concepts, concerns, and formative figures in the evangelical tradition of spirituality. The Dictionary of Christian Spirituality is a unique and valuable resource for pastors, church and ministry leaders, mentors, counselors, teachers, and scholars.

For many other books by Bethel faculty, visit the Campus Store at bookstore.bethel.edu and click on “Bethel Authors.”

Campus News

Training Kosovar Albanian Leaders Noel Sherry, director of Bethel Seminary of the East’s Northeast Teaching Center, taught a twoweek course in creative and critical thinking at the Summer Institute of the University of Prishtina in Kosova, the only program like it in the Balkan countries.

“Hundreds of students from around the world participated in this unique program,” says Sherry, who taught 17 students. “It was an honor to represent Bethel Seminary in this country that is aspiring to recover from war and join the European Union.”

Joyce LeMay Recognized for Work in Human Resources Field Associate Professor of Business and Economics Joyce LeMay was recently given the Teresa A. Knutson Professional Excellence Award by the Minnesota Society of Human Resource Management.

The award recognizes a council member who has made a significant and positive contribution to the human resources profession, the Society of Human Resource Management, and the community, and demonstrates effortless leadership, contagious enthusiasm, and a flair for bringing people together with genuine warmth and charismatic leadership.

March of Dimes Honors Marjorie Schaffer The March of Dimes has named Bethel University Professor of Nursing Marjorie (Marge) Schaffer its Education and Research Nurse of the Year. Schaffer was recognized for her career-long devotion to nursing education and her leadership,

integrity, intelligence, and creativity.

Nominators lauded her ability to integrate practice and education: “She integrates public health nursing practice and education in a way that has practical value for agencies and academia.

She encourages her students to stretch their skills and tap hidden talents, all with a gentle and positive approach. She also pushes for the creation of sustainable projects that offer activities for students year to year.”

Schaffer, who was named Bethel’s third University Professor in 2010, is the author of Being Present: A Nurse’s Resource for End-of-Life Communication. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Award for consultation with Diakonova University College in Norway, where she assists Diakonova as they develop a master’s degree for public health nurses. She was a Fulbright Senior Scholar for Research and Lecturing in Norway and received an Endof-Life Nursing Education Consortium Award for her curriculum development work. In addition, Bethel has honored her with the Bethel University Faculty Excellence Award in Scholarship and two Edgren Scholar Awards.

Bethel Expert in Healthcare Ethics Helps Local Medical Community For almost 30 years, Professor of Philosophy Don Postema has brought his passion for philosophy, healthcare ethics, and bio-ethics to the classroom, helping prepare Bethel students for many of the tough personal and professional situations they will face in the future.

Postema has also brought this expertise directly to the Twin Cities healthcare community, where he serves as the ethics consultant for Regions Hospital, chair of

the HealthPartners Ethics Committee, and ethicist-in-residence at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul. In addition, he works with local and national Institutional Review Boards for the Protection of Human Subjects, charged with protecting the rights of human subjects in research.

“My goal,” says Postema, “has been to work the interface between academia and healthcare, infusing my classroom discussions with the concrete issues patients and families face, while promoting ethical reflection on healthcare practices to improve the outcomes for patients and professionals.”

Physics Professor Partners with Air Force Research Lab A satellite typically costs hundreds of millions of dollars to build and put into space. Professor of Physics Brian Beecken will now help the Air Force Research Laboratory/ Space Vehicles Directorate design satellites and other spacecraft, such as unmanned space probes to Jupiter, so that they are more resistant and last longer.

Thanks to a two-year award of $80,271 from the Department of the Air Force, he will work to model on a computer, using relevant principles of physics, how charges build up on the insulators in satellites and try to predict when the insulators are likely to discharge. As part of this research work, Beecken recently presented a paper he co-authored with Bethel physics student Bryan Wallin: “Modeling of Deep-dielectric Spacecraft Charging in Realistic Environments with NUMIT2” at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference. photo by Scott Streble

Faculty News

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Peterson Named to Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame Bethel University Professor of Physics Emeritus Richard (Dick) Peterson has been named to the Minnesota Science

photo by Scott Streble

and Technology Hall of Fame. He was recognized for leading “Bethel’s physics department to national recognition as one of the top undergraduate physics programs in the country. He has established a culture in the department in which faculty/student research collaboration and highly interactive projects are embraced and expected throughout the curriculum.”

Peterson’s achievements include: • work featured in Scientific American and on the covers of the American Journal of Physics and the Physics Teacher, resulting in two patents • 1998 American Physical Society (APS) national prize for outstanding undergraduate research • fellow of the APS in 2004, president of the American Association of

Remembering 9/11 Class of 2034?

As part of a yearlong Interfaith Service Initiative, a group of 14 students and five faculty/staff attended the Minnesotans Standing Together event at the State Capitol on September 11, 2011. The event, organized by the Minnesota Council of Churches, focused on honoring the fallen and pledging to come together as a community through service.

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Every Thursday afternoon, local grandparent volunteer Karen Neibergall arrives at the Bethel University Child Development Center (CDC) to change diapers, give bottles, and tuck babies in for naps. She began serving in the infant room in June 2010 when her grandson Rylan Anderson enrolled at the CDC. He has since moved on to the toddler room, but Neibergall decided to continue working with the infants. “I enjoy watching them develop,” she says.

“Week to week you notice how they change…And they all have their own little personalities.”

The CDC program enlists the help of numerous volunteers who lend a hand to both staff and children. Most helpers are Bethel students or local teenagers, so having a grandparent promotes a

Physics Teachers from 2005-2007, and senior member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) • Bethel University Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award and first University Professor recognition • grants from the McKnight and Blandin foundations to support high school physics initiatives in rural Minnesota.

The Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame, created by the Minnesota High Tech Association and the Science Museum of Minnesota, honors individuals whose achievements in science and technology have made lasting contributions to Minnesota and the world.

The hall is a permanent exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota and can be found online at www.msthalloffame.org.

multigenerational atmosphere, explains CDC infant teacher Joni Hoffman. “The older infants have bonded really well with Grandma Karen,” she says, “because she comes every week and they get to know her.”

Neibergall plans to continue her weekly visits. “I enjoy the staff, and I enjoy the babies,” she says. “Any grandparents out there should come and give it a try!”

Interested in volunteering at the CDC? Contact Ellen Wilson at e-wilson@bethel. edu or 651.638.6147.

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Numbers

[BETHEL VALUES. MY STORY.]

2,842

As part of Homecoming 2011, Bethel community members stopped by a Bethel Values display, picked up a free wristband representing one of Bethel’s seven core values, and explained why that particular value most resonated with them.

Record enrollment for Bethel University’s College of Arts & Sciences this fall

Jesse Johnson ’68 Character-builder

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“I became a school math teacher because I wanted to relate to kids in a way that would affect not only their education but also their character. I taught grades 7-12 for 15 years.” photo by Andy Berg

Enrollment at the College of Adult & Professional Studies and Graduate School (CAPS/GS), up from 1,600 last year

Brooke Ylitalo ’15 Salt and light

photo by Scott Streble

“God has taught me that He is truly the only thing that matters. The only meaning I can find in life is through bringing honor and glory to His name and showing others the love of the amazing God I serve.”

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Total fall enrollment for Bethel Seminary, with 663 students in St. Paul, 249 in San Diego, and 69 at Bethel Seminary of the East

Something Fishy

Keisha Piehl ’95 Learner

photo by Andy Berg

“I can’t stop learning!

Whether it’s reading at home or picking up extra classes at Bethel Seminary, I just love to keep learning and growing.”

Dinnah Gustavo ’12 Character-builder

photo by Scott Streble

“Discovering who you are has no beginning or end. It’s a process and a beautiful privilege to do it in community together at BU.”

What’s Your Story?

Read more stories, and add your own, at bethel.edu/my-story.

This fall, Bethel biology students used fyke nets to catch samples of Lake Valentine fish, measure them, and determine their age. After analysis, the fish were returned unharmed to the lake.

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Football

The Royals have been nationally ranked all season, as high as #5. Quarterback Josh Aakre (Sr., Dawson, Minn.) has the best passing efficiency among Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) players. He, Brandon Marquardt (Fr., Champlin, Minn.), and Jesse Phenow (So., Richfield, Minn.) are among the top seven rushers in the conference and have each earned an Offensive Player of the Week award for their performances.

Linebacker Billy Morgan (Sr., Rosemount, Minn.) earned MIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Carleton. Morgan leads the team in tackles and the Royals are ranked in the top 20 nationally for defense.

Volleyball

Bethel’s volleyball team has a strong mix of experienced upperclassmen and talented underclassmen. The Royals clinched their first MIAC playoff berth since 2007 thanks to competitive play from juniors Valerie Smith (Alexandria, Minn.) and Amy Werner (Three Rivers, Wis.), who have each earned MIAC Athlete of the Week awards for their play.

A 3-2 upset of 10th-ranked ConcordiaMoorhead is the biggest win of the season so far, helping Bethel to receive national ranking votes. The Royals are among the top three teams in the conference standings.

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Bethel’s fall sports teams have enjoyed superb playing weather, good competition, and best of all, winning records in all team sports. Here are the highlights at press time. Current information is available at athletics.bethel.edu. photos by Carl Schmuland

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Men’s and Women’s Soccer

New Head Coach Jeremy Iwaszkowiec took the reins of both clubs in January.

The Bethel men’s team enjoyed their best start in 20 years by going 4-0-1 in their first five games and recently upset regionally ranked Carleton and St. Olaf.

David Kim (Jr., Blaine, Minn.) started the season by scoring at least one goal in each of the first five games. He currently

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Invitational with a season-best 23:30 as Bethel’s top runner, while Zwilling has been very consistent by finishing second for the Royals in each of the team’s major races.

Men’s and Women’s Golf

Brent Neihart ’13 leads the team with nine goals, and was named MIAC Athlete of the Week for his performances during the first week of the season. The women’s team also started 4-0-1 out of the gate. Kelsey Flaherty (Jr., Shoreview, Minn.) earned MIAC Athlete of the Week honors for her performances in the second week of the season. She and Leah Hardie (Sr., Ankeny, Iowa) lead the team with 12 points on five goals and two assists.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Zach Haskins (Jr., Maple Grove, Minn.) has consistently been the top runner for Bethel’s men’s team. The captain

posted his best time of the season with a 25:59 mark in the Brooks Invitational hosted by UW-Oshkosh on October 15.

Matt Berens (Fr., Oakdale, Minn.) has also been a bright spot for the Royals.

In his first collegiate 8K race, the Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell, Iowa, he finished fourth overall in a field of 135 runners with a time of 26:47. Meanwhile, the women’s team features a very young roster, with only four upperclassmen out of more than 20 runners. Mollie Gillberg (Fr., Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Laura Zwilling (Sr., Roseville, Minn) have been two of Bethel’s best runners so far this season. Gillberg finished the Brooks

Bethel Head Football Coach Steve Johnson has once again been nominated for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award and is currently among the top three vote-getters in Division III. Go to coachoftheyear.com to cast your vote before December 3!

The 2011-12 season marks the fourth full season for the women’s golf team, and Paige Lemieux (Sr., Fargo, N.D.) will graduate as Bethel’s first-ever four-year player. She has been the anchor of the team in each of her seasons and was the top golfer for the Royals at the MIAC Championships. Bethel set new school records this year for lowest scoring round and lowest three-day score, both at the conference meet. On the men’s side, Toby Robinson (Sr., Mankato, Minn.) earned all-conference honors by finishing in a tie for fifth place at the MIAC Championships with a three-day score of 224 (73-78-73) at Bunker Hills Golf Course. The Royals finished in fifth place out of 10 teams— one place better than the previous season.

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ach May, as students empty their residence halls and begin the trek home for a summer full of jobs, internships, and vacations, Bethel University is transformed into a very different place. Far from retreating into warm-weather hibernation, the campus instead morphs into a vibrant mosaic of campers, conference-goers, musicians, families, and visitors from far-flung locales. While students are away, the campus will play—and guests are invited to come Think Bethel goes on vacation along and experience its unique brand of summer when students do? Take a look hospitality.

During summer months, Bethel sports teams and our summer snapshots. church-related groups traditionally have utilized the campus for camps and conferences. Recently, however, groups as diverse as choirs, dance studios, business schools, figure skating clubs, and communications specialists all attended activities on campus. In summer 2011, Bethel hosted more than 45 events in June and July— about five and a half events per week.

The first goal in holding so many different events on campus during the summer, says Kyle Sherer, assistant director of auxiliary services, is to “spread the word about Bethel and God’s redeeming plan.” Hosting camps and conferences is also a way to be good stewards of spacious and welcoming facilities “that would otherwise be empty during the summer,” he continues.

Staff interactions with guests expose visitors to the serviceoriented attitude that characterizes the Bethel community all year round. “We aim to represent Christ in the quality of our guest services and in our interactions with guests,” says Jan Jessup, campus events assistant. And there’s no better recruiting tool than a happy camper. “When you have guests from all over the world fall in love with Bethel’s campus,” says Sherer, “that’s the best public relations possible!”

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A Slice of Summer Events Citizenship and immigration ceremonies High school and business college graduations Orchestra concerts Seminary Commencement Dance recitals Sports camps: basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball High School Journalism Mini-Camp Girls State Choir concerts Minnesota Show Choir Camp Reentry Summit for Converge Missionaries Church conferences Doctor of Education residency classes Doctor of Ministry and InMinistry seminary classes Young Artist Piano Camp Nonprofit conferences ALPhA Physics Conference Figure skating clubs Professional conventions

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Summer Stats Total number of summer events: more than 45 in June and July Age range of guests:

10 months to 65+ years New guests on campus for an event: more than 12,000

Smallest event: First Annual Journalism Mini-Camp (9 high school students)

Largest event: Episcopal Youth Event (more than

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From Camp to College Cory Laugen ’09 first experienced Bethel basketball camps as a little brother. When his older brother was in high school, Laugen and his parents attended games on the last night of camp each year. Laugen saw his brother bond with other campers, improve his basketball skills, and grow in his faith.

When Laugen was a fifth grader, he was finally old enough to make his own appearance at camp. “Becoming a better basketball player was a priority of mine,” he says, “and [Bethel’s] week-long camp helped me accomplish that.”

But it wasn’t just about shooting drills and five on five. The spiritual side of camp was something Laugen looked forward to. “It was a great opportunity to see people I looked up to—the college basketball players—worshipping God and living their day-to-day lives as Christians,” he says.

The summer camper grew into a skilled high school player. Laugen was recruited

by Division II and III colleges, but after considering his options, he decided to return to the familiar court at Bethel University. He started at point guard for three years, leading the 2008-09 team to the league championship game and its highest conference finish ever, with a 20-7 record.

Laugen says his Bethel experiences—in summer camp and later as a student— formed the person he is today. “While in college, I had so many quality believers in Christ to wrap around myself in the tough struggles of life,” he said. “My basketball teammates and coaches were solid people who shaped what I believed. I wouldn’t have gotten that same experience elsewhere.” BU Bethel University

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by Cindy Pfingsten

If a scholar is known by the number of books he or she has read, Professor of History and Political Science G.W. Carlson ranks as one of the true greats in Bethel history. The self-described “bookaholic”—he reads two to three books each week—has occupied his Bethel office space for nearly 30 years. His passion for reading, history, and social justice makes his abode both memorable and remarkable. And although he will retire in spring 2012, his floor-to-ceiling book shelves will likely remain imprinted on the minds and hearts of the many current students and alumni who have been privileged to learn from this beloved professor. Read on to learn what makes G.W. tick.

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1. Throw away the past? Not G.W. This lamp was crafted by former Bethel professor and potter Gene Johnson, who founded the art department at Bethel. It was headed for the trashcan when G.W. rescued it.

2. Books, books, and more books. His current reads include Living the Sermon on the Mount by Glen H. Stassen, The Idea That Is America

by Anne-Marie Slaughter, The Anabaptist Story by William Roscoe Estep, and Dissident Discipleship by David Augsburger.

3. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the historic April 1994 parliamentary election in South Africa is that it took place at all, marking a transition to democracy. G.W. has a framed original, signed South African ballot to prove it.

4. Original orange carpet is evidence that not a lot has changed in G.W.’s office in the past 30 years. Except for the number of books added to the shelves.

5. As a keeper of Bethel’s history, G.W. was given numerous “Bethel College & Seminary” items from the Campus Store that could no longer be sold after the university transition in 2004, including this beautiful landscape photo of Bethel’s campus. Just for kicks, check out his Bethel College & Seminary watch and tie as well.

6. “Freedom for All.” “We Shall Overcome.” These were the cries of three prominent Civil Rights leaders who are featured in an artistic piece given to G.W. by a former student. The professor echoes these sentiments as he teaches students how to be historians with a Christian worldview.

7. Journalist Edward R. Murrow’s World War II broadcasts are available only on records—and G.W. owns them. How does he play them, you might ask? The Bethel University Library gave him a record player that had never been used by students…in 20 years.

8. This white peace pole is from the Koinonia Farm co-founded by Clarence Johnson (Cotton Patch Version of the Gospels), who visited Bethel in 1963 when G.W. was a student. Habitat for Humanity was born out of the Koinonia Farm, where the belief in the brotherhood and sisterhood of all humankind is lived out to this day.

9. Among this pile of books is the recently published The Pietist Impulse in Christianity (July 2011), which G.W. co-edited with three Bethel colleagues. Its essays make a case for the enormous influence Pietism has had on Christianity and Western culture. G.W. is also the author of numerous articles on Baptist General Conference history, Swedish Pietism, religion in the Soviet Union, and comparative evangelical political thought. (For more on The Pietist Impulse in Christianity, see “Bookmarked,” p. 6.)

10. G.W.’s advisees who study abroad know that he expects a token of appreciation for staying behind while they explore the world. Thus, the matryoshka dolls from Russia as well as gifts from Oxford University, Germany, and China.

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Oh, the

s e c a l P ey’ll Th Go...

“Congratulations! Today is your day.

You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!”

Recent Bethel graduates are already adventurously following Christ in unique pursuits

Dr. Seuss’ words are fitting for Bethel’s recent graduates who have “brains in their heads and feet in their shoes and are steering themselves any direction they choose.” Nearly 1,000 students graduated last spring from the College of Arts & Sciences, Bethel Seminary, and the College of Adult & Professional Studies and Graduate School, and many are already putting their new degrees to work in unique ways. Hear from six who are “off and away” and offer Bethel’s newest students inspiration and advice for the transforming educational experience they’re just beginning. “And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! 98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.”

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by Heather Schnese

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Jack Houlton

Physics major Now a Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado in Boulder

How he spent his summer: continued research on lithium atoms with Physics Professor Chad Hoyt and Bethel students Dan Klemme and Sarah Venditto, went to the beach, hung out with friends, and slept

Advice for freshmen: Try to keep a good balance. For some of you that will mean working harder, and for others it will mean learning to relax a little more. And don’t forget to sleep!

Physics major Jack Houlton just graduated, but the learning won’t stop. He’s now a Ph.D. student in physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder where he will continue his studies in AMO—atomic, molecular, and optical physics. He’s also a teaching assistant (T.A.) for the school’s physics department.

Although a large, public university is a departure from Bethel’s private, liberal arts campus, Houlton feels well prepared for his advanced physics studies. “The real strength of Bethel’s physics department is the experience all undergrads get in the lab,” he explains. “The professors were always willing to make themselves available. It was a healthy, supportive environment.”

During his time at Bethel, Houlton won the American Physical Society’s national first prize for “Outstanding Presentation of Undergraduate Research” for his paper on lithium atomic beam spectroscopy and phase-sensitive detection using a diode laser.

And as secretary for the local Society of Physics Students chapter, he often mentored and encouraged other physics students. Shortly after graduating, Houlton presented to 11 undergraduate faculty from universities across the U.S. at an Advanced Laboratory Physics Associations (ALPhA) gathering.

Upon receiving his Ph.D., Houlton says he’s likely to do more research. After that? Perhaps teach. “Through the opportunities I’ve had to do T.A. work and physics and math tutoring at Bethel, I learned that I have a passion and love for teaching. My longterm aspiration is to be a physics professor,” he shares.

Hannah Carlson

Business major, German minor Now a tax associate at Grant Thornton, public accounting firm in Minneapolis

How she spent her summer: studied for all four sections of the CPA exam, read Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist, attended music festivals, and spent afternoons at the lake

Advice for freshmen: Use this time to challenge yourself and take risks. Your college experiences will shape you and lead you in exciting and unexpected directions.

“I miss those 11 a.m. classes,” says recent graduate Hannah Carlson. She now rises early for her new job as a tax associate at the public accounting firm Grant Thornton, the fifth-largest international accounting firm. As a business major at Bethel, Carlson had the opportunity to intern at Grant Thornton the summer before her senior year. Upon graduating, the firm hired her to work on corporate and individual tax returns for Twin Cities clients.

Carlson says her time at Bethel equipped her well for the CPA exams and her new job, but it did much more. “The business department at Bethel focuses on developing students of character and calls all of their students to be salt and light in whatever profession they may enter,” she explains.

While at Bethel, Carlson was awarded the Financial Executives International (FEI) scholarship, which recognizes future leaders in the corporate finance and accounting profession. She spent a semester studying in Freiburg, Germany, as well as an interim at Goethe Institute. She was also the principal harpist for the Bethel Orchestra and president of Bethel Business and Economics Association (BBEA).

Originally from Madison, Wis., Carlson says she came to love the Twin Cities during her time at Bethel and is looking forward to making it her more permanent home. “And I am excited to finally put those years of school to work!” she says.

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SEMINARY Cari Furr

M.Div., Bethel Seminary San Diego Now chaplain at San Diego Hospice

How she spent her summer: worked in her new job and spent time in San Diego’s parks and cultural sites—she’s a member at three museums in Balboa Park

Advice for new seminarians: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Cari Furr started seminary at the age of 51, knowing the Lord was calling her to a healing ministry of some sort, but unsure exactly what that looked like. During her six years of seminary, the path slowly became clear. “My call to healthcare chaplaincy was tested, tried, and proven repeatedly,” Furr explains. “My professors were so gracious in permitting me to focus my papers and projects on areas that were applicable to my specialized vocational interests and needs.”

Now Furr finds herself ministering to the dying and their loved ones at San Diego Hospice. She thought the job search would take a year.

Instead, she began her new job the Monday after graduation.

“For me,” she says, “to be working in the vocation to which God has called me and for which He has prepared me is an indescribable joy.”

Off to Great Places!

Almost 1,000 students graduated from the various schools of Bethel University in spring 2011: • More than 750 students graduated in four commencement services in May. Graduates included students from the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Adult & Professional Studies, and Graduate School.

• A total of 230 students graduated in June from Bethel Seminary locations in St. Paul, San Diego, and on the East Coast.

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Edrin Williams

M.Div., emphasis on preaching and communication Bethel Seminary St. Paul Now student ministries director at The Sanctuary Church in Minneapolis

How he spent his summer: hung out at the park with his 17-month-old daughter, Taylor; transitioned into his new role; and read books, including The Best Advice I Ever Got by Katie Couric and Church Diversity by Scott Williams

Advice for new seminarians: Find a ministry role that forces you to be a student and a practitioner at the same time. If you’re not involved in ministry as you go through seminary, it is all theory.

In front of Edrin Williams are no small tasks—overseeing MOSAIC, The Sanctuary Church’s ministry to students in grades 6-12, as well as One Campus, the North Minneapolis church’s college ministry. “During my time at Bethel I was forced to wrestle with and articulate my understanding of God’s mission and vision for His creation, of which His church is a major part,” Williams explains. “It was there that I first felt the call towards multiethnic, multicultural, missional ministry.”

When he started Bethel Seminary in 2007, Williams was leading youth and children’s ministry at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, but was feeling a strong conviction to gain theological training.

“I knew I would one day transition from youth ministry to senior leadership within a church, so I decided to pursue an M.Div.,” he says.

Of his time at Bethel, Williams says he appreciates most the relationships he was able to foster with students, faculty, and staff. “I could spend hours with people who love God,” he explains. “We were all busy together seeking His will for our lives. Long after my Bethel degree starts to gather dust, I trust that I will still be in meaningful relationships with great men and women from Bethel.”

COLLEGE OF ADULT & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES and GRADUATE SCHOOL Marcia Malzahn

Kemo Marong

How she spent her summer:

How he spent his summer:

celebrated her daughter’s graduation from the University of St. Thomas and vacationed in Hawaii

worked out, played soccer, fished, and took a cruise to the Caribbean for his honeymoon

B.A., Business Management Now Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Tradition Capital Bank in Edina, Minn.

M.A., nursing Now an emergency room nurse at Unity and Regions Hospitals, Twin Cities

Advice for new students:

Advice for new students:

Go for your dreams and finish your race.

Don’t be afraid to approach instructors for help. Their doors are always open.

Marcia Malzahn was born in Nicaragua, Central America.

Due to the revolution in 1979, her family fled to the Dominican Republic before moving to Minnesota in 1986. It was then that she began her career in banking with Marquette Banks. In 2005, she helped start Tradition Capital Bank in Edina, Minn., where she is now executive vice president, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer. She oversees finance, human resources, information technology, and operations, and is also the corporate secretary of the bank’s board.

In 2009, when both of her kids were in college, Malzahn learned of Bethel’s business management program and decided to enroll, appreciating the emphasis on faith. “Every subject we studied helped me directly with my job, mainly because I touch almost all areas of the bank in my current role,” explains Malzahn. “I used many of my final papers and assignments in my job.”

Malzahn believes she’s a better executive and leader because of her training at Bethel, and so do others. She was named one of “25 on the Rise” by the Minnesota Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a top woman in finance by Finance & Commerce, and also received the “Outstanding Women in Banking Award” from Northwestern Financial Review magazine. On the side, Malzahn writes. In 2006, she published her first book, Devotions for Working Women: A Daily Inspiration to Live a Successful and Balanced Life, and is excited to work on her second book now that school’s done.

Of her time at Bethel, she most appreciated the people. “Our cohort was very special,” she says. “We went through a lot of things that life threw at us, and we supported and encouraged each other to continue. I also enjoyed all of the professors and had a great relationship with all of them.”

After receiving his undergraduate degree from St. Cloud State University’s nursing school in 2008, Kemo Marong enrolled in Bethel’s master of arts in nursing program, attracted to the small class sizes and the convenient adult-learner schedule that accommodated his work hours as a nurse. In two years, Marong completed the program, and says he gained important nursing leadership skills in areas such as nursing research, nursing informatics, and project management. He was able to put this learning immediately into practice as a bedside nurse. For his capstone project, Marong evaluated Bethel’s implementation of a new community engagement curriculum, which is now part of the undergraduate nursing program and something Marong feels strongly about.

“Community engagement makes Bethel’s nursing program somewhat unique because it allows for nursing students to be exposed to a great deal of ethnic and cultural diversity,” he says. A native of the West African country of Gambia, Marong and his wife got married about a year ago and know firsthand the challenges involved in encouraging ethnic and cultural sensitivity.

Although Marong intends to keep his nursing position for awhile, he is considering seeking a teaching position in the future to help others like Bethel’s faculty helped him. “The nursing instructors held us accountable to high academic excellence and did everything in their power to help us achieve it,” he says. BU

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Now Is the Time to

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Chapel ignites spiritual transformation in Bethel community and beyond

by Suzanne Yonker GS ’09 photos by Scott Streble

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t’s 10:10 on a Wednesday morning. Above the stage in Bethel’s Benson Great Hall, large video screens proclaim the message to “be transformed,” the theme for chapel services that kick off the 2011-12 school year. Students file in row by row, a sea of red, black, and blue backpacks, as a student-led band begins to play. The bass beat reverberates through the cement floor as voices rise throughout the auditorium, singing, “Oh, praise the One who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead…”

Held three mornings a week during the academic year, College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) chapel services draw the Bethel community together for 40 minutes of worship and teaching. Approximately 1,000-1,400 students as well as numerous staff, faculty, and guests attend the event that President Jay Barnes likes to call “the biggest classroom on campus.”

“Chapel is one of the few places where the whole community can come together,” says Barnes. “Students from all class years, faculty, staff, administration, and visitors join in worship. It reminds us of the spiritual foundation of our education and of our priority in worshipping God together.”

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At the center

Preaching and teaching

A central ministry of Bethel’s Office of Campus Ministries, chapel is a vital catalyst for students’ spiritual transformation.

“Chapel is at the center of spiritual life on campus,” declares Dean of Campus Ministries and Campus Pastor Laurel Bunker. “Chapel is essential to how students connect to mission and discipleship.

It brings us together to share our life in Christ in a deeper way.”

Unlike many other faith-based universities, Bethel does not require chapel attendance, so those who come are highly motivated to attend, explains Ross Manders, assistant campus pastor. “We desire chapel to be something that is pursued rather than mandated,” he explains.

After the dynamic, student-led worship, a pastor or other speaker offers an inspiring or thought-provoking message, the focal point of each chapel service. “We ask, ‘What does God want to say to us?’ and then, ‘Who can speak to that topic right here in our community?’” Bunker says. But the pastors also invite presenters from the broader Christian community.

In spring 2012, Wess Stafford, president of Compassion International, will speak as part of a Symposium on Faith and Values. Having speakers like Stafford on campus “helps to strengthen the distinctiveness of Bethel and further elevate us as an evangelical institution,” Bunker says.

Not all chapel series focus on weighty topics. “We try to strike a balance between the heavier chapels and lighter ones,” says Assistant Campus Pastor Donna Johnson. For example, before finals week in December, chapel will feature a Christian comedian as a stress reliever for students.

The yearly calendar also includes a regular schedule of chapel services that other offices help plan, including Homecoming Chapel, Reconciliation Chapel, and the Student Leadership Awards Chapel. And each February, the Moberg Lectureship on Christianity and Sociology kicks off its annual conference with a chapel message by the keynote speaker.

Extending worship

Worship plays a major role in chapel services, and is always led by a student band or group from Bethel’s UNITED Worship Ministry. “We are called ‘UNITED’ because we want to see the body of Christ worship the Lord together in unity,” says Worship Pastor Curtis Hunt. “We are given a clear picture in Revelation 7:9-12 that the body of Christ is multinational and interdenominational. So UNITED is pursuing a kingdom vision of worship, which guides our intentionality in being artistically and linguistically inclusive in crafting our worship experiences.”

This philosophy of inclusion is reflected in the diversity of musical groups participating in chapel: worship bands, Encouraging student leaders string and horn groups, and the Chapel Choir—a potpourri Besides campus pastors and staff, many volunteers help of students, staff, and administrators who belt out Black to produce chapel, both on and offstage. Some carry various Gospel and other forms of worship music. Through the Office leadership roles in UNITED, including equipment, team of Campus Ministries, UNITED also partners with music building, horns and strings group leaders, and even linguistics department ensembles and creates worship experiences with and translation. Students also help with drama and video. In all Bethel’s Chamber Orchestra, the Wind Symphony, the Women’s volunteers, the pastors seek leaders who exhibit “teachability, Chorale, and the Bethel Choir. humility, and trust,” Hunt says. “We are looking for people in To create an atmosphere that will steward a kingdom vision, the ‘beautiful middle’ between skill and a heart for God; we seek UNITED needs teams of students who are committed. Hunt humble servants in a posture of learning.” uses a rigorous process for finding worship leaders among an These opportunities pay off in their impact on student leaders. ample supply of talented students. Qualifications include a “I have been challenged to worship when I don’t feel like it, to vibrant and growing relationship with Christ; godly character; pray when I think I don’t need it, and to listen when I think I integrity; openness to those of different ages, cultures, races, and know it all,” says Mikelle Dahlin Mosier ’11, who served on the backgrounds; and finally—musicianship. worship team while a student. “Chapel pushed me to go deeper Ultimately, Hunt explains, the goal is to extend authentic into Christ.” worship well beyond the chapel gathering: “Scripture defines worship as a broken and surrendered life before the Lord,” he says.

“Our ‘worship’ is what we do with our lives • Visit cas.bethel.edu/campus-ministries/worship/chapel/schedule to see the in the hallways, offices, coffee shops, and in current chapel schedule. our choices. Corporate worship experiences, • Access chapel content online at bethel.edu/alumni/benefits/chapel-prayer. like at chapel, are merely celebrations where Current students, faculty, and staff can also listen to Bethel’s chapel services on we surrender to the Lord together—declaring iTunes U. Go to bethel.edu/offices/tlt/resources/media/bethel-itunesu to log in.

Him as God.”

Join us for chapel!

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“I have been challenged to worship when I don’t feel like it, to pray when I think I don’t need it, and to listen when I think I know it all.”

Mikelle Dahlin Mosier ’11

Dean of Campus Ministries and Campus Pastor Laurel Bunker

To continue to help all students go deeper, the Office of Campus Ministries staff visited young adult ministries a few summers ago to see what attracted and challenged college students. From this experience, the office hired Chris LaRue as chapel producer to help the team “brand” chapel themes and incorporate lighting, staging, video, and creative arts into chapel services. Whatever an individual’s preference or learning style, “We want people to say, ‘Wow, I really saw God,’” LaRue says.

For example, recent chapels featured a student artist creating paintings during several messages, original skits by the theatre department, and sacred dance. This diverse palette of creativity allows attendees to experience the Lord in new ways. Some people “hear” God speak through the message, and others through dance, worship, or images.

Above all else, campus ministries staff bathes chapel in prayer, from the technical aspects and production, to choosing the year’s themes, to praying for each speaker, says Johnson. “We realize we can’t do it alone,” she explains. “We need God’s Spirit to work through us. We take it very seriously.”

Bethel Seminary San Diego chapel services are offered once a week during the fall, winter, and spring quarters. “Chapel services are very important to building community, especially on a commuter campus like ours,” says Sherry Stockton, director of academic support services and associate registrar for Bethel Seminary San Diego.

Seminarians at Bethel Seminary of the East teaching centers in both New England and Washington, D.C. attend convocations once each quarter. In New England, Center Director Noel Sherry invites guest speakers to share about their calling and ministry.

“Students tell me it is good to pray together as a learning community,” Sherry notes, “and that they appreciate seeing how other Christian professionals work out their gifts and calling.”

In D.C., the convocations are led by students, faculty, or staff.

“In many ways, I see our quarterly Community Day of Learning as a second chapel service,” says Center Director Trish Barrett.

“It was the feeling of community at such an event that caused one student to choose Bethel Seminary of the East over another seminary she had visited in the area.”

The College of Adult & Professional Studies and Graduate School (CAPS/GS) has offered an evening chapel for adult students several times a year on the main campus. Beginning this fall, CAPS/GS is collaborating with the Office of Campus Ministries to offer “The Fountain,” which provides blogs and an online library that instructors can use as a resource for in-class devotions.

A university-wide commitment

Ripple effect

Experiencing God in new ways

The community-building logistics of chapel become more challenging when those communities consist largely of commuter students who often have additional family responsibilities, jobs, and ministries. But staff and students across all schools of the university approach chapel with equal passion and creativity.

At Bethel Seminary St. Paul, chapel services are held three times each quarter. Staff from two areas—the Office of Student Development, and the Center for Spiritual and Personal Formation—collaborate to plan and conduct the services, which are held while classes are in session so that students may attend whether or not they live on campus.

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In whatever format, at whatever campus, the goal of chapel is always the same: spiritual transformation. It begins as the Bethel community gathers and worships together, is moved and changed by their experiences, and shares that process throughout campus and beyond. “It is my prayer that our chapel time…is the most dynamic and energizing time of our day,” Bunker says. “Bethel thrives on fostering spaces that promote a healthy exchange of ideas. What better place for us as believers to wrestle with the theological issues of our day and how they affect our personal and intellectual disciplines than in chapel? When our community sees the Word as dynamic, they will then look for ways to incorporate it into classroom discussions, casual conversations, and beyond.

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ProFile– Stacie Stanley

by Suzanne Yonker GS ’09

For Stacie Stanley, being a student in Bethel’s Ed.D. program, an instructor in the same program, and a full-time elementary school principal is just all in a (school) day’s work.

Stanley grew up in public housing but attended a magnet school in a more affluent neighborhood. It was an ​ eye-opening experience, because everyone there planned to attend college, a future her mother planned for her all along. “My mother always taught us that the way out of poverty was education,” she explains.

Taking her mother’s words to heart, Stanley went on to finish a degree in occupational therapy (OT). She first worked with the elderly, then decided to take a position at an elementary school with the goal of practicing OT with children. But God moved her in a different direction. “School started in September, and by October I knew I wanted to be a teacher,” Stanley says.

She taught middle school mathematics and became intrigued by the learning gap between students of color and those of European descent, and even between genders. A later job as a program director with the East Metro Integration District based in St. Paul involved traveling between inner-city and suburban school districts, where she saw the same gaps. “We conducted research and put together youth programs to fill that gap and help kids connect to their schools,” Stanley says. “Children learn at really high levels when they trust you and know that you care about them.”

Now Stanley serves as principal of an elementary school in Roseville, Minn. Initially she thought the school’s demographic didn’t match her previous areas of study, but after praying about it, she accepted the position. Within a year’s time, her school gained 100 children, including a large population of English language learners and students who qualified for free or reduced-priced meals. “I believe that God brought me to the school for this very season,” she says. “Today, onethird of our students are students of color. My staff was overwhelmed, but I said, ‘Look, you already are great teachers. Let’s learn how to be great teachers with this population of students.’” Her staff rose to the challenge, and within two school years students across all levels of performance demonstrated significantly greater levels of achievement.

Stanley has completed two of the three years of Bethel’s doctoral degree in educational administration. She also co-teaches the program’s Leading in a Complex and Pluralistic Society course, but loves being a student.

“The courses are highly reflective,” she says. “They have impacted my relationship with Christ at a level I couldn’t even imagine. At my elementary school, my staff tells me they really appreciate the knowledge and background I have gotten in the coursework. And I have to say it’s all Bethel.”

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Building Healthy Communication

with Your Kids

by Michelle Westlund ’83

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he button pinned to her purse reads FREE HUGS—and she isn’t kidding. If you’re in the same room with Heather Flies C’95, S’02 for more than a few minutes, you will undoubtedly be the recipient of an exuberant, bone-jarring embrace. Her passion for kids is no less enthusiastic. As junior high pastor at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minn., for the past 15 years, she has had countless conversations with kids in the very age group that many parents consider the most challenging.

In May, Twin Cities television station KARE-11 featured Flies in an interview addressing “Four Conversations Every Parent Should Have with Their Children.”

Here, she recaps those four key conversations and, especially for Bethel Magazine, adds a fifth conversation for Christian parents. We’ve also tapped two other Bethel experts in communicating with kids: Denise Muir Kjesbo, professor of children’s and family ministry at Bethel Seminary St. Paul, and Greg Speck ’73, Bethel University youth and family communicator. Together, the three offer advice, encouragement, and wisdom for parents of children at any stage of development.

Their consensus? It’s never too early—or too late—to begin healthy communication patterns with your kids.

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Heather Flies is the junior high pastor at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minn. She has been in youth ministry since age 19 and is “planning to do it forever.”

She earned a communication degree from Bethel University and is also a graduate of Bethel Seminary. She and her husband Chad live in Eden Prairie.

Denise Muir Kjesbo is lead faculty of the Master of Arts in Children’s and Family Ministry program at Bethel Seminary. Her joy is “working with people who serve children and do frontline ministry.” She and her husband Allen are church planters and have worked in youth ministry for more than 25 years. They have two adult children.

Q: Heather outlined five conversations parents need to

have with their kids (see page 28). Are these the critical topics for most families? Is there anything you would add for a specifically Christian audience?

Denise: I would just add the necessity of integrating faith into every area of family life. Faith is more caught than taught, and confining it to a few hours a week is not enough. Faith should be so woven through our lives that when something emerges, the response is faith-filled. When a child “bumps into” their parents, what splashes out? Does faith splash out? The Youth and Family Institute studied faith formation and came up with these components that make faith stick: 1) faith conversations with mother and father; 2) family devotions; 3) rituals and traditions such as holiday celebrations, daily bath and bedtime routines, family meals, and chores; and 4) service as a family in the church or community. Parents need to be intentional about faith formation.

Greg: I also emphasize to young people the difference between being a person of character and being a moral person. Moral people try not to do what’s wrong. They are passive; they make a list of things they shouldn’t do, and then they compare themselves with others and judge others. On the other hand, people of character do what’s right. They live out their faith even

Greg Speck is Bethel University’s youth and family communicator. He has been a caseworker for delinquent teens, a youth pastor, youth specialist for Moody Bible Institute, and president of Youth Ministries International.

A Bethel alumnus, he now “has the best job in the world, traveling around the globe speaking to teenagers and families.” He and his wife Bonnie have four adult children.

at great cost. Their goal is to glorify Jesus Christ. Parents need to challenge their kids to be people of character, and parents need to model it.

Q: You each interact with lots of kids in lots of environments from lots of families. What do you see as their biggest concerns, hopes, and fears?

Heather: Kids’ concerns haven’t changed over the years: they want to fit in, be accepted, and be seen and noticed. They are afraid of failing. And they feel significant pressure. There is more pressure in today’s culture—more homework, intense sports commitments—and the expectations on kids have increased.

Well-intentioned parents add to the pressure because they want to see kids succeed. The results of pressure are clear: self-injury, cutting, and medication. My advice is to let kids talk to you about the pressure. Let them let go.

Denise: And the pressure begins before the teen years. Elementary school students have Blackberrys, cell phones…and ulcers.

Pressured parents lead to pressured kids, and pressured kids lead to pressured parents. Families need to make good choices early on for a balanced life. Another concern I see in kids is their worry over the stability of their family. Family used to have a clear definition. Now it is much more complicated, and

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Five Conversations to Have (and Repeat as Necessary) by Age 16

by Heather Flies, Bethel Alumna and Junior High Pastor

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Choices have consequences.

Children (and adults) will fail and be disappointed.

Rather than protecting kids from failure and consequences, teach them how to navigate and learn from life’s disappointments. “Helping your child cope with disappointment is one of the greatest gifts you can give them,” says Flies.

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Q: What do you tell kids who are looking for hope?

“The truth about sex,” says Flies, “is that God created it, but Satan has warped it. Let’s reclaim what’s God’s!” Conversations about sex should be regular and age-appropriate, not saved for a onetime “big talk.”

Greg: First, I point them to Jesus. Their relationship with Him has to be the most important thing. Second, I tell them that I understand they have feelings and emotions that are overwhelming. They need to find a godly older man or woman to talk to about their feelings, who can care for them and pray for them. At the end of every exchange, I tell kids three things: I’m proud of you; I believe in you; and I love you.

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Celebrate your kids for who they are, not what they do. Don’t compare your kids to others. And let them fulfill their own dreams, not yours. “They need to hear that who they are is okay, and who they are is not connected to what they do,” says Flies.

Q: How can parents set a foundation for open

communication when children are young?

As a parent, be brutally honest about your imperfections and mistakes, even if it means admitting things you would rather forget. “Parents think that if they’re honest about mistakes, one, their child won’t respect them anymore, and two, they’re giving permission to their child to do the same things,” says Flies. “But what I’ve seen is that when adults share their past, including any remorse or regret they feel, kids actually respect them more.”

Denise: First, make mealtime sacred—no TV, iPods, or iPhones.

Researchers studying communication in families affected by poverty noted that when they provided families with a kitchen or dining room table, plus training on the importance of family mealtime, there was a significant impact—families took time to eat together and share in conversation. I think this speaks to the crucial relationship between family mealtimes and family conversation. Second, unplug. Cultivate family activities instead of watching TV. This is a digital generation, so use technology when necessary, but remember that nothing replaces face-to-face communication.

God’s desire is that you be holy, not necessarily happy.

Q: How can good communication be maintained as kids

I’m not perfect.

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God’s ways are higher than our ways, and His training and discipline can often be painful. “You won’t always understand what God is doing in the lives of your kids,” says Flies, “but you submit because He is God and we are not.”

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Greg: I see three main themes in the many Facebook messages and emails I get from kids: teens today are afraid, exhausted, and depressed. As Heather mentioned, kids are afraid of failing.

They’re afraid of rejection. And they’re afraid of the future.

They’re overcommitted, and some of that has to do with their own choices to be on Twitter and Facebook until 1 or 2 a.m. And they’re depressed—they feel bad about themselves and life. The Facebook messages I receive are basically all asking for the same thing: hope. Kids are looking for hope.

Sex was created by God and meant to be a wonderful experience.

You are uniquely and wonderfully made.

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this creates increased fear and anxiety in kids. There is intense pain if the family disintegrates, and there is anxiety about family disintegration even in stable families because it is happening everywhere.

become preteens and teenagers?

Heather: First, make conversation normal and natural. Have regular conversations with emotional and spiritual components, not just information exchanges like “Do you have your lunch?”

Second, be willing to communicate on your child’s schedule— stay up late if necessary, be flexible, be available. Third,

There’s a misconception that teens don’t want to spend time with their parents.

That is 100% a lie!

talk about what your child wants to talk about. They will be passionate about topics that interest them. Fourth, remain calm.

When your child shares information, do not freak out! They will not share with you routinely if you overreact to what they say.

And last, be wise in your questions. Parents are frustrated when their kids give one-word answers, but they often ask the wrong questions. Instead of “How was your day?” say “Tell me about your day,” or “Walk me through your day.”

and instruct. But teens tend to be emotional communicators.

So parents need to learn to respond to emotion with emotion, defined as empathy and understanding.

Greg: There’s a misconception that teens don’t want to spend time with their parents. That is 100% a lie! Parents need to reach out in different ways than when their kids were younger. My wife came up with the great idea for me to “date” our kids, and that’s what I did. I spent regular one-on-one time with each of them.

They could bring up heavy topics if they wanted to, but my primary goal was simply to have fun with them. It really helped us stay connected through their teen years.

Denise: Focus on the child and listen. Communication is both talking and listening.

Q: What has your training and experience with kids taught you about communicating with them that the average parent would love to know? Any trade secrets?

Greg: Understand that families have both cognitive communicators, who want to deal just with facts, and emotional communicators, who want to discuss feelings. Parents, regardless of their natural tendencies, often become cognitive communicators with their teens because parents want to teach

Heather: I have learned not to say, “I know exactly what you’re going through.” I don’t know exactly what it’s like to be a teen right now. Kids feel that you don’t understand. Say “Help me understand.”

Q: What is the one piece of advice you’d like parents to

remember as they pursue healthy communication with their kids?

Denise: Spend time in prayer for your kids. Ask God for guidance in talking to them.

Greg: Love them and listen to them. Your goal in listening is not to determine what you agree or disagree with, but to understand and see things from your child’s perspective.

Heather: No matter how challenging it seems, God has already chosen you as the parent of this child and has placed you in this role purposefully. He will prepare you for it! BU

Resources Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers | by Chap Clark Raising Adults | by Jim Hancock I Want to Talk with My Teen About…(six individual books on different topics: Girl Stuff; Guy Stuff; Movies, Music & More; Love, Sex & Dating; Addictions; Money Management) | Standard Publishing Co. God’s Design for Sex series | by Brenna and Stan Jones Boys Adrift | by Leonard Sax Girls on the Edge | by Leonard Sax Living for Jesus Beyond the Spiritual High | by Greg Speck Sex: It’s Worth Waiting For | by Greg Speck Reconnect: Help for Parents (CD set) | by Greg Speck (available at gregspeck.com/resources.html)

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Alum News “Measure our performance by what God accomplishes through our graduates after they have been prepared at Bethel to go out into the world to serve.”

—John Alexis Edgren, Founder

50s James Papulas ’56 and his wife Janet live in San Diego. He’s retired but does some freelance photography.

60s Paul L. Nelson ’62 attended the Nazareth Miracle in Israel in May, celebrating 100 years of Baptist ministry in the Holy Land. He attended as a board member of International Ministries ABC-USA. David Barkey S’66 is pastor to seniors at Galilee Baptist Church in Loveland, Colo. He published The Pursuit, a novelized version of the book of Hosea and an application of Frances Thompson’s classic poem, “The Hound of Heaven.”

John Ramsay ’68 has been in advertising services since 1981. He sang bass in the Watchmen Quartet for 18 years. The group retired in 2010.

70s Don Anderson ’76 is an officer/ chaplain with the Simi Valley, Calif., police department. He was selected by his peers as the 2011 Officer of the Year. He and his wife Marybeth have three grown children and are licensed for foster care.

Charles Cosgrove ’76, S’79 is professor of early Christian Literature at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Semi-

nary in Evanston, Ill. Previously he taught New Testament at Northern Seminary for 27 years. He’s married to Debbie (Fredericks) Cosgrove ’75.

Julie (Seline) Farmer ’77 is the program director at Alternatives for the Older Adult in Moline, Ill. Mark Watkins S’79 is the executive director of Camp Nathanael in Hinckley, Minn.

80s Bryan Burton ’81, S’85 is a professor of theology, ministry, and culture at Fuller Seminary/Regent College in Vancouver, B.C., and recently served at Carey Theological College in Vancouver. He also serves with Mercy Ships International, and African Enterprises in Africa. His recent publications include articles in The Westminster Handbook to Karl Barth (Westminster/John Knox Press). He’s been married to Caroline for 29 years and they are the parents of Mark, 25, and Claire, 21.

Randy Goen S’81 is still teaching junior highers and loving it at Christian Unified Church in El Cajon, Calif.

Joy (Sorensen) Navarre ’81 does financial, investment, and estate planning at Foster Klima & Company, LLC, in Minneapolis.

Joyce (Patterson-Anderson) Stotts ’81 and her husband Robert traveled to Montana for their 30th wedding anniversary, visiting national parks

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along the way. Joyce is an on-call bilingual translator for Hispanic and school staff in the Newark Central school district, Newark, N.J. She is also a tutor for K-12 Hispanic and Spanish speakers.

Steve Penner ’82 is senior pastor of Weiser Community Church, Weiser, Idaho. He and his wife Karen have two daughters.

Duane Anderson ’83 is a software engineer at United Health in Minnetonka, Minn. He and Lori (Palm) ’83 have three children: Alex, Christopher, and Cassie. Alex Anderson ’10 graduated in December from Bethel and is employed at Cargill in Edina, Minn. Cassie and Chris are juniors at Minnetonka High School.

Kelly Robert Bagley ’83 and his wife Ellen are doing linguistic analysis in Camano Island, Wash.

Mary Moore Nance ’83 serves as the literacy coordinator of the Colorado Baptist General Convention (a “retirement” position). She served under the International Mission Board in Singapore, Indonesia, and Japan, and also served under the North American Mission Board in Canada as literacy coordinator and English language arts adjunct professor at Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary. She was

involved in beginning two refugee congregations in Rochester, Minn., meeting needs of her public school ESL students.

Roger Willroth S’83 published Absolute Love at Westbow Press. He is a principal at Marrs Wealth Management in Ames, Iowa.

Tobin Wilson ’84 published Areté Again: Missional Adventures in Theology and Life, which details his descent and ascent from alcohol addiction to a life of virtue (areté). In the book he explores theology, ethics, the vices we love and the virtues we live.

Kathy (Sanderson) Andrews ’84 and her husband Mark live in Oxfordshire, England, where all three of their children (16, 14, and 10) were born.

Kathy participated in the Bethel concert band as a student, and now music is a central part of her life. She teaches flute lessons and leads an “orchestra” at their primary school. She’s become involved in music ministry as a music group leader and flute player, and she’s “on loan” once a month to a local Anglican church to help develop its musical worship.

Heidi (Hunter) Willer ’86 is a stay-athome mom of George II, 10, Andrew, 8, and Luke, 6, in Downers Grove, Minn.

While on a trip to Israel in April, Shelly Storm realized that eight people in her tour group of 40 were Bethel alumni. They had a meaningful time experiencing the Holy Land together. In front of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem are: Derrick Skoglund ’95; Anne (Ivance) Skoglund C’95, G’00; Heather (Heinsch) Flies C’95, S’02; Dick Invance C’66, S’06; Shelly (Reed) Storm ’95; Greg Storm ’94; Eileen Johnson ’78; and Kevin Barnhart S’97.

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Mountaintop Experience by Barb Carlson From a distance, Mount Kilimanjaro floats majestically over Tanzania. The highest peak on the African continent and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, its snow-covered form rises in isolation to a breathtaking 19,336 feet. Its remarkably varied terrain includes forest, moorlands, alpine desert, ice, snow—and Bethel footprints. A number of Bethel-connected climbers have reached its summit.

Jon Wicklund and Don Brushaber, both 1997 graduates, spent five years planning their March 2011 climb. They saved money, made plans, and embarked on a rigorous three-year training program, regularly climbing a local six-story office tower stairwell while wearing climbing boots and lugging backpacks weighing 15-20 pounds. Alternately running, jogging, skipping stairs, and walking, they worked out for four hours at a time, three days a week. On “off” days, they ran.

Patricia Brownlee, Bethel Dean of Academic Programs Emerita, climbed Kilimanjaro in 2002, a year after she retired from Bethel.

She trained for almost a year, walking the hills and streets of San Diego in winter, and climbing the stairs at Bethel when home in Minnesota. Her climbing partner and good friend Kathleen Head ’74 trained around a busy teaching schedule. The two chose Joshua 1:9 as their inspiration for the climb: “Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Garvin Arthur McGettrick ’86 and his family moved from Washington, D.C., to Edwards Air Force Base near Los Angeles where as Commander AFOTEC Det. 5, he oversees operational testing of unmanned, bomber, mobility, training, and special operations aircraft.

a new passion working with children birth to three years old and their families. She earned a master’s degree in early childhood special education from the University of Colorado, and is completing a Buell Fellowship through Denver University in early childhood leadership.

John Ginsberg ’89 is a medical support assistant at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs VHA in Minneapolis.

Joy (Peterson) Donley ’93 graduated in May from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn., with an M.A. in theatre education. She teaches theatre at Concordia University’s Concordia Academy in St. Paul and works as a freelance theatre director.

90s Christine Duncan ’91 is the costume shop manager at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. Margaret (Wilm) Grismer ’91 is a captain in the United States Public Health Service. She’s made a career move from health services administrator at the Federal Corrections Institution in El Reno, Okla., to director of nursing at the United States Federal Medical Center for Prisoners in Springfield, Mo. Jody (Doehne) Berg ’92 taught elementary education for five years and then stayed home with children for seven years. The family moved to Cannon City, Colo., where she found

Robert Friske SOE ’95 is the senior pastor at the.CHURCH@bakerview in Bellingham, Wash., a micro.CHURCH project.

Michael Novotny C’95, M.Ed.’97 was named superintendent of schools for the Salado, Texas, Independent School District. He was previously superintendent of schools in the Moulton Independent School District and an adjunct professor at the University of Houston-Victoria. He and his wife Laura (Kadlac) ’95 have three sons.

Pedia Learning, Inc., a small educational publishing company in

Even with training, the climb was tough. Climbers walked through five climate zones, each day consisting of treks ranging from 800 to 4,400 vertical feet. Unlike ascending Mount Everest with picks and axes, climbing Kilimanjaro is like a long, arduous walk. “Poli, poli!” porters say over and over to the climbers: “Slow, slow!” The key to “Kili” is to put one foot in front of the other, over and over and over again. After climbing five, six, or seven days, climbers walked to the summit at night, in time to take in the glory of a sunrise from nearly 20,000 feet.

Wicklund remembers putting his arm around Brushaber’s shoulder and walking arm-in-arm to the summit. The emotion was overwhelming.

For years they’d planned and trained, and finally Jon Wicklund and Don Brushaber at Kilimanjaro summit seeing the famous sign at the summit made the sacrifice worthwhile.

“We’ve had an experience that few people in the world get to have,” says Wicklund, “because only 50% of the climbers reach the summit. Each day was a new adventure and I was blown away by God’s magnificent handiwork.”

Bloomington, Minn., is run by Denise Eide ’96, Nathan Eide ’93, Beverly Eide ’68, and Tim Eide. Their goal is to provide books and curriculum that aid parents and educators in teaching reading and spelling. Denise’s book, Uncovering the Logic of English, received a silver medal at the Independent Publisher National Book Awards. It also carried the Education Category for the National Indie Excellence Awards. Contact Denise at denise@pedialearning.com.

for Target in Minneapolis. The family lives in Forest Lake, Minn.

Darrin Hunt S’96, pastor of First Baptist Church of Sunbury, Pa., published A Matter of Life and Death, based on his experiences as a paramedic and pastor. The book urges readers to make the most of their life as they prepare for the next life.

Copies are available online.

Carissa (Peterson) Sullivan ’01 works in banker support at Wells Fargo. She and her husband Kevin are the parents of Ivy, 4, and live in Lino Lakes, Minn.

Ryan Lahm ’96 is a principal scientist at Medtronic. He and his wife Stacy are the parents of Bryce, 7, Paige, 5, and Truett, 1, and live in Lino Lakes, Minn.

00s Jennifer (Kotar) Olson ’00 is married to Joshua and they are the parents of Olivia, 4, and Emily, 3. Jennifer works

Melissa “Missy” Sandberg ’01 completed her family medicine residency at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, and will be starting an International Family Medicine Fellowship, which includes spending five months working as a doctor in Zimbabwe.

After the fellowship she plans to work full time as a medical missionary in Africa.

Nathan J. Fry ’02 received a promotion and transfer from the Fort Worth District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Trans-Atlantic Division, Middle East District, based out of Winchester, Va. Andrew Maresh ’03 is a hospitalist at Fairview Southdale Hospital and lives in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Laura (Huisinga) Rasanen ’06 is married to Ben Rasanen ’07 and is a kindergarten teacher in Waconia, Minn.

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Alum News Jena Reno ’06 graduated from Baylor University with an M.A. in communication studies, and is a Ph.D. student in communication at the University of Kentucky.

Nate Roberts ’06 has a M.Div. with an emphasis in global cultures from Luther Seminary, and has a passion for missions and making friendships with people from diverse backgrounds. This is lived out in his role alongside Michael Kimpur ’08 as cofounder and co-director of Daylight Center and School, a Christian school for child soldiers in rural Kenya. This year he received Bethel Seminary’s Who’s Who in Christian Ministry Leadership award for his work. www. daylightcenterpokot.org Katie A. Johnson ’07 graduated in May with a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.

Peter Lande ’07 is a systems design engineer for Kestral Aircraft, Duluth, Minn.

Steve Strom ’07 joined corporate real estate advisor CresaPartners of Minneapolis. CresaPartners is the largest tenant representation firm in North America.

Jared “JJ” Bangs ’08 is associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Cook, Minn. He and Caitlyn (Belcher) ’08 have two daughters.

Jamie Hanson ’08 is in marketing and communications at Northwestern College. She lives in Shoreview, Minn.

Jennifer Lundgren ’08 is a senior business analyst for Target Corporation and lives in St. Louis Park, Minn.

John Buyse II ’09 lives in Wheaton, Ill., where he holds an inside sales position at Mintel, a market research company.

Mandy Dahlseng ’09 is an R.N. at Glacial Ridge Hospital, Alexandria, Minn.

assistant for the Minnesota House of Representatives, St. Paul, Minn.

Stephanie Schott ’10 is completing a one-year nurse residency program through the UCLA Health System.

She is an R.N. in the pediatric intensive care unit at Mattel Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.

Daniel Vogel ’10 is a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. He’s on active duty supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, as a part of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTMA). The command’s role is to serve as trainers and advisors to the Afghan National Army, Air Force, and National Police so they can support themselves as the U.S. pulls out.

Amy Lyon ’09 is a loan servicing specialist 2 at Wells Fargo, Roseville, Minn.

Christina (Johnson) Anderson ’11 is an English teacher at Columbia Heights High School, Columbia Heights, Minn.

Annegret Nautsch ’09 is a loan service specialist at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Bloomington, Minn.

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’98, S’03 Peter Sherry married Sarah Zimmerman in June. Peter is a mental health practitioner at Nystrom & Associates. White Bear Lake, Minn.

Cody Holiday ’10 is a legislative

Guy Chase ’77 Bethel Professor of Art (1955-2011) Guy Chase would often knock on Wayne Roosa’s door—just across the hallway—before leaving work. “He would say, ‘I was just thinking about this idea…,’ and we were off on a great conversation,” recalls Roosa, chair of Bethel’s art department. “You could count on Guy to be artistically and intellectually awake, which is no small achievement.”

Chase’s many achievements will not soon be forgotten. At 56 years old, Chase passed away on August 18, 2011, after battling cancer, but he leaves behind a long Bethel legacy. He received his art degree from Bethel in 1977, and would come back to his alma mater in 2001 to teach for 10 years, helping equip and mentor hundreds of young artists.

“He exemplified the creative spirit and life of the eye/mind/hand in connection with meaning, faith, and a sense that life is sacred and funny,” says Roosa.

Upon learning of Chase’s grave diagnosis in early 2011, Bethel’s art faculty created a retrospective of his work. Spanning both Bethel’s Olson and Johnson Galleries, the exhibition, called “Monochrome Plus,” paid tribute to Chase’s painting career. The faculty also published a 150-page book, The Art of Guy Chase, to showcase Chase’s commitment to the connection of his artistic calling and faith. Concludes Roosa: “We honor his achievement. We celebrate who he was as a human person who loved God. We thank him for what he made. And we salute him—a serious gesture that would make him snicker—for his generosity as an artist, a teacher, a mentor, and a colleague.”

The Art of Guy Chase (Square Halo Books) is available at bookstore.bethel.edu.

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’01 Abby Walters married Brian Lam in May. Minneapolis. ’04 Andrew J. Nelson married Trisha Swanson at Café Brauer at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.

One officiant was Andrew’s sister-in-law, Colleen (Berg) Nelson C’01, S’06. Quincy, Ill. ’05 Margaret “Meg” Grivna married Matt Schlukebier in August 2010. She teaches seventh grade math in Edina, Minn., and coaches the school’s math team. ’06 Katherine Kaihoi married Chad Hatting in June. Katherine is an athletic trainer with Stadia Sports Medicine. Waukee, Iowa. ’07 Brandon Norberg married Erica Bodenstab in July. Edina, Minn. ’08 Kara Benjamin married Michael Wielinski in March. Mike is the son of Glenda Wielinski, Bethel M.A. in Teaching adjunct professor, and brother of Dave Wielinski ’97. Kara is the sister of David Benjamin ’10. Also in the wedding party were Janelle (Fuller) Rimmereid ’07, Jenny (Swedberg) Lissarrague ’07, and Adam Mrozinski ’98. Little Canada, Minn. ’10 Abbey Strote and Kyle Holm were married in April. Wheaton, Ill.

Births ’83 John David was born in July to Jennie and Steve Baumann ’83. ’96 Caeden was adopted in February by Amy (Anthony) Anderson and Derek C’97, S’00. Scottsdale, Ariz. ’96 Savannah Summer Joy was born to Angela (Montag) Swan in July. (1) ’99 Liam Thomas was born to Keeli (Engel) Edwards and Andy. St. Cloud, Minn. (2) ’99 Joshua Daniel was born in March to Joy (Tiller) Larson and Jeff. He joins Kathryn, 2.

Rosemount, Minn. ’99 Chloe Rose was born to Katina (Musser) Sarazin and Marcus ’98 in January. She joins Anthony, 7, Jada, 5, and Aiden, 3.

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’00 Nora Corinne was born in April to Amy (Post) Dearking and Eric. Amy graduated with an M.D. from Mayo Medical

Alum News School, Rochester, Minn., in 2008. She’s a resident in ear, nose, and throat-head and neck surgery at Mayo, and will complete her residency in 2013.

Rochester, Minn. (3) ’01 Bryton Asher was born in June to Kelsie (Anderson) McMahon and Paul. He joins Jackson, 2. (4) ’02 Jonathan, who was born in December 2010, was adopted

by Laura (Isakson) Cook and Jaron. Laura is a youth pastor in Oneida, S.D. ’02 Annika Elle was born in March to Laurel (Birkeland) Schurke and Chris. She joins Cale, 2. ’03 Ethan David was born in January to Kristen (Nesvig) Smyth and Tony ’04. He joins Hailey Joy, born in March 2009. Tony works as the junior high director at Calvary Church in Roseville and White Bear, Minn. Kristen is a stay-at-home mom. ’04 Emily Faith was born to Bethany (House) Brewer and Chris ’05.

Fridley, Minn. (5) ’04 Kaylin Aniya was born in July to Kristin and Joel van Loon. Joel is senior pastor of the Evangelical Free Church in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. ’05 Sara Elizabeth was born in April to Amanda and Brian Todd Alex-

ander. Sara joins Tyler, Tanner, and Anna. Bryan is a project engineer at Tennessee Rand in Chattanooga, Tenn. Oddy Daisy, Tenn. ’05 Peter Bjorn was born in July to Kjerstin (Oslin) Berg and Jeremy C’02, S’05. Jeremy is a church planting pastor in the Evangelical Church. Mound, Minn. ’05 Gesine Renee was born in January to Dianna Gould (CAPS) and Ric, joining Marcus, 2. Dianna works at Faegre & Benson, LLP, and Ric works at AGA Medical.

Brooklyn Park, Minn. (6) ’06 Andrea Evelyn was born in October to Robyn (Gonske) Gilbertson and Anders. They live in Duluth, Minn. Robyn graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2011. She is now a family medicine resident at the University of Minnesota-Duluth Medical School. (7) ’06 Rachel Grace was born in August to Anna (Beich) Paddock.

Ramsey, Minn. (8) ’07 Malachi Douglas was born in May to Amy (Gelschus) Dufrene and Michael. ’11 Emery Lee was born in August to Christina (Anderson) Hanson and Chad ’01. She joins Kayla, 2.

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Amanda worked in the Bethel University registrar’s office and is now a stay-at-home mom. Derek works in enrollment management and financial aid at Bethel. (9)

Deaths ’46 LeRoy Gardner, age 86, passed away in June. The first African American graduate of Bethel, he was a dynamic speaker and author, compassionately dedicated to racial tolerance. He was preceded in death by his son LeRoy Cardner Jr., and is survived by his wife Katherine (Kay) Darling, daughter Sharon, son Gordon, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ’52 Edward E. Carlson away in May.

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’58 Harvey William Clark (S), age 79, passed away in May after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was a minister for 43 years. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Helen Joyce Clark; daughters Joyce Anne (Richard) Johnson, Laurel Lynne (Floriano) Marchetti, and Angela Susan (Guy) Penrod; a son, William Lloyd Clark; and 16 grandchildren and nieces and nephews. ’75 Ronald L. Carlson, S’77, age 61, of Eden Prairie, Minn. passed away unexpectedly in his sleep in June. Carlson was the founder and president of Christian Ministries International. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold S. Carlson C’43, S’48.

Ron is survived by his wife of

37 years, Marge Carlson; sons Jason C’98, S’02 (Kim), and Jared C’02, S’05 (Renee); three grandchildren; his mother, Jane (Larson) Carlson ’45; brother, Dr. James (Marilyn) Carlson; and sister, Julie (Randy) Connor. ’95 John Michael Lingenfelder (S) age 64, of Clarkfield, Minn., passed away in May. He served in the U.S. Air Force in 1969 during the Vietnam War, and was a teacher, band director, pastor, and school administrator. He is survived by his wife Kay; his son Christian and wife Amy (Volkmann) Lingenfelder and their children; his son-inlaw Joshua and wife Bethany (Van Goor) Aberle and their children. He was preceded in death by his daughter Sarah Kay (Lingenfelder) Aberle. ’95 Mark Richard Shepley, age 38, of Bloomington, Minn., passed away of natural causes in July.

He was employed in the treasury division of Wells Fargo Bank.

He is survived by his wife of eight years, Melissa; son, Daniel Mark; his parents; and a sister.

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“On just our second day of the trip, we visited the Churchill Museum/War Rooms. It set the tone for the rest of the month, which was an intense and emotional experience studying World War II. As we left the museum, it was raining, and this picture seemed to capture the essence of London: a rainy day, Big Ben, and the iconic telephone booth.”

Dana Morrison ’12 took this photo in January 2011 during the interim class Band of Brothers: A Story of Uncommon Leaders.

The group learned poignant lessons about leadership, service, and sacrifice as they visited historical sites across Europe where members of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne lived and died. Easy Company’s exploits were depicted in the 2001 HBO mini-series Band of Brothers.