Bethel Magazine Winter 2011

New Seminary Degree p. 4 | Broomball Madness p. 18 | Fighting Domestic Violence p. 24

Winter 2011

ABROAD PERSPECTIVE

Travel the world with students who have studied off campus College of Arts & Sciences | College of Adult & Professional Studies | Graduate School | Bethel Seminary

From the President Winter 2011 Volume 2 Number 2

Priority: Global Engagement Last fall Barb and I had the opportunity to be part of Cape Town 2010: The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. In 1974 we were workers at the first Lausanne gathering. The changes in the global church over the past 36 years are encouraging. We marveled at the movement of the Holy Spirit in raising up men and women to advance the cause of Christ, even in some of the most challenging areas of the world like Iran and China. Several stories in this issue of Bethel Magazine remind us of the connection between a Bethel education and the movement of God that we saw in Cape Town.

For several reasons Bethel has prioritized studying abroad. First, it gives us a bigger picture of our nation. Looking at our country through the lenses of international media helps us to see the U.S. differently and to experience at a different level the effects of U.S. political and economic decisions. Second, we get a different view of ourselves.

To go beyond the familiar and to learn to navigate a different cultural landscape is a significant growth experience. Third, our sense of fairness is challenged, particularly if we study in a part of the world that is less democratic or has a higher degree of poverty. It is one thing to read about slums in a major urban center and another thing to do a home stay there. Fourth, we get a deeper understanding of racial and cultural diversity when we are in a minority position. This is especially important for students who study on our St. Paul campus where diversity is more limited. Fifth, our view of the church expands. When Barb and I experienced the energy and biblical fidelity of church leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, we were challenged to step up in our commitment to advance the gospel. Our students have similar experiences.

Finally, our view of God expands. When we see God from the point of view of Christfollowers whose life experiences are different from our own, our understanding of Him is enriched.

Bethel also grows culturally and ecclesiastically when international students travel to study on our campuses, as you’ll read in “Sem Degree: Ticket Required” about the seminary’s InMinistry program (p. 20). Thanks for supporting a Christcentered university that prioritizes global engagement!

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

Editor Heather Schnese

Senior Consulting Editor

for Bethel Seminary Scott Wible S’02

Contributors

Design Darin Jones ’97

Staff Photographer Woody Dahlberg ’69

Barb Carlson Nick Jones ’05 Kelsey Lundberg Dana Morrison ’12 Cindy Pfingsten Scott Streble Amanda Wanke ’99 Michelle Westlund ’83 Joyce Venida ’13 Suzanne Yonker GS’09

President James (Jay) H. Barnes III Vice President for Constituent Relations Ralph Gustafson ’74, S’78

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Jay Barnes

Cover photo taken by Denika Dovorany ’12 while on the Israel Study Tour, January 2011

“Three different religions—Islam, Judaism, and Christianity—have their own section in the Old City of Jerusalem containing markets, places of worship, residences, restaurants, and more. It was amazing to see that these three very different groups could simultaneously live in their own cultures and lifestyles and work together inside of one very tightly packed city. It brings hope that, perhaps, we actually can live and work together despite our differences.”

LETTIN’ IT SNOW With 74.5 inches of snow in the Twin Cities as of February 21, 2011, Bethel’s St. Paul campus has already called for seven snow emergencies (compared to the average three).

Departments Campus News

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20 Sem Degree: Ticket Required

Bethel Magazine wins awards, funding grants for nurses and pastors, new degree in San Diego, upcoming summer sports camps

Bookmarked

Recently published books by Bethel faculty members

PlaceMeant

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Broomball at Freeway Rink, St. Paul

Profile

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Merrill Ohlson, Bethel Seminary San Diego, “building specialist”

Alum News

Features Travel the world with students as they share their lifechanging study-abroad experiences through photos.

Bethel Seminary St. Paul’s InMinistry students take on international commutes to complete their degrees and better their ministries.

24 Creating a

Violence-Free Future Bethel students, faculty, and alumni address domestic violence through training, research, and careers.

29 See this icon?

Go to www.bethel.edu for more.

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2010 Festival of Christmas:

“The King Shall Come”

Performing the 54th annual Festival of Christmas, “The King Shall Come,” Bethel’s music department ushered in the 2010 Christmas season.

Under the direction of five conductors, more than 300 student musicians comprising six music ensembles (Bethel Choir, Women’s Chorale, Male Chorus, Wind Symphony, University Orchestra, and the Handbell Ensemble) performed for some 6,200 people at four sold-out concerts.

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Journalistic Impact Thanks to funding from the Gene and Kathy Johnson Center for Journalism and Communication, Bethel journalism majors have been challenged to leave a Christian mark in the media industry with the help of numerous experts who have recently visited Bethel.

• Stephen David, journalist at India Today and founder of the Centre for Contemporary Issues in Bangalore (right), spoke about “relational journalism”—his term for connecting with people beyond the immediate story.

• Carol Prahl, a media analyst with Voice of America (VOA) discussed how the changing news environment affects international reporting. She also showed an award-winning VOA documentary on poppy farming in

Bethel Magazine Awarded!

Bethel Magazine received two Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V awards in December: • A bronze award for Best Alumni/ Institution Magazine (among institutions of similar size) • A bronze award for Most Improved Alumni/Institution Magazine (among institutions of similar size)

Afghanistan and a Jon Stewart clip featuring Iranian journalists who work for VOA and produce a parody on Iranian politics called Parazit.

• Ibrahim Hirsi, a journalism student at the University of Minnesota, returned to the refugee camp in Kenya where his family once lived and started a newsletter called “The Refugee” with young men who still live there.

People from around the world make contributions to it, and the newsletter is now available online. Hirsi talked about his responsibility to provide accurate coverage of the Somali community in the Twin Cities for the Minnesota Daily.

• PBS NewsHour reporter Fred de Sam Lazaro, whose stories appear on the Religion & Ethics News Weekly, leads

the Project for Undertold Stories at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

He just returned from covering the elections in Sudan the week before coming to Bethel.

New Online Licensure Microsoft. Podcasts. Skype. Apps.

They’re a snap for the millennial generation to use, but can be a challenge for teachers to use in the classroom.

Bethel’s new online licensure program will help teachers integrate commonly used software, new and emerging software and internet tools, and methods of keyboarding into content areas such as math, language arts, and science.

The Licensure Program for Teachers of Computer, Keyboarding, and Related Technology Applications is offered through Bethel’s Graduate School. The first cohort began in February and learners will be able to complete the program in

less than one year. The program includes eight graduate-level credits plus a onecredit practicum, which applies the skills and theories learned in the classroom.

The program can be completed as part of the M.A. in Education K-12 or as a standalone license.

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Funds Granted For Nurses The Bethel University Department of Nursing has received a grant of nearly $147,000 from the Theodore W. Batterman Family Foundation, Inc., to help provide Bethel nursing students with high-quality, hands-on experience with the tools and machines they will encounter in their medical careers.

The grant will go toward tools including bedside computers, a baby simulator, a med-dispense system, and IV arm simulators. These will help students better learn how to manage electronic charting and the electronic storage and retrieval of medicine, as well as help them practice care on human simulators that cover the age continuum from baby to elderly. With 270 students, representing more than 13 percent of Bethel’s undergraduate student body, nursing is the second largest major at Bethel University.

For Pastors A new grant from the Kern Family Foundation will help Bethel Seminary strengthen the nation’s churches through scholarships for evangelical men and women committed to lifelong service in pastoral ministry. It will also prepare students through rigorous curriculum that includes participation in a “Best Practices in Preaching” Colloquium, a church-based preaching practicum, additional preaching courses, and the Omark Preaching Competition. Bethel Seminary was one of only eight seminaries selected to participate in this second phase of the Kern Scholars Initiative, which began in 2003. The first students supported by these grants will begin their theological education in fall 2011.

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New Degree Launched at Bethel Seminary San Diego The inaugural cohort of 16 students in Bethel Seminary San Diego’s Doctor of Ministry in Organic Leadership Development program gathered on Bethel’s Southern California campus in February for its first intensive meeting. The group studied under two of the world’s leading theorists on Christian leadership formation: J. Robert Clinton, Ph.D., creator of Leadership Emergence Theory, and Terry Walling, D.Min., renowned leadership consultant.

“Leadership evolves and emerges over a lifetime,” says Clinton, author of The Making of a Leader. “Those who study patterns and processes, and use insights from them in life and ministry, will be better prepared leaders.”

“Our passion is to resource, coach, and mentor risk-taking leaders, helping to accelerate them into greater kingdom contribution,” adds Walling, president and founder of Leader Breakthru.

Blending distance learning coursework with weeklong, on-campus intensives, the program facilitates individualized study and face-to-face interaction with faculty mentors and peers. “The D.Min. in Organic Leadership Development challenges and prepares students both to take the next step in their own leadership development and to effectively invest in the leaders that surround them,” says Justin Irving, director of Bethel Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry programs.

Groundbreaking IB Delivery Bethel University’s Graduate School now offers the first entirely online Certificate in International Baccalaureate (IB) Education in the world. The program, which licenses K-12 teachers in IB schools, first began at Bethel in 2009—the first IB program in Minnesota and the third in the U.S. The interest in offering this program to teachers across the world prompted the move to an online format.

Educators from as far away as Belarus and Japan have expressed interest.

The International Baccalaureate Organization offers challenging K-12 educational programs in 3,115 schools in 140 countries. Approximately 1,220 schools in the United States and 46 schools in Minnesota offer IB programs.

Bethel’s certificate program prepares teachers to lead this demanding curriculum.

“International mindedness is an

important part of the International Baccalaureate,” explains Dan Swenson, IB program director. “What better way to create this than by studying alongside four or five people who aren’t U.S. citizens, or American citizens who are teaching internationally? As a student, you would get a lot of different perspectives for a rich and rewarding experience.”

Students who successfully complete the program will be eligible to register for the IB Teacher Award (Level 1) through the International Baccalaureate organization.

Its mission is to “create a better world through quality education,” by promoting intercultural understanding.

Campus News

Wide Impact in the Realm of Biblical Study An Artist’s Game Juan Hernandez, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies of Telephone Hernandez has received international attention for his work on the apocalypse text in Revelation. His dissertation on the subject has received acclaim in eight journals, and he was invited to the Kirchliche Hochschule (Ecclesiastical College) in Wuppertal, Germany, to share his research on the textual history of John’s Apocalypse. Hernandez presented the results of one of his studies in a paper titled, “The Reception of the Septuagint in the Apocalypse in Codex Sinaiticus and Other Manuscripts” before scholars at the Institut für Septuaginta und biblische Forschung (Institute for Septuagint and Biblical Research), located at the college. Hernandez also delivered a lecture, “The Apocalypse in Codex Sinaiticus: The Earliest Christian Commentary on the Apocalypse?” before university students of the Theologisches Zentrum (Theological Center) at the Kirchliche Hochschule.

Michael Holmes, University Professor, Department of Biblical and Theological Studies Holmes recently edited a new version of the Greek New Testament, published by Logos Bible Software and the Society for Biblical Literature. Available in online, mobile, and print versions, the edition is more convenient to study or teach because it’s easier and more accurate to cut and paste the Greek text into one’s work than to type it out. See this new edition and download it free at www.sblgnt.com.

Jeannine Brown, Professor of New Testament, Bethel Seminary Mark Strauss, Professor of New Testament, Bethel Seminary San Diego Brown and Strauss served as translators on the Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) to assist with the 2011 revision of the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. Since 1978 the CBT has met annually to review developments of biblical scholars and changes in English usage to keep the Bible as comprehensible as possible for readers, while staying true to the original text.

More faculty accomplishments at bethel.edu/news-events

Most adults know well how to play the old-fashioned game of telephone.

Last year Michelle Westmark, director of Bethel University’s art galleries, began an artist’s version of the game that spurred the exhibit “A Reasonable Facsimile.”

The show opened at Judson University in October and this winter traveled back to Minneapolis, where it was on view in Augsburg College’s Christensen Center Art Gallery.

To start the “game,” Westmark created a list of 11 other photographers around the United States. She took a photo and sent a 4”x6” postcard version of the image (first and last shown at right) to the first person on her list. That person then reinterpreted the photo, creating a new postcard of their own. They then sent it via the U.S. Postal Service to the next artist on the list, and so on. Westmark previously had students in her Bethel class participate in this experiment as a class assignment, but decided to take it to a national level.

“I started thinking of people I know through graduate school and places I’ve taught, and wondered what it would look like to have a visual conversation that spans a country,” explains Westmark.

“The world is becoming a tighter-knit place because of the Internet, technology, and social media, but there still is this physical distance between everyone, and we experience the world differently based on our location and the regional culture.”

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Joining the Global Alliance for Holistic Child Development Bethel Seminary’s M.A. in Children’s and Family Ministry program recently joined the Global Alliance for Advancing Holistic Child Development, a voluntary collaboration of seminaries and Christian academic establishments that “works with researchers, trainers, practitioners, and Christian leaders to create a world movement of academic programs in holistic child development.” Joining the alliance provides Bethel Seminary students and graduates with more resources and opportunities in the area of holistic child development.

“Our participation invites students to become externally and globally focused,” says Denise Muir Kjesbo, Bethel professor of children’s and family ministry. The alliance hopes that in offering holistic child development programs, Christian institutions can produce leaders who understand the significance of the church’s ministry with children and then influence on many different levels on behalf of children.

Ed.D. Student Maximizes Junior High Potential Thanks in part to the leadership of Matthew Saferite, a Bethel graduate student, M.O. Ramay Junior High School in Fayetteville, Ark., was recently recognized by the MetLife Foundation and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) as a Breakthrough School. The MetLifeNASSP program highlights middle and high schools in poverty-stricken areas that demonstrate high student achievement or dramatic academic improvements.

Ramay, a school for grades 8 and 9, draws 50 percent of its students from low-income homes. Many of the children do not start school at the usual age, so Ramay staff helps the kids catch up, sometimes offering one-and-a-half to two years of curriculum in one school year.

In addition to these challenges, 15 percent of the student population receives special education services for needs ranging from severe physical disabilities to extremely high-functioning autism. It is Ramay’s staff members who make the difference in the midst of these concerns, says Principal Saferite: “The staff works extremely well together and is constantly evaluating both individual and collective performance and looking for ways to improve. We don’t have all the money or programs or facilities, but we do have an extraordinary staff.”

Says Craig Paulson, doctor of education program director: “Matt has consistently used his strong personal faith to maximize the potential of students and colleagues while respectfully engaging financial, political, and cultural challenge.”

Henry V Today Bethel students reading Shakespeare got some help drawing comparisons between issues raised in literature and issues being faced today by the United States. Thanks to a Humanities department grant from the Apgar Foundation, which funds three annual lecturers, Paul Cantor recently visited and talked on “Henry V.” Cantor is the Clifton Waller Barrett Professor of English at the University of Virginia; he has served on the National Council on the Humanities and published extensively on Shakespeare. At Bethel, he highlighted the ways in which the “naturalness” of the nation-state is taken for granted. He noted that “Henry V” explores how different regional loyalties—Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and English—are forged into a single national unity in the play.

In conjunction with Cantor’s visit, students performed the play under the direction of Zach Schaeffer ’11. “Cantor’s talk, coming right after Martin Luther King Day, propelled students into the key issues of the play—nationalism, war and its religious justification, language, etc.,” says Dan Ritchie, director of the Humanities program. “They did a fantastic job of communicating the play’s humor and passion, and they came to see the beauty of Shakespeare’s language.”

Next year’s lecturer will be Michael McConnell, former U.S. Appeals Court Judge (10th circuit) and currently the director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center.

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New video-conferencing technology for Bethel Seminary of the East Thanks to a generous gift from donor and Bethel Seminary student Jeannette Gordon, Bethel Seminary of the East (BSOE) purchased video-conferencing technology for its hybrid course initiative.

Professors teach live at one center, linking the class to its “twin” center, allowing students in both centers to hear the same

lecture and to participate in discussion together through video-conferencing.

The following week, professors teach at the other center, again linking the class live to its counterpart. BSOE’s Washington, D.C., and New England centers are “twins.”

“The innovative technology helps

faculty become more efficient across several teaching centers, yet maintain the face-to-face, relation-building dynamic that I think is key to class effectiveness,” says Gordon, who attended classes at the former New York center her first five years of seminary, but will finish at the New England center. “The purchase also stretches available dollars to keep BSOE affordable and to be available to the next class of seminarians.”

Bookmarked Recently published books by Bethel University’s faculty Science and Religion in Dialogue, Volumes One and Two Edited by Melville Y. Stewart, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus (Wiley-Blackwell) Thought-provoking and enlightening, this two-volume collection offers readers a window on the most current thinking about the complementary truths of science and faith. Seventy articles by eminent scientists and philosophers from the world’s most prestigious colleges and universities address issues such as Big Bang cosmology, evolution, intelligent design, and the God-Gene Hypothesis.

Writers examine the implications of religious beliefs on hot-button scientific issues like stem-cell research, bioethics, and neuroscience, along with topics that delve into the deeper realm of physics such as theories of relativity and dark energy. The collection’s underlying assumption is that scientific and religious inquiry can, in fact, be viewed as logically compatible, complementary, and mutually supportive.

Between Law and Narrative

by Bernon Lee, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies (Gorgias Press) Between Law and Narrative suggests that passages of law, like those found in Leviticus and Numbers, help us interpret Old Testament narratives.

Through analyzing six passages for common themes and concepts, Lee shows how law and narrative can work together to inform readers.

A Transforming Vision Edited by Paul Sorrentino, Adjunct Faculty, Bethel Seminary of the East (Doorlight Publications) A Transforming Vision aims to demonstrate why Christian communities should be multiethnic and provides a practical vision of how that can take place. The contributing authors combine personal experience with biblical insight and research on multiracial churches to offer

a guide to multiethnic ministry for church and campus leaders. The lessons they learned will be relevant to leaders in a variety of church, parachurch, and campus settings.

Congratulations!

Paul Eddy and Jim Beilby, professors of biblical and theological studies, received the 2011 Christianity Today Book Award for their book The Historical Jesus: Five Views (InterVarsity Academic). Winning in the biblical studies category, they were one of just 11 awardees in 10 categories from among more than 420 submissions by 62 publishers.

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

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Why President’s Club “We have been inspired by the impact the Bethel experience has had on our daughter, and we wanted to contribute to help foster the mission of the university for others,” say Mike and Kris Miller, parents of Jennifer Miller ’13. They recently became President’s Club members.

Jennifer is majoring in elementary education and minoring in biblical and theological studies. She’s a member of the handbell ensemble and is headed to Honduras on a mission trip over spring break.

“We have been so impressed by her educational development and blessed by her spiritual growth,” says Kris. “From

the moment she began at Bethel, she has had wonderful experiences on campus and in the community, and it’s a joy to see her pursuing her goal to be an elementary school teacher. Her interest in helping others and glorifying God through her journey at Bethel has been a very moving experience for our entire family.”

The Millers first heard of Bethel through their church, Westwood Community Church in Chanhassen, Minn., where pastors Joel Johnson, Dave Trautmann, and Brian Suter—all Bethel graduates—often talk of Bethel’s impact and their continued partnership with Bethel’s mission.

“Bethel’s mission of personal and spiritual growth from their students is critical in today’s world,” says Mike.

“Serving God through helping others makes a difference in many people’s lives and honors God, too.”

President’s Club members are donors to the Bethel Fund who give $1,500 or more in contributions during a given year. To become a member, visit bethel.edu/development.

“Bethel’s mission of personal and spiritual growth

from their students is critical in today’s world.”

—Mike Miller

Scholarship Connections Former missionaries Florence ’51 and Clem Walbert believe women need recognition in a pastoral world that’s predominantly male. “We feel the feminine voice needs to speak out in the church to broaden the experiences of the congregation,” says Florence.

For this reason, in 2008 they started the Walbert Scholarship for Women Preparing for Ministry.

Heidi Williamson is the first student to benefit from this scholarship. She began the masters of divinity program in fall 2009 with some resistance. “I felt God’s call early in life and tried to ignore or change it, but God was persistent,” she says. After getting her undergraduate degree in psychology, Williamson still felt that she hadn’t fulfilled God’s wishes and was led to seminary.

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She worried about finances and the commitment it would take to attend seminary for five years. She didn’t know, however, that she would receive so much support—monetary and otherwise—from people like the Walberts, who she didn’t even know!

At a recent seminary scholarship dinner, the Walberts and Williamson were finally able to meet. “Heidi was very clear in her goals and seemed balanced,” says Florence. “She’s the kind of person we’d like our gift to go to.” The Walberts say they’ve been praying regularly for Williamson.

“Knowing that there are people who

Donors and seminary students met each other at a recent Bethel Seminary Scholarship Dinner.

don’t know me but believe in me and in Bethel means more to me than financial support,” says Williamson.

Interested in creating or giving toward a scholarship? Visit bethel.edu/development.

Sports News

Bethel University Summer Athletics Camps A one-of-a-kind faith-based athletics experience.

Register early to receive a discount!

Boys Basketball Grades 3-9, June 13-16 $110 Grades 5-10, July 11-14 $350 Grades 7-12, July 18-21 $350 The boys basketball camp program is designed to teach campers the fundamentals of basketball and their application to the team game in a fun atmosphere of high expectations and encouragement. For more than 30 years, the program has taught players the highlevel skills and playing styles used at the college basketball level.

Girls Volleyball Grades 9-12, July 25-28; Grades 6-8, August 1-2 $300 for commuters, $360 for overnight campers, $120 for day camp Volleyball campers will get the personal instruction needed to improve in the physical parts of the game, but will also learn how faith can be incorporated into athletics. A very low coach-to-camper ratio, with approximately one coach to every six campers, allows personalized attention.

Baseball

Football Passing

Grades K-12, Sundays, March 27-April 17 $178 for previous attendees, $198 for new attendees The Greater Twin Cities Baseball School, led by Bethel Head Coach Greg Indlecoffer, is designed to offer year-round opportunities for area youth to grow and develop through the game of baseball. An emphasis will be placed not only on the physical aspects of the game but also on the development of character, attitude, and sportsmanship.

Grades 8-12, June 20-22 $65 Training will focus on fundamentals of the passing game. For quarterbacks, footwork and throwing will be emphasized, with a focus on straight drop-back (three-step and five-step) and sprint-out passing drills. Receivers will be taught fundamentals to improve their route running and catching ability.

Campers will have the opportunity to test their skills in a game environment.

Cross Country

For more information and registration, go to athletics.bethel.edu and click on “Camps and Clinics� on the left.

Grades 9-12, August 1-4 $200 for commuters, $325 for overnight campers The cross country camps will feature Division III National Champion Marie Borner and 3-time All-American Dan Greeno.

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photos by Carl Schmuland

Royals Football: NCAA Semi-finalists

The Royals football team capped a strong season with an outstanding playoff run, making it all the way to the NCAA semi-finals. The team won three playoff games on the road before losing 14-34 to perennial powerhouse Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. Several hundred Bethel fans and supporters made the trip to Ohio to cheer on the team. This is the second time in four years that Bethel has been 10

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one of the final four teams in Division III; they also made it to the 2007 semifinals. Running back Logan Flannery (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.) was selected as Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) MVP. Flannery broke the Bethel and conference records for all-time career rushing yards, putting up 5,303 yards during his four-year career.

The football program’s tradition of success

Logan Flannery ’11 garnered a significant amount of local and national media attention during the season.

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photo by Andy Kenutis

Women’s Hockey The Bethel women’s hockey team, currently 10-9-2 overall (7-5-2 MIAC), is having a good year under new Head Coach Brian Carlson.

Carlson had previously served as an assistant coach for four years under Charlie Burggraf.

Senior Allison Papko (Winnipeg, Manitoba) has had an impressive year and is a top scorer in the conference. The Royals are playing well and are poised to be in contention for a spot in the MIAC playoffs.

Corey Grandner ’13

Bethel’s women’s basketball team is playing well together in the 2010-11 season. One highlight came as the women returned from Christmas break and won seven games in a row. The team has been ranked as high as third in the MIAC and has been in contention for a spot in the conference playoffs most of the year.

Sophomore Scottie Moats (Waconia, Minn.) is a team and conference top scorer. They are currently 13-10 overall (11-9 MIAC).

Daniel Baah ’12

Men’s Basketball A young Bethel squad has fought hard this season to replace key players who graduated last year. Sophomore Taylor Hall (Blaine, Minn.) and junior Daniel Baah (Farmington, Minn.) have been key contributors to the Royals’ efforts to build the program back to an MIAC contender.

Baah gave the team a spark when he drained a three-point shot at the buzzer against St. Mary’s to give them the win 66-63. They are currently 6-17 overall (315 MIAC).

photo by Andy Kenutis

Women’s Basketball

Taylor Sheley ’12

photo by Carl Schmuland

The men’s team, currently 4-15-4 overall (3-7-4 MIAC), is now also under new leadership, with Charlie Burggraf replacing Joel Johnson as men’s head coach. The young squad has had their share of close games and hopes to finish the year with a chance to compete in the conference playoffs. Sophomore Jack Paul (Minnetonka, Minn.) has been a key player for the squad and is one of the top scorers in the MIAC.

photo by Carl Schmuland

Men’s Hockey

Sarah Kartak ’13

Follow the Royals: athletics.bethel.edu youtube.com/user/bethelroyals facebook.com/bethelroyals twitter.com/bethelroyals

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aBroad Perspective Bethel students take courses across the globe and share their life-changing experiences through photos

by Heather Schnese

D

ana Morrison ’12 stood in the room where President Eisenhower decided upon D-Day. She saw German guns that were still intact and aimed at Omaha Beach. She sat in a foxhole in a forest near Bastogne, Belgium, and she lost her breath looking at the 9,000 white crosses at the Normandy Beach cemetery.

During January Morrison took the course Band of Brothers: A Study of Uncommon Leaders, traveling to key sites from the war in Great Britain, France, Holland, Germany, Austria, and Belgium. The course emphasizes the importance of personal character, integrity, and emotional intelligence, in addition to giving students an overview of the war, its key players, and the change it brought to the world.

“I’ve never really had to sacrifice much of myself like the men who fought in WWII did.

They gave up their youth and, in some cases, their lives in order to fight to keep the U.S. and European countries safe,” Morrison explains. “I can’t imagine the strength, courage, and heart it would take to drop everything and fight for freedom. The trip really challenged me to not

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take the small things for granted and to look outside of myself and my world.”

Morrison, who’s majoring in history and minoring in journalism, is one of the nearly 300 students who recently returned from trips across the globe during January and were challenged to think about the world and God in different ways.

It’s the goal of studying abroad, according to Vincent Peters, associate dean for off-campus programs/international studies. “We strive to offer once-in-a-lifetime transformative opportunities for our students to academically renew their minds, culturally enrich their competencies, and spiritually nurture their quest to become Christ’s followers,” he says. “These three over-arching goals are paramount and set the foundation for our proven quality study abroad programs at Bethel.”

Not only are students who study abroad personally changed, but they also are leaving last impressions on others. “We tell our students that they, too, are representatives of Bethel, and our students have shined,” explains Theology Professor Christina Busman, who helps lead the course

Issues and Praxis in Christian Social Justice in Cambodia in January. The course examines the persisting impact of colonialism and genocide on Cambodian society; the pervasive presence of specific injustices in Cambodia in the present; the role of education in dispelling the realities of injustice; as well as the global church’s responsibility to fight injustice. “Upon interacting with our students, the organizations and institutions we have worked with have asked our students to consider applying for internships and teaching ESL in Cambodia. Bethel University doesn’t just have a reputation in Cambodia, it has a good reputation,” she says.

The number of Bethel students making impressions and building international relationships through studyabroad programs has grown significantly over the past 20 years. During the 1990-1991 academic year, 27 Bethel students studied abroad; this academic year, 529 will board planes to learn beyond the classroom. The increased participation has kept Bethel ranking high in Open Doors’ annual report, published by the Institute of International Education. Most recently, Bethel ranked 15th

nationally for undergraduate study abroad participation for the 2008-2009 school year. The ranking is based on the percentage of students who participate in off-campus studies compared to the percentages at 40 other master’slevel institutions. Bethel also ranked 20th for the number of students participating in short-term study abroad programs (274 for the 2008-2009 school year).

The numbers prove a commitment to one of Bethel’s core values—to be world-changers. Bethel’s Office of Off-Campus Programs/International Studies hopes to prepare an increasing number of graduates who will shape and change the world through exemplary leadership in the church and throughout society.

Affording opportunities for students to travel throughout the world and experience what it means to be a global Christian citizen helps fulfill this mission.

In the next few pages, take a tour of the world as Bethel students share their study abroad experience through photos.

Levi Tijerina ’11 Biblical and Theological Studies major LCC International University in Lithuania, spring 2010 “The Hill of Crosses has existed for more than 100 years as a place for Lithuanians to pray for their country as well as for peace in the East.

The Soviet regime bulldozed the site three times in the 1960s and 70s, but the Lithuania people kept rebuilding the site, bringing more crosses. Today, the Hill contains more than 55,000 crosses and is a symbol of Lithuanian pride, heritage, and determination.”

Terra Skoglund ’12 Nursing major Guatemala Term, spring 2010 “Guatemala, land of the eternal spring, is covered with beautiful flora. Within the courtyards of homes and public buildings hang flowers of all colors, shapes, and sizes. This photo is from the second floor of a monastery where missionaries can stay.”

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C.J. Barr ’10 Media Communication major AustraLearn, Bond University in Australia, spring 2010 “I took this photo the day after the massive earthquake in Chile. The whole east coast of Australia was being warned of a tsunami, and all of the beaches were closed. I wanted to capture this beautiful rainbow; it looked like it was coming out of the water. Simply amazing!”

Kayla Jelen ’11 Social Work major Issues and Praxis in Christian Social Justice in Cambodia, January 2011 “The S-21 Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The building was a high school before the Khmer Rouge takeover in 1975, when they began killing the educated people in an attempt to create an agrarian society. Approximately two million people died in the genocide. It was a powerful experience to walk through the halls and look out through the barbed wire, thinking back to the victims of this devastation.”

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Whitney Lowe ’13 Biblical and Theological Studies major Leaders for Change in Jordan, January 2011 “We spent time looking out over the city of Amman on our last day in Jordan with our new life-long friends Anas and Ghaida.”

Amanda Bartness ’12 Nursing major Guatemala Term, spring 2010 “I noticed this man walking towards us just as the sun was starting to rise. We had seen many Guatemalan men dressed like him throughout the hallowed week of Semana Santa carrying enormous, wood-carved monuments that depicted the Stations of the Cross.”

Deandra Pensini ’11 Leadership major South Africa Term, spring 2010 “This photo was taken in Zimbabwe on a safari drive. The tour guide saw the flower and picked it for us. To me, his smile represents the warmth of the people there, as well as the purity of heart and capacity of love the people hold.”

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Paul Rheingans ’11 Sociocultural Studies major Middle East Studies Program, spring 2010 “Local Egyptian men haunt the ancient sites offering to take pictures or show you around—only afterwards do they talk about price.

Though only the feet of these archaic pillars remain, they still dwarf their contemporary company.”

Daniel Arend ’12 Physics major University of Edinburgh, fall 2010 “Laax, Switzerland: feeling small among the massive peaks of the Swiss Alps, where I swear the snow is made of angel tears. In this photo, from left to right, are Danny Lewis, Ellie Odland, Laura Paulat, and Danielle Johnson.”

Meghan Henrich ’11 Reconciliation Studies major South Africa Term, spring 2010 “This boy touched my heart. He peered out of the window of the school van crammed with kids going to the after-school program. His view of the world from that window was so different than mine at that age. It inspired me to make a difference for him.”

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Dana Morrison ’12 History major Band of Brothers: A Study of Uncommon Leaders throughout Europe, January 2011 “I got to the Normandy cemetery and a wave of crosses appeared before me. It was an endless sea of perfectly placed white crosses and stars of David that showed me how valuable my freedom is. If it weren’t for those willing to give their lives, who knows how the world might be different today, and I’m so thankful for their bravery.” BU

Erin Junkans ’12 International Business/Marketing major Israel Study Tour, January 2011 “At the Wadi Qilt in the Judean wilderness in Israel. A man and his camel sat at the top of the cliff, looking out at the beautiful view as the sun began to go down.”

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by Heather Schnese

It’s 9:30 p.m. on a cold Tuesday night in January. Although temps hover in the mid-teens, Bethel students—dressed in sweatpants, tennis shoes, and ski hats—run and slide on ice playing broomball.

Many believe the sport—think hockey without the skates and a ball instead of a puck—was started in Canada, but recent research suggests that its roots actually date back to 10th century Iceland. Whatever its origin, the sport is now played around the world, including at Bethel. And if you talk to Charlie Burggraf, head hockey coach and director of rec sports, he’ll say that broomball started at Bethel just 15 minutes after the school was founded, judging by the sports intensity and committed players.

Today, there are more than 45 co-ed rec (also called intramural) teams and four club teams; and it’s even garnering excitement for Bethel among prospective students. The Office of Admissions recently hosted the first-ever BroomBowl Tournament where high school students faced off against Bethel student teams right on Lake Valentine.

A few Bethel broomballers help explain the basics of the sport as well as its intrigue.

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1. Freeway Rink sits just off Snelling and County Road E, around the corner from the Bethel St. Paul campus, and is reserved for Bethel teams Monday through Thursday from 8:30-10 p.m. Rec teams also play outside at numerous other Arden Hills and Shoreview rinks, while the club teams play indoors at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., and McMurray Rink behind Como Zoo, among others.

2. Sticks—some wooden, but most metal—are used to hit the ball, which is slightly bigger than a softball. Originally the game was played with brooms cut off at the unbound bristles.

3. Fresh snow covered the ice on this particular night, making the rink extra slick.

4. The net is guarded by the goalie. Much like hockey, each team also has a line of defense and forwards.

5. 500+ students play on Bethel’s rec and club teams. Although many of the rec teams have a long history, the Band Team, according to broomball folklore, is the only team to officially have existed since rec broomball’s inception. The team supposedly went 23 years without a win (only one tie) until 2002, says Nathan Gossett. A math/computer science professor and former Band Team member, he helped the team secure its first win.

Last year, Bethel’s club team took third place in the National Championship, losing to Miami University in Ohio by one goal. “This year we’re working hard to get back to glory,” says Steffenhagen, a junior majoring in social studies education. But ultimately, he says the relationships among teammates are the best part. “In the long run, what is a broomball record or goals scored compared to relationships with guys on the team? The best part of playing broomball at Bethel is that it’s just guys on a team enjoying Christ together,” he says.

6. Sweat pants or snow pants are the uniform of choice for rec players, and the thicker the better, as no extra padding or protection is used. Club players wear helmets, soccer shin guards, and knee pads.

Steffenhagen says he’s never had a serious injury, “only the usual ball to the face, stick to the nose, or bruise on the shin.”

7. The HazBenz started out as a team of resident directors in 1996.

With time, it’s evolved to mostly faculty and staff—and spouses. This year’s team, features an eclectic mix of five full-time faculty, including Physics Professor Chad Hoyt and Gossett, two faculty spouses, one staff member, and two students. “It’s a good way to get outside in the winter.

It’s nice to do something fun with colleagues and students,” says Hoyt.

8. HazBenz player Keith Stein, physics professor, has played for nine years. At the end of each game, the HazBenz teammates (average male age: 41.8) get in a circle and cheer “Ben-gay” or “Icy Hot” or “Motrin.”

Hoyt has never been seriously hurt, but says he suffers “the normal aches and pains of a middle-aged guy running around on ice.”

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Bethel Seminary St. Paul’s InMinistry students take on international commutes to complete their degrees and better their ministries.

Petry Groza drives four hours to Bucharest, Romania; flies three hours to Munich, Germany; endures a layover; then flies another nine hours to Chicago. His trip far from over, he then rents a car and drives three-and-a-half hours to Appleton, Wis., to his in-laws’ house, then drives five hours more to Bethel Seminary—all for class. Groza is completing a Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership degree through the seminary’s InMinistry program, which keeps students in their current ministry setting by blending online course work with bi-yearly on-campus intensives.

InMinistry students pursue their degrees with a cohort, a group of seminary peers in the same program. The students collaborate on assignments, interact with faculty, engage in online discussion, and encourage each other from their ministries across the world. Then, twice a year, they meet together on campus for two weeks of intensive classes.

Like Groza, many InMinistry students are already established in Christian service—eager to pursue seminary grad work, but wanting to stay active where God has called them.

When it began in 1995, Bethel’s InMinistry program was one of the first of its kind—at the time only offering the Master of Divinity degree to about 25 students. The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Transformational Leadership and the M.A. in Children’s and Family Ministry were added later. Distance education has morphed over time, moving from audio recordings on cassette tapes and lectures taped on VHS tapes, which were mailed to students, to streaming media online. Now students can even connect live with faculty through Adobe Connect or Skype.

Since its inception, Bethel’s InMinistry program has grown to represent 38 states and eight countries. Meet three of the program’s 250 students who share about the unique benefits of attending Bethel Seminary from across the globe.

by Heather Schnese photos by Scott Streble

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Petry Groza, Brasov, Romania

Master’s in Transformational Leadership Groza’s favorite part of coming to Bethel for two weeks of class? The Monson Dining Center, he says—not just a little jokingly. “I saw all the different kinds of food and thought ‘wow!’” But he admits there’s much more to why he traverses the globe for class. He studies to sharpen the tools of ministry for his work as elder, worship director, and youth minister at Bethany Baptist Church in Fagaras, to name just a few of his roles. Ministry isn’t easy in his native country, where only about 2.1% of its 21 million people are evangelical Christians.

Groza’s journey to Bethel took a few years. In 2007, he met Bethel Seminary Professor Greg Bourgond at his in-laws’ church in Wisconsin. A year later, he asked Bourgond to speak at a men’s conference at his Romanian church. Bourgond accepted the offer, and Groza served as his translator. The men connected, and Bourgond then invited Groza to visit Bethel and consider taking a course. “Greg really encouraged me,” explains Groza.

“He told me I had great potential and could really dig deeper into the Bible and that I’m a natural leader.” Groza originally thought a master’s degree from Bethel was impossible because of the cost and his lack of higher education. And, of course, Bethel’s location—he thought—made it even more unlikely. “Greg told me to pray, though,” he says. Not long after, Groza applied and was accepted to Bethel; he began the primarily online program in the fall of 2009.

“I need to equip myself with spiritual and leadership skills, and then I want to take those back to Romania to train others.”

—Petry Groza

Petry Groza met his wife, Kyle, from Appleton, Wis., when she went to Romania to teach English in his church; he was her translator. They’ve been married seven years and have three children.

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The language barrier made Groza’s studies extra difficult and time-consuming. After the first few weeks, Groza wasn’t sure he’d be able to continue. “It was really hard for me,” he explains.

“It was the first time I had to learn and study in English. But my family and especially my wife encouraged me. I took one step at a time, and then started to get into a groove.”

Planning to graduate in May 2012, Groza says his passion and desire is to build leaders among the next generation in Romania. “To do that, I need to equip myself with spiritual and leadership skills, and then I want to take those back to Romania to train others.”

He’s already accomplishing this goal. In addition to his work at the church, Groza helped start Horizon of Hope, an organization that cares for vulnerable and underprivileged young people.

In this ministry, students can study computers, languages, agriculture, carpentry, and other trades for one to two years to help them prepare for future careers. They’re also given opportunities to work with local ministries, including Groza’s church. Says Groza, “This is the way to share the love of Christ on a social level.”

Find out more about Horizon of Hope at www.horizonofhope.org.

Gabriela Hoppe, Tirana, Albania

Master’s in Children’s and Family Ministry Albania, situated between Greece and Kosovo in southeastern Europe, is a country of nearly three million people, 70% of whom are Muslim. Gabriela Hoppe calls the country’s capital, Tirana, home where she and her husband Nathan serve as missionaries in the Orthodox Church of Albania, commissioned by the Orthodox Christian Mission Center. They serve in children and youth ministry, often planning and leading camps.

Each year, for example, they take a team of Albanian, Orthodox youth to Kosovo where they host friendship camps in Muslim villages.

Hoppe completed undergraduate work at Resurrection of Christ Theological Academy in Durres, Albania, and then received a degree in English from the University of Tirana in 2008. With ministry experience and a new degree under her belt, Hoppe was wondering what God had in store for her next. A close friend knew of Bethel Seminary and suggested that Hoppe consider the Master’s in Children’s and Family Ministry program.

“She had heard the program was lovely, even considered it herself, and suggested it to me,” explains Hoppe. So Hoppe and her husband visited Bethel during the summer of 2008.

Unfortunately, the due date for fall applications was the very next day. So, she returned to Albania, filled out the necessary paperwork, was accepted, and began in the fall of 2009.

Gabriela and her husband Nathan serve as missionaries together in Albania. Nathan grew up on the mission field in Colombia, South America. They have three children.

“The combination of campus time and off-campus time makes it very practical for me,” says Hoppe. “It has allowed me to continue my ministry. I don’t have to be separated from my job or my family for three years to get my degree.”

Intertwining biblical theology with children’s and family ministry, her classes have been very applicable, she says. Hoppe is Eastern Orthodox and enrolled knowing there would be some theological differences between Bethel’s curriculum and that of her church. But she says the engaging discussion and interaction with her classmates has been productive and fun, making the long trip to Bethel twice a year well worth it. She usually has three flights, totaling 12 hours in the air. With layovers, the trip generally takes about 18 hours.

“What I’ve learned about ministry has been very helpful. My vision has been enlarged,” says Hoppe. “So far as I can see, I’ll work in children’s ministry, but it always depends on God’s calling!”

Sam Schutz, Caracas, Venezuela

Master’s in Transformational Leadership In Caracas, Venezuela, you can count on one to two significant power outages a week. This has made Sam Schutz’ distance seminary work challenging at times. “I’ve actually hopped in the car and driven around just trying to pick up Wi-Fi so I can submit an assignment on time,” he says.

In addition to many power outages, Caracas has one of the highest violent-crime rates in the world and is the second leastevangelized city in all of Latin America (behind Mexico City).

“It’s a pretty dark area with a lot of insecurity,” explains Schutz.

“They know about Jesus. They respect Him, but they have no personal relationship with Him. They revere the Bible but there is no one to explain it to them. So, the mission field is great.”

“The combination of campus time and off-campus time makes it very practical for me.”

—Gabriela Hoppe This is one of the reasons Schutz found himself starting Bethel’s Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership (MATL) InMinistry program in fall 2009. Schutz, born and raised in Rochester, Minn., had been doing missionary work in South America since 2006, first on a short-term mission trip to the Dominican Republic through his church and then planting churches in Venezuela through Team Expansion.

“I had learned a lot being in the field, but I wasn’t growing too much in the Word,” he explains. “I really wanted the formal knowledge to exegete.” Having heard good things about Bethel’s MATL program, he applied and was accepted.

“I came home to Minnesota for the first intensive and wasn’t quite sure what to expect. But I was blown away by the classes.

The lectures were awesome,” he says. “I’ve taken what I’ve learned so far and applied it in the field, sometimes with success and sometimes with failure.” For his upcoming Culture and Ministry course, he’s considering studying a particular subgroup in Venezuela—those who practice a form of Caribbean voodoo known as Santeria, which includes séances and rituals like drumming.

Schutz has appreciated InMinistry’s convenience. He hasn’t had to move to pursue his degree, and when he returns to Minnesota twice a year for classes, he’s able to spend three weekends with his family in Rochester. After getting his MATL degree in May 2012, Schutz would like to plant a church either in the Midwestern United States or Caracas.

“The world is growing at a fast pace and it’s changing at an even faster pace, so there is a great need for new, good, sound, Bible-teaching churches,” says Schutz. “Church planting is a very rewarding, important ministry. And now, with opportunities like Bethel’s InMinistry program, one can plant a church anywhere in the world and still go to school.” BU Sam and his wife Hilda Rodriguez met in Venezuela in 2006 and married in Caracas in January 2011. They plan to have a vow renewal service in Minnesota this summer.

“I came home to Minnesota for the first intensive and wasn’t quite sure what to expect. But I was blown away by the classes. The lectures were awesome.”

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Bethel community members address domestic violence through training, research, and careers.

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ore than 50 Bethel community members gathered last fall to watch Sin by Silence, a documentary that tells the shocking stories of battered women imprisoned for killing their abusers and now fighting for a future free of domestic violence. The viewing, preceded by a panel discussion with faculty and alumni who work in the field, was one of the ways Bethel recognized Domestic Violence Awareness month in October.

And the issue needs recognition: every nine seconds a woman is beaten; one in three women reports incidents of assault; one in five women will be raped in her lifetime. Even at Bethel, intimate partner violence occurs on occasion—from physical abuse to date rape. The Domestic Abuse Project, a domestic violence advocacy agency based in Minneapolis, defines domestic violence as a pattern of behaviors in a relationship in which a person gains and/or maintains control and power over another. It includes emotional, psychological, sexual, or physical behaviors, and can range from harassment and name-calling to extreme physical violence such as burning, cutting, or beating.

Abuse occurs among every race, ethnicity, religion, social class, ethnic group, and background. While most victims are women, men can also be victims of violence in the home.

Bethel students, faculty, and alumni are boldly facing this issue through training, research, and careers—working to create a violence-free future.

Mentors in Violence Prevention “People want to deny that this sort of thing happens to people in Christian circles or at Bethel,” says Associate Professor of Psychology Andy Johnson, “but it does.” While not the norm, he does encounter people in his work through Bethel’s Counseling Services office as well as his teaching who have experienced date rape, assault, or bullying. Julie*, for example, a Bethel employee, suffered verbal, emotional, and physical abuse for 24 years before leaving her husband. Her counselor believes her husband would have killed her if she had stayed.

To educate students and faculty about abuse deterrence, Bethel launched the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program on campus last fall. The program was established in 1993 at Boston’s Northeastern University to train college and high school athletes and other leaders to use their status to stand up against sexual violence, battering, gay-bashing, and other forms of abuse. With materials funded through the Office of Student Life, gender-specific groups connected to senior seminar classes used real-life scenarios to discuss the options someone has when encountering violence. The curriculum for the first male group, consisting of four students, focused on men not as perpetrators

but as participating bystanders who actively confront violence. The materials for the first female group, which included 13 participants, empowered the students to be active witnesses and sympathetic friends. Three Bethel Graduate School student interns ran the female groups, Andy Johnson, Associate Professor of Psychology while Johnson ran the male group.

“The workshops empower women and men to know what they might do if they see a problematic situation unfolding and to sort through options about how to be good Samaritans,” Johnson explains. “This training will be valuable wherever their lives take them—in jobs, the mission field, even dating situations.

This training will help them work out the values they learn at Bethel anywhere in the world.”

Johnson hopes to make the violence prevention training more accessible in the future. Senior psychology major Erica Ross says, “The scenarios became real when we attached the faces of our sisters, friends, or mothers to the people involved. The program helped us understand and identify what is dangerous or degrading. It also became very personal, especially when peers had stories of their own to share.”

In the Classroom The issue of domestic violence has garnered attention across academic departments as well. In the Department of Social Work, Associate Professor Sande Traudt brings years of experience as a church social worker and domestic abuse counselor to the department. Traudt is also an expert in working

Are you or someone you know affected by domestic violence?

If you live in Minnesota, call the Day One MN Domestic Violence Crisis Line at 866.223.1111 to be connected to the nearest domestic violence agency in your area.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800.799.SAFE (7233)—a 24-hour advocacy service for all 50 states.

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“To follow in His footsteps involves embracing His passion for speaking out and working against violations of human rights, and being involved with domestic violence work is one effective way to do this.”

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with abused children. Social work students have the opportunity to serve in the field through junior and senior field placement internships. They work “under the supervision of licensed community-based social workers and Bethel faculty in a variety of community programs that intervene with the problem of intimate violence at different levels,” Traudt says. “Our students work with perpetrators who are seeking court-ordered treatment; at a women’s shelter for battered women and their children; and with an agency that provides parental visitation in a safe setting for children and adults.”

In the Department of Psychology, Johnson and Associate Professor Peter Jankowski; counseling psychology graduate student Jill Damron ’08 and St. Mary’s University graduate student Tegan Smischney ’08; and three Bethel undergraduates designed and presented a study at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention in San Diego in August. Their research, on the types of religious motivators that predict both positive and negative attitudes toward domestic abuse and rape survivors, has been accepted for publication in the International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. Other research teams in the Department of Psychology have also tackled the issue, with one team studying gender and attitudes about violence against women and sex trafficking, and another researching the effectiveness of the MVP program at Bethel.

In the Department of Communication, Nancy Brule, communication professor, says she often hears stories about students’ encounters with violence or mistreatment after her lectures in the Abusive Relationships class. She’s been

At the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event, from left to right: Aaron Gerhardt, graduate student; Fred Toenniges, graduate student; Professor Andy Johnson; Will Damron; Ben Koehler; and Billy Shaw ’04, S’08.

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conducting research for eight years on children who abuse their parents. “Two million parents are being abused by their 11- to 18-year-old children,” Brule says. “The abuse is generally physical, emotional, or verbal against the mother, who often doesn’t fight back. In my research, the parents I interviewed were educated, upper-level, and from intact families, but abuse also occurs in single-parent homes, perhaps even more frequently.”

In its revised curriculum that emphasizes community service, the Department of Nursing has also embraced the issue by offering student nurses the opportunity to volunteer at Cornerstone, an organization based in Bloomington, Minn., that provides therapy and services to women facing domestic violence. Student nurses provide health assessments, conduct health promotion activities, or present on wellness topics according to the organization’s needs. Cornerstone is known for its “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event, a fundraiser where men walk a mile in high heels to raise awareness of domestic violence. The 2010 event, held at the Mall of America, featured several people with Bethel connections (see photo), including special education graduate student Aaron Gerhardt, counseling psychology graduate student Fred Toenniges, Damron’s husband Will, and Billy Shaw ’04, S’08. The event raised more than $113,000 to provide advocacy services for survivors and their families.

Alumni in the Field Bethel alumni have also entered this important field, serving as advocates and counselors for survivors and their perpetrators.

Beth Thompson ’06* serves as an advocate for victims of domestic violence or other dangerous situations. As a social work major, she was drawn to the field of domestic violence because of her interest in child protection. “Once I began my work as an advocate against domestic violence, I knew I had been placed in the right field,” she explains.

Thompson assists victims of violence within the court systems, prepares protection and restraining orders, and serves on her organization’s leadership team. The most dangerous time

Do’s and Don’t’s of Violence Intervention Don’t:

• Deny the violence happened • Minimize the effects of the violence • Blame the victim or the behavior of the victim for the violence • Report what the person said to the individual who is being violent • Identify the perpetrator as being abusive (this usually triggers more violent behavior) • Make excuses for the abuser’s behavior

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• Listen and validate the victim’s feelings with compassion and without judgment • Take the person seriously so he or she can be empowered to search out the safety and legal intervention he or she needs, and help him or her do so • Acknowledge the courage it took to share this information • Remember that emotional and psychological abuse can be just as damaging as physical abuse • Affirm the survivor that s/he did not do anything wrong • Allow the person time to heal

for a victim of domestic violence is right when he or she leaves.

So another of Thompson’s jobs is helping people come up with safety plans to help them leave their homes safely.

Another alum, Dave Mathews ’80, has been working in the field of intimate partner violence for more than 25 years. He performs counseling and therapy with adult and adolescent victim-survivors, as well as abusers. Additionally, he works with parents who want to improve their relationships with their children and those who have experienced trauma. “I have been developing ways of preventing violence in families through partnerships and collaborations with others,” he says. “I work to promote respectful relationships and teach clients how to make healthy decisions about their behavior with people they love and who care about them.”

Current and former Bethel faculty and staff also serve domestic violence survivors. Former Bethel Associate Professor Jody Cowdin now serves as the executive director of The Dwelling Place, a faith-based battered women’s shelter in St. Paul, and Marie Schultz, former director of church relations at Bethel, has volunteered as a court advocate for abused people in Minnesota and Florida since her retirement 12 years ago. In this role, Schultz assists women and men facing violence by helping them file orders for protection and supporting them through their court proceedings.

Johnson says the work that Bethel alumni, students, faculty, and staff do is crucial. “Christians need to focus on the issue because intimate partner violence is everywhere,” he explains.

“People in the church particularly need information about this issue so church leaders know how to respond when they encounter abuse.”

Graduate student Damron says that advocates can follow Jesus’ example in ministering to victims of violence and abuse.

“Jesus was the ultimate therapist and advocate for victims and survivors of abuse,” she asserts. “To follow in His footsteps involves embracing His passion for speaking out and working against violations of human rights, and being involved with domestic violence work is one effective way to do this.” BU *Names have been changed.

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ProFile – Merrill Ohlson

by Heather Schnese

“Do you want to arm wrestle?” Merrill Ohlson asks mischievously. Your answer should probably be “no.” At 90 years old, he does an upper-body workout at least twice a week.

To keep his lower body in shape, he walks from the home he recently designed and built to his job at Bethel Seminary San Diego (BSSD)—1.7 miles each way.

Hired as a custodian in 1990 when the San Diego campus opened, Ohlson works five days a week from 6-11 a.m. as painter, electrician, gardener, carpenter—“whatever they need me to be,” he says.

“Call me a building specialist.”

And that he is. He’s patched the roof no less than 35 times, because the original builders used short nails when they should have used longer ones. He’s painted the building’s entire interior (took him nearly two years) because it had a flat finish.

“Semi-gloss is much more attractive and durable,” he says.

He’s installed exterior lighting, because there was none, and daily swaps out a bulb in at least one of the 789 campus light fixtures.

With no shortage of work to fill his hours, he’s also repainting the campus’ iron steel fence. And once a month he separates the pop cans and water bottles from the rest of the trash, loads his 2009 Ford Ranger pickup, and takes them to the recycling center. The money he receives for the cans he gives right back to Bethel.

“I look forward to coming to work every morning. The people are great to work with. It’s a real fun job, and I don’t have any plans to quit,” he says. “I will let the Lord decide. If I quit, I would probably get lazy!” Motivating him in his work is Bethel’s Christ-centeredness. “What really impresses me is that at Bethel, it’s still about salvation by faith in Jesus Christ. And to me, that’s very important.” About 10 years ago, he had the opportunity to visit Bethel University’s St. Paul campus, and in addition to getting a tour of every boiler room, he says he could feel the same faithfilled energy he finds in San Diego.

Also important to Ohlson is teaching the Bible, which he’s done since 1950 when he taught his first Sunday school class for six-year-old boys. Now he teaches two adult classes a week through College Avenue Baptist Church, just across the street from campus.

What would he still like to do? “The Jesus walk. I want to walk from Nazareth 40 miles down to Capernaum, stay overnight in various places. Just take a small backpack!” says Ohlson, who went to Israel in 2008 with John Lillis, BSSD dean, and Mark Strauss, New Testament professor. “I’m ready to go back.”

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Born in San Diego, he has never left the area, save the two years he spent stationed with the Navy in the Mojave Desert during World War II. He and his wife Trudy had been married 60 years when she passed away in 2006.

Out of that 60 years came four children, eight grandchildren, and 23 great grandchildren.

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

’40s Gordon Krantz ’49 published his sixth book: What Happened Between the Testaments.

’60s Hans Waldenstrom ’66 is a retired Northwest Airlines captain. His wife Mary passed away in November. He lives in Florida.

Alan Nasman ’67, S’71 is the pastor at Ramsey Baptist Church in Montrose, S.D. He’s been a Converge Worldwide pastor for nearly 40 years.

Carol (White) Brown ’68 had two books released this fall: Highly Sensitive, about spiritual sensitivity and burden bearing, and Sassy Pants, a children’s book about choices and consequences.

Mary Kullberg ’68 published That’s Life @ the Barclay: Living with M.S. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 31 and taught elementary school for 32 years. She’s retired and lives in Racine, Wis.

’70s Murray ’70 and Kathleen (Morris) Sitte ’71 have been missionaries in Senegal, Africa, for the past five years at the Dakar Academy. Ruby Fomunyam ’71 came from Cameroon,

Africa, and joined them for dinner while she was in the area doing work for the World Bank.

Marilyn Jackson ’75, author of The Find, published her second book, Road to Omalos (Caswell & Lombard Mystery #2), under the pseudonym Marilyn Jax. Steve Whittaker ’75, former coach of track and field at Bethel, received the men’s senior player of the year award from the Minnesota Golf Association.

He is the number one senior (55+) amateur player in the state. He lives in Becker, Minn.

’80s Julie (Obinger) Miller ’80 published the devotional Glimpses of God: Simple yet amazing ways God reveals Himself to us. She and her husband Reynault Miller ’80 live in White Bear Lake, Minn.

Karen Backlund ’82 has an M.Ed. in counseling and guidance from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and works at an extended campus of UAA in the Matanuska Susitna valley, where she helps students with career exploration, planning adjustment and development. She’s lived in Alaska since 1992.

ing high school students how to make their own step of faith toward Christ.

Daniel P. Osborn ’85, S’89 graduated from Trinity International University with a D.Min. His project was training spiritual care volunteers to serve long-term care residents.

Professor and Chair of Chemistry at Messiah College Roseann (Kroeker) Sachs ’86, her husband Ronald S’92, and Janaya, 16, Austin, 13, and Acacia, 11, spent the last year on sabbatical in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Roseann taught and supervised research in chemistry at the Royal

University of Phnom Penh while Ron taught English classes for the Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia, and the children attended Logos International School.

Dan Berka S’87 published God Is Not Stupid and You Are Not Dumb to encourage readers to seek a God who can be known.

’90s Suzan (Johnson) Braun GS’98 lives in Mesa, Ariz., and is the assistant director of operations at Arizona State

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Jon Lokhorst ’84 is the camp director at Covenant Pines Bible Camp, and his wife Barb ’84 is the guest group coordinator.

Several Bethel students worked with them this past summer, serving as staff: Row 1: Brian Lindh ’10, Bethany Stoffel ’10, Brad Smith ’13, John Westmark ’13 Row 2: Janelle Harms ’13, Kelli Dahlin ’12, Holly Larson ’12, Jon Lokhorst ’84, Barb (Felton) Lokhorst ’84

Kathy (Haskins) Stratton ’83 is a volunteer team leader for the Blaine, Minn., Young Life. She often hosts groups of 40-50 in her home, show-

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Alum News A Heart for Prayer

In December, former students and colleagues, friends, and community members gathered at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul to honor Professor of Theology Emeritus Robert Rakestraw. He was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition in 1985 at age 41, underwent open-heart surgery in 1991, and received a heart transplant in 2003. He reluctantly took early retirement from a distinguished teaching career at Bethel Seminary in March 2005, after his deteriorating health placed severe limitations on his energy. Two years later he was placed in home hospice care after his second heart became diseased and his body began rejecting it. He was expected to live six months or less.

Four years later…

“I kept waiting to die and I kept living instead!” Rakestraw jovially told his well-wishers. Not only did he keep living, he kept writing: first a deeply insightful blog on suffering, then a new book, Heart Cries: Praying by the Spirit in the Midst of Life, in collaboration with Jane Spriggs, a pastor and Bethel Seminary faculty associate. Heart Cries is a practical volume based on Rakestraw’s personal, handwritten prayers collected over 25 years. The fact that those years were lived in the midst of great struggle lends a unique authenticity to the book’s message. “Many of us have wondered why…Bob Rakestraw was required to make this long, painful walk through the valley of the shadow,” says Bruce Petersen, senior pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, Roseville, Minn. “Surely, part of the answer is revealed on these pages.”

At the seminary gathering, Rakestraw signed books, hugged friends, and offered wisdom, emphatically concluding, “I’m going to serve the Lord ’til the day I die.” And that may be awhile!

Read Rakestraw’s blog at bobrakestraw.blogspot.com.

University. She also teaches classes at the University of Phoenix.

Cristi Jessee ’98 is the news director for KSAX-TV. She lives in Alexandria, Minn.

Bible.org just published the first five of a 12-part study and devotional of the Gospels written by David Colburn S’99. He credits his Bethel Seminary studies with equipping him for the task.

’00s Lynn Sontag ’00 graduated from Metropolitan State University in August with a master’s in nursing leadership and management.

Rachel (Bjorklund) Norby ’01 is an English teacher at Mora High School.

She published Let the Rain Fall, a Christian love story available at www.authorhouse.com.

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Aaron Ghiloni S’03 earned a Ph.D. in religious studies from the University of Queensland (Australia). His dissertation was titled Theology as Education: John Dewey in Dialogue with Christian Doctrine.

John Lawrey ’04, S’09 published his first work of fiction, Banner Year, with Xulon Press. It explores the relationship between fathers and sons in the context of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and is based on experiences while an athlete at Bethel. He is pursuing pastoral ministry.

Jean Wang CAPS’04, GS’07 was reappointed to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice Athletic Trainers Advisory Council, which advises on standards and requirements for athletic trainers.

Lindsey (Farris) McCormick ’06 is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. She and Shayne are the parents of Adelyn, 2.

All in the Family

Steve Hedber, Tim Hoglund, and Doug Lewis were freshmen on the third floor of Bodien the fall of 1981. They transferred to other schools to complete their degrees in engineering or veterinary medicine. However, they were all in love with their Bethel sweethearts before they left Bethel! Each girlfriend graduated from Bethel. The three families have remained best friends. Their firstborn children are freshmen at Bethel.

Back row, L-R: Steve ’86, Eric ’14, and Nancy (Holmsten) Hedberg ’86 Middle row, L-R: Tim ’86, Robbie ’14 and Ronna (Pechacek) Hoglund ’86 Front row, L-R: Doug ’86, Becca ’14, and Stephanie (Frank) Lewis ’84

Alum News Alecia (Lubinus) Leonard ’07 is a community liaison with Urban Strategies. She is responsible for program and community leadership development. She connects families to resources within Heritage Park, a mixed-income housing development in North Minneapolis.

John O. Buyse II ’09 is the assistant professional at Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club in Naples, Fla. Hart Olson ’09 is a resident hall director at Eastern Nazarene College in Boston.

as an ABE counselor with the Saint Paul Public Schools. ’91 Heidi Carlson married Joe Choy in June in Decatur, Ga.

’99 Holly Larson married Benjamin Hilty, a Wheaton College gradu- ’08 Elizabeth Shepard married Paul Bosneag in November. She is a ate from Illinois, and they are social worker at Catholic Chariin South Asia with Wycliffe. ties of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Holly’s served there for three New Brighton, Minn. years. ’07 Brooke Johnson married Aaron Halfpap in September. Chaska, Minn.

Weddings

’08 Larisa Doherty married Robert Lichtenberg in October. She is the lead school-age teacher at Stepping Stones Early Learning Center. St. Paul Park, Minn.

’69 Liana Joy (Linder) Nordell married Cary E. Wiik in December.

They will divide their time between Ashland, Wis., and Roseville, Minn., through the end of the school year, when Liana plans to retire from her position

’08 Angela Hugoson married Cody Toothaker in September in Fairmont, Minn. Parents of the couple are Mary and Kevin Hugoson ’84 and John and Susie Toothaker. Bethel alumni involved in the wedding were

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Births ’92 Eliot was born to Kathryn and Tim Wiens in July in Boston.

Eight days after his birth, they moved to Wheaton, Ill., where Katie and Tim are professors at Wheaton College in science and education, respectively. (1) ’93 Nora Nataleigh was born to Shana and Jeremy Duininck in December. She joins sisters Maaike, Avery, and Reece.

’95 Sophia Carolyn was born to Carina (Livingood) Buetow and Jason ’96 in May. She joins Abigail, 8, Samuel, 6, and Timothy, 3. Jason is an IT manager and Carina is an attorney. Willmar, Minn. (2) ’95 Jayden was born to Mindy (Lamberty) Tembon and Efi Walters Tembon in September. He joins sister Riley, 1, and brother Wesley, 3. Mindy and Efi are serving with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Cameroon, Africa, where Efi has just been appointed the next general director of CABTAL, the Cameroon Wycliffe Organization. He will take office in January 2012.

(3) ’96 Olwyn Elizabeth Joanne was born in January to Amy (Posel) Nelson and Mark. She joins Elijah, 11, Jacob, 10, Rivers, 8, and Isaiah, 2.

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Alum News and Mike is taking classes for a new career. McHenry, Ill. (8)

’98 Calla Marie was born to Julie (Person) Johnson and Matt in October. She joins McKenna, 2. Julie and Matt teach at Minnehaha Academy: Matt teaches P.E. and health; Julie teaches business and psychology. Savage, Minn. (4)

’00 Abbot Nathaniel was born to Emily (Reese) Schueler and Mitchell in October on their 10th Anniversary. He joins Ayden, 7, Aubrey, 4, and Abram, 1.

Willmar, Minn.

’98 Zachary David was born to Elizabeth Stumbo Moore and Nathan in December 2009. He joins Ethan, 4. Cottage Grove, Minn. (5)

’01 Grace Marie was born to Tara (Anfenson) Rustad and Steve in March. Steve and Tara are teachers. North Minneapolis, Minn.

’98 Nels David was born to Sara (Olson) Neibergall and Matthew on Thanksgiving Day. He joins Olivia, 5, and Josie, 4. Matthew is an assistant professor of chemistry at Bethel University.

Blaine, Minn. (6)

’01 William (Will) Anders was born to Kristin (Heinmets) Sullivan and Matt in September. St. Paul, Minn. (9)

’98 Reese Samuel Phanor was born in August 2007 and adopted from Haiti by Sarah (Voorhees) Thacker and Dave in February 2010. Reese joins Dyson, 12, Sydney, 10, Josh, 9, and Landon 7. Sarah works parttime as a preschool teacher and an adoption consultant and coach.

(7) ’99 Eli Michael was born to Julianna (Pilman) Kozak and Michael. He joins Calah, 7 and Sariah, 3. Juli is a labor and delivery nurse,

’02 Calvin Robert was born to Johanna (Tiller) Fenton and C.J. in September. He joins Elsie, 3. Johanna is a writer/editor for The Seed Company, an affiliate of Wycliffe Bible Translators. ’02 Keziah Charisma Fry was born to Cheseray Elaine (Burton) and Nathan J. Fry. Fort Worth, Texas. ’05 Janae Olivia was born to Lynnette (Coffee) Medcalf and Myron ’05 in August, joining Jasmine, 2. Woodbury, Minn.

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’07 Caleb Daniel Wallin was born to Felicia (Lindstedt) Wallin and Mike in August. He was welcomed by aunts Eva and Angie Lindstedt ’07. ’09 Benjamin Joseph was born to Caroline Smith (GS) and Joseph in September. Little Canada, Minn. (11)

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Deaths ’62 Christian Hainlen of Roseville, Minn., passed away in October.

He was a minister in Nebraska and Minnesota, and worked for the Bethel Office of Development. He ran three Twin Cities Marathons after age 65. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, June; seven children and their spouses; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and extended family.

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’65 John P. Olson passed away at the age of 70 in October. He pastored churches in North Dakota and Minnesota, worked for Lutheran Social Services as an intensive in-home family therapist, and served on the Lutheran Disaster Team following

Film Honor

Lucas Langworthy’s film Taking Aim was recently named Best Film at a film festival sponsored by The 1968 Project, a traveling exhibition exploring the events of that year. The film is a documentary that explores the origins of the American Indian Movement.

Langworthy, who received his Master’s in Communication from Bethel’s Graduate School in 2008, completed the project as a component to his graduate degree. Over the course of one year, he produced the film with input and feedback from his professors at Bethel and interviewed American Indian Movement leader Clyde Bellecourt as well as several other founders of the movement.

“I was inspired to take on this project because my passion is to show truth through film,” says Langworthy. “The story I told is one that is not widely known, so the story needed to be captured on film.”

Since leaving Bethel, Langworthy has begun teaching adjunct video production at North Central University in Minneapolis and says he is always looking for the next documentary project.

View Taking Aim at mnhs.org/people/1968.

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Bethel alumnus Lucas Langworthy prepares a microphone for American Indian Movement leader Clyde Bellecourt’s interview for Langworthy’s documentary Taking Aim.

Alum News Support for Zimbabwean Pastors

Bethel Seminary of the East alum Abiot Moyo ’05 recently presented his new book, Meet the New Pastors in Their New Churches, to the seminary’s library. At the presentation, Moyo and former adjunct faculty member John Lindsey shared that they began working on the book together to educate people on the struggles of not having proper places to train pastors in Zimbabwe. Moyo also hopes that the book will garner support and resources for the untrained pastors.

Moyo, a graduate of the master’s of divinity program, is a native of Zimbabwe.

“He was in line to become the Methodist Bishop of Zimbabwe and came to the U.S. for more education,” says Doug Fombelle, Seminary of the East’s dean and executive officer. Because of financial reasons, Moyo considered dropping out of seminary at one point. But with the help of Lindsey, Moyo was sponsored by the East Brookfield Baptist Church, which Lindsey pastored.

After Moyo’s graduation and Lindsey’s retirement as pastor, the two joined together on Moyo’s newly formed ministry, the Balm in Gilead Ministry International, which aims to plant churches, care for AIDS orphans, and provide leadership training in Zimbabwe. Moyo and Lindsey periodically take trips to Zimbabwe to receive updates on the improvements their ministry has made in the country.

Their work is gaining recognition. The prime minister of Zimbabwe sought out Moyo on one of his recent trips to Zimbabwe to commend him, give him government property to use for the ministry, and offer his blessings on Moyo’s work. the 1997 flood in Grand Forks.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Deanne; a son and daughter and their spouses; and five grandchildren. ’84 Rebecca (Schroeder) Knuth passed away from breast cancer in December at the age of 49 in Eden Prairie, Minn. She is survived by her husband of 11 years, Chuck; children Jacob and Jeana; her parents; and two brothers and a sister.

Devere Maxwell Ramsay, 85, passed away in December. She was the director of Christian education at several churches; an Instructor of Christian Education at Bethel Seminary; the author of many children’s books; and a contributor to other devotional literature. She was preceded in death by her husband, William M. Ramsay, and is survived by two sons and their spouses, and four grandsons.

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In early February, some 40 area high school and 60 college students played broomball in the inaugural Bethel BroomBowl Tournament played on Lake Valentine on the St. Paul campus. The event was intended to show prospective students what winter fun at Bethel looks like.

“Broomball is an important part of winter life at Bethel.

We wanted to start a tradition that would be fun for our current students and would also expose area high school students to an important college tradition.”

—Jay Fedje,

director of admissions

for Bethel’s College of Arts & Sciences