The Mustang Connection January 2022

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A PUBLICATION of THE MASTER’S UNIVERSITY

TMU STUDENT JOHNSON MUBIRU WANTS TO FAITHFULLY PREACH THE GOSPEL WHEN HE RETURNS HOME TO UGANDA.

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WELCOME to THE MUSTANG CONNECTION. WELCOME TO THE FIRST MUSTANG CONNECTION OF 2022. As we all think about our desires and goals for this new year, we thought it would be helpful to hear from one of our faculty members on the topic of New Year’s resolutions. The dean of our School of Biblical Studies, Dr. Thomas Halstead, has written a piece to help us focus our goals for 2022 on the things that matter most.

Speaking of new, this month’s edition also has a section highlighting TMU’s newest academic programs. We hope this will open the door for even more men and women to receive a Christcentered liberal arts education. We have also included an article about one of our current students, Johnson Mubiru, and his remarkable story of coming to saving faith, and later coming to Santa Clarita from his home in Uganda to be trained for ministry.

Don’t forget that you can subscribe to the magazine at masters.edu/magazine.

C O V E R P H OT O BY M A R I LY N C H O

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Right Out of the Gate

M A S T E R’S I N M I N I S T RY:

David & Eryn Lee O F F I C E H O U R S:

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Resolutions for the New Year – and the Rest of Your Life

by D R. T H O M A S H A L S T E A D

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Johnson Mubiru’s Ministry Mindset

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New Year, New Academic Programs

Just Catching Up

Alumni Job Board January

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D R . A B N E R C H O U WA S A F E AT U R E D S P E A K E R AT THIS MONTH’S TRUTH & LIFE CONFERENCE.

02 The Master’s University Athletics Hall of Honor will induct three new members on Jan. 29. This year’s inductees are Emily Pedersen (Bruton), women’s soccer 2007-10 … Ryan Zamroz, men’s basketball 2005-09 … and Erin Perperoglou (Buescher), women’s basketball 2000-01. TMU’s Hall of Honor was created to celebrate athletes who have clearly demonstrated a commitment to Christ and Scripture as well as athletic excellence, faithfully representing what TMU Athletics aims to achieve within The Master’s Way. For a complete list of TMU’s Hall of Honor members, visit gomustangs.com/hall-of-honor.

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03 On Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. TMU will host The Master's Chorale On-Campus Concert. Dr. Paul Plew will be leading, and alumni are invited to close the concert by joining in singing “You Are the Light.” Tickets must be purchased in advance at masters.edu/music.

TMU’s annual Truth & Life Conference gives our campus community the opportunity to sit under the teaching of Scripture. This year’s theme was “Tactics: Practical Strategies for Being an Agent of Influence.” Between Dr. John MacArthur’s opening session and Dr. Abner Chou’s conclusion, guest speaker Greg Koukl encouraged our students with methods for wise gospel witness.

04 Creation Summit 2022, “Small World: God's Design for Insects, Parasites and Microorganisms,” is happening at TMU on Feb. 26.

This conference, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature presentations by Dr. Joe Francis, Dr. Matthew Ingle, and special guest Dr. Jeremy Blaschke. There will also be a research showcase for TMU students. Register at masters.edu/events.

FA C U LT Y

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UPCOMING

EVENTS JANUARY 28

DR. GREG GIFFORD’s newest book, “Heart & Habits: How We Change for Good,” was named the 2021 biblical counseling book of the year by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). In its announcement article, ACBC wrote, “[Y]ou will learn what the Bible says about your habits and how God uses your habits to help you change. … Let the principles learned in this book help you to get the balance of heart and habits right, so you can experience lasting change— change for good.” Learn more at heartandhabits.com.

OPERA CONCERT JANUARY 29

ATHLETICS HALL OF HONOR INDUCTION CEREMONY FEBRUARY 2-8

Late last month, DR. MATTHEW MCLAIN’s most recent scholarly article was published in the Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. The article was co-authored with TMU student Charles Frederico and is titled, “First Occurrence of a Giant Sea Cow (cf. Hydrodamalis cuestae) from the Pliocene Pico Formation of Santa Clarita, Southern California.” It can be read for free online.

DISNEY WEEK FEBRUARY 11

FAITH ON THE FIELD FEBRUARY 21

DR. TODD BOLEN (biblical studies) spoke at Jerusalem University College’s online seminar, Transitions in the Land, which happened Jan. 8-9. The event featured presentations on turning points in biblical history, and Bolen’s talk focused on the transitional period between Saul and David. In Bolen’s words, “[1-2 Samuel] is fascinating in its detailed geographical record of David’s journeys in the wilderness, Shephelah, and Philistia. At the same time, this narrative also provides intriguing insights into David’s patience in exile, his pattern as the Lord’s anointed, and his prophetic psalms of faith.”

DR. GRANT HORNER (renaissance and reformation studies) recently traveled to San Francisco to visit Donum Dei Classical Academy, a school he helped start three years ago. On this visit, he spoke on how to work as a Christian in a secular context, and he also put on a one-day training for the teachers on the art of Socratic dialogue.

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THE MASTER'S CHORALE ON-CAMPUS CONCERT FEBRUARY 26

CREATION SUMMIT

COMMUNITY BEST OF

THE WEB VIDEO

Watch at masters.edu/tmu-media

MASTER’S IN MINISTRY

DAVID & ERYN LEE FACULTY FOCUS: DR. GRANT HORNER

PODCASTS

EP. 14: PROF. TODD KOSTJUK ON PERSONAL FINANCE PRINCIPLES

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EP. 129: TRULY BEHOLDING IMMANUEL, GOD WITH US

NEWS ARTICLES

EP. 12: AN INTERVIEW WITH CAMPUS PASTOR HARRY WALLS

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IN 2016, AFTER ESTABLISHING AN ACBC CERTIFIED BIBLICAL COUNSELOR TRAINING CENTER AT OUR CHURCH IN RESEDA, CALIFORNIA, THE LORD

Dr. Nathan Busenitz of The Master’s Seminary spoke in TMU’s chapel during the fall semester on the definition of biblical success. He emphasized the necessity of a right mindset, a right motivation and a right measure.

PROVIDED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO START A BIBLICAL COUNSELING CENTER AT FIRST CHURCH IN RIPON, CALIFORNIA. I am the director of biblical

counseling at First Church. First Church is over 100 years old, located in California's northern central valley, and situated in a predominantly Dutch farming community. Since 2016, the First Church Counseling Center has counseled nearly

TMU is launching eight new online degrees in 2022 and 2023. Read this recent article to learn more about these programs and about the philosophy behind TMU Online.

300 people from 65 different churches through the sufficiency of God’s Word in transforming hearts, marriages and lives for the glory of Christ.

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First Baptist Church of Ceres

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Valley Bible Church of Merced

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organizations (Christian high school, pregnancy center, department of corrections, nursing home, gospel mission) through a two-year biblical counseling program (with a number of them now ACBC certified biblical counselors); as well as teaching adult classes to over 250 people at First Church on marriage, parenting, conflict resolution, biblical discernment, and heaven and hell. I have also been an adjunct professor of biblical counseling at TMU since 2009. My wife, Eryn, serves at First Church as an ACBC certified biblical counselor and leads

305 Boesch Drive, Ripon, CA 95366 David Lee, Director of Biblical Counseling

510 W. Main Street, Ripon, CA 95366 David Morris, Pastor

705 Paradise Road, Modesto, CA 95351 Scott Bird, Pastor

2735 Fifth Street, Ceres, CA 95307 Dick Conners, Pastor-Teacher

854 I Street, Hickman, CA 95323 Andrew Woodfield, Senior Pastor Andrew Callaway, Assistant Pastor

3312 G Street, Merced, CA 95340 Steven Gatdula, Pastor-Teacher

2222 E. Olive Avenue, Merced, CA 95340 Rick Hoppe, Senior Pastor

Evergreen Community Center, San Jose, CA 95135 Christian Zorio, Lay-Leader

2260 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583 Sam Lee, Pastor

the women’s discipleship ministry. Pray that God would continue to use the First Church biblical counseling ministry in ways that bring Christ the most glory, and that my back and neck issues would improve, Lord willing.

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WELL, IT’S JANUARY, AND THAT USUALLY MEANS NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. Perhaps we want to lose weight, or we want to go to the gym more often. We may want to have more consistent devotional times, or to be kinder to our spouse. Resolutions can be just about anything. The unfortunate thing about resolutions is they usually don’t last. Oh, we may try and keep them for a week or two, or maybe even a month, but eventually they end, and we go on with life like we never made them.

However, there’s nothing wrong with making resolutions or setting goals. We need to continually have goals or we will never grow, particularly on the spiritual front. I would like to recommend some goals, and not just for the new year, but for the rest of your life.

The first comes from Romans 12:2: “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (LSB). These commands are both present tense and passive, which means we are to avoid being continually conformed by the world, and, we are to continually be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Both are given as an imperative we must be committed to.

by DR. THOMAS HALSTEAD

The only way to be renewed in our minds is through the Word of God. So one key goal we should have is to be regularly in God’s Word so that the Spirit of God can be transforming us. There are 260 chapters in the New Testament, and if we read three chapters a day, we could read through the New Testament in three months. I think if we did that, the Holy Spirit would definitely be transforming our minds.

And remember that the mind changes behavior, so our behavior would also be changing. It probably wouldn’t take more than 15-20 minutes per day to read three chapters.

OK, you decided to do this and read three chapters a day, and now you’ve completed three months. What do you do now? Start over again. If you continued this process, you could read the New Testament four times in a year. That would definitely have transforming effects on you and impact your life.

Let’s say you are really determined and want to read the entire Bible through in one year. There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament, so if you read three chapters a day there, you could finish reading in October and still have time left to read Proverbs, Psalms or some other book again. What a joy it would be to read through the Old Testament once and the New Testament four times, and it would take you about 30 minutes per day. This would be a wonderful goal.

The second goal, or set of goals, is found in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. It says, “Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” While the first goal was action oriented, these goals are more attitudinal.

Rejoicing always is not based on outer circumstances but is rooted in the fact that the believer is “in Christ” and receives all the blessings flowing from that union. Christian joy flows from what the believer knows to be true about God and our relationship with Him. The word “always” is placed first in Greek and indicates that no matter what the trial or pain or affliction, our true joy in the midst of adversity

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THE ACT OF PRAYER IS INTERMITTENT; THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER SHOULD BE CONSTANT. THIS WILL THEN MANIFEST ITSELF IN REPEATED UTTERANCES OF PRAYER TO GOD. OUR PRAYING THEN WILL NOT BE LIMITED BY TIME OR PLACE OR RESTRICTED TO SET HOURS OF PRAYER. will not only give God glory but will be an example for others to emulate. Look at some other passages that discuss joy: “Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials” (James 1:2).

“We also boast in our afflictions” (Romans 5:3).

“In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials” (1 Peter 1:6).

Think about that last passage: Peter says that we wouldn’t have trials if they weren’t necessary.

Necessary for what? Necessary in God’s mind for our spiritual growth. In other words, everything we face is absolutely necessary, in God’s wisdom, for us. If it wasn’t necessary for us, it wouldn’t happen.

The second command is to pray without ceasing.

Again, the emphasis is on “without ceasing.” What Paul means is that we must never stop praying regardless of the situation or circumstance. Paul said: “Being devoted to prayer” (Romans 12:12).

“Praying at all times with all prayer and petition in the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:18).

“Devote yourselves to prayer” (Colossians 4:2).

The act of prayer is intermittent; the spirit of prayer should be constant. This will then manifest itself in repeated utterances of prayer to God. Our praying then will not be limited by time or place or restricted to set hours of prayer. We will be able to pray at any time, in any place, in any way, for anything. So if we’re driving to work and see an accident, we can pray for that. If we hear or read of a situation to pray for, we can do it immediately. It’s the attitude of being in constant prayer.

The third command, and a worthy New Year’s resolution, is to be thankful in all things. “In all things” is also emphatic and means that the Christian should not meet adverse circumstances with a stoic resignation, but with a spirit of unfailing gratitude.

When we realize that God works all things out for good to those who know and love Him and are submitted to His will (Romans 8:28), thanksgiving becomes a glorious reality for us. We cannot only say “amen,” but “hallelujah” also. Unthankfulness will lead to bitterness, but thankfulness will lead to humility and submission. We need to be known by our constant thankfulness, and this should characterize us even in times of great anxiety, fear, worry, stress, and affliction.

So, let’s set goals that will cause transformation in our lives: (1) reading the Word every day, (2) always rejoicing, (3) constantly being in an attitude of prayer and (4) in everything giving thanks.

May God bless us all.

DR. THOMAS HALSTEAD Dean, School of Biblical Studies

A SHORT READING LIST

on GENETICS

Read these books with biblical discernment. Becoming informed on this topic sometimes requires reading authors who write from different worldviews than the one upheld at TMU.

More Than A Monkey: The Human-Chimp DNA Similarity Myth JEFFREY TOMKINS Dr. Tompkins is a former director of the DNA Sequencing Lab at Clemson University. He brings to bear his knowledge and expertise in DNA structure and manipulation to totally demolish the often repeated use of chimp and human DNA similarity as evidence for evolution.

Epigenetics: The Ultimate Mystery of Inheritance RICHARD C. FRANCIS Francis reveals many examples found in nature where the sequence of DNA has not been changed, but the functionality of much of the genome changes in such a way that may be inherited from one generation to another. The author is an evolutionist but unwittingly provides evidence from epigenetics that places a severe obstacle to evolutionary explanations.

The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance NESSA CAREY The author is a researcher in the field of neuroscience. She, like Mr. Francis above, provides numerous examples of how epigenetic changes in the DNA affect gene regulation and how these changes may be inherited. Again, in so doing, she unwittingly provides ample evidence for design in living organisms.

The DNA Question: Where Does the Information Come From?

STEPHEN O. SEARFOSS Searfoss tackles the information content of DNA and asks the important question of where the information comes from. The book is written on a high school level. It clearly describes DNA structure, replication and mutation, showing how one may know all about DNA without addressing the question of where the information comes from.

Genetic Entropy JOHN C. SANFORD Dr. Sanford is a former plant geneticist from Cornell University with over 70 scientific patents to his name, including the “gene gun,” a device used to inject DNA into plant cells. Sanford deals the deathblow to the theory of evolution. He clearly shows how mutations cannot build the information in DNA, but only destroy it. This is common knowledge among geneticists, but it is kept as a trade secret.

Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design STEPHEN C. MEYER Dr. Meyer does a masterful job of discussing the information content of the cell (in its DNA). He covers several theories of how information can form, but in the end concludes that intelligent design is the best explanation. He also discusses theories regarding the “RNA world” as the origin of genetic information.

Meyer uses established science to totally debunk this idea.

composed by DR. ROSS ANDERSON Professor, Biochemistry

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COVER STORY

P H OT O BY M A R K F I N S T E R

A MINISTRY MINDSET JOHNSON MUBIRU CAME TO TMU FROM UGANDA IN ORDER TO BE EQUIPPED TO RETURN AND SERVE HIS HOME COUNTRY.

by K A E LY N P E A Y

In Johnson Mubiru’s mind, he was a Christian. He had been baptized as a baby. He knew how to pray to Mary. What more was there to Christianity than that, he thought.

But the missionaries in Mubiru’s village in Uganda – Shannon and Danielle Hurley – viewed Christianity as something very different. And the Lord used their ministry to open Mubiru’s eyes to see that salvation comes through faith in Christ alone, as Scripture teaches.

Since then, Mubiru has developed a zeal to share this message with others. He is now nearing the completion of the five-year Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity cooperative program through The Master’s University and Seminary, where faithful professors have built on the foundation laid by the Hurleys’ ministry. When Mubiru graduates, he hopes to return to Uganda to help train pastors who will spread the gospel throughout his home country.

“Uganda needs more churches that are committed to the sufficiency and authority of Scripture," Mubiru says. "There's a big opportunity to be a witness." *** Graduating from seminary is a noteworthy achievement under any circumstance. But for Mubiru, the prospect is particularly inspiring.

Mubiru grew up in rural Uganda, one of 11 siblings in a family that subsisted on agriculture. When he was a teenager, he dropped out of school, left home and began to live on his own.

“I wanted to be my own man,” Mubiru says. “I pursued the world as much as I could, without anybody interfering with my life.”

At the time, he says he “didn’t care about anybody.” But he did care about soccer. And there was one family in the village that had plenty of soccer balls: the Hurleys.

Shannon and Danielle, graduates of TMU, founded Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries in Uganda in 2002. They moved the ministry to Kubamitwe village

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DURING HIS TIME IN SECONDARY SCHOOL, MUBIRU REALIZED THAT HE WANTED TO GO INTO FULL-TIME MINISTRY.

seven years later. But their message wasn’t something Mubiru was initially interested in; he already thought of himself as a Christian.

“The first person to share the gospel with me was Anthony Basaba, who works with Shannon and is also a TMU graduate,” Mubiru says. “He tried to show me that salvation does not come through praying to Mary or through dead saints; salvation is through the Lord Jesus Christ alone. He talked about being ‘born again.’

I hated that term. It sounded like one of the stupidest things I’d ever heard.”

Still, Mubiru wanted a soccer ball. He asked Basaba if he could have one, and the answer was “yes” — if Mubiru wrote a letter and brought it to the church meeting in the Hurleys’ living room. So Mubiru did.

But he came away from the meeting with something much more important: a Bible.

“That opened up conversations,” Mubiru says. “I started coming by to play soccer with some of the young men who were there. Of course, their lives were different.

They loved the Lord. They respected people. I didn’t do either of those things.”

Then Mubiru attended a pastors conference, where he heard Shannon preach on Romans 1-4. Hearing clearly from Scripture how no one is righteous, Mubiru realized for the first time that he really wasn’t a Christian.

“I started reading the Bible they gave me,” Mubiru says, “and I started praying, ‘God, please, I need You to save me.’”

Mubiru started studying the Gospel of Matthew with Basaba and attending the Hurleys’ church. He began to see the person of Jesus and the saving work He had

accomplished. After about a year, Mubiru remembers saying to Basaba, “I need to be baptized.”

“I knew the Lord had saved me,” says Mubiru, who was 18 at the time.

His favorite verse came to be Acts 4:12: “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved” (LSB).

Shannon Hurley remembers going by Mubiru’s hut and seeing “in Christ alone” freshly written on the door.

But Mubiru didn’t live there much longer. Instead, he went to live with the Hurleys, who helped him learn English so he could return to school.

For Mubiru, the prospect of resuming his education was both “fun and scary.” It meant being an 18-yearold among 13-year-olds. But as he grew in his faith and sought the Lord, his desire to make Scripture known to others grew, too. And he felt that in order to minister most effectively, he needed an education.

So, Mubiru began attending a public boarding school to receive the six years of secondary education he had missed. In Shannon Hurley’s words, Mubiru soon became a “star student.” And besides the academics, the school also proved to be a great context for evangelism.

“It was a huge opportunity for me to set up Bible studies and reach out to kids,” Mubiru says. “I loved reaching out to people. I started reaching out to my parents to share the gospel with them.”

Through the process, Mubiru realized he desired to be

in full-time ministry. So when he finished secondary school, he looked for an institution where he could be equipped more thoroughly.

“We started to see that this guy was radical for Christ,” Hurley says. “So we worked it out that he could go to The Master’s University and then come back here to Uganda to make an impact.”

In fall 2017, Mubiru traveled from Uganda to Santa Clarita to attend TMU. There, he enrolled in the five-year Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity cooperative program.

“It’s been crazy tough,” he says of the program’s rigorous pace. “But I’m glad I’ve done it.”

Due to the unprecedented nature of 2020, Mubiru’s five-year plan has turned into a six-year plan; he’s on track to graduate in 2023. This semester will mark the end of his classes at TMU, which means leaving behind professors he has grown close to.

“Dr. (William) Varner and Dr. (Abner) Chou have become really dear to me,” Mubiru says.

Mubiru, likewise, has become dear to the TMU community. As Varner observes, “Really, how can you not love Johnson Mubiru? He is genuine. He is fervent for the Lord. I love having him in my classes.”

Mubiru still plans to return to Uganda after finishing school. He believes the country needs faithful teachers of Scripture, and he hopes to pass along the Bibleexalting education he has received.

“One of the things I appreciate is how seriously all of my professors take the Word of God,” Mubiru says.

“They trust that the Bible is God’s Word. At both TMU and TMS, my professors love the Lord, and I’ve seen how they care about us. Being here has been a wonderful experience.”

MUBIRU, CENTER, WITH THE HURLEYS AT LOS ANGELES

KAELYN PEAY is a writer in the marketing department at The Master’s University.

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON HIS FIRST DAY IN THE U.S.

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new year new programs TMU has added new market-relevant degrees, opening the door for more men and women to receive a Christ-centered liberal arts education.

Engineering & Computer Science Directors:

Prof. David Crater (engineering) Dr. John Eickemeyer (computer science)

School:

DR. JOHN BECK

School of Science, Mathematics, Technology & Health

New Degrees/Emphasis:

B.S. in Electrical Engineering B.S. in Computer Engineering B.S. in Mechanical Engineering B.S. in Computer Science (new emphasis in Artificial Intelligence)

Sample Career Paths: Nuclear, Aerospace or Automotive Engineer

Contracting Civil Engineer Research and Development Engineer Machine Learning Engineer

Entrepreneurial Studies

Sample Courses:

Director:

Thermodynamics

Dr. John Beck

Kinematics and Robotics Fluid Mechanics Machine Design CAD and SolidWorks

Computer and Information Research Scientist

Computer Architecture

Network Architect

Digital System Design

Information Security Analyst

Microelectronics

Software Developer

Signals and Systems

Programmer

Electromagnetics

Semiconductors

Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Engineer

School:

School of Business & Communication

Degree:

B.A. in Entrepreneurial Studies

Sample Career Paths:

Sample Courses:

Faith-Based Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Business as Missions

Organizational Communication

Entrepreneur

Missional Entrepreneurship

Read more about the programs at masters.edu/engineering

Corporate Social Responsibility Careers

Read more about Prof. Crater at masters.edu/crater

Entrepreneurial Education

Innovation and

Leadership Principles and Strategic Management Human Resource Management Business Law Business Ethics Strategic Marketing Entrepreneurial Finance

Read more about the program at masters.edu/entrepreneurial-studies Learn more about Dr. Beck at masters.edu/john-beck-AOD

PROF. DAVID CRATER

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Interdisciplinary Studies Director:

Dr. Whitney Gamble-Smith DR. MITCH HOPEWELL

School:

Pearl C. Schaffer School of Education

Degree:

Online

B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies

Sample Career Paths: Sample Combinations: Entrepreneur

Business + Classical Liberal Arts

Musician

Entrepreneurship + Political Studies

Accountant

Strategic Marketing + Communication

Financial Advisor Marketing Specialist Social Worker Teacher Pastor Missionary

Pre-Med + Biblical Counseling Engineering + Finance Education + English Geoscience + Business Sport Science + Global Studies

Business Consultant Read more about the program at masters.edu/interdisciplinary-studies Read more about Dr. Gamble-Smith at masters.edu/gamble-smith

Director:

Dr. Mitch Hopewell

School:

School of Online Education

New Degrees/Sample Career Paths: B.S. in Accounting (Spring 2022) Certified Public Accountant Financial Analyst

B.A. in Cinema & Digital Arts (Fall 2022) Screenwriter Director B.A. in Creative Writing & Publishing (Spring 2023) Publication Screenwriter B.S. in Finance (Fall 2022) Chief Financial Officer Financial Analyst B.A. in Journalism (Spring 2023) Sports Journalist Travel Writer B.A. in Marketing (Spring 2022) Sales & Marketing Director Head of Design Team B.A. in Marketing Media (Spring 2022) Social Media Strategist Graphic Designer Advertising B.A. in Public Relations (Fall 2022) Public Relations Manager Marketing Director Read more about these programs at masters.edu/8-new-online-programs Read more about Dr. Hopewell at masters.edu/hopewell

DR. WHITNEY GAMBLE-SMITH

Sport Management Director:

Dr. Wayne Rasmussen

School:

School of Business & Communication

Degree:

B.A. in Sport Management

Sample Career Paths:

Sample Courses:

Sports Facility Director

Event Management in Sport

Athletic Director

History, Sociology and

Sports Agent

Psychology of Sport

Sports Marketing Director

Sport Ethics

Sports Scout/Recruiter

Sport Finance

Sports Information Director

Legal Aspects of Sport Management

Gameday Operations Manager

Sports Broadcaster

Data Analytics in Sport

The Sports Ministry Movement

MASTERS.EDU/APPLY ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT 661.362.2363

21726 Placerita Canyon Road Santa Clarita, CA 91321

Read more about the program at masters.edu/sport-management Read more about Dr. Rasmussen at masters.edu/rasmussen

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DR. WAYNE RASMUSSEN

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COMMUNITY

FROM THE DESK OF

DR. JOHN STEAD

Dear Friends of TMU: It is hard to believe that the fall semester, Christmas and New Years are behind us. Classes started as planned on Jan. 16, and the campus has been busy. The winter term began on Jan. 4 and ran through Jan. 13. There was also Truth & Life, TMU’s annual Bible conference. This year, Dr. John MacArthur, Dr. Abner Chou and Greg Koukl taught on “Tactics” in sharing one’s faith.

This time of year also means that winter sports are in full swing. This includes men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s swimming. Our spring sports are also getting started, and TMU Opera is set to perform on Jan. 28.

All of this to say, the year has barely begun and there is already so much to be praying about. Please partner with us in praying for these precious students. These young men and women are busy excelling in their academics, studying God’s Word, competing on the court and the field, and forming important peer relationships.

Please pray that God would continue to work in their hearts and to help them see Christ more clearly — and to love Him all the more dearly. They are being prepared during these years for lives of enduring faithfulness to Christ and Scripture.

They are also being equipped to serve the church in these dark days. Please also pray for TMU as we firmly hold “For Christ & Scripture” and “Christ in All Things” as the foundation of our ministry.

Sincerely,

Dr. John Stead TMU EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

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kate busman tmu connection Kate graduated from TMU in 2020 with a degree in business administration and an emphasis in marketing.

where she's at

mario & sarah castrejon

Valencia, California

on the job She works as the administrative assistant to the chief information officer at TMU.

favorite memory of tmu I’m so grateful to TMU for helping me meet some of my lifelong friends who have continued to point me to Christ. I’m so blessed to have met such genuine friends who have invested in my life. They helped me form some of my best college memories, including IBEX, where I was able to study in the land of the Bible.

how can the tmu community pray for you?

I would love prayers to continue growing in wisdom and discernment and to exemplify Christ’s love by serving those around me.

tmu connection Sarah graduated in 2014 with a degree in biblical studies. Mario graduated in 2015 with a degree in biological science.

children Liam - 2 Adele - Due in March

where they’re at Santa Clarita, California

on the job Mario is a senior marketing manager at Scorpion.

Sarah is a homemaker and a freelance SEO consultant.

favorite memory of tmu One of Sarah’s favorite moments was getting to see Galilee during her semester at TMU’s Israel Bible Extension program in 2013, learning about the rich biblical history there while walking where Jesus and His disciples walked.

Some of Mario’s best memories from TMU are of adventures and conversations with fellow students who have become lifelong friends.

how can the tmu community pray for you?

Please pray that God would grant us wisdom in navigating through life’s current circumstances as we grow our family and develop our careers.

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The M U S T A N G C O N N E C T I O N

SCHOLARSHIP HIGHLIGHT

THE LEGACY SOCIETY The Master’s University Legacy Society began in 2011 to recognize supporters of the University who have committed a portion of their estate to further the vision of TMU. Since then, more than 180 friends of Master’s have joined Dr. and Mrs. John MacArthur as members of the Legacy Society. By including TMU in their estate plans, these special friends have treated the University like family. As family, these members receive invitations to campus opportunities, including private events, and access to estate planning resources.

Learn more at masters.edu/give/legacy-society.

CREATION SUMMIT 2022 small world:

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F E B R U A RY 2 6, 2 0 2 2 N E W H A L L, C A Early Registration $30 | Students $10

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