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Student Life staff provides leadership in CCCU and in Italy Abroad Semester
February 17, 2009

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Dr. Peter Held, Vice President for Student Life, announced the involvement of his department in leadership roles with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and with Bryan's Italy Abroad program.

CCCU 2009 Campus Ministers Conference, February 4-8, Rancho Capistrano, California


Matt Benson, Dean of Spiritual Formation, served on the CCCU Commission for Campus Ministry, the leadership team for the 2009 Campus Ministers Conference for those involved in the spiritual formation areas on campuses across the nation. Matt said that the two-fold focus at this year’s conference was (1) shalom theology as a basis for kingdom perspectives on diversity and (2) soul care for those in campus ministry.  Pictured are the four student life staff members who attended the conference; three were involved in conference leadership:
  • (left to right) Danielle Rebman, Jessi Hundley, Ben Norquist, Matt BensonIn addition to being a member of the conference's leadership team, Matt Benson also led a session entitled, “Global Partnering: Innovative Resources and Ideas for Positioning Campuses for Global Impact.”
  • Ben Norquist, Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation, led a session entitled, “Incarnational Living: Moving Students Beyond Outreach to Consider How to Live Redemptively in Local Communities.”
  • Jessi Hundley, Associate for Worship and Discipleship, served as co-leader of conference worship along with Andrea Saccoccio of International Justice Mission.
Matt said of the conference, “Not only did this event represent a strategic opportunity for professional development for our own staff but we were also able to enrich other CCCU schools through sharing many of the unique and innovative initiatives our Spiritual Formation staff has developed. Among CCCU schools, Bryan College is increasingly being seen as a leader and innovator for our creative and faithful attentiveness to the soul that is at the heart of our educational community.”

CCCU Commission for Senior Student Development Officers

Dr. Peter Held is currently serving on the Commission for Senior Student Development Officers that is organizing the 2009 Senior Student Development Officers Conference to be held March 4 in Denver, CO.  Dr. Held will present a devotional talk at the conference. In addition, Dr. Held is involved with this Commission as it provides direction for the Feb 24, 2010, International Forum on Christian Higher Education in Atlanta.
 

Bryan’s Partnership with Saints Bible Institute, San Lorenzo, Italy

Danielle Rebman, Associate for Spiritual Formation, provided key leadership to Bryan’s Italy Abroad program. On January 29, Danielle accompanied 10 students as they flew to Italy and settled into their semester program at Saints Bible Institute. While there, Danielle led strategic meetings with SBI to consider ways to expand Bryan’s Italy semester program and to explore other opportunities. A result of these meetings was that Bryan’s Acts Project, an innovative missions program involving students in a semester-long missions course and a 2-6-month professional internship in missions around the world, will hold its summer debrief sessions on SBI’s campus in August.