CU eNewsletter October 2009

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Cornerstone University exists to empower men and women to excel as influencers in our world for Christ by offering a student-focused learning community where Jesus Christ is central.

CU eNews Table of Contents Fall Student Phonathon Servant Leader Awards Legacy Awards Dinner - October 27 Give a Gift Online Cornerstone University Fall Semester Chapel Schedule Dr. Joe Stowell Publishes New Book New CU Provost Publishes Third Book Quick Links www.cornerstone.edu www.cornerstone.edu/alumni Contact Us Email Us

Fall Student Phonathon Between Oct. 26 - Nov. 5, Cornerstone University students will be calling alumni and friends to raise support for Project Launch.

Project Launch is a two-year

October, 2009 Dear Allison, Welcome to the first edition of the Cornerstone University eNewsletter. It is our hope that you keep our students, faculty, and staff in your prayers as we work together to build lives that matter.

We invite you to join us for a University Chapel that is held on Tuesday each week from 10:00 - 11:00 am in the Bernice Hansen Athletic Center. This is a time for the Cornerstone University community to come together and worship. Would you join us? Please contact our office at advancement@cornerstone.edu so we can welcome you as a guest to our campus.

Cornerstone University Fall Semester Chapel Schedule Come worship with us!

October 2 Praise Chapel 4 Evensong

Project Launch is a two-year campaign that seeks to fund initial aspects of our long-term vision. Funds from this project go towards urban, missionary kids and International scholarships, chapel enhancements, academic scholarships, media facilities, faculty offices and more. Your partnership enables us to empower men and women to excel as influencers in our world for Christ by offering a student-focused learning community where Jesus Christ is central.

Please consider partnering with us this year by pledging your support during the fall Student Phonathon! Your gift will make a difference.

Servant Leader Awards Cornerstone students Stephen Winkelman and Ashley DeWitt received the Student Leader Award during the Sept. 9 convocation service on campus.

The award honors students “entering their senior year who have demonstrated servant leadership on campus and/or in the Grand Rapids community,” said Larry Rice, director of community life.

Both Winkelman and DeWitt will receive a $1,000 scholarship and $250 to donate to the charity of their choice.

The award was founded when William Reichardt, its creator, wanted to recognize students who engage in “behind-the-scenes” volunteer work, Rice said. Students are

6 University Chapel - Kurt Dillinger, President of LIFE Int'l 7 Kurt Dillinger, President of LIFE Int'l 9 Praise Chapel 11 Evensong 13 University Chapel - Dr. Stowell 14 Christine Mutch, Associate Dean of Discipleship 16 Praise Chapel 21 Dr. David Livermore, Director of the Global Learning Center at GRTS 23 Praise Chapel 25 Evensong 27 University Chapel - GO Week, Dr. George Murray, Chancellor of Columbia International University 28 GO Week - Dr. George Murray 30 Praise Chapel November 1 Evensong 3 University Chapel - Dr. Stowell 4 Dr. Chuck Swanson, Interim Vice President for Spiritual Formation 6 Praise Chapel 8 Evensong 10 University Chapel - Dr. Stowell 11 Dr. Chuck Swanson 13 Praise Chapel 15 Evensong 17 University Chapel - Dannah Gresh, Speaker & Author of Pure Freedom 18 Dannah Gresh, Speaker & Author of Pure Freedom 19 Praise Chapel - Thanksgiving 21 Evensong

December 1 University Chapel - Dr. Stowell 2 Dr. Ed Dobson, Author, Speaker & Pastor Emeritus of Calvary Church 4 Praise Chapel 6 Evensong 8 University Chapel - Dr. Chuck Swanson 9 Christine Mutch 11 Praise Chapel - Christmas 13 Evensong

work, Rice said. Students are nominated by faculty, staff and fellow students.

Dr. Joe Stowell Publishes New Book Jesus Nation

Legacy Awards Dinner - October 27 Every fall Cornerstone hosts the Legacy Dinner (undergraduate) and Legacy Luncheon (graduate) for scholarship recipients and donors. It is a special event bringing donors and students together. It is important for recipients to know that the scholarship funds they receive are a gift from people who want to impact their lives.

What does a Christian nation look like?

In Dr. Joe Stowell’s newest book Jesus Nation, he explains some of his ideas. “[It is about] facing the bewilderment of thinking that there has to be something more to life than what I am experiencing,” said Stowell, president of Cornerstone University. “The realization that I belong to an emerging nation of eternal proportions that dwarfs any earth bound identity, and I am learning to become an active participant in the greatest nation ever.”

He spent three years writing the 200-page book that was inspired by his realization that he desired to belong to Jesus’s nation, and living like the rest of the world means going nowhere fast.

“I have a deep desire to help Jesus followers realize that we are a part of his Kingdom and that as such we belong to a different nation that has a culture of its own with different attitudes, perspectives and values,” said Stowell who has authored more than 20 books.

If you would like more information on how to establish a scholarship to help Cornerstone and/or GRTS students, please contact Jeff Roloff at jeffrey_l_roloff@cornerstone.edu Stowell’s book further explores the Christian lifestyle and why it is or by phone at 616-254-1654. so important to be a part of God’s Kingdom.

Give a Gift Online Help support the mission of Cornerstone University

“For too many Christians, our identity is shaped by the country we live in, the color of our skin, our economic standing and our professions,” he said. “Jesus lifts us above all of that and gives us a new identity and a wonderful new way to live that reflects Jesus and his Kingdom. And while some of the Kingdom’s ways are rather radical, they are always the best way to live.”

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New CU Provost Publishes Third Book Dr. Rick Ostrander, Cornerstone University provost, recently released Why College Matters to God: A Student’s Introduction to the Christian College Experience, published by Abilene Christian University Press.

“My book is intended to help Christian college freshmen get started right by helping them to understand the unique purpose and value of a Christian college education,” said Ostrander. “The healthy Christian college seeks to help its students grow in all areas of their lives – spiritually, emotionally, professionally. It's about educating the whole person as a disciple of Christ.”

In his book, Ostrander explains what Christian higher education

In his book, Ostrander explains what Christian higher education is today by tracing the Christian college from its beginnings in colonial America to its current form. Ostrander also draws on the insights of a wide range of Christian philosophers, historians, scientists and theologians to affirm Christian higher education.

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