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A PUBLICATION of THE MASTER’S UNIVERSITY
CHRIST SAVED GRADUATE MADI MAITLAND THREE YEARS BEFORE THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HER FATHER. AMID THE PAIN, SHE HAS SHOWN REMARKABLE FAITH.
WELCOME to THE MUSTANG CONNECTION. THERE ARE FEW THINGS MORE ENCOURAGING THAN WATCHING AS A BELIEVER HOLDS FIRM TO THEIR FAITH IN THE MIDST OF AN INTENSE TRIAL. In this edition, you’ll meet Madi Maitland, a recent graduate of TMU who came to Christ after her freshman year. Three years later, her father died suddenly, and the resolve and faith Madi has shown, despite heartbreaking loss, has been a remarkable testimony. You’ll also receive an urgent message from interim president Dr. Abner Chou. Chou says Christianity is in crisis and that the decisions we make about higher education are central to the issue. You won’t want to miss this article. Lastly, we’d love to hear from you. The Lord has richly blessed TMU with faithful alumni exalting Christ and Scripture all around the world. Representatives of the University are regularly traveling and meeting with alumni to learn how we can pray for your work, family and ministry, as well as providing updates on how the Lord is working in and through TMU. If you live in California, please email us at alumni@masters.edu to schedule a time to meet for
coffee or lunch. If you live outside the state, please let us know that you would like to hear from us, and we will plan a time to meet when we are in your area. It would be our treat! C O V E R P H OT O BY M A R K F I N S T E R A N D RYA N M I L L E R
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Faith in the Face of Heartbreak
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Serving the Lord in South Africa
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CHRISTIANITY IS IN CRISIS. Years of self-help, therapeutic deism, bad teaching, entertainment and man-centered ideology have utterly emptied the church at large of sound doctrine. It has become an empty shell, and the mounting external pressure of our culture threatens to crush it. The church lacks the deep convictions necessary to stand. That said, outside threats, coercion and persecution are not even necessary to derail evangelicalism. Because the church has imbibed so much worldly thinking and perspective, it lacks discernment, willingly capitulates and even happily joins the world in its efforts. American Christianity is ready to implode. That which was to be the pillar of truth (1 Tim. 3:15) has eroded and is ready to collapse. Within this crisis is something that we might not perceive to be especially crucial: the choice of where to go for higher education. For most of us, we think of this decision as neutral. It really makes no difference if one goes to a Christian university, a school that is Christian in name only or a secular institution. The key is that one can get a job at the end of it. Everything 3
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else can be handled and negotiated. It really is a neutral decision; or so we think. But everything in life is theological. Everything must be taken under the lordship of Christ (2 Cor. 10:3-5). And the decision about which university to attend is no exception, especially since nothing about it is remotely neutral. Universities as an institution and industry are not neutral. The very purpose of undergraduate education in our society is to inculcate a particular way of thinking. That is precisely why a student cannot attain certain types of jobs right after high school. Employers assume that a college education solidifies a student’s reasoning so that he or she can operate rightly in the workforce. Just as vocational schools train individuals to work with their hands, so undergraduate education trains the mind. So, by design, universities work to ingrain a pattern of thought in their students. That is why every school does not merely offer classes in one’s major but has general education requirements
that shape how one writes, communicates, reasons and perceives society. Thus, universities are not neutral ground. They are purposed to push someone to a certain form of rationality. w Classrooms then are not neutral. Professors have academic freedom to express their convictions. They teach subjects from their perspective and draw students to their conclusions. At secular institutions, the viewpoint in the classroom will be anything but Christian. As the Washington Times reported, professors who identify as liberal outnumber those who hold more conservative values by 12 to one1. One Christian professor in a top secular university reports that if his colleagues knew of his faith, they would make his life difficult2. So, in a university designed to impress how to think, one will encounter an environment that will do everything it can to convince someone to think contrary to everything that his or her parents, pastor and church have labored tirelessly to instill in them. Is it the best use of resources, then, to pay for someone to contradict everything you stand for? Furthermore, is it the best use of resources to pay for getting less instruction than you need? After all, it is documented that because of the thought agenda of college campuses, most classes in one’s major are increasingly becoming more dedicated to political and cultural correctness than to actual training3. In what other situation would we pay more to not only get less of what we are paying for but also to get more of what we despise? Yet, that is the decision we often make in higher education. This is far from neutral. Dorms are not neutral. Headlines illustrate that this environment is far from benign. Drunkenness, partying, drugs and sexual immorality all pervade college housing. Confusion about gender issues will only make this worse in days to come4. We can never underestimate the power of influence in these environments. Bad company corrupts good morals (1 Cor. 15:33). We know the importance of holiness. It pleases God and is the way of life (Prov. 3:18). Would we ever want to
jeopardize that? The Scripture bemoans Lot’s time (cf. Gen 19:9, 14) in Sodom and Gomorrah for it tormented his soul (2 Pet. 2:8). Why would we ever put our young people there? Do we want to be a stumbling block to those in our care? This is not morally neutral. Conversations are not neutral. Sometimes we are confident that our young people will withstand the pressures of secular schooling. We may even prepare them to stand for their faith in the classroom. However, the influence of undergraduate education is not merely in the classroom. The sway of individual conversations that happen every day with faculty, staff and one’s fellow students is equally influential if not more powerful. In these interactions, subtle but profound shifts can occur. For example, someone might ask, “Well, do you really think this person can change? They don’t feel like they can.” The moment one accepts this idea, a shift of truth occurs. Truth becomes what one feels as opposed to what the Scripture says. Reality is based upon experience and not upon the Bible. That simultaneously displaces the authority of Scripture. The Bible is now subject to our thinking rather than the other way around. Likewise, sometimes people will say, “Well, isn’t it loving just to accept people the way they are?” Again, when one acknowledges this idea, one has changed the biblical definition of love which is based upon God’s standard and not sinful society (cf. 2 John 5-6). College campuses also appeal to a notion of justice that is far from the reflection of God’s character in holiness (Lev. 19:1; Deut. 10:17-18; 24:16). Faith is not just crushed in the classroom but changed in a thousand micro-conversations that happen every day. At that point, students can still confess Christ, but their faith has definitions of truth, authority, Scripture and various points of theological doctrine that are entirely different from what the Scriptures say. At best, this leaves the student vulnerable to error, if not embedded in a false version of Christianity. All of this personally impacts a student and those effects are not neutral. University is the transition to
1 https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/6/liberal-professors-outnumber-conservatives-12-1/ 2 http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-post-indiana-future-christian-religious-liberty-gay-rights/ 3 See https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/25/your-kids-would-be-better-off-feral-than-going-to-schools-that-make-them-anti-american-racists/ and https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Proposed-Reguations-to-ISBE-from-register_volume44_issue_37.pdf 4 See https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-advances-equality-inclusion-implementing-nonbinary-gender-identification; https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-charts-bold-path-for-equality-under-biden-administration; https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/diversity/Pages/LGBTQ-Centers.aspx
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adulthood. As such, it has massive ramifications upon the rest of one’s life. A person’s vocation, geographic location and lifestyle are determined in school. We could add on top of that: who they marry, their view on family, and their sense of parenting, each of which is developed in these years. Political philosophy and how one perceives society are also formed. There is a reason that society views college as the place where one’s thinking is completed. This is a transitional moment to that very end. What happens in undergraduate education exerts tremendous weight on the rest of one’s life. A shipwrecked faith can destroy one’s life (1 Tim. 1:19). Sins and mistakes in these four years can be baggage carried into one’s marriage, family, job and life. Furthermore, one may end up with a redefined Christianity, and that not only stays with someone in this life, but into eternity. The apostle John says his joy is watching his children walk in the truth (3 John 4). Few things are as painful as watching a life spent in a lie. Moreover, the accountability for all of that is eternal (Matt. 25:14-30). The results of education are not just for this life but forever. This is anything but neutral. The resulting impact isn’t neutral, either. No man is an island. As we have seen, university — by design, operation and impact — shapes a person. And universities do not merely shape one person, but many. As such, this impacts the global church. Francis Schaeffer astutely noted that the flow of ideas comes from the academy down to the church5. We can observe this. Why does the church embrace postmodernism, leading to the downgrading of the authority of Scripture? Why does the church entertain critical theory, which looks at society in a way contrary to Scripture (cf. Deut. 24:16; Ezek. 18:1-32)? Why does the church use the language of deconstructionism and hermeneutical relativism in saying, “What does this mean to you?” Why has the church shifted the emphasis of the gospel from salvation and sin (1 Cor. 15:1-5) to self-help and the rectification of society? All of these ideas have been taught in universities, and it was there that people warmed to them. Hence,
when these ideas finally confronted the church, the church did not discern through them but accepted them because that is what its members were taught. We know that the church is in crisis, but what we must also know is that the decision about higher education is not unrelated. Rather, it is at the heart of the issue. We have permitted generations to be equipped in such a way as to make this downfall happen. So, if the classrooms, dorms, conversations and personal impacts of a university are not neutral, what makes us think the decision about where to send our children for school is neutral? Nothing about it is neutral. When we choose a school so that our child can attain prestige or a job, we are equally deciding that we want that institution to shape the way they think and live, ultimately setting a course for their life. This inherently is a theological decision, a discipleship decision, one that involves our God-given responsibility as parents and spiritual leaders, one for which we must give account before God, and thus one that demands our careful thought. True Christian higher education exists so that we do not have to make an either-or decision. It is not that a student will either have a bad education or face an environment hostile to his or her convictions. Rather, a student can have a good education in an environment that solidifies his or her convictions. This makes financial sense. Why invest so much resource into an education where a vast majority of it is contrary to what you have taught? This makes pragmatic sense. Why have a student waste time in curriculum more about an agenda and less about the actual subject matter? Most importantly, all of this makes theological sense. University, by design, is the place that completes the way an individual thinks. We want our young people to think the way the Bible thinks. We want them to think about the world, society, marriage, family, vocation, church and all of life the way God has revealed from beginning (Gen. 1:1) to end (Rev. 22:21) so that their lives now and forever are worthwhile for them and before God (2 Cor. 5:10).
5 Francis A. Schaeffer, The God Who Is There: Speaking Historic Christianity into the Twentieth Century (Chicago: Inter-varsity Press, 1968), 8.
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All of this goes back to truth. An education undergirded by Scripture is consistent with the biblical truth our children have been taught and builds upon it. This kind of education is coherent. Since classes do not contradict or compete with each other, a student’s instruction compounds to give the deepest and richest understanding of one’s life and major. This heightens one’s effectiveness in the world. An education based on biblical truth forms convictions that are needed for one’s personal life, family, vocation, the church and one’s participation in the plan of God. An education based on Scripture makes the most sense. Deuteronomy 6 reminds us that part of our love for God (Deut. 6:5) is instructing young people in God’s Word (Deut. 6:7). From Israel’s foundation, God stated that a biblical education was crucial for the nation and a powerful demonstration of devotion to God. May we have the greatest urgency in giving our students a holistic education, from beginning to end.
A SHORT READING LIST
on CREATION The Genesis Flood
JOHN C. WHITCOMB & HENRY M. MORRIS
This is a classic book that converted many believing scientists to the Young Earth creationist view. It is also powerful because a theologian (Whitcomb) worked together with a creation scientist (Morris) to proclaim both Genesis as a historical book and the flood as global. It set an important example for how creationists can and should work with theologians who believe in the straightforward reading of Scripture.
Faith, Form, and Time KURT P. WISE
A classic that should be read by everyone who wants to study creation. Wise openly attended Harvard as a creationist. His commitment to a Scripture-first approach provides an example of how a scientist should approach his or her understanding of creation and the study of it through science.
The Young Earth JOHN MORRIS
An important and short volume which lays out the basic tenets of Young Earth creationism (written by the son of Dr. Henry Morris). Should be part of reading at the secondary school level and above.
Devotional Biology KURT P. WISE
We use this volume in some of our biology courses at TMU. I know of no other creation biology textbook that teaches creation from the attributes of God. This approach makes sense; God is life and He and His attributes can lay the foundation for understanding life and the study of life. Some footnotes in this volume contain a multitude of scriptural references.
The Quest for the Historical Adam WILLIAM VanDOODEWAARD
This text by theologian and pastor William VanDoodwaard presents an in-depth academic and biblical defense of the historical Adam. The research work is impeccable and very thorough. A great reference book for defenders of the faith.
DR. ABNER CHOU Interim President John F. MacArthur Endowed Fellow
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CHRIST SAVED TMU GRAD MADI MAITLAND IN COLLEGE, AND HE PREPARED HER TO DEMONSTRATE REMARKABLE FAITH IN THE HARDEST MOMENTS OF HER LIFE
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madi maitland hates the person she used to be. She describes that person, the Madi of four years ago, as angry and selfish and often at odds with her parents. She felt trapped, attending The Master’s University because of an athletic scholarship she no longer wanted. She believed in God but had no interest in listening to Christ. That version of Madi never could have faced the sudden death of her father, Myke, in January — not without shattering into a million irreparable pieces. And that Madi wouldn’t have returned to the Mustang women’s volleyball team days later to show her teammates that God was good, even in excruciating pain. As she prepared to graduate from TMU earlier this month, Madi couldn’t pinpoint the moment of her salvation. But sometime after her freshman year, Christ revealed her need to repent and believe. The proof has played out over the past three years in her love for God, Scripture and people — and in the faith she’s displayed in the hardest moments of her life.
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Growing up in Santa Clarita, Madi’s life revolved around church — youth groups and potlucks serving as the setting of many friendships and pleasant memories. But that changed in high school as battle lines were drawn at home. Madi argued with her parents, Myke and Heidi, about curfews, rules and who she hung out with. As a senior, she was grounded for sneaking out to a party. At times, she ignored her parents altogether. Another point of contention was TMU. As a sophomore, Madi had committed to play volleyball for the Mustangs, but as time went on, the school lost its appeal. She wanted to attend a big school — farther from home — where she’d enjoy a new level of freedom. But there was a problem. Madi had received a considerable scholarship at Master’s, and her parents said they wouldn’t increase their contribution if she went elsewhere. Madi felt stuck. A sense of bitterness followed, and she stopped attending church. Things didn’t improve at TMU. As a freshman, Madi spent little time on campus, retreating to her high school friends and keeping her new teammates at arm’s length. TMU’s chapel services annoyed her. Miserable, she wanted to transfer. Then God intervened. That summer, drawn by the opportunity to travel, Madi went on a missions trip to Greece. As she worked with refugees from Iran and Iraq, she saw their commitment to Christ despite persecution. “I remember how surreal that was,” Madi says. “These people were willing to suffer, and here I am, like, ‘Yeah, I believe in God, but I won’t go all in.’” “It was a wake-up call for me that I wasn’t saved,” she says. Madi doesn’t know the moment of her salvation, but she returned from Greece with new desires. Over time, she began to enjoy studying the Bible and attending church and chapel. What’s more, she befriended her teammates. “It was like, ‘We’re a team,’” Madi says. “‘We’re sisters.’”
Madi’s family also saw changes. Madi was respectful and quick to apologize — and she raved about her Bible classes. “You could see and hear her excitement,” says Madi’s younger sister, Molli. “It was more than just knowing the facts.” Madi wasn’t — and isn’t — perfect. But the next three years were transformational. On the volleyball team, she developed into a leader. In classes and chapel, she learned to trust the sufficiency of Scripture to address every area of life. She met friends who encouraged her walk with Christ. And she began dating classmate Max Maitland, whom, in January 2020, she married. “At Master’s, I learned how to honor the Lord in everything,” Madi says. “Not just in ministry, but like, ‘How can I be an athlete who honors the Lord? How can I be a godly friend? A godly wife?’” Another shift came in the dynamic between Madi and Myke. For years, the relationship had been strained; Madi was a rebellious teenager, and Myke called her on it. But in recent years, they made up for lost time. Madi began texting Myke to ask how he interpreted certain passages of Scripture. Sometimes they agreed. Sometimes it led to friendly debates. Their time together was both planned — like double dates at a favorite Greek restaurant — and spontaneous, as when Myke, while delivering meals for Postmates, dropped in at Madi’s apartment. One day, he convinced her to join him on a delivery. One delivery turned into two. Two into three. So much had changed. “My dad’s hilarious,” Madi says now. “I’ve always been told that of the four kids, I’m the most like him. I think that’s a really big compliment.”
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*** On Jan. 2, 2021, Madi and Max were in San Diego celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary when Madi received a phone call. Myke had apparently suffered a stroke. The young couple packed up and started driving home, but they soon received another call: Myke had passed away. They exited the freeway and sobbed. “Longest three hours of my life,” Madi says of the ride home. As time passed, Madi encountered a mix of emotions. She grieved for the loss of a godly, goofy, loving father, who ultimately had died of a heart attack at 52; she grieved most of all that after 26 years of marriage, her mother was alone. But Madi also felt peace. Myke had always emphasized God’s sovereignty, a truth that now brought comfort. “He was having fun here,” Madi says, “but he’s so much happier in heaven.” Still mourning, Madi faced a decision. TMU’s volleyball season, delayed by COVID-19, was set to begin — and Myke had been Madi’s biggest fan. She couldn’t imagine playing without him. Madi intended to quit, even scheduling a meeting to inform her coach, but as she prayed about it, she changed her mind. “I was like, ‘That’s quitting. That’s not what my dad would want, and I don’t think that’s what would bring God the most glory.’”
every Mustang point — of which there were many. Maitland was among the team’s leaders in kills, helping TMU win the Golden State Athletic Conference East Division title. She was also named All-GSAC for the second time in her career. “I’m so happy she came back,” says TMU head coach Annett Davis. “We all know she’s a great athlete. But there’s no greater legacy to leave than one that honors Christ in everything.” The Mustangs rallied around Madi, too. In January, the team attended Myke’s memorial service. Sometimes, they encouraged Madi with words; mostly, they provided a distraction and an opportunity to laugh. Of course, the emotions ebbed and flowed. Madi especially felt Myke’s absence after the season opener when he wasn’t around to analyze her performance. She would have loved one final debrief. But, Madi hasn’t focused on herself. “One day she sent Bible verses in our family group chat,” says Molli, Madi’s sister. “She reminded us that Christ is our stronghold and that when He takes people home, it’s for His glory.” Madi admits that the person she used to be wouldn’t have responded this way. That person would have fallen apart. This Madi? “I’ve really just trusted in Christ.”
Ultimately, Madi wanted to demonstrate what it looked like to honor God during a trial, a goal she felt she could best accomplish by pouring herself into the team — by going all in. So, she celebrated her teammates’ successes and encouraged them after mistakes. She invited freshmen to her off-campus apartment for pancakes and told them to maximize their time at TMU. And she played with energy, pumping her fists and yelling after 11
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MASON NESBITT is the communications manager at The Master’s University.
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CHURCHES ARE A DOMINANT FORCE IN SOUTH AFRICA, INCLUDING IN THE METROPOLIS O F J O H A N N E S B U R G . But as in the United States, some of these churches teach a Christianity far removed from biblical truth. Some South African churches preach a prosperity gospel, and others teach a syncretistic blend of Old Testament law and animism. Churches with sound doctrine can be hard to find. Tim Cantrell, pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Johannesburg, wants to change that. Tim experienced firsthand the transformative power of a faithfully biblical education at The Master’s University and The Master’s Seminary, and he believes that an important part of strengthening the church in Africa is providing similar opportunities for local Christian leaders. To do this, Tim and his wife, Michelle, who is also a TMU grad, have helped establish a seminary in Johannesburg. They also plan to open a South African college modeled after TMU. The Cantrells’ journey to this moment began more than 10,000 miles northwest of South Africa. Tim came to TMU as a Bible major with a passion for God’s Word and a growing interest in global missions. While here, his desire to serve God overseas came into clearer focus. It was also here that he met Michelle Somerville, who shared that passion.
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“Our friendship was very much about missions and about the work of the gospel overseas,” Tim says. That friendship eventually blossomed into a marriage, and together the Cantrells wanted to take what they’d learned at TMU to a place desperately in need of the truth. But where? That question was answered during a trip to Kenya, where Tim’s parents served as missionaries.
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I SAW THE CHURCH IN AFRICA BEING A MILE WIDE AND AN I N C H D E E P,” T I M S A Y S . “ T H E R E WERE A LOT OF PLANTERS, BUT N OT M A NY WAT E R E R S. S O M E G O O D PA U L S , B U T N O T M A N Y TIMOTHYS STRENGTHENING THE CHURCH AND PROVIDING DEPTH TO FOLLOW THE BREADTH. THERE WEREN’T MANY PEOPLE T R A I N I N G L E A D E R S .” Tim and Michelle have spent the past 23 years striving to meet that need in South Africa. They have trained local leaders who stand on Scripture; they have helped plant churches (including Antioch Bible Church); and they’ve been involved in founding Shepherds’ Seminary Africa, where Tim serves as president.
to have secured land and facilities); so, much prayer and fundraising is needed for a promising campus in Johannesburg. Titus Cantrell — the second oldest of Tim and Michelle’s five children — shares his parents’ passion for seeing a school like TMU established in Johannesburg. He is currently studying business administration at Master’s and hopes, after he graduates in 2022, to return to South Africa with what he learned and contribute to a Christian university. Titus says, “I believe my upbringing in South Africa has prepared me to influence the country with Christian education and to help provide something that is nonexistent there: a Christian liberal arts program.” Join us in praying with the Cantrells for Antioch Bible Church, Shepherds’ Seminary Africa, and a Christian university. If you would like to contact Tim, please email him at tim@antioch.org.za.
The seminary — a trusted ministry partner of The Master’s Academy International — offers a four-year program that allows church leaders to receive a Biblesaturated education without traveling far from home. Tim says, “We are trying to offer graduate-level training to produce pastor-shepherds who are trained in faithful expository preaching, while keeping them in the greenhouse of their own local churches who send and mentor them. And when they graduate, they can either return to or be sent out by those churches.” In December, Shepherds’ Seminary will graduate its first cohort, a group of eight men. The Cantrells are happy to see the firstfruits of their labor; but they also have a burden for a Christian university for southern Africa. They hope the institution will one day be the TMU of South Africa. The school hasn’t yet opened due to strict accreditation requirements (in order to qualify, the institution needs
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KAELYN PEAY is a writer in the marketing department at The Master’s University.
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UPCOMING
EVENTS We invite you to join us in praying for our student Global Outreach teams as they depart to serve alongside missionaries and churches: Team Alaska (May 10 - July 2); Team Honduras (May 9 - June 22); Team Albania (May 15 - June 30); Team Utah (May 15 - May 31); TMU’s Global Outreach Department strives to create opportunities for students — through short-term mission trips — to experience what it’s like to serve the Kingdom of God overseas. TMU connects them with missionary alumni and other agencies. The department’s efforts are to give the student body a global mindset, cultivate awareness of the needs of the mission field and raise interest to work with other missionaries abroad. TMU Athletics will host a variety of youth sports camps this summer. Beginning in June, the Mustangs will kick off an exciting schedule of soccer, baseball, basketball, indoor volleyball and beach volleyball camps. Dates, prices and age ranges vary by camp. Visit gomustangs.com for more information. TMU’s School of Music will be hosting Songs of Summer, a performance workshop for singers. Openings remain in the advanced camp (ages 12-18) on June 21-24. The workshop will include: voice classes, individual voice instruction, training in performance techniques for soloists, acting improvisation, fundamental music theory and history and ensemble performance. For more information, click here.
The Care of Souls Conference is scheduled for June 11-12 at the newly renovated Placerita Bible Church, adjacent to TMU’s campus. In partnership with TMU’s Department of Biblical Counseling, the conference aims to present a system of biblical truth that brings together people, their problems, Scripture and the living God. You can find a full list of speakers and register for the conference at careofsoulsconference.org.
SCHOLARSHIP HIGHLIGHT
ELIGIBILITY: Awarded to new students whose parent(s) are alumni of The Master’s University.
AMOUNT: $4,000 — awarded as $1,000 per year for up to four years.
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Dr. Shelbi Cullen and Kimberly Cummings provide biblical and practical wisdom by coming alongside women with the teaching and resources necessary to grow in the grace and knowledge of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Dr. Bob Dickson interviews professors from across The Master’s University on topics related to current events and higher education, all from a biblical worldview.
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