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ntents Camµ.,is Nevvs C.on'n,llll l\1sscs Lhc 1.000 i\brk 111 l·nrollmcnt • Ldllh SLhacffcr and Douglas Crcsh,1rn "poke 111 '-,pnng Chapels • I aculL) ,\ddccl and PrornoLcd • \lackll,111 Residence I !all 111 Li,;c • (,1,·ing Ci1rLS ol r\pprcciaLcd ~ccunucs • Quc-.L ,\lurn111 Plan \pprcu,111on BanqucL • 1--aLulL) ,md '-,Laff "en 1cc ,\wards

Fall Semester Calerdar

Gifts in Honor and Memory \ hsL llf gills rL'lCI\L'd Lh1s ,car Ill lwnor rn 1n mcmo11 ol lo,-cd ones.

6 1he Crurch Christ's Bcx:ly Ministerirg to a Broken World l'rl1kssl1r Brian I ikkcrt ,, nLL'S llil Lhc k1cal Lhllrlh'> role 111 rcLla11rnng the lllllCr Cll \

Vision ard Tools to Mvance the Kirgdom C.ll\ enant,; u111quc l hn,;uall cn1nL1rn1L ck, ek1pmL Ill rn1m1r prepare'> g1,1duaLe-, Lll Lah· ChnsL 10 the 1nnn CJLIL''- and Lhc Third \\oriel

Seeking the Peace of the City \lurn111 i\lark C,ornik '8-+, ara (Bel= '78) Drc:--lcr,Jim Graulcy '82 and Chris I latch '90 dcsL11he Lhur c,1xnence Ill mcrL\ m1111sLne,;.

Christ-The Fount of Renewal and Re-formation

II ,1 h1hliLalh based cduL,lllllll were rncrel) Lo enable Lhc middle Llass LO hcn1rnL' mutual!\' ,,ell off. then n ,1t1uld noL realh be a lhnst-ccntcrcd cducaLwn al all' -l'rcs1ckm I rank Brock

Alumni e,,·s. noLcs and photos senL 111 b) alurn111 rrorn across Lhc natll)n

Covenant's Own Brady Bunch Its hard!) news,, hLn Lwo C.lwenanl alum111 get married, buL this ma) be Lhc first urne Lwo alum111 h,l\-C goLten their parents hitched!

"Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."-Jeremiah297

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SEPTEMBER 1998 The quarterly magazine of

Covenant College. the college of the Presbyterian Church 1n America

P11lilis/1cd /Ji I he Dn clopmrnl Office

D.C. Dreger

Denis f'ogo writers

D.C Dreger Brian I 1kkert Denis l·ogo

Karen ('\e" ton) rogo ·s9

S,nger .\ssociates. Grcem·ille, S.C.

rat [dnor. The \ie" De,clopmcnt Office C.,wcnant College 1+0+9 Scenic H1ghwa, Lookout \ It., G.\ 30750-+lb+ Phone· (706) 820-1572. e,t l233 I a,,. (706) 820-0893 I rnail thcne\\@c0\enan1.edu

~s to \lu111111 Director CoYcnant College I +0+9 '>cenic H1ghwa1 Lookou1 Mt., G.\ 30750-+16+ Phone: (706) 820-1572. e,1. 16+9 ra.,. (706) 820-0893 [rnail alumni@connan1.edu

© o,cnant C.ollegc. I LJ98. \niclcs 111a1 be repnnted" 1th perrnission

of the ed itor

Clwcnan1 Lollcgerompl1cs wnh fl'<lcral and slate n:quircmcnts for nomhscrimmauon on the basis of ,1gc race, n)lor, gcndl'r h,mtltcap"'. or n<llional or ethnic origin rn the a<lmmistrnuon or its

policies anJ programs.

The \'1l'\\ ·s purpose is to: [ncour,1gc ,dumni.

1xucnts an<l rncnd~ to keep Christ prc-cminclll 111 all areas of their hH,s • G1\·c alumni. pan .. ·nts and f rit'nds--ourmo.;;11111ponant amh,L..-.s.1dors­storil's and inlonnatic•n ._,h,.)UL the collcgl'. 11s

students. alumm. faculty. and st1.1ff • Pnwitk alumni "1th ~111 ongoing oJnnL·ction Lo the Ctwenam communilY • (,in:- God's pcopk nc\\~ about Ctwcn.1111 1hnt will c1H.'Ot1r,1gc Lhcm hl

praise. 1hank ~md rcuuon our I k;wcnh· rather

"In a ll things ... Christ Pre-cminem"

Campus News Covenant Passes the 1,000 Mark in Enrollment The college enrolled more than 1,000 studems [or the first time Lhis semester. At least 250 new stuclems will bring the number of traditional stuclems to approximately 770 Quest currernly has about 180 studems in its program. The masters of education program has 61 stuclems.

Edith Schaeffer and Douglas Gresham Spoke in Spring Chapels Edith Schaeffer, wi[e of Francis Schaeffer, and Douglas Gresham, stepson of C.S. Levvis, both spoke in chapel during sp1ing semester. During Edith Schaeffers visit, the first Francis and Edith Schaeffer Scholarship was awarded to Sam Hettinger '99 , a Canadian Bible major

wiLh a mission emphasis. Douglas Gresham warned graduating seniors Lo hold fasL Lo Ch1ist dming their career years: "H you don't have the arms of Jesus Christ Lo fall inLO when you reach Lhe LOp of Lhe career ladder, you will have no place Lo go bm down."

Faculty Added and Promoted Four new members _10111cc.l the faculty this semester: Robe rt Liul ej obn is the nn\ \'1ce prcs1c.lem for acac.lemic affairs; Robe rt Brya n 1s associate professor or inlormmion and computer science: J ay G reen 1s ass1stam professor of history; and Phillip Ho rto n is professor of educauon.

Sc\'eral facult) ha\·c been promotcd: J eff Ha ll to clean of faculty, Paul Morto n '83 lo associate professor of lw,LOT)', Pa tri cia Ra ls ton '88 to assistant pro lessor of English. Ra nd y mill, LO associate professor or 1nlormauon and computer science, and Oli ve r Trimi ew '72 10 associate professor or imerd1sciplirn1r) s1uc.l1es

Maclellan Residence Hall in Use The first phase of Maclellan Residence I lall is complete. Ninety-six sLudems moved in al the encl ol August. A declicati.on ceremony for the new building is scheduled for September LS. All of the eanh moving necessary to begin building Ashe Activities Center is complete and the steel suppon beams are on site.

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Making a Gift of Appreciated Securities gift of appreciated securities Lo Covenant can greatly bene11t you by pro,1ding tax bcnellls through a chamable rncome tax dcducuon.

Ou tright Gifts of Appreciated Secu1ities Long-tcTrn appreciated secunues arc stock or bonds that have been owned for at least a year and ha, e increased 111 value. lakrng a gift or appreci;uecl secunues benefit:, a donor 1n L,n) way::i-Lhe donor receives a charnablc income Lax deducuon for the full lair market value of the sccunues v,h1lc avo1d111g capital garns taxes on the appreciated sccunues The gain 1s measured by the d1ffcrrnce between the cost basis (the amoum ong1nall) paid for the stock), and ns cu1Tent fair market value

For e,amplc, suppose )OU ht)ld 1,000 share of stock that ,,ere purchased al least a year ago \\'hen you bought the 'iWcks thC) were worth $10 per share, .mcl toda) they .m~ worth . 30 per share for a tow! of

Alumni Plan Appreciation Banquet October 17

An Apprec1at1on Banquet honoring the people who helped Quest graduates complete their degrees ,, ill be held :ll The Cellar RestauranL 111 ChaLLanooga at 6.30 pm. October 17. This 1s an opponu111L) Lo recognize the sacrifice and comnbut1ons or someone special-parenLs, children, spouse, or fnencl.

Tickets are $12.50 per person for the buffet dnrner and desert. There is limited reserved seating, so send a check before September 25 Lo: ovenanL College Quest Banquet, 14049 Scemc Highway, Lookout Mtn., GA 30750; $15 if after September 25.

Come enjoy good food, fellowship and great door prizes. You should have received information in the mail, but if you have further questions call the Quest office al (423) 265-7784 or leave a message at (423) 954-2592 for Denise Reed, Quest alumni president.

$30,000. lf you make a gift of these securities ounight Lo CovenanL, you immediate ly receive a $30,000 charitable mcome tax deduction and avoid capital gains Laxes. At a capital gams Lax rate of 20%, the Lax clue on a gain of $20,000 is $4,000.

Stock Loss If you have expe1ienced a sLOck loss because of a drop in the rnlue of your sLOck, such as with an initial public offenng (lPO), IL ts unwise Lo give the sLOck directly LO Covenarn. lL 1s far beuer LO sell your sLOck, take the loss on your Lax return, and then donate the proceeds LO Covenam, thus obtain mg a charitable income Lax deducuon for your gift and a capital loss.

For f unher mformation on gifts of apprecia ted securities, please comact D.C. Dreger, DirecLOr of Development at (706) 820-1572, ext. 1229 or email al clrcge r@covenan L. eel u.

Would you like to establish a scholarship at Covenant? Have you always thought you could not afford it? Consider funding a scholarship through a bequest which is an amount of money or a percentage of your estate that you leave to Covenant in your will. A minimum of $25,000 is needed to fund an endO'vVed scholarship Through a bequest you can:

• Make a gift through your estate whi le

preserving the funds you need to live on

• Enjoy the satisfaction of affecting the

lives of future generations of young people

For more information about creating an endowed fund. please contact D.C. Dreger, Director of Development at (706) 820-1572, ext 1229 or email at dreger@covenantedu.

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Faculty aid Staff Service Awards Covenant congratulates the following faculty and staff for their years of dedicated service to

the college:

Faculty 25 Years Edward Kellogg Henry Krabbendam

15 Years James Wi.ldeman

10 Years Robert Ashlock David Friberg David Hoover 0 liver T rimiew

5 Years William Dennison Daniel MacDougall Donald Petcher

Staff 35 Years Phyllis Crooks

25 Years Craig Lyon

20 Years Dale Lee

10 Years Donald Bailey Ramona Moore Hennan Griggs

5 Years Michael Hardie Kem Huff Matthew Vos

Parents Visitation Weekend Call parents of current students and alumni invited)

Friday-Sunday, October 9-11 Come Thursday night so you can go to classes the next day with your student

• Cookout • Scots soccer • Meet members of the parents council • Meet new academic leadership

(Including vice president and dean of faculty) • See campus improvements

Contact Troy Duble at (706) 820-1572. ext. 1646 Lucas Mininger at (706) 820-7209 or email: parent@covenant.edu

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Gifts in Honor or in Memory Gifts have been received this year in honor or in memory of those Ii ted below. Covenant i grateful to the contributors and privileged to be as ociated with the following:

Doroth) l ,\comb I leather Leigh ,\1ken /I.Ir an<l \lrs I !ugh Allen /1. I rs. Hallie R .\lien Re, Rohe rt S \llyn II ( 1950-19%) Jessica Ashlc, Ames RKhar<l Ames Charles Anderson Helen \ 1 An<lcrson ~lark \mold Eileen Auel Alan Kenneth Austin Ann A,·1s Rohen A,·is Oher \\' Bab1ko" \\'ilham ,\lien Baker Dr Nllholas P Barker Sandra G.ilc Barker ~lrs. Netue Barkley Dr /1. I anon D Barnes Danny Bates Jean &lz and ~lax &lz Robert O Birchler Dr. Ahcc Bodle Scoll and Lansing Bosgraf Christopher ~ I Braaksma Dawn and Holly Brady Sarah Katherine Bnuon Frank Brock an<l family Km, Hinson Brock \ lrs ~lyra Krues1 Brock \ lax [ Bro\\ 11

Bill and Alice Burke Edgar S. Burkins H Lennon Caines Dr Dand Calhoun George and Sherie Clark Gordon H Clark Ray Clark Joe and Kann Clumpner Clyde C Cobb John and Barbara Crane Ray and Lilly Crawford-501h wrc/cling a11111vasarv Dr Thomas G Cross June \,1 Dare Mary B Darling Jeremy Dans Robert and Dora DeMoss Clarence A denDulk Phillip Dowmng Don and Marie Dull-501'1 wcdd111g w1111vcrswv Chris and Melissa Dyches Al Earle /1. lary G. Edwards Presley \ \ Edwards Nancy ~laynarcl Ellis Cedric Evcanu \label r: r=aulknor Sue S11ns Fields Rev and Mrs. r'rank L. Fiol Adam Christopher r'ish rns1gn Jeffrey R. Frey

I:thdyn (,artm,111 Dr Donm·,111 l,r.1ham \rue an<l '-u,,;111 l,rL·cn I brnet [li=ahc·th I lc111 l.c,1h I lc1s1g Tl.Ir \\ \lack 1 In, Ill Re,· ,111d \!rs. llarold I hght ~Ir Albert I lo<lgc \Ir .111d \lrs John I) I i<>lmL S '-,r j.1mes l) Holton I\ I !amid and Jean I lorn Dr John I I luck.Iha \alcnc \nnc Jan.ml Pa,tnr lbynwnd Johnson Joshua Leonard K,,mp James Kmg ,\ndre,, K1n~lu "Travis .111d -.,,,ph1c Kr11ght Dr I lcndnk hr,1hhrnd.1111 Ken hullm.1r \hr.1ham huyp<:1 D,,nal<l L1mSt:) ,\llrcd B. l~tng llmwyn Rayhurn lcon.u<l ',,uah Le,ncll Cnunncy (,ail Ligon Jum l.u1kart Craig Lyon C.eorgc and rlla ~l.1Ll.1rt·n I !ugh O !\lacldlan Sr Re,· \\'11liam \ ~lahlow ~r Wilham \1ailh1ot

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eChu~ • • Christ's Body Ministering to a Broken World

in is like an e,·il t) ram seeking Lo sub_JeeL the enure universe lO 1Ls reign. Bodies and souls, individuals and communities, families and nauons-all appear Lo be under the oppression of the kingdom of darkness. Theeffectsareall LOoobvious­

poveny, malnutnuon, disease and despair-Just Lo name a few But there is horc! ChnsL has conquered the Lyranny of sin and death. l lis kingdom reigns over every inch of the universe giving hope Lo the blind, the lame, the leper, the deaf, the dead and the poor.

A disunguishing characteristic of the early

by Dr. Brian Fikkert

being the primary focus of the deacons. A well­developed, holistic, word and deed ministry on the pan of the Church emerged.

In cornrasL, one of Lhe most sLriking features of the American church in the rwernieth cenLury has been the large-scale retreat of evangelical Christians from social concern. AL the stan of this century, evangelicals were legiLimaLely dismayed aL Lhe spread of the "Social Gospel" by liberal elemems in the Church providing humanitmian assistance LO Lhe poor without declaring the message of salvation through repentance and faith

Church was the importance iL placed on declaring the Kingdom of God in the same manner LhaL Jesus did: ministering in both word and deed Lo the poor, the blind and the oppressed. The leaders of the ProtesLanL Reformation also emphasized caring for the

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor"

needy. John Calvin viewed Lhe re­esLablishmern of Lhe office of deacon as a precondition for Lrne spiritual revival. He implememed holisLic, church-based community developmem in his church in Geneva. WhenJohn Knox founded the PresbyLerian denomination in the si)cleernh cemury, he divided ScoLland imo parishes. Each parish congregaLion cared for Lhe spiriLual and Lemporal needs of all the inhabitarns in Lhe paiish with the poor

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Luke 4:18-19

in Jesus Christ. In reaction, evangelicals largely retreated from social involvement, abandoning the care of the poor to theologically liberal elements in the Church and eventually Lo widespread government programs. This fleeing from social concern was in such stark contrast to the previous three hundred years that one noLed historian sadly refers to Lhe

twentieth century as 'The Great Reversal" Ill the life of

the Ame1ican evangelical church.

With some hopeful excepuons, a large scgrnem of the evangelical church is not equipped LO m1rnster LO the economic needs of its communities. In fact, there is liule commiLmenL on the pan of most U.S. churches LO alle\1ate poverty. What makes this snuauon all the more frustrating 1s that the need 1s greater than ever before for the Church of Jesus Christ LO play a lead role 111

poverty allevrntion. Reccmly adopted welfare-reform legislation is designed to rncrease the role of grassroots pri\'aLe sector agencies dealing wnh the poor Furthermore, this legi lation includes a pro\·1s1on

prohibiting Slates from discriminating agamsl fanh­based mmistnes when allocaung funds !or po\'eny-alle\'iaLi.on programs.

"Itwas [Christ] whogavesometobeevangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up" Ephesians 4:11-12

While there is tremendous opportumty for the Church to play an e:Kpanded role m poverty alle\1auon, n 1s not well posttioned to meet this challenge. Even if a congregation wants Lo minister LO the economic needs of its community, it is unlikely that 1L has the Lechrncal know-how or expenence LO meet those needs. A congregation would find iL very difficult Lo hire a person with the necessary skills and ex--periencesince few training grounds producing such people exist. ln fact, Covenant College's new economic development mmor is the only undergraduate program in any Christian college training future church leaders in the technical aspects of church­based economic development.

lt is never easy Lo keep the word and deed aspects of the Church's Lask in proper balance. Most churches basically decide LO do oneonheother. lam convinced that Scripture commands the Church do both-reflecting the fullness of Christ, who ministered in a holistic fashion and has equipped His church Lo do the same.

Brian Fikkert received his masler's degree and cloclorale in economics from Yale Universily. His bachelor's degree is in mathematics from Dordt College.

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m·cnanL College there I simpl) no

undergraduate program Ill an> Chn uan wllege training future churLh

Covenant's Unique Christian Economic Development Minor Prepares Graduates to Take Christ to the Inner Cities and the Third World

leaders LO use the tools of church-based economic de\·elopmelll,'. says C.ovenam econom1c-, professor Dr. Bnan fikken With his spec1alL> 111 econom1L de\·elopmelll theory, polic> and stratCg), he has been 1nstru111e11Lal 1n establishing

O\'enam·s um4uc econo1111c de\'ell)p111e11L mmor since

J01111ng the faculL) Ill 1997

"In Covenams econo1111c de\elop111enL program, \\'C thmk rn krngc.lom tem1s," r1kken o:pla1ns tuc.lcllls stud> po\'enr b) c'\arnining the comprehcn 1\e im1x1eL or sins L} rann} and oppression "But our '>Luc.lies do not enc.I 1n despair because we also explore ho\\ C,hn Ls kmgdom Lan bnng healing LO eve!) d1mens1on or realiL> \ e examine hO\\ the Church, the body and fullness of ChnsL, has been 1nsututec.l Lo declare C,hnst's reign through holisuc word and deed ministrr," ftkken acids. The program 1s des1gned Lo e4u1p studems with poveny alb1auon strategies for use 111 holtsuc church­based communny c.levelopmenL ministries.

The economic de\'elopmcm minor has L\\ o tracks . one focusing on po\'ertym the U111tecl -Latesand theothcrfocusmg on poverty rnternauonally. Courses Ill the mmor mclucle: U.S. Urban Poverty, History and ultureof African Americans, Small Business Managemem, M 1rnsLnes of Mercy, hnsuan Economic Community Development: Models and Tech­niques, Third World DevclopmenL, ultural Amhropology, and a Christian Communny Developmem lmern hip. Approximately a dozen sLUdems participated in the minor program du1ing tls first year.

Leadmg academics teach sLUdenLs stale-of-the-an Lhe01y and practice in economic development. Experienced practitioners equip sLUclerns with I roven techniques for use in communiLy developmern programs. Students are then given practical experience as irnems in church-based, h1isLian community developmenL agencies. The program's goal is Lo produce gracluaLes with both a kingdom vision for church-based mercy ministry and the practical tools Lo advance that vision.

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Twelve years ago Mark Gorn ik '84 and another family moved Lo the erod111g Sand town community of Balumore, Maryland, wnh the goal of being good neighbors. Gomik and his wife, Rita, recently rclocatPd Lo I iarlcm 111 New York City Lo be good neigh bors in another troubled communny, but they leave behmd a robust network of church-based communny organizations in Sandtown that continue Lo transform the neighborhood.

E C I Ty Gorn1k says he left Covenant with a deepening love for Scripture and a desire Lo live the Word faithfully-wh1ch for him meant embracing the inner city. While aLLending

ew City Fellowship, PCA, during his time at Covenam, he began Lo understand that "the Gospel was powerful enough Lo change the inner city." He took the "three R" method ofjohn Perkms as his ministry model: relocation­live among those Lo whom you seek LO minister; reconciliation-restore the broken relationships between God and man and each man Lo his neighbor; redisnibution­offer your gifts, abiln1es and resources for the empowennem of the poor.

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ln 1988, Lhe group LhaL became NewSong CommuniLy Church began meeting in Gomiks living room. Steve and Mary (Lu tz) Smallman '85 were also involved in planung Lhe church and have cominued in Lhe ministry Lhere. Thal same year Lhe group bought a vacam building and began two years of renovaLions LO LUm it imo a base for Lhe church and its ministries. The group LargeLed a 10-block area of SandLown for holistic minisLry

The churchs first sen ice outreach was aimed aL eliminating some of the 1,000 \'aCanL houses in SandLOwn and providing opponunities for low-income families LO purchase homes. Since establishing SandLOwn HabiLaL for HumaniL)' in 1989, Lhey have renovated or builL more than l 00 homes and have 50 units under way.

Other NewSong minisLries mclucle: ewSong Community Leaming Center, ewSong Family Health Sen'ices, NewSong Ans & Media and EDE Jobs, a job placemem and job readiness training cemer. "ln everything we do, we try to do our besL-never second best," Gornik says. Local and stale leaders and even forn1er PresidemJimmy Caner have praised Lhe church 's effons. Gormk describes Lhe hands-on approach of ewSong as "how we give wiLness in the name of Jesus to God's new kingdom-a kingdom not just of the world of ideas buL for Lhe world in which we live."

Re,. Steve Small111ll11 '85 of NewSong Community Church in Baltimore, MmylmuL leads worship al the clcdicalion of a

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t:alions goal is Lo build or rc,wvatc 200 homes by 2000.

Sara (Belz '78) Drex ler's job is Lo insLill an "oLhers­centered" aLLiLUde nghL down LO her smdems' Loes. For Lwelve years as director of communiLy service and leadership developmem al

WestminsLer Chris­tian Academy, SL. Louis, Missouri, she has faciliLaLed sLu­dems in lea ming Lo serve oLhers. The schools dedication Lo developing the nexL century's smdem­leaders is so sLrong LhaL it seLs each Wednesday afLernoon aside for its l 00 seniors to serve in the community

Drexler works wiLh WcsLmmsLers 650 middle and se111or high smdems Lo show Lhem LhaL cveryLhing they do can be clone as an aCL of service. SLUclems are encouraged Lo Lake what Lhey are g1fLecl aL or mLeresLed in and use il Lo help OLhers. They are also taught thaL servmg begins close to home. I lononng upperclassmen by planning the JUntor­senior banquet 1s as much of an act of sen·1ce as ladling soup at a homeless shelter.

Drexler constantly rcmmcls smdcms Lo be "Phil1ppians­Two" servams, doing "nothmg out of selfish amb1uon or varn conceit, but 111 humility consider each other beuer than yourselves ... look not only LO }0Ur own 1mcrests , but also Lo the 1merest of others Your aunude should be the same as that of ChnsLJesus Who bemg 111 \'C ry nature Goel, did not consider equality with God something LO be grasped, bm made himself nothing, takmg on the very nature of a servam" (Phil1pp1ano. 2 3-7).

Westmmster teaches leadership through servamhood Class presidems and vice pres1dems plan ser\'1ce proJCCLS for their class and "learn hO\v to find a need and meet n ," Dre ·ler

explains. Studems arc not forced mto service JX0JecLs that do not fit their gifts or mLeresLs Drexler 1sastrong proponem of givmg students ownership of their pro1ects and allowmg them to choose hov\ they \,v1ll serve others .Studems keep Journals on their experiences and Drexler visits the projects and encourages stuclems Lo tell her how thmgs are gomg.

Service proJeCLs at Westmmsler mcludc Lutonng, presenung "Mr. Science" shows at public schools, takmg urban kids camping, workmg al a homeless she lter and serving the elderly, sick and disabled .

"Covenam LaughL me LO take the Bible and go1 The world belongs to you because il belongs LO your heavenly Father­go take care of ll, redeem 1t, resLOre iL. My hean is full of pleasure at the prospecL of Leaching kids to focus on OLhers," Drexler says.

Jim Grauley '82 works om his faith and calling by reswring inner-ciLy neighborhoods as Southeastern manager of NarionsBank Community Development Corporation (CDC). He panners with cities and communiLy groups, prov1ding "business discipline," technical expenise and capi Lal that tum a vision irno an economically viable projecL. l le can actual ly help non-profits take on much larger projects than Lhey dreamed possible. NationsBank CDC has renovated or built 6,000 housing units representing $125 million in clevelopmern in the last five years. The CDC is active in Memphis, Nashv1lle, Atlarna,Jacksonville and Miami.

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I le adnrns Lhat a a subsidiary of Grauley feels God prepared him for such a posiLion and called him Lo Lh1s vocmion. He received a bachelors degree in engineering Lhrough CovenanL's dual degree program wiLh Georgia Tech. He also has an MBA. 'There are easier ways Lo make a living, buL Lhis is Lhe besL arena LO work ouL my fa1Lh," he says.

ationsBank, Lhe CDC's work 1s good public relauons for Lhe bank and ful(ills 1Ls legal obl1gauon LO mvcsL 111 commu111ues where IL has branches; howc\'er, he docsn'L JUSL g1\'c money away. "Doing Lhe nghL Lh111g 1s good bus1nc ·s <111d profnablc ," Graule) says. The de,-clopmems become "111-\\ in

opponurnues for both Lhe bank and Lhe cornrnun1ues . The bank esl­ablishes ne\\ CUSLOmcrs Ill lormerly depressed ne1ghborhooc.b ,111cl prof ns by loa111ng mone7 LO en1 nom1call> sound prnJCCb generated by ns c.b·e lopmcnL rnqx1rauon rhe nc1ghhorhL1LKls arc re, naked as LhCII members arc afforded Lhc npponunny or home o,, nership "\\ hen oLhcr n1mmcrual 1mcrcsh begin mm mg 11110 Lhc nc1gh ­hnrhnod . we ha,·e worked oursckc.., OUL or our JOb , which IS Lhc (_ IX. s go,11, l,raulc) o;;ays.

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Hope for Chauanooga 1s a relauvely new ChrisLian com­munlly developmenL corporaLion wiLl1 many Covenam Lies. lL is a mm1suy of New CiLy Fellowship, PCA, pasLored by Randy Nabors '72 . lLs d1recLOr is Chris Hatch '90, and Beth Ann (Volkers '93) Rolle ton runs Lhe orgamzauons GLAD LuLonng program and summer readmg camp. Professor Brian Fikkert is on Lhe board of

(;raulc) t1fLcn panncrs \\·llh 1.rnh -hascd organ1::auons" hen rcc.b-ck1p111g a nc1ghbt1rhood block-by-block The churches arc oflcn Lhc onl) Lh111gs ldL sLand111g LhaL work 111 Lhc inner Cll) , he c,ays_ Real change comes when people embrace Lhe l,ospcl , C,raulc) c,,1ys . I k1\\·cver, Leach111g biblical pnnc1plcs such as accnuntahilny and Lhc ,,1luc of hare.I work produce heuer rc':iulL':i Lhan Lhe faded liberal models of poven) allcviauon "l am rnn\'lnccc.l Ll1m Lhc Reformed C hnsLian worlc.h LC\\ 1s Lhc besL basis ror approaching economic clC\-clopmem, Grauley says.

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Hope for Chauanooga. Fikken and his economic sLuclcms developed The Grass 15 Greener lawn care service lasl spnng LO provide JOb e;,,.rperience for Lhose enrolled m Hopes Work Opponumues and Readiness Cerncr (\ VORC). This summer, Mark J enkins '98 1merned "·nh I lope for Chauanoogas Urban \1misLries Team \\htch 1xo, 1dccl 200 PCA )'OULh from around Lhe coumry an opponunuy Lo m1msLcr 111 an urban ernironmenl. The Lea ms spcrn Lhc summer rebutldmg a house gi\'en Lo Hope for C haLLanooga by Lhc rny.

"I gel cxcned by secmg changes in peoples lives," explains I lmch \\ hen asked abouL his motivaLion for doing commurnLy dc\'clopmem. He sees de\'elopmem as "a \'ery

practical ou1,,·orking of a Cahirnst worldview" ac­kno\\'ledging ChrisLs lord­ship over all of life.

When a local church is involved in bOLh word and deed minisuies, a synergy is created, allowing ca h mmisLry Lo imigorme Lhe OLher, Fikken says. He sees ChnsLs minisLry as Lhe model for Lhe church-his body ln L.hc introducLion Lo AcLs, Luke begins wiLh a

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reference Lo his Gospel accoum, saying, "l wrOLe abouL all Lhatjcsus began w do and Lo teach ." Fikken sees Lh1s as a fiLung mLroducuon LO a book describing Lhe early Church minisLering in ChnsL's fooLsLeps by boLh doing and Leaching Lhe Good ews. , .,_

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re/mild CTn inner-cit} house.

From both the Bible and from history. we learn that 1nd1v1duals who were led by God were used to reform social structures. but they did not usually do 1t by starting at the influence centers. Consider Jesus-he lived among conquered exiles far away from Rome The Spirit anointed Him "to set at liberty those who are oppressed Most of the wise and powerful of that day reiected Jesus. But the death and resurrection of Jesus started a re-formation that would not only shape Rome but also the power centers 1n all the ensuing cultures.

If a b1bhcally based education were merely to enable the middle class to become mutually well off. then 1t would not really be a Christ-centered education at all Throughout the Bible we see God as the defender and provider of the weak. which 1s why I hope every Covenant graduate has a heart for the poor the oppressed and the imprisoned-both spiritually and physically.

Anyone who has worked 1n the inner city knows that 1t takes educational. economic and spiritual resources

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located 1n and out of the inner city to succeed It 1s especially encouraging to see Covenant graduates develop a wide variety of full-orbed model programs 1n some of our country's most needy urban centers

Many of those who live 1n the c ities become skeptical of do-gooders"' who come 1n believing 1n a quick fix but their skept1c1sm 1s transformed into action when others come alongside. w1ll1ng to walk 1n the11 shoes and show them the way out Those who put their security in the Creator of the universe and find their home 1n His Kingdom are empowered to expose the worlds fatally flawed trust 1n material wealth and socially constructed power

I pray for re-formation. I believe 1t 1s occurring now I think we will recognize ,t as the work of God when we see the inner c1t1es of America reformed Such reformation will reshape Wall Street. government and 1nternat1onal relations. The harvest 1s great. the workers are few Pray the Lord of the harvest will raise

up laborers -President Frank Brock

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