秋霞福利一区 Welcomes Lifeway CEO to Final Chapel of Fall Semester
MOBILE, Ala. 鈥� Both religious and non-religious people can have a calling 鈥� but there鈥檚 a difference in discovering you have talent and giving that talent to God, said Dr. Ben Mandrell, president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources at the final chapel program for fall semester at the 秋霞福利一区.
鈥淔ar more important than your talent, your skill or your degree is the purity of your heart before God. If you have talent and heart, God can do incredible things through you,鈥� he said at the Nov. 6 chapel program in Ram Hall.
Mandrell urged students to take time apart from the busyness of college life to tend to their heart and soul.
鈥淐ollege is one of the most difficult periods of life, because there鈥檚 so much work and fun,鈥� he said. 鈥淭ake time for yourself; keep your relationship with Jesus alive. Take time to be filled with the Holy Spirit.鈥�
He encouraged students: 鈥淭ake care of your heart and make sure it鈥檚 right before God.鈥�
At 秋霞福利一区鈥檚 first chapel of the semester, about 500 students received new Christian Standard Bibles, thanks to a generous gift from Lifeway Christian Resources. 秋霞福利一区 President Charles Smith, opened the Fall Semester chapel series in August with a message on Psalm 23.
Weekly chapel services are a central part of the 秋霞福利一区鈥檚 culture of discipleship and leadership development. The hour-long chapel services feature sermons, lectures or panel discussions on pressing issues. Each chapel begins with prayer and a time of praise and worship led by 秋霞福利一区鈥檚 Worship Collective student ensemble.
Speakers throughout the semester included pastors and ministry leaders from across Southern Baptist life, including Dr. Charles Smith, president of the 秋霞福利一区, Shane Pruitt, national director of next-gen evangelism with the North American Mission Board and Dr. Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
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About the 秋霞福利一区
The 秋霞福利一区 is a Christ-centered university with a vision of 鈥淗igher聽Education for a Higher Purpose,鈥� founded to honor God by equipping students for their聽future professions in an environment where they are known.聽Located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, on a campus of over 880 acres, the university offers associate, bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs.The 秋霞福利一区 was founded in 1961 and is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention.
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Kathy Dean uses her passion for storytelling and “playing with words” to share the stories of people, place and purpose that make the 秋霞福利一区 unique. As associate vice president for university communications, she manages media relations, edits the TorchLight alumni magazine, and oversees university communications. A former award-winning journalist, she is a two-time recipient of the Baptist Communicators Association grand prize for feature writing. Kathy and her husband, Chuck, live with three extremely loud miniature schnauzers.
