A Christ-Centered University

Students, faculty, and staff are the “stuff” of an educational institution, as John Sloan Dickey, the former President of Dartmouth College used to say.  Further, the “stuff” defines the institution.  I firmly believe that the “stuff” of Huntington University defines it as Christ centered and that every element within that “stuff” plays an important role [...]

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Christ declares in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth” and in John 18:37 “Everyone on the side of truth listens to me”. With these statements, He is rightly exalting Himself as the fountainhead of truth. He is not just a source of truth or part of the truth, but the truth. As He [...]

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In Community of the King, Howard Snyder writes, “The church is the only divinely appointed means for spreading the gospel.” Christ created the church, and its mission is to go into the world and make disciples. Snyder contends that anything that isn’t the church, per se, is parachurch, a ministry working alongside the church to [...]

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As an alum, a trustee for the past decade, and now denominational staff person, I have spent considerable time and energy reflecting on what it means to be a “Christ-centered” institution at Huntington University.  The connectional nature of the relationship between the University and the denomination yokes us with a common concern:  maintaining the primacy [...]

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Whatever directions you choose to enter Huntington University, the signs grab your attention: Honoring Christ in Service and Scholarship. There is no escape! It is a bold, commendable statement! From the outset the Institution declares what it stands for! In order to commence discussion of the statement: What does it mean that Huntington is a [...]

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Forty years ago this coming May I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from Huntington College.  Although I had a great experience at Huntington, I couldn’t fully appreciate how deeply influenced I was by my education at this Christ-centered institution.  40 years later I am still being impacted.  So…what does it mean to me that [...]

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