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Institute to launch BeADisciple Academy

(from sckans.edu) Southwestern will soon launch the online BeADisciple Academy, thanks to a grant received from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. “We are so appreciative of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church for both their support of the concept and financial backing of $40,000 to underwrite development costs” states Steve Wilke, executive director of the Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College. The BeADisciple Academy is designed to be a global online faith-building fellowship for high school or college…continue reading →

Matt Sigler Takes Over as Campus Minister

Matthew Sigler has been selected to be the campus minister for the 2014-15 school year at Southwestern College.  He takes over for Ashlee Alley who left SC for a position with the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church. Sigler is in his second year at Southwestern College.  He spent last year teaching as a visiting scholar.  Prior to coming to SC, Sigler lived in Boston while attending Boston University as he studied for his Ph. D in liturgical studies. Sigler earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Huntingdon College…continue reading →

Molly Just Returns to Southwestern as New Director of Discipleship

Returning to Southwestern from Asbury Seminary, we are pleased to have Molly Just as our new Director of Discipleship. Molly is both an alumna of Southwestern and the Discipleship program. She is on track to finish her M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary by December of 2015. To read more about Just's return to Southwestern as Director of Discipleship, read the full article on sckans.edu. To learn more about the Discipleship program, visit: http://www.sckans.edu/activities/discipleship/continue reading →