2008 Woodie Awards
Christian Worldview week impacts many students
By: Christy Putnum and Keisha Tinsley
Issue date: 3/26/08 Section: News
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Last week NGU held the annual Christian Worldview Conference. Through it, the students gained better understanding of how to share the Gospel in nontraditional ways, using logic and reasoning based on biblical truth.
Worship leader Calvin Hunt began every service. He sang for the audience and, in between each song, shared a word of how good God has been to him. He included pieces of his testimony to show how far God has brought him.
Hunt, formally with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, is a recovered cocaine addict and uses his talents to serve the Lord.
Dr. Ergun Caner started the week during the Monday morning chapel service with a moving and inspiring message about being a bold Christian.
Caner is the President of Liberty Theological Seminary and has debated leaders from global regions over 60 times. He has even been interviewed by Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, the BBC and TBN.
Dinesh D'Souza, author of the New York Times Best Seller What's So Great About Christianity, talked about how, as Christians, we need to be able to defend our faith.
His sermon spoke of the rise of Atheism. As Christians we need to be able to prove our beliefs against science and by using logical reasoning instead of just relying solely on the Bible.
"My call is to go out into the world and tell people about the truth of God's Word," said D'Souza.
His examples helped to show students that it is possible not to use the Bible against Atheism.
Tuesday night's speaker was Frank Reich, a former NFL quarterback, who quoted the song "In Christ Alone" after making the greatest comeback in NFL history.
His sermon encouraged students to be more courageous about their faith and to praise God no matter what happens.
"But I also pray for you tonight that in your failures that God's glorified. That your faith is real," Reich said.
Finally to rap up the week Dr. Ronald Marks, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physical Science at NGU, talked about how science is actually working in our favor.
His slide show covered how Christians need to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and mind. He also challenged us to witness to possibly one of the most unreached people groups, scientists.
Tony Beam, Vice-President of Student Services and the Director of the Christian World Center at NGU, was asked what was the goal of this week.
"Well the goal is to get more students engaged in thinking about how to defend the gospel using the Bible and also using logic. So that we can go out in a world that has rejected truth and still make a case," Beam said.
Overall the week touched a lot of people.
"I thought the speakers were amazing and the messages were what we needed to hear," said Ashely Griffin, freshman psychology.
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