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Volume XXVn, Number 7
Montreat-Anderson College
Decembers, 1993
Campus Strives to Create Meaningful Worship Experiences
Student Chapel Committee Redefines Spiritual Atmosphere
By Marcy Buckner
Students now worship at Mon
treat-Anderson College in a new con
text. Thanks to the work of the re
cently formed Student Chapel Com
mittee, led by Juliana Lassiter and Ed
Bonner, Thursday Chapels are no
longer, accoidingto senior Scott Ward,
"uninteresting" and "unfiillfilling."
The Spiritual Life Committee
began examining the spiritual life on
campus, of which chapel is
only apart, last spring. Their
desire for chapel was that it
would be a time set apart
for faculty, staff, and stu
dents to come together for
dynamic, meaniningful,
and worshipful fellowship with each
other and God.
As a means to accomplish this
goal, the Spiritual Life Committee
Team A
Jessica Bonard
Jennifer Hardman
Tim Hatton (ex officio)
Marla Henderson
Sheila Huntly
Scott Ward
wanted direct input from students as
to what Chapel should be like. When
the request was made known for help
in the reformation, there was a re
sponse from approximately 12 stu-
dents-enough to necessitate dividing
volunteers into two teams.
Jennifer Hinman, a sophomore
member of team B, decided to be
come involved because, she stated,
"If I'm not involved with
what is going on in Chapel,
I can't condemn it."
Team A and team B
alternate weeks in planning
the chapels. During this
time, group members co
ordinate their ideas with feeler ideas
they have received from students, and
also focus on campus issues that need
to be addressed.
Lassiter, a MACTEER volun
teer under Bonner, has been influen
tial in the success of the
Chapel Planning Committee.
Bonner compliments, "The
person who has led the stu
dent input has been Juliana,
who has strong relationships and is
gifted in worship leadership."
The Chapel Planning Commit
tee met almost every week in the latter
part of the spring semester last year in
ordertolookatevery aspect of Chapel,
starting at ground zero, and talked
about hopes, needs, etc. The commit
tee wishes to make a very clear dis
tinction between Chapel and Convo
cation, Convocation having it's own
unique definition and purpose.
One of the major changes in
Chapel, as a result of student input.
Team B
Jennifer Hinman
Rob Lewis
Tracey Morrison
Greg Stienbarger
has been the transition from hymn
singing to choral singing. Ward, a
member to team A claimed
of the Chapel changes, "It's
been an opportunity for the
students to mold their intake.''
Chad Smith, a junior ma
joring in English Communications,
admitted, "I wish that I could say that
Qrapel is something that I enjoy going
to, and it should be. However, the
speakers, in general, are still unin
teresting and boring. But I also feel
that speakers such as Ed Bonner
and Richard White, for example,
do an outstanding job."
The Chapel Planning Commit
tee requests feedback from students
about Chapel. Their desire is to
make Chapel what it needs to be—
meaningful worship.
Glassford, Mixon Guide Others Through the Analysis of the New Testament
Tuesday Bible Group Breaks Path to Scriptual Understanding
By Jennifer Moore
A group of students began ex
ploring the gospel of Mark shortly
after fall break. According to Bible
professor Dr. Darwin Glassford, the
group's purpose is, "To explore and
wrestle with the relevance of Mark's
gospel for us today." Dr. Glassford
also added,"The gospel was written
to a group of people who lived in a
society where Christianity was a
threat. It [Mark's gospel] also looks at
the tensions of being a Christian in a
fallen society." The group meets on
Tuesdays at 4pm in the Belk Campus
Center Prayer Room.
The group has currently just fin
ished chapter one and is hoping to
finish chapters two and three by the
Drama Team Sheds New Light on the Gospel
By Kathryn Letterman
The drama ministry team has
made quite an impression on stu
dents during Chapel this semester.
Students made a wide variety of
comments on this relatively new
ministry group.
Juliana Lassiter heads the
team by the request of the students
originally interested in
participating in the min
istry. When asked why
she thought that the stu
dents chose her to be
their advisor, Lassiter
explained, "I volun
teered with A/7775 and the
Man last year as their
production manager. I
worked with the sets, costumes,
and make-up. I think that many of
the students got to know me that
way." Lassiter received her B.A.
in Communication Arts with an
emphasis in theater from Carson-
Newmon College. Lassiter also
plans to continue to work with the
group in the future.
Group member Jennie
Hinman commented on why she
involved herself with the team.
Drama Ministry Group
Karen Campbell
Jodie Carriker
Jennie Hinman
Matt Homer
Kelly LaFave
Janie King
Lisa McMurry
Jeff Reardon
Carlyn Schott
Scott Ward
"Drama touches people's lives like
nothing else can. It brings out emo
tions in the audience that a sermon
just can't do. It shows the motives
behind people's actions." Student
Jason Taylor also added, "It's good
because some skits have displayed
common situations that all Chris
tians can relate to."
Senior Eric Bush
offered, "The skits
have been pretty cool
and very enlivening,
but Chapel will always
have a hard time over
coming it's required at-
tendance policy.
Choosing God is fun
damental to Christianity. But as
long as we have to be there, the skits
will be entertaining and engaging."
The drama ministry team
meets every Thursday at 6; 15pm
in room 219 in the Belk Campus
Center. Lassiter encouraged,"If
anyone has any ideas for a skit,
please let us know, and come
and participate. We want ev
eryone involved who's inter
ested"
end of the semester. They are pushing
to finish the bulk of the gospel by the
end of the year.
Student Paulette Mixon, who is
assisting in leading the group, ap
proached Dr. Glassford and asked to
begin the group. Dr. Glassford, who
has had previous experience in teach
ing the gospel of Mark, agreed. Dr.
Glassford commented, "I've had ex
perience teaching it, so it's not a bur
den to me."
Several students are involved in
the study. They are: Heather Bischoff,
TimHatton, Carol McMahan, Paulette
Mixon, and Anu-Riika Henrikson.
Junior Heather Bischoff com
mented on why she enjoys the group:
"I think the Bible study group is great.
I've learned a lot, and I like it because
it is small."
Henrikson contributed, "When
I first went to the group, I was real
afraid it was going to be a big, huge
group, but it wasn't. It was a group of
myclosestfiriends... an intimate, small
group. It has been a time for me to
grow spiritually, since I haven't been
able to go to church because of my
work. It's been really great."
Different Personality lypes Explored in Convocation
By Cara Weiss
M-AC students celebrated dif
ferences during seminars on different
personality types. These seminars
were so extensive that they stretched
over two Convocation periods, No
vember 23 and 29. During these
Convocations, Marilyn Huff de
scribed diverse personality types, and
which careers might be best suited for
each personality type. Huff also ex
plained how people interact with each
other. She acknowledged strengths
and weaknesses found in each per
sonality type, and how these could
influence one's career choices and
leadership styles.
Huffs information about per
sonality types was based on the
Myers-Briggs indicator, which de
termines whether a person is an
introvert or an extrovert. An extra-
vert draws energy from others
around them, while an introvert
draws energy from being alone.
Both of these personality types are
needed in order to balance out soci
ety.
The Myers-Briggs indicator
is just one way of looking at per
sonality. Some participants got in
sight from the test, while others did
not receive as much.
Anyone who would like to take
the Myers-Briggs test, may stop by
the Career Development Office on
the second floor of the Belk Cam
pus Center. Beth Wirtjes, Associ
ate of Career Development, will
give a free copy to anyone willing
to take the test. The print out par
ticipants receive after taking the
Myers-Briggs test is 90% accurate.
According to Wirtjes, this print out
enables people to better understand
which kinds of jobs they might ex
cel in. The test assists people in
discovering the areas in which they
are gifted.