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Get to Know Your New Campus Pastors

October 20, 2010

On Tuesday, September 28, Azusa Pacific University’s School of Theology welcomed award-winning author and philosopher, Dallas Willard, Ph.D., to speak on campus. Willard gave two lectures in APU’s Upper Turner Campus Center as part of the annual Malcolm R. Robertson Lectureship on Holy Living. More than 400 attended the afternoon lecture, and prior to the lecture, a luncheon with 75 alumni and faculty took place. Willard discussed "Postmodern Holiness: What does it look like?" He urged the audience to ask questions such as, “Is holiness good for you?” According to Willard, many people look at modern holiness and believe that it is about dressing in a certain way or associating with certain people. Willard urged the audience to remember that being holy means being from another realm; “being in the world but not of it.” “We have to move to the inner sources of behavior to understand holiness in terms of external practices.” As an example, Willard spoke about St. Francis of Assisi and St. Ignatius, sharing that above all else, what characterized them was a hunger for God. “Everyone makes mistakes, but where the heart is headed makes the identity of the person.”

Clines Named Alums of the Year for 2010

October 11, 2010

Each year, Azusa Pacific University underscores its commitment to Christian service by presenting the Alumni of the Year Award to an alum who has made a deep impact on building God’s Kingdom. This year, APU honors Russ ’86, M.A. ’93, and Gina (McDaniel) Cline ’86 for Distinguished Service to the Church. The Clines’ legacy of service spans more than three decades and influences communities across the globe. From youth ministry to leadership training to humanitarian aide, theirs remains a poignant story of how God can take individual callings and weave them into an impact far greater than ever imagined.