GCU News Bureau
Grand Canyon University faculty members got a fresh look Friday at the Christian worldview of the creation of the world when they gathered for the first One Foundation Lunch and Learn of the 2017-18 academic year.
Dr. Dan Diffey, Assistant Dean of Grand Canyon Theological Seminary, told the near capacity audience of 80 that Genesis and Revelation bookend the entire Biblical storyline and established that God is the sovereign creator, God’s creation is good and orderly, and men and women were created in the image of God.
Our understanding of God should lead us to worship and praise Him as well as love our neighbor, Diffey said.
The next Lunch and Learn is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6. Faculty are advised to watch GCU Today for signup information.
To continue the discussion, there will be six One Foundation community groups – three on the main campus and three at the 27th Avenue office complex – led by Todd Forrest of the College of Theology. Those groups, with the first of their monthly meetings, are:
MAIN CAMPUS
Group 1
Leaders: Michael McKenney, College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, and Josh Danaher, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
First meeting: 3 p.m. Wednesday in Building 19, Room 101
Group 2
Leaders: Andrea Strock and Luke Kanuchok, College of Science, Engineering and Technology
First meeting: 11 a.m. Thursday in Building 1, Rooms 321E
Group 3
Leaders: Dana O’Dell, CSET, and Jason Paltzer, CONHCP
First meeting: 2 p.m. Friday, Building 19, Room 101
27TH AVENUE
Group 1
Leaders: Sue Small, CHSS, and Willie Hintz, College of Education
First meeting: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Building 71, Room 230
Group 2
Leaders: Thomas Dyer and Keith Rogers, CHSS
First meeting: 11:15 a.m. Friday, Building 71, Room 244
Group 3
Leaders: Thomas Christner, COE, and Gary Almy, Colangelo College of Business
First meeting: 1 p.m. Friday, Building 71, Room 244
