P2
September 2013
Arts preview
P3
Coming to Mesa
P4-7
Service supreme
P8-10
Introducing CISET
P11
Campus for fall
P12-13
Fab freshmen
P14-15
Safety first
P16-17
Miss Arizona
P18
Alumni
P19-23
T
his year’s Chapel will encourage students to seek
God’s purpose for their life through the theme of
“His Story, Your Story.”
Chapel speakers scheduled for the fall semester will be
asked to tell the story of an influential biblical figure and
to highlight how God weaved His plan and purpose into
their lives. They will share how God seeds His plan into
their personal “stories.”
Dean of Students
Pastor Tim Griffin
said he wanted this
year’s Chapel services to challenge students to examine
how God’s plan is integrated into their lives.
Griffin hopes the personal stories will enhance GCU
students’ relationship with God.
“I think everybody likes to hear other people’s stories
(about their faith), and Chapel is a wonderful opportunity
to meet people and learn their stories,” said Griffin,
who will lead services three times in the first semester.
“Hopefully, this allows them to better understand God and
learn about people’s loves and hopes and dreams.”
Students and staff will hear from GCU-affiliated speakers,
influential pastors, authors, and other national Christian
speakers. Services are at 11:15 a.m. Mondays in GCU Arena.
The list of non-GCU speakers includes best-selling
Christian writer
Lee Strobel
, who is the author of a
number of textbooks used in GCU classrooms and
the father of College of Theology faculty member
Kyle Strobel
. Students will hear from returning
speakers
Jon Demeter
, campus director for Athletes
in Action, and
Jeremy Jernigan
, executive pastor of
Central Christian Church of the East Valley.
“I love seeing the energy of the students and their
eagerness to grow in truth and community,” said Jernigan,
who will speak at Chapel for a third consecutive year.
“In my own life, college was such a pivotal time for me to
challenge all I’d been taught as a kid and to emerge with
my own ideas that I had tested and wrestled through. I
love to play a small role in this for the students at GCU.”
Dr. Jason Hiles
, new dean of the College of Theology,
will join President/CEO
Brian Mueller
and Griffin as the
only GCU-affiliated speakers this fall. Hiles comes to the
University from Louisiana College, where he served as
associate dean of that institution’s divinity school.
Griffin sees the growth of campus as an opportunity
for speakers’ stories to resonate with a larger crowd of
students and spread God’s Word.
“Obviously we have a whole new crop of students coming
in that will help grow the Christian community,” Griffin said.
“Hopefully Chapel will continue their Christian formation.”
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Fall’s speakers to reflect on
personal integration
of God’s plan
STORY TIME
at CHAPEL
Volume 3 – Issue 3
GCU Today Magazine
is a
quarterly publication of the Office of
Communications and Public Affairs at
Grand Canyon University.
Written and Edited by
DOUG CARROLL
Communications Director
602.639.8011
MICHAEL FERRARESI
Senior Writer
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JANIE MAGRUDER
Communications Manager
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BOB ROMANTIC
Media Relations Manager
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COOPER NELSON
Junior Writer
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DEANNA FUSCO
SoHo Southwest
Photography by
DARRYL WEBB
University Staff Photographer
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Office of Communications
and Public Affairs
Bill Jenkins
Vice President
Grand Canyon University
3300 W. Camelback Road
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Fall Chapel Speakers
AUG 26:
Tim Griffin
SEPT 9:
Brian Mueller
SEPT 16:
Jeremy Jernigan, Central Christian
Church of the East Valley
SEPT 23:
Mark Martin, Calvary Community Church
SEPT 30:
Dr. Jason Hiles
OCT 7:
Jon Demeter, Athletes in Action
OCT 14:
Tim Griffin
OCT 21:
Lee Strobel, author of “The Case for Faith”
OCT 28:
Agnes Umuligirwa, international speaker
for refugee women
NOV 4:
Dustin Tappan, youth pastor, Christ’s
Church of the Valley
NOV 18:
Sean Cooper of The Traveling Team, an
organization that addresses college
students across the country
DEC 2:
Brian Mueller
DEC 9:
Tim Griffin
– by Cooper Nelson
Weekly Chapel services in GCU Arena bring music and message to one place for GCU’s students, faculty and staff.
Photo by Darryl Webb
