[Perspective] A home for the times
Dr. Ben Sells
I’m grateful for the generations who came before us who faithfully and effectively stewarded this Christian university.
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I’m grateful for the generations who came before us who faithfully and effectively stewarded this Christian university.
Imagine the lives that could be changed if we all fully embraced our faith and walked accordingly.
As a part of the Arkansas Baptist family, when you ask, we will help.
If you have an employee who will now be nonexempt under the new thresholds, who routinely works more than 40 hours per week, this may require you to put pen to paper and calculate if paying overtime or raising their salary makes more sense.
1 Corinthians 10:31, a verse embedded within the fabric of Christian teachings, serves as a guiding light for believers navigating the complexities of daily existence.
Whenever I am introduced to individuals that have laid a foundation and created a history of ministry, I always have a great sense of appreciation and awe at their work.
This year’s university theme has been “lives of meaningful work,” a phrase in our mission statement focused on one purpose of an Ouachita education. There are many dimensions to a life of meaningful work.
I am grateful to work for and lead a Christian university that I believe has been faithful to a biblical understanding of elite. An elite Christian university should be committed to biblical authority, the lordship of Christ, orthodox Christian theology, a commitment to serve the church, and a mission to produce Christian leaders.
The real secret to Camp Siloam is the partnership with Arkansas Baptist churches to bring kids out of their normal scenery and to a place where they hear the good news of Jesus. We partner together for the glory of God and to reach the next generation for Christ. That is why camp matters. It brings glory to God.
Jesus is still doing this work. He is redeeming and restoring families through the hard work of foster care, and I believe He is calling all of us to be involved.
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