Senior Robin Marshall stands outside the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Ill. The temple, one of only seven in the world, was the first of several places of worship Dr. Monte Cox's living world religions class visited during a trip to Chicago. Photo by Jennifer Thompson New center readies students for changing mission field 'We have t o try new things to work for God,' Cox says : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • by chad lawson If you ask Dr. Monte Cox, there is no specific • Cox said that future missionaries gain essenformula for bringing people to Christ, especially • tial training through the center's ongoing develwhen the world is constantly changing. • opmental ministries, which teach students howto "We can't approach missions work the same • promote better living standards in foreign misway we used to," said Cox, director of Harding's • sion fields while learning how to work as a team Center for World Missions. "The world is chang- • in the process. ing and so is everything else. We have to update : "We have to try new things to work for God," our style." Cox said. To account for drastic "We like to base our mission changes in the world's varying on this quote from William political and social climates, the "We can't approach Carey: 'Expect great things from College of Bible and Religion missions work the same God; attempt great things for welcomed a series of missions God.'" seminars- new courses slated way we used to. Cfhe Dr. Tom Alexander, dean of topreparestudentsforthemis- wor/r;f is changing, anr;f SO the College of Bible and Relisionfieldandopportunitiesfor is ever!jthing else. We gion, said he was pleased with hands-on experience in domes- the center's efforts and hightic missions- through the cen- have to upr;fate our St!jle.,, lighted a number of other activiter. - Dr. Monte Cox tiesthatthecollegewasinvolved Ahostofinternships,spring in during the academic year. and summer campaigns, and • "A new major in preaching medical mission and survey trips augmented the • was inaugurated with the goal of increasing the center's hope that Harding would become a first- • number of men entering the preaching ministry of class training hub for future missionaries. : the church," Alexander said. "Our high expectations are based on Jesus' • "We also worked more closely with the faculty promise 'that anyone who has faith' in Him would • of Harding's Graduate School of Religion to direct do 'even greater things than these' (John 14:12)," : more students into graduate training for minisa statement from the center's staff said. • try." "That pledge from the Lord underwrites ev- • • Junior Carrie Reeb talks with a friend at the annual erything we do in Harding's Center for World • Missions Meeting. Students attended to discuss their Missions to serve our students, current missionar- • desires and obtain information about mission work in ies and the churches that support them." : places such as Africa, Australia and Italy. Photo by Daniel Dubois college of Bible & religion 153
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