m~ntoring Croups Deans decide on alternative method of guidance Dr. Monte Cox, associate professor of Bible. said with the dawn of a new adminiscrarion in the College of Bible and Religion there was a strategic plan set in place after a brainstorming session; the result of which was the building of menwring groups. ('[The Bible faculty] noticed that in our own educations thar the most impacdng influence in our lives is not what was going on in the classroom, but what occurred between us and our professors outside ofthe classroom," Dr. Ken Neller, professor of Bible, said. "It's not a new idea, and some of us were already doing it anyway, bur we wanted (0 encourage mo re professors to get involved in it." Neller said ahhough the idea was considered in previous years, he expected it (Q grow and take on a deeper meaning in the future. "What we mean by memoring is [Q have an imenrional relationship that is formative," Neller said. "Ie's more than havi ng a Coke with a student and saying, ' Hi, how 'ya doing?'" Neller said the program was mote along the lines of teaching the srudent something, whether it be about spiriruai disciplines, life skills or strengthening the srudent's relationship with God. The relationship would be informal, yet serious in narure. Afte r a student signed up for the mentoring group program, those names were shared with the teachers who then chose some from that list. Not everyone was able (Q get a mentor this year because of cime restraints and the number of mento rs available. However, Neller said much more memoring would occur this year tha n in the past. "They're being mentored in a va riety of ways. Some groups meet every week, and they study a book of the Bible or another book on a C hristian to pic," Neller said. "Some of the teachers meet with the students one on one regularly or sometimes just occasionally." Some groups went huming or fis hing, while others traveled [Q hear preachers minister. T hese were only a few of the activities the mentoring groups did together in o rder to have time to talk with each other. Cox had twO separate memo ring groups this year. T he first one met Wednesday nights, which consisted ofabout eight men and eight women. They primarily spem about two hours each week memorizing scripture and discussed what they had learned . T he other group met Tuesday afternoons and revolved around five Bible majors. They were studying the book "Irresistible Revolution" by Shane C laiborne. Sophomore Coleman Yoakum attended Cox's Wednesday night Bible study. "I was antsy about going at first because I didn't really know anybody," Yoakum said. "I was already involved in a Bible study group on Wednesday nights. But now, Tlove it and couldn't imagine doing anything else." Yoakum said they studied and memorized six verses a week ftom Ephe– sians and then spent abom an hour and a half discussing it. "It gives us a chance to get pretty detailed into [the reading] byonly doing a little bit each week," Yoakum said. -Andrew Leeper While sitting in the auditorium ofthe Baha'i House ofWorship located in Wilmette, 111., seniors Brandt Roberts, Susana Veliz and Osaro Aifuwa read about the history of the Baha'i faith Nov. 10 during the annual Living World Religions trip to Chicago. Students who attended the trip had the opportunity to visit eight different places of wor– ship and experience thei r worship services, ranging from a Soka Gakkai service to a traditional JeWish Sabbath ceremony. Chelsea Roberson bible/hsbs 16"....._
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