Comments on: Rochester College

By: Rex

Rex — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 02:27:36 +0000

I believe that Rochester College will one day be the college/university associated with the CoC that is most responsible for the direction of the CoC — and that is a wonderful and encouraging thought.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:29:13 +0000

Thanks, Happytheman. Blessings on the Jinja team — and all the other groups in East Africa.

By: happytheman

happytheman — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:27:06 +0000

I want to give a shout out to the current jinja team they are an amazing group of young people whose passion and love for Jesus is apparent in how they are already serving these communities. Spencer and Emily, Ben and Kym and Mark and Lori are salt and light. It’s great to know that a wonderful mission was passed on to some unbeliveable servants of Jesus Christ.

By: Chris Field

Chris Field — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:54:27 +0000

I downloaded some of the summer sermons off the web, Mike. I wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed and appreciated the Teaching Children to Dance: Lord’s Supper one. Thanks for being a blessing.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:34:47 +0000

SPEAK - not “Speek” - Sorry, spell check must not be working.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:28:54 +0000

Mike,

I’m very glad to hear your report on Rochester College. It was my opportunity to attend college there (NorthCentral Christian College - later Michigan Christian College) my first year of college and the first year of the college.

I am honored that I have been invited to speek in chapel there on September 29th. and preach at the Lake Orion church that following Sunday.

I enjoy your blog daily.

By: T. Sherwood

T. Sherwood — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:13:29 +0000

We’re starting our trek from Ohio to Abilene next Tuesday. Not looking forward to the unbearable heat, but we are looking forward to hearing an uplifting message. Our son can’t wait to get back, just wishes that Sophomore Bible classes included Mike Cope. Thank you Highland for ministering to my children while they are away from home.

By: Allison Belisle

Allison Belisle — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:26:25 +0000

When I think of Rochester College I think of one of my business teachers - Jeff Simmons. Jeff taught me at least once every semester I attended school there. He put up with me in his class, a firebrand overemotional canuck who, freshman year, had something to prove to every American she came in contact with. Over the course of four years, he got used to me barging into his office to speak my mind about whatever I was struggling with at the moment. He had a box of kleenex he probably replaced more than a few times because I went to his office in tears. He led us on mission trips into Detroit with IMAGE. One summer he led us to Brasil. I’m sure when I graduated part of him was thankful adventures with Allison was coming to a close.

But they didn’t. He got frantic late night phone calls from ACU as a novice TA tried to get a handle on the classes she was teaching. He got discouraging e-mails when grad school and life in Texas got to be too much - all of which were replied to with not a little humour and a great deal of encouagement. Five years after I graduated he (and his family) drove hours just to be at my wedding.

The point of all this seemingly pointless rambling is this. RC does have “an amazing, diverse student body” who are “impressive.” A very big part of the reason they are impressive is because they are a reflection of the faculty and staff, people like Jeff, who have sunk their entire lives into that school and her students, teachers whose commitments to teaching don’t stop when their students graduate. Attending college there was one of the greatest blessings of my life….thanks for this post, it reminded me of all of that.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:40:22 +0000

IMHO, much of the credit for Rochester College’s current excellence goes to Ken Johnson, RC’s previous president. He recruited staff and faculty with excellence in mind (he brought current president Westerfield in as part of his team). Most importantly, he led the board through a process of defining, refining, and focusing the college’s vision in a way that encourages independent thought on the part of students and faculty. Ken was a risk-taker and had the courage to take bold action when he felt it was necessary. His wife Mary was a tireless promoter and fund-raiser. I am thankful for their impact on Rochester College.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:06:23 +0000

We (KentF, Megan and I) will be there Sunday at 8:15. We are all looking forward to it. Have a great day!

By: Travis F

Travis F — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:03:46 +0000

I have likewise been impressed with students from RC, though I’ve never been there myself. Mostly I’m posting to recommend the Kibo group to those interested. I met Clint at the Tulsa workshop and was impressed with both him and the vision that the organization has. I’m excited to see what they’ll do for the Kingdom, especially here in Tanzania. BTW, I’ll be able to see the Kibo summit from my backyard in about 3 months, as soon as we finish language school and move to Moshi. Jealousy is an appropriate response.

By: Canada Jim

Canada Jim — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:40:26 +0000

RC is a great place. I taught adjunct Youth Ministry classes there in the 90’s while I was a youth guy in Michigan.

For all you preacher types out there (and David Fleer can thank me later for the advertising, albeit it is on someone else’s blog, but hey Mike, you started the RC thread), here’s a plug for their Sermon Seminar in May - GO to it. It is one of the most helpful sermon seminars I have ever attended. Valuable homiletic stuff. Plus it is really cheap. It is the best kept secret around.