In her Martin Luther King Jr. Day address Addie Banks challenged the audience at Bluffton University to rethink the meaning of Rev. King's life through the lens of Christian faith.
"While King's life is often understood to be about social action for civil rights and peace witness, the core of his life and witness was really about a willingness to accept personal transformation in response to God's call," said Banks.
Students who participated in the Northern Ireland cross-cultural experience in the fall of 2009 will share and reflect on their experience as part of Bluffton University's Forum series at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Founders Hall. Forum is free and open to the public.
Crystal Augsburger (Bowling Green), Abby Carr (Ashland), Andrew Chamberlain (Lima), Stephanie Finn (Toledo), Teresa Karcher (Ada), Hannah Keeney (Phoenix, Ariz.), Megan Yoder (Kalona, Iowa) and Blake Zickafoose (Lima) will participate.
Bluffton University's multicultural affairs office will host Amante Lacey and The Life Worship Band in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Lacey will also lead chapel at 11 a.m. in Yoder Recital Hall the same day. Amante Lacey and The Life Worship Band have a style that mixes the Christian, gospel, acoustic and rock genres and have songs like Hello, Clap your Hands, and Champion. The concert is an opportunity for the community to come together for a night of encouragement and worship.
Bluffton University students will participate in the nationwide Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Monday, Jan. 18. The day was initiated by Congress in 1994 as a way to honor the legacy of Dr. King by having a day for community service and education of his message of social justice and nonviolence.
Activities include:
City Mission of Findlay
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Limited to 15 students
Cleaning, painting, sorting donations
Tom Sine, head of research and hospitality, Mustard Seed Associates (MSA), and Dr. Christine Sine, executive director of MSA, will present "Finding God's Best for Your Life...Creating New Possibilities," as part of Bluffton University's weekly Forum series, 11 a.m., Jan. 26 in Founders Hall. Forum is free and open to the public.
Jonathan Andreas, assistant professor of economics, will present "The Cardinalist Manifesto: How measurement theory shaped the ethics of economics," 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall as part of Bluffton University's Friday Colloquium Series. The event is free and open to the public.
