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Letter from the President
in Christo omnia nova
In this issue of the Providence Magazine, you will find highlights of the growth in so many areas of our community: expanded details on the updated academic core curriculum and concentrations spearheaded by Dr. Corbin, athletic growth with varsity golf and more success in matches, and current students and alumni who are making impactful change as global citizens in Pasadena and beyond. We are thankful for all these incredible things that are happening and are trusting in God’s plan for Providence Christian College and the students, faculty, and staff. As you may have already heard, we are taking a giant step south from our current campus and moving into the heart of Pasadena. We ask for your fervent prayers as we prepare for this leap of faith in January 2019. May the Lord direct our steps as we finalize plans and work out all the bumps along the way.
With such tremendous change, one might think that Providence would try to join the status quo...to accept more leniency or to loosen the mission or water down the education
in order to grow in numbers or meet cultural expectations. However, quite the opposite is happening here at Providence Christian College.
In my convocation address to the students this Fall, I charged the students to instead become “Well- Ordered Souls”, desiring “an ethical way to live that supports honesty, industriousness, marriage, and a religious way of life” (article begins
on page 16). At Providence, this community ethic is grounded in the transformative work of Jesus Christ, who is making all things new, including our desires to live and act with justice and goodness toward one another.
Even with the changes afoot, we’re thankful to serve a God who does not change, but instead gives us new ways to live.
Blessings,
Dr. Jim Belcher, President
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