Trinity Magazine, Summer 2002

“Trinity Community” – An Oxymoron?

by Trinity student Ron Friedman

Community at Trinity—a topic of discussion that has gathered steam recently may be the caboose driving the train or the Engineer’s way of reminding us to stay on track. Whichever it is, you—our current students, alumni, and alumnae—are and will remain VIP passengers whose concerns and opinions we count on. Please make your views known

A Call From . . .

Urban Communities, by Dan Reeve (MDiv '83)

The Center of Chicago, by Trinity Student Jennie Bell

A Village in Haiti, by Trinity Student Anissa Staziuso

A Jungle in Venzuela, by Trinity Student Amanda Gittus

Transforming the World

Salting the Seen

"We believe that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is a liberating force which has radical consequences for human life and society,” reads the Fall 1971 inaugural issue of Sojourners magazine (then called Post-American). “However, for the radical nature of Christ to be realized, it must break the chains of American culture and be proclaimed to all peoples."

For the Church: The Ecclesial Calling of the Seminary

by Academic Dean of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Tite Tiénou
Seminaries do not (or should not) exist for themselves. Their calling is to serve the Church. But, what is the nature of the service of the seminary to the Church?

Evangelical Economics

by Galen Carey (BA ’76, MDiv ’80, DMin ’93)
Many times the forces of evil seem overwhelming, but at the end of the day we know that God is at work and will be faithful to complete that work. With that assurance, we face each day with joy and confidence.

Garbage Hills: Salvation for the Slums

by Trinity Student Gil Odendaal
When I left late that afternoon, the setting sun, the smoke from hundreds of thousands of coal fires hanging over the whole area, and the stench of raw sewage and growing garbage piles resembled a picture I had of Hades as a child. I have never forgotten that experience. They too need to hear about the one whom once died on a garbage hill called Golgotha.

Law and Loving the Poor

by Susan Johnson (Inskeep, BA ’80)
They were attorneys dedicated to advocating for the poor, the outcast, and the alien, concepts that I recognized as unequivocally biblical. I was both proud and humbled to be associated with them and taking part in their mission.

2 Doctors for 222 Beds

by Tim Wester (BA ’77)
Problems persist throughout Africa. The economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo is at a stand-still. Add to this the more serious dilemma that Africa accounts for 70 percent of the AIDS cases worldwide, and the opportunity and challenge for the church remains tremendous.

Service and Sermon

The believers of India are of the ‘old school.’ They believe in the power of fasting and prayer.

Pouring Out Love

by Jason Webb (MDiv ’02)
She observed a "complete and true joy in the Lord" present in these children who had no earthly possessions of their own. "I could see the presence of God in their lives and the trust that they had in him. God was definitely working in the lives of ‘the least of these.’"

Everything I Need for My Life: Sports and Gospel in Medellín, Colombia

The coaches live and work in some of the most socially depressed areas of the city, including refugee camps, but, through a soccer ball, they are bringing the “Light of life” into those who live in Medellín.

Humbled in Haiti: A Lesson in Respecting the Learner

by Trinity Student Rukeia Draw
Jesus voluntarily lowered his status among the royal court of God. He became like those who he was sent to teach and serve, entering into fellowship with humanity. He became a colearner on mankind’s journey to attain reconciliation with God.

In the Story (Not Making it)

by Jim Baker (MDiv ’99)
We are beginning to consider how our deeper appreciation of the people and culture to which God has called us might help us reassess and adjust our methods of evangelism, even our choice of the words used to describe and call for “conversion.”

Opinions expressed are those of the contributors or the editors and do not necessarily represent the official position of Trinity International University.