Week of Welcome starts this weekend! We can't wait to welcome you to campus.
I help provide spiritual direction and leadership on campus through oversight of Campus Ministries, serving on the president's cabinet, and teaching occasionally in the Theology Department.
In Campus Ministries this means preaching most weeks in chapel, overseeing missions programs (locally, nationally, and internationally), providing pastoral care for students, and giving shape to discipleship opportunities like small groups, prayer ministries, service opportunities, and more. I also help connect Dordt students to local church and parachurch ministries.
Along with Syd Hielema, I co-authored a textbook called Vivid: Deepening Your Colors. At Dordt, we use it as the primary textbook for CORE 100, the freshmen introduction class to discipleship.
I also am an avid hockey fan and local rec league coach, have five vibrant kids, a little dog named Charlie, and a creative, ridiculously talented wife who writes novels (www.nicolebaart.com). Together, we are also highly involved in community redevelopment and church planting in Liberia via a small non-profit we co-founded in 2007 named, One Body One Hope. When there's still time left over, I enjoy yardwork and travel.
How does language we use about family reflect our view of its value in our lives?
As Christianity flourishes globally, the Church is invited to embrace a new vision of missions—one that supports indigenous leaders to reach their own people more effectively. This shift challenges us to rethink how we can steward resources for deeper, more sustainable mission efforts around the world.
What if our holiday celebrations were more aligned with John the Baptist's spirit of giving?
