Presidential Newsletter #20
March 16, 2026 2026-03-17 18:28Presidential Newsletter #20
Dearest Sattler Stakeholders,
I’m eager to share to share Presidential Newsletter #20. Onward to power, love, and sound minds/discipline (2 Tim 1:7).
Lunch & Learn with Timothy Belk
We were grateful to host Timothy Belk of Boston Trinity Academy for a recent Lunch & Learn. He holds a Master’s degree in Art History from the University of St. Andrew’s. His visit was a meaningful opportunity for students to learn about forces impacting faith and worldview through a feast of beautiful and stimulating art.
Our “Therefore Go” Conference and Serving the Global Poor
There is still time to sign up for “Therefore Go” which is coming up for this Friday, March 20. Therefore Go will be a day of learning about how to serve the global poor. Featured speakers include our own Dr. Jesse Scheumann and Dr. George Kalantzis of Wheaton College. (As a side note, Dr. Kalantzis’ book Caesar and the Lamb is my first recommendation on the early church’s views of violence and the military.) Dr. Kalantzis also serves as a Senior Fellow with the International Association for Refugees (IAFR) in the past decade. With so much poverty and suffering because of war in the last few years, this is an especially timely conference. Sign up here.
The Berean Challenge: a Bible Knowledge Competition for High School Students
At high schools across the country, students compete in sporting events like basketball, baseball, or volleyball. Yet knowledge of the Scriptures continues to degrade partly because our culture fails to prize the study and application of the Bible. At Sattler, we are passionate about God’s word and want to foster a culture of students devoting their highest and best efforts toward the word of God. We invite high school students and their families to come to Sattler this Saturday, March 21 from 2-4 pm for the Berean Challenge. The winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize and second place $500. This is a three round format with lots of audience engagement so it should be an edifying time for all. Sign up here.
Point 75 and Spring Break
Our recent Point 75 gathering provided another welcome opportunity for student-focused connection and campus life together before the start of Spring Break. The majors competed against each other on quizzes that they designed. The History majors won! This was a very enjoyable, laughter-filled evening.
Board Meeting
At our Board meeting on February 28, we were encouraged by the continued work being done across the college in areas of academics, administration, fundraising, and long-term planning. I want to give particular thanks to Dr. Edwin Imasuen for his excellent presentation and for the steady and important work he continues to do in support of Sattler’s accreditation and institutional effectiveness efforts. We remain grateful for the Board’s ongoing guidance and support as we continue building for the future.
Making Biblical Greek Come Alive
We recently posted a student-produced video performance in biblical Greek entitled “The Cup of Wrath.” At Sattler, students learn Greek through a primarily communicative method, and after just one semester they are already able to understand, narrate, and dramatize stories in the language. In their second semester, students record weekly videos drawn from their coursework, an engaging way to combine rigor, creativity, and embodied learning as they grow in confidence with the biblical text. Check out this video to see just how much they’ve learned in a relatively short time!
Question of the Month
To compete in the contest, answer this question without the use of AI, Google, or other forms of “cheating.” (In other words, you should know the answer.) Click here to submit your answer for a chance to win! This month’s prize is a Sattler mug. If multiple people get it right, we will select one of those winners for the prize.
Universities have been often associated with the propagation of movements. An example would be the University of Wittenburg and the Protestant Reformation. Which university is most associated with the rise of the Arminian movement?
Answer to the Previous Month’s Question
Paul of Samosata was the ante-Nicene church leader most associated with teaching adoptionism, the idea that Jesus was not God, but merely endowed at his baptism with special power from God. Paul’s pupil Lucian would go on to heavily influence Arius who famously taught that Jesus was created. Arius’ view on Jesus’ nature was the most important topic of debate at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.
Sharable Thought
Anne Frank once wrote, “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” Her famous diary that she wrote in Amsterdam while hiding from Nazis contains much wisdom on how to find joy in the midst of crisis and suffering. Similarly, while a prisoner, the apostle Paul could write, “Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (Phil 4:8). My encouragement for you is to fight for joy, no matter how bleak your circumstances may be.
Prayer Requests and Praises
- Prayer for peace in the Middle East and around the world
- Gratitude that the faculty member’s cousin who was hospitalized for over two months and was on life support has recovered and is now at home.
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