Fort Wayne Bible College - Vine / Light Tower Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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. X .3LX,.i The Singing Collegians: In Journeyings Often In Practices Ever Singing Collegians. an eight year tradition of Fort Wayne Bible College is this year, for the first time, presenting Time and Eternity. This is a new approach to giving the gospel to high schools, coffee houses, and youth oriented meetings. Practicing, traveling, and performing, we spend a lot of time together, so the need for honesty with each other is important. Being ourselves when we are with others makes our Christianity more X' 'B A. real than if we attempted to maintain one role on stage and another role with friends. The medium we use is music and individual testimonyg the message is Jesus Christ: Savior and Lord. Members ofthe Collegians are Renee Cook, Bob Couch, Jeanette Granger, Randy Grieser, Kent Hake, Dale Hamrick, Greg Hullinger, Dewey Johnson, Stan Kesler, Jerry Miller, Nancy Miu, Nick Miu, Carla Rupp, Janice Zimmerman, and John Clay, sound. by Nancy Miu ,, . n .I l li 'a

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.nl Versatile Scholar Scholar, rhetorician, wit, gentleman-the nouns describe Mr. Ronald Scharfe, an active member of the F.W.B,C. family since August of 1970, who fills two roles as Head Librarian and Assistant Professor of Bi- ble. Other areas of his involvement include the Ex- ecutive Committee and the Adult Christian Training School. He also has a family of three: Evangeline, his wife: Roslyn, who is a lirst grader at Fort Wayne Chris- tian School: and Jocelyn, who was born in September of l973. He enjoys New Testament subjects, philosophy, and theology. An avid collector oftheological books, he numbers Francis A. Schaeffer, John R. W. Stott, F. F. Bruce, and Martyn Loyd-Jones among his favorite authors. Last year Mr. Scharfe served on the Athletic Com- mittee. a responsibility that reflects his enthusiasm for sports-he participates in softball, hockey, tennis, and ice skating. He and his daughter Roslyn ride bikes together and swim considerably, enjoying the ocean es- pecially. A native ofOttawa, Ontario. Mr. Scharfe accepted Christ at sixteen through a simple but clear presenta- tion of the gospel. Since he enjoyed sports, mainly baseball and hockey, he wanted to become a sports reporter. but those plans diminished when he accepted Christ. He immediately became concerned with serving God, and upon high school graduation enrolled in a US' small Baptist Seminary in Toronto for a four year Bachelor of Theology program. After graduating he enrolled at Carleton University for a four year honours degree in philosophy and history. Considering graduate studies during his last year at Carleton he applied for and was awarded the James Montegomery Scholarship for graduate studies at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Specializing in New Testa- ment. he earned his Master of Theology degree in two years. While working on his thesis at Westminster Seminary, Mr. Scharfe served as assistant to the librarian. So when he returned with his family to Canada. he was employed by the Canadian National Library as an assistant in the Reference Department and had complete control of a small science library connected with the Department of Agriculture. During that year he received an invitation from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, to the position of full time reference librarian. He accepted the invitation, but while he was at Trinity he accepted an offer to come to F.W.B.C., convinced this was Godis plan for his life. He commented, One of the most ex- citing things that has happened to me since coming here is the opportunity to teach. This has given me an outlet for ministry to our students for which I am grateful. Presently Mr. Scharfe is working part time on his doctrate in theology through the Chicago Lutheran School ofTheology. He presents this challenge to us: It is incumbent upon us as members ofthe F.W.B.C. fami- ly that we develop the abilities necessary to verbalize and communicate God's truth to a world saturated by existential philosophy, and that we learn by God's grace to incorporate the principles of this truth into our own personal lives. by Pam Healy 5