Lee College - Vindauga Yearbook (Cleveland, TN)

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Evaline Echols, Administrative Assistant to the President Steve Sherman, Counselor in Special Services Co-Sponsor of VINDAUGA Herbert Cline, Head Basketball Coach and Athletic Director ®tm?s LEADERS 13

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS Hilda Andrews, Director of Health Services Ron Gilbert, Director of Counseling Lucille Walker, Director of Special Services and Testing R. B. Thomas, Director of Academic Advising Larry Pemberton, Director of Housing and Residential Life Sometimes counselors need counseling! 12 QJttttflS ' leaders

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3tm?a, Bible and Christian Ministries (I. to r.) Hollis Gause, Chm.; Winston Elliott; L. Jerome Boone; Martin Baldree E. Painter; Elmer Odom; John Sims; Don Bowdle; Don Bennett; Beatrice Odom; Although the Word of God is unchanging, the times in which it is always relevant are an ever-changing environment. The newly formed De- partment of Bible and Christian Ministries, product of the recent merger of the Departments of Bible and Theology with Christian Education and Church Ministries, is seeking to change with the times in order to better prepare the graduates who leave Lee as ministers to be equipped for minisiry. The instructors are looking at the resources available and are making adjustments in the curriculum to meet the needs of students who have a definite call on their lives. As Dr. Hollis Gause, chairman of the department, points out, From the standpoint of the missions of the church, what we see happening is almost a quantum leap in ways of ministering, because of the ease of travel, the ease of communication, and because of the crowding in of one culture onto another. Gause says the United States is moving more toward a pluralistic society, and the training of ministers must incorporate new training techniques that take advantage of these new witnessing possibilities. The department is keenly aware of this need and as a result is phasing out the Missionary Education major in favor of a Cross-Cultural Ministries Program. This is not to imply that the Missionary Education major was an undesirable major but rather that it became inadequate to meet the needs of ministers who faced many differences in cultures within their own churches. With this in mind Gause points out, The issues we used to deal with as if they were remote because they were in the mission field are now in our back door. Gause sees this new program as an invaluable tool because the local pastor in most cases is going alimpsA