Montreat Anderson College - Agape / Sundial Yearbook (Montreat, NC)

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Jimmy Smith shows the love of Christ while visiting the elderly at the Dogwood Manor. Confused about some of his notes, Ken Williams consults Dr. Brunson. Reflecting in God's Word. Amy Young spends a quiet moment in the Prayer Porch Bible And Religion 29

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Showing caring concern. Dr Parks helps Clay Tucker understand the text better. Back To As a college whose first commitment is teaching stu- dents about Jesus Christ, Montreat had a strong Bible and Religion dept. Courses were offered in Bible, reli- gion, Christian education, philosophy, Christian minis- tries, and cross-cultural ser- vice. Because this was the first year of the four year program, many of these classes were brand new. New teachers came to help handle the added load. The three new teachers were: Mike McDowell, Dr. Steve Williams, and Dr. Ron Brunson. Other teachers in this dept, were: Dr. David Parks, and Dr. John Newton. Willie Magnum, one of the first Christian Ministries ma- The Bible jors, said that the program, as a whole, was on the right track. Magnum said that one of the neatest aspects of the Christian Ministries dept, was the support group held each week at Dr. Brunson's house. Pam Taylor agreed with him by saying, It's a good get-a-way, a time to talk and pray together. Mr. Brun- son is really concerned about the students, and we have grown closer to him through the group.” Some courses were required, such as Survey of Old Testament; others were electives, such as Missi- ology. In each case, course ob- jectives were set to bring the students to a better knowl- edge of their Christian faith. 28 Bible And Religion

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Dirt And Daffodils That's my piece of trash! At the beginning of the 1986- 87 school year Biology 101 students were busy hunting for trash. One of their first assignments was to collect a garbage bag full of trash and bring it to class. This assign- ment helped the students to become more aware of the en- vironment around them. The Biology teachers, Mr. Mike Sonnenburg and Mr. Brad Daniel, were not only inter- ested in teaching the academ- ic aspect of Biology, they also wanted their students to be able to apply things practical- ly. The students also planted daffodil bulbs at the begin- ning of the semester. The majority of the stu- dents at M-AC took Biology to fulfill their natural science requirements, but they also had the opportunity to take Physics and Chemistry. Chemistry was taught by Mrs. Sarah McDuffie, who also taught at Owen High School. Mr. Lloyd Davis taught Physics for the 1986-87 school year. Some of his goals were to get the Physics stu- dents (all four of them) well acquainted with lab work. He was also interested in inte- grating the Christian faith into the class when it was appropriate. Things are looking up for Mr. Brad Daniel. Mr. Lloyd Davis, and Mr Pete McDanel. 30 Natural Science