Oral Roberts University - Perihelion Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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The secret to ORU . . . President Robert's spirit exemplifies the jo putting God as our source. 20fAdministration WV' y of Oral Roberts is capable of main- taining an incredible number of projects, all at the same time. He's like a juggler who can keep 42 oranges in the air all at once and never drop one, says Mr. Ronald Smith. Roberts' financial aide. Hailed as an author, busi- nessman, university founder and president, television personality, evangelist and educator, Oral Roberts is unlike the proverbial Hjack of all trades but master of none in that he is master of them all. lt's far easier, in a way, to have excellence than it is to have medioc- rity, President Roberts said in an interview with Jenk Jones, Jr., and Bob Foresman of the Tulsa Tribune. You have to work harder. You have to have more faith. But once g Wg, Concerned with each person's needs, President Roberts ministers to those who want prayer at the end of every laymen's seminar.

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you get into the rhythm of it, like attracts likef, Excellence is what he's after in the concept of the educational pro- gram he projects for Oral Roberts University. Roberts stresses the f'Whole Man concept which en- compasses the mind, the body, and the spirit. The Whole Man con- cept isn't all that makes ORU what it is though. Robert J. Stamps, Campus Chap- lain, says, The secret to ORU is President Roberts. The miracle is the man, the genius is faith and then not substituting faith for hard work. Oral Roberts puts those two to- gether . . . weds them . . . makes them work. He is the hardest- working man I've ever known, at the same time he has a way of trust- ing God and believing Godf, God gave Oral Roberts the dream to build a school when it was finan- cially impossible for him to do so. Roberts has been termed as a man who has worked his way through the thorniest financial thickets, and he credits Lee Braxton, Chair- man of the Board of Regents and long-time personal friend, as having had a hand in the financial succes- ses which helped to build the Uni- versity. It's not just financial genius that paved the way for the University's growth. The miracle of the Univer- sity involves the concept that God gave President Roberts 29 years ago when he began the ministry, and that is the concept of Seed-Faith. Roberts has written several books which discuss this concept, he stresses it in his monthly magazine, Abundant Life, and the quarterly devotional, HDaily Blessing, and he preaches it on his weekly series of half-hour TV programs, Oral Roberts and You, and on his sea- sonal one-hour f'Contact! specials. f'You have to plant a seed to meet your need, says Roberts. And it works, What gave Roberts' ministry its impetus was the emphasis on God's healing power and the role of prayer and faith. I'd rather preach the gospel and pray for the healing of people than eat when I'm hungry. says Roberts. I dearly love to pray for people. The height of my joy is when I am touching a human being and saying a prayer for him. Though Roberts believes in heal- ing by faith, he also endorses heal- ing medical science. I believe every healing art is an instrument of God, he says. It is for this reason that Roberts announced the building of a medical school to be opened in the fall of 1978 as part of the Oral Roberts University academic pro- gram. Roberts feels the greatest ac- complishment ofthe 1975-76 school year was the decision to obey God in building the medical, dental, and law schools and seminary, digging the hole to get our faith going, and feeling the loving support of the en- tire family of ORU. We have begun and expect God to work through us to complete His master-plan, said President Roberts. And 1976 will be remembered as the year Roberts' admonition from God to 'stake My healing power to your generation took a giant step toward its fulfillment. The busy schedule of President Roberts does not stop him from having an occasional get-together with students. Administration!2l