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Cygnet Institute partners with Rochester Christian University to offer financial planning resources
The Cygnet Institute of Personal Financial Literacy and Rochester Christian University are partnering to promote the conflict-free fiduciary standard and to offer consumer financial and retirement readiness across Oakland County and Southeast Michigan. This effort hopes to broaden the reach of the Cygnet Institute, an established educational nonprofit, while harnessing the expertise of both institutions to help individuals make informed financial decisions through independent certified instructors, said Ted Lakkides, a Certified Financial Planner™. “This partnership represents a significant milestone for both institutions. By combining our pioneering work in financial wellness education with RCU’s deep community roots and commitment to
Board member speaks at convention
Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, pastor of 180 Church in Detroit and a member of Rochester Christian University’s Board of Trustees, spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday, July 18. Sewell spoke about his troubled youth and said, “I had a radical experience with Jesus Christ that changed my life forever. If you believe that Jesus still changes lives, then put your hands together and give our great God great glory.” The convention was held at Fiserve Forum, which holds about 17,000 attendees. Nielsen, a global information and measurement company, said an estimated 25.38 million viewers watched
Rochester Christian University Offering Scholarships to Pontiac Students (Oakland County Times)
Read the full article here: https://oaklandcounty115.com/2024/06/09/rochester-christian-university-partners-with-ascend-foundation-to-offer-scholarships-to-pontiac-students/
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Shakespeare Upon Avon: Hamlet
Rochester Christian University Theatre Company and UnCovered Theatre Company present Shakespeare Upon Avon: Hamlet, an outdoor production directed by Robert Arbaugh, MFA. Every summer the Rochester Christian University Theatre Company partners with UnCovered Theatre Company to produce the award-winning Shakespeare festival: Shakespeare Upon Avon. Professional actors and directors from around the country come together on RCU’s campus each year to perform some of the Bard’s best plays. This year’s show is one of Shakespeare’s best-known tragedies: Hamlet. Grab your favorite lawn chair and join us for a fun evening of Shakespeare in beautiful Lake Norcentra Park! Performances of Hamlet
Student (Teen) Formation Retreat
Join us for a Student (Teen) Spiritual Formation Retreat on August 9! “Amazement seized all of them, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen strange things today.” Luke 5:26. In the gospel of Luke, we read that people were amazed when encountering Jesus and the work he was up to. God still surprises us! We invite you to join us as we consider questions like, what might God be up to in the world? How might God be inviting you to participate? End your summer and kick off your school year with a day of
Student (Teen) Formation Retreat
Shakespeare Upon Avon: Hamlet
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An Ecumenical Christian University: From ‘Christians Only’ to ‘the Only Christians’ and Beyond
In her Rochester Retrospect* essay, Dr. Naomi Walters, dean of RCU’s School of Ministry and Theology, explores how the Churches of Christ’s self-understanding transformed from being “Christians only” to “the only Christians” in a span of just over 30 years. In the 1800s, Christian leaders and thinkers, such as Barton Stone and Alexander Campbell, desired unity among Christians and they attributed dissension to the existence of different denominations. The path to unity, they thought, was to become nondenominational — to focus and unite on the New Testament alone. Yet, inherent in this strategy, was that the focus turned to
Examining the American origins of the Churches of Christ
An essay entitled “American Origins of Churches of Christ” by Dr. Keith Huey, professor of religion, kicked off RCU’s examination of its heritage through the Rochester Retrospect* effort. RCU was started in 1959 by members of the Churches of Christ, a heritage that originated in the early 19th century. Huey looks at the origins of the Stone-Campbell movement, which was started through the writings of “two erstwhile Presbyterians: Barton W. Stone (1772- 1844) and Alexander Campbell (1788-1866). At first, these movements were billed as the ‘reformation’ of Christianity, a corrective to clerical domination and unbiblical practices,” Huey writes.
Rochester Retrospect: You are part of our story
June 20, 2024 by Dr. Rebekah Pinchback Dean, School of Business & Technology In 2022, Rochester Christian University explored its heritage in the Churches of Christ and the Stone-Campbell Movement thanks to a grant received from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education, a collection of 300 colleges and universities that supports and enriches vocational exploration and discernment among undergraduate students. I was honored to chair a steering committee made up of faculty and staff to oversee this effort. Our goal was to paint a picture for our community so they could see their story inside of RCU’s story,
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