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Winter Fun Day

This Monday, the 20th of January, was a Winter Fun Day on campus. Pictured is a game of broomball next door to campus at Camp Oak Hills. This is a great time of fellowship for staff and students and includes an opportunity to hear about summer ministry positions at...

Christmas at the Oaks

Last Thursday, December 5th, we celebrated the first Christmas at the Oaks on campus. This event commemorates the advent of the birth of Christ and the conception of Oak Hills under a prominent oak tree overlooking Lake Marquette where six men gathered and prayed for...

Thank You!

Give to the Max MN has reached its conclusion and raised $27,155 for the Student Grant Fund. The Student Grant Fund houses important scholarships that relieve students financially from tuition becoming a monstrous burden and allows others to simply be here at all. The...

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It's Throwback Thursday to another familiar face!

Dr. Steven Ware began teaching as adjunct in 2005 while serving as pastor of the Free Methodist Church in Kabekona. In 2008, Dr. Ware became a full-time faculty member teaching English and Speech. A year later he took on the additional role of Dean of Education and eventually Dean of Student Life when Jim Hodgson transitioned to his position in Church Ministries. In his interim period as president of the college, he sent out an official memo to students to call him "Supaphresh." Dr. Ware, as can be discerned, wore many hats on campus and his informality was winning to many students who saw in him someone they could trust and admire.

It is not often you're confronted by anything more formidable than encouragement in the classroom, unless that classroom was Dr. Ware's. Behind that door your grade would reflect your work and I found this out the rough way. I had not expected him to be wise to my antics or to address my enterprise of escaping hard work in Speech. It came as a shock to receive my first grade and read the teacher's notes bluntly stating how unimpressed he was by how impressive I thought I was. No teacher had ever said anything remotely as forward. Here was a 'George Feeney' (character from Boy Meets World), devoted to seeing potential does not go wasted.
We love hearing from Alumni! Share your Dr. Ware memories and stories of his time at Oak Hills.

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Great day on the ice Monday for Camp Snow Days! Hope everyone enjoyed themselves!

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Dana Schnortz is professor and program director of Business at Oak Hills. In reply to being asked what are transforming books to think about the Christian life at the crossroads of business and finance, he had this to say: "Business by the Book" by Larry Burkett is always my "go to book" when business leaders ask for one book to get believers in business thinking about how their faith should impact their work. This book does a great job of connecting biblical principles to a variety of business topics. This book can fundamentally change how believers manage their business." "The bible has a lot to say about money. Jesus talks about money and material possessions more than just about every other topic! Why? "Managing God's Money" by Randy Alcorn does a good job of helping people get a better understanding of their relationship with money. Believers often have the mentality that if they give their tithe they can do whatever they want with the rest of THEIR money. This books challenges us to understand what biblical stewardship really means. I'm convinced if more believers read this book it would significantly change their thoughts on stewardship and it would create a ripple across the Church."

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It's another Throwback Thursday coming your way!

Gib Hoefakker was an absolute favorite at Oak Hills during his time as professor of Theology and Philosophy from 1995 until 2011. Many students were endeared to him because of how much time he spent getting to know students and especially teaching them how to tie a fly (potentially why a few students began fly fishing). His classes are to this day described as profound and gracious.

Former student Mike Garry reports how you could never pin Gib down, he'd always manage to surprise you. For example, when he recruited Mike and students to perform as a Barber Shop Quartet he self-titled the group "Three Duds & the Stud." Gib never exactly clarified who's who based on the title, but he sure said it with a suggestive grin on his face and twinkle in his eye.
If you took a class from Gib, it was well known tardiness was not tolerated. Mike describes walking to class one morning and seeing waders hanging from the backdoor of his classroom. It came as quite the shock when Gib announced to his 8 AM class who were all on time, "the ducks are moving, so I'm going hunting." The class was instructed to mark down their attendance and put the list on his desk. Mike reported how you could hear shots on an adjacent lake in those early morning classroom hours that you could only assume must be no other than Dr. Hoefakker.
We love hearing from our Alumni! Share your Dr. Hoefakker stories, we love to hear from you!

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A little dad humor to welcome you back to spring semester. We pray you're well rested after the Christmas season!

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Oak Hills Christian College is a Christian academic community whose mission is to provide biblically centered higher education which contributes to growth towards Christ-likeness and prepares students for effective service in their homes, careers, churches, and communities.

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