The Rock House will put on its seventh annual Bisons for Christ service day on April 2.
Junior Botham Jean, an intern at the Rock House, is in charge of assemblies and involvement for Bisons for Christ.
He is working to get the word out and get students encouraged about serving others.
Jean wants to make sure Bisons for Christ is organized well, and he wants to recruit people who have the skills to make the day a success.
According to Jean, the service day typically involves every social club on campus as well as Bible study groups, campus organizations and other various student led groups.
Freshman Madie McGuire is looking to get involved in a project on April 2. She is also on an executive committee with about 30 other students that comes together to make decisions for promotions, involvement, projects and more.
“Bisons for Christ gives you an opportunity to put into action everything you’ve been learning in your Bible classes and devos,” McGuire said. “It’s a vital part of putting our faith into practice. It also really helps your relationships with your fellow students.”
The tentative theme for Bisons for Christ is “The Second Mile.” Originally, the student committee voted for the theme to be “The Extra Mile.” However, given that that is the name of the new fitness competition that social clubs on campus are participating in, the committee is rethinking the name of the theme.
Jean said the whole point of Bisons for Christ is getting students involved in service and making a point to show how service is involved in Christian life. He said that this is one day in the year that is set aside to show what service means. Bisons for Christ gets students to realize what it feels like to be of service to other people and to God.
The goal is to get students involved in service now and hopefully for the rest of their lives. The day is to be a springboard to launch students into service.
“You build connections with those you serve — connections that last,” Jean said. “The Christian faith doesn’t just stay on this campus; our faith goes into the community. That is what Bisons for Christ does, and hopefully the service that is done is something that will last.”
