Written by Abbey Williams \/\/ Photo by Jeff Montgomery<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Representatives of The Bible Project, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, recently visited campus and engaged with students. The Bible Project focuses on creating free educational resources to help people understand the Bible. They spoke in chapel Tuesday, Jan. 30, and participated in a Q&A later that day, which students attended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michael McDonald, chief strategic relationships officer of The Bible Project, said Harding struck him as an energetic place to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would say that Harding stood out,\u201d McDonald said. \u201cEven just walking on the ground, Harding was an energetic and exciting place to be. We thought all the students were amazing and engaged and asked great questions. It felt super hopeful for the next generation of leaders heading out into the workforce. We were inspired and impressed by all of the faculty and their love for the students. It was a wonderful campus.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
McDonald said he hoped students would get to have conversations about the Bible with people who aren\u2019t like them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy heart for the chapel talk was that we can find safe places with anyone to have curious conversations about the Bible,\u201d McDonald said. \u201cThat we would get beyond the idea of just memorizing and learning stuff for the sake of learning but learning the Bible for the sake of transformation. My hope was to share stories that would encourage people to get to know people who aren\u2019t like them, to have non-defensive, curious conversations with them and really allow that to help grow our understanding of God\u2019s word and not take away from it. The Q&A was just to be hopeful and answer questions.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
McDonald said if The Bible Project ever comes back to Harding, he hopes to focus more on students studying business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was fun to get to meet some of the business people,\u201d McDonald said. \u201cI think the next time we come, if we do come again \u2014 which we\u2019d love to come again \u2014 would be to meet more with the business students, the people getting their MBAs, marketing students and all of that, because there\u2019s a lot of fun things we get to talk about besides just Bible stuff.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Director of theological studies Mac Sandlin said he was impressed by The Bible Project\u2019s dedication to their message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought they were really inspiring,\u201d Sandlin said. \u201cSteve, the CEO, was just so completely devoted to the work of telling the story of Jesus to the world and had so little care for himself or the company\u2019s future.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sandlin led the Q&A with The Bible Project, and he said McDonald\u2019s character was something to be admired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll of that was just a tool to be used by God for the sake of the Kingdom,\u201d Sandlin said. \u201cI admired his humility and his wisdom a great deal.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Logan Light, assistant dean of Campus Life and chapel programs, said The Bible Project was unique in its connection to so many majors and interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is a really unique company that intersects with a large portion of our student body across various majors,\u201d Light said. \u201cI think that\u2019s really valuable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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