BILL: On today's It Is Written
program, we're going to be
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talking Christian education.
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If you have high school-aged
children in your home or
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soon-to-be high school-aged
children in your home, you're
not going to want to miss our
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discussion with
our two special guests.
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It Is Written begins right now.
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>>Announcer: It has
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It Is Written.
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Sharing messages of
hope around the world.
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I want to welcome all of
our viewers to this week's It Is
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Written program. Thank you
for taking the time to join us.
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I have two guests
here in studio with me.
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Today we're going to be talking
about Christian education.
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Some of you, as I said in the
introduction, may have high
school-aged children
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at home, or soon-to-be high
school-aged children, and you're
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thinking about different options
for their education for high
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school. Well, I think one of
the viable options, an excellent
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option, is Christian education.
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And so we wanted to talk about
that today, and I invited two
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guests. I have Principal Scott
Bowes and Pastor Jared Brown.
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They are both from Kingsway
College, which is located in
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Oshawa. Gentlemen, thank you so
much for the opportunity to join
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us. I appreciate you guys
making the effort to be here.
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SCOTT BOWES:
Thank you for having us.
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JARED BROWN: Thank you.
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BILL: Why don't you give us
a little bit of a background on
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Kingsway College, where it's
located, you know, the size of
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your campus, when it began, just
to give us a picture of what the
school is all about?
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SCOTT BOWES: Sure.
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Kingsway started in 1903,
located in Oshawa, Ontario, so
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about 45
minutes east of Toronto.
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We're sitting on about 100
acres, so it's a beautiful,
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almost like a park-like setting.
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It's a huge campus for a small
high school, so it's a beautiful
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place for
students to go to school.
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And it's just a
great place to be.
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BILL: Now, it's a high school?
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SCOTT BOWES: It
is a high school.
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BILL: So grade 9 through 12?
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SCOTT BOWES: Grade 9 through 12.
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We offer the Ontario secondary
school diploma, the same that
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you would get at
other institutions.
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But obviously, we feel that
we're pretty special in some
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other areas as well.
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BILL: You're also
a boarding school?
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SCOTT BOWES: We
are a boarding school.
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We have close to 100 students
living in the dorm, and then
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about the same that are
community students as well.
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We're a very multicultural
school; a lot of different
nationalities represented
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there.
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So again, just a great
opportunity for either people in
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the local community or for
people from a distance to attend
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Kingsway College. BILL: Let's
talk a little bit about the
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school. So you know, let
me give you the scenario.
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So you know, I'm a parent.
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I'm sitting at home;
I'm watching the program.
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I've tuned in to It Is Written.
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And I have some children that
are high school age or about to
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become high school age, and I'm
thinking about, "Does Christian
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education really work for us?
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" So why would someone
choose Kingsway College?
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I mean, why would someone choose
Christian education, maybe?
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And then specifically, why would
they choose Kingsway College?
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What do you guys
offer that would be unique?
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SCOTT BOWES: Okay.
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Usually probably the first
question that people ask
actually centres around
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the academic program.
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Academically at Kingsway, the
program is very, very strong.
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We have a small
teacher-to-student ratio.
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So a great opportunity for
kids to get a lot of extra help.
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Our graduation rate over
the last five years is 95.3%.
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BILL: Wow.
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SCOTT BOWES: And all of those go
on to a university or a college.
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And so again, a
very high percentage.
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Outside of the academic program,
though, which, to be honest,
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there are a lot of schools that
have a great academic program,
there are a lot of other
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things that Kingsway
has to offer, from great
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extracurricular opportunities,
the spiritual programming, which
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you'll hear more about from
Jared a little later on in the
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program. There's just so many
opportunities for the kids to
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get involved in. Our
outreach program as well.
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It's just a great place
for the kids to have options.
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BILL: I don't know if you know
this, but that 95% graduation,
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how would that compare,
let's say, to other schools?
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SCOTT BOWES: Yeah.
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Dalton McGuinty in 2010 released
a report that public school
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students in Ontario, 72% of them
graduate after four years, and
81% after five years
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of high school.
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So that compares to the 95.3.
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And then the study that Queens
University did in 2009 states
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that of Ontario graduates, only
60% of them attend postsecondary
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education. So it's
quite a difference.
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BILL: Now, to what do you
attribute that higher success
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rate? SCOTT BOWES: I would
attribute it to a few different
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things, to be honest.
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One is the caring that the
students get from the teachers.
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There's a lot of effort and a
lot of extra time that goes into
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making sure these students are
prepared to be successful at the
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next level. And honestly,
I think it's the families.
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Families who are willing to
spend money to send their child
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to private school, to Christian
education, are very serious
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about education. And so they
have the commitment as well as
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the school. And that combination
together tends to create
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successful kids. BILL: Hmm.
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The cost of the school
as compared to other private
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schools. Because you know,
that is a consideration for some
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folks. SCOTT BOWES: Absolutely.
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Compared to private
schools, we're very, very cheap.
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A boarding student can attend
Kingsway College in most cases
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for quite a bit less money than
the tuition at other private
schools, not counting the
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boarding.
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BILL: Wow.
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So that's room, meals,
and then their tuition.
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SCOTT BOWES: And their tuition.
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BILL: Jared, you're
the chaplain on campus.
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JARED BROWN: That's correct.
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BILL: And how long
have you been with Kingsway?
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JARED BROWN: This is
my fourth school year.
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BILL: Wow.
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So what's that been like?
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Had you ever worked in a
school setting like this before?
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JARED BROWN: Never.
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BILL: So what was that like?
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JARED BROWN: It was a lot
different than I was expecting.
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BILL: Now, you
had pastored churches?
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JARED BROWN: That's right.
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BILL: Yeah.
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JARED BROWN: And I had worked
with young people at summer
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camps for a week, but I had
never committed my full ministry
time to young people.
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So it's been really exciting.
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BILL: Well, great.
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Well, we're going to get a
chance to talk a little bit more
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with both of you. But I know
you've prepared sort of a
promotional video as sort of an
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overview to our
viewers of Kingsway College.
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Let's just show that right
now and we'll come back and talk
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about some of the other unique
aspects of Kingsway College.
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SCOTT BOWES: Sounds good.
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NARRATOR: With the mission
of preparing Canadian youth for
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God's service, Adventist
Education in Canada began over a
century ago in 1903 with
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this small school then
known as Lornedale Academy.
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But Lornedale did not
remain small for long.
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Under God's leading, it grew and
prospered and continue to train
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generations of young men and
women to this day, where now the
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Kingsway College alumni
family has grown to over 4,000.
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Looking at Canada today, one
can even find Kingsway alumni
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serving in a variety of roles in
every province of this country.
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Kingsway alumni may even
be serving in your community.
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Kingsway cherishes its history
and alumni and remains true to
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its original mission.
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It seeks to introduce students
to Jesus Christ and to prepare
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them for a life of
service to God and others.
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Kingsway aims to help students
grow spiritually, to encourage
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them to make a decision for
Christ, and to lead out in His
ministry; to help students
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achieve their highest potential
academically; to develop their
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critical thinking skills and
view every topic from a
scriptural point of view;
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to help students grow physically
with a wide variety of physical
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activities and experience a
balanced Christian lifestyle; to
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help them grow socially by
providing opportunities to make
lifelong friends who share
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their beliefs and have
respect for all people.
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It is our aim to inspire young
men and women to be thinkers and
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not mere reflectors
of other men's thoughts.
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There is no more important work
than to prepare our youth for
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eternity. Give the
gift of Adventist Education.
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Contact Kingsway College today.
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BILL: Well, that'll give folks
a better picture of the school.
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Now, let's talk a little bit
about some of the
extracurricular, besides
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the academics.
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Talk to us a little
bit about that, Scott.
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SCOTT BOWES: Sure.
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One of the things Kingsway
is really known for is their
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touring groups. We have three
touring groups on campus: the
Aerials, the band, and the
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choir.
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The band and the choir is pretty
straightforward; I think
everybody knows what
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that is.
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The Aerials is
our gymnastics team.
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All three groups get the
opportunity to travel
extensively throughout
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Canada and even into the
United States, getting a lot of
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opportunities to perform and
share the message of Kingsway
and the message about what
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Christ has done for
them in their lives.
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So it's been a great
opportunity for the kids.
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They also have the opportunity
to perform at the General Motors
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Centre in Oshawa for an
Oshawa Power basketball game.
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Our Aerials have been featured
in the Toronto Star in a recent
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article. So it's been a
great thing for the kids to be
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involved in. BILL: Yeah, I'm a
little biased because my son was
on the Aerials and they do
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a tremendous, tremendous job.
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And really promoting
that lifestyle, that healthy
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lifestyle. SCOTT
BOWES: Absolutely.
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BILL: And I know that many of
the places they go, the audience
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is so impressed that these young
people live a healthy lifestyle
and promote good Christian
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values.
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As a proud father, I also have
to say that when the Aerials
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went to Andrews University and
competed at what they call
Acrofest and they did the
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butterfly competition, which is
where you stand there and
somebody on your shoulders
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and hold out two other
participants out like this, my
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son won. So it's a great thing.
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I don't think maybe folks don't
really understand the complexity
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and the skill
that's involved here.
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It's like Cirque du Soleil.
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It's really quite good.
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I know you have another
promotional little video that
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shows the Aerials. Now, anyone
can try out for the Aerials that
comes to the school?
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SCOTT BOWES: Absolutely.
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BILL: And it's by tryout?
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SCOTT BOWES: It's by tryout.
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BILL: Let's quickly show that
brief report on the Aerials to
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give our viewers an
opportunity to see that.
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I want to come back and Jared,
I want to talk to you and Scott
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about what I think is the most
important aspect of your school.
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That was great.
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I enjoyed seeing the Aerials.
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But you know, I don't want the
audience to think that. talk to
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us a little bit about. 'cause
I understand the choir has won
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some
prestigious awards recently.
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SCOTT BOWES: Yeah, in the
last few years, they've actually
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placed 1st in the Durham Kiwanis
Festival with a variety of other
choirs in the area all
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competing.
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So that's been a very exciting
thing on campus as well.
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BILL: What are some of the other
extracurricular activities that
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students can participate in?
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SCOTT BOWES: Absolutely.
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We have a ski club where
students get to go six different
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times throughout the year to ski
and snowboard at a local hill.
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We have an outdoor club that
does a backpacking, canoeing,
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and winter
camping trip each year.
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We have a drama club
for students who like to get
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involved in that. We have a
basketball team that
participates in a local church
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league here in Toronto.
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As well, they travel to Andrews
University in Michigan for a
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tournament down
there with other schools.
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Many opportunities for the
students as well in leadership.
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We have a student association
where students can get involved
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in planning events and helping
direct things that happen on the
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campus, so a wonderful
opportunity for them there as
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well. BILL: So a very
well-rounded curriculum, plenty
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of activities, plenty of
opportunities for the students
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to participate in.
SCOTT BOWES: Right.
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BILL: Now, I said before we
showed that little Aerials promo
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that to me, and I know to you
gentlemen 'cause I know both of
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you, the most important aspect
of the school is not what you
are doing to develop these
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young people academically; it's
what is happening spiritually in
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the lives of these young people.
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So Pastor, talk to us a little
bit about some of the things
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you've seen in there.
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I know you have a
Bible study group.
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Talk to us about that spiritual
growth that you have been seeing
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in the students there.
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JARED BROWN: Absolutely.
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It's been amazing.
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We have. there's been very
intentional in our spiritual
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program. And what that means is
that we've made our school
calendar. we have a
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spiritual calendar as well where
we introduce kids to Christ and
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then we try to disciple them
through the Bible studies and
prepare them for baptism.
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And then we have a series of
meetings at the end of the year
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where we actually. we call it
kind of reaping, like you would
a harvest, and we try to
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harvest as many young people
as possible in order to prepare
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them for baptism.
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And this year again, we
have many baptisms again.
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So it's really exciting.
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BILL: Now, these Bible
studies, are they mandatory?
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Do they have to attend?
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JARED BROWN: Absolutely not.
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In fact, they
sign up voluntarily.
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We have a spiritual week of
emphasis, or what we call week
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of prayer in October.
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We have a guest
speaker come in from somewhere.
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This year it was Ricky Schwarz
who came in and presented Christ
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to the students through
his own personal testimony.
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And when he gave an appeal on
the last Friday of our week of
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prayer, 90 students came
forward for Bible studies.
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BILL: Wow.
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Ninety?
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JARED BROWN: Ninety, yeah.
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And that's about half
of our student population.
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BILL: Isn't that incredible?
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JARED BROWN: So we're amazed.
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SCOTT BOWES: Isn't it?
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BILL: That must make both of you
feel very, very proud of that
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work. JARED BROWN: Absolutely.
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BILL: I know the
impact it's had on my son.
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I know the impact that
you have had on my son.
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And well, I'm getting choked up.
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And I want to thank you for the
care both of you gentlemen have
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shown with my son,
and the impact you've had.
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You know, he's changed
his whole eating habits.
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You know, because of you, I'm
no longer eating red meat in my
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house or chicken.
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Just tofu.
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And it's great.
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We feel great.
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So tell me about how important
this is for the school.
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I mean, 'cause you can get
the academics anywhere, right?
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SCOTT BOWES: Absolutely.
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BILL: I mean, anywhere,
you can go for academics.
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SCOTT BOWES: Absolutely.
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BILL: But tell me about the
importance of developing this
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component of these young people.
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SCOTT BOWES: Mmhmm.
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We believe that. I mean,
obviously we put great emphasis
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on the academic program.
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We wouldn't be a
school if we didn't.
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But we believe that the purpose
for us being there is to help
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students meet Christ.
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Our mission statement is to
reflect Jesus Christ and prepare
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students for his service.
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And that's what we're trying to
be very intentional about doing.
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So as Pastor Brown said, we've
taken a lot of time to
intentionally, through
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our strategic planning,
put specific things in place to
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provide as many opportunities
for these kids as possible.
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And to see them choosing
on their own to make these
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decisions and get involved, you
can feel the difference that it
has made on the campus.
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It's incredible.
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It's incredible.
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BILL: Now, one of the things I
hear the young people say about
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you, Pastor, is you don't
shy away from any of the tough
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issues. So
they'll raise questions.
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JARED BROWN: Absolutely.
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BILL: And that can be a
bit of a challenge sometimes.
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JARED BROWN: It can be because
you have to think on your feet.
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And they ask you direct and
honest questions, but the
awesome thing about it
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means they're thinking and they
care, right, and they want to
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make good choices. And it's so
awesome when you see a society
that seems to be spinning out
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of control; you have young
people, the future leaders of
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our schools, our country, and
they're asking important
questions 'cause they want to do
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what's right.
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It's inspiring.
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BILL: You know, we sometimes are
very quick to point out what's
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wrong with this new generation.
00:18:58.10\00:19:00.53
But I believe this is
something that's very right.
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JARED BROWN: Absolutely.
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BILL: I know you have prepared
a short video where some of the
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young people talk firsthand
about the impact that this has
had on their lives.
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I'd love to show
that now to our viewers.
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JARED BROWN: Absolutely.
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NARRATOR: Therefore, go and
make disciples of all nations,
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baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, and teaching
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them to obey
everything I have commanded you.
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SCOTT BOWES: Hi.
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I'm Scott Bowes,
president of Kingsway College.
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We take the gospel commission
very seriously here at Kingsway,
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and our desire is that every
student here has the opportunity
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to develop a close
relationship with Jesus.
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We started a new program
here last year which sets aside
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enough time in our schedule to
allow every student the
opportunity to participate in
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Bible studies.
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In the first year of this
program, 30 students made the
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decision to follow
Christ and were baptized.
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This year, we have 90 students
participating in this program,
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many of whom
will be baptized soon.
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This program has had such a
positive impact in the lives of
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our students, and I think that
the best way for you to
understand just how big of an
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impact is to hear
from our students directly.
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MALE STUDENT: The Bible study
here, it's optional, but still
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every week, everyone shows up on
time and [chuckle] sometimes we
try to drag it out.
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It's supposed to end at 6:30,
but sometimes, you know, we'll
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go a couple minutes
later just 'cause we enjoy it.
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It's not a burden.
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FEMALE STUDENT: Joining the
Bible study, it challenged my
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faith. It challenged my
knowledge in my religion.
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It just really helps.
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FEMALE STUDENT: I always looked
at God in a different way, but
00:20:55.26\00:20:57.73
this year, it's changed
my complete view upon him.
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Like, I know that He's always
there to catch me when I fall,
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and that's the thing that
has changed the most with me.
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FEMALE STUDENT: The Bible
studies plus my religion class,
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I've learned so much more, you
know, how to defend my faith,
give reasons for my beliefs,
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and yes, I feel more
confident to share with people.
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FEMALE STUDENT: My schedule
is very busy, so being able to
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study during school means I can
actually get it done, while if I
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was at another school, I
probably wouldn't have the
opportunity to go and have
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someone teaching Bible studies.
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NARRATOR: A Kingsway student's
schedule can be demanding.
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Along with the daily schoolwork,
the work program, intramurals,
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as well as touring group
practices, this all adds up to a
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full day. But by intentionally
setting a specific time aside
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for small group Bible studies,
our students are able to benefit
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spiritually. FEMALE STUDENT:
Coming together in a small group
and talking about God is
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just really inspiring, instead
of going through the motions of
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church and stuff.
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It's more personal.
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MALE STUDENT: It's meant a great
deal to me to be able to be
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around people that live the same
things I do and that have the
same questions I do and
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the same problems that I have,
to be able to just talk about it
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and figure things out as
a group instead of alone.
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MALE STUDENT: I've got a new
perspective of the Bible and I
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see a different view of God and
who he really is and now I can
00:22:13.06\00:22:17.80
just share with my friends, tell
them the wonderful news about
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God. MALE STUDENT: It was a
really spiritual experience.
00:22:20.53\00:22:24.13
It was really positive for me as
well as other people in my Bible
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study class. FEMALE STUDENT:
It's very helpful because you
have people going through the
00:22:26.30\00:22:27.80
same things
you're going through.
00:22:27.80\00:22:33.06
And it's good to hear their side
too and know that you're not
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alone in your spiritual walk.
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NARRATOR: In the Bible study
program, emphasis is placed on
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providing a solid, Biblical
foundation and giving the
students the skills necessary to
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continue to grow
and study on their own.
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FEMALE STUDENT: Last year, I'd
already been taking Bible
studies with Pastor
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Brown and I had been
baptized at graduation.
00:22:54.20\00:22:56.73
So this year, just to continue
growing in my walk with God, I
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decided to take
Bible studies again.
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MALE STUDENT: Growing up in
the church and as a Christian, I
00:23:02.53\00:23:05.13
focussed more on my personal
relationship with God through
00:23:05.13\00:23:10.10
prayer, but I didn't know that
the Bible was also crucial in
our own relationships and how
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we can use the Bible to
read what God has to say to us.
00:23:14.33\00:23:17.76
In the Bible studies class,
we're learning a lot about how
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to use the Bible.
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FEMALE STUDENT: We ask the
questions, and it's like, "Well,
00:23:21.90\00:23:24.26
let's look in this verse and see
what it says that can explain
00:23:24.26\00:23:26.33
your question. " So it's not
just him answering us; he's
using the Word to answer us.
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FEMALE STUDENT: We'll ask a
question, and we're like, "Give
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us the answer," and he
won't give us the answer.
00:23:32.56\00:23:34.16
He'll be like,
"What do you think?
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Look in this verse.
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" And we're like, "Why
can't you just tell us?
00:23:37.10\00:23:39.36
" And he's like, "No, 'cause
you won't always have me to tell
00:23:39.36\00:23:41.83
you, so I want to teach you to
how to find it yourself so later
on in life, you can
00:23:41.83\00:23:44.30
find it too.
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" FEMALE STUDENT: Once you
actually look it up for
yourself, it's kind of
00:23:46.63\00:23:48.36
like you're
discovering it again.
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MALE STUDENT: I'm able to do my
own little Bible study and I'm
00:23:50.70\00:23:53.40
able to study the Bible on my
own with God's guidance as well.
00:23:53.40\00:23:54.90
It's really amazing.
00:23:54.90\00:23:57.30
FEMALE STUDENT: I certainly
think that now I can go study
00:23:57.30\00:24:02.50
the Bible on my own because I've
learned skills through Bible
study and now I can
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learn more and then I like to
tell people what I've learned.
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JARED BROWN: Hi.
00:24:10.16\00:24:12.43
I'm Jared Brown, the campus
chaplain at Kingsway College.
00:24:12.43\00:24:14.80
Leading out in Bible
studies here has been incredibly
00:24:14.80\00:24:17.53
rewarding. I've seen many lives
changed as the result of our
Bible study program.
00:24:17.53\00:24:18.90
There's nothing more important
than seeing students commit
00:24:18.90\00:24:24.83
their lives to Christ.
00:24:24.83\00:24:26.83
FEMALE STUDENT: Well, just
yesterday, we learned about the
00:24:30.00\00:24:32.63
signs of Jesus' coming and I'm
more excited for it than ever,
00:24:32.63\00:24:37.43
you know. MALE STUDENT: The most
amazing experience I've ever had
00:24:37.43\00:24:42.43
in my life. MALE STUDENT: Bible
study is incredibly amazing.
00:24:42.43\00:24:46.26
FEMALE STUDENT: Bible studies
has definitely been enlightening
00:24:46.26\00:24:49.06
for me and it has definitely led
me to have a closer walk with
00:24:49.06\00:24:52.50
God. FEMALE STUDENT: Whatever
you put into it, you'll get out
00:24:52.50\00:24:54.60
of, and so if you want to get a
nice relationship with God, His
presence is so clear and
00:24:54.60\00:24:56.43
evident here.
00:24:56.43\00:25:01.30
FEMALE STUDENT: I don't think
I was really that strong with
00:25:01.30\00:25:04.53
Christ before I came to
Kingsway, and I got baptized
last year and I don't think I
00:25:04.53\00:25:07.70
would have made that decision
if it hadn't been for Kingsway.
00:25:07.70\00:25:09.40
BILL: Well, that
was a great video.
00:25:20.16\00:25:24.03
Congratulations on the fine work
you've been doing there with
00:25:24.03\00:25:26.60
those young people.
00:25:26.60\00:25:28.00
JARED BROWN: Thank you.
00:25:28.00\00:25:30.26
BILL: Now, Scott, for our
viewers that are watching,
they're at home; they're
00:25:30.26\00:25:33.46
saying, "I'd like to learn a
little bit more about Kingsway
00:25:33.46\00:25:35.26
and maybe even
experience it firsthand.
00:25:35.26\00:25:38.36
" I understand you have an
opportunity for them to do that.
00:25:38.36\00:25:39.66
SCOTT BOWES: We do.
00:25:39.66\00:25:41.73
On April 19 through 21, we
have what we call our preview
00:25:41.73\00:25:45.53
weekend. It's an open house
opportunity for families to come
00:25:45.53\00:25:48.70
visit our campus, get a tour,
meet our faculty and staff, get
to see our band, choir, and
00:25:48.70\00:25:53.83
Aerials perform, and get all
their questions answered about
00:25:53.83\00:25:56.33
the school, the
academics, the finances.
00:25:56.33\00:25:59.36
BILL: So how would someone
go about becoming a part of this
00:25:59.36\00:26:03.06
weekend? SCOTT BOWES: We ask
them to send us an email at the
email that you see here on
00:26:03.06\00:26:06.60
the screen and let us know
that they would like to attend
00:26:06.60\00:26:08.86
preview weekend, and
we'd be happy to have them.
00:26:08.86\00:26:11.80
And for the first 25 that
register for preview weekend and
00:26:11.80\00:26:17.86
reference It Is Written, this
show, in the email, we would be
happy to give them, when
00:26:17.86\00:26:22.03
they arrive on our campus, a
free Kingsway College hoody that
00:26:22.03\00:26:24.53
Pastor Brown is holding up here.
00:26:24.53\00:26:26.33
BILL: Well, that's very nice.
00:26:26.33\00:26:28.76
So you send an email, you
reference this program, the
00:26:28.76\00:26:32.90
first 25 when they show up,
you're going to have that
giftwrapped for them.
00:26:32.90\00:26:35.66
SCOTT BOWES: Waiting for them.
00:26:35.66\00:26:36.90
BILL: Beautiful.
00:26:36.90\00:26:39.40
Well, you know, these gentlemen
have been extremely generous
00:26:39.40\00:26:42.13
because they have another offer,
and it is a wonderful Kingsway
00:26:42.13\00:26:46.80
College t-shirt. Now, here's
how you can get this Kingsway
00:26:46.80\00:26:51.80
College t-shirt. If you send us
an email right now to It Is
Written at information@iiw.ca,
00:26:51.80\00:26:55.86
now, you have to
follow these instructions.
00:26:55.86\00:27:02.03
Information@iiw.ca and in the
subject line, you put "Kingsway
00:27:02.03\00:27:11.86
College t-shirt. " Got it?
00:27:11.86\00:27:14.16
Information@iiw.ca, subject
line, "Kingsway College t-shirt.
00:27:14.16\00:27:18.26
" The first 100 emails that
we receive, we're going to send
00:27:18.26\00:27:23.00
you, they will send you free of
charge this beautiful Kingsway
00:27:23.00\00:27:27.13
College t-shirt.
That's all you have to do.
00:27:27.13\00:27:29.93
Gentlemen, I want to thank you
so much for joining us here and
00:27:29.93\00:27:33.96
giving us such valuable
information about the school.
00:27:33.96\00:27:36.80
May God continue to bless you as
you lead out in that fine work
00:27:36.80\00:27:39.20
there with those young people.
00:27:39.20\00:27:41.56
And let me thank our viewers
that faithfully tune in each and
00:27:41.56\00:27:44.53
every week.
00:27:44.53\00:27:47.20
If you want to go back and
see this program again, you can
00:27:47.20\00:27:50.23
visit our website,
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00:27:50.23\00:27:54.26
In fact, all of our
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00:27:54.26\00:27:57.00
You can watch them all.
00:27:57.00\00:27:58.66
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00:27:58.66\00:28:02.03
You know, we have some faithful
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00:28:02.03\00:28:03.96
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00:28:03.96\00:28:06.90
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ministry afloat. We hope you
will be with us again next time.
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Until, then, remember, it is
written: Man shall not live by
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bread alone.
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