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Name: Steve Kim
Year: 3rd year
Program & Major: BA in Biblical Studies (Diploma in Worship Arts 2007)
Home Town: Port Moody, British Columbia
A former Jazz Studies student at Capilano College in North Vancouver, I noticed that my focus was a bit off (‘a bit’ is an understatement) when I realized that my musical talent is a gift from God. In trying to be the best musician around, I was constantly looking out for my own glory, rather than using that gift to glorify the One who really deserves it.
That realization led me to CBC.
I found the Worship Arts program at CBC diverse, soundly grounded, and, most importantly, God-centered. Now, I can take the steps to go beyond getting emotional over musical notes; I have been equipped to serve God with my musical gift in a deeper, spiritual sense. And that, I believe, is what God wants to see His children do – grow mature in faith. I am looking forward to my next two years of study where I will enter the Biblical Studies program and focus in more closely to the word.
Email me if you would like to talk more about the Worship Arts or Biblical Studies program at CBC.
Name: Josh Beattie
Year: 2nd year
Program & Major: BA in Intercultural Studies
Home Town: Kanata, Ontario
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Name: Liz Franke
Year: 3rd year
Program & Major: Early Childhood Education
Home Town: Chilliwack, BC
The last 2 years at CBC have been the most rewarding and challenging phase in my life. The professors are passionate about their work at CBC, and that passion is reflected in the classroom. An enormous part of CBC is connecting with fellow students on a day-to-day basis; the unit meetings, dorm fellowship and other campus activities are great times to connect with CBC students. In addition, the most incredible and fulfilling times are the times I spent with my peers in service around the community [like SOS day], and on missions trips during the reading break.
Name: Andrea Ykema
Year: 2nd year
Program & Major: BA in Outdoor Leadership
Home Town: Canadensis, Pennsylvania
had no idea what to expect when I arrived at Columbia last year to be a part of the Outdoor Leadership program. Immediately, I found friends with similar passions - finally, others that could talk about gear and climbing trips endlessly! We grew together over the year into a cohesive group of growing, learning adventurers with passions from sea kayaking to rock climbing, raft guiding to mountaineering, sailing to backpacking... Our common bond is our love of nature, and our thirst to understand God's place in that nature. We have so much to learn together and experience together, and we'd love for you to be a part of that with us. Drop me a line any time if you're looking for some beta - I'd love to talk to you :)
Name: Jeph Maagdeleyn
Year: 4th year
Program & Major: BA in Youth Work
Home Town: Leamington, Ontario
Hi!! My name is Jeph and I hail from the number one place to live in Canada, Leamington, Ontario. I have been at Columbia for two years now and have learned so much in those two years about God, about myself and about the world. The profs here have challenged me to expand my views of Truth and kept me from getting comfortable in any knowledge. I am continually humbled in my views and am learning that only through sending my faith through the fire will it be refined. I have also lived on campus my first two years and have loved the chance to live with so many different types of people. I found my faith was nurtured a lot by my friends before I left home and now I have been left to fend for my self amoung a lot of people that have had different experiences and have different views. It has been a great place to learn what God is doing in the lives of others and to come together with those guys, and maybe get in a bit of trouble ;)
Name: Brittany Larson
Year: 2nd year
Program & Major: BA in Youth Work and representing iCert
Home Town: Sublimity, OR
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Name: Jaclyn Pell
Year: 3rd year
Program & Major: BA in Caregiving and Counselling
Home Town: Kelowna, BC
I am currently completing my third year in the Caregiving and Counseling program, and have enjoyed every moment of it so far! During my first year, I was a resident in the junior dorms and I had the opportunity to meet a number of other girls. The fact that I enjoy meeting new people inspired me to become a Resident Assistant in my second year at school. I resided in the senior dorms just off campus, and was responsible for about twenty other girls in my unit. It was quite a transition due to the fact that it was my first year in senior dorms, and I was also one of the youngest people in my unit! Nonetheless, it was an amazing experience and everyone was supportive of each other and, in turn, we were very close. It was awesome to see God working in and through the girls in my unit, and be able to be there and talk with them about it. During my second year I also helped out in the admissions office. This was a great experience because I was able to take part View Days and interact with people interested in attending, and answer questions from a student’s perspective. Being involved in the CBC community has not only strengthened my skills needed for my degree, but I have also gained a variety of support systems (i.e. teachers, faculty, and fellow students) to help with my education and my Christian faith.
Name: Brad Steeves
Year: 3rd year
Program & Major: BA in Worship Arts
Home Town: Abbotsford, British Columbia
After graduating from high school, I was uncertain of what I wanted to do, or which path I wanted to take (which I’m sure many of you can relate with). So I ended up working for a couple years, and in my case, all I ever found myself in were ‘go-nowhere’ jobs and I began to feel really lost in every decision I made and in everything I did. I soon was challenged in my thought process through talking with a local youth pastor in town and he got me thinking about Columbia.
Columbia has been one of the most rewarding, yet challenging experiences of my life. I entered my first year having no clue what I was walking into. But as soon as classes started, the community built quickly and I felt right at home. The relationships I’ve built here for the past two years are definitely life-long and I know that it will continue to build in upcoming years. Not only have I built great friendships with fellow students, but with the prof’s as well. Everyone is on a first name basis which creates a much more personal atmosphere.
The Worship Arts program here at Columbia is one of the best that can be offered. Tony, Nelson and the rest of the crew in Worship Arts make it a phenomenal program, and offer great instruction and insights on their philosophies and theologies of the multi-level word ‘worship’. I am challenged day and day out on my thought process of what true worship is.
Contact me if you want some more info on Worship Arts! See you soon.
Name: Greg Atkinson
Year: 1st year
Program & Major: Quest
Home Town: Port Elgin, Ontario
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