BARNABAS SERVANT LEADERSHIP AWARD

For Senior Student and Faculty Member, Messiah College

The Barnabas Servant Leadership Award is named for Barnabas, who as a servant leader sold land in Cyprus to buy food for the post-Pentecost crowned in Jerusalem, recruited Paul for ministry, worked with Paul as a missionary, mentored John Mark, and led a multicultural pastoral team in Antioch. The name Barnabas means “son of encouragement” The award, in association with the Barney II and Moore Foundations, takes his name as it serves as an effective instrument to the entire educational community by promoting the ideals of service that substantially benefits others.

The awards are being made available by the Agape Center and will be given to one current senior and one current faculty member at Messiah College.  Persons will be chosen during the fall semester by a selection committee composed of students, faculty and staff.

We will be presenting an award to one senior student and one faculty member at the December 4, 2007 Chapel. The award includes a certificate, a $500 cash grant and a contribution of $500 given in the name of the recipient to a charity chosen by the recipient and approved by the Barnabas selection committee.

Each year, we ask for nominations of individuals who have demonstrated significant contributions in the areas of ministry, community service and leadership.  The community service that the Barnabas Award seeks to reward is unpaid service that is done off-campus through community partners.  The following factors will be given priority in selecting the recipient.

 

• The level of spiritual maturity and commitment to ministry and community service.
• The ability to integrate her/his ministry and community service with other aspects of her/his life and work including academic work, faith perspectives and sense of vocation.
• The impact of the ministry and community service on the community in which she/he served and her/his ability to effectively work with and respect persons with whom she/he worked.

 

The finalists will be asked for additional information.  Please inform the person that you are nominating them.  Nominations should be received by October 15, 2007.  We will begin evaluating nominations at that time until a decision has been made.

Thank you for taking time to honor your servant leader nominee!

Chad Frey,

Agapé Center for Service and Learning