The Barnabas Award
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.
2008-2009 Award Recipients: Jessanna Hall & James Krimmel*
 
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The awards are 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.
Wheel-Throw basins are given out each year to each recipient of the Barnabas Award. |
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.
Student Award Nomination Form
Faculty Award Nomination Form
Cover Letter Criteria
*Photographs courtesy of Carolyn Lambright
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