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About Bethel University

Values

  • We are Christ-followers
    orthodox, conversionist, and evangelical; rooted in the authority of Scripture.
  • We are character-builders
    concerned with personal and spiritual formation and therefore committed to the development of whole and holy persons.
  • We are truth-seekers
    recognizing that all truth has its source in God as revealed in creation and Scripture, and personified in Christ.
  • We are learners
    committed to academic excellence within a community characterized by teaching, scholarship, and service.
  • We are reconcilers
    honoring the worth and dignity of people from all races and purposely seeking to create a community that reflects the diversity of the Body of Christ.
  • We are salt and light
    relating to the world and society in culturally relevant ways while being informed by our pietistic denominational heritage and characterized by an irenic spirit.
  • We are world-changers
    driven to prepare graduates who will shape and change the world through exemplary leadership in the church and throughout society.