Stanley Rendahl Named Bethel Seminary Alumnus of the Year
May 25, 2010 | 8:42 a.m.
By Tyler Brown '10
Rev. Stanley Rendahl is a 1934 graduate of Bethel Academy and a 1941 graduate of Bethel Seminary.
The Bethel Seminary Alumni Council (SAC) has unanimously recommended Rev. Stanley Rendahl as the 2010 Bethel Seminary Alumnus of the Year. Rendahl is a 1934 graduate of Bethel Academy and a 1941 graduate of Bethel Seminary.
Rendahl has served the Lord faithfully and inspirationally, with great delight and commitment, for more than 70 years. He has been an evangelist, pastor, church planter, interim pastor, U.S. army chaplain, district executive officer, interim district executive officer, and Baptist General Conference adult ministries director. He has also served on several Converge Worldwide (Baptist General Conference) and Bethel University committees.
Frank Doten, retired pastor and missionary, and an alumnus of both Bethel College and Bethel Seminary, nominated Rendahl. “He has completed faithful and effective ministry in different positions over a lifetime of service to God. He has love for and loyalty to Bethel, and has continued to stay active through prayer, student recruitment, and finances. Hearing Stan pray for Bethel is a moving experience.”
“Stan is a walking history book. He knows so many different people, and has impacted and helped so many people along the way,” says Vice President for Constituent Relations Ralph Gustafson. “Stanley has served the Lord for more than seven decades, and has seen four different generations come through Bethel University. He has truly exemplified Bethel’s core values, living life as a servant-leader, Christ-follower, character-builder, truth-seeker, learner, reconciler, salt and light, and world-changer, all for the glory of God and the advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Rendahl served on the Seminary Alumni Council for more than 10 years and continues to be a strong supporter and prayer warrior for Bethel. “Stan and [his wife] Lillian truly exemplify Bethel’s core values, and I personally believe they are great examples of humility, generosity, mercy, evangelism, and compassion,” says Seminary Alumni Council Chair Brian Doten. “Stan has been a servant to Jesus for more than seven decades with passion, and he continues to do so to this day. He is truly deserving of the award.”
Rendahl and his wife Lillian live in Roseville. All three of the Rendahl’s children attended Bethel, as well as three of their four grandchildren.
