<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/final/magazine/1970/growing-concern-christian-service.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Growing Concern for Christian Service</title><excerpt>A remarkable movement of ministry began at Westmont in the late 1970s. Although it grew out of a long tradition of Christian service, it bore a new vision – and a new vitality. Students like Dave Dolan ’78 and Gordon Aeschilman ’79 challenged their peers to stretch their concept of ministry. Not only did they desire to serve God in more diverse ways, but they wanted to take full responsibility for their ministries. Today, students direct ministries themselves, without supervision from faculty and staff.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/anniversary/images/prayer-chapel.jpg" alt="Prayer Chapel"/>
        </image><caption/><description>A remarkable movement of ministry began at Westmont in the late 1970s. Although it grew out of a long tradition of Christian serv...</description></item>