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Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2025, Andrews University Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:21:00 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:21:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu SMS: Junqi Sophie Tang & Abigail Koo http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67535 Sunday Music Series artists:  Junqi Sophie Tang is an assistant professor of music at Western Michigan University and former violin faculty of the University of Toledo School of Music. She was invited to serve on a distinguished panel of judges for the 2022 New York Laureate International Music Competition and 2021 Hong Kong International Violin Competition & Chamber Music Competition. She is the founder and artistic director of the Hantong International Summer Music Festival as well as the music director of the Cincinnati Music and Arts Society. She has been a First Prize winner in the 2021 Golden State International Music Competition and 2019 Hong Kong International Music Festival. She also won an excellence in performance award at the 2016 Schoenfeld International String Competition. Abigail Koo brings diverse musical experiences from podiums around the world, from Austria, Israel, Russia, Korea, Japan, Thailand, and back home to the US. Abigail Koo began her musical studies as a pianist at the age of six and studied piano for two years. Afterward, she taught herself to play major repertoire and entered LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts & Performing Arts, where she began her formal musical training. A prolific solo pianist, chamber musician, orchestral violinist, and conductor, Koo has performed in major concert halls of New York and France, including at Carnegie Weill Hall, Carnegie Isaac Stern Hall, 92nd Street Y, Cami Hall, Alice Tully Hall, New York Steinway Hall, and Avery Fischer Hall. Koo founded two music schools, one in Cambodia and another in Myanmar, to give musical opportunities to underprivileged children. Since 2014, she has worked closely with NGOs to provide music education, scholarships for young women, and food assistance to Southeast Asia.    Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:10:24 +0000 Andrews D3 Conference Reimagines Disciple Making http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68555 Andrews University hosted the D3: Re-Imagining Disciple Making Conference from Oct. 16–18 in the Seminary chapel. Faculty, pastors, students and leaders from various church entities gathered in person and on Zoom to discuss discipleship in a new way. “We wanted to cast a vision for discipleship as more than a one-size-fits-all training program,” says Scott Ward, executive director of the Discipleship Center and chair of the Department of Discipleship. “If we can help people work through trauma and understand where they are developmentally, we can nurture more active disciples—which is what discipleship should be: nurturing.” This vision of discipleship shaped the entire weekend. Instead of offering parallel breakout sessions where participants were split between different topics, the conference kept everyone in the same room. “We didn’t offer breakouts so people couldn’t just go to their favorite silo,” Ward explains. “Everyone heard everything, together.” The theme of investing into discipling relationships instead of discipleship programs emerged several times. Attendees discussed research indicating that many young adults have drifted from the church due to a lack of belonging. In response, the conference explored how people-centered discipleship—which attends to the heart as much as the head—can become a pathway to healing and formation. “It was eye-opening to see how discipleship connects to mental health and education,” says Esteban Grajales, a Master of Divinity student. “I left thinking differently about how we walk with people in our churches.” Over the course of the conference, participants learned that a people-centered approach to discipleship highlights three main areas. The first is the necessity of developmental awareness. Speakers noted that just as educators regularly adapt to a child’s stage of growth, churches should, too. For instance, discipleship for a teen will look different from discipleship for a retiree—not because the gospel changes, but because people do. The second area is trauma-informed ministry. Those in attendance acknowledged that many who walk into Adventist sanctuaries carry wounds. They learned that beginning with listening, compassion and emotional awareness isn’t optional, but rather Christlike. “We’ve been very cognitive,” Ward says. “We haven’t reached the heart.” The third area of importance is cultural and generational sensitivity. The conference highlighted that discipleship happens in complex spaces, from the global 10/40 Window—where most of the world’s unreached populations live and where the need for mission work is great—to the intergenerational dynamics inside a local congregation. Ultimately, the event asked how the church can serve faithfully across those differences—together. This notion of togetherness was a distinctive element of the D3 conference. While acknowledging that Adventism has developed robust ecosystems in many different areas, the event emphasized that the church is strongest when those ecosystems collaborate. “Our denomination has grown in theology, education, and health—but we’ve become siloed,” Ward shares. “We need the voices at the same table again.” The conference was well attended by a variety of individuals, including a large number of students. Many gave positive feedback on the programming and conversations. Master of Divinity student Josnel Lache, shared, “What I appreciated most was that the conference wasn’t about programs—it was about people.” “There’s a hunger out there,” Ward adds. “People may not have known exactly what they were looking for, but they saw this and felt impressed to come. The gathering closed with the statement “God has more for us,” advocating for a church that listens first, heals as it teaches, and forms disciples for every stage and story. While the D3 conference was originally created as a one-time gathering, several attendees encouraged a regular rhythm. “We need to do this at least every two years,” multiple people shared with Ward. “There’s more to explore—and God seems to be opening doors.” Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:44:55 +0000 Cardinals Men's Basketball Game http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68552 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:17:27 +0000 Cardinals Women's Basketball Game http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67878 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:16:51 +0000 Cardinals Men's Basketball Game http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67872 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:15:09 +0000 Death of Eduardo Ocampo http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68550 Eduardo A. Ocampo was born on Oct. 13, 1931, to Lucila Yábar de Ocampo and Wenceslao Ocampo. At fifteen, he met the love of his life, Flora Alva León. They married in 1957 and, in 1973, moved with their four children to the United States, where Eduardo hoped they would receive an ideal education. He passed away peacefully on Oct. 22, 2025, in Loma Linda, California, surrounded by his loving family. He was 94. Born in Cusco, Peru—the ancient capital of the Inca Empire—Eduardo grew up among stone streets and cathedral bells that shaped his reverence for language, culture and faith. His life was defined by dignity, discipline and devotion—to God, to family and to the pursuit of truth and beauty. A graduate of the Universidad Adventista del Plata in Argentina and the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, he devoted his life to ministry and education. He served as pastor in Tacna, Peru, and Mountain View, California, and as education director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s South American region, encompassing Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. In 1977, he joined Andrews University in Michigan as professor of modern laguages at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, where his clarity, eloquence and love of learning inspired generations. Upon retiring in 2002, he was named emeritus professor. That same year, Eduardo and Flora settled in Loma Linda, where they shared more than two decades of joyful retirement together. Those who knew him remember a man of intellect and grace—“an ambassador of Peruvian kindness,” as one colleague wrote—and a Christian gentleman whose faith and humility guided every step. The Ocampo home was always open, filled with conversation, music and laughter. Eduardo will be remembered as a devoted husband, a loving father to Samuel (and Gwen), Nino (and Adriana), Lucy, and Florita (and Andrew); and a proud grandfather to Eduardito, Natali (and Britney), Adrianita, Robert, Isabella, Nicholas, Mariana and Bia. Melissa Price, Ella, and Kainoa; Amy Ukleja, Mark, Thaddeus, and Summit; and Justin Brownfield, Tammy, Kaila, Juliett, and Noelle also knew him affectionately as “Belo.” Above all, he was a man of God—in the place God appointed, doing God’s work in God’s way. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:12:18 +0000 Amazon Mission Study Tour http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68549 Join an unforgettable mission experience along the Amazon River, where faith, learning and service come together. This trip offers a unique blend of academic engagement, including lectures and theological reflection, and hands-on mission work, such as preaching and teaching in remote river communities of the Amazon. Experience the beauty of the Amazon while making a lasting impact in the lives of others and allowing God to transform your own in the process. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:07:00 +0000 Leaders in the Field Conference http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68547 The School of Graduate Psychology & Counseling will be holding a Leaders in the Field Conference, featuring speaker Aza Allsop, on Friday, Nov. 21, from 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. in Bell Hall, Room 180.  Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:58:40 +0000