At Highlands College, we believe the local church is the hope of the world. The church has the greatest potential of any organization to impact the world and make an eternal impact. The Gospel is growing faster than the population in all but 20 of the 193 countries of the world. Sadly, America is one of the 20 countries where the Gospel has been in decline. But there is good news. In the same way Church of the Highlands is changing the way the world does church, Highlands College is changing the way we train future ministry leaders. And it is working. As Church of the Highlands has grown, so has the Association of Related Churches (ARC), which is...
As a young college graduate, Tim Johnson's eyes eagerly scanned the computer screen in front of him. Job searching is no easy task, especially when entering the workforce for the first time. After a few clicks and scrolls, something caught Tim’s eye. “I was searching for a youth pastor or children’s director job when I saw the job posting on myIMPACT” Tim remembers as he fell across what is about to be his full-time job as a youth pastor at Word of Life Christian Center in Newark, Delaware. “I emailed my resume directly to the church, and the rest was kind of God.” How is job searching made easy through Highlands College? 1. Our platform Job placement is a...
Highlands College desires to answer the prayer of Jesus, located in Luke 10:2 when He says, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest." Through our holistic training approach, students are educated, equipped, and empowered to go out into the world and make an eternal impact. Our goal is to reach the people no one else is reaching. The question is, how do we do that? Highlands College was honored to host YouVersion Bible App founder, Bobby Gruenewald, at our bi-weekly chapel service. The YouVersion App has over 400 million downloads and is reaching people in nearly every country in the world. In his message...
Picture this. You're out in the middle of nowhere. It's pouring down rain, and you're running through knee-deep mud. You and your classmates are tackling physically and mentally challenging obstacles. It looks, feels, and sounds a lot like a Marine Corps boot camp. The experience seems extreme and is something not commonly seen in a college curriculum, but that is the point. Once a year, our Highlands College students participate in Expedition, a 10-mile obstacle course that tests students' physical endurance and mental toughness. The weekend kicked off Thursday night, where students pitched their tents on a piece of property that would serve as the base camp for the next 24 hours. With no cell phone service and deep woods...
Jill Pettus kicked off the first chapel series of the fall semester with the Highlands College cultural value, "Our attitude is gratitude." Challenging the student body's faith and perspective, Jill shared an impactful story of the lives of two sisters, Betsie and Corrie Ten Boom.Betsie and Corrie's story took place in the 1940s during a time when Germany oppressed, and Jewish people were imprisoned. While Betsie and Corrie were not of Jewish heritage, their hearts were burdened to help these oppressed people.Fully aware of the charges they could face, Betsie and Corrie chose to give refuge to a group of Jewish people in their home. Their allegiance to the Jewish people would soon be the reason these sisters found themselves...
