Beacon Magazine

Pastors and retired pastors, along with their spouses, have always made up a generous portion of the alumni base at Bushnell University. Bushnell has educated and sent out hundreds of pastors, including the current ministry-focused students who graduate each year.   Many of those ministry families stay connected to the University in significant ways. At the…

The Oregon Small Schools Association (OSSA) selected alumnus Jordan Buhler ’16 as the 2022 – 2023 Teacher of the Year in celebration of his commitment to impacting his community through education.  He was presented the award at the statewide celebration in Portland, Ore., in November 2022.   A former Beacon men’s basketball player, Buhler is pretty…

In response to an unprecedented need for mental health care in our community, state, and nation, Bushnell University’s School of Psychology and Counseling has responded to this crisis by doing what it has always done—focus on the mission and values the University. Bushnell’s School of Psychology and Counseling offers a Community Mental Health Clinic, something…

Original article published in The Beacon Magazine Spring 2023 edition by Diane Allen Dear Dr. Womack, I am writing to thank you for your leadership and to express my gratitude and praise for your campus community. My husband and I had the pleasure of attending Orientation Weekend as we were getting our son, Cooper, settled in…

President Womack speaking with Bushnell students What, in your opinion, makes Bushnell University (specifically) and Christian higher education (generally) unique? Kelly Monroe-Kullberg, the founder of The VERITAS Forum at Harvard proposed “the search for truth in response to the most important questions of life” as the highest mission for higher education. What does it mean…

The Christian vision for a life well-lived is irrevocably tied to one’s ability to listen to God’s call. And yet “calling” can be a slippery concept to pin down in our lives, filled as they are with desires, both rightly ordered and not, duties that we embrace or shirk. In a contemporary culture ever redesigned…

In 1885, the Turner family donated the property that has served as a host for the annual camp meeting now known as the Northwest Christian Convention (formerly the Oregon Christian Convention) for over 170 years. The historic Turner Tabernacle, built in 1891, has stood the test of time, reflecting God’s glory in every face of…

Jaron Carter ’23 and Miriam Gutierrez ’22 may have come to Bushnell University on different pathways, but they have found themselves on the same one as Summer Student Ambassadors for the Office of Admission. Together, they welcome prospective students to campus and they represent the best of what it means to be a Beacon.  Jaron,…