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2024 Edgren Scholar recipients announced 
Swearing in of the second Bethel Student Council, 2024-2025 BSG budget and various proposals
Information Technology Services outsourced
Nick Cocalis named Lead Pastor
Gessner takes a photo with her mother following the event with the interactive packet used during the workshop in the Olson Gallery.
Growth through grief
Back in the day
Having helped create the BTS lounge this year, senior Grace Johnson loves to spend time in the space hanging out with her fellow missional ministry and biblical and theological studies majors. “A really important part of ministry is having really close brothers and sisters in Christ to walk with you,” Johnson said. “So this space can be a place where those relationships are cultivated.”
Bethel’s not-so-secret student spaces
Q&A with artist M. Gasby Brown
Christian Swenson plays trombone with a 17-piece band, the Bill Simenson Orchestra, at Jazz Central Studios March 5. “Christian is actually filling in for his teacher tonight,” Bill Simenson said. “But he’s doing great.” Simenson created the Bill Simenson Orchestra in 2012, a big band that performs Simenson’s original compositions at Jazz Central Studios the first Tuesday of every month.
The language of swing
As worship played at the beginning of the service, students expressed their praise and gratitude by immersing themselves in the spirit of God. Students take 50 minutes out of their day every Monday and Friday to attend Chapel services.
Gen-Z: The future of the church
reshman pitcher Jackson Hunter’s teammates greet him following his relief in the seventh inning of the MIAC Championship. Hunter tied his career high in innings (seven) and threw a career high with nine strikeouts to win the Royals their third straight conference title. “We’ve been through a lot this season, faced a lot of adversity,” Hunter said. “At one point we didn’t think we’d be here. Now we’re winning it — it’s special.”
Early loss gives way to offensive eruption
Ty Koehn got the start on the mound for the Royals Thursday night against Saint John’s, surrendering seven earned runs on 10 hits in four innings of work. Koehn posted a 3.71 ERA across five starts for the Royals in the regular season.
Royals open MIAC tournament with come-from-behind win over Johnnies
Fifth-year Kayla Simacek has been playing softball since childhood. Pitching is Simacek’s passion — she loves the sport because of her coach and the team that’s become her family. Despite a few losses this season, the team still picks each other up and gets right back on track. “I think it was good that it happened in the middle of the season, Simacek said, “Because we can fight through a little bit of adversity and come back stronger.”
Another Bethel comeback
Walk-up song roulette
Bethel University freshman Nainoa Hayashi takes swings off the pitching machine during a Friday night practice in the SRC. When Hayashi tore his shoulder labrum his junior year, it put his chances of playing in college in doubt. “I couldn’t really do a lot of things to get recruited, because I didn’t have anything to show them,” Hayashi said. “I was just thinking, I might not even play baseball in college.”
Embracing the challenge
How to live with a kindergarten teacher
Billy Joel lied to me
I grew up running around the farm with my brother. Six-year old me (right) and my eight-year old brother liked to put wheat in our mouths like “real” farmers.
An a-maize-ing childhood
Letting the past lead me
Letting the past lead me
How to live with an athlete
How to live with an athlete
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Marvin Betras, middle, is what his wife describes as the more people-oriented and extroverted pastor of their duo. “He will have the longest conversations with the T-Mobile guy. He talked for 45 minutes. I thought he was talking to a family or friend but no, he was paying the [phone] bill,” Jackie said. At Espíritu Santo’s weekly team huddle before the service starts, Marvin often offers words of encouragement and prayer like he did for Sunday, Nov. 12’s service, where he preached about gratitude.

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December 4, 2023
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