Rosedale Bible College : Dean of Students : General

Dean of Students — Chris Jones

Our vision and prayer for your time at RBC is that you will meet God in new and profound ways. As the Dean of Students my calling is to guide campus life in such a way that students experience RBC as a community of grace. Through God s grace, RBC is a place where you can grow in your joy in God and your passion for His Kingdom.

Life together on campus is both exciting and challenging. The classes will stretch you and prepare you to serve Christ in the world. Learning to live in community will strengthen you and at times challenge you. That is why "grace" is the operative word around the student life team. As we strive to live lives of holiness, purity, respect, and wise stewardship we want grace to season everything we do.

We are excited that you are considering our community as a place to lay a strong academic and spiritual foundation. I am convinced that while you study, serve, worship, pray and develop lifelong friends at RBC you will meet Christ and be transformed.

Rosedale has a Dean of Students and a Student Life Team because students come to be changed and to study. We exist to serve you, not the other way around. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call or email me at cjones@rosedale.edu. Remember we are here for you.

Women’s Resident Director (RD) — Liz Diller

I come from the beautiful village of Belleville in central Pennsylvania. Cradled between mountain ranges on both sides, I have grown up in a home schooled family where Frisbee has always been a favorite family game. On many warm summer evenings we would find ourselves outside sending the yellow disc back and forth across the green yard. As I left the rolling mountains of Pennsylvania and embraced the flat cornfields in Ohio, little did I know that my view on Frisbee was going to change as I moved to Rosedale Bible College.

I have spent the last two years as a student at Rosedale and more than my view on Frisbee has changed. Now I know that Frisbee is more than just a yard game of tossing and catching. It is an active sport of Ultimate, or a skillful round of golf. Just as my love for the game of Frisbee was changed, so was my spiritual life. My studies forced me to be grounded in the scriptures. My teachers challenged me to become a radical disciple of Jesus. My fellow students were constantly being Jesus to me and giving me opportunities to serve them as well.

I worked as the Resident Assistant in the women's dorm during my second year as a student. Through dorm life, I have come to see the power of prayer and the importance of unity in the church. Dorm life is a wonderful picture of how the church works. It is made of up brothers and sisters devoted to encouraging, confronting, and worshipping. After this small piece of the church is done being stretched and grown at Rosedale, it carries passion and light back into churches, workplaces, colleges, homes, and communities.

During this next year at Rosedale, I am praying that a dedication and commitment to serving Jesus will flow out of each life. Hebrews 12.2 states, "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith . . . ." I pray that as we learn together to fix our eyes on Jesus we will learn to keep our focus set into eternity.

Men’s Resident Director (RD) — Darnell Brenneman

I come from the small town of Grantsville located in beautiful, mountainous western Maryland. I was home schooled for 12 years and graduated from high school in 2004. I attended Rosedale Bible College for two years and graduated this past spring with an Associates of Arts degree in General Biblical Studies. A few of my hobbies are basketball, downhill snow skiing, ultimate frisbee, conversations with friends, and sound techie things.

As I look back at the ways I have changed from the time I graduated from high school to the time I graduated from RBC, I am amazed at God's work in my life. Though I am far from perfect, His absolute love, His grace and His faithfulness have been so evident in my life. My time at Rosedale has been very instrumental in bringing about these changes. My hope for you at Rosedale is that you will, as I did, meet God in a new and deeper way.

Being Resident Assistant last year at RBC was certainly a challenging job, but a very rewarding job nonetheless. I saw God work not only in subtle ways, but also in very powerful, visible ways. Prayer works! I am often overwhelmed by all the potential in a group of devoted young people. Great things happen when that potential is realized through God. His working in and changing lives energizes me and I am excited to be a part of the work that God is doing at Rosedale this year.

The Men's Dorm is not just a place to live and sleep while taking classes at Rosedale. It is so much more. It is a place for brothers in Christ to share their burdens and to lift one another up in prayer. Ecclesiastes 4:10 says, "If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!" I hope to be a friend that can help and support, but I am also in need of that support. Please pray for me and the rest of the Student Life Department as we prepare for this coming fall. I hope to see you at RBC soon. God wants to do great things. Are you ready?





	R O S E D A L E B I B L E C O L L E G E Dean of Students — Chris Jones Our vision and prayer for your time at RBC is that you will meet God in new and profound ways. As the Dean of Students my calling is to guide campus life in such a way that students experience RBC as a community of grace. Through God s grace, RBC is a place where you can grow in your joy in God and your passion for His Kingdom. Life together on campus is both exciting and challenging. The classes will stretch you and prepare you to serve Christ in the world. Learning to live in community will strengthen you and at times challenge you. That is why "grace" is the operative word around the student life team. As we strive to live lives of holiness, purity, respect, and wise stewardship we want grace to season everything we do. We are excited that you are considering our community as a place to lay a strong academic and spiritual foundation. I am convinced that while you study, serve, worship, pray and develop lifelong friends at RBC you will meet Christ and be transformed. Rosedale has a Dean of Students and a Student Life Team because students come to be changed and to study. We exist to serve you, not the other way around. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call or email me at cjones@rosedale.edu. Remember we are here for you. Women’s Resident Director (RD) — Liz Diller I come from the beautiful village of Belleville in central Pennsylvania. Cradled between mountain ranges on both sides, I have grown up in a home schooled family where Frisbee has always been a favorite family game. On many warm summer evenings we would find ourselves outside sending the yellow disc back and forth across the green yard. As I left the rolling mountains of Pennsylvania and embraced the flat cornfields in Ohio, little did I know that my view on Frisbee was going to change as I moved to Rosedale Bible College. I have spent the last two years as a student at Rosedale and more than my view on Frisbee has changed. Now I know that Frisbee is more than just a yard game of tossing and catching. It is an active sport of Ultimate, or a skillful round of golf. Just as my love for the game of Frisbee was changed, so was my spiritual life. My studies forced me to be grounded in the scriptures. My teachers challenged me to become a radical disciple of Jesus. My fellow students were constantly being Jesus to me and giving me opportunities to serve them as well. I worked as the Resident Assistant in the women's dorm during my second year as a student. Through dorm life, I have come to see the power of prayer and the importance of unity in the church. Dorm life is a wonderful picture of how the church works. It is made of up brothers and sisters devoted to encouraging, confronting, and worshipping. After this small piece of the church is done being stretched and grown at Rosedale, it carries passion and light back into churches, workplaces, colleges, homes, and communities. During this next year at Rosedale, I am praying that a dedication and commitment to serving Jesus will flow out of each life. Hebrews 12.2 states, "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith . . . ." I pray that as we learn together to fix our eyes on Jesus we will learn to keep our focus set into eternity. Men’s Resident Director (RD) — Darnell Brenneman I come from the small town of Grantsville located in beautiful, mountainous western Maryland. I was home schooled for 12 years and graduated from high school in 2004. I attended Rosedale Bible College for two years and graduated this past spring with an Associates of Arts degree in General Biblical Studies. A few of my hobbies are basketball, downhill snow skiing, ultimate frisbee, conversations with friends, and sound techie things. As I look back at the ways I have changed from the time I graduated from high school to the time I graduated from RBC, I am amazed at God's work in my life. Though I am far from perfect, His absolute love, His grace and His faithfulness have been so evident in my life. My time at Rosedale has been very instrumental in bringing about these changes. My hope for you at Rosedale is that you will, as I did, meet God in a new and deeper way. Being Resident Assistant last year at RBC was certainly a challenging job, but a very rewarding job nonetheless. I saw God work not only in subtle ways, but also in very powerful, visible ways. Prayer works! I am often overwhelmed by all the potential in a group of devoted young people. Great things happen when that potential is realized through God. His working in and changing lives energizes me and I am excited to be a part of the work that God is doing at Rosedale this year. The Men's Dorm is not just a place to live and sleep while taking classes at Rosedale. It is so much more. It is a place for brothers in Christ to share their burdens and to lift one another up in prayer. Ecclesiastes 4:10 says, "If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!" I hope to be a friend that can help and support, but I am also in need of that support. Please pray for me and the rest of the Student Life Department as we prepare for this coming fall. I hope to see you at RBC soon. God wants to do great things. Are you ready?