by Madi Cannon, Public Relations Writer
Cedarville University’s worship program provides practical experience for students to enter their chosen field after graduation. The program equips students to serve while giving them the opportunities to work with ministries across the country.
Hayden Bradley, a senior worship major from Forrest, Ohio, spent the past summer interning at Harvest Bible Chapel (HBC) in Chicago, home of Vertical Church Band. Upon completing his internship, Bradley was offered a full-time ministry position with Harvest Bible Chapel.
After graduating in December, Bradley will serve as the head worship leader at HBC’s Cathedral Campus and begin touring with Vertical Church Band in March.
“Cedarville has helped me understand what worship really is,” said Bradley. “The focus in the classroom has always been why we worship, not how we worship.”
Three other Cedarville students – Chuck DeBrosse, Ansen Lancaster and Jared Wolfe – also interned at HBC this past summer.
Michael Pettus, a 2015 graduate from Cedarville’s worship program, has served at Christ Fellowship Miami as the main campus worship pastor for over a year. He also had the opportunity to lead a worship set with Chris Tomlin during a recent tour.
“One of the features of Cedarville’s worship program is that it’s practically oriented and hands-on,” said Roger O’Neel, Ph.D., associate professor of worship. “We want to prepare students so they’re ready to minister to a local church if that’s where God is calling them. We want our students not to just be good musicians but to have the heart of a worshiper.”
Cedarville’s worship program prepares students to serve through practical ministry experience by serving with university touring teams such as Heartsong, Resonance, Rekindle and chapel bands. Each worship student is required to complete field experience their sophomore and junior year, as well as an internship their senior year. Often, these internships lead to full-time positions.
Worship students have opportunities to work with many nationally known ministries such as HBC, Elevation Worship and Christ Fellowship – all of whom have hired Cedarville graduates into full-time positions.
Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 3,760 undergraduate, graduate and online students in more than 100 areas of study. Founded in 1887, Cedarville is recognized nationally for its authentic Christian community, rigorous academic programs, strong graduation and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings and leading student satisfaction ratings. For more information about the University, visit www.cedarville.edu.
Hayden Bradley, a senior worship major from Forrest, Ohio, spent the past summer interning at Harvest Bible Chapel (HBC) in Chicago, home of Vertical Church Band. Upon completing his internship, Bradley was offered a full-time ministry position with Harvest Bible Chapel.
After graduating in December, Bradley will serve as the head worship leader at HBC’s Cathedral Campus and begin touring with Vertical Church Band in March.
“Cedarville has helped me understand what worship really is,” said Bradley. “The focus in the classroom has always been why we worship, not how we worship.”
Three other Cedarville students – Chuck DeBrosse, Ansen Lancaster and Jared Wolfe – also interned at HBC this past summer.
Michael Pettus, a 2015 graduate from Cedarville’s worship program, has served at Christ Fellowship Miami as the main campus worship pastor for over a year. He also had the opportunity to lead a worship set with Chris Tomlin during a recent tour.
“One of the features of Cedarville’s worship program is that it’s practically oriented and hands-on,” said Roger O’Neel, Ph.D., associate professor of worship. “We want to prepare students so they’re ready to minister to a local church if that’s where God is calling them. We want our students not to just be good musicians but to have the heart of a worshiper.”
Cedarville’s worship program prepares students to serve through practical ministry experience by serving with university touring teams such as Heartsong, Resonance, Rekindle and chapel bands. Each worship student is required to complete field experience their sophomore and junior year, as well as an internship their senior year. Often, these internships lead to full-time positions.
Worship students have opportunities to work with many nationally known ministries such as HBC, Elevation Worship and Christ Fellowship – all of whom have hired Cedarville graduates into full-time positions.
Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 3,760 undergraduate, graduate and online students in more than 100 areas of study. Founded in 1887, Cedarville is recognized nationally for its authentic Christian community, rigorous academic programs, strong graduation and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings and leading student satisfaction ratings. For more information about the University, visit www.cedarville.edu.