by Clem Boyd, Communication Content Manager
Jeff Beste, Director of Strategic Relations, didn鈥檛 even want to go to Cedarville. He was thinking about a different campus experience. Plus, in his eyes, he wasn鈥檛 spiritual enough to attend a school where the students were serious about their faith.
But his mom and dad gave Jeff a compelling option: go wherever he wanted but pay for it himself or attend Cedarville for a year. Jeff thought he鈥檇 transfer after that first year, but here he is at Cedarville, 38 years later. What Jeff found was a place to thrive educationally and professionally, personally and spiritually.
During his undergraduate years, Jeff was part of Swordbearers, a music ensemble similar to today鈥檚 HeartSong. His times spent on the team changed him as the team stayed with host families during tours and served at Christian camps.
What was Jeff鈥檚 greatest influence at Cedarville? 鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 the Bible classes; it wasn鈥檛 chapel; it wasn鈥檛 our president, Dr. Dixon, although all of those things had an influence in my life,鈥 Jeff said. 鈥淲hat really impacted me was the fact there were students my age who were excited about their walk with the Lord and concerned about my walk with the Lord.鈥
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