Stephanie Boegel 
From the outside, graduation looks simple: caps, gowns, a stage, and a tassel turn. But behind the scenes, college commencement preparation is far more complex than most people realize. What appears to be a single ceremony is actually the result of months of graduation planning, detailed coordination, and a dedicated university events team working to ensure students are honored … Read more
Division is not new. In the twentieth century alone, we watched governments weaponize difference with devastating efficiency. Nazi Germany built citizenship around bloodline. Apartheid South Africa organized daily life around racial hierarchy. Belgian colonial policies in Rwanda hardened ethnic distinctions into permanent identity categories, setting the stage for unimaginable violence in 1994. Each of these systems relied on … Read more
Christian students have to consider more than financing and flexibility when choosing a college. They also need professors and course content that will strengthen their Christ-like character. Supportive relationships are critical to reinforcing Christian identity, increasing capacity, and stewarding God-sized callings. Students today need effective faculty mentors who invest in their personal development as much or more … Read more
Hope may be one of the most misused words in Christian leadership. We often talk about hope as optimism, relief, or resolution. Hope becomes shorthand for things working out, pressure lifting, or circumstances improving. In that framing, hope functions like escapism. Resurrection hope is something different. In Scripture, resurrection does not erase suffering or rush past it. It … Read more
On the beautiful, bright spring morning of March 27, 2026, Manna University supporters gathered for our sixteenth annual Dr. Steven Crowther Memorial Charity Golf Tournament — a standout example of how university fundraising events bring a donor community together to create real impact. Players, SERVE team, alumni, and campus leaders combined friendly competition with purposeful giving to support … Read more
Leadership looks different depending on where you stand. That may sound obvious, but it is a lesson I keep relearning every time I travel to Rwanda. Not because leadership principles change across borders, but because context exposes assumptions we do not realize we are carrying. The longer I lead, the more convinced I am that leadership formation … Read more
When people hear “Christian university,” there’s usually an assumption attached to it. Either it’s all ministry, all theology, and nothing else, or it’s just like any other school with chapel added on the side. The truth is, it depends on the institution. And more importantly, it depends on what the student does with the opportunity. From where I sit, wearing both a veteran’s … Read more
One of the most humbling lessons leadership keeps teaching me is this: being present is not the same thing as paying attention. I can be physically in the room, emotionally invested in the mission, and sincerely committed to people, while still missing what matters most. That realization has shaped how I think about leadership, discernment, and formation more than any leadership … Read more
For Tauri Maldonado, the journey to Manna University began long before she ever enrolled in a class. After moving from Orlando, FL to Fayetteville for her family’s first duty station, she and her husband faced a pivotal decision once he left the military: return “home,” or continue building the community God had begun for them … Read more
There is no shortage of innovation in education today. There would probably be no “Dr. Serrano” without these innovations. I took my first college course by way of correspondence back when I was a private first-class in the US Army. My first Bible college diploma? Earned via distance education. In fact, I earned all of my degrees through online, asynchronous … Read more
