{"id":583,"date":"2012-12-10T13:45:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T18:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=583"},"modified":"2023-07-18T21:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T01:11:28","slug":"kingdom-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2012\/kingdom-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"583\" class=\"elementor elementor-583\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3fb581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3fb581\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbb17ef\" data-id=\"dbb17ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26e8e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b26e8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As I began my career in the university I realized I had the opportunity to be for my students what no one had been for me \u2013 a professor known as a follower of Jesus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dfb0a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dfb0a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0aa408\" data-id=\"e0aa408\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c69bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95c69bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Midway through the first semester, I prayerfully crafted a short end-of-class speech including several of my personal interests along with my Christian commitment. But time and time again that first year, I failed to follow through with my intention to talk about my faith. Finally, before the final exam, I did it<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-970e3e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"970e3e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57b7044\" data-id=\"57b7044\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215937a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"215937a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I told the students how much I had enjoyed teaching them, that I was a Christian, and that I would like to visit with any of them who might be curious about why.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b75686e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b75686e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4395c34\" data-id=\"4395c34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8342d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b8342d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I had no takers that first time, but it was a faith barrier which, once broken, would never again be so difficult for me. Now for over forty years I have included a simple statement about my faith as part of my classroom introduction \u2013 resulting in many opportunities to encourage young believers and clarify the gospel to non-believers.<\/p><p>Now at the other end of my career in the university, I decided to change my research focus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-863edce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"863edce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00f7218\" data-id=\"00f7218\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5343b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5343b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What could I do to help the poorest of the poor have a better shot at survival?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f92e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f92e73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b949934\" data-id=\"b949934\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f147c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f147c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today\u2019s students are very conscious of social needs as well as the spiritual needs of our world. I asked God to give me some ideas.<\/p><p>A former doctoral student suggested I help the 11 million extremely poor coconut farmers around the world. We learned that the typical farmer has 6-8 children, owns about 5 acres, and harvests 5,000 coconuts a year.&nbsp; This brings in only $500 a year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1556196 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1556196\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1808b36\" data-id=\"1808b36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63607e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a63607e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I prayed, \u201cPlease God, let there be something useful and interesting about coconuts.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce807ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce807ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0352848\" data-id=\"0352848\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e3e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e3e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My students and I found that the coconut\u2019s components of husk, pith, oil, and shell all have numerous possible applications in gardening, packaging, and for building materials.&nbsp; We can even craft car parts \u2013 trunk liners and door panels \u2013 from coconuts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p>Coconut fiber is cheaper, greener, and has better mechanical properties than polyester. We could potentially increase the income of poor coconut farmers by 50%! Developing technology with patents allows us to create and maintain a significant price for the coconut fiber and shell, and this profit will bless the farmer and the community as well as our investors.&nbsp; For example, we can provide school vouchers for their children to attend schools staffed by Christian teachers or we can supply them with fertilizer that could double their annual crop yield.&nbsp;<\/p><p>It\u2019s a kingdom building ministry: helping people in a holistic way by meeting both their spiritual and economic needs concurrently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d06824 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d06824\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dbdd37\" data-id=\"8dbdd37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0177067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0177067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Walter Bradley<\/b><br><span>Distinguished Professor of Engineering<br><\/span><span>Baylor University<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I began my career in the university I realized I had the opportunity to be for my students what no one had been for me \u2013 a professor known as a follower of Jesus. 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