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  • About 2012
    • Introduction to 2012
    • History
    • Foundational Assumptions
    • Guiding Convictions
    • Unifying Themes
    • Answers to Key Questions
      • Must education be secular to be serious?
      • Research. Teaching. Does it have to be either/or?
      • Are futures a good investment?
      • What is a Baylor education worth?
      • Can we prepare tomorrow's leaders with yesterday's tools?
  • Impact
    • Student Benefits
    • Alumni Benefits
    • Faculty and Staff Benefits
    • Community Benefits
      • A History of Community
      • Impact by Association
      • Quality of Life in Our Community
      • Partners in a Caring Community
      • Out into the World
      • A Higher Standard of Learning
  • Imperatives
    • Imperative I
    • Imperative II
    • Imperative III
    • Imperative IV
    • Imperative V
    • Imperative VI
    • Imperative VII
    • Imperative VIII
    • Imperative IX
    • Imperative X
    • Imperative XI
    • Imperative XII
  • Progress
    • 2012 Annual Report
      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
    • 2011 Annual Report
      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
    • 2010 Annual Report
      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
    • 2009 Annual Report
      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
    • 2008 Annual Report
      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
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    • Imperative XII
  • 2008 Annual Report

Imperative VI

Guide all Baylor students through academic and student life programming to understand life as a stewardship and work as a vocation

Baylor’s undergraduate programs emphasize the central importance of vocation and service in students’ lives and help them explore their value and role in society At a Christian university, questions such as “Who am I?” and “How should I best use my talents?” should be taken seriously and should guide students as they make life’s key decisions. To assist students in addressing such issues, Baylor will develop multiple opportunities, both curricular and co-curricular, for students to discern and understand their life work as a calling and all of life as a stewardship of service.

Progress Summary

  1. Life Work as a Calling

    Several programs have been implemented or expanded to help students understand their life work as a calling. The resident chaplain program and Chapel programming have both been expanded. The Academy for Leader Development and Civic Engagement was established in 2004. In addition, the number of undergraduates expressing an interest in vocational ministry is growing (from 2,029 in 2002 to 2,428 in 2009).

  2. Stewardship of Service

    Several programs have been implemented to help students understand life as a stewardship of service. These programs include discipline-specific missions, the sports chaplain program, Baylor Line Camps, community ministries and academic partnerships, leadership development, community service and other campus programs. In addition, the Baylor Interdisciplinary Poverty Initiative was established on June 1, 2007.

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  • About 2012
    Back
    • Introduction to 2012
    • History
    • Foundational Assumptions
    • Guiding Convictions
    • Unifying Themes
    • Answers to Key Questions
      Back
      • Must education be secular to be serious?
      • Research. Teaching. Does it have to be either/or?
      • Are futures a good investment?
      • What is a Baylor education worth?
      • Can we prepare tomorrow's leaders with yesterday's tools?
  • Impact
    Back
    • Student Benefits
    • Alumni Benefits
    • Faculty and Staff Benefits
    • Community Benefits
      Back
      • A History of Community
      • Impact by Association
      • Quality of Life in Our Community
      • Partners in a Caring Community
      • Out into the World
      • A Higher Standard of Learning
  • Imperatives
    Back
    • Imperative I
    • Imperative II
    • Imperative III
    • Imperative IV
    • Imperative V
    • Imperative VI
    • Imperative VII
    • Imperative VIII
    • Imperative IX
    • Imperative X
    • Imperative XI
    • Imperative XII
  • Progress
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    • 2012 Annual Report
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      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
    • 2011 Annual Report
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      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
    • 2010 Annual Report
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      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
    • 2009 Annual Report
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      • Imperative I
      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
      • Imperative IV
      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
      • Imperative IX
      • Imperative X
      • Imperative XI
      • Imperative XII
    • 2008 Annual Report
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      • Imperative II
      • Imperative III
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      • Imperative V
      • Imperative VI
      • Imperative VII
      • Imperative VIII
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      • Imperative XII
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