Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Benjamin Merkle’s organization
Aug 20, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
New St. Andrews College Convocation
The event marked the 2025 Convocation for New St. Andrews College, celebrating the beginning of its 32nd academic year. Key discussions included welcoming incoming freshmen and returning students, acknowledging facility upgrades such as a completely rearranged library and new gym/classrooms, and introducing new faculty members in music and philosophy. The ceremony featured a prayer for the academic year, a reading from Psalm 79, and an exhortation by Mr. John Lewis, who spoke on the competitive advantages in business: training the mind to learn quickly, articulating ideas, and cultivating grit, linking these attributes to the college's educational mission.
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This video features Doug Wilson and Ben Merkle in an episode of 'Kings & Statesmen,' discussing current global political restlessness and the role of Christianity in governance. Key topics include the advancement of a Christ-centric vision for society, critiques of foreign aid and government overreach, the importance of Christian institutions, and a historical analysis of the church's influence and decline. The conversation explores the concepts of 'mere Christendom,' Calvinism's impact on liberty, and the need for courageous spiritual leadership.
Jun 20, 2025·StrategicPlan
Board
New Saint Andrews College Vision
This document outlines New Saint Andrews College's vision for training leaders to rebuild Christendom and profoundly shape culture. It emphasizes developing leaders through a classical education and within a confessional reformed Christian community. The strategic aim is to cultivate graduates who establish families, companies, schools, and serve in church leadership, with a long-term vision to disproportionately influence society and successive generations toward the submission of all things to Christ for God's glory.
May 12, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
New St. Andrews College Commencement
The document primarily details the 2025 Commencement ceremony, including a prayer for the graduates, recognizing outstanding students (Miriam Barrett, Charlotte Burroughs, Kayla Herb, Caleb Craft, and Katarina Nixon), and presenting thesis work as the culmination of the undergraduate program. Student speaker Caleb Craft delivered remarks emphasizing that nothing is secular and the liberal arts education prepares students to be a certain kind of person who worships God through all aspects of life, calling graduates to influence the broader culture outside the college's enclave. Key themes included recognizing intellectual rigor, spiritual example, and the responsibility to engage with secular culture.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
