LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
DR. JON S. KULAGA
It’s been said that any time you set a goal, you are picking a fight with the status quo. Whether that be with your current weight, your current finances, or the state of your current golf game, if you want something to change, you are picking a fight with “the way things are.”
It’s what Jesus did in the 1st Century. It’s what Martin Luther did with the Catholic Church in the 16th Century. It’s what John Wesley did with the Church of England in the 18th century. And it’s what Martin Luther King, Jr., did with civil rights discrimination in America in the 20th century. Those who follow Christ, who have Christ in them, will inevitably have the same disruptive spirit about them that He possessed.
It's what World Changers do.
Every year, Indiana Wesleyan University develops and deploys over 1,700 World Changers. IWU graduates, called into every culture-shaping profession of society, from biology to business, English to engineering, and from the pulpit to politics, move out and up and into every sector of society. And all for one purpose… to change the world!
And how is this accomplished? By focusing on the Kingdom of God and seeking His will to be done “on earth as it is in heaven.”
IWU World Changers soon learn that if you focus on the Kingdom of God, you will disrupt the status quo. Jesus was countercultural not because he looked at His culture and did the opposite, but because he looked at this Father’s Kingdom and aligned His words and His work with Kingdom values.
In this issue of the Triangle, you will read about several IWU World Changers who are out to disturb the status quo for the Kingdom. Whether it’s being a mayor or a missionary – each one has their eyes on the Kingdom for one purpose… to change the world!
Triangle Staff
Tod Dalberg Chief Marketing Officer & Managing Editor
DESIGN
Jason Steiner ’97 Executive Director, Brand & Creative
Peter Troutner ’18 Lead Graphic Designer
Rachael Gouvan Senior Graphic Designer
EDITORIAL
Lana Shoaf Director of Communications
Malachi Nutter ’23 Copywriter
PHOTOGRAPHY
Daniel Mottayaw ’12 Media Producer
Rita Jimenez Photographer
PRODUCTION
Jennifer DeBoy ’16 Assistant Director of Brand and Marketing Operations
CONTRIBUTORS
Jerry A. Pattengale, Ph.D. ’79 University Professor
Johanna Walter ’25 Marketing & Finance Double Major
Uday Balasundaram, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Missional & Multicultural Ministry