STUDENT TESTIMONY
“The entrepreneurship class has given me a completely different vision of what it is to do evangelism based on the innovation and the method of Christ. When I created Micro G, my missionary business, and I started to have the first sales with it, the opportunity to talk to people who did not know about Jesus was simply great. I thank God for it and the institution for such an initiative. “Taking this class has helped me understand the importance of the Madison model and how successful it can be to reach more people. Now I don’t see my ministry without applying the principles learned from this class.”—Tarcis
Our Madison 2.0 Initiative
Dear Friends,
Our students are getting excited! Our Madison 2.0 initiative is underway.
This term, Hartland board member Jesse Zwiker, director of Hyve International, has been teaching a core curriculum class on missional entrepreneurship. He’s introducing a framework that allows Adventist young adults to combine their calling to mission with their professional goals and need for income.
Meanwhile, the Biblical Hermeneutics class and the Digital Ministry Fundamentals class have been collaborating to learn how to produce an engaging online series on Jesus’ parables. Gaining experience in using media for evangelism is essential for ministering to this digital generation.
If ever there was a time for skilled self- supporting missionaries, it’s now. But without solid training in the Bible, a profession, business principles, and missionary work, our young adults’ potential for service may not be fully realized.
STUDENT TESTIMONY
“Learning how to be a missional entrepreneur has been a very challenging but amazing experience. Using my passions and talents to make a business and matching it all with mission makes me feel more prepared to face life challenges and to be truly self-supporting without losing sight of the mission God has placed in my hands.”—Laura
Our Educational Rationale
The current educational system in the world is in a major crisis. College debt is at an all-time high. Education has become hyper-theoretical, primarily focused on reflecting other men’s thoughts, and not taking God’s plan of salvation into account. That system isn’t effective in preparing young adults for a life of service.
Based on these problems and the biblical and Spirit of Prophecy perspective, we believe there is a better model—the Madison model. Madison College offered a wholistic practical education that prepared students to be truly self-supporting missionaries. At Madison, students could graduate debt-free, raising their own tuition through running 27 different campus-based businesses. Madison’s program enabled its students to be effective missionaries, both at home and in foreign lands, sharing the three angels’ messages worldwide.
STUDENT TESTIMONY
“The missional entrepreneur class has been a good one. It’s been fun working with my classmates in starting a missional business. I’ve been able to learn new ideas, and I have seen that it is possible to be mission focused and still run a business.”—Darreus
Prophetic Importance
Ellen G. White declared that if other Adventist schools would follow this model, “we as a people would be a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men…” (PH 119 2.2). Madison became a testimony to the world of the effectiveness of truly applying a Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of education.
Hartland’s Vision
Our Madison 2.0 initiative delineates Hartland’s vision to become a modern Madison College following the most distinctively Adventist educational model, combining soul-winning training, solid academics, practical skills including agriculture, and student-led missional business enterprises in a 21st century setting. This program will enable students to be modern self-supporting missionaries (or “missional entrepreneurs”) and to graduate debt free. We envision a vibrant campus with modern facilities serving mission-minded students onsite and online, working on self-supporting projects, serving the community.
The Four Pillars
How do we implement this model? All elements are divided into four pillars: Mission, Skill, Personal Growth, and Entrepreneurship (see graphic below).
Our Challenge
We have the staff in place, the facilities in development, and the spiritual commitment to educate the next generation of students to accomplish great things for God. By faith, we are moving forward to fulfill the dream that God has placed in our hearts. This is where you can help.
STUDENT TESTIMONY
“My experience in the entrepreneurship class as part of the Madison 2.0 program has been very insightful. Business wasn’t something that typically piqued my interest, but since being in this class, I have learned the value and importance of it. In doing my small missionary business project, I began to see the positive impact we all can have on those around us by meeting their needs!”—Amanda
We need an additional $500,000 by the end of the year to keep Madison 2.0 moving forward on our campus. This initial half-million dollars will enable us to begin 2023 in a strong financial position.
Would you pray about what God wants you to do for Hartland before the end of the year?
Do you have a burden to see the work of God finished? Would you like to see hundreds of young people prepared to share God’s last-day message with the world?
Your sacrificial gift right now will make an enormous difference. We are stepping out in faith. Please join us with your prayers and financial support. Thank you for being our partners in ministry!
Sincerely yours for a finished work,
Norbert Restrepo Jr.
President, Hartland Institute