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Alan Chettle

Alan supports young men and women who are contextualizing their faith in Jesus into their academic disciplines to reveal a beautiful, nuanced picture of the kingdom of God. He also encourages faculty to witness faithfully to the Gospel in order to influence countless students through their teaching and research leadership. Alan longs for each of the 8 000 graduate students at the University of Alberta to have a chance to encounter Jesus in all of his beauty and glory.

He loves seeing students come alive as they understand the many ways God has gifted them, and that they have been appointed to be agents of reconciliation and healing for the Kingdom of God. He also loves seeing people of all ages take big risks for God’s kingdom because they know that King Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth and sends them out in the power of the Spirit.

Alan enjoys blacksmithing, ultimate frisbee and playing board games. He has a master’s degree, pursued a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, and has extensive experience interacting within academia. One of his go-to verses is Isaiah 62:6-7 (NIV): I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem, they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.

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