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title_text=&#8221;shalom3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Designing for Shalom is rooted in the belief that design is not just functional-it is theological. Every space we shape tells a story about what we value, who we welcome, and how we understand our relationship to the divine, to one another, and to the more-than-human world.<\/p>\n<p>We hope these pages inspire architects, landscapers, community leaders, and everyday practitioners to design not merely for function or aesthetics, but for shalom-the wholeness and harmony of God&#8217;s intended flourishing for all creation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gordonconwell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Designing-for-Shalom.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">View this Resource<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#d5d5d5&#8243; 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Dr. Vander Lugt is a pastor-theologian with a deep love for the arts. He holds a PhD in Theology, Imagination, and the Arts from the University of St Andrews, has pastored in a variety of church contexts, and is a board member of Christian in Theatre Arts and Lorien Academy of the Arts. <\/p>\n<p>He also writes, speaks, and publishes in the area of theology and the arts, including <em>Beauty Is Oxygen: Finding a Faith that Breathes<\/em> (Eerdmans, 2024) and <em>A Prophet in the Darkness: Exploring Theology in the Art of Georges Rouault<\/em> (IVP Academic, 2024).<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gordonconwell.edu\/faculty\/adjunct\/wes-vander-lugt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit his faculty page<\/a> or reach him by <a href=\"wvanderlugt@gordonconwell.edu\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Support&#8221; module_id=&#8221;funding&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;4f4539c0-cd88-427a-a002-fc45a35a2eaf&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; da_popup_slug=&#8221;funding&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;eacc0725-110b-44db-bcd8-588aac27c0a1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e1e7359a-e84a-4c3c-8c1b-b631851d2d0b&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Funding for the Leighton Ford Center<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;0d7f8d68-79a5-4c2f-a6a5-16110caa8353&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto 0;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Brian Gardner&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.gordonconwell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/02\/Brian-G_final_bio.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Roboto|900|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#00417a&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|50%|50%|50%|50%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Vice President of Advancement<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto 0;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Leighton Ford Initiative will become an official Center within the Gordon-Conwell Institute once $3 million is committed for the Leighton Ford Endowed Chair in Theology, the Arts, and Gospel Witness. 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