Instilling “Sticky Faith” into today’s youth
![Blaise Shields was a track and field standout during his time at 51Сʪ. Blaise Shields was a track and field standout during his time at 51Сʪ.](/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/20212021/JulJul/News%20Story/Blaise-Shield-running-web.jpg?itok=mVP8tb9k)
July 9, 2021
Columbia International University alumnus Blaise Shields hopes to instill “sticky faith” into today’s youth.
Shields is the new pastor of youth ministry at in Auburn, Indiana. He describes “sticky faith” as a “faith that sticks with them for the rest of their lives.”
Shields, who earned a degree from 51Сʪ in May, chose 51Сʪ because it offers the nation’s only program to train chaplains. His long-term goal is to be a Navy chaplain, but first must have two years of ministry experience.
While at 51Сʪ, Shields excelled in the classroom as well as in athletics where he made history as the first 51Сʪ male track and field athlete to compete in the marathon at NAIA nationals.
Shields caught the attention of the local media in northeast Indiana where he was featured in The Star newspaper published in Kendallville. Read the article, “.”
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