--- id: 20180301_a_worthy_cause title: BLOG - A Worthy Cause category: Biblical Life Counsel predicted_narrative_arc: stewardship-call-to-next-generation sentiment: Hopeful emotions: - Encouraging - Grateful - Challenging keypoints: - Future generations can positively influence society if properly trained - Hallmark University embeds biblical character principles in every course - Accelerated degrees, lower cost, and high employment rates mark Hallmark's model - Many students are minority, military, or first in their family to earn a degree - Dean invites scholarship support and prayer for students in need summary: > Dean Rush celebrates Hallmark University in San Antonio — a nonprofit school that teaches biblical character in every course — as a worthy cause for forming Christ- shaped workers. He highlights accelerated degrees, lower tuition, strong job placement, and a student body rich in minority and military learners, then invites readers to scholarship support and prayer so the next generation can reach others for Christ in the workplace. tags: - blog - human-resources - hallmark-university - education - character - biblical-principles - workplace - scholarship - next-generation - dean-rush sycophancy: 0 truth_score: 8 entropy: 3 sample: false consent: owner_approved agent: blog created: '2018-03-01' updated: '2026-09-09T00:00:00Z' vault_stage: 07_CODEX headwaters: BLOG prefix: BLOG enrich_status: ok enrich_blockers: [] enrich_method: manual pipeline_filename: BLOG_2018-03-01_a-worthy-cause.md source_kind: blog_article proposed_topic: Wisdom lane: Wisdom voice: desk active_voice: desk voices: - desk routing_source: carbon corpus_topic: Wisdom content_status: active date: '2018-03-01' share_url: https://deanrush.net/blog/a-worthy-cause source_url: https://deanrush.net/blog/a-worthy-cause site_category: Human Resources archive_month: 2018-03 description: > Dean urges support for Hallmark University's character-shaped, career-ready graduates so Christ and biblical principles reach the workplace through the next generation. --- # A Worthy Cause! **Author:** Dean Rush **Original post:** [deanrush.net/blog/a-worthy-cause](https://deanrush.net/blog/a-worthy-cause) **Archive month:** March 2018 · **Site category:** Human Resources > Voice note: Everything under **Dean's article** is Dean's original prose (lightly cleaned of HTML/image artifacts only). Sections marked **Biblical foundations**, **Scholar sidebar**, **Takeaways**, and **First-time learner** are enrichment for Asker / first readers — not Dean speaking. --- ## Biblical foundations (preface) Dean names a stewardship opportunity — train the next generation in Christ and biblical character so they reach the workplace — and invites money and prayer toward that end. The enrichment below does not replace his Hallmark testimony; it shows the wider biblical frame for a first-time reader. | Dean's claim | Scriptural undercarriage | | --- | --- | | The next generation can bless society if properly trained | Train a child in the way he should go (Proverbs 22:6); pass the faith to the next generation (Psalm 78:4–7) | | Christ and character belong in work, not only church | Work as unto the Lord (Colossians 3:23–24); salt and light in the world (Matthew 5:13–16) | | Those who have succeeded should help others rise | Freely you received, freely give (Matthew 10:8); remember the poor (Galatians 2:10) | | Prayer and tangible help belong together | Faith without works is dead (James 2:15–17); pray for workers in the harvest (Matthew 9:37–38) | --- ## Dean's article ### Excited about the upcoming generation ![Hallmark University brochure image from Dean's original post](https://deanrush.net/Portals/0/Hallmark%20brochure.jpg) I am excited about the upcoming generation. Future generations, if properly trained, can influence society and the world in a very positive way. I believe we can also encourage the success of that upcoming generation by helping them through the education process. I have told some of you that I am spending a vast amount of time and money as a trustee of Hallmark University in San Antonio. Hallmark is a non-profit, accredited university. It is an exciting school which teaches character building traits (biblical principles) in every course. My goal is to get Christ into the workplace. I believe if we train young people to know Christ and live by biblical principles, they can reach multitudes of new believers. Hallmark is achieving that goal. Their graduates are sought by the best companies and organizations because they are both competent in their career field but also in their character. > **Scholar sidebar — Character for the workplace as mission** > Dean's goal — "get Christ into the workplace" through trained graduates — echoes Jesus' salt-and-light calling (Matthew 5:13–16) and Paul's charge to work heartily as for the Lord (Colossians 3:23–24). Biblical "training" is never only skills; Proverbs 22:6 and Psalm 78:4–7 press formation of the next generation in God's ways. Supporting Dean here means recognizing education-as-discipleship without turning Hallmark's accreditation details into dogma. ### Concentrated Class Schedules Result in Quicker Employment! The school is organized so that students at Hallmark can finish their bachelors degree in 28 months. They can complete an associate's degree in 14 months. The cost of the school represents about 45% of the normal tuition cost for other universities. The students do not get spring breaks or summer vacations but attendance at school is very much like going to a job. They obtain their degree much faster, have lower college loans. Many have no loans to pay off because they can schedule jobs while they are in school, and they get a paying job much faster than other college graduates. Students at Hallmark are trained for a career and not just a degree. As a result, more than 90% are employed within 90 days of graduation. The jobs are in fields that bring very reasonable salaries and opportunities for growth. About 85% of the students are minority ethnicities and 30% military, active duty or retired. Many of the attendees are the first people in their extended family to achieve an advanced degree after high school. I was privileged to speak at the fall commencement of Hallmark and it was one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in many years. I was able to witness first-hand the joy and exhilaration of seeing families living through the lives of the graduates. > **Scholar sidebar — Opening doors for those who wait at the margins** > Scripture repeatedly honors practical help that lifts people into fruitful work and dignity. James 2:15–17 refuses prayer that withholds bread; Galatians 2:10 remembers the poor; Proverbs celebrates diligence that leads to provision (Proverbs 10:4; 22:29). Dean's delight in first-generation, minority, and military graduates is pastoral observation, not a political platform — and it sits comfortably beside the Bible's concern that opportunity not stay locked inside one household forever. Hallmark exists because people like you and I who have had an opportunity to succeed. We can assist the next generation so they too have an opportunity to be successful. You can help Hallmark students reach the American dream by committing to scholarship and pray for students in need. If you have any questions that I might answer about the school or how to participate contact me through this address [dean@deanrush.com](mailto:dean@deanrush.com) or www.Hallmark.edu. In Him Dean > **Scholar sidebar — Scholarship and prayer as twin stewardship** > Dean pairs money and prayer without apology. That pairing matches biblical stewardship: generous giving (2 Corinthians 9:6–8) and intercession for those laboring in God's purposes (Matthew 9:37–38; Colossians 4:2–3). "Freely you received, freely give" (Matthew 10:8) underwrites his appeal from those who have succeeded to those still climbing. The enrichment affirms his call; it does not invent campus fundraising doctrine beyond what he asks. --- ## Takeaways 1. **Train the next generation on purpose.** Dean's excitement is not vague optimism; it is formation so young people influence society for good. 2. **Christ and character in every course.** Hallmark's distinctives, as he tells them, are biblical principles woven through career training aimed at the workplace. 3. **Speed, cost, and jobs matter.** Accelerated degrees, lower tuition, and high placement are presented as mercy to students, not marketing fluff. 4. **First-generation joy is part of the mission.** He highlights minority, military, and first-in-family graduates as evidence the model reaches people who need a door opened. 5. **Help with scholarships and prayer.** Those who have succeeded are invited to fund and pray — concrete stewardship, not spectator applause. --- ## First-time learner ### What is Dean saying in one sentence? Help train the next generation at a school that joins career skill to biblical character so Christ reaches the workplace — and back that help with scholarships and prayer. ### Why does he care about Hallmark? Because his stated goal is getting Christ into the workplace through graduates who know Him and live by biblical principles — not degrees alone. ### Key verses to read with this post - **Proverbs 22:6 / Psalm 78:4–7** — Form the next generation in God's ways. - **Matthew 5:13–16** — Salt and light in public life. - **Colossians 3:23–24** — Work as unto the Lord. - **James 2:15–17** — Prayer joined to practical help. - **2 Corinthians 9:6–8** — Cheerful, generous giving. - **Matthew 9:37–38** — Pray for laborers. ### A simple practice (Dean's challenge made concrete) This week: (1) pray specifically for one student or campus you care about, (2) if you are able, research one scholarship gift or ask Dean/Hallmark how to help, (3) speak to one younger worker about joining competence to character at work. ### How this feeds Ask Dean This post is seed material for questions such as: *Why does Dean support Hallmark? How should Christians think about education and the workplace? What does getting Christ into the workplace mean?* Answers should keep Dean's voice primary and use the scholar notes only as supporting biblical scaffolding.