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DSG Coordinator

Gary LaVanchy - For the past 9 years, Gary LaVanchy has served as the Discipleship Small Groups (DSG) Coordinator. He serves as one well-equipped for the role, due to the seriousness with which he himself desires to be an apprentice of Christ (in the words of Dallas Willard), aided by a coach's heart to encourage others to live up to the fullness of their design and purpose before God. As someone who walked the hallowed halls of Wheaton as a student himself, Gary is well-respected and has worn many hats on campus. His heart for has discipleship shown whether coaching on the football team, teaching geology in a lab, meeting one-on-one with DSG Cabinet members, lending support to the GRAD Student Ministries, planning a Spring Break missions trip, or leading worship at the weekly football chapels. From his life, one gets the impression that discipleship is a lifestyle that is intentionally lived out with discipline and compassion, and with the goal of having Jesus always in focus. Aside from ministry in the Chaplain's office and the life of the campus community, Gary has been known to seek sanctuary on his surfboard in the blue waters off the coast of southern California or the African waves of Senegal.

More information on the Discipleship Small Group program.