The mission of SOULS West is to apprentice youth for the purpose of creating strong future leadership within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. One of the greatest temptations to leaders and the downfall of many successful leaders is the inability to relate properly to the opposite sex.
In the last thirty years divorce has increased 250% and Christians have not been exempt. Today’s leaders are especially prone to these types of failures simply because of the extra stress that leadership responsibilities place on marriage and family life. It is with the hope that SOULS West can instill principles that create strong marriages and families among leadership that the following guidelines are made.
SOULS West recognizes that courtship and marriage are God-ordained gifts to restore the image of God in man. To promote mature courtship and discourage immature infatuation, thus protecting the future success of couples we ask that:
1. All male-female relationships on campus are conducted with an overt, not covert, nature.
2. All male-female relationships seek a godly, experienced counselor that is mutually acceptable to the couple and staff.
3. Couples enhance the relationship’s potential by strengthening their verbal communication skills in advance of the physical aspects of communication. Therefore, SOULS West asks that all couples refrain from all physical expressions of affection.
4. All couples commit to study the principles of courtship and marriage as found in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.
Refusal to follow these guidelines is grounds for probation and/or dismissal.
Because of the challenging nature of the leadership-training program, students are asked to refrain from developing a male-female relationship until they have completed the Marriage and the Family class offered by SOULS West.