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OCC STUDENT COVENANT (UNDERGRADUATE RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS) When students partner with Ozark Christian College to be trained for Christian service, they join a community guided by the authority of Scripture and a desire to imitate Christ. This community is conscientious about the pursuit of holy living and honoring the image of God in all humankind. It is also dedicated to nurturing a culture of grace that will facilitate personal and spiritual growth as students develop their God-given talents and callings. Paul’s instructions to Timothy accurately summarize OCC’s student expectations: Be an example to one another in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. Pay attention and be devoted to Scripture, as well as the proclamation of it. Grow the gifts God has given you. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Be diligent in all these matters and persevere in them (1 Tim 4:12-16). By enrolling at OCC, students agree to uphold the values of this community in all of their behaviors, inside and outside the classroom, by: ● Abiding by the college’s mission, statement of faith, positions on the sanctity of human life, gender, marriage, and sexuality, and all policies stated in the OCC Catalog and Student Handbook (1 Pet 2:13). ● Communicating in ways that build one another up (inside and outside the classroom), avoiding discriminatory (including theological, racial, ethnic or national origin, gender, or disability) and offensive language (profanity, vulgarity, inappropriate jokes, obscenity or general insensitivity and incivility), not lying, not participating in gossip or slander, all the while being attentive to one’s tone and attitude (1 Cor 12:12-13:13; Eph 4:29; 5:4; Col 3:8-9; 2 Tim 2:15-16). ● Striving to live holy lives, exercising both wisdom and physical stewardship, not using their freedom in Christ as an excuse for selfish or sinful behaviors, but instead, refraining from the purchase, possession, or use of alcohol, marijuana, CBD, cannabis-derived products, low-level hemp products, tobacco, e-cigarettes, JUUL, vaping devices, or illegal drugs (prohibited on and off campus). Students should use discretion if attending restaurants, gatherings, or events where alcohol is served. Students are not permitted to attend bars, clubs, or other venues where primarily alcohol is served (Gal 5:22-26; Eph 5:15, 17-18; Heb 12:14; 1 Pet 1:15-16). ● Honoring one another through acts of service, encouragement, kindness, patience, forgiveness, trust, humility, mutual edification, respect, compassion, and sympathy (Jn 13:34-35; Rom 12:10-11, 16, 18; 14:19; 1 Cor 13:4-7; Eph 5:1-2; Phil 2:1-4; 1 Pet 2:1, 17; 3:8). ● Participating consistently in corporate worship, Christian service, Bible study, and habits that foster spiritual maturity (Heb 10:19-25; 2 Pet 1:3-11). ● Studying God’s word wholeheartedly, striving to accurately understand, apply, and proclaim it (Ez 7:10; Ps 119; Rom 12:1-2; 2 Tim 2:15; Jas 1:22). ● Pursuing a biblical sexuality, refraining from any form of sexual immorality, pornography, and immodest speech and behavior (Matt 5:27-30; Rom 6:11-14; 1 Cor 6:12-20; Gal 5:22-26; Eph 5:3; Phil 4:8; Col 3:5, 1 Thess 4:1-8).