Posts with the category “lutheran-brethren-seminary”
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The Hound of Heaven
January 13th, 2023
During a recent lunch with some newer friends, the question was posed: “How did you decide to become a pastor?” My answer usually catches people off guard. “I didn’t.” It’s not that I didn’t want to o... Read More
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Called to the Body of Christ
January 13th, 2023
"So, how were you called?” During this past year and a half of studying at Lutheran Brethren Seminary in preparation for mission work in Chad, I’ve been asked that question more than a couple of times... Read More
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Accreditation Assessment Results
January 13th, 2023
This past summer, Lutheran Brethren Seminary successfully completed an in-depth accreditation assessment of our institution. This included an evaluation of the thoroughness and consistency of all poli... Read More
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Partners in Mission
November 22nd, 2022
PSALM 8:3-6“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for th... Read More
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Koinonia: The DNA of Gospel Partnership
November 22nd, 2022
It was a humbling moment for me. I was leading a small mission organization in East Asia at the time and was preparing to give a talk at a missions conference on the theme of “Partnering in Mission.” ... Read More
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Faith Journeys
November 21st, 2022
The E-vite read: “You are invited to a FREE fall weekend retreat, ‘Faith Journeys,’ at Inspiration Point, September 23-25, 2022, with other Lutheran Brethren Pastors’ Wives from the Central Region! Th... Read More
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God Makes the Seed Grow
November 21st, 2022
Maybe you’ve heard this one before: “Two Pastors, an Elder, and a new(ish) Christian guy walk into a diner…”No? You haven’t? Fortunately, it’s not the beginning of a bad church joke, but a potential s... Read More
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Careful How You Build
September 29th, 2022
It was cold. The kind of cold you don’t expect on a late April afternoon. To make matters worse, the wind was blowing continually, chilling us to the bone. But even more chilling were the stories told... Read More
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Unleashing the Next Generation
July 15th, 2022
God’s call on my life is to encourage the call. It’s a call that came one December night in 1984 as I was walking alone on a deserted street in Urbana, Illinois. I had just attended the last session o... Read More
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LBS Students Trip: Chad, Africa
May 11th, 2022
Over the years, I have seen many Glimpse Project videos detailing Lutheran Brethren International Mission (LBIM) work in Chad. But it was an entirely different experience to stay with and get to know ... Read More
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It Is Written
March 13th, 2022
The devil took Jesus to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels ... Read More
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The Joy of the Journey Down
January 8th, 2022
Drew seemed to have it all. A degree in finance. A job in the business world that could make him wealthy. But one day he walked away from that world and enrolled in Lutheran Brethren Seminary to prepa... Read More
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In Appreciation of Dr. Mathiesen
January 6th, 2022
Dr. Gaylan Mathiesen is Professor of Mission and Evangelism at Lutheran Brethren Seminary. He has served in this capacity since the summer of 2005. This summer Gaylan will be retiring, as he completes... Read More
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New Seminary Faculty
January 5th, 2022
In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, we find Solomon’s “poem for the seasons.” It reminds us that “for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (3:1). Although it’s not stated explici... Read More