Thanks to the generosity of many donors the student dorm building will be completely paid by the end of this year. We appreciate, too, all those who contribute to our student aid fund. God is so good !
The student body takes a trip every year to help a local church in its regular activities and program of evangelism. It’s an encouragement to the church and a great learning experience for the students. This year they went to the Evangelical Baptist Church in Reims France founded by Baptist Mid-Missions missionaries, Mike and Elva Farrell, and now pastured by one of our former students, Emmanuel Fischer. The students led in all the regular meetings during the week (worship service, youth meeting, mid-week prayer meeting and a ladies’ group) as well as taking on the project of repainting several doors and a hallway. They also distributed gospel literature to every home in a nearby village, did open air evangelism in downtown Reims and did door-to-door evangelism in a second village. Your investment with us in prayer and giving is not only training a new generation of Christian workers for the French-speaking world, but also helping established churches as they minister in their communities.
The French Pastoral Baptist Bible Institute recognizes that in today’s face-paced world it is increasingly difficult and important for pastors to stay up with all the unbiblical trends in the world. That is particularly true in a country like France were few pastors have the opportunity to study beyond a 3-year Bible Institute program. So we are organizing our third continuing education seminar August 1-3, 2011. Missionary Steve Barnes will be treating the subject “The Professional Pastor or Pastoring as a Profession.” He will be helping pastors from all over France take a fresh look at how they organize their time, visit and counsel attendees, and even how to keep growing spiritually themselves while serving others.
