In 2021, Dallas Theological Seminary launched a new program in Jewish Studies. For years, there had been a discussion about launching a program to fit the niche of Jewish apologetics, history, and theology—both true to the legacy of Dallas Theological Seminary and capable of serving students in the modern era. In 2015, Vladimir Pikman (ThM, …
On a dark, stormy November evening, Amanda Boddeker (MACE, 2018) burst into the dimly lit Knoxville café like a ray of sunshine breaking through the heavy clouds. Her countenance revealed her sincere care for distance education students, making time to meet with just one that evening before heading back to Dallas. She settled into the …
Christian missionaries have always found a foothold in communities by providing for physical needs. Whether it’s medical training opening doors to inaccessible tribes in central Asia or English classes paving a path into post-Christian European communities, believers keep an eye on the needs of the local community—for the glory of God and as an opportunity …
For the past thirty-three years, I’ve had the delightful privilege of teaching Biblical Studies at Cedarville University. When I first embarked on my teaching career, I saw myself as a slightly older brother to my students, guiding them through their academic pursuits. As time went on, and my own children navigated through college, my perspective …
As the spiritual landscape in the United States has changed, so has the need to address those changes in a Christ-centered, God-honoring way. Churches often find themselves in the middle of difficult transitions: pastors leave to care for an unexpectedly ill parent, sexual misconduct devastates a close-knit women’s ministry, or a car crash leaves a …
I retired from my ministry position as the Director of Briarwood Counseling Ministries at 78. Following my retirement, I engaged in counseling, writing, and conference-speaking activities within The Owen Center in Auburn, Alabama, for six years. In January 2023, Briarwood requested my return as Interim Director while they searched for a full-time director. I am …
Dr. Chloe Sun (STM, 1998) joined Fuller Theological Seminary on July 1, 2023, as Professor of Old Testament/Program Director of the Chinese Studies Center. Prior to this appointment, she served at Logos Evangelical Seminary for over eighteen years as the Old Testament faculty and the Academic Dean for a term. She has written and published …
God loves to write an extraordinary story if given the opportunity. Little did I know when I moved from Louisville, KY, to Washington, D.C., twenty-two years ago (only two days after 9/11), my story would eventually lead me to DTS to be trained as a therapist and sent out into a world more desperate for …
In December of 2018, Justin, a Congolese man, entered South County Bible Church in St. Louis, MO. He approached the church’s elders with a question: could they help him minister to widows, orphans, and pastors in his home country? Justin had placed over nine thousand orphans from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in homes. …
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After graduating DTS, I began serving as the Missions Director in January 2010 at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, TX. My primary ministry focus was mobilizing our congregation to be the church outside the four walls—serving locally, nationally, and internationally. We call it, “taking hope to the world.” Through this position, God opened …