Admission to the doctoral program at BGU is based on a selection process conducted by the Academic Affairs Committee (AAC). The AAC reviews each application thoroughly to determine the applicant's qualifications as well as compatibility of the university programs to the applicant's educational goals. The applicant will be presented to the AAC for consideration after all required application materials have been received by the university. Admission Requirements Applicants are required to provide documents attesting to: Degree Credential A Master … [Read more...]
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Financial Aid
BGU understands the financial stress that can result from the pursuit of graduate-level education. To help ease that burden, BGU has sought to identify various financial aid opportunities for qualified students wishing to attend BGU but who do not have the financial resources to do so. Our hope is that these resources and financial aid packages will help you move forward with your educational goals. To begin with, here are a few helpful links for internet access to Financial Aid Information. As the borrower, it is important for you to know the … [Read more...]
Fundraising is not begging: BGU Fundraising Course starting July 6
Fundraising is not begging. It is a call to be a disciple-maker, in the realm of money, where many have stubborn strongholds that keep them from growing. Fundraising should never be attempted alone. The first step is to recruit a team of people who pray, edit, resource, write or just encourage. Fundraising is a journey of building trust through improving skills in expressing needs, vision and reporting. Fundraising may start out transactional, but if done well, it can move into a transformational relationship of sustained interdependence in a … [Read more...]
Speak Different; Be Different; Do Different. – President’s Note in June 2020
Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes 3: 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens (NIV). We are in a time or turmoil and God is neither surprised nor distraught by this. When our ancestors chose to eat the pomegranate in the garden, we set ourselves on this path. As Jesus-followers, we are citizens of a different kingdom yet still living in a rebellious world. Turmoil provides us an opportunity to speak out against the evil that formerly enslaved us and call others to freedom. Turmoil convicts of our own … [Read more...]
Is This Really an Issue of the Heart?
Inspired by BGU's Women’s Leadership Studies course - Kafi Mashariki Carrasco Because the Trinity is a community and Christians are the community of Christ, I keep wondering why Western Christians consistently answer problems on the individual level and not at the systemic/communal level. A frequent comment I have heard in this season of protests for justice for George Floyd (and the many others) is “this is an issue of the heart” as if changing an individual heart will change a system. If that is what you think, you are not listening to the … [Read more...]
