We've had a time change for our weekly prayer time and would love for you to join us. Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system: https://bgu.zoom.us/meeting/u5Akc-ivqz8tlZMUXx7Zv-zKhv2ol8WGQA/ics?icsToken=98tyKu-spz8rHdGRt1yCc60qW4X7b-G5ln10h5ZlhEjfFW1JSQvgZO1OaoVYIfmB Time: every week on Monday at 11 am (Eastern Time, US and Canada) Place: Zoom meeting https://bgu.zoom.us/j/649417547 Meeting ID: 649 417 547 One tap mobile +13017158592,,649417547# US (Washington … [Read more...]
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Graduation Celebration – June 5th, 2021
It is with a great deal of excitement that we are able to announce that BGU will host both an in person and virtual graduation ceremony this year in Dallas, Texas. Graduation Day has always been the highlight of each year for me here at BGU so having to cancel last year because of COVID was a big disappointment. So, on Saturday, June 5 at 3:00 PM (Central time) we will celebrate the graduates of both 2020 and 2021. Our graduates represent top leaders from countries around the globe and we are so pleased to be able to celebrate their … [Read more...]
Alumni Association News – April 2021
What If … ? Those two little words are the stuff dreams and visions are made of. Last February, the Board of Directors and the Regents met to do a bit of “What If’ing” and build a map to the future. During those discussions, the role of BGU’s Alumni Association loomed large. High hopes were put on our alums as we dreamed about those two little words … What If … Regional Alumni strategized together city reaching and even nation transformation? Non-Western Alumni built training opportunities to share with church leaders in the … [Read more...]
God is the Hero, we are supporting cast, and that is very OK – President’s Note in February 2021
One of BGU’s distinctives is the Global Urban Immersion experience. Led by graduates or faculty who live in the destination city, students go on location see the work of God in places of poverty and power. A good immersion provides excellent cross-cultural tools and relationships but also disrupts easy conclusions that miss the complexities of culture. We see the work of God far beyond what we had imagined. The result is humility and a deep rest that comes from knowing our place. We are not in control. We are not the hero. Most stories in … [Read more...]
BGU’s newest program is 1-year old! – Reflections on the PhD in Innovative Urban Leadership.
In a recent blog from Future Shapers’ Richard Hames (https://thefutureshapers.com/the-ivory-tower/), he speculates on the future of higher education in the light of the monumental changes in education accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Reading this article, it became clear that the success of the new BGU PhD program illustrates many of his points. In our first year we admitted 25+ students, with our first learner already beginning their research. I want to reflect on BGU’s new PhD program using topics suggested by Hames, showing that we were … [Read more...]
