BGU graduate Alex Gee will be featured in a documentary, Justified Journey, on Monday, June 29. Justified Journey, a documentary that follows Gee's journey to Mississippi and Louisiana where he met his white relatives who are descendants of Ruben J. Gee, a wealthy Welsh slaveowner who owned his ancestors. Justified Journey premieres Monday, June 29 at 7 pm CST on an online platform. The strength and relevance of this story, which was filmed two summers ago, is a powerful way for non-Black allies to rethink US History using the lens of … [Read more...]
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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...]
BGU’s Fiscal Year-End Needs – Financial Update in June 2020
BGU’s fiscal year ends on June 30. As with many schools, the global pandemic and economic uncertainties have made it difficult for many students to continue their studies. God has been very gracious by moving donors to help BGU with its core administrative needs and students with their tuition needs, but there are so many needs that still exist. BGU students, alumni and faculty are on the frontlines of crisis, speaking out against injustice, and creating long-term transformational change in over 50 nations in the world. Please pray if God is … [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...]
