BGU’s Financial Year ends June 30. Please considering giving a Year End gift.BGU has had an amazing year with new students, new courses, and unprecedented involvement by graduates leading significant initiatives in the largest evangelical networks in the world; The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization and the World Evangelical Alliance. BGU now has over 65% of its students outside of North America.With this global work, BGU also has increased financial needs. We are praying specifically for BGU graduates and leaders living … [Read more...]
Financial Update – April 2019
Innovations in Christian Community Development: Dallas City Immersion Course October 4-13, 2019
There are significant innovations in how people are effectively addressing the problems of cities. BGU Dallas city immersion course October 4-13 that takes place before and after the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA.org) annual event will showcase many of these innovations.This is an event for current students, as well as BGU graduates and friends who want to audit for on-going personal development. The online portion of the course starts in early September with reading, discussion and preparation. Students then arrive in … [Read more...]
BGU Alumni Association Gets Ready to Launch
Although, we’re still in the planning stages, the BGU Alumni Association planning group has been busy making plans for a star-worthy launch in just a few weeks. Details remain hushed, but here’s what those on the inside can share with you.First, the date and time for the BGU Alumni Association launch has been set … You can join us all day long on May 31 (beginning 12 noon GMT, 7 a.m. CDT). This corresponds with the 2019 Graduation Reception in Dallas, Texas.Second, we’ll be “broadcasting” synchronously on Facebook Live during parts of … [Read more...]
BGU Leaders Pioneering Christian Community Development
Give a Fish; Teach to Fish; and then What?Urban ministers for decades quoted, “If you want to feed a man for a day, give him a fish. If you want to feed a man for a lifetime, teach him to fish.” That adage demonstrates the difference between relief; (meeting immediate needs) and the first stages of development (creating ways for the person to meet their own needs).However, as important as training is, it only addresses a small part of what is needed for community development. The adage then continues; “But what if the pond is polluted … [Read more...]
Prayer request – April 2019
We ask students, faculty, and aumni to pray for the followings:PRAY for our new BGU students who are beginning with BGU this month. PRAY for BGU students, PRAY for protection over them and their families. PRAY for their time management as they begin a new semester. ASK the Lord to bring more of the students He has prepared for BGU, who have the vision and passion to bring Kingdom values to their workplaces and communities. ASK the Lord for His prompting for people to provide donations to help BGU finish out its fiscal year on … [Read more...]
