We are pleased to announce our first official BGU Alumni Association Officers! Nominations closed today with two nominees. Bill Tenny-Brittian was nominated for president, and Leroy Hurt was nominated for vice-president. Since both of these candidates are well qualified, we want you to have an opportunity to affirm Bill and Leroy as our newly elected first officers of the BGU Alumni Association. The new board will begin serving January 1, 2020. We will hold a commissioning service in January for the new board. Bill Tenny-Brittian, … [Read more...]
BGU Alumni Association Announces 2020 Officers
BGU facilitates leadership development at the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly in Jakarta
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) was founded in 1846 and currently coordinates national evangelical alliances in 130 nations. The WEA serves as the primary representative body of 650 million global evangelicals to the UN in New York and Geneva as well as media and other government entities. From November 7-12, the WEA held its General Assembly in Jakarta which was attended by over 800 global leaders including a team from BGU.BGU’s President Brad Smith serves as the WEA Chair of the Global Institute of Leadership which serves as a means … [Read more...]
BGU’s DMin – Always Innovative. Always Improving. Never Normal.
BGU’s DMin has never been normal. Under new DMin Director Dr. Wayne Weathers, it stays true to its founding principles but is more relevant than ever to the needs of advanced, global, urban leaders.For several decades, the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree was the chosen path for pastors with MDiv’s who wanted to go to the next level in their studies and careers. The MDiv and DMin were intricately connected so that a DMin required a MDiv as a prerequisite. The emphasis of both degrees was local church ministry, mostly focusing on the … [Read more...]
Consider a Year End gift to BGU
BGU like many organizations receives over 50% of its donations in November and December of each year. BGU’s lean operations means that much of this money goes directly to provide coaching, teaching, and services to equip BGU’s students to move toward graduation. Even students from non-developed economies pay much of their tuition costs. BGU provides hands-on mentoring to help students raise funds in their own nations for their education and the ministries they lead. However, BGU needs the contributions of its alumni, friends, and others to be … [Read more...]
Prayer Request – October 2019
Praise the Lord for a very positive accreditation visit earlier this month! Praise the Lord for a fantastic Dallas immersion experience with a group from 7 different nationalities ranging from Canada, Guyana, through to African countries! Praise the Lord for a strong start of this October term with 28 course offerings! PRAY for students and faculty as they cruise through their coursework! Continue to PRAY for health for staff, faculty, and students! … [Read more...]
