One of the best things about working with students at the Bible Institute is seeing a student recognize a need and an opportunity and watching them take the initiative to meet it. In recent weeks, a 2nd-year student, Asher Thompson, approached me with the idea of teaching a discipleship seminar to other 2nd year students interested both in growing in …
Discipleship and the Local Church
Discipleship. What comes to your mind when you think of this word? The need for a discipleship program in your church or hometown? A picture of Jesus wowing the first disciples with miracles, or mesmerizing them with His words? Hopeless confusion as to what Jesus really meant by the Great Commission? Bitter cynicism as result of good intentions gone south? …
Why Student Missions?
The “church of tomorrow” is ready to be the church of now and today. They are ready to lead. They do not want the status quo, the typical, the norm. They want to set the pace, be stretched and exceed expectations. You’ve heard this all before right? We know the Millennials and Gen Z’ers have a reputation amongst the previous …
More Than "The Music Guy": Jon Hayes' Story
What makes you who you are? What makes you who you are? What defines your identity? Is it your job? Personality? Level of education? For Jon Hayes, it was music. “I realized that I was really finding my worth and my value [in music], and I needed everyone around me to know that I was ‘the music guy’ all the …
From One Parent to Another: Why I Sent My Kids to WOLBI (part 3)
This is the final post of a three-part series from Angela Burtis about why she decided to send her three children to Word of Life Bible Institute, and why she would encourage other parents to do the same. If you haven’t read part one, read it here. If you haven’t read part two, you can read it here. Angela wraps …
Joy in the Journey: Audrey Hart's Story
Meet Audrey Hart. Audrey currently serves as the Dean of Women at our Bible Institute campus on Jeju Island, South Korea. At only 24 years old, her journey with the Lord has been quite an adventure, bringing with it opportunities that she never dreamed she would have. Read Audrey’s story and find out how the Lord has written each step …