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Millar College of the Bible /// Winter 2017

Staying Connected

By Matthew Willems

In the midst of a cold Saskatchewan winter, Missions Conference was able to warm all of those who attended with song, drama, and challenging messages. The weekend started off Thursday evening with the bringing together of various missions representatives and dorm halls for small group gatherings. These meetings were a great opportunity for discussion and for students to ask questions of representatives from a large variety of back-grounds. Gord Sawatzky led the Friday and Saturday sessions, challenging those in attendance to “glorify God’s name, to build His kingdom, and to reconcile a lost world to Him.”

New to this year’s Missions Conference was the addition of small group discussions and panel discussions, which took place on Friday and Saturday afternoons and covered an assortment of topics. This provided attendees an opportunity to dive into more specific areas of interest. Saturday evening’s marketplace was

highlighted by Brian McConaghy’s challenging

presentation on his work with those caught in human trafficking in Cambodia and the third world market that took place

afterward. The call to be Christ’s

ambassadors both near and abroad was a good

challenge for all.

PAMBRUN

MissionsConference

By Jaclyn Loewen

My outlook on the world is often pigeonholed: when I consider the nations, the people are blurred and faceless shadows. This is why Missions Focus is invaluable to me. The missionaries who participate in Missions Focus give faces to the lost. The stories of these believers enable us to see the needs of the world in a way many of us have never experienced before. Nameless constructs are vividly replaced by the reality of men and women with a personality, a past, and a story of their own.

When the lost are a number, apathy is easy to embrace, but through the testimony of the missionaries who speak at Missions Focus, these people become more than a statistic. Through the testimony of the missionaries, the lost we so often hear about become, to us, living and breathing people who are made in the image of God and sought after by Him. Whether or not we experience a distinct call to foreign missions during the conference, Missions Focus draws us to see the lost everywhere with a right perspective and directs us to see our need for God to help us love the perishing world with an urgency that moves us to action.

SUNNYBRAE

Missions Focus

By Adam Nicholas

I hope that you have been able to hear about how God worked

in amazing ways through Missions Conference 2017. As you

would expect, God’s power was felt through the conference

speakers, as well as through the various activities that took

place over the weekend. One other aspect of the conference

weekend that needs to be shared for God’s glory is the financial

gifts that were given for the Special Fundraising Project. This year’s project

was the Doulos Bible School in Burkina Faso. In 2016, the school experienced

violent attacks and security had to be increased. These attacks also prevented

their crops from being planted and harvested, causing a major loss of income

for their students and financial difficulty for the school itself. There was great

uncertainty regarding whether or not the school would be able to operate until

the end of 2017. The Pambrun campus felt led to direct the first $8,000 given

through the financial gifts to the Doulos Bible School. With a budgeted expense

of $11,000 for Pambrun’s conference, this meant that $19,000 was prayerfully

targeted to cover both goals. The total gifts given through the Pambrun

conference were $19,430. Praise be to God!

Jude Klassen Second Year – Langley, BC

This year at Millar, God has constantly been teaching me to trust Him with everything, including my future and my calling. I have been reminded again and again that God

doesn’t expect me to figure out the course of my life. What He does expect is my obedience and for me to keep pursuing Christ daily. He promises in Psalm 37:23 to sort out the details. I have finally started to understand that a calling into ministry is much more simple than it sounds. It means serving Jesus in whatever situation I find myself in and keeping an open ear to how God might want to use me today. I’ve learned through my classes that the best examples in the Bible of God’s servants were men and women who faithfully did what God led them to do, regardless of how they felt about it. They served out of obedience, not aspiration, and God expects me to do the same.

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FinancialPROVISION FOR

THE PROJECT

TestimonySTUDENT

Matthew ToewsFirst Year – Saskatoon, SK

This year God is showing me that my pride has no place in His plans and that I am valuable, not because of what I do or what I portray, but because I am made in His image. He is also revealing to me that fear is the opposite of trusting Him. I continue to be overwhelmed by God’s greatness, demonstrated in the way He wrote the Bible, and am blown away by the realization that the same God who has the power to create the universe is also able to care for each person. God is completely trustworthy with my entire

life because there is no one who loves me like He does. God is showing me how He feels about each one of His children rebelling and has given me a heart for the lost more than ever before. My life needs to be much more focused on building God’s kingdom rather than my own.

TestimonySTUDENT

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ould

you

spe

nd a

few

min

utes

eac

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illar

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lege

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the

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le?

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is (In

stru

ctor

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Dan

ielle

John

ston

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n m

ove

in t

o it.

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esto

n (F

acilit

ies)

&

Jess

ica E

vans

(Mus

ic)

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tha

t th

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ill

com

plet

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al

prep

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bef

ore

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alth

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drew

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ood

Serv

ices)

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hav

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ergy

an

d di

scer

nmen

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spen

ds t

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stud

ents

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3 Je

nnile

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llaco

tt (D

ean

of W

omen—

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ybra

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ray

for

God

's le

adin

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idin

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the

se

lect

ion

of s

tude

nt

lead

ers

for

the

2017

/201

8 ye

ar.

5 Ph

il (P

resid

ent)

&

Esth

er R

uten

Phi

l will

sp

end

this

wee

k at

th

e Su

nnyb

rae

ca

mpu

s an

d w

ill jo

in

the

BC D

esse

rt T

our.

6 Sc

ott (

Dire

ctor

of

Min

istrie

s) &

Col

leen

G

erbr

andt

Pra

y fo

r th

em a

s th

ey

prov

ide

ongo

ing

care

for

the

stud

ent

fam

ilies

on

cam

pus.

7 D

anie

l War

ne

(Dire

ctor

of

Recr

uitm

ent)

Mar

ch is

hi

s bu

sies

t m

onth

of

trav

el t

his

year

. Pr

ay

for

ener

gy a

nd s

afet

y th

roug

hout

the

man

y m

iles.

8 Ch

ris (R

egist

rar,

In

stru

ctor

) & R

imm

a Br

own

Pra

y th

at

Chr

is w

ill c

ontin

ue t

o gr

ow a

s a

husb

and

and

fath

er.

9 Ed

(Int

erns

hip

D

irect

or) &

Wilm

a Jo

hnso

n P

ray

for

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s he

fin

aliz

es p

lace

men

t fo

r in

tern

s fo

r ne

xt

fall

and

as h

e te

ache

s th

ree

cour

ses.

11 S

teph

en &

Miss

y (A

thle

tics)

McC

omish

Pr

ay fo

r Ed

ge C

amps

as

reg

istr

atio

n w

ill b

e op

enin

g so

on.

10 A

rnie

(Dea

n of

Ed

ucat

ion)

& S

haro

n (R

ecep

tioni

st)

Arm

stro

ng A

rnie

will

be

spe

akin

g in

G

lads

tone

, MB

at a

co

nfer

ence

thi

s

wee

kend

.

12 H

ope

Ram

pold

(D

irect

or o

f Foo

d

Serv

ices)

Pra

y fo

r he

r da

ught

er C

arin

a as

sh

e de

cide

s w

hich

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ble

colle

ge t

o

atte

nd in

the

fall.

13 T

ravis

(Bus

ines

s M

anag

er) &

The

ra

Win

frey

Pra

y th

ey

will

dra

w n

ear

to

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Lord

and

find

re

st a

nd s

tren

gth

in

His

gra

ce.

14 L

orn

(Dire

ctor

of

Fine

Arts

) & Ja

net G

ieck

Pr

ay t

hat

the

Fine

A

rts

team

wou

ld s

tay

focu

sed

on t

he g

ospe

l as

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y co

me

up w

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tive

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istr

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idea

s.

15 K

evin

(Ath

letic

s D

irect

or) &

Dar

cie

Pete

rs P

ray

for

our

athl

etic

s te

ams

as

they

str

ive

to s

erve

G

od a

nd b

e an

exam

ple

for

Him

th

roug

h sp

orts

.

16 P

eter

(Dea

n of

Men

) &

And

rea

Buhl

er

Pr

ay fo

r te

am b

uild

ing

for

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ts T

our

and

m

otiv

atio

n to

sha

re

the

love

of C

hris

t th

roug

h sp

orts

.

18 P

hil (

Pres

iden

t) &

Es

ther

Rut

en P

hil w

ill

be o

n th

e ro

ad

visit

ing.

Pra

y fo

r

prof

itabl

e

co

nnec

tions

.

17 R

yan

(Dea

n of

M

en—

Sunn

ybra

e) &

Le

ah C

ampb

ell

Pray

fo

r ou

r m

en o

n

cam

pus

as t

hey

purs

ue p

erso

nal

ho

lines

s.

19 A

ndre

a Kl

aass

en

(Adm

in. A

ssist

ant)

Pra

y th

at t

he s

tude

nts

will

co

ntin

ue t

o se

ek t

he

Lord

for

thei

r fu

ture

pl

ans.

20 A

l (Pu

blic

Rela

tions

) & K

aren

Win

tem

ute

Pra

y th

at G

od w

ould

co

ntin

ue t

o gu

ide

them

in fu

ture

pl

ans.

21 K

elvin

(Dire

ctor

of

Adm

issio

ns) &

Lor

ie

Thie

ssen

Pra

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r Jo

hn C

alvi

n, Ja

ness

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d D

avid

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and

for

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eb a

t ho

me.

22 H

arry

(Dire

ctor

of

Ope

ratio

ns) &

Con

nie

Pete

rs P

ray

for

w

isdo

m a

s th

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eek

God

’s w

ill fo

r th

e fu

ture

pro

ject

s of

the

co

llege

.

23 M

illar

Des

sert

N

ight

in S

wift

Cur

rent

, SK

. Pra

y fo

r th

e m

ixed

qua

rtet

as

they

sin

g.

25 M

illar

Des

sert

N

ight

in M

edic

ine

Hat

, AB.

Pra

y fo

r Ph

il R

uten

as

he g

ives

an

upda

te o

n th

e co

llege

.

24 M

illar

Des

sert

N

ight

in B

lack

Dia

mon

d, A

B. P

ray

for

safe

tra

vels

and

fo

r a

good

at

tend

ance

.

26 M

illar

Des

sert

N

ight

in N

euan

lage

, SK

. Pra

y fo

r sa

fe

tr

avel

s as

the

gro

up

will

ret

urn

hom

e la

te

at n

ight

.

27 C

liff (

Dire

ctor

of

Facil

ities

) & L

aura

G

iesb

rech

t Pr

ay fo

r w

isdo

m a

s th

e

colle

ge fi

nish

es

plan

ning

its

sum

mer

pro

ject

s.

28 S

teve

(Dire

ctor

of

the

Sunn

ybra

e Ca

mpu

s)

& S

arah

Janz

Pra

y th

at G

od w

ould

gra

nt

our

teac

hers

cla

rity

, jo

y an

d pa

ssio

n as

th

ey t

each

.

29 R

andy

(Hea

d Ch

ef)

& K

aren

Red

deko

pp

Pray

for

guid

ance

as

they

par

ent

thei

r th

ree

teen

s an

d on

e pr

etee

n.

30 R

ichar

d (F

acilit

ies)

&

Mar

yLou

Bue

cker

t Pr

ay fo

r st

amin

a an

d en

ergy

to

finis

h th

e sc

hool

yea

r w

ell.

31

Mea

gan

Ong

(D

irect

or o

f Dra

ma)

Pr

ay t

hat

we

wou

ld

brin

g G

od g

lory

du

ring

the

Fin

e A

rts

Wee

kend

, Mar

ch 3

1-A

pril

3, a

t th

e co

llege

.

Mar

ch 2

017

Our

visi

on is

to d

evel

op p

assio

nate

, rel

evan

t ser

vant

s of

Jesu

s Chr

ist w

ho a

re sh

aped

by

the

entir

e Sc

ript

ures

.

Millar College of the Bible /// Winter 2017 /// Page 3

Would you spend a few

minutes each day praying for M

illar College of the B

ible?

1 Hope Ram

pold (D

irector of Food Services) Pray for her three kids as they prepare for cam

p m

inistry this summ

er.

2 Travis (Instructor) &

Danielle Johnston Pray

that God w

ould help them

to raise their girls to follow

the Lord.

3 Melissa Cochrane

(Recruitment—

Sunnybrae) Pray for genuine connections w

ith potential students.

4 Al (Public Relations) &

Karen Wintem

ute Pray for their fam

ily m

embers w

ho are not w

alking with the Lord.

5 Peter (Instructor —

Sunnybrae) & Judy

Mitchell Pray that

Peter would finish the

year well and

continue to challenge the students.

6 Jorin (Instructor —

Sunnybrae) & D

orothy G

reen Pray for the ongoing m

inistry opportunities our fam

ily is involved in.

8 Kevin (Athletics D

irector) & D

arcie Peters Pray for the Ireland m

issions team

as they prepare for their opportunity to serve G

od through the avenue of sports.

7 Amy H

ancock (Librarian) Pray for the Bolivia m

issions team

as they prepare this sem

ester for their tim

e in Tarija

during the month of

May.

9 Harry (D

irector of O

perations) & Connie

Peters Pray that they w

ould continue to be godly parents to their children and grandchildren.

10 Stephen & M

issy (Athletics) M

cComish

Pray that they w

ould love the students w

ell and have good relationships w

ith them

.

11 Peter (Dean of M

en) &

Andrea Buhler Pray for a strong relationship betw

een them

as they enter the preteen years w

ith Hayden and

Erica.

12 Steve (Director of

the Sunnybrae Cam

pus) & Sarah Janz

Pray that God w

ould guide our grads as they m

ove on to the next chapter in their lives.

13 Randy (Head Chef)

& Karen Reddekopp

Pray for wisdom

as they m

ake summ

er plans for serving at cam

ps.

15 Richard (Facilities) &

Mary Lou Bueckert

Pray for their three children w

ho are all graduating from

three different program

s of study.

14 Adam (D

irector of Technology) &

Tiffany N

icholas Pray for the physical and spiritual strength of the staff and students so they can finish the school year w

ell.

16 Bob (Missionary-In-

Residence) & Jody Buck

Michele H

arder (Dean

of Wom

en)

17 Chris (Registrar) &

Rimm

a Brown

Pray for Chris as he

prepares for Pam

brun’s graduation.

18 Kelvin (Director of

Admissions) &

Lorie Thiessen Pray for the grad com

mittee as

they finalize details for this com

ing w

eekend’s com

mencem

ent!

19 Trevor (Assistant D

ean of Education - Sunnybrae) &

Phyllis Kiriaka

20 This afternoon and

evening Sunnybrae is having their grad banquet and third year service.

22 Pray for the graduates at Pam

brun as they have their grad banquet and third year service today.

21 This m

orning our Sunnybrae cam

pus w

ill celebrate their graduation.

23 30

24 Arnie (Dean of

Education) & Sharon

(Receptionist) Arm

strong Arnie is

speaking at the annual W

innipeg Bible C

onference at the E-Free C

hurch.

25 Lorn (Director of

Fine Arts) & Janet G

ieck R

eplica will be on

tour after graduation. Pray for team

unity, m

eaningful ministry,

and safety as they travel.

26 David (Registrar -

Sunnybrae) and W

ynnale Ruten Pray for our students as they transition into their sum

mer roles.

27 Cliff (Director of

Facilities) & Laura

Giesbrecht Pray for

safety as the college begins their sum

mer

projects.

29 Adam (D

irector of Technology) &

Tiffany N

icholas Pray for G

od's wisdom

for the students w

ho are still seeking H

is direction for the sum

mer and

beyond.

28 Murray (Instructor)

& Jen H

iebert Murray

is taking a sabbatical for the bulk of the sum

mer. Pray that it

will be a good tim

e of rejuvenation.

April 2017

Our vision is to develop passionate,

relevant servants of Jesus Christ w

ho are shaped by the entire Scriptures.

This morning w

ill be the graduation cerem

ony at the Pam

brun cam

pus.

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Millar College of the Bible /// Winter 2017 /// Page 5

YouthEdge2017October 20-22, 2017

Please check our website for details millarcollege.ca

July 31-Aug 4 - Junior Basketball & Volleyball

Aug 1-3 - Squirt Camp

Aug 7-12 - Senior Basketball, Volleyball & Drama

Aug 14-18 - Junior Basketball, Volleyball & Drama

prairie tour evening dates:SWIFT CURRENT - Thursday, March 23

CALGARY AREA - Friday, March 24

MEDICINE HAT - Saturday, March 25

SASKATOON AREA - Sunday, March 26

Contact the college to let us know how many will be coming & which event you will be attending.

1-888-892-4253 frontdesk@millarcollege.ca

bc tour evening date:VERNON, BC - Thursday, March 9

Contact the college to let us know how many will be coming.

1-250-835-8889 sunnybrae@millarcollege.ca

Alumni Missions:

If you are an alumni in full-time missions work, we would love to display and make visible your prayer cards to staff and visiting alumni.

Please mail cards to Box 25, Pambrun, SK S0N 1W0

Alumni Update Obituaries:1. Doreen Porter (Dirks, G62)

On Monday, November 14, 2016 Doreen Porter passed away at The Meadows in Swift Current, SK at the age of 79. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Russel Porter (Grad and former staff of Millar College).

2. Henry Friesen (G70)

Henry passed away peacefully on November 23, 2016 with his wife Tina and daughter Alouisa holding his hands as he passed into the presence of Jesus.

3. Polly Vander Vorst

Polly passed away on November 1, 2016 in Bismarck, North Dakota. She is survived by her husband, Dale (G74).

2017 alumni & friends

Dessert Nights

Full details available millarcollege.ca

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Friends of Millar Golf TournamentDate: June 3, 2017Tournament Features:• 18 Holes of Golf• Hidden Hole Prizes• Hole-in-One Prizes• Refreshments• Steak and Chicken Supper• Silent Auction Items

Location: Elmwood Golf Club in Swift Current, SK

Entry fees: Register by May 19, 2017 for an early bird price of $125 per golfer (includes green fees, power cart and supper). After May 19, registration will increase to $150. $40 to attend the meal only.

CORE VALUE:

By Chris Brown

One of our core values as a college is family and honest inquirers are sometimes surprised to find it listed along with our other core values. Let me explain why it belongs there. God designed us for community! In fact, Christian community reflects the very nature of our Triune God and is meant to be a powerful testimony to the world (John 17:20-26). As members of the household of God (Eph. 2:19)

we should think of each other as family and continue meeting together for mutual encouragement and motivation (Heb. 10:24-25).

Meeting together happens quite naturally here because Pambrun is pretty small. Students live in dorms together, attend class together, go to chapel together, eat meals together and minister together on various teams. As a student ten years ago, I also loved the fact that I could walk down the street and watch a Flames game with my Church History professor or play Settlers of Catan at the president’s house! It truly is a unique community, and it doesn’t take long before you feel like part of the family. Spiritual growth doesn’t just happen in the classroom, and many students will attest to the powerful effect that the Christian community here has had on their life. This shouldn’t be surprising because God never intended for us to walk the Christian journey alone. We need each other and that is what Millar’s core value of family is meant to reflect.

FAMILY

COURSE TITLE:

Systematic Theology I

What is the Bible?

Who is God?

Bibliology and Theology Proper

Instructor: Travis Johnston

Dates: August 7-10, 2017

Tuition: Tuition fee is $200.00 or save $20.00 by registering by June 2, 2017

Room & Board: $160.00

Deadline to register is July 14, 2017

Summer Course

Please join us for Millar College of the Bible’s

Fine Arts WeekendMarch 30 - A dramatic evening filled with skits presented by Descendent (The Millar Drama Team) and monologues written and performed by students enrolled in the Drama Essentials Class @ 7:00

March 31 - Night of Worship with Replica @ 7:00

April 1 - An evening filled with encouragement through music from Millar’s Chorale group and original songs written by students enrolled in the Song Writing Module @ 7:00

All events will take place at the David Pollard Art Centre.

Millar College of the Bible /// Winter 2017 /// Page 7

Missions Teams

FIRST NATIONSApril 30-May 21,

2017

CAMPMINISTRY TEAM

July 2-August 25, 2017

SOUTH EAST

ASIAJuly 2-30,

2017

NORTHERNIRELAND

(SALT Factory Sports)

April 24-May 7, 2017

BOLIVIAApril 28-May 17,

2017

Millar College of the BiblePO Box 25Pambrun, SaskatchewanS0N 1W0

Greetings from Millar College of the Bible − Pambrun and Sunnybrae! Thank you for your interest and care for the ministry of the college.

Our vision is to develop passionate, relevant servants of Jesus Christ who are shaped by the entire Scriptures. In light of furthering the fulfillment of this vision, we believe that God is leading us to start a Graduate Program under Millar College of the Bible. It is in its initial planning stages, but will be designed to offer a Master’s Degree that will focus on helping people in vocational ministry to deepen their knowledge of the Word of God and provide practical tools to further encourage and equip them in serving the Lord! I am also pleased to introduce the Graduate Program Director – Dr. Daryl Kroeker. He will be taking the lead as

we seek to get this program underway. This is a preliminary announcement and more details will be forthcoming in the months ahead. We covet your prayers for this process. As when God led us to start the campus at Sunnybrae, we only want to move forward with an open hand to God’s leading.

God bless you,

Phil Ruten, PRESIDENT

A NEW INITIATIVEGRADUATE PROGRAM