After years of prayer and preparation, I finally get to serve at Bethlehem Seminary’s extension site in Yaoundé, Cameroon this semester. As most people know by now, God’s Church there is ravaged by the gangrene of the Prosperity Gospel. This false teaching abounds and remains largely unchallenged. From an early stage in my born-again Christian […]
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. ~Psalm 67:4 Here in the Upper Midwest it’s not unusual for one last blast of warm weather to present itself after Fall has begun, but before Winter emerges. We’re praying that at least one […]
The third annual Godward Life Conference is right around the corner. John Piper once wrote, “A Godward life is a life lived for the sake of seeing and savoring and showing God in all things.” It is the sort of life that embraces the vision of 1 Corinthians 10:31: “So, whether you eat or drink, […]
The Alex Steddom International Student Fund Campaign will end September 30. Please pray whether you are called to support this ministry. Dear partners for the gospel, I write with a heart overflowing with gratitude for your generous support in the name of Christ and the spread of his gospel. The Alex Steddom International Student Scholarship, which you […]
How would you feel about someone not only calling God by his name directly, but even shortening it to a single-syllable nickname? Something like ‘Jo’ instead of ‘Jehovah’? Yikes! It feels disrespectfully over-familiar to me. After all, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain” (Deuteronomy 5:11). Out of respect […]
I was immensely shaped by the community and curriculum championed by Bethlehem College and Seminary, so it was easily the highlight of my year at work to welcome in all the new faces and families into our school. My years in college and seminary were the most formative years of my life, so being able […]
God is at work in India. People in India are getting saved, discipled, trained, and commissioned to serve, even as you read this. Godly men pour themselves into the lives of aspiring men, producing future pastors. With the limited training and resources available to the church, our unlimited God is at work. We ourselves […]
A new academic year had arrived at Bethlehem College and Seminary after months of preparation and prayer, which provides a fitting occasion to reflect on our core commitments. What makes us tick as an organization? What do we value and prioritize? The following seven core commitments get to the heart of who we are and […]
On July 28, the elders of The North Church in Mounds View, Minnesota, announced that they are commissioning two of its pastors, Tom Dodds and me, to plant Christ the King Church. Joining us are Dustin Williams and Nathan Colestock. Three of this church plant’s leaders are directly connected to Bethlehem College and Seminary: Tom […]
We are writing to make you aware of an exciting reframing of the work of the Alex Steddom International Student Fund at Bethlehem College and Seminary. By the grace of God manifested as your personal generosity, we are now able to focus on delivering Bethlehem’s Bible-saturated, academically rigorous seminary education in-country among the theologically famished […]