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President Rigney, Day One

 As I take office as the second president of Bethlehem College & Seminary, I wanted to send a short message to all of you, expressing my deep gratitude to God for your prayers and support for the school. In 2005, I moved here, to Bethlehem Baptist Church. I was newly married, a college graduate […]


Stirring and Striking

Thankfulness is on my mind these days. It all started a few weeks ago when Dr. John Beckman, our Associate Professor of Old Testament, shared a faculty devotion that was both stirring and striking. He unpacked for us his journey of thankfulness that revolved around Scripture passages like Ephesians 5:20, “giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the […]


Commencement Rescheduled, Again

Bethlehem College & Seminary’s Eleventh Annual Commencement Exercises will now be held at 7:00 pm, CDT, on Friday, May 21, 2021, at the North Campus of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Date and location remain the same. The time has changed to 7:00 pm.    Planning for this year’s live, in-person Commencement has required navigating both COVID-19 mandates […]


Start Seminary in August

The past year has required us all to shift various plans. Whether we have had to change our vacations, rethink our work schedules and office situations, or come up with alternate educational choices, change has marked our lives in recent days.  At Bethlehem College & Seminary, we have had to pivot left and right, then […]


Minneapolis to Memphis to Maui

In what was certainly a church camp clerical error, in the summer of 2005 I found myself teaching young men and women the Scriptures at a youth camp on the Hawaiian Islands. As you might imagine, the afternoon slot on the camp schedule entitled “recreation” did more than live up to the hype. I strummed […]


Greever Joins Faculty

Bethlehem College & Seminary announces that Dr. Joshua M. Greever will join the faculty as Associate Professor of New Testament in August 2021. “I am so pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Joshua Greever as a new member of our faculty. Dr. Greever comes to us with significant pastoral and academic experience and will […]


Coleman to Lead Rochester Site

Bethlehem College & Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. David Rocky Coleman has been named Assistant Professor of Theology and Global Studies, as well as Coordinator of the school’s new extension site in Rochester, Minnesota. “In yet another exciting and encouraging development at our school, Rocky Coleman is joining our faculty team and taking […]


Betsy Howard Named Assistant Professor of Literature

Bethlehem College & Seminary has named Betsy Howard, M.A., to the position of Assistant Professor of Literature. “This is a move we’ve been wanting to make for some time now. We are very glad to have Professor Howard join our faculty, as she brings much knowledge, ability, and competence to her discipline as well as […]


Haines Named to Faculty

  Bethlehem College & Seminary announces that David Mark Haines, Ph.D., will join the faculty as Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology in August 2021.  “David Haines is an experienced professor and extraordinarily productive scholar,” said President Tim Tomlinson. “We are excited and blessed to have him join our faculty and believe that he will […]


Be Encouraged

My wife and I just returned from our annual trip to Florida to attend the conference put on by our accrediting association and to visit with several of our faithful supporters and alumni around the state. Each time we come back from this trip, we are both so encouraged by the affections of so many […]