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Exploring the Benefits of a Special Education Program in Christian Schools
Why should church and Christian school leaders begin a program designed specifically to help struggling learners? The Great Commission calls for us to reach all people with the Gospel, and this also includes children with special needs. The Christian school is to...
The Blessings of Internships : A VBC Graduate Experience
I have often heard it said that a call to ministry is a call to prepare. I had just graduated from Veritas Baptist College when the Lord began to deal with my wife and I about serving full-time on the mission field. We both had many questions in every aspect of this...
“GOD WITH US”
"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." Matthew 1:23 Throughout Scripture, many names are given to describe Jesus. Isaiah 9:6 prophesies that Jesus would be...
“FROM STRUGGLES TO SUCCESS”
We all experience difficult times at some point in our lives. Some trials may seem trivial, while some trials make God seem so far away. Certain trials can even make us wonder if God is still in control. Job was known as a man who feared God and avoided evil, yet he...
One Month, Double the Experience Shortcut. . .
College looks pretty different for me than most ministry majors—and it worked. My name is Charlie Schaffer, a current student at Veritas Baptist College and church-planting pastor of Capernaum Baptist Church in Hammond, Louisiana. I’m writing because I think the...
Importance of Theological Training!
One clear qualification of all elders, (bishops, pastors) is to be theologically trained. This qualification is stated succinctly in the list of qualifications that Paul gave to Titus. He said it is necessary for an elder (bishop, pastor) to be - “holding fast the...
Three Words to Live By
I’ve been involved in Christian higher education since 1995. I graduated from a Christian high school, and have five college / seminary degrees from Christian institutions. I was raised in a pastor’s home. My grandfather was a pastor – many of my uncles were as well....