On May 28, 2022, MB Seminary celebrated the first class of students to complete the Ministry Foundations Certificate. This inaugural group participated through the teaching church partnerships established with Willingdon Church (Burnaby, BC) and North Langley Community Church (Langley, BC) during the 2021-22 academic year. The Certificate is composed of four courses designed to provide a rich foundation for immediate …
MB Seminary’s 2022 commencement ceremony as a part of the ACTS Seminaries consortium returned to an in-person format, much to the delight of graduates and their families and friends. The celebration was held in Langley, BC on April 23, 2022. Twelve MB Seminary students celebrated the completion of their programs (including some from 2020 and 2021 whose graduations had to …
Hebrews 11:1-12:3 Take a moment to think about a life story portrayed in a biography, novel, or movie that has inspired you. What was it about the story that particularly impressed you? Today’s passage contains a series of short vignettes designed to inspire and encourage. It begins with a virtual tour through an Old Testament “Hall of Fame,” but then, …
Hebrews 9:15-28 Do the notices you get on your computer ever frustrate you? “Don’t forget to leave your computer turned on overnight so upgrades can be installed.” In our day when electronic devices are out of date in a month or a year, we are used to these messages. The book of Hebrews speaks of the old sanctuary, priesthood, and …
Hebrews 4:14-5:10 Recall a time when you shared a struggle with someone and you found out that he or she struggled with the same thing as you. I recently became a mom for the first time to an amazing little boy. When my husband and I brought our son home from the hospital, it was surreal; this little human was …
MB Seminary’s 2021 Impact Report is available for you to download. The features in this edition include: Teaching Churches – we are partnering with churches to serve as learning hubs for graduate courses and ministry training. Student Impact Story – April Zehr’s graduate studies have provided her with a sense of ministry calling. “Strong enough words are not able to …
One of Jesus’ most startling statements is found in John 14:12: “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” How can this possibly be true? If we only had this verse to go on, the …
As I prepared for the closing comments at MB Seminary’s recent Navigate event (What Would Jesus Tweet?), I spent some time reflecting on Paul’s world in the first century. One of Paul’s primary interests was wrestling with how disciples should follow Jesus and be witnesses in the cultures and contexts they found themselves in. I imagined what Paul might say …
