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Renovated Rotunda Fosters Culture of Community
BJU Seminary recently renovated its building’s rotunda to be a living and learning space for Seminary students. The completed renovation represents a $397,000 infrastructure investment. “A culture of community is vital for students today, but the Seminary building lacked an informal gathering place for this essential aspect of student life,” said Alan Benson, BJU vice president for student development and …Read More
Apologetics Graduate Defends Life, Faith at Live Action
“Sometimes we’re afraid to do the right thing or drive forward what is good because it’s not practical,” said BJU Seminary graduate Mikayla Simpson. “But my faith has empowered me to encourage policies and to work with an organization that does what is right.” Since graduating from the Seminary with a master of arts in apologetics in May 2022, Simpson …Read More
New Church Staffing Service Connects BJU Students, Alumni with Churches
After a lengthy reconstruction of BJU’s Church Staffing Service, the new service, now hosted by BJU Seminary, is ready to connect BJU and BJU Seminary students and alumni to likeminded churches in need. The Church Staffing Service exists to help BJU students and alumni find full-time, part-time, and internship positions in churches worldwide. The service will also assist churches to …Read More
Stuart Scott Joins BJU Seminary Faculty
BJU Seminary today announced that Dr. Stuart Scott, one of the nation’s foremost proponents of biblical counseling, has joined its world-class biblical counseling faculty team to advance the Seminary’s 500x5x5 strategic vision to equip pastors and church leaders to minister God’s truth to a broken culture. “With the arrival of Stuart Scott, BJU Seminary is fulfilling its commitment to equip 500 Word-proclaiming pastors to reawaken …Read More
Student Earns Master of Divinity with Accelerated Track
At Commencement 2022 in May, BJU Seminary conferred a master of divinity on the first student to earn the degree through the new accelerated T3MDiv track offered in conjunction with BJU’s School of Religion. This track — which allows male students pursuing pastoral ministry to complete a bachelor of arts in biblical studies and a master of divinity in six …Read More
Dr. Thurman Wisdom: A Gentle Man, a Humble Servant
On May 4, 2022, God watched with joy. His son and servant, Thurman Wisdom, rose from his body and knelt renewed in His presence. His death was sudden and his convalescence brief — no long lingering illness and gradual physical weakening to the end. His departure to heaven was a triumphal entry, a mercy in its brevity, “Precious in the …Read More