Briercrest Seminary Course Highlights – Fall 2009

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the course line up at Briercrest Seminary for this fall, I encourage you to do so here.

But here are just a few highlights that I would commend to you. These are courses that come up a bit less regularly, so if you have any inkling that it might be something that might apply to you, I encourage you to register as soon as possible.

• LE845 Governance and Board Development (Oct 26-30) with Dr. Paul Magnus.
• YF819 Career Youth Ministry (Oct 26-30) with Mr. Ron Friesen.
• BT835 Romans (Nov 2-6) with Dr. Marty Culy.
• CM701 Pastoral Theology and Practice (Nov 23-27) with Pastor Darrell Winger.
• BT714 Psalms: The Poetry of Prayer (Dec 7-11) with Dr. Eric Ortlund.

If you have questions, email me (dguretzki AT briercrest.ca)!

DG

Seminary 1/2 Day of Prayer – February 26

This coming Thursday (February 26) the Seminary community will celebrate a morning of prayer. The plan for the morning is as follows:

7:30-8:30AM – Contemplative Prayer – reflection, prayer, quiet music

8:30-9AM – Breaking of the Pastry – fellowship 

9:00-11:00AM – Group Prayer Stations

11-12:00 – Community Prayer through Song (Revelation and Response)

Noon – We will continue with our tradition of Soup Lunch for a loonie. 

 

Some suggestions on how you might participate:

As an off campus student, we would invite you to consider how you might join with us. One of the ways this might happen is through spending time in prayer during the morning. We could share with you some of the prayer requests from the resident student community and at the same time, invite you to share with us prayer items that are relevant to your life and local community.  If you would like to participate in this way, please forward any prayer requests to tschnare@briercrest.ca. Similarly, ff you are in ministry and we could support you and/or your faith community in prayer, please feel free to pass on requests. If you would like to receive prayer requests from us, please let me know and I will add you to the prayer list and send requests to you during the morning of prayer. We look forward to gathering together in this way and supporting one another as we spend time with God in prayer. 

As an on campus student: We would invite you to join with us in the Seminary Chapel beginning at 7:30AM. If you are unable to join us for the whole morning, please note the transtion times and join us as you are able. We would also invite you to submit prayer requests ahead of time and will will include these in our prayer times during the morning. Please forward any prayer requests to tschnare@briercrest.ca. 

Rich Blessings,

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Tony Schnare

Ministry Magazine Writing Contest

The journal, Ministry, International Journ for Pastors, is once again sponsoring a writing contest. This is the same contest in which our own Jon Coutts won a third place showing last year. The will be 12 winners, with the grand prize being $750, $500, $400, and $300 for first, second, and third place winners respectively. There is also a potential for article to be published at a later date.

Information and guidelines for submission can be found online here: http://www.ministrymagazine.org/student-writing-contest.html

For those on campus, watch also for posters on the seminary bulletin boards.

Submission deadline is June 30, 2009.

From Chapel and Student Life Team

Greetings fellow students of Briercrest Seminary!

 

We are excited about welcoming those of you who are new to our Seminary community, reconnecting with returning students and looking forward to how the Lord will work in our midst this year.

 

Whether on campus or off, you contribute to and give shape to the Seminary community as you participate in it.

 

Included below is some helpful information that can guide your participation in the coming weeks. Of particular note is the information on our Welcome and Kick Off below. If you are coming in for the Spiritual Formation class, we would invite you to come a day early and join with us.

First Seminary Chapel: On Thursday September 4th

 

11:15AM Seminary Chapel, Rm S113

“In seminary chapel, students, faculty and their families set aside time, space and themselves to worship the Triune God. Our gathering reflects the diversity of our educational community, as we worship in ways that creatively value both our differences and our unity as followers of Jesus. As God reveals himself, we often lament, find healing, and respond with thanksgiving and celebration.”

12:00 noon – Soup & bun lunch immediately following chapel in the same room. (Loonie/person). Families welcome.

 

Seminary Community Welcome and Kick off: Sunday, September 7th

New to Caronport Welcome & Introduction to Community life (for new students and their spouses, child care will be provided on-site) .

 

Time: 2:30 – 4:30PM

Location: Seminary Chapel, Rm S113

 

Come and meet with current members of our community (students, spouses, and faculty) and hear about their journeys at Briercrest Seminary.

 

Seminary Family Welcome & BBQ: Potluck BBQ and Fellowship Evening (new and returning students and their families)

 

Time: 5:30PM

Location: Besant Campground (West on Highway 1 – There is a $2/person or $5/car entrance fee at the campground)

 

We’ll meet at the Post Office at 5:15PM for car-pooling.

 

Returning students & staff : A-M bring a salad and N – Z bring a dessert. Burgers, Hot Dogs and Drinks will be provided. New students – You are not required to bring anything as we will be your hosts for the evening!

 

Monday Morning Coffee:

Classes break at 10:00AM for an opportunity where resident, returning and new students along with Faculty can enjoy fellowship and refreshments as we begin our week together.

 

Grace and Peace,

Clayton and Terry, representing the Chapel and Student Life Committee

 

 

 

 

reFocus 2008 – Willingdon Church

Some of you may be interested in attending the second annual “reFocus” conference to be held at Willingdon Church, Burnaby, BC, April 14-16, 2008. As we did last year, we are offering the opportunity for students to attend the conference and do some post-seminar work for credit. This year’s theme is, “Leading with Biblical Authority” and the keynote speaker is Dr. Donald Carson. Our own adjunct faculty member, David Lee, will be doing the course which will be cross listed as a BT or CM elective. Syllabus will be available online soon.

 For more information on reFocus, go to: http://www.willingdon.org/refocus/

DG

March 20 – Morning of Prayer

Please mark March 20 on your calendar for a morning of prayer. More details to follow.

In case anyone is interested . . .

. . . there is a Proverbs study group (no Hebrew necessary!) which meets once a week; all welcome.  Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 29, at 9:00 at the Point.  Shalom!