Where the preaching of the Bible is strong, the church is strong. And when the preaching is weak, the church tends to be weak.
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The burden and the joy of studying God's word
Bible college is by no means an easy thing to get through, nor should it be. There is a burden of responsibility attached to reading, interpreting and teaching God’s word accurately and in context. Our lecturers know this and fortunately for us, they don’t try to make it easy for...
A community ruled by Christ
As new people come to study at BST, it's an important question to ask, "What kind of community are we?". Richard Gibson reminded us that we are to be a community ruled by Christ. But what does that look like?
Three lessons on faith and works
I have been interested in this subject for the last 20 years. It began when I was studying the Gospels at seminary. Jesus seemed to speak a different language, especially in the Synoptic Gospels, than what I was used to.
Thousands of books loaned
The BST library has 929 borrowers and more than 12,000 books have been loaned this year. Through the generosity of our supporters, BST was able to buy 341 new books and subscribe to journals and online databases.
Highlights of 2016
2016 has been a year unlike any other for many of us. We've been richly blessed by the quality guest speakers who visited BST this year like Darrell Bock, Tom Schreiner, Christopher Wright, Andrew Shead and Michael Jensen.
Honouring our volunteers
On Wednesday, November 9 we honoured two long-serving volunteers at the BST End of Year Dinner.
Book release December 2016
Our Deputy Principal's book, The Righteous Judgment of God: Aspects of Judgment in Paul's Letters is on sale now. You can pre-order your copy on Book Depository (free delivery) and save 10%.
The life changing coming of the Spirit
In his book Becoming Global, Bruce Dipple made a provocative statement that if the Holy Spirit was removed from our churches, then 95 per cent of the activity would still go on. What place does the Holy Spirit have in your church? In your own life?