VCM / Via Christus Academy

​Dear Friends,
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I would love to update you about our recent Academy Lecture Series. As many of you know, the desire to start a Bible Academy for leaders in Turkey has been one of my most exciting goals. We had our first (trial) lecture during the Fall of last year. This year we provided two courses: the first was a study of Hermeneutics, and the second, was on Biblical Theology. Our Biblical Theology class was held between September 12-16 and was taught by Dr. Tim J.R. Trumper. The course of study was rich in theology and practical applications. We have learned a lot and it was a great time spent time in fellowship with one another. We had 14 students (unfortunately one couldn't attend the entire class because of family health issues) from 8 different cities (7 Turkey and 1 Bulgaria). All of these people are involved in various ministries in their cities. Most of them are pastors or pastors-in-training. Our academy lectures took 4 days to complete, with a total of 20 hours of study. This allowed us some extra time for prayer, devotional, and spending time with one another. We are now planning and looking forward to our next lecture series in April, 2017. Thank you for all your prayers.