BBC graduates across the globe are "world class" church leaders.
Mark Milioni grew up in Albion, Michigan where his dad was pastor of the First Baptist Church. After graduation from high school Mark joined the local police force. He and his wife came to Baptist Bible College in the Fall of 1985. Since 2003 Milioni has been the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Midina, Ohio. Under his leadership the church has shown consistent growth numerically, financially, and spirituallyPastor Mark brings seasoned pastoral experience to FBC. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry at Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO; a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry and Bible at Luther Rice Seminary, Atlanta, GA; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership from Regent University (ABD), Virginia Beach, VA. .
First Baptist Church currently averages 650 in worship, with a budget of 2 million dollars, and see an average of 60 baptized per year. Mark is excited to see many young families with great kids getting involved with their church. Two BBC graduates are also employed by the church. Nate Harmon and Nate Day are greatly responsible for the blessings the church is experiencing.
Of his time at BBC, Pastor Milioni writes: “I love BBC. To this day I am so thankful for the education I received at BBC. After becoming a youth pastor at my home church a month after graduation in 1988 I unexpectedly became the Senior Pastor two months later. Because of my education at BBC I could stand and defend my faith and protect my church. Because I had ecclesiology I could stand and lead my church in the face of those that didin’t believe in pastoral leadership. Because I had soteriology I was able to withstand those that came in with both hyper-Calvinism and Armenian theology. Because I had pneumatology I was able to explain the scriptures to the charismatics that had come into our church.
Because I had great training, because I had been given an example of hard work and great preaching, God used it all and helped me to experience success after success in ministry. BBC impacts my life and ministry every day. My staff is from BBC. My background, my friends, so much of my life has been influenced by this place. BBC gave me a love for God’s word, a desire to win souls, and a passion to grow a great church. Our world, our country needs Baptist Bible College more now than ever before.”
Mark Milioni
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Arlington Baptist College - Dr. D. L. Moody
Arlington Baptist College is turning the corner from a declining enrollment and financial distress. The college has posted a substantial increase in enrollment for both the fall and spring semesters of 2009-10. There is still a great need for financial improvement but it has made great strides in getting and staying current with financial obligations. From a deep financial hole at the beginning of the summer of 2009, by the end of the fall semester, ABC was current on salaries and financial obligations.
The spirit on campus is high; the students are eagerly involved in their course work and Christian service; the Holy Spirit of God is meeting with us in every chapel service and an authentic spirit of revival is permeating our campus. We have re-instituted the intercollegiate sports program with men's basketball and ladies' volleyball. We have organized student ministry teams called "Impact Teams" which are ministering in area churches. We have visitation projects for small and newly organized churches in our area in which our students go out and do visitation for these local bodies. Our students are also actively involved in their own local churches and are putting into practice what they are learning in classrooms. We have broadened and expanded our scholarship offerings. Seventeen of the twenty goals that we set for the first year of our five-year plan have been completed.
Substantial remodeling has been done on our campus buildings. This is through the help of work teams from area churches as well as an insurance claim resulting from past storms. The student dormitories, chapel, library, Entzminger Building, Alumni Building and staff house have all been given new roofs and much needed repairs.
Our prayer and goal is to end this fiscal year with a positive balance. Once this is accomplished we will be making application for additional accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This move will greatly enhance our recruiting efforts and will enable us to start a one-year Bible certificate and a two-year Associate of Arts degree. Our desire is to effectively prepare servants for Christ for the local church even if the student desires to finish a degree elsewhere in a degree program that we do not offer. Any financial help that you may be able to render will be greatly appreciated so that we can see this come to pass.
The often over-used cliche "New Day" can appropriately be used in relation to Arlington Baptist College. We are committed to the absolutes of the Word of God; we are grateful for our rich heritage; and we are passionate about reaching this world for Jesus Christ. We refuse to be caught up in the struggle between being overly "progressive" or "traditional." Instead, we are simply seeking to prepare a Generation of Giants for Christ that are authentic, passionate for Jesus, grounded in the Word, relevant to the culture that God calls them to, and consumed with a love for lost souls.
We can reclaim this nation for God! We can make an eternal impact globally! We can through the grace and power of Almighty God!
Straight Ahead!
Dr. D.L. Moody
President - Arlington Baptist College
Address:
Arlington Baptist College
3001 W. Division
Arlington, Texas 76012
www.abconline.edu
(817) 461-8741
The spirit on campus is high; the students are eagerly involved in their course work and Christian service; the Holy Spirit of God is meeting with us in every chapel service and an authentic spirit of revival is permeating our campus. We have re-instituted the intercollegiate sports program with men's basketball and ladies' volleyball. We have organized student ministry teams called "Impact Teams" which are ministering in area churches. We have visitation projects for small and newly organized churches in our area in which our students go out and do visitation for these local bodies. Our students are also actively involved in their own local churches and are putting into practice what they are learning in classrooms. We have broadened and expanded our scholarship offerings. Seventeen of the twenty goals that we set for the first year of our five-year plan have been completed.
Substantial remodeling has been done on our campus buildings. This is through the help of work teams from area churches as well as an insurance claim resulting from past storms. The student dormitories, chapel, library, Entzminger Building, Alumni Building and staff house have all been given new roofs and much needed repairs.
Our prayer and goal is to end this fiscal year with a positive balance. Once this is accomplished we will be making application for additional accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This move will greatly enhance our recruiting efforts and will enable us to start a one-year Bible certificate and a two-year Associate of Arts degree. Our desire is to effectively prepare servants for Christ for the local church even if the student desires to finish a degree elsewhere in a degree program that we do not offer. Any financial help that you may be able to render will be greatly appreciated so that we can see this come to pass.
The often over-used cliche "New Day" can appropriately be used in relation to Arlington Baptist College. We are committed to the absolutes of the Word of God; we are grateful for our rich heritage; and we are passionate about reaching this world for Jesus Christ. We refuse to be caught up in the struggle between being overly "progressive" or "traditional." Instead, we are simply seeking to prepare a Generation of Giants for Christ that are authentic, passionate for Jesus, grounded in the Word, relevant to the culture that God calls them to, and consumed with a love for lost souls.
We can reclaim this nation for God! We can make an eternal impact globally! We can through the grace and power of Almighty God!
Straight Ahead!
Dr. D.L. Moody
President - Arlington Baptist College
Address:
Arlington Baptist College
3001 W. Division
Arlington, Texas 76012
www.abconline.edu
(817) 461-8741
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sierra Leone According to Ed Rothenberger
My Dear Supporting Friends,
I am back from Sierra Leone but many of my thoughts and much of my heart is still there. This country is truly an “open heaven” as my good friend Harold Anderson described it. The harvest there is “ripe” and missionary Mike Peper is certainly God’s man for the hour. It is difficult to believe that this much has been done and he has only been in Africa since March of this year.
I am so privileged to have spent 19 days in ministry there. Harold and I saw almost 300 professions of faith and that doesn’t count the many children who also prayed to receive Christ. Both of us preached 3 nite revivals that ended with the birthing of a new churches on the following Sundays. What a joy that was! Harold was used by the Lord to plant a new work in a suburb of Freetown called “Waterloo”. They had over 100 professions of faith there. On their first Sunday service after the revival (which Harold preached) there were 67 in attendance.
For some time now, Mike has wanted a church plant in downtown Freetown and that was my great honor to have a part in. We held the revival meeting outside and on the last nite, the crowd nearly closed off the street. We saw at least 60 adults come to know the Lord in those three nites. The following Sunday, our first church service (which I was honored to preach), we had 47 in attendance and another church was born. Right after that we had to catch a taxi and race to the airport to catch our flight home.
Mike now has seen seven churches established in his seven months in Sierra Leone. God has blessed and all of the churches but the one just established in downtown Freetown are pastored by nationals. Mike will pastor the downtown church for a short while until he can train a national to take that one. By the way, once a month all of the churches meet together for a combined meeting and that crowd will run between 500 and 700 wonderful folks (the number varies depending on the difficulty many find in getting to the central location). Our first Sunday in Sierra Leone was such a Sunday and my first experience in the country was preaching to this crowd of over 500. We had 35 adults saved that day. Wow, what a country; what a missionary, what a ministry!
In a follow-up letter to this one, I will tell you about the wonderful moving of the Lord in the Bible Institute. Twenty-seven young men (and one lady) are in preparation for ministry and what a delight to teach them in the classroom. Much more about this later.
Many of you have written to ask about needs over there. I will share just one now and more later. Mike Peper needs more monthly support and I cannot think of a better place to put your mission money that this “Open Heaven”. I am committing myself to send Mike $100 each month, beginning today. How I pray and hope that many of you will do the same. For your information, monthly checks can be sent to a missions clearing house in Houston where they will process them for Mike. Checks should be made out to “Central Missionary Clearing House” and Mike Peper’s name should not appear on the check but his name should be used in an accompanying note. The clearing house will keep a record for your income tax purposes and send you a yearly statement. The address is…
Central Missionary Clearing House
POB 219228
Houston, TX 77218-9228
Editor's note: Sierra Leone can be one of the most productive mission fields during the year 2010. I encourage you to get behind this project and let's see what God can really do.
I am back from Sierra Leone but many of my thoughts and much of my heart is still there. This country is truly an “open heaven” as my good friend Harold Anderson described it. The harvest there is “ripe” and missionary Mike Peper is certainly God’s man for the hour. It is difficult to believe that this much has been done and he has only been in Africa since March of this year.
I am so privileged to have spent 19 days in ministry there. Harold and I saw almost 300 professions of faith and that doesn’t count the many children who also prayed to receive Christ. Both of us preached 3 nite revivals that ended with the birthing of a new churches on the following Sundays. What a joy that was! Harold was used by the Lord to plant a new work in a suburb of Freetown called “Waterloo”. They had over 100 professions of faith there. On their first Sunday service after the revival (which Harold preached) there were 67 in attendance.
For some time now, Mike has wanted a church plant in downtown Freetown and that was my great honor to have a part in. We held the revival meeting outside and on the last nite, the crowd nearly closed off the street. We saw at least 60 adults come to know the Lord in those three nites. The following Sunday, our first church service (which I was honored to preach), we had 47 in attendance and another church was born. Right after that we had to catch a taxi and race to the airport to catch our flight home.
Mike now has seen seven churches established in his seven months in Sierra Leone. God has blessed and all of the churches but the one just established in downtown Freetown are pastored by nationals. Mike will pastor the downtown church for a short while until he can train a national to take that one. By the way, once a month all of the churches meet together for a combined meeting and that crowd will run between 500 and 700 wonderful folks (the number varies depending on the difficulty many find in getting to the central location). Our first Sunday in Sierra Leone was such a Sunday and my first experience in the country was preaching to this crowd of over 500. We had 35 adults saved that day. Wow, what a country; what a missionary, what a ministry!
In a follow-up letter to this one, I will tell you about the wonderful moving of the Lord in the Bible Institute. Twenty-seven young men (and one lady) are in preparation for ministry and what a delight to teach them in the classroom. Much more about this later.
Many of you have written to ask about needs over there. I will share just one now and more later. Mike Peper needs more monthly support and I cannot think of a better place to put your mission money that this “Open Heaven”. I am committing myself to send Mike $100 each month, beginning today. How I pray and hope that many of you will do the same. For your information, monthly checks can be sent to a missions clearing house in Houston where they will process them for Mike. Checks should be made out to “Central Missionary Clearing House” and Mike Peper’s name should not appear on the check but his name should be used in an accompanying note. The clearing house will keep a record for your income tax purposes and send you a yearly statement. The address is…
Central Missionary Clearing House
POB 219228
Houston, TX 77218-9228
Editor's note: Sierra Leone can be one of the most productive mission fields during the year 2010. I encourage you to get behind this project and let's see what God can really do.
November Newsletter From Sierra Leone
It has been a wonderful month of blessings.
Two new churches were started, giving us a total of seven churches. The average attendance of the churches for the month of October was 574. We have had 1,097 saved since we started 7 months ago. The Friday night college ministry has averaged 48 each week with 80 students accepting Christ as Saviour.
Two of my pastor friends of 49 years came to Sierra Leone to help us launch the Bible Institute. We had 26 men and 1 young lady enroll. For two weeks they not only gave college level courses to them, but they gave them their heart and lives. What a wonderful blessing they were to this ministry. The students fully engaged themselves into the classroom lectures and studies. I am going to need to purchase 30 chairs at a cost of $15.00 a chair for the Institute.
Our container has arrived and we should be able to get it out of customs and to our newly rented home early next week. We were without electricity for three days last week so it will be wonderful to connect the new generator that is coming in the container. It is large enough to provide energy for our daughter and son-in-law upstairs and for us downstairs.
We desperately need an increase in our monthly support as this ministry moves forward. We ask you to help us cover the additional expenses if possible. Thank you for the confidence you have placed in us. May God continue to richly bless you.
In Christ, Mike & Diane Peper
Editor's note: The Rawlings Foundation has supplied finances for a place for the Peper's to work. However you can see they need additional funds to continue to do a wonderful work. Go to www.impactyouthww.com to see additional pictures of the work there.
Two new churches were started, giving us a total of seven churches. The average attendance of the churches for the month of October was 574. We have had 1,097 saved since we started 7 months ago. The Friday night college ministry has averaged 48 each week with 80 students accepting Christ as Saviour.
Two of my pastor friends of 49 years came to Sierra Leone to help us launch the Bible Institute. We had 26 men and 1 young lady enroll. For two weeks they not only gave college level courses to them, but they gave them their heart and lives. What a wonderful blessing they were to this ministry. The students fully engaged themselves into the classroom lectures and studies. I am going to need to purchase 30 chairs at a cost of $15.00 a chair for the Institute.
Our container has arrived and we should be able to get it out of customs and to our newly rented home early next week. We were without electricity for three days last week so it will be wonderful to connect the new generator that is coming in the container. It is large enough to provide energy for our daughter and son-in-law upstairs and for us downstairs.
We desperately need an increase in our monthly support as this ministry moves forward. We ask you to help us cover the additional expenses if possible. Thank you for the confidence you have placed in us. May God continue to richly bless you.
In Christ, Mike & Diane Peper
Editor's note: The Rawlings Foundation has supplied finances for a place for the Peper's to work. However you can see they need additional funds to continue to do a wonderful work. Go to www.impactyouthww.com to see additional pictures of the work there.
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