On 9 May, around 150 people gathered for the European Missionary Fellowship (EMF) School of Biblical Studies Open Day.
The 13 students gave testimony to show that the course has helped them to ‘know what they believe and why they believe it’. This confirmed ‘very broadly but profoundly what the objectives of the six month course are’, said Principal Jörg Müller.
Of the 13 students, three come from the UK, two from the Hungarian speaking part of Romania, two from Czech Republic and one each from Moldova, Spain, Ukraine, Uganda, Nigeria and Australia.
During their practical placement in Leicester, students learnt about Hinduism and Seikhism and also helped at the Holiday Bible Club at Welwyn. It was heartening to sense how the students were discovering the gospel more and more and applying it to their time and circumstances.
Main objectives
The testimonies effectively endorsed that the three main objectives of the EMF School are being met. Apart from the cognitive objectives of the School in teaching all aspects of theology and its pragmatic objectives in providing insights into various fields of ministries, EMF also seeks to achieve its aim to equip future leaders for Europe in nurturing the affections, the motives and the characters of the students.
Main speaker
The main speaker of the day was the lecturer on early church history, Steven Bowers, pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Church, Brighouse, who took insights from Tertullian, Athanasius and Augustine to encourage the congregation to ‘Defending the truth about Jesus’ and ‘Developing a passion for Jesus’.
The graduation for this year’s students again coincides with the European Huddle, organised by the students, on 11 July.
Next year’s School commences on 15 January 2016.
