Spring 2012 Enrollment Deadline Approaching
Dr. David McAlpin
With the Spring Semester courses starting Monday, January 30, time's running out to register for courses!
Where's the list of courses being offered?
If you're an undergraduate (college) student, go here. If you're a graduate (seminary) student, go here.
Help! I'm not sure what courses I need to take for my degreee. What do I do?
Contact your advisor immediately. The best way is via email; go to the Faculty Page for a list of all faculty emails. If you can't reach your advisor, call Sandy Smith at 816.414.3744 or the Registrar's office at 816.414.3713.
I just want to take a course; I'm not seeking a degree. How do I register?
Many minister and lay persons in the Kansas City area take advantage of the great courses we offer: when they see one that will help them in ministry, they sign up. To do this, you don't have to go through the admission process. Click here and print off the PDF document. Fill out both the 1st and 2nd pages. Then either drop it by the Registrar's office (Administration Building), or fax it to them at 816.414.3705.
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“Outpour 2012” Carolyne Hester Ladies Conference registration underway
Staff
Midwestern Seminary’s WISDOM Office invites all campus ladies and their friends to attend the Carolyne Hester Conference’s “OUTPOUR 2012.” The event will take place on Feb. 9 & 10 in Midwestern’s Chapel Auditorium. The cost is $25 for students, faculty & staff spouses and $50 for those from off-campus. The guest speaker for the event is author, Carol Sallee, and worship will be led by Amy Hill. Registration is underway, and you can reserve your spot by calling the WISDOM Office at (816) 414-3770 or by e-mailing Leslie Umstattd at lumstattd@mbts.eduor Tammy Evans at tevans@mbts.edu. The following is the event’s itinerary and descriptions of the breakout sessions:
Thursday, February 9
Outpour 2012 Kickoff Rally in Chapel
Worship/Gathering
Session One
Featuring guest speaker: Carol Sallee and Worship Leader: Amy Hill
7-8:30 p.m. - “New Water for a Thirsty Heart”
*Registration starts at 6:30pm*
*Reception immediately following big group session in foyer of the chapel
Friday, February 10
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Seminary’s inaugural December graduation ceremony highlighted with “firsts”
T. Patrick Hudson
Setting aside a day to celebrate the academic achievements of its students, Midwestern Seminary held commencement exercises on Dec. 16 in the chapel auditorium -- marking the inaugural celebration of a full-December graduation that was highlighted by two “firsts.”
Before a standing-room-only crowd, a mix of 29 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students crossed the stage and received their diplomas from Dr. R. Philip Roberts, Midwestern’s president.
The two historical “firsts” included the hooding of the initial class of Korean Doctor of Ministry degree recipients as well as presenting a diploma to Christopher F. Rucker, the first student to complete the entire online course load in the Master of Arts, Theological Studies program.
The keynote address was delivered by Roberts and was entitled, “When a little means a lot.” Using Mark 12:41-44 as his text, the Midwestern president noted that an anonymous person, the widow, made a significant impression on the Lord Jesus by her faithful act of giving. Her testimony was so significant in Jesus’...[Read more]
IMB President challenges Seminary “to have a heart for missions”
D.J. Castilleja
The International’s Mission Board’s top executive challenged the Midwestern Seminary family “to have a heart for missions,” and also laid out the organization’s plan for reaching people around the world with the Gospel during a chapel service on Oct. 18.
Dr. Tom Elliff, the IMB’s president, shared with the capacity audience that it was a misconception that everyone in the world has access to the Gospel. “The truth is that about 1.7 billion people of our 6.9 billion world population will in all likelihood die without hearing the name of Jesus unless something happens,” Elliff said, emphasizing the importance of missions. “There are approximately 3,600 people groups among whom there are no entities with ‘boots on the ground’ to evangelize them and to disciple them with the view to create churches.”
According to the IMB’s website, a people group is the largest group of people through which the gospel can flow without encountering significant barriers of understanding and acceptance. Out of the 11,571 known people groups, 6,685 are defined as “unreached.” An...[Read more]
Is Mormonism Christian?
R. Philip Roberts
Dr. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church of Dallas touched a very sensitive nerve when he referred to the Mormon church and faith as a cult. People have raised the issue and the question, "What, in fact, are evangelicals' attitudes towards Mormons?" That has been the focus of much of the inquiry thrown at Jeffress.
It is important for us to remember that the question here is much broader than just evangelicals. Virtually every self-confessed Christian movement in America rejects Mormonism as a true expression of biblical or traditional Christian faith to the point that ex-Mormons are generally asked to be baptized again when joining a non-LDS church. This fact is true both of the Roman Catholic Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the Presbyterian Church USA, and a variety of others. The United Methodist Church in 1995 included a report and a study document done on Mormonism which stated that the LDS church is not "a part of the historic, apostolic tradition of the Christian faith." The important issue for us is that this raises a concern, not...[Read more]