As many of you know last week I had the opportunity to go back to Baptist Bible College and address the students for alumni days. I was a little hesitant in going because I left with a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth back in 1993. Then the education that I received did not, in my opinion, equip me for the ministry. Many of the things that I hold so dear in ministry today, such as discipleship, I didn’t get at BBC. But, after talking with the Lord about it, we agreed that it was a great opportunity to go back and tell the students some of the things that I had missed. Immediately when I arrived on campus, I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t have to wear any certain clothes. The students looked like normal kids. And they were hungry to hear what we had to say. As we talked that week I believe that God showed up in the lives of many of the students. We had a great time just getting real and honest with the students.
The first day I spoke to the Sophomores on the subject of reproducing Sons of God. As usual I didn’t get to my prepared notes, but God was speaking and lives were touched. The second day, Friday, I spoke on rebuilding people. I was sharing with the students what the Lord has been teaching me about care for the souls of people that are fresh out of the world. They come into our Church much like they come into a trauma unit. They need immediate soul care. Many times people come to the Church as a last ditch effort for survival. If they don’t get help from us they are going to die spiritual. As we care for their souls, we stabilize the believer by addressing the immediate problems that are causing them pain. Then we can spend some time rebuilding the soul that has been shattered under the weight of this world. Then after some rehabilitation we can begin to send that back out into the world with a new vision and purpose in life. Without all the pain and suffering.
We also had a chance to meet up with a lot of old friends while we there. Some from school. Some from our ministry in Republic. God has been good to take care of everyone, and it was great to see you all.
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