But why go to Bible College? Sometimes people say to me that Bible College is unnecessary or even spiritually dangerous. I find such attitudes ill-informed because they show a lack of awareness of just how important and relevant good theological education is.

So let me offer ten reasons why every Christian should consider Bible College and why every church leadership team should be actively encouraging their church members to go. These reasons aren’t theoretical – they come from years of experience and from talking to lots of students.

Interested in Bible College? Hungry for some in-depth biblical training? Feeling a call from God to be better equipped to serve in your church? Maybe this describes you but there seems to be something getting in the way. If so, please get in touch, we’d love to chat with you. You might be surprised how many “obstacles" can be overcome!

March 17th, is the feast day of St. Patrick, a saint who is celebrated widely not just in Ireland but in many other countries around the world. It is a day of celebration that is marked by parades, bands, music, costumes, green lights, and alcohol. Yet behind all these celebrations is the story of …

What difference does Bible College actually make in the lives of students? Let me share three themes that I hope and work and pray to see develop in the lives of students who come to IBI.

We are living in unusual and difficult times: there are a lot of restrictions and a lot of uncertainty. I want us to think about how we live in these days.

I have based this talk around a sentence that I have been thinking about in Psalm 62:

We face these days honestly together with God.

We are committed to training the whole person and talk about loving God: head, heart and hands. We want you to grow in head knowledge, since we are convinced that the more you know God, the more you will love Him. We also desire that your heart will be transformed,  growing in maturity and Christian character. We will equip your hands to be more effective in ministry.

Let me paint you a portrait. Not a familiar sort of portrait like the Mona Lisa where a face looks back at you with an enigmatic little smile. This picture is not composed of paint. One reason is that my artistic abilities aren’t quite up to da Vinci’s standards Another is that what I’m trying to draw goes beyond physical appearance. So this portrait is drawn by words; it is a sketch of what, in biblical terms, are far more important things than what you and I happen to look like physically.

The past few decades have seen a significant increase in interest in the subject of leadership, both generally and within the Church. So much so that it’s tempting to paraphrase Ecclesiastes: ‘Of the making of books (and articles) on leadership, there is no end’

how we ‘do’ Christian ministry is more important than what we do. Now this might sound far too passive and unfocused for those of us who are goal-orientated achievers! But I want to stand by this statement. What we do is, of course, significant. But if Christian ministry is to live up to its name, it means doing things Jesus’ way. When we try to achieve things for God in ways that are not worthy of God then we are doing more harm than good – both to ourselves and those with whom we are working.