Finishing well
Finishing the year well
May is shaping up to be a full month with finishing assignments and classes and a few events that are scheduled for the month. You can check these out below.
Video stories from our students below
At this time of year we are busy recruiting new students for the coming year. Normally (not in a pandemic) we would be in IBI getting the students on video to talk about their experience of studying at IBI. However, this year our students videoed themsleves from their homes or locality and sent them into us. They did a great job.
Niall Moore
Niall tells us about his remote learning experience.
There are plenty of other stories on our website here
Open Day May 15th
This is a Live Zoom event starting at 10.00am
The session will last approximately an hour. You will meet our Director of Learning, Patrick Mitchel, along with other IBI teachers and staff.
Past students will share their experiences of studying at IBI.
There will be a Q&A session where you can ask any questions you have about IBI and its courses.
The Open Day is free but registration is required for the Zoom link.
The Story of the Church review
Our 4 week live Zoom short course on the Story of the Church with John Woodside went very well.
Here is a sample of the feedback.
“I have a better understanding of how the church has been developed over years. Also, it helps to clarify questions that I have for quite a while when reading the Bible or being questioned by people. It is always good to have short courses like this. Hope there will be more in future. I would recommend to the people who are curious and wanting to learn more.”
“This course was a real eye opener to me as I had never studied the topic before. John giving the course was excellent and easy to listen to. My only complaint is the two hours seem to go too quickly. I would highly recommend it.”
Our next Short course
Developing Small groups
Joan and Steven Singleton will be leading this live Zoom short course over four Monday evenings in May.
Our next Online course Christian Caring
This online course is designed to help you think biblically about the role of the church as a caring community and how we play our part in that. We will spend time exploring foundational principles for Christian caring and will think through some specific issues.
Preparing to Preach Galatians
We are delighted that Craig is able to join us on Zoom for
Preparing to Preach the Book of Galatians
Tuesday 18th May
2.30pm to 5.30pm
The event is designed for preachers/teachers, but anyone is welcome.
Friends and Supporters live Zoom event
May 25th
8:00pm - 9:00 pm (Dublin time)
Come and hear from the students and staff about their experiences over the past months.
Annual Appeal update
We are grateful for the response we have had to this.
Our final total is €43,000.
Please keep praying with us that our God will provide the finances we need.
Please pray for
student recruitment; we'd love as many students as possible for September and we have an number "open day" events going on
students (both on the BA and MA) as they come to end of their course and think about the future; there are, of course, assignments and deadlines to navigate
a good end to the academic year (still on Zoom)
preparations and plans for next year (with an option for students to connect to in-person lectures via Zoom from September)
the events listed above
finances, that God would meet our need for the rest of this year
the staff team, that we would have a good end to the year and be able to keep on operating in "pandemic" mode.