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HE SHALL BE LIKE A TREE PLANTED BY THE RIVERS OF WATER.
PSALMS 1:3
Oct 4, 2021
Walking Boldly into the Future - Introducing Kairos University BLI School of Ministry is excited to be included as a legacy partner in the launch of Kairos University, a first-of-its-kind global network with students from thirty countries spread out across six...
JESUS: His Claim to Be God-Part III
May 20, 2020
The acts of worship toward Jesus that we have looked at the last two months are certainly not limited to the book of Matthew. In Mark 5 we see the man with the unclean spirit. This man was wild and self-destructive, yet in the presence of Jesus, he came and...
BLI and Kairos: What Will We Become?
Apr 27, 2020
BLI, Sioux Falls Seminary, Taylor Seminary, and Evangelical Seminary are coming together into a dynamic union-- Kairos. When this happens, we will create something new and exciting. There will be change, yes, but it will be great change! Here is part of what we will...
Old Worship is New Again
Apr 23, 2020
What would cause a surfer-culture, non-creedal, evangelical, Californian named Gary to become an Anglican priest? Believe it or not, he states that it was the structure and order that drew him in. For most of his life spontaneity was one of Gary’s defining traits....
JESUS: His Claim to Be God-Part II
Apr 16, 2020
We saw in our last time together several instances when Jesus accepted worship. Now we might think that the apostles were by this time getting used to these claims of deity and accustomed to being witnesses of miracles, but that is not the way the power of God works...
Kairos Partners
Apr 13, 2020
As BLI shifts into Kairos, we join over 30 partners around the world. These partners include schools, churches, mission agencies, and counseling centers. What draws us together is a desire to work with one another to serve the Kingdom of God. We are also joined...
A Firm Foundation at BLI
Apr 6, 2020
BLI has a long and faithful heritage of training men and women for service in the Kingdom of God. This faithful heritage, begun by Dr. Shilling and kept alive by those who followed, has inspired the students, supporters, faculty, and staff of the school for over 80...
A Shift at BLI
Mar 30, 2020
A New Partnership Over the years, BLI has sought to connect with other schools of higher education. These connections have added program opportunities, credit transfer, and collegial discourse for the BLI community. Starting in the spring of 2019, the administration...