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Seeking a Sound Baptist Seminary in the U.S. — and Possibly a Christian Home

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ThereisSomethingthere

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Hello everyone,


I’m reaching out humbly to ask:
Are there any sound Baptist seminaries in the United States that could help an international student with tuition and housing for ministry training?



I am from Belarus and am currently finishing my undergraduate degree in Europe.
The Lord has called me to preach, evangelize, and reach unreached people groups and I cannot be more grateful for that.
Along the way, I have faced forms of persecution for my faith, which has only deepened my desire to serve Christ boldly and without compromise; especially in my home country.
By God’s grace, while living abroad, I found a church with sound and faithful leadership, which has been a tremendous blessing to me.


I am ready to live simply, serve faithfully, and study wherever God opens the door.


If full financial coverage is not possible,
is there any possibility of finding a willing and kind Christian home to stay with while I study?


Any leads, advice, or help would mean more than I can say.


Thank you for taking the time to read this.
May the Lord bless you richly.
 
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xlsdraw

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The Vice President of our college, Dr Jim Morgan, spent 25+ years as a missionary to Romania.

We also have a former staff member and Sunday school teacher that became a missionary to Belarus. Not sure if he's made it onto the field yet in Belarus.

I think you should make contact with Dr Morgan. He's currently in the Philippines with one of our missionaries but should be back in the States soon. He's got another trip to Kenya this summer to help with another of our missionaries.

Our College is Landmark Baptist College in Haines City, Florida.
 
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ThereisSomethingthere

New Member
xlsdraw said:
The Vice President of our college, Dr Jim Morgan, spent 25+ years as a missionary to Romania.

We also have a former staff member and Sunday school teacher that became a missionary to Belarus. Not sure if he's made it onto the field yet in Belarus.

I think you should make contact with Dr Morgan. He's currently in the Philippines with one of our missionaries but should be back in the States soon. He's got another trip to Kenya this summer to help with another of our missionaries.

Our College is Landmark Baptist College in Haines City, Florida.
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Thank you so much for putting Landmark Baptist College on my radar.
I really appreciate your commitment to the truth of God's Word and the effort to keep tuition costs affordable.


I will try to make contact with Dr. Jim Morgan when I can.
It seems his email address isn't listed on the seminary's website, maybe you happen to know his contact info?


Thank you again for your help and kindness.
I'm praying the Lord will open the door not only for training but also for finding a Christian family willing to host me during my studies.
 
John of Japan

John of Japan

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ThereisSomethingthere said:
Hello everyone,


I’m reaching out humbly to ask:
Are there any sound Baptist seminaries in the United States that could help an international student with tuition and housing for ministry training?



I am from Belarus and am currently finishing my undergraduate degree in Europe.
The Lord has called me to preach, evangelize, and reach unreached people groups and I cannot be more grateful for that.
Along the way, I have faced forms of persecution for my faith, which has only deepened my desire to serve Christ boldly and without compromise; especially in my home country.
By God’s grace, while living abroad, I found a church with sound and faithful leadership, which has been a tremendous blessing to me.


I am ready to live simply, serve faithfully, and study wherever God opens the door.


If full financial coverage is not possible,
is there any possibility of finding a willing and kind Christian home to stay with while I study?


Any leads, advice, or help would mean more than I can say.


Thank you for taking the time to read this.
May the Lord bless you richly.
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What is your undergrad degree in?
 
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Marooncat79

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Hmmmm. Either I’m confused or the OP is.

In the beginning, all you knew was English and Russian

Then all of the sudden, Chinese is thrown in?
 
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ThereisSomethingthere

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Marooncat79 said:
Hmmmm. Either I’m confused or the OP is.

In the beginning, all you knew was English and Russian

Then all of the sudden, Chinese is thrown in?
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I am studying it, yes. But it's nothing above b1 (even this would generous) and I have no business pursuing my further education in a Chinese only college, if this is something you were implying
 
John of Japan

John of Japan

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ThereisSomethingthere said:
Philology, English+Chinese
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Here in the States we say linguistics rather than philology.

I teach in this seminary: Baptist Theological Seminary - Doctrinal Precision. Revival Vision.. We have a number of international students; I just taught a two week block on Eschatology with nine students, five of them international. Here is my page on the website: John Himes - Baptist College of Ministry. Since you are a linguist, you might be interested in our MA in Bible Translation, a very rare degree. Here is the page of our linguistics prof: Kathy Ann Birnschein - Baptist College of Ministry

I don't know what financial help is available, so you'd have to ask that of someone else. Since you seem to be single, you would probably stay in our men's dormitory--if God leads you to come.

I should note that my son is Dr. Paul Himes, and we get to teach together: Paul Himes - Baptist College of Ministry
 
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Marooncat79

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I just spoke w a friend

The greatest current obstacle would be getting a visa. I think he said a J1

He has had to refund a lot a potential students money because the visa was not granted

I would maybe start w the visa and work on it together

Best wishes
 
John of Japan

John of Japan

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Marooncat79 said:
I just spoke w a friend

The greatest current obstacle would be getting a visa. I think he said a J1

He has had to refund a lot a potential students money because the visa was not granted

I would maybe start w the visa and work on it together

Best wishes
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I'm the PDSO (Principal Designated School Official) at our college, so I help with our international students. The main problem I see that keeps students from getting a student visa here is a lack of diligence. The student must plan ahead, do everything he or she is supposed to as informed by SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information Center, the gov. branch that deals with international students), and do it all in a timely manner. There must also be sufficient funds--the student must have a sufficient amount of funds on hands to handle the first year (if I remember correctly).
 
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