First seminary class

It has been an historic morning at PIBC as the first graduate-level seminary class met for the first time today.

Dave Owen is teaching Basic Bible Exegesis and Interpretation to six students -- including our son Kent -- the only Anglo student. So, there was one Filipina, one Chinese, one Anglo, one Chuukese, one Korean, and one Palauan. We had been thinking that we'd name the new school Guam Theological Seminary but perhaps it should be something like Island Fusion Theological Seminary.

Kent is living with us and working as a volunteer at PIBC this semester.

We received permission from the accreditors last spring to begin offering a two-year master of arts in religion (MAR) degree. The plan is to follow that with a three-year master of divinity (MDiv). We are offering four different classes this first semester. All of the classes are in the evenings or on Saturdays.

In the pictures: Cheryl insisted that there needed to be a first day of school picture with Kent. The class is meeting in the staff lounge.