We’ve had our share of transition challenges since moving to Slovakia but we’ve had our share of ministry opportunities as well.
Interesting story. Maybe even funny, but not very. I’ve written in other posts about the power of presence and how I wish I had more contact with my students. This year I had a rare opportunity to meet one of my current students face to face. The first time I met him in person was last year–at least that’s the first time I remember meeting him. Maybe I should back up…
I just finished by 7th year of teaching theology at the seminary in Banská Bystrica. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long. But maybe that’s because out of those seven years I was only in Slovakia for two of them. Even when I was in Slovakia, I had to travel two hours to get to the seminary so my classes met just once every other week. Usually just showed up, taught my classes and went home. Since I was working with the church plant in Nitra, I wasn’t involved much in the life of the students and I didn’t have much of a chance to get to know my colleagues. Oddly enough, this summer I’ve had more of a chance than ever before.
PreachingIt’s been a while since I’ve written a “muse” post but it’s not because I’ve given up writing them. This past week I had the opportunity to preach in our sending church in Davis, IL. I preached on Isaiah 46.
This has had implications for the seminary in Banská Bystrica (KETM).
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For several months now I’ve been reading about uncertainty in the University system in Slovakia. New laws have been redefining requirements and schools have been scurrying to meet these new requirements in order to preserve their status as a “University” instead of merely an “Institution of Higher Education.”
