November 29

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Events
CHAPEL FOR THE COMING WEEK
Nate Tiessen: MBBS Student in MA in Old Testament

FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY + ANABAPTIST MISSIOLOGY
Fuller Theological Seminary is planning on offering a special course on Anabaptist missiology, and has invited MBBS, AMBS, EMU and other schools to participate. The course will be offered on Fuller's campus, and will run from July 21 to August 1, 2008, from 8 a.m. to noon. MBBS students will be given a discount, and will be able to take the course for $700. Depending on the number of students who register, lodging may be available through Pasadena Mennonite Church and/or regular Fuller students. Contact Fuller's representative Matthew Krabill at 626-584-5260 or sis-advising@dept.fuller.edu if you are interested.

PASTOR'S ROUNDTABLE
Gordon Nickel, who will be the featured speaker at the December 3rd Pastor's Roundtable, has provided some material for anyone who is interested in participating to look at before the event. The materials can be found in the news release here. If you have not already RSVP'ed for the event, please do so to Jason Hiebert at jhiebert@mbseminary.edu or 452-1764.

JANUARY INTENSIVES
MBBS is offering two courses designed for the preparation of both pastors and spouses. Both will be offered this January, as spring intensives. Please register for these by November 30 to avoid late fees.
The first is "Married to Ministry" and will be taught by special guest lecturer Dawn Penner. Married to ministry will encourage students to "explore the principles of self, call, and support in the context of being married to a minister." This course will run from January 14-18. Spouses of current students are especially encouraged to attend, and can register for the course at a greatly reduced rate - only $25! For more information, click here.
The other course is "Evangelism and Church Planting," and will be taught by Victor Wiens, who recently returned from extended service as a missionary in Brazil. The course is designed to help each student "develop understanding and skills according to his/her giftedness, ministry calling, educational needs and cultural context." This course will run from January 12-19. For more information, click here.
Anyone interested should contact the Registrar, Lori James, at 452-1823 or registrar@mbseminary.edu.

JANUARY - CROSS CULTURAL ENCOUNTER/COUNSELING
Students preparing for the January intensive in LA and Fresno will meet briefly at 11:30 am on Thursday, November 29th in the Oklahoma Room Syllabi with the textbook lists will be distributed and preparatory matters discussed.

General
GRANT AVAILABLE FOR PASTORS
The Lilly Endowment, through its National Clergy Renewal Program, makes grants of up to $45,000 available to support an extended time of Sabbath rest and renewal for the pastor and his or her family, and to support their congregations in renewal activities. This program is open to Christian congregations that are served by a pastor having a Master of Divinity degree from an accredited Association of Theological Schools seminary. For information on the program, click here to go to the Lilly website, or call 317-916-7302.

BOOKSTORE HOURS
The FPU bookstore will be open until December 21st, and will reopen December 31st. They follow the same schedule as the main offices of the university, so if they are open, the bookstore will be too. The bookstore will be buying back books December 10th-14th.

LIBRARY HOURS
Hiebert Library, in its efforts to meet student needs, opens on Sunday nights near the end of each semester. The library is happy to announce that it will be open Sunday nights, December 2nd and 9th, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Kindly be advised that students need to checkout books at least 15 minutes prior to closing time. Contact the library regarding special holiday and end of semester hours at 453-2090.

DEAN OF STUDENTS
Have you ever wondered what the role of the Dean of Students is?
The Dean of Students is responsible for student life and related student development programs and services. This office serves as a resource for students, members of the faculty and staff regarding general student life issues. The Dean of Students is responsible for providing opportunities for students' personal, social, and spiritual growth consistent with the mission of MBBS.
Oversees: Counseling Services, Accommodations, Student Activities, Disability Accommodations, Ministry Discernment, and Job Placement.
Rick Bartlett is the MBBS Dean of Students and his office is located next to the chapel in the NW wing by the Faculty Offices. Contact him regarding the above issues at 452-1779 or rbartlett@mbseminary.edu.

HAVE YOU READ ANYTHING GOOD LATELY?
Would you like to share it with others? The editors of MB Biblical Seminary's 'In Touch' magazine invite you to submit your favorite quote from a book you have read here at the seminary. All you have to do is e-mail the quote (no more than 4 sentences long), along with the books' title, author and year of publication, your name, campus, and degree program to: Megan Richard at mrichard@mbseminary.edu. Five will be chosen and featured in the March 2008 edition!

CHANGE IN PAYMENT POLICY
Change in Installment payment plan policy: We will only accept arrangements to make payments by credit card or automatic withdrawal from checking accounts on a monthly basis until the end of the semester. The reason for this is so we can set up the payments automatically and we don't have to track them manually. A complete list of Student Account Policies can be found at http://www.mbseminary.edu/fresno/finaid/student-accounts.

EDITING PAPERS
Need help editing your papers? I am a seminary graduate with 4 years of experience coaching seminary students in their writing, grammar, clarity, organization, etc. Available for individual tutoring; fees negotiable. Work with international students a specialty! If interested, please contact Deanna Frank at 559-474-9773 or deannafrank@gmail.com.

ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES FROM HOME
MBBS and FPU are excited to announce the arrival of the new Hiebert Library proxy server. MBBS students will no longer be required to be physically in the Hiebert Library in order to access online periodicals and resources such as JSTOR, ERIC, and Thesaurus Linguae Graecae. Now MBBS students can go to ez.fresno.edu and log in with the seminary's name and password from anywhere in the world. Contact Jason Hiebert at jhiebert@mbseminary.edu to find out the seminary's name and password on the proxy server.

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