We Like Nature

At the end of last year, I met our recent graduates again during the joint graduation ceremony. Time has crept on; they have left the seminary for five months. In other words, they have been serving in their pastoral positions for several months. I often hear about their wonderful testimonies. In addition to some compliments from churches, one of our board members lauded them publicly in the board meeting. This outpouring of support profoundly delighted me, for they are the honor of our teachers, the honor of our seminary and the honor of God. I treated that occasion as my “President’s Time” in which I exhorted our graduates and explained to them the issues that our seminary is currently focusing on. I would also like to share the message with all of you.

God-centred Education

In the new academic year, the seminary started focusing on a new theme: “Ecological Theology.” This theme, in fact, is a continuation of our theme from the previous year. First of all, let us review what “God-centred education” involves. In last academic year’s opening convocation ceremony, I noted that God-centred education concerns God’s actions in the past and future, as well as His present actions. Therefore, we should “remember” God’s creation and redemption, be “aware” of God’s commandments, and “look forward” to the land that God will give us to inhabit. The content of God’s redemption, commandments and his promised land are all about “shalom” (peace).

Feb 2018