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BGU Scholarships Encouraging urban ministry practitioners and enabling them to pursue advanced degrees has long been an interest of the Mustard Seed Foundation. In 1996 we began providing a handful of scholarships to select practitioners pursuing nonresidential doctoral degrees under the mentorship of global urban missiologist and founding member of our Board of Directors, Dr. Raymond J. Bakke. The RJB Award program went through a number of changes over the years, and by 2005 we began awarding the scholarship to students studying at the newly formed Bakke Graduate University of Ministry (BGU) based in Seattle, Washington. In 2006 we broadened the scholarship still further to not only honor the life and ministry of Ray Bakke, but also those of his younger siblings, Rev. Lowell Bakke and Mrs. Marilyn Bakke Pearson, who have also contributed significantly to the ministry of the Mustard Seed Foundation with their own unique areas of gifting. These scholarships offered through BGU focus on encouraging ministry practitioners to obtain the advanced degrees they need to sharpen their skills and deepen the theological underpinnings of their work. Most of those supported are pursuing the Doctorate of Ministry (DMin) degree in Transformational Leadership for the Global City that is offered through BGU on a non-residential, modular basis. These practitioners are enabled to remain in their respective fields of ministry while pursuing advanced study. This program is designed to make major urban centers of the world become laboratories of learning, including Seattle, Manila, Shanghai, Delhi, Cairo, Addis Ababa, and Sao Paulo. The Foundation has also supported a select handful of students pursuing a Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree that emphasizes a highly integrative approach to biblical, theological, and historical studies. In 2007 we were pleased to award scholarships through the Bakke Graduate University of Ministry for the advanced studies of 57 ministry practitioners totaling $259,947. This more than doubled our investment in 2006. These talented men and women come from and serve in a variety of urban centers around the world where they are actively responding to God’s calling in ministry. We plan to continue to expand the level of scholarship support offered through BGU in the coming years. BGU students in Chennai, India 38
2007 Raymond J. Bakke Scholars This scholarship is awarded to Christian urban leaders located outside of the United States who are committed to a lifestyle of urban ministry and have positions of influence to teach urban ministry within educational, mission, or relief organizations. Manuel Adjei – DMin, GHANA Sayo Ajiboye – DMin, US/NIGERIA Sola Ajibulu – DMin, NIGERIA Moses Alagbe – DMin, NETHERLANDS Anthony Asamoah – DMin, GHANA Mesfin Bulti – DMin, GHANA Duky Charles – DMin, HAITI Raineer Chu – DMin, PHILIPPINES Eszter Dani – DMin, HUNGARY Bert deRuiter – DMin, NETHERLANDS Andras Harmathy – DMin, HUNGARY Eric Ighalo – DMin, NIGERIA Cosmas Ilechukwu – DMin, NIGERIA Monel Jules – DMin, HAITI Seleshi Kebede – DMin, ETHIOPIA Catherine Kwong – DMin, CHINA Enoch Lam – DMin, CHINA Dwight Mutonono – DMin, ZIMBABWE Jonathan Nambu – DMin, PHILIPPINES Mihai Pavel – DMin, ROMANIA Grace Rajan – DMin, INDIA Ross Rohde – DMin, SPAIN Tim Svoboda – DMin, INDIA Joel Van Dyke – DMin, GUATEMALA Calvin Young – DMin, ENGLAND 2007 Marilyn Bakke Pearson Scholars This scholarship is given to Christian leaders with a demonstrated call and exceptional abilities in teaching the Bible. These individuals have natural gifts of speaking, teaching, and preaching with exhortation skills, and humility of spirit. Va Bi – DMin, MYANMAR Juan Bravo – DMin, COLUMBIA Jonathan Brooks – DMin, US Noel de Asis – DMin, US Scott Dewey – DMin, US Samson Gandhi – DMin, US Mary Glenn – DMin, INDIA George Houston – DMin, US Sheila Houston – DMin, US Charity Kamau – DMin, US Hoa Le Thi Le – MTS, US Sherry Lile – DMin, CAMBODIA Yobbe Lungu – DMin, MALAWI Setorwu Ofori – DMin, GHANA Derrick Okine – DMin, GHANA Duane Roth – DMin, US Luke Schrockhurst – DMin, US Elaine Smith – DMin, US Caroloretta Tucker – DMin, US 2007 Lowell Bakke Scholars This scholarship is for pastors in North America with a specific call to revitalize urban churches, or for pastors serving in mega-cities around the world. This scholarship prioritizes individuals who demonstrate the ability to empower church members to serve in their families, businesses, and communities. Yaw Acheampong – DMin, ENGLAND Aila Tassa Aila – DMin, ETHIOPIA Sean Benesh – DMin, US Jack Drennan – DMin, IRELAND Gea Gort – DMin, NETHERLANDS Radi Iskander – DMin, EGYPT Deborah Loyd – DMin, US Stephen Mwangi – DMin, KENYA Derel Olson – DMin, US Alex Ssebugwawo – MTS, US Rose Swetman – DMin, US Andrew Tillman – DMin, US Lynette Tillman – DMin, US 39
Page 1 and 2: 2007 Annual Report C1
Page 3 and 4: Dear friends of the Mustard Seed Fo
Page 5 and 6: 2007 Overview The Foundation’s ex
Page 7 and 8: Grants As our name implies, the Mus
Page 9 and 10: Africa Jesus Healing and Restoratio
Page 11 and 12: Faith Victory Christian Center Nair
Page 13 and 14: Shelter of Hope Center Nairobi, KEN
Page 15 and 16: Europe In 2006 the Christian Ecumen
Page 17 and 18: In 2006 the First Greek Evangelical
Page 19 and 20: Middle East St. Mark’s Coptic Ort
Page 21 and 22: North America Scripture Union Mexic
Page 23 and 24: Learning to Live Fellowship Los Ang
Page 25 and 26: South America In 2006 Vicente Lopez
Page 27 and 28: Bread of Life Evangelical Church Mu
Page 29 and 30: Golgotha Baptist Church Dhaka, BANG
Page 31 and 32: In 2006 Elshadai Church received a
Page 33 and 34: First Church of God Metro Manila, P
Page 35 and 36: Scholarships The Mustard Seed Found
Page 37 and 38: 2007 harvey fellows May Lin Au Yong
Page 39: 2007 Participating Institutions EUR
Page 43 and 44: Board and Staff Board of Directors

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