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N E W SSchool NewsTechnology broadens classroom experience at BBCSpringfield, MOsonally with him. “One of the greatestchallenges we face as professors is toadequately communicate the diverseworldviews, cultures, and languagesof our world to the students. However,technology is allowing us to linkwith our personnel on the field andeffectively accomplish that goal in theclassroom,” states LingoStan Sherwood, a student in theclass, said, “I really enjoyed the sessionswe had with Scott. Scott’s knowl-During the fall semester at BaptistBible College, Barbara Lingo, Chair ofthe Intercultural Studies Department,connected her studentsto foreign workers on thefield through technologyin her classroom. Byvideo conferencing, ScottHudgins collaborated in acourse entitled “Introductionto Islam.”Scott has his MastersDegree in Islamic Studies,having spent several yearsin the Middle East, and hehas a strong backgroundin Arabic. “It was a greatopportunity for our studentsto learn from Scott’sexperience and knowledge. Who betterto learn from than those who havebeen there,” said Lingo.Hudgins taught a number of classsessions from his home in South America,but with the assistance of the newtechnology, the students were alsoable to ask questions and interact peredgeof Muslims and how they thinkcompared to a Christian…will be verybeneficial for our future ministries.There is no doubt in my mind that wewill encounter Muslims inour ministries either herein the United States oroverseas. This class is agood springboard for continuedstudies to make useffective in our future encounters.”“We at BBC are committedto use this andother means of communicationin the classroom toequip the students to thevery best of our ability,”says Lingo.Record-Breaking Year at LBUShreveport, LABy Neal WeaverThe year 2008 was a record-breakingyear for Louisiana Baptist Universitywith its highest total attendance andbest year for new enrollments. We nowhave students studying in 40 countriesthrough distance education, and theuniversity has also experienced growthin its on-campus program.Last year, the university’s INSTEPProgram was able to expand to 22 BibleInstitutes located in 20 third-worldcountries. All INSTEP Institutes are administratedby BBFI missionaries usingLBU courses.This month, the university addedBrent Shoalmire to its faculty. Brent isa graduate of Louisiana Tech Universityand in May will complete a Master ofArts in Bible from LBU. The universitywill also launch its new Moodle Programthat allows our teachers and studentsto communicate through interactivewebsites in educational ways. It isa state of the art program used by manycolleges and universities including BaptistBible College. The university willinitially only offer approximately 100courses online but will gradually addmost of its 300-plus courses listed in thecatalog.26 Baptist Bible Tribune [ February 2009 ]
N E W SSchool Fellowship NewsNewsMissionary lettersgermanyI find it very hard to discuss faith with my elderly neighbor,Frau Kraus, a life-long traditional Catholic. Much of her talkrevolves around the graveyard: deceased acquaintances,watering plants on the family plot, and wondering whetherher daughters will visit her grave. One day, in the middleof all this, she said unexpectedly, “I wonder what it will belike to be dead, if it’s really like they tell us.” I took the rareCarroll & Bonnie JelleyWe had been witnessing to a 28-yearoldman in our village. He constantlyrefused God’s Son. He drank heavily,and in one of his drinking sprees hejumped in front of a speeding trainleaving behind his widow, a three-year-old daughter, and aRenae Thompsonopportunity tell her some verses fromthe Bible about my hope of heaven. Shelistened quietly, and then went on todescribe a flower arrangement for thegrave. Please pray for more opportunitiesfor meaningful conversation with her.indiaone-year-old son. However, out of every tragedy some goodalways comes. His widow started coming to church and shehas accepted the Lord as her Savior. We are confident herchildren will accept Him as they grow up hearing the oldstory of Jesus and His love.Baptist Bible Tribune [ February 2009 ] 27
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