Philly on my Mind

With a trip to beautiful Philadelphia starting tomorrow morning -- in the middle of the night actually in order to catch the early shuttle to Salt Lake City and then what I hope is a bigger plane to Philly -- SEMBITS will take a backseat and allow professional development to drive this ride.
I'll be attending a conference on seminary recruiting put on by a company that goes by the letters GAPSEMC. Don't ask me what they stand for, I'm clueless -- in many ways, but particularly regarding those letters.
Below you'll notice what I'm sure will be the view from my hotel room in Philadelphia.

I found this picture of my hotel. I think it's the building behind the church, but I'm not sure.

Holiday Brass

The sounds of Christmas piped into the MBBS Big House while a steady rain fell in Fresno Friday morning. The FPU Brass Ensemble braved the Fresno storm in order to bring a little holiday cheer into the hallowed halls of MBBS. Pictured above are faculty members Tim Geddert and Valerie Rempel, leaning against the door frame appreciating the tunes.

Pastor's Roundtable

Monday morning bright and early found several members of the MBBS community joining with people from Fresno to chat with Dr. Gordon Nickel during the monthly roundtable. On the first Monday of every month MB Biblical Seminary invites pastors and other interested people to join us for breakfast, conversation and lunch on a variety of topics.
Monday's topic was "Authentic Engagement: The Challenge of Muslim/Christian Relations."
If any SEMBITS readers are interested in upcoming topics, you can find information about the Pastor's Roundtable at www.mbseminary.edu/events.