Berean School of Ministry

After 38 year, it is our greatest pleasure to say  WELCOME HOME  to our friends and partners Steve And Jacque Sullivan. Soon after a week after their arrival, Steve started to teach the course on Missions to the 74 online students of Berean School of Ministry.

PTR. STEVE & JACQUE SULLIVAN MISSIONARY JORNEY:

1985- came to Roxas City as church planters in 1985.

• Pioneered a church in Pontevedra and Panitan.
• helped plant churches in Western Visayas.
• taught in Berean.
• stayed 6 years in the Philippines(1985-1991)

CAMBODIA:

• Transferred to Cambodia  in 1991, which was a communist nation then.
• Instrumental in bringing in Filipino Missionaries – Warren Aragona, Fred CA papas and  Jose Estrebilla who were all BSM Alumni
• Started an orphanage with 110 children.
• Helped   Fred  CA papas to start the first Pentecostal Bible School in Phnom Phan, the first Bible school and is still the largest Bible school in Cambodia
• Pioneered a  church in Kampong Cham, one of the biggest city in Cambodia.
• stayed in Cambodia for 5 yrs. (1991-1996)

ST. PAUL MINNESOTA, USA (1996-2013 )

• planted a church in the inner city in Minnesota – the St. Paul City Church
• Ministered to one of the hardest places in Minnesota with drug addicts, prostituted and  the homeless for 13 years
• Had a Bible school in the church and raised up ministers , 15 of these church disciples received Ministerial Credentials

MYANMAR (2013- 2020)

• Came to this Buddhist country at that time:  less than 1%Christian)
• Taught in Bible School
• Jacque started a Christian School Pre-school
• despite of the struggle in converting a Buddhist, they were able to bring some of  their Buddhist friends to JESUS.
• Was there until 2015 until they had to leave because of the Military coup for two years.

LAST YEAR AND NOW

• Worked with Myanmar refugees in Thailand.
• And are now back to the Philippines to minister here once again and hoping to raise up missionaries to go to other parts of Asia.
  
  

Urbanization refers to a process in which an increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and the suburbs of cities. Urbanization has effects on the ecology and economy of the region. But sociologists observe also that people’s psychology and lifestyles change in an urban environment. Undoubtedly, it will also affect the way we minister to people. We should equip ourselves for effective evangelism for the urban unreached. This course is designed to help the Christian, the pastors and churches to have more effective Urban Ministry.

Course Outline:
Lesson 01 Urbanization and Ministry
Lesson 02 The “None’s” & The 9 to 5 Window
Lesson 03 Rethinking Evangelism
Lesson 04 Rethinking the Way We Do Church
Lesson 05 Understanding Generations
Lesson 06 Loving the City

It was a fun-filled day when a handful out of the 74 BSM Online students came to Roxas City for a face to face Christmas Party. Stories to tell and laughter seemed unending. They got to see the BSM classroom and the office from which the teachers teach the online classes. They even had a pretend class session with Mrs. Zeny Calusay.

People Skills is a study in understanding God’s heart for people and developing skills to help them grow in
their relationship with the Lord so that they can fulfill their God-given potential.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
⦁ Understand the importance of loving and leading people well
⦁ Know ways to work with, encourage and bring out the best in people.
⦁ Appreciate and value different personality types
⦁ manage conflict in the church
⦁ Know the heart of Jesus in leading people

A one week course with Joses Calusay

Rev. Rey Calusay starts Hermeneutics, one of the most important courses in BSM Online.

1. A study of the art and science of Bible interpretation, defining its fundamental rules and laws and
   applying them in the task of rightly handling the Word of truth.
2. An orientation to the basics of Bible interpretation also emphasizing the importance of discipline,
   faithfulness and preciseness in the study of the Bible
4. The Scriptures as revelation from God was meant to be just that – a Revelation, a Disclosure. It was
5. meant “to be opened” so everyone can read, know and feast on its wonders! It is not a sealed book that
6. nobody can read and understand.

GOD MEANT THE SCRIPTURES TO BE UNDERSTOOD
The doctrine of The CLARITY OF SCRIPTURES: Simply means that the Bible can be understood in a
simple form by all believer’s. In fact, part of this doctrine even holds the belief that even unbelievers can
understand it, on an external level.
Even Infants can know the Scriptures. 2TI 3:15 “Remember also that even when you were a young child,
you learned what God says in the scriptures. These can teach you how Messiah Jesus saves us, when we
trust in him.” -UDB
“In contrast to the sacred writings of many other traditions, the Bible is meant to be read and
understood by all people, it is not too mystical for people to grasp. It complements the incarnation
nature of Christ, because both Christ and the Bible put the knowledge of God within our reach”. –

JESUS: THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING
1 He is the theme of all the Scriptures: JOH 5:39-40 1CO 15:3-4 HEB 1:1-3
2 He opens the mind of believers to understand, LUK 24:45
3 He interpreted SCRIPTURES: “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them
in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” LUK 24:27
4 He sends the Holy Spirit: to guide us into all truth.. JOH 16:13 The Mind of Christ, 1CO 2:6–16
5 He makes a way for people to receive help in order to understand, ACT 8:30-35
6 He sends preachers and teachers.. INTERPRETERS.. 2TI 4:2