May 2009

Joshua Cho: It is my honor to stand before you today as the sixth President of Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary. It is unworthy of me, but it is God's grace. I thank God for His grace in choosing me, and I thank you for attending this inauguration. I believe you have come together not only to inaugurate the new President, but more importantly, to this seminary with a fifty-eight-year history—to bear witness together, to pray together, to praise together, and to proclaim together the wonders of God's power. ...

Alexander Mak, Assistant Professor of New Testament. Disputes and discord are common problems in the church. When they arise within church leadership—for example, among pastors and deacons—they often lead to church divisions. Recently, at a Sydney seminary, an elderly teacher humorously highlighted the seriousness of this problem. He said, "On average, the church experiences a calamity every ten years" (he was referring to church divisions). If your church has been doing well for the past nine years, you should be wary now."