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Teachers’ Views on HKBTS’s Recent Development

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　　In the February 2009 issue of HKBTS’s Newsletter, the new president Joshua Cho wrote an article entitled, “Future Servant Leaders.” At that time, President Cho had just been inaugurated and he shared his vision of the Seminary’s future in this way: “I trust that the morning sun goes before us. The reason that HKBTS can march into the future is because our forefathers have done much in cultivating the soil, because the spiritual community―our teachers, students and staff―is of one heart, because our churches and fellow brothers and sisters walk with us, because God has called and honored us by granting us the task of nurturing a new generation of servant leaders. To the only true God be the glory. Amen.”

　　Now that six years have passed we keep giving glory to the only true God who helps us to shoulder the call. We thank God for watching over the Seminary throughout these years and for leading our teachers, students, and staff to become a disciple community that continually seeks to follow Jesus Christ our Lord. Moreover, He has enabled us to be continually renewed as we march onward with the aid of our forefathers’ strong foundation, our churches and our fellow brothers and sisters walking with us.

　　Ever wonder what kind of changes HKBTS has undergone? How the Seminary has managed to continuously move forward? Or, what our teachers see as the most significant changes at HKBTS? In this issue, we have invited some of our teachers to share their personal experiences with us. We hope that their sharing will enable our readers to give thanks and glory to God along with us.

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