Bible school

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 Ok, I suppose I'll through my thoughts on all these emails into the
 arena......
 
 First off, I am a Junior at UWSP (University of Wisconsin Stevens Point)
(a
 secular school), and I have never attended a bible school.  
 
 My parents graduated from CBC, Conquerors Bridal College, yes that is
where
 they met, and were married at the St. John's church in St. John's, OR,
just
 about a mile away from where the school was.  My grandmother was one of
the
 people that almost every one that went to CBC knew, Sis Laverne Johnson,
 she lived behind the church in St. John's.
 
 Anyway, I just want to say that I visited most of the UPC Bible schools,
 when my brother was looking for a school to go to.  
 
 EVERYTHING I AM GOING TO STATE IS MY OWN IMPRESSIONS OF THESE SCHOOLS.
 
 The two schools that stick out the most to me are Gateway, and Stockton. 
 Gateway sticks out, because it felt very "weird" walking down the halls of
 it, and seeing all of the Catholic statues, and other Catholic artifacts
 throughout the school, did not make me feel the greatest.  I was only in
 8th grade or so, so things may have changed, I don't know.  I also
remember
 it for the "computer system" that had just been donated to them.  They
were
 "sending" one of there staff to night classes to learn how to use it, and
 this staff person was going to be teaching about computers the next
 semester.  I as an 8th grader, or whatever I was then, could have taught
it
 better then that, and the computers should have been given to a museum as
 antiques.
 
 Stockton was a very nice school, we were there right after they finished
 moving, and remodeling it.  If I go to Bible School, I will probably go to
 either Stockton, or ABI.  ABI only because it is close to home and there
 are teachers there that speak Portuguese.
 
 My parents told all of us kids, that we were free to go to school where
 ever we wanted, but we had to pay for it our selves.  They recommended
that
 before we get married and settle down, that we spend at least one year in
 bible school.  One of my brothers went to Trinity College in Deerfield
 Illinois, then to Lake Forest, mainly out of rebellion to my parents.  He
 met his wife over ISCA, and is now married, and going to an AOG church,
 much to my parents dismay.  The other brother went here to UWSP, got
 married to a Trinitarian girl, and is now going to Elm Brook church in
 Milwaukee, also much to my parents dismay.
 
 Because I have seen all these things, I am coming of the opinion, that my
 parents had a good idea, when they wanted us to go to bible school.  I
have
 decided that I will finish up my time here, get my degree, and the
probably
 go on to bible school.  I need to be able to get a job, and that is one of
 the main reasons I am going to a secular school, I'm currently a CIS
major,
 and I should be able to get a job of some type, with that, since I will
 have also had 6 years of on the job experience by the time I graduate.
 
 When I first got to the University, I decided to challenge what was taught
 in my classes, and spent the first two years here as a Philosophy major. 
 It gave me several chances to share my faith, every week.  I spent a lot
of
 time in pray and bible study because of this.  It was good for me.  I also
 have gotten involved in the local Campus Crusade for Christ chapter.  They
 are not oneness, but they at least are studying the bible, and very much
 into prayer.  I will never be asked to lead a small group, but that is
 fine, God has used me in so many other ways, it has been worth it.
 
 It is not easy, and if I had not had a firm grounding in the Word of God,
 and if I had not gone to the church my dad pastors, while going to school,
 I could have had much more difficulty living for God.
 
 To sum all of this up:  I see both sides of the issue, and I do believe
 that every pastor, or missionary needs to go to bible school, and every
 Christian should, if they can.
 
 That is enough rambling for now,
 
 Go With God,
 
 John Van Norman
 jvannorm@health1.uwsp.edu
 http://wellness.uwsp.edu/authors/jvn/