Posts by John Brand
Open-Air Evangelism
Next up in our online series on evangelism is the inimitable Vinny Commons. Vinny is based in Southport, Merseyside and was converted as a student in November 1979. Since then, he has travelled extensively preaching the gospel to all ages with a particular strength in young people’s work. He has a sports background, playing football to a high level, which he left to concentrate his energies on gospel work. He is a leader with United Beach Missions and was on the…
The Gospel In The Centre
In the earlier post about the Polish School for Preachers, Pastor Ben Layer made mention in his video of the online ministry of The Gospel in the Centre. We warmly commend this ministry to you and thought you might be interested in this article written by the European Mission Fellowship back in 2021 and taken from their website. Just over one year ago a website was launched by the leaders of the evangelical church in Siedlce, Poland – Ben Layer…
Polish School For Preachers
At the end of June, EBC’s Principal, Pastor John Brand, will be in Warsaw, Poland, for an exciting and strategic new venture. The Polish School For Preachers is the result of the vision and burden of Polish EBC Graduate, Pastor Adam Urban. Working with Adam and other national church leaders, John will be leading a three day conference which is the beginning of a three year training programme for Polish preachers and Bible teachers. The current plan is that this…
Evangelism That Understands Today’s Culture
Please note a change of date Martin Povey was due to be speaking on this subject on June 26th as part of our online course on evangelism. However, that date has now been changed to Wednesday 22nd May. The session runs from 11.00am – 1.00pm, on zoom, and you can register for just this one session or for others in the series. Registration is essential, as is payment in advance, and you can sign up here. The cost is £20 per…
Personal Evangelism
We got some great feedback from the students after yesterday’s session with Glen Scrivener and they’re looking forward to a return visit next Wednesday (8th) when Glen will be speaking on Personal Evangelism. The session runs from 11.00am – 1.00pm, on zoom, and you can register for just this one session or for others in the series. Registration is essential, as is payment in advance, and you can sign up here. The cost is £20 per session.
Looking for Bible Training?
Are you looking for some solid, inspirational and practical Bible Training? Are you looking for training that will not just inform but transform you? At EBC we are passionate about working together with local churches to see God’s people equipped for “every good work” (2 Timothy 3:17). Whether you sense a call to some sphere of ministry – be it pastoral, evangelistic, cross-cultural – or whether you simply want to get to know your God and your Bible better and…
EBC’s School For Preachers
At the heart of EBC’s vision and passion has always been the training and equipping of faithful, effective and passionate Bible preachers and teachers. EBC trained pastors and preachers are now active in ministry in USA, N Ireland, England, Scotland, Poland, Uganda and South Sudan. This summer, at the request of national church leaders, we will be beginning a training course for preachers in Poland. In order to make this training available to as many as possible, we have reformatted…
EBC Preachers’ Club
At the heart of EBC’s vision and passion has always been the training and equipping of faithful, effective and passionate Bible preachers and teachers. EBC trained pastors and preachers are now active in ministry in USA, N Ireland, England, Scotland, Poland, Uganda and South Sudan. This summer, at the request of national church leaders, we will be beginning a training course for preachers in Poland. A very profitable part of beginning and sustaining a preaching and teaching ministry is the…
God, The First Evangelist
Next Wednesday, May 1st, as we continue our special online course on Evangelism, Evangelist Glen Scrivener will be tackling the topic of God, The First Evangelist. An Australian by birth, Glen is an ordained Church of England minister and evangelist who creatively shares the gospel through writing, speaking, and online media. He directs the evangelistic ministry Speak Life. The session runs from 11.00am – 1.00pm, on zoom, and you can register for just this one session or for others in the…
One-to-One Evangelism
Next Wednesday, April 24th, in the second of our special online course on Evangelism, John MacKinnon will be tackling the issue of One-to-One Evangelism. John is on the pastoral team at Calderwood Baptist Church in East Kilbride, and is Director of Evangelism at The Word One to One. He brings many years of experience in this field to his input to the course and has an infectious enthusiasm for sharing the gospel. The session runs from 11.00am – 1.00pm, on…
There’s still time!
There’s still time – but not much – to sign up for one of the new modules which start this week – Spiritual Disciplines, Evangelism, John’s Letters, Doctrine of Scripture or World Religions and Cults.
The Letters of John
Most Christians are probably familiar with John’s Gospel and his Revelation but probably less so with his three letters which come almost at the end of our New Testament. Yet these three short letters have so much with which to instruct and guide us today. Each term we try and run one module that is more devotional as well as teaching, and John’s Letters are our choice for the summer term, so if you would like some online devotional fellowship…
The Bible
Here’s a reminder of another of the subjects we will be teaching in our new summer term which starts next week The Bible makes some remarkable claims for itself. It is important, therefore, that we have the right attitude towards the Bible and know as much about it as we possibly can. All these questions and more we will address over ten two-hour classes on Wednesday afternoons, from 2.00 – 4.00pm, starting on April 17th. The classes will be held…
Is This Your Question As Well?
One of the questions we get asked most frequently is along the lines of: “I want to take part in this virtual classroom and study this subject but I am not free at the time it is being held. What can I do?” Our answer is simple – because all our virtual classrooms are recorded and notes provided, you can still register and then watch the recording and follow the notes at a time of your choosing.
Evangelism
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Spiritual Disciplines
“The spiritual disciplines are those practices found in Scripture that promote spiritual growth among believers in the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are habits of devotion, habits of experiential Christianity that have been practiced by God’s people since biblical times.” (Don Whitney) Part of the very DNA of EBC is that we are committed not just to information, i.e. the teaching of good solid biblical truth, but to transformation, seeing that truth mature and equip Christians for effective, God glorifying life and…
Missiology
The important topic of world mission is the subject of a new format of module we are making available over the coming weeks. This will be a guided reading module, starting on Tuesday 16th April and to be concluded by the end of June. There will be extensive notes, set readings and probing questions, with periodic contact with the course guide. Led by experienced cross-cultural missionary, Dr Keith Ferdinando, the module will focus primarily on exploring the biblical foundations of…
New Testament Overview
With just a week until the new term starts here at EBC, over the next few days we will be posting reminders of the subjects that will be taught over the coming weeks. And remember that because all our teaching is done in virtual classrooms over zoom, wherever you live in the world you can join in and benefit from some inspirational and profitable teaching and fellowship. On Monday nights, from 7.00 – 9.00, College Principal, John Brand, will be…
Summer Term at EBC
Today, March 21st, is the last day of this term but everything is already in place for the summer term classes which begin on Monday 15th April. Here is a summary overview programme, and details of individual subjects can be found on the NEWS page of this website.