Recently, Rev Andy Longwe, a member of Edinburgh Bible College’s Board of Trustee, preached a powerful and timely sermon on Psalm 46 at College devotions. Since it is deserving of a much wider audience, with Andy’s permission, I commend the message to you. Andy is a Minister of the Free Church of Scotland and recently moved to London to become minister of their London City Presbyterian Church congregation.
School For Preachers
EBC Principal, Pastor John Brand, writes, “This morning I had the great joy and privilege of leading the first in a series of seminars on preaching for this group of men who hail from the north of Scotland, the south of England and several places in between. What a delight!” If you would be interested in joining this monthly online seminar, let us know.
New Board Member
At the quarterly meeting of our Board of Directors, today, followed by the AGM, we were delighted to welcome a new Board member, Dr Adele Pilkington.
Adele is a Consultant Occupational Physician who has worked across the UK, including mission and humanitarian aid organisations. For 17 years she was Executive Editor of the remote learning MSc programme for Occupational Medicine at Manchester University. Her part-time theology studies reflected mission interest and research into mental health and Christian identity. She is a voluntary drugs educator for Hope UK and pro-life groups, part of the PRIME tutor network, anti-trafficking groups and a Board of Reference member for the Scottish Council of Human Bioethics.
We are so grateful to Adele and all of our Board members who give of their time and experience so freely to support and advance the work of the College. You can find out who is on the Board here.
Expository Preaching
The faithful and passionate preaching and teaching of Scripture is at the heart of everything the EBC student is trained for.
In this 18 week course, two hours per week, EBC’s Principal, Pastor John Brand, will guide you through the process of preparing and preaching or teaching a message based on a passage of Scripture. Even with more than 40 years’ experience of preaching and many years of training preachers, he can’t make anyone a preacher, but we can help you develop a gift that God has given you.
(There are nine classes in the Spring term which starts mid-January, and nine between Easter and summer.)
Dates (Spring term):
(Thursdays from 11.00am – 1.00pm)
January 20th
January 27th
February 3rd
February 10th
February 24th
March 3rd
March 10th
March 17th
March 24th
Cost and Registration:
The cost for the course is £90 (per term; £180 for the whole course) and registration and pre-payment are necessary. You can register here.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk
John’s Gospel
The fourth gospel is the subject of a series of nine one-hour classes, starting in mid-January, we will study the fourth gospel. Dealing briefly with introductory issues of authorship, date, recipients and purpose, and identifying the structure and themes of John’s Gospel, the majority of the course is spent in detailed expositions of selected passages from John’s Gospel with an emphasis on developing exegetical skills and the ability to move from text to biblical talk or sermon.
Lecturer: Rev Dr Thorsten Prill, EBC’s Vice- Principal
Dates:
(Thursdays from 9.30 – 10.30am)
January 20th
January 27th
February 3rd
February 10th
February 24th
March 3rd
March 10th
March 17th
March 24th
Cost and Registration:
The cost for the course is £45 and registration and pre-payment are necessary. You can register here.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk
The Bible As It Happened
If you are looking for a Bible Reading plan for 2022 – or perhaps a gift for a friend – our Principal, Pastor John Brand, has compiled a chronological reading plan that will take you through the whole Bible ‘as it happens’ in a year, with some helpful comments along the way.
The cost is just £6 (plus postage), and if you email us we’ll get a copy in the post to you.
New Testament Overview
Becoming familiar with the whole Bible appears a rather daunting task, but this course is designed to help you make all the relevant connections and discover the big, redemptive, storyline. In this part of the course we work our way, book-by-book, through the New Testament identifying the key verse, structure and theme of each book and identifying its place in the big story-line of the Bible.
A great way to really get to know your Bible – all of it!
(Spring Term: Matthew – Colossians; Summer Term: Thessalonians – Revelation)
Lecturer: Pastor John Brand, EBC Principal
Dates:
(Wednesdays from 9.30 – 10.30am)
January 19th – Overview of Life of Christ
January 26th – Matthew
February 2nd – Mark
February 9th – Luke
February 23rd – John
March 2nd – 1 and 2 Corinthians
March 9th – Ephesians
March 16th – Philippians
March 23rd – Colossians
(Note: Acts, Romans and Galatians are covered in greater depth in other parts of our course, so we don’t include them in this module. However, materials giving the same overview of these books will be provided.)
Cost and Registration:
The cost for the course is £45 and registration and pre-payment are necessary. You can register here.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk
The Corinthian Correspondence
Our Principal, Pastor John Brand, will bring these letters to life in this 9 week course, as he guides an interactive study.
Dates:
(Wednesdays from 2.00 – 4.00pm)
January 19th
January 26th
February 2nd
February 9th
February 23rd
March 2nd
March 9th
March 16th
March 23rd
Cost and Registration:
The cost for the course is £90 and registration and pre-payment are necessary. You can register here.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk
Church History
The purpose of church history was expressed like this by a master in the field, Johann August Wilhelm Neander (1789-1850):
“To exhibit the history of the church of Christ as a living witness to the divine power of Christianity; as a school of Christian experience; a voice sounding through the ages, of instruction, of doctrine, and of rebuke, for all who are disposed to listen.”
It is, surely, one of the most important and interesting subjects that we study.
Led by our expert guide, Rev Dr Sandy Roger, this 18 week module will
- trace the history of the Church from Pentecost to the present
- assess our evangelical heritage throughout the history of the Church
- explain the emergence of theological positions throughout Church history
- describe the emergence of the major branches of Christianity today
Dates:
(Spring Term – Wednesdays from 11.00am – 1.00pm)
January 19th
January 26th
February 2nd
February 9th
February 23rd
March 2nd
March 9th
March 16th
March 23rd
Cost and Registration:
The cost for the course is £90 for the Spring Term (£180 for the whole course), and registration and pre-payment are necessary. You can register here.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk
Hermeneutics (Bible Interpretation)
Over 18 Tuesday evenings between Mid-January and the end of June, our Principal, Pastor John Brand, will introduce you to the ‘Golden Rules’ of interpreting the Bible and give you the ‘tools’ necessary to rightly handle the word of truth, as in 2 Timothy 2:15
Dates:
(Spring Term – Tuesday evening from 7.00 – 9.00pm)
January 18th
January 25th
February 1st
February 8th
February 22nd
March 1st
March 8th
March 15th
March 22nd
Cost and Registration:
The cost for the course is £90 for the Spring Term (£180 for the whole course), and registration and pre-payment are necessary. You can register here.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk