By: Travis Biglow on July 2, 2016
Year-in-Review Story The first real surprise that I had was being able to attend George Fox. Up to the last minute I did not know whether it was going to happen. My wife kept showing me pictures of South Africa and I really did not want to be disappointed if I was not able to…
By: Rose Anding on June 21, 2016
He sees every person’s heart and even understands why we live the way we do. El-Roi (You-Are-The-God-Who-Sees) “The Lord looks from heaven; he sees all the sons of men; from His dwelling place He looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, He who fashions the hearts of them all, He who understands all their…
By: Travis Biglow on June 15, 2016
Pastor Travis E. Biglow Travis Evan Biglow of Victorville California is the pastor and founder of Victory Empowerment Center Church of God in Christ in the city of Hesperia California. He also serves as the High Desert Regional Center Chaplain for Azusa Pacific University in Victorville California. Educationally he has an AA degree in Liberal…
By: Garfield Harvey on June 8, 2016
Introduction One of the outcomes of our program is to “gain an advanced understanding and integration of ministry in relation to the dynamics of globalization and leadership.” Culture helps to define situations, attitudes, values and sometimes our careers. When we look at culture, it helps us to identify how we fit in based on our…
By: Colleen Batchelder on June 8, 2016
Colleen Batchelder “The place God calls you to is the place where your deepest gladness and the world’s deepest hunger meet.” – Frederick Buechner Colleen’s greatest passion is to be the hands and feet of Christ to those who fear…
By: Loren Kerns on June 8, 2016
By: Claire Appiah on June 8, 2016
Hong Kong Advance: A Phenomenal Experience Personal Interests My participation in the George Fox Evangelical Seminary 2015 Advance in Hong Kong was a very unique and rich experience, enhanced by preparatory reading/discussion assignments before arrival. The experiential factors involved using all my sensory and mental faculties to take in Hong Kong society in order to…
By: Dawnel Volzke on June 8, 2016
Dawnel Volzke is a Christ follower, wife, mom, teacher, student, and professional…her passion is to serve Christ and her calling is to help organizations become great at fulfilling their mission. She lives in Granville, Ohio with her husband and two children, Jessica (21) and Christopher (16). Dawnel has served in various roles over 20 years, including technology, marketing, and…
By: Mary Pandiani on June 8, 2016
Mary, a JIB (Jesus-Image-Bearer), seeks to see all life through the lens of “learn[ing] the unforced rhythms of grace” as she walks with the Triune God. Whether strolling through the woods across the street with her English Springer Spaniel, cycling for a 100 miler to support World Bicycle Relief, teaching classes for a high school…
By: Ashley Goad on June 8, 2016
How often are we called to reflect upon two years of our lives? And how can you possibly put those thoughts into 1,000 words or less? One particular way comes to mind. I hereby give you the “Top Lessons I Learned in DMINLGP”.
By: Liz Linssen on June 3, 2016
Chartering the Waters of a Doctorate of Ministry Three years ago I felt the Lord impress on me the need to do a Doctorate of Ministry course, something I had not at all expected to pursue. So began my quest to find a quality course that fulfilled the following personal criteria: A college with a…
By: Mitch Arbelaez on May 8, 2016
It does not seem that long ago when I sat in an entirely empty house doing my first online chat that fateful day of September 2013. We had just bought our first home in Florida after transplanting to the Sunshine state the previous summer. We had fully moved all of our belongings the week before. Due to…
By: Phil Goldsberry on May 6, 2016
“Anticipation” is rather healthy word to describe embarking on a DMin. “Guarded Anticipation” is more descriptive of the reality of beginning a DMin at a school that you have never visited in person but only spoken to a few of the professors. “Ecstatic Anticipation” is present reality after one year of being at George Fox…
By: Mary Pandiani on May 1, 2016
“So how was Hong Kong, Mary?” When people ask that inevitable question, I’ve struggled to find an answer that is unique to Hong Kong. The iconic skyscrapers set the city apart from most other places; the price of square footage for a flat seems outlandish; and even though there are crowds of people, those who…
By: Jon Spellman on April 8, 2016
Jon Spellman’s love for Jesus and his church was forged very early in life. His earliest memories are of ministering in music in the local church setting as well as “on the road” traveling the length and breadth of the United States as drummer and singer with the “Spellman Family Singers.” During the late 1970’s…
By: Travis Biglow on March 8, 2016
Visual Ethnography Learning Synthesis ‘Story’ Post Face-to-Face Advance Hong Kong By Travis Evan Biglow DMIN 737 November 25, 15 Jason Clark
By: Aaron Peterson on February 8, 2016
By: Kevin Norwood on February 8, 2016
By: Kevin Norwood on February 8, 2016
Landing in Hong Kong brought many surprises. One of them was that everything was clearly marked in English.
By: Rose Anding on January 8, 2016
My DMin Journey at George Fox Evangelical Seminary: In the beginning, after all of us had been accepted into the Leadership Global Perspective of the DMin program at George Fox Evangelical Seminary and before settling in with our assignments, we were getting our shots and passport ready for our first Leadership Global Perspective, Advance 2015…
