Thank you for this recommendation. Are these schools both reformed and NCT? It seems like those in the reformed tradition are largely, um, NOT NCT. grace and truth, Mike Cleveland team member www.SettingCaptivesFree.com -----Original Message----- From: Chad Richard Bresson [HYPERLINK "mailto:breusswane@..."mailto:breusswane@...] Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:19 PM To: soundofgrace@... Subject: RE: [soundofgrace] Preaching Training Some of my friends who have used RTS' distance learning (via Atlanta RTS, I think) have really liked it: HYPERLINK "http://virtual.rts.edu/home.aspx"http://virtual.rts.edu/home.aspx Chad Richard Bresson Pastor for Spiritual Development <HYPERLINK "http://www.clearcreekchapel.org/"http://www.clearcreekchapel.org/> Clearcreek Chapel Springboro, OH Blog: <HYPERLINK "http://breusswane.blogspot.com/"http://breusswane.blogspot.com/> The Vossed World > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Cleveland [ <HYPERLINK "mailto:mikejody@..."mailto:mikejody@settingcaptivesfree .com> HYPERLINK "mailto:mikejody@..."mailto:mikejody@settingcaptivesfree .com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:17 AM > To: soundofgrace@... > Subject: [soundofgrace] Preaching Training > > Greetings friends, > > > > My name is Mike Cleveland, and I used to belong to this group > a long time ago, and then we kind of got busy in ministry and > had to drop out. But my wife, Jody and I think of you all > often, and appreciate so much the God-exalting, > Christ-centered view of sovereign grace and New Covenant > Theology. I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the > amazing grace of God in Jesus Christ. > > > > I'm writing today to ask you for a recommendation. We have a > man whom the Lord saved and set free from bondage, and has > been working full time with our ministry for about 6 years > now. He is passionate about Christ and is burdened to preach > the gospel of grace, but we would like for him to become even > better equipped in preaching. We don't take the statement > about the disciples that they were "ignorant and unlearned" > as an example for all to follow, and would like to be able to > send this young man somewhere that he can learn the value of > contextual preaching. > > > > The difficulty, which I am sure is the same with many people, > is that we employ him full time in ministry here with us, and > he is extremely busy. So how can he learn to expand his gift > of preaching while employed with us here? We can give him > several weeks off in a row for some place that allows that > kind of thing, but he really couldn't take a few years off > and still work with us. > > > > Does anyone have any thoughts on this? > > Thank you much for your time, and may God richly bless you in Jesus. > > > > grace and truth, > > > > Mike Cleveland > > team member www.SettingCaptivesFree.com > > > > > > > <http://557223.sigclick.mailinfo.com/sigclick/00070300/030A4D0 > 0/0106014E/032 > 5242191.jpg> > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/655 - Release > Date: 1/28/2007 > 1:12 PM > > > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 1/30/2007 9:31 AM HYPERLINK "http://557223.sigclick.mailinfo.com/sigclick/02040003/03074D03/0306054D/031 7171141.jpg" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 1/30/2007 9:31 AM