May Update

Greetings from Sighișoara!

As is often the case, the 3 months since my last update seem to have flown by! Most of my attention these few months has been on theological education. Until the middle of April, my focus was on teaching the course "Introduction to the Old Testament" for European Nazarene College (EuNC) students in Romania. The rest of April, in addition to celebrating Easter, was spent trying to get "caught up" on several projects that I had to place "on hold" during the course, including purchasing and cataloging new books for our library and making preparations for future courses. Now, during this first full week of May, Romanian EuNC students have been taking the course "Christian Doctrines 2" with visiting professor Olga Druzhinina.

Here are a few pictures from the courses offered so far this year in Romania:

Jan-April: "Introduction to the Old Testament"
Teacher: Jonathan Phillips
(Tigmandru)

Feb-April: "Faith Development in the Local Congregation"
Teacher: Roberta Bustin
(Sighisoara, with students from Bucharest participating via video-conference)

May: Christian Doctrines 2
Teacher: Olga Druzhinina
(Sighisoara, with students from Bucharest participating via video conference)

Sighisoara theological library, after April 2018 purchases

Announcing Home Assignment 2018 and 2019
I will be returning to North America for a short home assignment during the month of October 2018. I'm planning to speak in churches on the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Canada Central districts. I am also planning a 6-week home assignment in the spring of next year. I have several openings in my schedule for both of these home assignments. Click here to view my schedule. Please contact me if you're interested in having me speak at your church or small group, or to arrange a district deputation tour for March 2019.


Printable Newsletter in PDF Format
I've recently prepared my latest newsletter formatted to print, which you can use for bulletin boards or to give to those without internet access. This newsletter highlights the ways we're working to Prepare and Equip Ministers in Romania. Click here to download the PDF of my newsletter.

Thank you for your continued partnership with me!

Jonathan Phillips