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Dr.’s Barry McMurtrie and Bob Russell are two incredible “doers” who are the backbone of the Londen Institute for Evangelism. Students have been blessed by learning from these men in each residency since the inception of the Institute. In addition to the experience Read More...

Have you felt the “Call of God” into full-time ministry? Just as in Bible times our Lord still places His hand on some men and women to lead His church. The “Call” comes in various ways just as it did in Bible times. For some it’s like Isaiah where we see the need and say “Here am I Lord, send me”. Read More...

In 1958 Gerald Comp decided that God had called him into ministry. Twenty eight years old with a wife and three children, Gerald quit his job with General Tire, moved three hundred miles away to a Bible College Campus and enrolled in school. There he sat in classes with young men and women ten years younger and with much less church and business experience than he. Read More...

The future of the Londen Institute for Evangelism is beyond exciting. Dr. Bob Russell and Dr. Barry McMurtrie have set an impressive agenda for us as we move through the next phase of our development. . Our program design and organizational structure allows EXCEPTIONAL students to learn from EXCEPTIONAL instructors. Students have had the opportunity to learn from Christian leaders such as Max Lucado, John Ortberg, Dr. James Garlow, Dr. Sarah Sumner, and a host of other well recognized leaders...Read More...

It is hard to believe we are already finalizing preparations for this year’s North American Christian Convention (NACC) in Kansas City, Missouri, but we are. Each year the Londen Institute for Evangelism hosts students, alumni, instructors, and interested candidates for a special breakfast. This year the breakfast will take place on Wednesday, July 4, 2008. The breakfast is free for those wearing their Londen Institute logo shirts. (There is a nominal fee for those who elect not to wear the logo shirts.) If you are planning on attending the NACC please contact Debbie Burton (dburton@londeninstitute.com) for additional details.

We also invite you to stop by our booth (#115) and spend some time getting to know the Londen Institute for Evangelism programs, staff, instructors, and board members.

November 29th, 2006
The Londen Institute for Evangelism Graduate School of Ministry is pleased to announce that Max Lucado, author and pastor will be speaking during the February 2007 Residency. In addition to being a graduate of Abilene Christian University, author of more than 70 books, and an accomplished speaker, Max spent 5 years planting churches in Brazil. After returning to the United States in 1988 he accepted the position of Senior Minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas where he continues to serve the Lord today.

September 6th, 2006
John Ortberg, Teaching Pastor, is passionate about "spiritual formation", which is how people become more like Jesus. His teaching brings Scripture alive and invariably includes practical applications and warm humor. John's education includes a Master of Divinity degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Fuller Seminary. He has served as the senior pastor of Horizons Community Church in Southern California and as a Teaching Pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area. John is the author of "If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat" and "The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Growth for Ordinary People". He has contributed to other books and periodicals, as well.

August 2nd, 2006
September 4-14, 2006:
Due to the war between Israel and Lebanon we have had to move the Holy Land Residency to Corona, CA.

Featured speakers:

Dr. Jim Garlow: (Pastor of Skyline Christian Church)
www.jimgarlow.com
Author of:

• A Christian’s Response to Islam
• Cracking Da Vinci’s Code
• God & His People
• God Still Heals
• How God Saved Civilization
• Partners in Ministry
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Tested by Time
• The Covenant
• Da Vinci Code Breaker

Pastor Kyle Idleman: (Associate Pastor of Southeast Christian Church)
Lecturer
Host of City on a Hill Production’s “H2O series”

Dr. Sarah Sumner: (Professor of Systematic Theology, Azusa Pacific University)
www.leadershipabovetheline.com
Author:

• Leadership Above the Line
• Men & Women in the Church

June 5th, 2006
John Ortberg, Teaching Pastor, is passionate about "spiritual formation", which is how people become more like Jesus. His teaching brings Scripture alive and invariably includes practical applications and warm humor. John's education includes a Master of Divinity degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Fuller Seminary. He has served as the senior pastor of Horizons Community Church in Southern California and as a Teaching Pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area. John is the author of "If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat" and "The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Growth for Ordinary People". He has contributed to other books and periodicals, as well.

June 1st, 2006
PRESS RELEASE -
Dr. Bob Russell, will retire as Senior Minister of Southeast Christian Church (SECC) in Louisville, Kentucky on June 30, 2006. He came to Southeast in 1966 when it was a small house church and has grown it to more than 18,000 in weekend attendance under his 40 years of leadership. Dr. Russell has served as an instructor and a member of the Londen Institute Graduate School of Ministry Advisory Board since the school was founded.

Students of the Londen Institute are talented, second career individuals who wish to answer the call of God on their life. The Londen Institute makes second career transitions to ministry possible by equipping students with sound Biblical and Theological training through distance learning and practical, relevant training through on campus Residencies. Dr. Russell and other well respected, successful leaders in the Church and business communities lecture in every Residency following the “iron sharpening iron” format. It is with great pleasure and anticipation that the staff of the Londen Institute welcomes Dr. Bob Russell as Chairman of the Board.

May 23rd, 2006 Londen Institute Graduate School of Ministry will have a booth at the North American Christian Convention in Louisville, Kentucky from June 27 – 30th. Staff will be available to answer questions and meet with interested applicants. This year we are hosting the “Londen Institute Challenge” game show. Contestants will be selected at random from the pool of registration cards filled out at the booth. Two contestants will be selected per round and the winner of each round will receive an iPod. Stop by booth #2301 and see if you have what it takes to win the 2006 Londen Institute Challenge.

April 25th, 2006 The Londen Institute was featured in this months Easter issue of Vision Magazine. Click here to view a .PDF of the article.

April 20th, 2006 Rick Cheatham was the Londen Institute Featured Student in this months issue of D-tales magazine. Click here to view a .PDF of the article.

February 26th, 2006 At the closing dinner of the September 2005 Residency Allie Harding and Darrin Smith received their Master of Ministry degrees. Allie is the Director of Admissions for the Londen Institute; and Darrin splits his time between the private sector and serving as Administrative Pastor for Mission Viejo Christian Church.

November 17th, 2005 Dr. Barry McMurtrie, Londen Graduate School of Ministry founder and President, and an advocate of "lifelong learning" has provided a good model of lifelong learning by recently completing his Doctor of Theology degree. Dr. McMurtrie has been working on this project for about two years and was awarded his Th.D. in September