Can You Be A Part?
You can be a part of seeing God at work!
Here are some ways in which you can pray and possibly participate in what we look forward to in 2024…
• After initial accreditation, Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) institutions go through 5-year reaffirmations. This process involves most of the same steps required for the initial accreditation, but they now pay attention to how the College is progressing as well. For us, this means we have extensive documentation due on February 13 followed by an onsite team visit April 9-11. Those on the team are our peers, people in similar positions in other ABHE institutions who are volunteering and sacrificing their time to help evaluate us. Financially, FBC will need to cover the team’s expenses, which will include flights, hotels, meals, etc. Please pray as we have a lot to prepare in the next 10 weeks!
• Over the last year or so, we have realized the need for a Director of Development. Some of us on staff, including Dr. Hap Struthers, know most of our donors and try our best to stay in contact with them. It is difficult to stay consistent, though, as our small staff wears many hats. We also need someone who can be our ‘ambassador,’ who can meet new people and let them know about FBC and the work that God is doing through the College and our students. We need someone who can go out themselves or with our President to contact people who may be willing to support us. The staff has been praying for several months for such a person or persons, whether he/she be a dedicated volunteer or a part-time staff person. If you know a person who may excel in this type of position, please contact us. And please pray that God will guide us to the right person for this vital position.
• Taking into account Giving Tuesday gifts, we anticipate a need of about $43,000 more to give us a solid footing for what is coming in 2024. We are confident in our God who has always provided funds as well as His peace in the process! Please pray with us.
• In the midst of it all, our students are still our priority. They are making a difference in their communities! Please pray that God makes a way for even more students to study at FBC this spring!