2022 Year-end Letter

After almost three years of impacts from the Covid pandemics, our world is facing a “new normal.” At Logos Seminary, we are also facing challenges in student recruitment. The Bible tells us, “In all things, God works for those who love Him” (Romans 8:28). Our Logos Team is learning how to depend on God more and change this crisis to opportunities for us to grow further. In this newsletter, we would like to share with you some important updates of our Seminary.

1. Paradigm Shift of Online Education. During the Covid pandemics, we continue to strengthen the implementation of our online education. Now, in addition to on-site students, we have many online students who are living in North America, Asia, and Europe. Recently some Chinese missionaries are applying for our school. Indeed, online education has become a main platform for Logos to equip global church leaders. Praise the Lord!

2. Kingdom Partnership with the Lilly Endowment. This year we were invited by the Lilly Endowment to apply for the “Compelling Preaching Initiative.” In addition to the approval of phase 1, we have received the approval of phase 2 and its grant. To implement further, Logos will launch the “Center for Compelling Preaching.” As our world is shifting towards postmodernism, our main purpose is to strengthen this and the next generations and equipping church leaders with better teaching and preaching knowledge and skills.

3. Last but not least, our former president Rev. Kuo-Liang Lin will retire at the end of this year. During Rev. Lin’s presidency, he launched several important projects. Examples of these projects include the master’s degree program of Family Ministry, the master’s degree program of Inter-Cultural Study, the introduction of Populi system for online education, etc. To recognize his significant contributions at Logos, our Seminary has decided to honor him as our “Professor Emeritus of Family Ministry.” In honoring Professor Lin’s tremendous contributions to the family ministries of global Chinese churches, Logos has established the “Kuo-Liang Lin Endowment Fund for Family Ministry.” We deeply covet your continuous prayers and support for this Endowment Fund.

Once again, we deeply appreciate your faithful prayers and valuable support for Logos Evangelical Seminary. Through your prayerful and financial supports, you make our ministries possible. The Bible teaches us one important principle:

“The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike.” (1 Sam. 30:24, NIV)

May the Lord continue blessing your family and using you in His amazing ways!

Dear Prayer Warriors: Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!