Bethlehem College and Seminary

Graduates, Remember the Rich Young Man: To the Class of 2026 There once was a man who gave up everything important so he could cling to things that fade. If we want to follow Jesus, we cannot be like that man.

“Ministers must never replace their reliance upon God and his Spirit with any tools. The warrior of God does not trust in his spear or his chariots or his ChatGPT. If you are abusing your tools, put them away.” Greg Morse, M.Div. ‘17

Full article is available on Desiring God at: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/artificial-preaching.

Artificial Preaching: The Temptation of AI Ministers desire to be fruitful, but the means matter. What can Joshua’s battles at Ai teach leaders about their use of AI?

“It is my joy to report that the Lord has shown his favor once again to Bethlehem College and Seminary. In February, a group of faithful supporters pledged to match all contributions up to $500,000, and a small army of contributors has met and even exceeded this match basis to supply full funding for The Serious Joy Scholarship. Thanks be to God!” President Brian J. Tabb

“This ‘Make it a Million Match’ has been, since its inception, utterly dependent on the one whose name is matchless. As we now enter the final week of this campaign, please pray that your love for him might overflow in some greater measure to complete this act of grace. Please consider a campaign-concluding gift of any amount to The Serious Joy Scholarship.” VP Rick Segal

Contribute - Bethlehem College and Seminary We invite you to take advantage of a double-your-money, dollar-for-dollar match of your gifts in support of The Serious Joy Scholarship until May 31, 2026. This means that your $100 gift becomes $200. Give $5,000, and it supplies a full $10,000 Serious Joy Scholarship. A group of faithful friends ha...

Fifty three graduates walked across the stage last Friday, stepping into life and ministry. We pray that these graduates will make a disproportionate impact for Jesus Christ in their homes, churches, neighborhoods, and workplaces.

Join us tonight for Bethlehem College and Seminary's Sixteenth Annual Commencement Exercises at Bethlehem Baptist Church at 7pm CDT.
The ceremony will also be live streamed on our website at bcsmn.edu/live, and on YouTube at youtube.com/.

bcsmn.edu/commencement26

Commencement - Bethlehem College and Seminary

The graduating class, faculty, and board of trustees request the honor of your presence at the Sixteenth Annual Commencement Exercises of Bethlehem College and Seminary. The ceremony will be held at Bethlehem Baptist Church on May 15 at 7pm.

Commencement - Bethlehem College and Seminary

The college House System celebrated the end of the school year with the House Cup Banquet and the introduction of next year’s theme: “Join the Anthem.” Congratulations to Augustine house for winning this year’s competition!

“The Word is a double-edged sword, and it pierces through bone and marrow. And the way it does that is through the means that God has chosen, namely his preachers. And so preachers need to be able to speak and think and write. And Bethlehem has helped me do that.” Alberto Gurrieri (M.Div. ’22)

Read or watch Bethlehem-trained pastors discuss in-person education and the cohort model in the Spring Edition of the Serious Joy Quarterly at bcsmn.edu/pastors-respond.

Bethlehem-Trained Pastors Respond At our most recent Serious Joy Conference, four of our seminary alumni sat down to discuss their education experience and the impact it has had on their pastoral ministry and their lifelong learning.