The opening ceremony for the 2020-2021 academic year was held in the auditorium of Jiangsu Theological Seminary.
On the morning of October 20th, Rev. Zhang Keyun, chairman of Jiangsu CC&TSPM, president of Jiangsu Theological Seminary and Rev. Zhang Kequan, deputy president of Jiangsu Theological Seminary, attended the opening. Dean Wang Jie presided over the ceremony. Some faculty members and all 2020 first year students participated in the ceremony. (Returning students registered for class on September 20).
The ceremony began with the national anthem. One hundred first year students from all over the province participated in the opening ceremony, according to the WeChat account of Jiangsu Theological Seminary.
Rev. Zhang Keyun first introduced the history of the Jiangsu Theological Seminary, and also mentioned the challenges of running the school during the coronavirus pandemic. He said that Jiangsu Theological Seminary has always had the mission of cultivating high-quality students to serve Jiangsu churches. The primary source of pastors for churches in the province, since 1998, more than 2,000 graduates have gone on to work in churches all over Jiangsu province
Rev. Zhang put forward three things he hoped for: First, we must work to serve together. Second, we must be firm in our mission and move forward with determination. Third, we must love each other and ensure the campus is secure.
At the ceremony, Pastor Li Jiyin spoke on behalf of teachers, and Ji Bing spoke on behalf of freshmen.
The predecessor of the Seminary, Jiangsu Bible College was established in 1998 and was upgraded to the seminary level in 2012 with the approval of the State Bureau of Religious Affairs. Currently, there are two branch campuses in Suqian and Suzhou, with the main campus in Nanjing.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
江苏神学院2020级学生开学典礼于学院礼堂举行
10月20日上午，江苏省基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席、江苏神学院院长张克运牧师、副院长张克全牧师出席典礼，教务长王婕牧师主持典礼，学院部分教职工和全体2020级新生参加典礼。（此前，老生于9月20日报到上课）。
据江苏神学院微信公众号“美赞苏神”消息，参与此次开学典礼的新生来自全省各地，共100名。典礼在国歌声中开始。
该神学院院长张克运牧师在致辞中先介绍了江苏神学院的办学历史，同时提到新冠疫情之下学院办学的挑战。他表示，江苏神学院多年来始终坚持以培育优质教牧人才为根本，以服务江苏教会为己任，自1998年办学以来，学院作为江苏教会培育人才的策源地，已先后为全省各地教会输送了2000多名教牧人才。
同时，他提出三点希望：一、同心共建，共同侍奉。二要坚定使命，笃定前行。三要彼此相爱，守护校园。
典礼上，李基银牧师代表教师发言，纪兵同学代表新生发言。
江苏神学院前身江苏圣经专科学校成立于1998年，2012年经国家宗教事务局批准升格为高等神学院。目前有南京主校区、宿迁和苏州两个分校区。
江苏神学院举行2020—2021学年开学典礼
The opening ceremony for the 2020-2021 academic year was held in the auditorium of Jiangsu Theological Seminary.
On the morning of October 20th, Rev. Zhang Keyun, chairman of Jiangsu CC&TSPM, president of Jiangsu Theological Seminary and Rev. Zhang Kequan, deputy president of Jiangsu Theological Seminary, attended the opening. Dean Wang Jie presided over the ceremony. Some faculty members and all 2020 first year students participated in the ceremony. (Returning students registered for class on September 20).
The ceremony began with the national anthem. One hundred first year students from all over the province participated in the opening ceremony, according to the WeChat account of Jiangsu Theological Seminary.
Rev. Zhang Keyun first introduced the history of the Jiangsu Theological Seminary, and also mentioned the challenges of running the school during the coronavirus pandemic. He said that Jiangsu Theological Seminary has always had the mission of cultivating high-quality students to serve Jiangsu churches. The primary source of pastors for churches in the province, since 1998, more than 2,000 graduates have gone on to work in churches all over Jiangsu province
Rev. Zhang put forward three things he hoped for: First, we must work to serve together. Second, we must be firm in our mission and move forward with determination. Third, we must love each other and ensure the campus is secure.
At the ceremony, Pastor Li Jiyin spoke on behalf of teachers, and Ji Bing spoke on behalf of freshmen.
The predecessor of the Seminary, Jiangsu Bible College was established in 1998 and was upgraded to the seminary level in 2012 with the approval of the State Bureau of Religious Affairs. Currently, there are two branch campuses in Suqian and Suzhou, with the main campus in Nanjing.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
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