Recently, Bible Schools and Seminaries across China have started a new academic semester, welcoming new students.
According to the China Christian Council & National Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant (CCC&TSPM), on September 2nd, Guizhou Bible School held its Fall 2024 Term Commencement Service, with a total of 130 faculty and students in attendance. The school chaplain, Pastor Wang Zuomou, preached on the topic of "The Three Disciplines of the Contemporary Theological Student", exhorting the students to discipline their bodies, minds, and godliness, all for the glory of God and the benefit of others.
At the Opening Ceremony, President Yang Chaoyun expressed his ardent hopes for the students, encouraging them to pursue their dreams, make daily progress, and ultimately achieve success. Reverend Luo Yingfu, chairman of the Guizhou Provincial TSPM Committee, urged the students to start by learning how to be a person, plan their lives, and read widely, devoting their full passion and dedication to their studies this new academic semester.
That same day, Guangdong Union Theological Seminary also celebrated the opening of its 2024-2025 academic year. President Xu Jieping welcomed the nearly 30 new students, and, using 1 Timothy 6:11, exhorted the students to establish their lives upon the foundation of truth, pursuing righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. He also reminded them to avoid envy, dissension, slander, base suspicion, covetousness, and other evil deeds.
Following the Opening Ceremony, the seminary held a series of devotional meetings in the afternoon and evening. Pastor Li Jianxiang, former senior pastor of Longdu Church in Zhongshan, shared messages on "Transcending Mediocrity - Growing in Service" and "The Person Who Walks with God."
On September 4th, Anhui Theological Seminary welcomed 200 faculty and students to its Fall Semester Opening Ceremony. President Chen Tianyuan expounded on the seminary's motto of "Godliness, Virtue, Diligence, Health, and Harmony," encouraging the students to clarify their goals, study with diligence, and strive to become evangelists who embody both love for their country and devotion to their church in this new era.
The following day, on September 5th, according to the Shaanxi CC&TSPM, the senior students and 25 freshman students of the Shaanxi Bible School's Theological Junior College, as well as the 57 participants in the 4th Shaanxi Provincial Christian Pastoral Leadership Training Program, attended the school's Fall Semester Opening Ceremony. President Wang Hong addressed the assembly, reaffirming the school’s commitment to upholding correct educational principles while continuously improving teaching quality and refining the school’s management systems in the new academic semester.
On September 6th, Jiangsu Theological Seminary held its 2024-2025 Academic Year Opening Ceremony in the auditorium. Reverend Kan Renping, Chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial TSPM Committee, pointed out that Jiangsu Theological Seminary has been continuously optimizing its teaching environment and educational programs in recent years, with remarkable achievements. He encouraged the students, using the seminary's motto of "Visionary, Responsible, Serving," to strive to become theological students with strategic vision, a sense of responsibility, and a heart to serve.
On September 10th, the Fall Semester Term Commencement Service of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary was held in the school's auditorium. Reverend Shan Weixiang, Vice President of the National TSPM and Board Director of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, preached on the theme of "breakthrough," using Genesis 12:1-2 to exhort both the faculty and students to have the faith to step out of their comfort zones and the determination to challenge what may seem impossible. He encouraged them to embrace the responsibilities of this era, emphasizing that through personal breakthroughs, they can become better instruments in the hands of the Lord.
近期，全国各地的神学院（Bible Schools and Seminaries）都开学，迎来新学期。
据中国基督教两会（China Christian Council National Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Church in China (CCC&TSPM)），9月2日，贵州圣经学校（Guizhou Bible School ）举行2024年秋学期开学崇拜暨开学典礼，全校师生130人参加。校牧王坐谋牧师以“当代神学生的三重操练”为题，勉励同学们操练体魄、脑力和敬虔（godliness），荣神益人。
在开学典礼中，校长杨朝云牧师致辞并表达了对同学们的殷切希望，期盼同学们追逐梦想、日有所进、终有所成。贵州省基督教三自爱国运动委员会主任罗应富牧师鼓励同学们学习要从做人开始，从规划开始，从博览群书开始，以更加饱满的热情和奉献的心志，投入新学期的学习。
当天，广东协和神学院也举行了2024-2025学年第一学期开学典礼。院长许洁平牧师欢迎今年新入学的近30位同学，并借《提摩太前书》6:11勉励学生们要用真理建造生命，追求公义（righteousness）、敬虔(godliness)、信心(faith)、爱心(love)、忍耐(endurance)和温柔(gentleness)。同时，他提醒大家要远离嫉妒(envy)、纷争(dissension)、毁谤(slander)、妄疑(base suspicion)和贪心(covetousness)等恶行。（译者注：用的是NRSV版本）
在开学典礼结束后，下午至晚上，学院举行了开学培灵会。中山市基督教隆都堂原主任牧师李间想牧师分别分享了《跨越平庸——在事奉中成长》和《神同在的人》。(译者注：根据参考资料，此处应该用双引号而非书名号）
9月4日，安徽神学院的200名师生参加秋学期的开学典礼。院长陈田元牧师解读了安徽神学院的校训“敬虔（Godliness）、厚德(virtue)、笃学、健康、和谐”，鼓励学生们明确目标，勤奋学习，努力成为新时代爱国爱教的传道者。
据陕西基督教两会(Shaanxi CC&TSPM)，9月5日，第八届三年级老生以及第九届一年级新生神学大专班25位学生与陕西省基督教第四期教牧骨干素质提升培训班57位学员参加了陕西圣经学校的秋季开学典礼。王红校长在致辞中表示，学校在新学期将继续坚持正确的办学方针，不断提升教学质量，完善学校各项管理制度。
9月6日，江苏神学院（Jiangsu Theological Seminary）在礼堂举行2024-2025学年开学典礼，江苏省基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席阚仁平牧师指出，江近年来在教学环境、教育教学等多方面不断优化，办学成绩有目共睹。并且，他以江苏神学院校训“远象 责任 服侍”三个方面鼓励同学们在新学期要努力成为有远象的神学生、有责任感的神学生、能服侍的神学生。
9月10日，金陵协和神学院（Nanjing Union Theological Seminary）秋季学期开学崇拜在学院大礼堂举行。中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会（National TSPM）驻会副主席、金陵协和神学院董事单渭祥牧师以“突破”为题，引用《创世记》12章1至2节经文，从“离开舒适区”以及“挑战不可能”两方面进行劝勉，勉励金陵师生面对未知的人生，要有敢于突破的信心，勇于挑战的决心，承担时代赋予我们的重任，在突破中遇见更好的自己为主所用。
全国各地神学院开学
Recently, Bible Schools and Seminaries across China have started a new academic semester, welcoming new students.
According to the China Christian Council & National Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant (CCC&TSPM), on September 2nd, Guizhou Bible School held its Fall 2024 Term Commencement Service, with a total of 130 faculty and students in attendance. The school chaplain, Pastor Wang Zuomou, preached on the topic of "The Three Disciplines of the Contemporary Theological Student", exhorting the students to discipline their bodies, minds, and godliness, all for the glory of God and the benefit of others.
At the Opening Ceremony, President Yang Chaoyun expressed his ardent hopes for the students, encouraging them to pursue their dreams, make daily progress, and ultimately achieve success. Reverend Luo Yingfu, chairman of the Guizhou Provincial TSPM Committee, urged the students to start by learning how to be a person, plan their lives, and read widely, devoting their full passion and dedication to their studies this new academic semester.
That same day, Guangdong Union Theological Seminary also celebrated the opening of its 2024-2025 academic year. President Xu Jieping welcomed the nearly 30 new students, and, using 1 Timothy 6:11, exhorted the students to establish their lives upon the foundation of truth, pursuing righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. He also reminded them to avoid envy, dissension, slander, base suspicion, covetousness, and other evil deeds.
Following the Opening Ceremony, the seminary held a series of devotional meetings in the afternoon and evening. Pastor Li Jianxiang, former senior pastor of Longdu Church in Zhongshan, shared messages on "Transcending Mediocrity - Growing in Service" and "The Person Who Walks with God."
On September 4th, Anhui Theological Seminary welcomed 200 faculty and students to its Fall Semester Opening Ceremony. President Chen Tianyuan expounded on the seminary's motto of "Godliness, Virtue, Diligence, Health, and Harmony," encouraging the students to clarify their goals, study with diligence, and strive to become evangelists who embody both love for their country and devotion to their church in this new era.
The following day, on September 5th, according to the Shaanxi CC&TSPM, the senior students and 25 freshman students of the Shaanxi Bible School's Theological Junior College, as well as the 57 participants in the 4th Shaanxi Provincial Christian Pastoral Leadership Training Program, attended the school's Fall Semester Opening Ceremony. President Wang Hong addressed the assembly, reaffirming the school’s commitment to upholding correct educational principles while continuously improving teaching quality and refining the school’s management systems in the new academic semester.
On September 6th, Jiangsu Theological Seminary held its 2024-2025 Academic Year Opening Ceremony in the auditorium. Reverend Kan Renping, Chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial TSPM Committee, pointed out that Jiangsu Theological Seminary has been continuously optimizing its teaching environment and educational programs in recent years, with remarkable achievements. He encouraged the students, using the seminary's motto of "Visionary, Responsible, Serving," to strive to become theological students with strategic vision, a sense of responsibility, and a heart to serve.
On September 10th, the Fall Semester Term Commencement Service of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary was held in the school's auditorium. Reverend Shan Weixiang, Vice President of the National TSPM and Board Director of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, preached on the theme of "breakthrough," using Genesis 12:1-2 to exhort both the faculty and students to have the faith to step out of their comfort zones and the determination to challenge what may seem impossible. He encouraged them to embrace the responsibilities of this era, emphasizing that through personal breakthroughs, they can become better instruments in the hands of the Lord.
Bible Schools and Seminaries Across China Welcome New Students
