News and Updates from the School of Christ
SOC Workers On The Front Line In Myanmar War
The war in Myanmar has accelerated, and the situation there is desperate. The army is bombing indiscriminately, and now whole villages have been destroyed. Over 3000 thousand Karen people tried to flee into Thailand but were stopped by the Thai military and sent back.
Update From Pastor Robert Turnage
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
I want to give you a brief update on some very complicated weeks in my life. I will only touch on some of the highlights. Several weeks ago, I was hit with a very severe infection in my body. I went to the hospital at 4:30 AM in excruciating pain. The local Doctor would not even give me five minutes to decide which hospital I wanted to be taken to.
Mission Message (May 2021)
I thank God for His immeasurable love for our great nation, the United States of America. He has fulfilled every promise He ever made to this people. He continues to love us…
Kids Under Gunfire
Briefly, we are interjecting these life and death needs at the last moment before printing this “Missions Report.” We felt we had to adjust our articles and scheduled printing to add these requests
Myanmar Crisis Request
The following report contains two emails that I received this past week from Pastors in Myanmar concerning the current crisis facing that nation. Also, there is a local and worldwide outreach taking place
What Does God Say About Prophets?
For many months I desired to write about a very troubling time in the greater Christian community. Nothing is more influential than for a “so-called” minister to speak in the name of the Lord.
Philippines Report
The School of Christ training of twenty-five pastors from the western part of the Pangasinan Province will be starting on the first of April 2021. The School will be taught five days a month with completion in five months.
Thailand Report
Despite the 2020 worldwide lock-downs, the church has and still is going forth. Whether by direct action or by a reorientation, God’s work continues even today.
Missions Report March 2021
It is a joy to share with you, our followers and supporters of this ministry, some of the reports we receive from around the world. They reflect how God is using, we and you together, in the earth to save souls and minister to His people. Thank you, and God bless you is our prayer.…
Venezuela
Update
Venezuelan pastors continue the work God has called them to do during these most difficult times. They are planting new churches, seeing people saved and healed, baptizing new converts in water, and continuing to train with the School of Christ lessons. We are witnessing the fulfillment of what Founder B. H. Clendennen placed in order…
Adullam International Ministries
I am thrilled to announce that we will start the Adullam International Ministries School of Missions in the nation of Scotland using the School of Christ training material as part of our curriculum. In 1978, Brother Clendennen along with his wife Janice, came and ministered in Scotland.
Zambia Graduate Forever Changed
The lives of pastors, ministers, and missionaries have been forever changed by the teaching of Brother Clendennen and the School of Christ in Africa. The work continues to flourish because of their training. The following testimony is from Pastor Ezekiel Zulu, a graduate of the School of Christ in Lusaka, Zambia. Testimony: “I learned clearly…
Training and Growth Continues in Ethiopia
In March of 2020, I returned from a trip to Ethiopia. The SOC training has allowed us to plant churches in unreached areas of Northern Ethiopia and other Horn of Africa countries. We have spent the last twenty- four months specifically training church planters by having them go through the SOC, taking a week off,…
Mission Message (February 2021)
On April 27, 2020 the School of Christ International expanded its outreach ministry to the world. It was several years in development, but it was ready in God’s perfect timing. We, in the office of this ministry, did not know that the Lord was leading our thinking and desires in preparation for this method of…
First SOC Online Graduates
While in Lumberton, Texas in April 2019, for a meeting with SOC president Robert Turnage, I presented the possibilities of an Online School of Christ. As we talked, we felt that this could be an open door for this ministry, so we began to make inquiries regarding the logistics of making this a reality.…
Colombia Continues to Train Workers
Sister Marina Prieto requested that we run a School of Christ School in Soledad, which is part of the metropolitan area of Barranquilla, Colombia. Upon our arrival, we were greeted by 20 students eager to learn more about the wonderful Gospel of Jesus Christ. The series, “The Conflict,” made a tremendous impact on each student…
Mission Message (January 2021)
Happy New Year 2021! We, the staff of the School of Christ International, wish you and yours a very Happy New Year. As we enter the few remaining days before us until Jesus comes, we are excited and encouraged by the promises He has spoken in His Word about this time. In Acts 2:17 He…
Russian School of Christ Continues to Train Men and Women
Even with the Covid-19 crisis that has closed down the public schools, cut domestic travel, closed restaurants and concert halls, we were able to run a complete three-week School of Christ in Karelia, Russia. With twenty-five students in attendance from different areas of Russia, we were able to study seven lessons a day. Student’s hearts…
Thailand Training Continues Through Solar Audio Units
School of Christ International Director, David Jacobson, has been in constant contact by email with Brother Somchai our Thailand director during this time of pandemic. Brother Somchai reports that the country of Thailand has been under a curfew and lockdown since March 2020. Still, even though we were unable to conduct SOC Schools in person,…
Prison Ministry Update (January 2021)
Gadsden Correctional Facility Inside Correctional Facility Editors Note: In 2005, Founder of the School of Christ International, B. H. Clendennen, made the decision to provide the School of Christ material free to any prison or inmate that requested it. Since that time, hundreds of thousands of inmates have gone through the SOC course. They either…