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Regent University i Virgina, USA forteller pе sine hjemmesider at Levende Ord i Bergen starter hшyskole i 2007. Les artikkelen i sin
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Hammerstad, Bjшrn Olav
Regent pair to establish Christian university in Norway
by Gina Hess
March 31, 2004
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—A Regent alum from the School of Government and a divinity student have teamed up to establish a unique Christian University in
Bergen, Norway.
Torkil Amland (MA in government, 2002) and Leif Jacobsen (D.Min., 2004) are both members of Levende Ord, a church of about 2,700 members whose pastor
got a vision in 1999 to expand the church’s education ministry to include a Christian university. The church already operated a K-12 school, a Bible
college and a television station.
Levende Ord University, whose name means “living word”, will offer bachelor degrees in theology, media / communications, government and education. The
university is slated to open in 2007 and will have a physical campus, but they hope to include an online component as well.
“There are some Christian colleges in Norway with theology, education and media programs, but this will be the first to offer a B.A. in government,”
explained Amland. “The vision of the university is to reach the heart of Europe because it is the most secularized continent in the world. We want to
train pastors, church planters, missionaries, teachers and preachers to reach Europe.”
A couple of Regent University professors have been helping to get the university up and running. Dr. Wie Tjiong, a professor in the School of
Divinity, has been advising Amland and Jacobsen, and Dr. Wally Cox of the School of Education has visited Bergen twice to advise and share basic
concepts of Christian education with Levende Ord’s teachers.
Some of the challenges Amland and Jacobsen face are balancing Christian approaches to education with the relevant theories at work in their society,
hiring dedicated faculty, reaching potential students and obtaining accreditation for the college.
Amland explains that Regent taught him to strategically interweave politics, media, courts, education and business to reach society for Christ.
“When I came to Regent in 2000, I found much of the same vision and spirit that we have in our church. I immediately felt ‘home’. We hope to stay in
close contact with Regent in the future as we proceed,” said Amland.
Jacobsen has been a pastor in the United Methodist Church and Pentecostal Movement of Norway. He served as the principal of Oslo Christian Centre’s
Bible School and currently lives in Bergen, Norway with his wife where he serves on the pastoral staff of Levende Ord.
Amland lives in Bergen with his wife and three daughters. He worked as the headmaster of the elementary school at Levende Ord and is presently
chairman of the board of its high school. He is pursuing a master’s degree in Middle Eastern history from the University of Bergen and was elected to
Bergen’s city council in 2003 (For FrP red. Larss).
For more information about Regent University, call 1-800-373-5504 or visit www.regent.edu. Also, be sure to sign up at www.regent.edu/news/signup to receive electronic news headlines from the Regent University Office of Public Relations.Kristnerd - 16-4-2004 kl 16:13
Trur sannelig jeg skal søke meg inn der og ta en mastergrad i vranglære Larss - 16-4-2004 kl 16:16
*LOL* :-)
åneeeeeeeei...
Lionheart - 16-4-2004 kl 22:45
flotte greier.
da skal jeg kle meg i sekk og aske og stå på Torgallmenningen og rope ut ve-rop.solbu - 17-4-2004 kl 09:09
Sitat:
Originally posted by Lionheart
da skal jeg kle meg i sekk og aske og stå på Torgallmenningen og rope ut ve-rop.
Så kan jeg og Gunnar teste kameraene våre
Kristnerd - 17-4-2004 kl 11:06
Kanskje jeg og Lionheart kan møtes i duel på Holmgang Kristnerd - 17-4-2004 kl 11:07
Hm... tilbake til saken ?
( er dette det eneste forumet hvor "administrasjonen" står for avsporingen av trådene eller ? fy skamme oss.)Thomas - 17-4-2004 kl 23:19
Det som skremmer meg litt her at det blir mer en "fabrikk" som spyr ut folk som skal vranglære andre. Medlemmer i Levende Ord er jo en ting
de er jo på møtene og slikt men pastorer,kirke plantere, misjonærer, lærere og predikanter betyr det jo at 1 av dem kommer til å ha mangen tapte
sjeler under seg. eller iallefall prøve det. so 3 som er ferdige der kan bli 30. er det 10 ferdige så 100 eller mer. De satser stort om tiden. Som
når de bygget det enorme tale/kirke(huskekke hva det kalles) i bergen. En kan spøke om det men jeg føler at Levende Ord kommer til å vokse raskere
enn før.
