Open Church Ministries Announces Fresh Vision

The Winds of Change Are Blowing

M. Lynn Reddick - Covenant Bible Institute (CBI) was begun five years ago to prepare students academically to be ministers in the marketplace. Over 100 students have taken advantage of our courses in Portal and through our distance learning program. Many lives have been impacted, changed, and challenged to be more effective ministers.

However, events have moved us to a decision whether or not to go for Regional Accreditation (SACS and TRACS) which is necessary in today’s college venue. Huge amounts of money and a large faculty with Regionally Accredited degrees are essential for CBI to develop as an accredited Bible College. Neither has materialized as the winds of change are blowing in Portal.

Let me take you back a bit. Nearly ten years ago, Open Church Ministries (OCM) was moved from Colorado Springs to Portal. We held monthly teaching and equipping sessions attended by people from across the United States. We are in the process of recapturing the effectiveness of these early meetings under our new thrust in Portal called Bear Creek Ranch. Read about the new program of OCM in this first issue of The Bear Creek Dispatch or get a fuller view at our website: www.BearCreekPortal.com.

Bear Creek focuses on people to (Our Mission Statement):
• Engage their brokenness
• Quiet their fears
• Unearth their longings
• Instruct them to ...
• Pursue the mission of Jesus stated in Luke 4:18.

We invite you to participate in our new OCM thrust in Portal as together we watch Father build His Kingdom.

 

More Info

For information please visit the Bear Creek Ranch website.

You'll find a breif overview of all the different avenues of Open Church Ministries' new Vision of Bear Creek Ranch in the Bear Creek Dispatch. Also, You can sign up for regular updates by joining the OCM and Bear Creek emailing list.