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Leyton Adams
At the Pastors College, we prioritize watching our lives and teaching, and our professors have modeled that before us so well. I have had the privilege of seeing men who are brilliant in their understanding of God's Word and genuinely pious in their posture to it. As John Owen said, they are men whose "... heart is cast indeed into the mold of the doctrine that the mind embraceth ... [and] have communion with God in the doctrine [they] contend for." Their combination of doctrine and life, head and heart, is a model which I want to imitate.
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Asher Donahue
This year at the Pastor's College God has taught me to rely on him in new ways. I have learned that my own ability or understanding cannot lead me, but must be surrendered to the one who is sufficient for every task. Through the training, fellowship, and discipleship of this year I approach ministry opportunities in the future knowing that God's grace is sufficient in my weakness. My job is simply to follow in the footsteps of the savior and of those who have gone before me. As Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
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Austin Loke
Three key themes that marked the entire year are (1) the surpassing preciousness of God's Word, (2) the cruciform nature of the Christian life and all the more so, pastoral ministry, and (3) the fact that the Pastors College is custom-designed to be a training ground for faith. Coming into the Pastors College, I thought my life was pretty Word-centred, but class after class left me with a sense of my under-appreciation and under-application of His Word in my life, and has rekindled a burning desire to know and live off every word that comes from the mouth of God. Also, the cumulative effect of instruction from many pastors has left a distinctly cross-shaped understanding of pastoral ministry. Lastly, the sheer intensity of these last 10 months leaves little room for a persistent self-sufficiency and has cultivated within me a heart of trust and neediness in my all-sufficient Saviour!