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Logsdon Seminary Expands Study and Service Opportunity for Students in Athens, Greece Story by Kristen Harris
Logsdon Seminary has announced plans to return to Athens, Greece for study and service during the Spring 2012 semester.
Dr. Ken Lyle, Jr., professor of New Testament and Greek and Director of Logsdon’s Master of Divinity Program, is excited about sharing the Athenian experience with seminary students.
“Individual students are obviously going to gain exposure to things they may not otherwise get to see in terms of history and culture…but maybe more importantly in terms of ministry,” said Lyle.
The 2012 trip will mark the third opportunity for Logsdon Seminary students explore the significant biblical and cultural sites of Greece while also partnering with various ministry organizations in and around Athens, including one started by Bob and Janice Newell.
The Newells, who currently serve as field personnel with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Athens, Greece, shared their unlikely journey with Logsdon students on November 10 during a visit to the Abilene campus.
“A poem begins as a lump in the throat,” Bob said as he and Janice shared their story of calling during the Logsdon Seminary chapel service.
The quote, taken from a letter by Robert Frost, exemplifies their story – Poetry in Motion as a metaphor to describe the creative work of God and their call to cross-cultural ministry in Athens.
At a time in life where most people contemplate retirement, Bob and Janice Newell embarked on a journey taking them halfway around the world. The Newell’s poetic tale of educating, empowering, and loving the Albanian population of Athens began the first time they heard about the Albanian struggle for acceptance.
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