The First Evangelical Free Church of Wichita, Kansas, has been partnering with TEDS to offer residency to seminary graduates. First Free’s two-year program offers full-time, paid positions with placement support after residency. It has blessed a number of pastors in training already and offers them multi-ethnic preaching opportunities, ministry opportunities, and mentoring from experienced pastors. […]

“Dr. Klink, can you give me any good reason why a Christian needs the church?” That question prompted Trinity alumnus Edward (Mickey) Klink III to write his newly released book: The Local Church: What It Is and Why It Matters for Every Christian. “A bright young man at a social gathering of college students from […]

Trinity International University is pleased to announce that Gregory C. Carlson has been appointed director of church relations in the Office of Advancement, Alumni and University Relations, with a specific focus on partnering with EFCA churches. Carlson will continue serving as academic director of the MA in Leadership program for Trinity Graduate School. “I’m so […]

The EFCA North Central District’s Fall Teaching Conference was held the first week of October at Camp Shamineau in Minnesota. President Nicholas Perrin was the featured speaker.  His messages series titled “Jesus’ Identity, Our Identity: Pastoral Vocation According to the Gospel of John” focused on four of the “I am” sayings of Jesus: the bread, […]

In 2019, God began to call on the members and leadership at The Orchard EFC Church to launch a congregation in a town 12 miles away. Pastor Tom Yoon (MDiv ’10), worship and community outreach pastor at the Orchard Itasca and Northfield for eight years, was called upon to lead this effort in Vernon Hills, […]

Despite national economic statistics trending higher at the close of 2019 (GDP, personal income, etc.),  the pinch continues to be felt across the nation in many sectors, not least among the broad spectrum of middle-class Americans. While for that segment of the population a liberal arts education remains highly valued, the costs associated with attending […]