Song Song Service

  
The sing song service on Sunday evenings is very special in the life of the seminary. The students and faculty come together to sing popular hymns and choruses. 

Some sing special songs to express their heart felt thanks to God. These songs enable us to lift our hearts and voices to God in unison. Students also share their experiences of the weekend ministry engagements. 

We also offer special prayers for the next week engagements. 

May the God of Music, Jesus our song and the Spirit God who tunes our heart together be with us! 

All India VBS Leaders workshop

 VBS ALL INDIA LEADERS WORKSHOP 2015 was a huge success.  SIBS faculty members and students led different sessions and model VBS. 

The dates for the NEXT WORKSHOP for 2016 is Jan 12 – 15. Kindly contact VBS for further details regarding registration.

  
   

The making of VBS Songs 2016

  
The best thing about VBS is the new songs each year. A small team of SIBS students and faculty are involved in writing VBS songs for next year’s VBS. Please pray that this year’s songs would be a blessing to many just like how it has been in the past. 

Prayer Garden

   
    
    
   

Testimony

“I learn a lot from the lectures in the classroom. Teachers include their own life experiences in their teaching. This has helped me to grow academically and spiritually. The emphasis is to equip the students for ministry. SIBS also gives us opportunities for hands-on practical training in ministry. It’s a wonderful experience” – Kenneth, Manipur. ( 1 year BTh)

Admissions at SIBS, Bangarapet

OXYGEN Conference

The Passion for ministry with Children

Training in specialized ministries with children is the USP of SIBS. We have demonstration class every wednesday and students learn – (un)learn – (re)learn techniques involved in areas of Children’s ministry such as storytelling, teaching scripture, lesson plan, leading singing. About six Christian Education courses are offered during the 3 year BTh course. SiBS students are also part of the VBS teams that go to conduct VBS in Mumbai, Bangalore and other places. They also take part in VBS training programs across the country. These tools help them to reach out to children. Our students also learn to nurture a passion of children’s ministry. It is amazing how the passion for children’s ministry and the faith of our founding fathers and mothers passes on… SIBS truly prepares one for specialized ministries with Children.

Merry Christmas

Divided by many different things. But, UNITED by His Love. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Carol Rounds

Singing Carols around in the homes around the Campus is a long tradition. This year too the Philadelphians went caroling around the campus. This is just a snap shot of our experience of singing songs about the birth of Jesus and announcing the Goodnews about his birth. We wished one and all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

College Christmas Program

Master of Divinity – Thesis Writing

We are thankful to Dr. Joshua Iyyadurai for the Research Methodology seminars that have really helped our MDiv final year students progress in their research and thesis writing. The series of seminars have given our Students tools for field studies. Dr. Joshua is part of the visiting teachers who teach the students in the MDiv program. We wish the students God’s blessings as they move into the next phase of their research.

75th MPB Convention

The Prayer Band celebrated its 75th MPB Convention. It was a time of celebration, remembrance and re-commitment. The Convention had a deep influence on the student body and faculty members. It was a time when we all heard the CALL! We are ready to go – to serve…

Fasting and prayer

Leadership

Sing Song Service

I really cherish the opportunity to lead the Sing Song service.  As a student I have been blessed by the Sing Song service. Today, I am part of the faculty and it continues to bless me. The Sing Song Service is a blessed time for both the faculty and students. The prayers, testimonies, and songs are an assurance of God’s continued presence in the life of our community.

Make something new in my life O lord!

As a deer pants for the waters so my song longs after you

 

I will never leave you nor forsake you….

The making of Preachers

 

SIBS is committed to raising preachers who will ‘boldly’ preach the Word. We have special courses on Preaching and the students have several opportunities to preach during their study.

The courses on preaching and the practice preaching (in the Christu Sevak Samaj and the Christu Vanitha Samaj) helps the students to hone their preaching skills. May God richly bless our students as they learn the art and science of preaching. May the Holy Spirit give spiritual insight and wisdom to bring God’s Word to His people.

Special thanks to Dr. Mark Abbot for helping our students to preach ( ‘Say it well’).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admissions@sibs

What did I Miss?

Theology must help increase our passion, compassion and action. Theology must cease to be verbal gymnastics. A play of words that mean nothing to most people. Rather, it must be a reflection of faith. It must flow out of deep devotion to God. It must find creative expression so that it helps ordinary believers in their everyday faith.  You  could enroll at the seminary and study theology. But, reading books, writing assignments and passing exams is not everything. You could be A+ and still be hopeless. How do we get PASSION? How do we get COMPASSION? What would fire our ACTION? Well… all of this is caught not taught! You could be finishing this year and still be saying, ” I went to seminary and all I got was a degree”. Faith is made, it cannot be ready-made. You could be so near and yet so far. Being in the garage doesn’t make you a car. Does it?

Campus Sunday School

–  Alemchila Imchen (MDiv upgrader Ist year)

Children hold a very unique and special place in God’s design for humanity. Jesus valued children and took time for them.

It’s a privilege to be around with children. Being with children is just amazing. And, I am experiencing this every Sunday at the Campus Sunday School of which I am a part of. Every Sunday the campus kids come to Sunday School. The kids are amazing. They have different talents, interests and so on.

Teaching kids is quite a challenge. For one, the kids are all of different age groups and it is very difficult to get them all participate. Preparing a lesson plan to fit all ages is also quite a formidable task. But, we manage. It’s not that we are experts but we are learning the ropes and hopefully will be able to reach out better in the days to come.

The campus kids have loads of creativity. Not only are we amazed at what the kids can do but we also learn a lot from them.  Teaching children as part of the weekend ministry is the best thing that has happened to me –