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Reunions, Transitions, and the Purposeful Narratives of our Lives Alumni Connect with Brian Rapske When I showed up at the third decadal high school reunion for our graduating class (I’d missed the first two), someone came up to me and enthused, “Rapske, great to see you; we thought you were dead!” Everyone around us laughed. […]

Alumnus Interview with Loren Warkentin Loren Warkentin has served at Northwest since 1996. Whether designing databases, learning management systems, or websites, he can speak a language not typically understood in the world of theology. Loren can also speak Bahasa Indonesia having grown up and then spent many years teaching and raising a family in Indonesia.

Alumna Interview with Terry Kemp Terry Kemp graduated from NBTC in 198? Terry serves as the Kitchen Coordinator at South Delta Baptist Church. Terry is married to Paul and has three adult daughters, one son-in-law, and two grandchildren.   What did you appreciate about your studies at Northwest?    I really enjoyed my studies at

President’s Pen – Summer 2024 Seasons of Change Every organization goes through major periods of change that drastically shape and direct their future. Northwest is no different, and our history suggests such changes happen about every decade (e.g., moving to the TWU Campus in the late 1980s, closing down the Bible college in 2000, starting

Faith and Feminism: An Oxymoron or a Natural Coupling? Alumni Connect with Holly Faith Nelson I grew up as a Fellowship Baptist in the Lower Mainland after immigrating from Scotland to Canada with my parents, grandmother, and siblings. I intended to go straight to university after high school, but my mother persuaded me to attend

Serving the Global Bible Translation Movement by Danny Foster, PhD   In 2021, the Canada Institute of Linguistics (CanIL) stepped into a new training space that allowed us to enroll some very unique students and provide them with a mission-critical skill set for the global Bible translation movement. Little did we know we were embarking

“Why disability?” An invitation to (re)consider what we mean when we use the word ‘disability’ by Michael Morelli, PhD   “Why disability?” It’s a question I often hear when people discover I care deeply about people called ‘disabled.’ I spend time with ‘them,’ and speak, teach, and write about ‘them.’ So, sadly, I am often