JSM's 2010 Graduates

This year, John Stott Ministries is losing 12 scholars to graduation...it’s a record!
Congratulations to our most recent graduates...we can’t be more thrilled to have a hand in their calling to help God’s Kingdom grow! Here’s how they are making an impact:

Yuzo Adhinarta (Ph.D., Systematic Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary) completed his work on “The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries” and is returning to be on faculty at the Reformed Evangelical Seminary of Indonesia.

Tarcisio Carvalho (Ph.D., Old Testament, Free University of Amsterdam) studied “The Textual Function of Hezekiah’s Prayer (Isaiah 38:9-20)” and will return to Brazil as faculty at Andrew Jumper Graduate School (Presbyterian Church of Brazil).

Chee Chew Chua Lee (Ph.D., New Testament, Wheaton College) has finished her studies on “Intertextual and Rhetorical Influence in Galatians 3:1-14” and will be on faculty at Singapore Bible College.

Michael Lolwerikoi (Ph.D., Intercultural Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary) completed work on “Traditioning Indigenous Christianity: The Power and Wisdom in Oral and Living Traditions among the Sambury Pastoral Nomadic People of Northern Kenya.” He will return to be a professor at the Association of Provincial Anglican Theological Colleges, Kenya.

Bharathi Nuthalapati (Ph.D., Church History, Fuller Theological Seminary) studied “Bakht Singh and His Assemblies in India” and is seeking a teaching position in Guntur, India.

Hulisani Ramatswana (Ph.D., Old Testament, Westminster Theological Seminary) completed work in “Biblical Apocalyptic Literature” and returned to South Africa as pastor of the Reformed Church Pretoria and professor at Heidleberg Theological Seminary.
   
Justino Alfredo (D.Th., Old Testament, Stellenbosch University) studied “Hesed and Ikharari:  The Book of Ruth from a Lomwe perspective.” He returned to Mozambique to be on faculty at the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Mozambique - Laulane-Maputo and serve as a translation consultant for the United Bible Society.

Andy Alo (Ph.D., Translation, Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology) studied “Translating the Metaphor of ‘Light’: A Case Study of Isaiah and Matthew in Lugbarati.”He will be on faculty at NEGST, and work with the Wycliffe Bible translators in the DRC..

Juan Jose Barreda Toscano (Ph.D., Theology, ISEDET University Institute) completed his work in “A comparison of Messianic expectation in the Qumran writings and in the New Testament.” He will be on the faculty of the Kairos Foundation in Argentina.

Abiola Mbamalu (Ph.D., Biblical Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal) studied “The Use of Abundant Life in John 10:10 and its Interpretation Among Yoruba Prosperity Gospel Preachers.” She is hoping to secure professorship in Kenya.

Matthew Michael (Ph.D., Old Testament, ECWA Theological Seminary) finished his studies on “A Literary Study of The “Divine Speeches” of Yahweh in the Theophanic Narratives of Genesis” and will join the faculty at ECWA Theological Seminary, Kagoro (ETSK),

Alexander Popov (Ph.D., Biblical Studies, International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague) studied “The Evangelical Christians-Baptists in the Soviet Union as a Hermeneutical Community” and will be on faculty at Moscow Baptist Seminary.

 

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The impact these scholars will have on the Majority World church is immeasurable. And you can have a hand in that impact. We soon will mark the end of the 2010 fiscal year for John Stott Ministries, and we hope you’ll consider a donation before June 30, 2010, to help equip more incredible church leaders and scholars.

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