XD Students Minister in New York City
Nov. 2, 2009
Under the direction of Professor Mike MacNeil, Bethany Bible College's Extreme Discipleship students went to New York City, October 6-13, for a week of ministry to the homeless, poor, oppressed and addicted.
Students worked in local ministry programs at the Bowery Mission, NYC Relief, NYC Rescue Mission, Anchor House Drug Rehab, and Living Water & New Hope churches. They also ministered to people on the streets, passed out sandwiches, sang in the streets, and prayed with people along the way. Students experienced a mixture of compassionate ministry and evangelistic outreach. One special highlight of the trip was when Christoph Deutschmann, a BBC student, led a man to Christ on the streets of Harlem.
After ten years, this is the last year for the Extreme Discipleship Program (XD) to be offered. Starting in the fall 2010, Bethany will offer a two-year associate of arts degree in Evangelism and Compassion Ministry. This program will have the same strong experiential component of XD that allows students life-on-life encounters with lost and hurting people in the urban centers. Students will also be exposed to diverse social and spiritual issues and a variety of ways to address these issues through additional classroom instruction.
Bethany Bible College, located in Sussex, NewBrunswick, Canada, is one of five colleges and universities in North America affiliated with The Wesleyan Church.
report from BBC Alumni Office
