Christian Training, Part II
Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is another popular educational hub for Messianic leaders. Founded in 1924 as the Evangelical Theological College, the focus of DTS is Christian ministry. This focus on Christian ministry has led it to be a perfect place for Messianic leaders to gain their education to evangelize the Jews.
There is a close relationship between Jews for Jesus, one of the oldest Messianic groups evangelizing Jews, and DTS. Mark L. Bailey , the president of DTS, has written a letter of support for Jews for Jesus which is on the Jews for Jesus website. He has also taken part in the Lausanne Consultation for Jewish Evangelism, a yearly conference on Jewish evangelism. Harold Hoehner, a professor at DTS was a former board member of Jews for Jesus until his passing in February. Carter Corbrey, a graduate of DTS, has been published in the Jews for Jesus newsletter.
On Jews for Jesus' side Susan Perlman, First Assistant to the Executive Director of Jews for Jesus, is a board member of DTS. Larry Dubin, a full-time missionary for Jews for Jesus in Washington, D.C., is a graduate of DTS. Similarly, DTS graduate Jack Meadows trains missionaries for Jews for Jesus.
Here are some of the DTS graduates who are evangelizing Jews to Christianity through the Messianic movement:
Michael Rydelnik is the professor of Jewish Studies at the Moody Bible Institute as part of Moody's Department of World Missions and Evangelism (see my blog entry Christian Training, Part I for more on the Moody Bible Institute) and is widely published in the Messianic movement.
Jim Sibley is currently the Associate Professor of Jewish Ministry at Criswell College (a Baptist school) and director of their Pasche Institute of Jewish Studies. Sibley is the former Coordinator of Jewish Ministries for the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was also a church planter/evangelist in Israel for the Southern Baptist Convention. Sibley led the creation of many of the Southern Baptist Convention's Messianic congregations.
Arnold Fruchtenbaum is a former missionary with American Board of Missions to the Jews and The Christian Jew Foundation. He founded Ariel Ministries, which spends over $1 million for it's missionary programs in the U.S., Canada, India and New Zealand.
Larry Feldman is a missionary with Chosen People Ministries (formerly American Board of Missions to the Jews) and leads Shuvah Yisrael in California.
Vladimir Pikman is the director of Chosen People Ministries in Germany. He has been president of the German Messianic Jewish Alliance. He is currently the vice-president of the International Messianic Jewish Alliance.
Avner Boskey runs Final Frontier Ministries in Israel (through an office in Nashville). He has formerly run a Messianic congregation in Russia and currently evangelizes in Israel. He has been a member of the Theological Commission of the United Christian Council in Israel. He has also been part of the National Evangelism Committee in Israel.
Todd Baker is the staff theologian for Zola Levitt Ministries. He created Levitt's department of missions to Israel and leads Levitt's Shalom, Shalom Messianic Congregation.
As the Messianic movement is a Christian movement, Christian education at schools such as Dallas Theological Seminary have provided the knowledge base for much of the Messianic leadership.
There is a close relationship between Jews for Jesus, one of the oldest Messianic groups evangelizing Jews, and DTS. Mark L. Bailey , the president of DTS, has written a letter of support for Jews for Jesus which is on the Jews for Jesus website. He has also taken part in the Lausanne Consultation for Jewish Evangelism, a yearly conference on Jewish evangelism. Harold Hoehner, a professor at DTS was a former board member of Jews for Jesus until his passing in February. Carter Corbrey, a graduate of DTS, has been published in the Jews for Jesus newsletter.
On Jews for Jesus' side Susan Perlman, First Assistant to the Executive Director of Jews for Jesus, is a board member of DTS. Larry Dubin, a full-time missionary for Jews for Jesus in Washington, D.C., is a graduate of DTS. Similarly, DTS graduate Jack Meadows trains missionaries for Jews for Jesus.
Here are some of the DTS graduates who are evangelizing Jews to Christianity through the Messianic movement:
Michael Rydelnik is the professor of Jewish Studies at the Moody Bible Institute as part of Moody's Department of World Missions and Evangelism (see my blog entry Christian Training, Part I for more on the Moody Bible Institute) and is widely published in the Messianic movement.
Jim Sibley is currently the Associate Professor of Jewish Ministry at Criswell College (a Baptist school) and director of their Pasche Institute of Jewish Studies. Sibley is the former Coordinator of Jewish Ministries for the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was also a church planter/evangelist in Israel for the Southern Baptist Convention. Sibley led the creation of many of the Southern Baptist Convention's Messianic congregations.
Arnold Fruchtenbaum is a former missionary with American Board of Missions to the Jews and The Christian Jew Foundation. He founded Ariel Ministries, which spends over $1 million for it's missionary programs in the U.S., Canada, India and New Zealand.
Larry Feldman is a missionary with Chosen People Ministries (formerly American Board of Missions to the Jews) and leads Shuvah Yisrael in California.
Vladimir Pikman is the director of Chosen People Ministries in Germany. He has been president of the German Messianic Jewish Alliance. He is currently the vice-president of the International Messianic Jewish Alliance.
Avner Boskey runs Final Frontier Ministries in Israel (through an office in Nashville). He has formerly run a Messianic congregation in Russia and currently evangelizes in Israel. He has been a member of the Theological Commission of the United Christian Council in Israel. He has also been part of the National Evangelism Committee in Israel.
Todd Baker is the staff theologian for Zola Levitt Ministries. He created Levitt's department of missions to Israel and leads Levitt's Shalom, Shalom Messianic Congregation.
As the Messianic movement is a Christian movement, Christian education at schools such as Dallas Theological Seminary have provided the knowledge base for much of the Messianic leadership.
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