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Bethel Receives Kern Family Foundation Grant to Strengthen Congregational Leadership
To spur the interest of undergraduate students in church leadership, the Kern Family Foundation has awarded Bethel University a $689,000 grant as part of the Kern Pre-Seminary Initiative.
The foundation’s goals for the Kern Pre-Seminary Initiative emphasize developing both more pastors and pastors better prepared to serve the church. Bethel’s program aims to triple the number of students who enter seminary from Bethel’s College of Arts & Sciences. It emphasizes building the fitness of students for ministry; strengthening their probability of long-term ministry success; and contributing to their spiritual vitality, leadership skill, and critical thinking ability.
The program extends the Kern Family Foundation’s significant investment in the evangelical church of tomorrow. Since 2002, the foundation has awarded annually at least five competitive, full-tuition scholarships to Bethel Seminary M.Div. students in an effort to support the preparation of exceptional pastoral candidates.