Crosslinks Schools of Biblical Training – Arctic
“what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” 2 Timothy 2: 2
Crosslinks is an international mission society with its roots in the Bible, working largely across denominational boundaries. Our business is making Christ known through the teaching of God’s word in the power of the Holy Spirit. We do this by organising gospel partnerships across cultural boundaries.
Schools of Biblical Training (SBT) are short conferences that help equip church leaders to teach God’s Word clearly and faithfully. Our ongoing programmes are in Myanmar, Kenya, Nepal, Cambodia, East Africa and Serbia.
We are delighted to share SBT plans to the Arctic with you.
In 1928 the Rev. Arthur Turner went to Pangnirtung in the Arctic as a Missionary with the newly formed Bible Churchmen’s Missionary Society (Crosslinks). His brother, the Rev. Jack Turner, joined him the following year and both men ministered faithfully in the Artic for many years, to the glory of God.
The Arthur Turner Training School (ATTS) was opened in the 1970’s in the south Baffin community of Pangnirtung to serve the churches in the Arctic. ATTS has now moved its location to the capital city of Iqaluit. On the 27th February 2017, the School will host a Crosslinks School of Biblical Training (SBT) at the kind invitation of Bishop Darren McCartney, who was a former incumbent of Knocknamuckley parish in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore.
The Crosslinks Ireland Team Leader, the Rev. David Luckman, will teach basic principles for preaching the Bible, studying the Gospel of Mark and Philippians over the SBT’s two week duration.
Please pray for David as he prepares, for faithfulness and fruitfulness during the fortnight that he is at the ATTS. Please also pray for the students, that they may faithfully handle the Word of God in their ministries, reaching people with the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as they serve the northern communities of the Arctic.