Dear Friends, Students, and Supporters,
Greetings from Becky and me! We are so thankful for each of you—our students, supporters, and true friends.
In January, we began our spring semester at Capitol Baptist Church, offering Homiletics II, Bible Doctrines II, and Life of Christ, Part 2. We are also looking forward to our upcoming module, "Majesty of the Psalms," which will take place March 25-27, taught by Dr. David Sorenson. We’re excited to announce that this class can also be taken via Zoom! If you're interested in participating online, please contact me for details. The cost is $300 for credit and $100 for auditing.
We were thrilled to hear of another church taking the seminary on for support. Our home church generously provides our housing and a monthly support of $1,000, for which we are deeply grateful. However, the seminary’s needs extend beyond this amount. That’s why it’s such an encouragement when others come alongside us in prayer and financial support. God c ontinues to provide and take such good care of us!
We’re also pleased to share that several more classes have been added to our online platform, Thinkific. One of the newest additions is Dr. Ted Alexander’s Baptist History class. You can find it here:
independentbaptistseminary.thinkific.com/courses/take/new-course-5
Additionally, there has been a change in the subject matter for our summer module at Wyldewood Baptist Church in Oshkosh, WI. Dr. Rick Carter will now be teaching “Healing the Fractured Home.” Topics will include:
• Identifying and Dealing with Manipulation
• Building Communication in the Home
• Healing from Betrayal and Restoring Trust
These are just a few of the valuable lessons that will be covered, and we trust this module will be a great help to many.
We also want to express our deep gratitude to Brother Guy Gressely, who traveled from western Pennsylvania to work for over a week at the Elisha House. His efforts have been a tremendous blessing, and we are so thankful for his hard work. You can see some of his work in the pictures below.
Finally, I want to take a moment to praise God for giving Becky and me 30 years of marriage. At a recent conference, the speaker was discussing the importance of doing marriage together. In the middle of his message, he suddenly said, “I see a couple out in the audience who does just that,” and then proceeded to call our names. I couldn’t agree more. Becky and I first met in college while working on a bus route and later serving in the teen youth group. From the very beginning, we have served the Lord side by side, and she continues to be my greatest support in ministry. I know it hasn’t always been easy for her, but I truly could not fulfill the Lord’s calling without her by my side. I praise Him for bringing us together.
Until next time, thank you again for your friendship, prayers, and support.
In His Service,
Steve Damron
Pictured below:
I had the privilege of preaching in Destin, FL, for a Valentines Banquet and all the services the following day for Pastor Greg Hill. There church was a great blessing to our ministry.
It was a joy to see the Brennen’s at a marriage conference we attended. He is currently teaching a class on the History of Fundamentalism and we have a few students taking the class for credit.
On the humorous side, while preaching at a couple of churches in Missouri, we stayed with Pastor Derek Eckels. His dogs became such good friends with us that they wanted to join our journey — even trying to get into our car!
Guy Gressly built the railings and newel posts and our son-in-law came and added the banisters and accent wall. Doesn’t it look great?
We thoroughly enjoyed our 30th anniversary getaway. God is so good.
