A season of growth and change has
arrived for the School
of Biblical Studies!
Since the SBS began back in 1981, we have seen it grow from 1 school in Hawaii, USA
to over 50 schools worldwide! In order to strengthen the SBS schools that
already exist as well as coordinate efforts to see new schools pioneered, SBS
Resource Hubs are being created in various locations around the world.
These hubs will provide training, digital and curriculum resources, strategic
planning, and relationship facilitation for each region of SBS schools.
Our first two Resource Hubs are
now up and running! The Resource Hub inLakeside, Montana
will help with training and growth for the North American SBS's. Founders
of the SBS school, Ron and Judy Smith, will personally work with this hub, but
will still be traveling around the world to teach and encourage SBS schools in
all regions. Mark and Dawn Masucci have just recently moved back to Montana, and have joined
the Smiths to make a wonderful team for the hub.They also have a desire to help other hub leaders with staff
development.
The second Resource Hub is
located in Muizenberg, South Africa. Chris and
Lindsey Lautsbaugh provide leadership to the hub, and have a huge heart for the
whole continent of Africa.
Presently, this hub facilitates southern and
East Africa, with hopes of hub expansion to West Africa.
Our third Resource Hub will be located in Dan Shui,Taiwan. This hub will not be fully up and running until 2010. Sean Ellis will be helping to pioneer this hub, and will coordinate resources to the SBS schools of Asia and Australia.
In the near future, we hope
to have the Resource Hub for Europe up and
running.Within the next 5 years, we also hope to have a Resource Hub for South
and Central America. Our heart is to see
our 50 SBS schools grow stronger and multiply around the world. The hunger and need for training in the Bible is only getting larger. In order for everyone to understand the details and heart of the vision, we have put together the following articles: Why Hubs? Learn about the history of the SBS and how the need for hubs developed. Six Goals of Hubs Learn what we hope the hubs will accomplish in the SBS world.
