by Ranch Staff | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are SO excited for our students to graduate this weekend! It has been such a blessing to be a part of the Ranch team this year. They will definitely be missed, but we wish them the best!
by School Staff | Apr 21, 2020 | Dean Update's
Unfortunately, as a result of the current pandemic, we sent our students home on Tuesday, March 17. While we have no guarantees, we are hopeful that the students will be able to rejoin us here at some point before the end of their year in August. Though the students...
by School Staff | Nov 7, 2019 | Dean Update's
This time of year, the School of Discipleship is alive with the excitement of new beginnings. At the beginning of September we inducted a new class: twenty first-year students and eight second-year students. Our first-years have had a flurry of orientation classes in...
by Ranch Staff | Jun 17, 2019 | Dean Update's
Spoiler alert: this update contains far too many references to people named “Dan” or “Daniel.” You may need to take notes. One of the mainstays of the School of Discipleship has always been Dan Cooper. For many years, Dan has faithfully mentored and taught in the...
by Ranch Staff | Apr 23, 2019 | Dean Update's
We’ve survived another winter, and we’re thanking God for the rising temperatures that come with spring! This month, our students are wrapping up their academic year with classes such as Marriage and Family Dynamics, always a favorite, as well as Practical Theology, a...
by School Staff | Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
On August 18, we enjoyed an amazing time of celebration for the twenty-eight graduating students of 2018. They were all given the opportunity to share testimony of the work God did in their lives throughout the year. We rejoice in God’s faithfulness in all that He has...
by School Staff | May 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
This Spring has seen flurry of activity within the student body at the School of Discipleship. Our students finished all of their classes in the first week of May. Here’s what one of our students, Jeremiah Peters, said about our Bible classes: “The School of...
by School Staff | Nov 15, 2017 | Dean Update's
The last few months at the School of Discipleship have been a time of great change. In August we all, as a staff, celebrated with the 37 students in the class of 2016/2017 as they graduated from their year in the School of Discipleship. We enjoyed hearing many...
by School Staff | Sep 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
by School Staff | Aug 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dear Friends in Christ, It has been said that your greatest strength can also be your greatest weakness. Certainly this can bode true in the Christian walk. The temptation of losing sight of our dependency on God shows up more in our areas of strength than in our area...