Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. — Matthew 24:11-12 — Samuel Heredia Canovaca: Berea Seminary | Spain In this passage, Jesus is telling His disciples about the signs before the end, warning them that in the last days many false prophets … Read More
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Keeping the Pattern: The Churchmen of TMAI
The students of TMAI training centers will one day lead their own churches, shepherding flocks God entrusts to them. Their proper training and discipleship are vital.
It is essential that these pastors are trained by men who understand and live out that responsibility. Men whose knowledge is not theoretical, men who are active in church leadership, and who understand the needs of their people. Men like Tan Molina.
Humble Service
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. — Mark 10:45 — Francisco J. Reche Luz: Berea Seminary | Spain The Gospel of Mark presents Jesus as the suffering Servant of the Lord, and emphasizes the humanity of … Read More
Immunization from Heresy
For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. — Jude 4 — Daniel Corral: Berea Seminary | Spain A good shepherd guides and defends his … Read More
Proven Love
I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. — John 17:23 — Jose Manuel Robles Santos: Berea Seminary | Spain The church I attend is constructing a new building. … Read More
Wash Their Feet
If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. — John 13:14 — Tan Molina: Berea Seminary | Spain Recently, an extravagant farewell party was thrown by a very powerful man. Every celebrity, the crème de la crème of society, attended it. The Lord, … Read More
The Perfect High Priest
Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. — Hebrews 7:25 — Domi Bosquet: Berea Seminary | Spain In the Old Testament, the high priest was appointed by God to offer sacrifices to atone for the sins … Read More
Godly Growth in the Canary Islands
Miguel has a heart to equip others with the word, there were several years in which he and his church were not doctrinally aligned. The church held certain practices that were not driven by the Bible, and it pained Miguel because the church was also struggling through a time of trial. “We desperately needed to implement changes,” he thought.
How Your Support Helped Change a Church
You may not know Eduardo, but supporters like you—who pray and give to our Berea Training Center in Spain—have been used by God to help revitalize Eduardo’s church. Were Berea Seminary not to exist today, Eduardo’s church might look very different.
Freedom in Chains: A Snapshot of Gospel Work in Spain
“If criminals in jail can be saved, Spaniards who live in freedom—but are equally enslaved to sin—can also be saved. We ought to preach Christ crucified to a dying nation, because it is the power of God for salvation.”
“My Commitment is to Christ”
“Do you need to stop seminary? I understand—anyone would understand that.” Adolfo was halfway through the Expository Preaching Program at Berea Seminary in Spain when Gustavo Pidal (Professor and Dean of Students) asked him that question. A family man well-acquainted with hard work, Adolfo owned a business, lived on a farm that required his constant … Read More
Installing Cable for the Great Commission
Miguel, the youngest of six children, was taught early in life about the value of hard work. In his farming family, hard work was always seen as the way to provide for one’s needs. Unfortunately, like many in the southeastern region of Spain, Miguel was also raised in the Roman Catholic church, where keeping the … Read More
Am I a Banker or Pastor?
Sitting in a 2013 Bible conference, Daniel Corral faced a life-changing choice. Having been born into a pastor’s home, he had watched his father pour out his life in service to the church. He had grown up well aware of the commitment and sacrifice serving in ministry demanded. Once he reached adulthood, he had decided … Read More
Abandoned but Unashamed: Ministers Persevering for the Sake of the Church
At TMAI, it is always a blessing to hear how the lives of church members around the globe are being changed and how leaders are being formed through the faithful ministry of the Word of God by men of God. Today we bring you such stories from places like South Africa and Spain. South Africa … Read More
Expanding Theological Training to Southeastern Spain
Berea Seminary, a TMAI member school in León, Spain, hosted a preaching conference in 2013. At some point during that conference, a man from the other side of the country approached the faculty to discuss a matter. He had been praying for God to use him since coming to faith in 1982, and it became … Read More
Spanish Seminaries and the Salvation of Syrian Refugees
Berea Seminary is a TMAI member school located in Northwest Spain, in a city called León. The school has seen remarkable growth for having been established only in 2010. Most recently, they have just opened up an extension campus in the region of Murcia, which is located in Southeast Spain, across the sea from Algeria. … Read More
Preaching the Scriptures in Southeast Spain
In our last update, we mentioned Berea Seminary’s prospective to extend its training ministry to Murcia (southeast Spain), which is about 8 hours from León by car. By God’s grace this training opportunity will be realized in September. With the warm invitation and partnership with several churches in the region, Berea will establish a permanent … Read More
The Word of God Echoes Across Spain
Berea Seminary in León longs to see the Word of God echo across Spain. Martin Luther once wrote, “The soul can do without all things except the Word of God, and that where this is not there is no help for the soul in anything else whatever.” The same conviction grips our TMAI faculty in … Read More
