Things are looking up at Børkop Højskole--one of several
Bible colleges in Denmark. After a period of declining admissions and
troublesome deficits, enrollment is back up and the school is again on solid
financial footing. A popular student lounge has recently been renovated. Eager
young students are studying the scriptures in 5- and ten-month programs, growing
in their faith and preparing for ministry in many forms.
School leaders say there’s a new optimism and spirit in the
school, with new initiatives for future growth.
That’s the good news.
The challenge is that headmaster Erik Pedersen has just
announced he will be stepping down at the end of the coming school year. He
started at Børkop in the spring of 2012. His last day will be July 31, 2016.
“We’re deeply thankful for Erik’s sizeable contributions,”
said school administrator Per Søgaard, “and that he, along with (his wife)
Margit, said ‘yes’ to this undertaking and call as headmaster during a very,
very difficult period for Børkop Højskole.”
A search is already underway for a new headmaster. In the
academic world, these kinds of searches typically take many months.
PRAY for the
search committee, and that God will raise up just the right leader.
PRAY that the
positive momentum they’ve seen over the past several years will continue and
increase. Børkop is an important school for preparing Danish Christian lay
leaders.
PRAY for the
students at Børkop this term, that they will grow in their faith and be a part
of what God is doing to bring revival in Denmark.