9/20/2023 0 Comments Park river bible camp![]() ![]() Specifically, I am writing regarding hate speech directed toward and about Park River Bible Camp, its executive director and board of directors, and LGBTQ+ people broadly. I am writing so that you may be aware and know my response. I am writing to you, as people of Eastern North Dakota Synod, in response to recent events in a part of our synod.Ī part of the body of Christ in our synod has been experiencing significant suffering in recent weeks. Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ! Stay up to date on the latest news, student stories, classroom highlights, and fun tidbits about life on the FLBC and FLS campus.A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Moon Leiseth Michael Onstad serves as a men’s dorm assistant on campus. I am amazed at His love and faithfulness, and I can’t wait to see where He will send me next and how He will bless me there. Though my time at seminary has knocked me to the ground and shown me how sinful and weak I really am, God has brought people into my life in order to encourage me and help bear my burdens. Taylor’s favorite verses, Romans 8:38-39, are what we both cling to as we count down to our marriage: “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ![]() We’re also excited to see what God has in store for us together wherever He calls us to serve. There have been tough days of longing to be together for sure, and there have been many a lesson for us in patience and humility along the way. Our relationship has only grown stronger, and we’re excited to finally be engaged and look forward to life together in marriage. The prospect of a long-distance relationship was intimidating and scary, but God has sustained us both as we’ve been apart. After graduation, she was admitted into the Creighton School of Dentistry in Omaha, Neb., and I came to seminary here in Plymouth. We also both attended college in Fargo, N.D., so we have always been close to each other. We met during our time as campers at Park River Bible Camp and began dating in June 2014 when we both worked there. The other relationship through which God has sustained me is with my fiancé, Taylor Ensrude. Through those times, we’ve had many great chats about a whole host of theological, political, practical, and nerdy topics. He has been a brother I’ve confessed to, ministered to, and worked within the dorm. God has especially blessed me through the friendship of Joe Larson. ![]() In His grace, He sustains me through their patience, and through the friendships I’ve made here amongst my classmates. Thankfully, they are forgiving just like our God. I also often feel like I’m neglecting the Bible College students when I have to sacrifice time with them to do homework. When discussing real-life scenarios in counseling or apologetics classes, I feel vastly unqualified to serve a congregation. Big tests, big papers, and lots of reading assignments come due by then, and even when you’re on track, you quickly feel like you’re behind when finals are looming. The most stressful days of my life have been during seminary finals. In my now two and a half years of serving in both vocations, I’ve been shown my own weakness more times than I can count. In my time at seminary, God has sustained me in a couple of ways, and they’ve both been through relationships.īesides being a seminary student, I’m also a dorm assistant for the Bible College. As I think about God as my Sustainer, I think of these verses (and the classic campfire song, “Cry Out,” from my time at Park River Bible Camp). ![]()
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