September 12, 2011
Dear Friends,
The Fall Semester at FIRE School of Ministry is well underway and we have been greatly encouraged to see how the Lord has been with us over the last few weeks! Our semester began with our annual 4 day fall retreat to Marion, NC that we call “Immersion.” This is a time where our students, faculty and staff come together with the deliberate purpose of encountering and experiencing the love and power of God. Our time there was very encouraging and refreshing in multiple ways. This time was also instrumental in developing relationships between our student body, faculty and staff, which is crucial since we have a group of first year students that have recently arrived here at FSM.
I wanted to update you on some recent, exciting changes that we have implemented here at the school. First of all, we have gone to a semester based system instead of a trimester format. This was done for multiple reasons including: allowing our students more time to earn necessary finances between semesters, having more time for international and domestic ministry trips, creating a more efficient administrative load, etc. The semester schedule was implemented this fall and the next group of students that we will take-in will be for our upcoming January 2012 Spring Semester. Please contact us via phone at: (704) 782-3555 or through our website at www.fire-school.org if you or someone you know is interested in attending FSM, so that we can begin to process everything required ASAP.
Next, we are really excited to announce that we have began to offer night classes at FSM and look to expand this program in the very near future. This semester Dr. Michael Brown is teaching on Tuesday nights from 7:00 – 9:15 PM on the subjects of “Revival” and “The Book of Jeremiah.” These classes are required by our full-time day students; however we have several other people that are attending the classes from other churches, as well as FIRE Church. Also, these classes are open to the public and we hope to be a blessing and resource to many people in the Concord/Charlotte, NC region in the days ahead. I encourage you to check our website at www.fire-school.org for regular updates regarding this new opportunity for learning and equipping.
As we proceed forward in the days ahead we are convinced that our multiple friends and partners around the world are extremely important to us! Therefore, we sincerely ask that you to keep us in continual prayer. Also, please consider becoming a part of what we call “The Gideon 300”. This is a group of 300 people that we are praying and believing for to support FIRE School of Ministry financially at $50.00 a month or more. This would help us tremendously in covering our operating budget and allow us to assist many more students who are challenged financially, but know that they are called to be trained, equipped and released by us into their destinies. Please make this a matter of prayer and if you would like to help us with any amount of money, give us a call at (704)782-3555 or go to our website at www.fire-school.org and click on the “Donate Now” section. This will allow you to designate your monthly or one-time gift. Thank you for your consideration and may the grace of our Lord Jesus be ever-increasing in your life!
All for Jesus,
Keith Collins
Director/FIRE School of Ministry
8410 Pit Stop Ct. Suite 160
Concord, NC 28027
PH: (704) 782-3555
Website: www.fire-school.org