How a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Prepares You for a Rewarding Career
Do you have a passion for serving others and a desire to see people grow in their faith? A career in vocational or bi-vocational ministry may be right for you. Within the fields of vocational ministry, you’ll be working in a Christian organizational setting,...
Celebrating Six Decades of Kingdom Impact
Servant Leadership at its Best This year marks 60 years since Dr. Laurel D. Buckingham–a farm boy convinced he was a failure in everything from farming to athletics to academics–graduated from what is now Kingswood University. When it comes to “Dr....
A Light in the Marketplace
“ . . . and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.” (Acts 18:3) Tentmaking ministry is at least as old as the apostle Paul who worked with his hands while he planted churches and discipled. These days, bi-vocational ministry is...
Ablaze – Fall 2022
Featured Stories Meet Our Alumni – Neil Horner Dr. Allen Lee- Interim VP for Academic Affairs “Strongest Knees I Know”- Rev. Dr. Kenneth Gorveatte Ally McCraken – First Generation Kingswood Student When Kingswood is a World Away...
Ablaze – Spring 2022
Featured Stories Get Into Jesus – Brent Ingersoll Honduras – 2022 Congratulations – Mike Tapper Following God’s Lead – David Klob Love Needs Action – Monika (Whynacht) Cook...
Ablaze – Fall 2021
Featured Stories • A Word from the President • Peace of (My) Mind • Serving the Community with Passion and Purpose • From Teacher to Trailblazer in the Amazon Rainforest • Six Decades of Kingdom Impact • Dream Big – Eric Currie • Celebrating Six Decades of...
The Importance of Getting Involved
It was a five-thousand-piece puzzle of a windmill in the Netherlands. It sat on the table at the edge of the family room on a little card table. As people had time, they would put in some pieces; sometimes just a few, other times a hundred or more. The pieces were...
Oot and Aboot!
What to do in and around Sussex Due to its location atop a hill in Sussex overlooking a gently flowing river, our students can be very content. But, when a student longs to do more than sit by the river or skate on our frozen pond, the quaint town of Sussex has much...
How to Choose a College or University
Choosing which school to attend is a life-altering decision. Many of the decisions you make during these two or four years will chart your route for life, including decisions about your major, career, relationships, and especially, your relationship with God. ...
A Year Like No Other
When Life Gives You Lemons… This was always supposed to be a special year in the life of Kingswood University, since it marked 75 years of serving the Church by raising up Christ-like servant leaders. It turned out to be special for another reason: the year of...
What is Theology?
What is Theology? I am sure you’ve heard the word “theology” used in sermons, books, conversations, articles, and blogs. Maybe some of you have heard about theology, but you don’t know what it is all about. So, it is necessary at this point to answer the...
Church in the Digital Era
Broadening the Reach of the Local Church. Church as we know it changed abruptly last spring with the arrival of COVID-19. Pastors and congregations had to quickly adjust to the new, uncertain reality. Even those who had already been livestreaming services found...Ablaze – Spring 2021
Featured Stories • A Word from the President • Making A Difference – Pete & Ginnie Benson • Church in the Digital Era • A Year Like No Other • He Boldly Went Where Many Won’t Go – Gary Hicks • Rising Above the Anxiety of the Technical Era...
What is Marketplace Ministry?
What is Marketplace ministry? Not everyone who is called to ministry is called to serve in the church. The concept of marketplace ministry relates to the mindset of seeing the places we live and work as our ministry and mission field. This could be in a school, a...
The Early Enrolment Advantage
Did you know Kingswood University offers Early Enrolment courses for Grade 12 students? Early Enrolment courses are first-year university courses offered to high school students who are academically strong and ready for a challenge. Also known as dual-enrolment...
How the KU Community Welcomed Our Family
Attending University can be a time of both apprehension and excitement. When you leave home as a young adult you are embarking on the adventure with others who are experiencing the same things you are. As an adult, it is a completely different experience. ...
How to Ensure You Can Start Your Career After College
One of the main questions that students ask when considering going to university, and especially when considering Bible College, is Will I get a job? The real question is, will I be able to start my career? Thankfully, the answer to this question is simple: It...
Connecting with the Nations
Do you want to be able to communicate, make disciples, and train others to serve wherever you go? If you want to build the essential skill set of effectively crossing cultural boundaries, not only around the world, but in the growing immigrant and refugee communities...
Who Goes to Bible College?
What kind of person goes to Bible College? Do you have to be a super-Christian, so spiritual that every word, thought, and action is exactly the right one, every time? Do you have to operate at the “special forces” level of ministry skills, like St. Paul? Do you...
The One Relationship You Can’t Afford to Ignore
We all know it is important to be intentional about building friendships for support and connection in university, but it is easy to overlook one of the most important relationships – the one you build with your professors. Watching my four children navigate...
What is Pastoral Ministry?
Have you sensed God may be calling you to serve as a pastor? When God called me, I was a professional photographer and I had no interest at all in leaving behind my comfortable, secure, and ‘known’ life, to follow His lead into this unknown...
How Do I Know if I’m Called to Ministry?
Did you ever wonder if you are called to ministry? You are! If you’re a Christian, God has called you to serve Him through your vocation. Your vocation is what God put you on this earth to do. For most people, their vocation overlaps with what they do for a job. ...Greg Mann Dining Commons
Foxhole Prayer Thirty Years Later “If you get me out of this, I’ll do whatever you want me to do.” That was the prayer Greg Mann prayed 28 years ago. He had found himself in a spot of trouble and did what many of us tend to do, he negotiated with God. Little did...40 Years of Excellence
Celebrating Ivan Graham’s Retirement Little did anyone realize the wide-ranging impact of President Mitchell’s decision more than 40 years ago. It was January of 1979 when Ivan Graham and his wife, Debbie, moved with their family from Nova Scotia to begin his...The Lasting Legacy of Mrs. Jean Irving
One Million Dollar Endowment to provide $40,000 in Annual Scholarships Last October, Kingswood lost a very special friend when Mrs. Jean Irving went home to be with her Lord. In March, her family presented the university with a cheque for $1,000,000 to establish a...
The Divide
In early June, I was honored to have another devotional published. The positive response has been overwhelming, so I have felt the inclination to post it here. It is now the copyright of “The Upper Room Devotional Guide,” but if I give credit (as I have just done) I...Open Letter to the Kingswood University Community
Recent events in the United States and Canada have once again raised the ugly specter of racism, antagonism by one race against another based on the belief that that race is inferior, and therefore doesn’t deserve to be treated fairly and equitably. Such horrific...Ablaze Newsletter – Spring 2020
Featured Stories • A Word from the President • Stepping Out of the Boat: Dealing With A Pandemic Storm • The Lasting Legacy of Mrs. Jean Irving: One Million Dollar Endowment • Academic Excellence: Celebrating Dr. Ken Gavel’s Retirement • Introducing Our New...
Found Together
CBC had an idea for a Great Canadian Sing-Along where Canadians would pick one inspirational song and then people from all over the country would send in videos from home of themselves singing the song. The song Canadians picked was very telling. It was “Lost...New agreement helps students earn an A.A. degree in Mission Aviation
Kingswood and Prairie College (Three Hills, Alberta) have entered an agreement which will help students from the eastern part of the country earn an A.A. degree in Mission Aviation. Students will complete the first 8 months of the 24-month program taking Kingswood...Kingswood University Signs Agreement with the Canada Atlantic District of the Church of the Nazarene
Kingswood University recently signed an agreement with the Canada Atlantic District of the Church of the Nazarene. The agreement allows Nazarene students who are enrolled in Kingswood’s Bachelor of Arts in Ministry degrees to meet all academic requirements for...
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible Day that was Five Weeks Long
Anyone who knows me knows that I love novelty, adventure, travel, action, etc. I get claustrophobic staying in the same country too long, let alone the same town. So just about the worst thing you could do to me is lock me down in the same location where I am doing...Serving the Advent Christian Church
Conversations between the Advent Christian Church and Kingswood University began several years ago. The denomination, with churches around the world and across North America, including Maine and Atlantic Canada, felt the need for an academic partner to provide...New Program Director & Assistant Professor in Worship Arts
CANDICE JACKSON CANDICE JACKSON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR & ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN WORSHIP ARTS Candice Jackson is a 2008 graduate of Kingswood, earning the B.A. Religion with a Music Ministry major and a Global Ministry minor. She is currently enrolled in Wesley...New Assistant Professor of Bible & Theology
AXEL KAZADI AXEL KAZADI, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIBLE & THEOLOGY Axel Kazadi is a 2012 graduate of Kingswood, earning the B.A. Religion with a Pastoral Ministry major. Since then he has earned two master’s degrees and is currently a PhD student at Wycliffe College...Good Good Friday
We are a society that has gotten used to consuming, medicating, or distracting our way out of crisis. Not this time. No amount of online shopping, prescribed pills, or positive thinking is going to get us out of this one. By the end of this holy week, Covid-19 cases...Back to (Easter) Basics
An Easter morning without a huge service – how strange – how unusual. No packed-out churches because of the overflow from folks who only go to church on Easter morning (and Christmas Eve). No resonating of hundreds of voices boldly declaring in song, “Up from the...Palm Leaves (but God Doesn’t)
Many of the churches I attended as a boy made a big deal of Palm Sunday. It seemed every song had “Hosanna in it.” The songs were very up-lifting. It seemed a song devoid of celebration was forbidden. And yet, Friday was coming. Then we would gather again in shared...Rogue Wave
Colleen and I had rented a small box of a car and were tooling around Puerto Rico for a week. We were having a great time and everything thus far had gone according to our lack of a plan. It was our last full day on the island, and we were on the rugged north shore,...
Magnify: a virus-free devotional
” O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.” -Psalm 34:3 ” My soul magnifies the Lord…” -Mary, Luke 1:46 If you ever had a magnifying glass as a kid, you know this truth: whatever we magnify seems to get closer and...March 18 COVID-19 Update
In the face of the increasing threat posed by the coronavirus, Kingswood University has moved all classes to a distance education format and suspended all student on-campus activities
