Discipleship is the heartbeat of Steinbach Bible College. Their mission is to equip servant leaders, and this is a vision I have clearly seen lived out in my three years.
The community here has been transformative. Living with so many other young people who are seeking to love and serve the Lord has been an incredible experience. The community here is one that loves, encourages, prays for, and calls out one another and has helped me understand what it means to be a part of the body of Christ. Christ is made known in this community in the ways that the people here rejoice, weep, and come alongside one another.
In addition to being spurred on by my peers, the staff and faculty have also pushed me to excellence. I came to SBC to pursue youth ministry and was given so many opportunities to discover my gifts and areas of growth. I had the privilege of serving on a team that helped to plan Expedition Now each year. Within this context, I got to see a youth event go from concept to execution and watch God work in and through the planning and the event itself. Being part of this team was a highlight of my time at SBC, and was an incredible opportunity to put into practice what I was learning in my classes. Through opportunities such as Expedition Now, serving on Student Council, and learning from the example the staff and faculty lived out, I have grown in my understanding of servant leadership. I have experienced SBC’s culture of discipleship through the opportunities I’ve had both to lead and be led.
SBC has taught me that believers have not been called to take up their cross on their own. The body of Christ is a beautiful thing, and SBC has helped me start to discover my place within it as I seek to love and serve the Lord.