Terry has 45+ years in Christian leadership and international training. A Purdue and MBA grad, he’s served with Walk Thru the Bible and BTCP. He now leads Clarkston Bible Institute, equipping leaders across 40+ countries.
Executive Director
Even though we were not able to begin classes as planned in August 2021, we began January 10, 2022 with eleven eager students. Eight of those are Burmese, two are African American, and one is a white American. One of the Burmese even moved from Milwaukee to Clarkston to attend
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The Youth Apologetics Conference held on April 7-8 attracted 70-80 attendees, focusing on topics such as evolution, world religions, and sexual relationships. Engaging sessions included discussions on truth facilitated by local pastors. The positive feedback led to requests for a future conference.
Executive Director
We conducted the Youth Apologetics Conference on Monday and Tuesday, November 22 – 23, while the youth were on Thanksgiving break. We were praying for 50 youth to attend. Including the adult helpers, there were nearly 80 people present. On Monday morning, there was a presentation about how we received the
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Our institute began in August 2017 with the purpose of providing Bible training and mentoring in a culturally diverse environment for the purpose of multiplying spiritual leaders. Our dream has been in one year’s time to provide the theological foundation and practical ministry experience to set our graduates up
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The 2020-2021 school year at Clarkston Bible Institute began with a diverse group of students, including five Burmese individuals and others from Iraq and New Jersey, engaged in live and remote learning. The institute aims to train ethnic pastors and future church leaders, significantly impacting st
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What evidence do we have that our training is working? We had six people (two Americans, two Burmese, and two Congolese) for most of the year in our first class that began in July 2017. One of the Americans decided that he wanted to attend seminary and is currently a
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In the 2018-2019 graduating class, fifteen students completed their studies, featuring a diverse group including three Burmese pastors, a youth pastor, and a church leader, alongside Karenni and Congolese leaders. Additional representatives came from the Ivory Coast and an American elder in an Arabi
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We are excited to report that we have accepted applications from three Burmese pastors in the area and approved them as students for the new school year beginning July 30, 2018. We also have received four applications from men currently living in Myanmar and have accepted them as students for
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In the inaugural class of 2017-2018, six students participated, consisting of two Americans, two from Myanmar, and two from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Four graduated; one pursued seminary, while another completed five courses. Graduates contributed significantly in their home countries and ch
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Three Burmese pastors have been accepted as students for the upcoming school year, commencing on July 30, 2018. Additionally, four men residing in Myanmar have also submitted applications and been approved as students for the same academic year.
Student Testimony