Alumni Association Annual General Meeting- Friday, April 25 & Saturday, April 26, 2025
Theme: The Christian Church, the Community, and Holistic Health and Wellness
The 4th Bakke Graduate University Alumni Association annual meeting for 2025 will be held on two days: Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, in order to facilitate the full participation of members of the BGU alumni despite the time zone differences as was done last year.
General Objectives:
To facilitate -
1. the meeting of BGU alumni from all parts of the world for the sharing of best practices in the field of missions and evangelism for Christ centered urban transformation, organizational transformation, community development, church leadership and personal transformation.
2. the networking of BGU alumni who are scattered and strategically placed in diverse geographical locations, cultural and political settings and organizations for the strengthening of their work in Christian missions and transformational leadership.
Keynote Speakers:
We will be having one keynote speaker for each of the two days, who are both BGU alumni and members of the BGU faculty:
Day 1, April 25: Dr. Jacob Bloemberg who has established a missions program in Hanoi, Vietnam and has been recently appointed as Catalyst for Lausanne Cities Network.
Day 2, April 26: Dr. Martine Audéoud who serves as advisor to the BGU President and also as Director of the PhD Program. Dr. Audéoud has also established and manages a BGU doctoral program in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa.
Presentations by BGU President and BGU Academic Dean:
Dr. Bryan McCabe, who is also a BGU alumnus, will be giving a presentation on the new developments of the BGU Version 4.0, along with other relevant updates.
Dr. Belete Mebratu will provide information on alumni fundraising opportunities and the benefits of alumni fundraising to students and the university.
Panel Discussion:
Kathy Pierburg, Director of BGU Certificate Program, who is a BGU graduate and a PhD student, will be leading a panel discussion which will focus on the successful implementation of BGU certificate courses in three countries: the USA, Nigeria, and Guyana.
Interactive Sessions:
A Q&A segment will facilitate participants' interaction with the presenters and will be included in all the sessions mentioned earlier.
Regional Break-out Sessions:
BGU’s has a student body and an alumni body which is global and extends across all continents of the world. The BGU leadership, through the Alumni Association, wishes to establish regional alumni networks on each continent and, if possible, between groups of countries/states based on their geographical proximity, cultural and political commonality.
The establishment of these regional alumni networks will be able to foster the networking, collaboration, and partnership of BGU alumni within a given geographical location for improved impact of their work and ministry, personally and as a group, and it will also serve as a means of marketing the BGU programs. Three such groups have been established between 2021-2023: the BGU Alabama group, the Caribbean regional alumni group, and the Singapore alumni group.
The Regional Break-out session will be the last item on the program for both days, and will therefore facilitate the establishment of networks in Africa, Europe, other parts of the USA and Asia, South America, and Canada. The session will also facilitate the revitalization of the Alabama and Caribbean groups and the recruitment of new members for the Singapore group.
BOOK the Date: BGU Alumni Association AGM, April 25 or April 26, 2025 or you may wish to participate in both meetings.
Zoom link could be found HERE.
Details for April 25: LINK
Details for April 26: LINK
