I have so much to look back on and be thankful for at BGU as we draw to close 2024. We hosted successful city immersion courses, including the most recent course in Dallas, Texas, where leaders from across the globe gathered to learn from what God is doing through the leaders in that great city. In addition to our outstanding traditional online courses, we rolled out many new certificates this past year that are reaching people BGU may not have ordinarily reached in the past with our transformational leadership training.

BGU was again present at the national conference for one of our key partners, the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). We hosted a gathering for international delegates at CCDA in Portland and we caught up with many colleagues and BGU graduates while we were there. Even as we look back, we can look forward to continued growth heading into 2025. Next year we will offer a world-class city immersion course in Singapore during the April 2025 term. The planning team for that immersion is hard at work preparing to share their city with the world.

All of our courses and certificates can grow in part because of the generosity of donors who give sacrificially to our calling to equip transformational change agents in more than 65 countries. We are well on our way to our goal of raising $100,000 by December 31. Many thanks to everyone in our BGU family… students, faculty, staff, board members, and alumni, who help to move all of our work forward. I am looking forward to big things in 2025!

Dr. Bryan McCabe

President