Teaching Resources International

Update on Teaching
This fall and winter, I have been teaching a number of classes. In September, I traveled to Belgium (Evangelische
Theologische Faculteit) again to serve as part of a doctoral committee in the area of Church History (after spending
the summer reading, analyzing and reviewing the student’s dissertation). This spring, I will be returning to teach
another doctoral seminar. This is the only evangelical seminary recognized and accredited for Master’s and
Doctoral level degrees across Europe. It has been a real joy to teach at this school the past two years. Please pray
for me as I prepare for teaching there again this spring.
At the end of November, I returned to one of my favorite schools, Kiev Baptist Seminary, to teach “Contemporary
Issues in Theology” for the senior students there. This was an excellent time with these students who will be
graduating this spring. They will be the first class to graduate from this school which began just 4 years ago.
Many of the students have already been promised positions and should make a great impact on the churches they
serve and on the schools at which they will teach.
While there, the president requested that I sit in on the faculty planning meeting to discuss ideas for improving the
seminary for the coming years. If the school can accomplish some of these plans, it will become one of the best
schools in Eastern Europe. Please be praying for them as they work on changes for the coming year. The
President, Anatoly Procopchuk, has been very appreciative of my teaching there and expects me to teach 2-3 times
each year. I should be teaching some of the same courses that I have taught before so my preparation time should
be somewhat less. Please pray that I can continue to give schedule priority to this school and its students.
Also, Continue to pray for translation work to be done. Each time I go to Ukraine, the biggest request the students
have is not for money or even books, but for copies of Teaching Resources. They would especially like to have
copies in their own language so they can use it to teach men in their churches and schools. However, so far,
getting a translator has been difficult. I have tried to find Christian brothers to do the work but this has not worked
yet. Usually, they have agreed to do the translation, but their own time commitments (since they work other jobs)
have resulted in their not being able to do the translation. Pray that I can find someone who will really commit to
the time necessary for these materials.
Additionally, I have been teaching a few Saturday morning classes at John Brown University. In the Fall, I taught
Principles from the Life of Christ, New Testament Survey, and Orientation to the Bible. I am currently teaching the
Book of Romans. They have already scheduled me for a summer class also. Pray that these classes might provide
opportunities for sharing the gospel through these classes.
Finally, I encourage you to check our website (www.teachingresources.org)occasionally. I am trying to make more
regular updates that might be helpful to those in ministry. Also, you might check Jim Elliff’s website
(www.toto.net/ccw). This past year, he has published two resources written by Jim Ehrhard – The Dangers of the
Invitation System and Asahel Nettleton: A Forgotten Evangelist. These are available, free of charge, from either his
website (for multiple copies) or ours.
1999 Annual Report
On the back of this letter, you will find the Annual Financial Report for 1999. As you can see, our total donations
for 1999 were $38,155.92. This represents a significant increase from previous years and was sufficient to cover all
the needs of the ministry. Our ministry expenses were $20,391.96 and salary was $15,875.00 leaving a balance of
$1,888.96 for the new year. As we noted in previous letters, we have received no salary since September 1999,
except what is specifically designated as salary.
Thanks so much for your help and your prayers!
By His Grace,
Jim Ehrhard