New Master's Degree Program!

This March, NETS launched a new master's degree program: a Master of Arts in Ministry. Partnering with Hope International University in southern California, this program provides advanced theological training for local Christian leaders, many of whom already serve as pastors. This new program is taught and assessed in both Arabic and English, and offers students a hands-on degree that will be immediately relevant in their ministry contexts. 

New Tour Guide Program at NETS

Quite unexpectedly, we at NETS found ourselves beginning a new ministry here in the Galilee. We were recently approached by a group of licensed Israeli tour guides who were desperate for more in-depth knowledge of the Bible so they could better serve the Christian tour groups they lead. This is a need in our community that NETS is able to meet, and we began our new tour guide program in February. The program will provide a slate of courses for licensed tour guides over a period of two years, on topics ranging from theology to Biblical history and geography.

Sudanese Graduate from NETS Returns to South Sudan

Thomas Wango, known to many as Atom, recently completed his studies at NETS, with recognition from the faculty for the exceptional progress he made in his theological training. Atom first arrived in Israel in 2006 as a refugee from southern Sudan, and has excelled during his time here! In addition to studying at NETS, Atom has pastored a Sudanese refugee church in Tel Aviv for the past year. In January, Atom was ordained in this church, and he is excited about the next steps God has prepared for him. After 15 years away from his country, Atom flies home to the new country of South Sudan in February to serve as the pastor of the Evangelical Church of Mabaan, his hometown.  While we at NETS are sad to see him go, we celebrate the future of ministry that lies ahead for Atom, sending him with our prayers for God's blessing.