Our Commitment: Discipling the Nations

By Dr. Nicholas A. Venditti, President

There are new winds blowing in our land. We are in the midst of welcoming people from all parts of the world who are coming to our country. To some it is a threat and to others it is an opportunity. What does God think about this?

The Bible clearly states that God is the God of ALL peoples. Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord for the glory of the Father. In the book of Revelation, John the seer has a vision of those worshipping the Lord and the Lamb —“people from every, tribe and tongue” (Rev. 7:9-12). God’s agenda continues to be to make disciples of ALL nations. We are living in a “global” village. The Good News is from everywhere to everyone. The majority world (Asia, Africa and Latin America) is now the majority church. Countries like Korea, Brazil and Nigeria are sending missionaries to the United States. Global interaction is happening as never before.

This week, we had a foretaste of heaven. I was a plenary speaker for Ethnic American Network at the Ethnic Summit. My session was titled: Standing Together: Unity in Diversity. The Summit was held at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. Pastor Michael Jones is the pastor of this African American congregation. This church lives its name friendly. They welcomed many persons from the “different nations” residing and working with different immigrant populations. Leona did a workshop titled “Educational Models for Ethnic Immigrant Churches”.

INSTE continues to be committed to the world-wide cause of Christ. We are working in the United States in Spanish and English. Spanish was the original language of INSTE. In other words, INSTE speaks with a Spanish accent. INSTE continues to look for opportunities within our borders to work in other languages to fulfill Christ’s words: “that they also may be one in us, so that the world may believe you sent me”. It is the whole church taking the Good News to the whole world. INSTE is unswerving in the vision of “making disciples and developing leaders in ALL cultures”.

www.inste.edu

One of the benefits of accreditation with DETC is that we are authorized to use the coveted “.edu” in e-mail and web-site addresses. Only accredited degree-granting institutions (i.e., those recognized by the US Dept of Education) may use this extension. You may now use that extension to access our web-site and e-mail. Just so you know the old email addresses will continue to work as well.

This is our new, updated directory. The website has been also been changed to: inste.edu.

For Information about:	Title	Email
enrollments, grades, transcripts, forms, graduation, or general information in English	Registrar	wanda@inste.edu
invoices, shipping, donations, promotional materials	Bus. Adm.	ron@inste.edu
course content questions, group leader training, or any information in Spanish	Asst Dean	david@inste.edu
degree programs	Dean	leona@inste.edu
newsletter	IT Director	al@inste.edu
INSTE international	President	nick@inste.edu

New Policy: Academic Integrity

The new 2008-2009 catalog (available in June) includes a the new policy on academic integrity.

All students are expected to adhere to high standards of integrity at all times. INSTE's motto states it simply: "Excellence in character, knowledge and ministry." Character development is the primary focus of Level One and the foundation of Level Two. The development of Christ-likeness in all areas of the student's life is the ultimate goal of every course.

Therefore, some types of behavior are not allowed, such as cheating, plagiarizing, falsifying information, etc. Examples of this type of conduct are as follows:

1. Copying someone else's answers on an exam
2. Submitting someone else's work as his or her own
3. Neglecting to identify the source of copied material in a Level Two exam
4. Unauthorized collaboration in the writing of a Level Two exam
5. Circulating copies of previously given exams.

Any student found to be in violation of this policy will be subject to discipline, which may range from lowering a grade to expulsion, depending on the circumstances of the case.