GOD’S PREPARATION
Most of the Chinese churches in France had no pastors from 1998 to 2003. There was a deep hunger for the training in God’s Word. In God’s time, Pastor Su helped arrange a few training courses for a few years that not only satisfied the thirst but also offered spiritual healing. Gradually, key elements such as trust, students, coworkers, teamwork fell in place, and Global Enrichment Life Center (普世豐盛生命中心) started Global Enrichment Theological Seminary in Europe. The seminary name was changed to GETS Theological Seminary (GETS) in 2009.
MILESTONES
Global Enrichment Theological Seminary came to Paris as the first Chinese-language seminary in Europe to start the first three-year courses in 2004. Applying the “Go” model by establishing class sections at locations in need, GETS trained Chinese Christians and church co-workers to satisfy their hunger for training and God’s grace. When the first three-year section finished, many people saw God’s deeds and were inspired to join. The second section was thus inaugurated. The sections continued until now, and we are holding the fifth section today (2021). More than 10 of our alumni received God’s calling to become full-time pastors in these years. Moreover, the class sections provided a platform of fellowship, sharing, and mutual learning for students from more than a dozen different churches. The barriers caused by distance and lack of interaction between churches were removed. It really is God’s miraculous and glorious act!
Minister Lingyu Gao
Executive Director of the French Campus