“Yoked” – New Book

In the Great Commission as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel Jesus left his followers with clear instructions: They were to make disciples by teaching people to obey all he had commanded them. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never really thought about Jesus as giving commandments. We all know about the Ten Commandments in the book of Exodus but Jesus came “full of grace.” Surely fullness of grace did not involve commandments, let alone the need to obey those commandments. But there it was, recorded plainly in these famous words of Jesus. If making (and being) disciples requires us to teach people how to obey the commandments of Jesus, maybe we should focus more attention on what those commandments are, and how to obey them.

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Time and Timeliness

PBC alumnus Sam Albrecht, BTh ’11, is a PBC alumni from the 2011 class. He and his wife Elaina have 2 wonderful girls. For 11 years he served as the youth pastor at his home church, Living Way Fellowship in Sandy Oregon. In December of 2021, he was installed as the Lead Pastor. The wisdom and experience gained during his time at PBC guide him to this day. PBC instilled a deep hunger for true knowledge and wisdom that drives his approach to ministry. 

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A Pattern of Peace

In his sermon entitled, “A Pattern of Peace”, Phillip exhorts about striving for peace and how we can focus on forgiveness, reconciliation, and trusting the Lord. This message explores the many aspects of how we can become peace-keepers by “biting our tongues, searching our hearts, and going the distance”.

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PBC & Regent University Celebrate New Partnership

We’re excited to announce our official partnership with Regent University which provides qualified PBC alumni with a 20% tuition scholarship. “In the past several years, PBC alumni have received graduate-level degrees in law, theology and other disciplines at Regent University. This new partnership will further strengthen our relationship and provide our alumni more reasons to […]

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In-Memoriam: Nathan Peterson, BTh ’15

Portland Bible College is grieved to announce that alumnus Nathan Peterson, sadly and surprisingly passed away on July 12th, 2021.  His Celebration of Life will be this Friday, July 30th at 9:00am at the Mannahouse Church Rocky Butte sanctuary. If you would like to attend online, here is the PBC Chapel, which will be streaming […]

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Rods & Arrows

At the commencement celebration of the class of 1992, our former president Dr. Frank Damazio gave a powerful message to our graduating seniors. The message was titled “The Divine Secret of Ministry” based on Aaron’s Rod, which according to scripture had budded. Since then, and for many years to come, alumnus Art Johansen who was […]

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Seasons of Change

We are equally grateful and full of expectation for the homecoming of another powerhouse family, alumni Jason & Angie Prosser. They have been laboring as missionaries to Cambodia for the last 16 years. Jason and Angie have transitioned into the role of Campus Pastors and have seamlessly and readily reintegrated into our exceptional team of […]

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Online Program Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Portland Bible College is celebrating the 10th year anniversary of our online degree program!  In 2010, with the approval of the Eldership of Mannahouse, PBC piloted a few courses with the ambitious goal of replicating decades of in-person classroom impartation through an online environment. Since then, the Online Program has grown to a six-member team […]

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