Alumni Highlight: Elisa Haake

After graduating from Portland Bible College in 2007, Elisa was privileged to be a part of a church plant in New Zealand, and for six months she focused solely on being available for that plant. She moved to Texas after her stay in New Zealand and got a position on staff at Gateway Church where […]

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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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Shinya Ikeda – Alumni Highlight

After a radical encounter with Jesus, Shinya came to PBC after being saved for only six months. Once graduated from PBC, Shinya returned to his home country, Japan, and released 2 albums while serving as the youth pastor at Minemachi Christ Church. Four years ago, he planted a church called Jesus Center Japan, where he serves as the […]

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Hear from PBC Alumni at MFI Conference 2021

For the first time since 2019, church leaders gathered from near and far to join together for MFI Global Conference 2021, hosted at Mannahouse Church in Portland. The theme “Forward Together” was celebrated, and served as the battle cry calling for the Church, and for MFI leaders, to move into the future united, and better […]

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PBC to Help Launch Church Planting Schools

PBC welcomed 21 students from IFGF Global (an international Church Network founded by PBCalumni, and current board member, Pastor Jimmy Oentoro) into a two-year online program. These international students are being trained by PBC for the purpose of translating PBC Bible courses into the local languages inorder to launch 9 month church planting schools in […]

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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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Spanish Program Graduates

We have had the privilege of raising local church leaders all over the world for over 50 years. In the last 10 years, we have reached many of our students right where they are by offering our courses online. And, since 2016, we have offered our online courses in Spanish as well. We are now celebrating the […]

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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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