Center for Bible Engagement- Back to the Bible and Dr. Woodrow Kroll

I received an email from Dr. Woodrow Kroll (6th president of PBTS) about the exciting things happening at Back to the Bible. It is the Center for Bible Engagement. As the video above shows there are a lot of people that have a Bible in their house in America, but very few read it or read it daily. Check out the site for the Center and get to the root and encourage other believers to pick up the Word of God.

Look into the Word of God and have the Word of God look into you and change you from the inside out.

Dr. Miller called to Pastor North Syracuse Baptist Church

Dr. George Miller III has been called to pastor North Syracuse Baptist Church.

We are excited to announce that at a Special Business Meeting, held on Sunday, June 22, 2008, the members of NSBC overwhelmingly voted in favor (98%) of extending a call to Dr. George Miller III to become our new Senior Pastor. After prayerful consideration, Dr. Miller has accepted the call. He and his wife Elaine plan to begin their ministry here July 27th.

To read a letter from Dr. Miller and Elaine click here. Dr. Miller's instillation service will be on Sunday, September 14, 2008.

Press and Sun Bulletin has an article on yesterday's announcement

Dr. Dino Pedrone and Dr. Carol Miller are interviewed by George Basler of the Press and Sun on Tuesday after Chapel.

The Press and Sun Bulletin, the local newspaper, has article on yesterday's announcement here at Davis College.

Binghamton native to lead Davis College
Practical Bible graduate is named new president

By George Basler
Press & Sun-Bulletin

JOHNSON CITY -- Increasing enrollment, expanding the number of degree programs and boosting the college's profile are three goals of the Rev. Dino J. Pedrone, who was announced Tuesday as the new president of Davis College.

"I'm coming here because I believe this is the call of God in my life at this time," said Pedrone, 62, who is currently senior pastor at the 2,000-member New Testament Baptist Church in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Davis College also means a lot to him, the Binghamton native said. He came to the college, then Practical Bible Training School, in the 1960s, directly from Binghamton's old North High School with little idea of what he wanted to do with his life.

"The Practical Bible years were transforming years for me," said Pedrone, who graduated in 1967. He found his calling at the college and also met his wife at the school on Riverside Drive. (to read the whole article click here)

I will do more about this Davis College: the Making of the 9th president in the days to come as I finish my write-ups about Dr. Kroll, Dr. Linebaugh, and Dr. Miller.

The New York Winter has arrived at Davis College

While I continue to work on the Presidential interviews I thought I would upload a picture of some of the snow on the campus. Early Sunday morning we received around 4 inches of the powder. This is a picture of the entrance sign this evening.

Last week I did my interview with Dr. Woodrow Kroll and it went very well. The whole interview was 2 hrs and 15 minutes in length. This coming week I have my interview with Dr. Dale Linebaugh. I hope to have the write-up about Dr. Kroll's interview on the blog this coming Friday. The write-up for Dr. Linebaugh will happen soon after the interview. I am still accepting questions for Dr. Linebaugh and Dr. Miller if anyone has any stories about them.

Presidential Interviews are about to begin late this week or early next

The Davis College Presidential Interviews are about to begin late this week or early next. I have received conformation from all three of the presidents and the questions are almost all finished. The final details of when the interviews will occur are being worked out. Soon after the interviews I will do a write up about each of the interviews. The pictures below are each president in their Senior Picture from the Theologue.

Dr. Woodrow M. Kroll (1965)

Dr. Dale E. Linebaugh (1949)


Dr. George D. Miller III (1972)

Questions or Stories about the three presidents

(L-R) Dr. George D. Miller III (8th president), Dr. Dale E. Linebaugh (7th president), Dr. Woodrow M. Kroll (6th president) at Practical's Centennial Celebration in 2000.

The research for the interviews with the three living presidents of Davis is nearing completion. I hope to do all three interviews in the week after Thanksgiving, Lord willing. Do you as an Alumni or friend of Davis have a question for one of them? I cannot promise being able to ask it, but if you do have one email it to me using the button on the side or the form. Do you have a story (appropriate please) that might be interesting to bring up in the interview I would be happy to hear from you about those too. This has been a great experience researching these three great men of God. I too am looking forward to hearing what they will say in the interviews.

International Festival at Davis...International Events in the history of Davis

This week has been the International Festival here at Davis College. Today there were many seminars for different mission and Christian relief agencies from around the world to downtown Binghamton. It is the perfect time to remember the world that God has put us in and the needs all around. I have been thinking about Papua New Guinea where I went in 2005. I also started thinking about the International love that our founder John A. Davis had. Back in the Theologues from the 1920s I can see his passion for Multi-cultural or Mult-Ethnic Ministry. Long before integration was happening in America, Dr. Davis had African-American students here on this campus; along with African Foreign Exchange students and Hispanic students. This November (Thanksgiving Day) will mark 85 years since the Students League of Many Nations was founded on the grounds of PBTS. It was started by the Freshman class giving a presentation on Thanksgiving (since in the early years the students did not return home for Thanksgiving). Throughout this month I will begin to present the League (and I welcome any stories from Alumni who were in it). Research is still progressing on my Davis Presidents project. A lot of the research is complete. Keep sending your memories of PBTS, PBC, and Davis. Remember the Sun Never Sets on our Alumni.