Graham School at Southern Seminary marks 10th anniversary

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) - The Billy Graham School of Evangelism, Missions and Church Growth began with 42 students and six professors. As the school marks its 10th anniversary, it has grown to more than 700 students and sent out some 1,000 graduates to work in churches and on mission fields across the globe.

Mark Terry, professor of Christian missions and evangelism, was a member of the Graham School's founding faculty. At an Oct. 4 banquet marking a decade of service by the Graham School, Terry recalled the school's early days on the seminary's Louisville, Ky., campus.

"I can remember that first year when we got an applicant who contacted the department of admissions and asked for admission to the Billy Graham School, we'd rejoice," Terry said. "We were counting them one by one. Now they bring over stacks of folders with students applying for admission."