By Mark Strout
I am very pleased to report that this afternoon, the TRACS Commission in Chicago reaffirmed the accreditation of Word of Life Bible Institute without conditions for another 10 years! Our appearance lasted 20 minutes, during which time John Nelson, Marshall Wicks, and myself fielded a total of six or seven questions. Thankfully, none of them were difficult to answer.
I have to admit that it was a bit intimidating sitting in front of 17 commissioners and seven other people seated in the back, but the atmosphere in the room was extremely complimentary toward Word of Life! One commissioner commented on the excellence of our self-study and supporting documentation as being “one of the best that I have seen.” The chairman commented on the low number of issues (recommendations) that we had needed to resolve. All of this is a credit to the excellent work of so many over the last 18 to 24 months. Thank you! Job extremely well done!
Following prayer, we were then excused from the room. The commission deliberated for about three minutes and then called us back in to give us the good news. Needless to say, we came out smiling!
Thank you all for your prayers today and throughout this entire process. I would also like to thank the administrative team and Marshall Wicks in particular for the diligent work that has led to this great result. Most of all, we praise the Lord for His direction and for granting us success. May we continue to pursue excellence as we educate our students in a rigorous academic and structured discipleship atmosphere, preparing them to live a life of maximum effectiveness for the Lord. It’s a privilege to serve with all of you.
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