Category : Events
Kilns Summer Fundraiser!
June 16th, 2011
What better way to kickoff this summer than with an evening of music and BBQ at sunset in the Old Mill Marketplace.
Join us Sunday, June 26th, for Summer SoulSpeak, benefiting Kilns College. This event features local favorite Erin Cole-Baker and the soulful music of the New Heart Congolese Choir. This unique group of men and women are Congolese refugees that have been resettled in Idaho; in each song, they share their story of hope and …redemption. As you enjoy the concert, you will be served a full spread from the local favorite Baldy’s BBQ.
Throughout the evening there will be a silent auction with over fifty opportunities to win prizes of all sizes ranging from local artwork to a weekend get-away! All proceeds from this event benefit Kilns College here in Bend, OR.
Advanced ticket price is $20, which includes dinner. Tickets can be purchased at the Kilns Bookstore located in the Old Mill Market Place or can be reserved via email email at info@kilnscollege.org
When: Sunday, June 26 at 5:00 pm
Where: Kilns Bookstore, 550 SW Industrial Way at the Old Mill Market Place
Check out the pictures from last summer’s fundraiser!
Discover Kilns :: This Thursday!
May 16th, 2011Discover Kilns College is this Thursday!
Join us to hear all about who we are and what we are all about here at Kilns College.
Meet professors, check out fall classes and hear about how to get started at Kilns College.
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Kilns College
550 SW Industrial Way #180
The Justice Conference 2012
May 9th, 2011The Justice Conference website and registration is now LIVE for 2012!
The Justice Conference 2012 is the second annual international gathering of advocates, activists, artists, professors, professionals, prophets, pastors, students and stay-at-home moms working to restore the fabric of justice. For some it means speaking. For others it means singing. For some it means going. For others it means giving. For all, it means living with mercy and love.
You are invited to come weave your voice and gifts into the conversation. Join us, and discover that in the garment of justice,
your love is an irreplaceable thread.
Join us at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on February 24+25, 2012!
Check out the First Look Offer May 8 – 15
Check out The Justice Conference website to register now!
Don’t miss out on this offer, it is the lowest price that will be offered for the 2012 conference.
For more information on this offer, conference speakers, pricing, and schedule please visit:
www.thejusticeconference.com
Fall Registration is Live!
April 19th, 2011Check out all the amazing courses that Kilns College is offering for the Fall 2011 semester! We are proud to offer the most classes and largest variety of classes we have ever offered in a single semester!
Whether you’re interested in learning about Justice in the modern era or you want to dive into writing creative nonfiction, we have a class you are going to love.
Register online now before classes fill up!
Click here for more information on the fall classes
Discover Kilns!
April 6th, 2011Want to know more about Kilns College? Join us at 7:00 pm on Thursday, May 19th, for a very special evening where you can discover what Kilns College is all about!
We are offering this event free of charge; so come hear all about who we are and how you can be a part of Kilns College! Throughout the evening we’ll hear from some current students, our president and some of the other faculty members. Whether you’re a current student, a prospective student or
(And of course we’ll have the espresso bar up and running and a great spread of desserts and finger food.)
Can’t wait to see you there!
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Merry Christmas!
December 25th, 2010Hey all!
Back again – Finals are over, and I have time to breathe again! Not for long, though :: classes start again on January 17th. Hope I see you all in my classes with me! We’ve got an awesome line-up of classes this semester!
We have a couple returning professors – Mike Caba, Rick Gerhardt and Syd Brestel, but we’ve also got a new guy coming in! Brent Hofen of Mission Church in Bend, Oregon. He’ll be teaching Personal Calling and Mission, on Tuesday mornings.
Here’s our line-up for the Spring 2011 Semester ::
Mike Caba – Bible and Archaeology
Rick Gerhardt – Science and the Bible [as well as the IS classes Acts to Reformation, Reformation to Present and Wisdom Literature]
Syd Brestel – New Testament Survey
Brent Hofen – Personal Calling and Mission
If you want more information, go to our Spring 2011 Class Schedule.
So! Hopefully I will be seeing all of you on January 16th at seven o’clock, for our Spring Semester Kick-Off!!
I’m out – Merry Christmas, all!
Black Friday News
November 26th, 2010Hey all!
Black Friday… that day of the year that we all get up around 5am (Unless you’re really, REALLY dedicated to shopping…) and hit the shops! Personally, I was up at 5:30am; I never was much of a shopper.
Now, the thing to do on Black Friday (so much more frightening bolded, isn’t it?) is hit ALL the sales, am I right? Striding through the malls (or, in Central Oregon, through the rain, snow and sleet in our outdoor shopping centers), pushing poor souls out of the way, and finding that lovely way to cut in front of people without them knowing you did it (Hey!! Ohmygosh, I haven’t seen you since Elementary School, how are you?? Oh, it’s my turn, call me sometime, see ya!!)…
But there is another side to Black Friday… a side that doesn’t include the crazy consumerism, but does include the awesome clothing; we call it… The Kilns.
All day today we’ve had AMAZING sales on all our items!! TOMS, Rise Up, Ransom Wear, Amani ya Juu, books, cards, CDs, and beautiful framed pictures! (Oh, and a whooole lot more!!)
Right about now, you’re probably thinking, “Why was I not informed of this??” Ah, well… there’s always next year… but I am loving my new black TOMS!! (Oh, and we’re open until seven tonight… so there is still time!!)
Another thing I’m loving… I’m sitting in the Kilns, drinking my peppermint latte, listening to Christmas music and enjoying the fact that I’m inside…
God bless, all!
Black Friday Sale!
November 23rd, 2010Check out the Kilns Bookstore on Black Friday! We’ll have Christmas music, hot cider and new merchandise including books, jewelery, Tom’s Shoes and a ton of other new products perfect for the holiday season!
The Kilns exists to help you shop with a purpose, especially during the holidays! You can make Christmas purchases that benefit people other than the recipient.
Kilns Classes Thus Far!
October 6th, 2010Hello Kilnsites! The blog has been down for a while, but we got it up and running again and I’m back!
Classes have begun!!! We started on the 13th of September, and things have been going fabulously!
In History and Philosophy of Human Rights, Mike Caba has been leading intriguing discussions and making all of us question just what we actually believe about Justice! It’s definitely a good way to get us fired up about the upcoming Justice Conference! Last Monday, Dave from Ransom Wear spoke to us about Human Trafficking and the sex trade in Nepal.
Tuesday mornings are spent with Tim Kizziar from the Bible Study Methods class! The past couple weeks we’ve covered Authority, Interpretation, Inspiration, Authorial Intent, Inerrancy and a ton of stuff in between! I guess you never really understand how much you don’t know about the Bible until a pastor becomes your professor!!
General Apologetics, on Tuesday nights, has been amazing so far!! Rick Gerhardt is an awesome teacher, and there couldn’t possibly be someone more qualified! Last night we studied the reliability of the New Testament, discussing internal and external evidence supporting Scripture, and whether we ought to prefer the oldest known reading or the most widespread reading!
Syd Brestel, my professor in Old Testament Survey, is absolutely fantastic! We’ve been going through the Old Testament, little by little, on Wednesday nights! This past week, I’ve been reading Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and I can’t say they’re my favorite books of the Bible… Discussion has been really cool in that class though, because of all the controversies surrounding the Old Testament! Syd lays it out like he sees it, but he also leaves room for discussion, and I love that about him!
My last class of the week, Spiritual Poetry, has been awesome as well! It takes a little more getting used to for me (not much of a poet…), but David Jacobsen makes it super fun! We’re writing two poems a week (a stretch for poor Jennifer), planning a Poetry Reading Night, discussing different poems and dissecting our owns! We’re planning to attend the Nature of Words Event coming up this November!
Overall, Kilns has been amazing! God is working in the lives of all the students attending, and I know for a fact that we’re all there for a reason!
“Education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society… We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Time has come to SIGN UP!
September 2nd, 2010PATRONS OF THE KILNS ::
The time has COME! Head over the the Kilns Website and Apply (Either Audit or Credit)!!
Just a reminder of the classes we’re going to have ::
MI 102 – History & Philosophy of Human Rights – 3 credits
| Day/Time: | Monday evenings, 6:30-9:00 PM |
| Instructor: | Mike Caba |
| Textbook: | Citizens of the World: Readings in Human Rights by Nancy Carr |
PH 111 – General Apologetics – 3 credits
| Day/Time: | Tuesday evenings, 6:30-9:00 PM |
| Instructor: | Rick Gerhardt |
| Textbook: | Holman QuickSource Guide to Christian Apologetics by Doug Powell The Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel |
OT 101 – Old Testament Survey – 3 credits
| Day/Time: | Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:00 PM |
| Instructor: | Syd Brestel |
| Textbook: | English Bible (preferably a contemporary translation such as the NIV, ESV or NASB) |
ART 211 – Spiritual Poetry – 2 credits
| Day/Time: | Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:00 PM |
| Instructor: | David Jacobsen |
| Textbook: | Writing Poems (7th Edition) by Michelle Boisseau, Robert Wallace, Randall Mann Rosing from the Dead by Paul J. Willis |
BI 101 – Bible Study Methods – 2 credits
| Day/Time: | Tuesday mornings, 9:00-11:30 AM |
| Instructor: | Tim Kizziar |
| Textbook: | Ancient Word, Changing Worlds…The Doctrine of Scripture in the Modern Age by Stephen J. Nichols and Eric T. Brandt Grasping God’s Word: A Hands on Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays |
HI 102 (IS) – Acts to Reformation – 3 credits (credit students only)
| Day/Time: | Independent Study |
| Instructor: | Rick Gerhardt |
| Textbook: | Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley |
HI 103 (IS) – Reformation to Present – 3 credits (credit students only)
| Day/Time: | Independent Study |
| Instructor: | Rick Gerhardt |
| Textbook: | Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley |
HI 199 – Reformation Study Tour – 3 credits
| Day/Time: | October 29 – November 10, 2010 |
| Instructor: | Ken Wytsma |
| Textbook: | The Reformation: A History by Patrick Collinson Recommended: Christianity’s Dangerous Idea by Alister McGrath |