SIBI Satellite Schools/Church Classrooms

 In 1962, Cline Paden, a missionary to Italy and Denmark, returned to West Texas with his wife, Jo. He asked the Sunset Church of Christ in Lubbock to support his efforts in starting the Latin American Bible School to train Spanish speaking preachers. (The first class of students is pictured here.) They did and it grew over the years to become the Sunset International Bible Institute.
     The Sunset congregation now numbers around 1,200 members, and is considered an evangelistic congregation by any standard. The Sunset International Bible Institute (SIBI) with its many diversified programs is all under the oversight of the Sunset Church of Christ elders.
     In addition to the original residental preacher training school, SIBI also includes the External Studies Division, the Adventures in Missions Program, the International Division, the Senior Adventures in Ministry Program, and the American Sign Language department. We can also speak of the SIBI trained missionaries supported by the Sunset congregation. Isn’t it amazing, so truly marvelous, how God has spread His word and story throughout the world with a handful of His people?  To God by the glory!!
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– Bill Powers

He wasn’t much for stirrin’ out,
It wasn’t his desire;
No matter what the others did,
He was sittin’ by the fire.

Same old habit, day by day,
He never seemed to tire;
While others helped to build God’s church,
He was sittin’ by the fire.

And when he died as we all will do,
They said he probably went higher;
But if he’s doing what he always did,
He’s still sittin’ by the Fire!
– Author Unknown –

We all have that choice, don’t we! Our Lord did, too. No sin to be tempted; it’s in the decision after all. We must teach, live and preach the Word!

– Bill Powers

The Sunset Satellite School Program is a part of the Sunset External Studies Division, which is a part of the Sunset International Bible Institute. Every part of Sunset has the same set of goals:

To Train Whole Persons to Preach the Whole Gospel
to the Whole World… Wholly to Please God!

To do this we are committed to training each person in the use of God’s Word, in achieving spiritual and emotional wholeness in his or her personal and family life, in reaching maturity in the Christian faith, and in becoming what God gifted and purposed him or her to be.