President’s Perspective

Charles Stanley 1932-2023

Charles Stanley was a Homiletics professor at Fruitland from 1957-1959. I still talk to students from time to time who had the privilege of being in his classes. It was obvious to his students, that Charles Stanley had a passion for God and a compassion for people. Those two aspects of passion and compassion would [...]
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The Relationship Between Expository Praying and Expository Preaching

Is there a relationship between expository praying and expository preaching? Yes, there is a strong relationship, and it is seen very clearly in the ministry of the early church in the book of Acts. When the multi-faceted duties of ministering to a large group became overwhelming, the Apostles suggested that seven men be appointed who […]

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Praying for 100,000 more Ministers and Missionaries

Praying for More Ministers and Missionaries I am praying for 100,000 Christians to be called into the ministry and into missions. During the past several months, I have been part of a group of believers who are fervently praying for a powerful wave of revival to sweep our land and for vast numbers of lost […]

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A Word of Thanks

A Word of Thanks from President Horton from Fruitland Baptist Bible College on Vimeo. In January of this year, none of us were really thinking about Covid 19. That just wasn’t on our radar screen at all. But come the month of March, there we were right in the midst of it and have been [...]
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Flying Lesson

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to take a thirty-minute flying lesson and then to actually fly a small Cessna airplane – with the assistance of a trained pilot beside me, of course! When teaching me about the instrument panel, the pilot introduced me to a mechanism that gave the attitude of the plane. […]

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Apr
05

Experience the Holy Land for 8 days with President & Mrs. Horton!

December 26, 2018 – January 2, 2019 A trip to the Holy Land is equal to a semester of Bible study in seminary but we are looking to give more than just information on this trip. Our goal and prayer is that you will have a fresh and transforming experience with our Lord Jesus during […]

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“He often refreshed me”

In 2 Timothy 1:16, the Apostle Paul referenced the household of Onesiphorus by saying that “he often refreshed me.” From time to time, those of us in ministry need some refreshment, don’t we? I want to personally invite you to come to the Fruitland campus for a time of refreshing on Founders Day, May 9 […]

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Revival must begin with God’s people in God’s house

Over the past four decades, I have read a significant number of books on the history of revival and spiritual awakening.  Martyn Lloyd-Jones used to say that reading about great works of God in history was “the greatest tonic to a drooping spirit.” My heart is hungry to see revival. In 1976, as America celebrated her […]

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Aug
27

2015 continues to be an exciting year!

The year 2015 continues to be an exciting and eventful year at Fruitland Baptist Bible College! Student enrollment is up. We are operating in the black. The construction of new student/family apartments is almost complete, and we have hired a new Director of Institutional Advancement. In addition, we had one of the highest attendances for Founder’s Day […]

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Mar
12

Does your ministry have a cutting edge?

Does your ministry have a cutting edge? Most of us have read the story of the lost ax head in 2 Kings 6:1-7. The sons of the prophets were constructing a larger place to meet and in the process of chopping down trees, the ax head came off the handle and fell into the water. […]

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