Bakke Graduate University

Are you leading on the Edge, and differently?
Management is about systems. Leadership is about the soul.

Check out our alumn, Dr. Gorden Samingo's new podcast series. Here is the intro to the series shared by Gorden who lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

"After a career navigating the complex worlds of Human Rights, Information & Communications, International Development Policy, Diplomacy, and Humanitarian work, I am now seeking to unpack some of the complexities of Leadership & Management in the workplace.

Join me as I distill decades of experience in the workplace into actionable insights for today's leader. This is not just a talk series; it is a masterclass in organizational leadership. "

https://youtu.be/uIXBDxs6WzU

The Goodwill Dissent - The Transformational Leaders Edge Talk Series - Episode 01 The Transformational Leaders Edge: The Goodwill Dissent Silence is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwAI3q8BIeE

Work With Purpose: Kingdom Impact through your Workplace with Chuck Proudfit How can workplace Christians be better equipped to make an impact i...

God is on the move in Europe!
Read the thought of BGU President, Dr. Bryan McCabe:

God is on the move through our global network of students, faculty, staff, partners, and alumni at Bakke Graduate University! I have experienced this firsthand through my recent travels throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Yes, there are many challenges in our modern world. But the Lord is raising up transformational leaders in many different cities, cultures, and sectors of society who are working together to passionately and innovatively join God’s mission to redeem every person in every place across the globe.

God is still doing those types of things today. Recently, I visited the city of Berlin in Germany, where friends from many different nations gathered to pray together and reach out to that diverse city with the gospel.

I went directly to Amsterdam from Berlin to spend time with friends working out the details of having that city serve as the main hub of a new BGU regional ecosystem for Europe. Once again, I was greatly encouraged in the Lord by spending time with brothers and sisters in Christ, dreaming together about how we might work together with God’s leading to expand our transformational leadership training throughout cities on the continent of Europe.

Full article:
https://bgu.edu/god-is-on-the-move-in-europe

On June 6th, we celebrated our 2026 graduates!
You can watch the recording of that special event here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hNgbMRtqyK8Y0Lh-X3rjevY_8bFSmppL/vie

Dr. W***y Kotiuga , the Chair of Board of Regents published a book recently.
Stranger in the Theologians' Den: Shaping My Soul is a reflective memoir about faith, curiosity, and the quiet transformation that occurs through sustained conversation and community. The story begins when a pragmatic engineer--accustomed to solving technical problems--finds himself welcomed into a long-standing circle of theologians who gather regularly over breakfast to discuss Scripture, philosophy, and the life of faith.

Details:
https://bgu.edu/books/stranger-in-the-theologians-den-shaping-my-soul-by-willy-kotiuga

"It's like déjà vu all over again" is a famous, intentionally redundant catchphrase attributed to New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra. It describes a situation where an event feels like a repeat of something you've experienced before.

God often works in our lives this way. In our earlier years, God gives us skills, experiences, relationships, and insights that we only later recognize as preparation for something God knew would cross our path again.

BGU is experiencing a bit of déjà vu all over again. What's new is different, but it fits themes God confirmed from the very beginning as part of what He called BGU to do.

You can read about 3 stories here:
https://bgu.edu/its-like-deja-vu-all-over-again

Check out these amazing smiling faces!

Last Friday, our staff and faculty met with the 2026 graduates and their loved ones during a reception in Dallas, Texas. They shared their lifes, challenges of their studies and dissertation writing, and together they gave thanks for everything they achieved.

BGU is proud to be home to so many global leaders from almost all the continents, graduates representing 24 countries.

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/05/christians-listen-pope-leo-encyclical-artificial-intelligence/

All Christians Should Listen to Pope Leo on AI - Christianity Today The primary danger is not that AI will become too humanlike but that human beings will become more like machines.

Today everyone is talking about AI—the opportunities, the challenges, the hopes, and the fears. It might be time to dust off the question: "If AI had been invented in the Garden, how would Adam and Eve use it?" Bryan Long, a BGU graduate and business leader in Singapore, is thinking about AI in exactly this way. Bryan founded Unaverage, a venture dedicated to helping companies, startups, and individuals innovate in new categories and generate new revenue streams. He has experience guiding nearly a thousand startup teams from idea testing to launch.

For Bryan, Adam and Eve would not have looked to AI simply to make work more efficient or to gain a competitive edge. Instead, the question would have been: "How does AI deepen intimacy in relationships and improve our stewardship of the resources God has given us?" Putting the relationship question first and foremost—which is exactly what Dennis did—opens the door to a different path for using AI to develop innovative solutions.

Read the full article:
https://bgu.edu/adam-eve-and-ai

This past Saturday, we celebrated our 2026 graduates in Dallas, Texas. 45 amazing people completed their studies at BGU and received their master's and doctoral diplomas!
We will share more pics in the coming days.