Echo Winter 2025 - 15

When Fallins found LBC through a Facebook
advertisement, he was self-teaching and selfstudying
Scripture as the church planter and
pastor of Changing Lives for Christ Church
in Philadelphia. He felt the pull of the Holy
Spirit, and despite his academic struggles in
high school, he was admitted to LBC after
conversations with David Lingham ('25),
Manager Recruitment & Admissions and
Adjunct Professor in Philadelphia.
Fallins earned a Concentrated Bible Certificate
in December 2023 and credits his experience at
graduation the following May as his inspiration to
keep pursuing further education. " It was such a
humbling experience, " he said. " I'd never been to
a place like that before. I remember going back
to the hotel where we were staying, and my wife
said, 'I want you to go all the way through to the
doctorate level.' " While Fallins has big dreams,
he expressed wanting to take his education
" step by step. "
Fallins shared that the process of becoming
acclimated to college was difficult, especially in
his first two classes. Yet, with " all glory to God, "
he persevered. In his role as Student Council
president, Fallins and the other officers organize
chapel services and ministry opportunities for
Philadelphia students, including the Thanksgiving
Basket Drive in which they gathered donations
from the LBC community to bless those in need
with a basket of food for Thanksgiving dinner,
including a gift card to a local grocery store for
a turkey.
Prior to attending LBC, Fallins shared, " there were
so many [scriptural] things I was using out of
context. It's important to know the context of
promises in the Bible. I had to unlearn and be
retaught so much about Scripture. "
Fallins describes his LBC education as,
" Phenomenal. I can see a difference in my
studies and communication; I've been noticing
growth in our congregation, " which celebrated
a five-year anniversary as a church in October
2024. Fallins has noticed theological changes,
too, in " connecting the entire Bible as a whole
story. Take the Abraham account and connect
that in typology to Christ. "
Fallins is so passionate about the quality of a
Lancaster Bible College education that he has
recruited four more students to join LBC: his
wife, Lov'Lee Fallins ('28); his sister, Nnakiarah
Veal ('28); an elder from his church, Marvin
Carr ('26); and a member of his church, Monica
Ford ('28).
" Seeing my passion increasing, " Fallins reflected,
" they're being challenged in their calling and
want to take that same journey, [while] some
of them want to know more about God from a
theological perspective and exegete text. "
Fallins' enthusiasm for LBC is rooted in its Biblebased
education. " This is a theologically sound
school. They start and end with the Bible. Now,
many colleges just use the Bible as a resource, so
I appreciate LBC for making the Bible the source.
" Every other subject is surrounded by the Word, "
he continued. " Yes, we learn sociology, math and
regular subjects, and I thank God that they stay
true to their name. Being a lover of the Word of
God, that is huge. Everyone I've referred has had
the same feelings-that LBC comes back to the
Bible. "
Fallins encourages those considering going
back to school with these words: " If that is the
direction from the Holy Spirit, go on it. Don't
allow yourself to get in the way, because we
can allow ourselves to waste time. "
" This is a
theologically
sound school.
They start
and end with
the Bible. I
appreciate
LBC for
making the
Bible the
source. "
- Oliver Fallins
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