Years ago, he saw first-hand how valuable it is to set aside time each day to go deeper into God’s Word. He has never forgotten that experience. As his personal and spiritual life progressed, he became increasingly aware of the pressing need to devote more time to delve deeper into God’s Word. When he began taking up his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MABS) at Grace School of Theology in January 2020, he realized that he had made one of the most impactful decisions of his life.

Studying at Grace gave him the opportunity to go back in history and connect with professors and other students from all around the world. He particularly enjoyed the Contemporary Moral Issues in Ministry course wherein the class discussed ​​how Christian theology manifests itself in everyday ethics. In this course, they grappled with contentious themes such as the death sentence. They also studied the Scriptures for answers about the environment and how we should deal with nature. Other issues tackled how we should behave in different situations when we must choose and what God has to say about it. Andreas was confronted with issues such as marriage, divorce, life, death, abortion, and euthanasia, as well as questions on Christian ethics and moral dilemmas that we as Christians deal with daily.

While faced with such issues, Andreas found that he needed to dig deep and think through these concerns. He claims that Grace has a fantastic collection of courses that helped him answer those questions and issues biblically. He stated that he had never had a situation like this before. Andreas noted that it is not always easy to be in leadership, mainly when serving as a Christian. The challenge includes developing deep, meaningful relationships and finding excellent friends with whom you can share your deepest feelings (and other people who understand you). Andreas saw further how iron sharpens iron through Grace’s Student Discipleship Groups as he couldn’t wait for Tuesdays to arrive to share ministry struggles and biblical application with fellow students from across the world.

Dr. Dave Anderson, President and Founder of Grace School of Theology, shared with Andreas and his classmates the story of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco during their Soteriology class. During the first construction phase, some employees died as they fell off the bridge without a safety net. This prompted them to invest in a safety net, which had two astounding results: not only did fewer people get wounded or killed, but the construction of the structure was completed much faster as a result.