- From the Master’s Dividend May 10, 2012Johnny Gravino (M.Div.’08) is the new Executive Director of Aurora Mission. Aurora is the umbrella organization that leads the training ministry in Italy (the Italian Theological Academy – ITA – part of The Master’s Academy International – TMAI), responsible for the national pastor’s conferences in the country called FOCUS (which have had John MacArthur as a […]
- 2012 .. in works! November 14, 2011Keep praying for Johnny and the team at the Academy as they finalize the 2012 course curriculum. We still need a lot of prayer and wisdom, so that the Lord may continue to bless the work of the Academy in Italy. There has been much progress this year and the impact of this work in [...] […]
- EXPOSITORY PREACHING 2 November 14, 2011After a very blessed Focus Conference in Perugia in October, we just completed the last class for this academic year, Expository Preaching 2. Johnny Gravino did not miss a beat, after very strong preaching sessions at Focus, he completed the year teaching Bibliology and Hermeneutics to a group of 8 students. Again, the Lord really [...] […]
History
Our history
Anthony Rossi’s evangelistic trips to Messina, Italy, grew into a church that eventually became Bible Alliance Mission (later renamed Aurora Mission). Aurora Mission was originally designed to send and support missionaries to establish churches in Italy. However, as our annual FOCUS conferences exposed Italian church leadership to expository preaching, these leaders expressed a desire to learn how to preach in an expository way to their congregations. Consequently, the School of Expository Preaching, a two-year course with two 2-week modules, was developed in 2004.
Because students from the school have requested continued training, the Expository Preaching Program has now become one of several programs under the Italian Theological Academy (which remains a branch of Aurora Mission). As the years went by, more programs have been added: The Systematic Theology Program, New & Old Testament Bible Survey Programs, a Church History Program, and a Biblical Counseling Program. More programs continue to be evaluated and added based on the ministry needs that are presented to us.
In addition to these programs, annual FOCUS conferences continue to provide insight and encouragement for those serving the church in Italy.
