{"id":2431,"date":"2019-10-05T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T10:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2019-10-05T10:16:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T10:16:22","slug":"visit-to-all-nations-christian-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/visit-to-all-nations-christian-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to All Nations Christian College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday I had another chance to visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"All Nations Christian College in Hertfordshire (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allnations.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">All Nations Christian College in Hertfordshire<\/a>. Easneye Mansion was formerly the country home of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Buxton Family (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_Nations_Christian_College#Easneye_Mansion\" target=\"_blank\">Buxton Family<\/a>, and was designed  the same <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"architect (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_Waterhouse\" target=\"_blank\">architect<\/a> as the National History Museum in Kensington. It now houses the largest specialist missiological library in Europe, with over 50,000 books and several hundred journals, some of which are very rare. Set within the grounds of a wooded estate it looks like a wonderful place to prepare for missionary work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Library at All Nations Christian College\" data-id=\"2433\" data-link=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2433#main\" class=\"wp-image-2433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>The Library at All Nations Christian College<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7.jpg\" alt=\"The Library at All Nations Christian College\" data-id=\"2435\" data-link=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2435#main\" class=\"wp-image-2435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Study desks in the library<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/6-2.jpg\" alt=\"All Nations Christian College\" data-id=\"2436\" data-link=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2436#main\" class=\"wp-image-2436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/6-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/6-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/6-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>All Nations Christian College<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With more and more students wanting to study remotely the challenge the College faces  is to make as many of the resources in the library as possible available online &#8211; which was the reason for my being invited. My thanks to the faculty and support staff for making this such a worthwhile visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Part of All Nations's collection of journals\" data-id=\"2437\" data-link=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2437#main\" class=\"wp-image-2437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Part of All Nations&#8217;s collection of journals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Part of All Nations's collection of journals\" data-id=\"2438\" data-link=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2438#main\" class=\"wp-image-2438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4-1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Part of All Nations&#8217;s collection of journals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Plague by the front door of All Nation's\" data-id=\"2439\" data-link=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2439#main\" class=\"wp-image-2439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5-1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>This letter, preserved in a plague by the front door, was remarkable prophetic<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/8.jpg\" alt=\"Room after room of bookshelves with over 50,000 books.\" data-id=\"2441\" data-link=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=2441#main\" class=\"wp-image-2441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/8.jpg 450w, https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/8-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Room after room of bookshelves with over 50,000 books.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"You can read my interview with Dr Mark Galpin, All Nation's head of postgraduate studies here. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/blog-interview-all-nations-christian-college-dr-mark-galpin\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can read my interview with Dr Mark Galpin, All Nation&#8217;s head of postgraduate studies, here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I had another chance to visit All Nations Christian College in Hertfordshire. Easneye Mansion was formerly the country home of the Buxton Family, and was designed the same architect as the National History Museum in Kensington. 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