TMS Field Studies in Israel

The 2008 Israel Study Trip is now open for registration. This year Dr. Richard Mayhue, the Dean and Senior Vice-President of the seminary will be leading the trip. While this trip is primarily designed for seminary students, there are limited openings for "friends of the seminary."

The dates for the trip are May 13th to June 1st.

This trip has several exciting features:

• Nearly Three Weeks in Israel
• A Day of Digging at a Working Archaeological Site
• Special Lectures
• Daily Instruction from the IBEX Faculty
• Several "Free" Days in Jerusalem for Personal Exploration

The cost of the trip this year is $3,400. This price includes all airfare and travel expenses, hotels, instructional materials, and most meals. Payment will be due in two parts in February and April. Non-students (including seminary wives) must pay a $500 deposit to reserve a space.

Also included in the trip cost are:

Four Units of Seminary Credit for students

• Two Units for the Spring Geography of Israel Class. The Tuition for the class is applied directly to the cost of the trip.
• Two Units for the Summer School Field Studies in Israel course.
• Course Credit can be applied to M.Div or Th.M Programs - See Prof. Swanson for details.

If you are interested in the trip please call or email Prof. Swanson (818-909-5643 or dswanson@tms.edu) for additional details. To register, send $500 by check or money order payable to The Master’s Seminary. The balance of $1450 will be due on February 1, 2008, and $1450 on April 1, 2008. Additionally, please fax or mail a copy of the inside of your passport. Send all items to the following address:

The Master's Seminary
Attn: Prof Dennis Swanson
13248 Roscoe Blvd
Sun Valley, CA 91352

Click Here to download a sample itinerary (the final itinerary will be posted in the near future) .

Click Here to reserve a spot on the trip.

TMS Students and Alumni have first priority for making reservations for the trip; however, there should be some limited room for "immediate" family members and "friends of the seminary" to also participate. If you are even considering going on the trip please begin the process of obtaining a US passport. If your passport is scheduled to expire on or before December 2008, ou need to renew your passport for this trip. If you are not traveling on a United States Passport, please check with your consular office for VISA requirements to travel to Israel. Be certain to advise your consular office that this trip is being done in conjunction with your seminary studies.

The itinerary for the trip will be finalized in the next few weeks. For those not living in Southern California, there may be additional travel expenses to make the connecting flights to join our group, again, please contact the office for further information.

FINALLY and MOST IMPORTANT!
Please remember that this is a fairly rigorous field study program. If you are not exercising regularly, you should begin a walking/exercise regimen now!