SMBC has good community, Moore has a good library.

Des from Moore College on Vimeo.

Al says (reflecting on the video above) that he's heard people say, "That SMBC has good community, Moore has a good library." LOL. I've never heard that one before. That must have been in the days before handball. The same joke I guess from the Moore College perspective (which I've only heard once or twice) would be referring to SMBC as SMBT: Sydney Missionary and Bible TAFE.

Whilst Sydney is blessed with many great theological colleges, SMBC and Moore are the two largest evangelical training centres. On the ground though (jibes aside) most people studying at both colleges have dear friends studying at the other college. The world is full of a relatively consistent percentage of jerks, and inevitably some of these find their way into Bible colleges and promulgate this view of fierce rivalry, but for the most of us we have great respect for those training at either college.

Incidentally, I agree with Des (who is in the video) that Moore College is a fantastic community to be a part of (and it also has a good library). I also feel enriched to be in a fantastic year group. I know this won't be everyone's experience of college, and I've personally not had the smoothest 18 months of my life since starting, but the college works hard to care for us, to encourage pastoral care amongst the college students, and it works. We spur one another on in many good and helpful ways.

Though back to Al's comment, does it also communicate something that the video spruiking Moore's community is shot in the library? Hmm.