It was a first of sorts—a meeting between the PhD/ThD Seminary students on the campus of Andrews University and the BRI team, on October 16, 2006. In attendance, besides the 15 or so doctoral students, were professors John Baldwin and Roy Gane. Called at the behest of the latter, Director of the PhD/ThD program, the meeting was aimed at mutual acquaintance of the BRI and the doctoral students. The informal nature of the meeting afforded a good deal of humor. After a brief overview of the duties of the Biblical Research Institute by Ángel Manuel Rodríguez (Director), the rest of the BRI team filled in with some details of their individual tasks and assignments. The students had the opportunity to ask a variety of questions ranging from the authority of the BRI to what prospects they may have to contribute to the ongoing theological challenges facing the church. After about 90 minutes of free interaction, the meeting came to an end with the palpable feeling on both sides that this was an event worth repeating as often as possible.