Iona became a launching pad for the establishment of many other Bible training schools stretching from the British Isles all the way across continental Europe. The missionaries at Iona didn’t see themselves as reformers but as guardians of the truths that had been passed time from the time of the apostles. This meant that Iona was a Sabbath keeping outpost as well, weekly observing the Biblical Sabbath across their campus.

After 34 years of faithful and fruitful service to God and his fellow men, Columba passed to his rest on the 9th of June 597 AD.  The training school at Iona continued to be a center of influence in some shape or form until it was turned into a Benedictine monastery in 1203 AD.

Iona represents the immense possibilities and the vast scope of what a Bible-based missionary training center can accomplish. The training school launched an entire generation of workers into a field of service that was in desperate need of them. In many ways, this is perhaps Columba’s most enduring legacy and his most significant contribution to the work of God.

If you want a revolution, the revolution begins with you. It begins first with the training and education you receive at the feet of Jesus and then continues through your intentional association with spiritually experienced men and women. An army of youth, rightly trained, will be the catalyst for finishing God’s last work on earth and when He raises such an army, nothing will stop their forward march. Will you be among them?