Academic Catalogue 2020-2021
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Academic Catalogue 2020-2021 1 WELCOME TO COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE WELCOME! e are excited that you have joined the Columbia community and believe W that God will use your time here to shape you for his unique calling for your life. All of our academic programs at Columbia are rooted in our mission as a college. We want to equip the next generation of disciples and COLUMBIA leaders for service in their local churches and communities. We believe that only a Christ-shaped vision of transformation is big enough to guide students through their own journey of self-discovery while inviting them to a life of service and ministry. Our focus at Columbia is practical theology. This is just a technical way of saying that we care about the ways that our theology connects with on-the-ground experience in the church and the world. Because of this, BIBLE COLLEGE our programs are designed to bring a strong biblical core curriculum into conversation with a variety of practical areas and applications. Our questions in each of these conversations are the same. Who has God shown himself to be in Scripture? How does this vision illuminate the key questions that arise as we engage with the world? How does it clarify our calling, both as individuals and as members of Christ’s church? How can we develop the skills and capacities we need to develop in order to pursue these callings? These are the questions of practical theology. Columbia is an academic community. In a world where knowledge is increasingly fragmented and where education is often pieced together for an immediate return on investment, we see our task as both formational and vocational. We believe that extended time spent studying the Bible together actually grounds us in God’s love and shapes us for his purposes. We believe that we learn best when guided by wise and caring mentors who take us seriously. We believe that it is from this place that we can be equipped for the vocations that God has called us to. Our prayer is that God will use your time at Columbia in deep and transformative ways. We believe God wants to do this in the life of each student that crosses our path. And we believe that God wants to do this for the building up of the church, for the sake of the world that he loves. Blessings, Gil Dueck Academic Dean TABLE OF CONTENTS 2020-2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 02 DIPLOMA PROGRAM 27 Applied Leadership 28 FACULTY 03 Biblical Studies 29 General Studies 30 GENERAL INFORMATION 06 Intercultural Studies 31 Mission Statement 06 Outdoor Leadership 32 Identity Statement 06 Social Entrepreneurship 33 Confession of Faith 06 Worship Arts 34 Accreditation 06 Youth Work 35 Location Information 06 Admissions Requirements 06 ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATE 37 Additional Requirements 07 Columbia One 38 Priority Dates 08 Emergency Rescue Technician 39 Definition of Academic Terms 09 Quest 40 Educational Assistant 41 CORE CURRICULUM 12 Health Care Assistant 42 THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PRACTICAL TUITION & FEES 43 THEOLOGY PROGRAM 12 Applied Leadership Major 13 FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS 45 Biblical Studies Major 14 Counselling Major 15 BEYOND THE CLASSROOM 46 Intercultural Studies Major 16 Athletics 46 Worship Arts Major 17 Worship Arts 46 Youth Work Major 19 Student Council (STUCO) 46 MINOR IN 21 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 47 Applied Leadership 21 Course Descriptions: General Studies 62 Biblical studies 22 Counselling 22 ACADEMIC MANUAL 79 Church Ministry 23 Intercultural Studies 23 Ministry to Children 24 Practical Ministry 24 Social Entrepreneurship 25 Worship Arts 25 Youth Work 26 01 COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE | 2020-2021 Academic Catalogue 2020-2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL 2020 SEMESTER WINTER 2021 SEMESTER AUGUST JANUARY 1-14 Financial Registration for Fall Semester 10 New Student Orientation 15 Fall Semester Payment Due 11 Day & Evening Classes Begin 11-17 Course add/drop week SEPTEMBER 18 75% refund for withdrawals starts 5-7 New & Returning Student Orientation 8 Day & Evening classes begin FEBRUARY 8-14 Course add/drop week 1 50% refund for withdrawals starts 15 75% refund for withdrawals starts 15 0% refund for withdrawals starts 29 50% refund for withdrawals starts 15 Family Day Holiday (no day or evening classes) 22-26 Mid-term Exams (classes continue) OCTOBER 27-Mar 7 Reading Week / Mission Trips / OL Expeditions 13 0% refund for withdrawals starts 10-13 Thanksgiving Break (no day or evening classes) MARCH 20-26 Mid-Term Exams (classes continue) 15 Last day for withdrawal from classes without academic penalty NOVEMBER 15 Pre-Registration for Fall starts 9 Last day for withdrawal from classes without 15 Final payment due for payment plan academic penalty 9 Pre-Registration for Winter Semester starts APRIL 11-15 Remembrance Day Break (no day or evening classes) 2 Good Friday (no day or evening classes) 15 Final payment due for payment plan 5 Easter Monday (no day or evening classes) 16 Last day of classes DECEMBER 19-22 Final Exams 10 Last day of classes 24 Commencement Ceremony & Banquet 11-17 Final Exam Week 14-17 Financial Registration for Winter 15 Winter payment due date SPRING/SUMMER 2021 SEMESTER 18-Jan 9 Christmas Break (Residence closed) APRIL 22 Spring Semester payment due date 26 Spring Classes begin CAMPUS VIEW DAYS are the best times to come and visit. View Days include a campus tour, attending class and meeting with financial aid, admissions, faculty, and students. You are also welcome to stay overnight in the dorm. Visit our website for View Day and View Evening dates, to sign up for a View Day and other information 02 FACULTY ADMINISTRATORS BRYAN BORN SCOTT HENDERSON BBS, MDiv, MTh, DTh BBA, CPA, CMA President Business Administrator GIL DUECK KAREN HEIDEBRECHT THIESSEN BCM, MA, PGCTH, PhD BA, MDiv Academic Dean Dean of Students FACULTY ANNE ANDRES DARRIN DERKSEN BA, MLS BA, MA Director of Library Director of Caregiving & Counselling Program KARA BERGSTROM KATHLEEN DOLL BA, MA BA, MAL Director of Intercultural Co-Director of Applied Studies Program Leadership Program CHRIS DYCK GARETH BRANDT BA, MA BA, MTS, STM Director of Outdoor Faculty Leadership Program 03 COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE | 2020-2021 Academic Catalogue RON FRIESEN KURTIS KUBE BA, MA BA, MBA Director of Youth Work Program Director of Social Entrepreneurship Program KEN ESAU JESSE NICKEL BA, BRS, BEd, MDiv, ThM BA, MCS, PhD (cand) Faculty Faculty STACEY GLEDDIESMITH JERRY PAULS Bth, MDiv, ThM BA, MDiv Director of Biblical Director of Worship Arts Program Studies Program PATRICIA GIESBRECHT MIKE RICHARDSON BA, MDiv BA, MDiv, DMin Director of Health Care Faculty Assistant Program ELISE HARTIN MICHAEL SZUK BA, MA BTh, MCS Faculty Faculty MATT KAMINSKI JEREMY WALKER BA, MSc BA, MA Co-Director of Applied Director of QUEST Program Leadership Program ERWIN KLASSEN BRE, MATS Registrar 04 FACULTY DAVID WARKENTIN BA, MCS Director of Integrated Learning & General Studies Programs FACULTY EMERITUS JANET BOLDT GARY YAMASAKI BA, MA, MTS LLB, DipCS, MDiv, PhD Faculty Emerita Professor Emeritus & Writer-in-Residence GWEN REESE BA, MRE Faculty Emerita JURGEN SCHONWETTER BA, MA Faculty Emeritus JOHN VOOYS BA, MA, MDiv Faculty Emeritus RON VOTH ThB, BA, MA, MTS Faculty Emeritus 05 COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE | 2020-2021 Academic Catalogue GENERAL INFORMATION MISSION STATEMENT LOCATION INFORMATION To equip people for a life of discipleship, ministry, and Columbia Bible College is located in Abbotsford, British leadership in service to the church and community. Columbia, Canada, 45 minutes east of Vancouver and two hours north of Seattle. Abbotsford is within two to three hours driving distance from several major ski areas including Whistler. There are IDENTITY STATEMENT many parks and recreational areas in the vicinity of the college. Columbia Bible College provides faith formation and The campus has attractive facilities and gr ounds on nine acres professional ministry preparation for Christians of all ages as well of property. as supporting the churches of the region in the fulfillment of their mission. The College provides both Please visit our website for more information formal and informal learning opportunities alongside its role as a resource centre for theological information in the region. Although Columbia Bible College is affiliated with both the ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS Mennonite Brethren and the Mennonite Church, its students are Regular student (full- or part-time) applicants from varying denominational backgrounds. • Must be at least 17 years of age. • Must be a Christian and willing to grow in discipleship. • Must hold a high school diploma with a minimum average of CONFESSION OF FAITH 60%. This average will be calculated using the student’s top Columbia Bible College is an evangelical Anabaptist college that 5 grades from their last two years of high school. 3 of these operates with respect to two Confessions of Faith: the Mennonite 5 grades must be academic courses and one of these 3 must Brethren Confession of Faith and the Mennonite Church Canada be English 12 or the provincial/state equivalent. Applicable Confession of Faith. grade 12 courses take precedence over grade 11 courses. • Must have a final grade of 65% in English 12 or the Please visit our website for both confessional statements provincial/state equivalent. • Must demonstrate the potential for academic success at Columbia Bible College. ACCREDITATION • Must arrange for reference form(s) to be submitted on their Columbia Bible College is an accredited member (since 1991) behalf. of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), an autonomous association of Canadian and US colleges seeking Conditional admission may be granted if: to enhance Christ-centered biblically- based higher education in • The applicant is waiting for final transcripts North America. Columbia Bible College is an accredited member • The applicant has mature student status (must be a (since 2016) with the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) minimum of 21 years of age and has been out of school for for its one to two year career training programs.