Steinbach Bible College Catalogue 2011-2012
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Steinbach Bible College Catalogue 2011-2012 About Steinbach Bible College -------------------------------------------2 Student Life and Facilities ----------------------------------------------- 4 Scholarships and Awards --------------------------------------------------6 Academic Policies ----------------------------------------------------------7 Academic Programs -------------------------------------------------------10 Four Year Programs -----------------------------------------------10 BA Christian Ministries -----------------------------------11 BA Global Mission -----------------------------------------12 BA Pastoral Ministry --------------------------------------13 BA Peer Counselling --------------------------------------14 BA Worship Arts -------------------------------------------15 BA Youth Ministry -----------------------------------------16 Three Year Program ----------------------------------------------17 BA Christian Studies --------------------------------------17 Focus Areas ------------------------------------------------18 Two Year Program ------------------------------------------------19 Diploma of Biblical Studies -----------------------------19 One Year Program ------------------------------------------------19 Certifi cate of Biblical Studies --------------------------19 Partnership Programs --------------------------------------------20 Course Descriptions ------------------------------------------------------21 Biblical & Theological Studies ----------------------------------21 General Studies ---------------------------------------------------22 Ministry Studies ---------------------------------------------------25 Student Ministries ------------------------------------------------28 SBC Personnel -------------------------------------------------------------29 Financial Information 2011-2012 ---------------------------------------32 1 of faith and conduct. Discipleship also requires Values Mission individual interaction between the teacher and Mission and SBC is an evangelical Anabaptist college equipping student that will develop accountability for servant leaders for Church ministries. effective evaluation of the learning. We accomplish this mission through: Having experienced a discipleship model, the ◊ Biblical education that is practical, analytical, student will be equipped to enter other life situations as a discipler. The student will continue relational, and creative. to learn from mentors, and will take opportunities ◊ Intensive faith and life formation within a to mentor others. discipleship community. Community is the context of learning ◊ Developing and discerning ministry skills with a missional focus. Jesus established the church as the new community of the people of God. He then commissioned this ◊ Relevant biblical and ministry training for new community to be His “witnesses in Jerusalem, congregations. and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the ◊ Strategic partnerships in education and church earth” (Acts 1:8). These two concepts emphasize ministry. the importance of the believer’s relationships to the church and to the world community. Core Values and Educational Philosophy The learning process at SBC is designed to foster interaction among students, and between students The Core Values of SBC have driven the ministry and faculty. This development of character and of the college since its beginning in 1936. These knowledge in the Christian educational community values continue as the basis of the learning process prepares students for their participation in the in all the educational programs of the school. immediate and larger world community. The Bible is the foundation for learning Through participation in the community the student will realize that the individual will always Since the Bible is the fi nal authority for faith and live in community and will continue learning from life, the truth as revealed in the Scriptures is the the community whether from the church or society basis for learning. The New Testament’s affi rmation in general. Learning involves both a receiving that “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful from and giving to community. Having learned the for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training importance of relationships in this community, the in righteousness, so that the man of God may be student will continue that throughout life. Service thoroughly equipped for every good work,” indicates in the community will be in providing servant the value of the Scriptures (2 Tim. 3:16&17). leadership to the community but also in following The Bible and its teaching is the beginning of the other leaders. educational process. Whether the learning situation is one of direct Bible study, ministry development or Mission is the purpose of learning general arts courses, biblical teaching is integrated Jesus said to His disciples that He came “not to be into the material to develop a worldview consistent served but to serve” (Matt. 20:28). Learning is not with God’s revelation in His Word. simply for personal enrichment but for the purpose This rooting of the educational process in the Bible of serving others. Jesus’ teaching on being a servant will provide the student with a foundation for life. must be the motivation for learning. Whatever life direction the student might take, At SBC, learning is not limited to the classroom and that direction will be guided by this foundation. library. Learning happens off campus through fi eld Discipleship is the process for learning education assignments that relate to a student’s major course of studies. All students are required The instruction Jesus gave as He was leaving His to participate in Mission Xposure, our annual cross- disciples at the end of His earthly ministry was cultural excursions. The academic and the practical that they were to “make disciples of all nations, aspects of education are very consciously integrated baptizing them in the name of the Father and of to provide a variety of learning situations. the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to These experiences in mission will enable students obey everything I have commanded…” (Matt. 28:19). to reach out in service to others, meeting their This model for teaching places the responsibility spiritual, social and physical needs. Students will on the teacher to be an example and requires the witness the needs and opportunities both at home learner to then follow that model. and internationally, and will spend their lives in In this educational model, the instructors become active service for God and humanity. facilitators, guiding the student in the learning 2 Statement of Faith History SBC’s statement of faith provides a summary of SBC had its beginning as a Bible School when three biblical doctrine, which is consistent with evangelical teachers and 13 students of the Mennonite Brethren Christianity, while expressing a commitment to the and Evangelical Mennonite Brethren churches met historic Anabaptist interpretation of the faith. for classes from November 16, 1931 to February 21, 1932 in the Steinbach Mennonite Brethren We believe… Church. Classes were discontinued after that year, …that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments but resumed in November 1936, with the fi rst class are wholly inspired by God and are the infallible and graduating in 1939. fi nal authority in faith and life. Since its inception, Steinbach Bible College has …in one God, eternally existing in three persons: been committed to training men and women to Father, Son and Holy Spirit serve God in the Church. The college now has an …that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, enrolment of approximately 110 students. born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man. Governance …that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned, and thereby incurred that death which is SBC is governed by the church groups who appoint separation from God, and that all human beings are representatives to the SBC Cabinet: sinful by nature and in need of redemption which • Chortitzer Mennonite Conference, can be accomplished alone by the grace and power • Evangelical Mennonite Conference, of God. …that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, • Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference. according to the Scriptures, as a representative and Affi liations substitutionary sacrifi ce, and that all who believe in Him are justifi ed on the grounds of His sacrifi cially SBC is incorporated under the laws of the Province shed blood. of Manitoba as a non-profi t educational institution …in the resurrection of the crucifi ed body of our authorized to provide post-secondary education. Lord Jesus Christ, in His ascension into heaven, and The authorization to offer academic degrees has in His present life there for us as our High Priest and been granted to SBC by its constituent conferences Advocate. We believe in His personal, visible, bodily and churches as indicated by the constitution, coming again according to the Scriptures. affi rmed by the Department of Education and …that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ accepted by ABHE. are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become SBC is a member of… children of God with power to overcome sin and live ◊ Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) a life pleasing to God. …that the Christian Church consists of believers who ◊ Christian Higher Education Canada (CHEC) have repented from their sins, have accepted Christ ◊ Association of Christian Librarians (ACL) by faith, are born again, and sincerely endeavour by the grace