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EuritX?85 · ‘ A1 wcuid like te recngnize the members nf mv dccturai :smmittee= Chairman Dr. Thomas Hunt and cammittee members Ur. Thomas Sherman: Ur. Eiizabeth Struthers Ma|h¤n• Dr. Margaret Eisenhart: and Dr. Norman God!. Esch at {MEW has made inveiuabie cuntributinns ta this researeh experience and to my education. 1 would especially iike tn thank Dr. Hunt for his painstaking supervision at the - writing: Ur. Sherman tor iurcing me to grapnle with difficult issues: and Dr. Maibun for her assistance·in polishing the final manuscript. My appreciatien is extended to all those on the answered A Statt at Appaiachian Bible College who patientiy endless questions and helped me to fänd the materials - that 1 needed. Betty Phillips deserves sseuiai . recognitisn tar her assistance in iocating +i$es.end V . Ä records. Dean Paul Reiter and Presidents Lester Fiekin 9 and Darlel Andersen censtantly rrevided encauragement end · were atten iorced tu rearrange srheduiee and · respmnslbilities in mrder ts make this werk eassihiu. it uns apprecsated. Lee Maike: should eisa he thanked tar irtraderéng me to the wonderful world mt campoters and th? myeterles Ui würd prueessouq. Ä want tu thank mv etudents et äppaiaxhinn Elhäe Ceiieea and the reeeic af Usnieis Bible CHu“üe ts- erawiee ter #2 whew this ”iahnr ul Save" eas diétzcuät ze ii endure. You have been iuyal to me: and I deepiy enprecietesupport.Üfyour course: my famiiy deserves speciai recognition. My wife heiped me with procireading and provided general ancouragement. The whoie famiiy has endured many inconveniences tor me and for the seke of this study. E i love and appreciate you ai!._ l QOHTENTB Chapter Page A1. INTRUDUCTION AND BACKGEGUNÜ ....„.... 1 l Intruductlon to the Study . 7 ...... 1 P Baokground to the Study ........ B Evangelical Ponte ..„........ 9 · Bible Institutes Begin ........ 16 .i Fundamentalism Emerges Q . ZB ° ° · - Bible Institutes Flourish . -.... 35 Southern Aopalachian Iniluences .... ÄG Summary ....,........... 53 2. AN AFPALACHIAN MISSION BEGÄNS (19SQ~195L? . 55 Beginnlng Administratiun ......... ee Pcrsonnel Sé Y . Doctrine ._............._. $7 SeparatismuPhilcsephy A ............V. 71 äeiatiunzhies .„......„.... 7E - Extensiqn .....Q. ... ... , 7é. Beginning Firnnces ............ 77 Puläcäee ............„.. 77 Ai lctuämcee....AA..„....... 7%* Fees ,„.. ..... ....... Y? Aid SU €. iarünüas *: 2 e -..... .....t . Fi.! i B3 . Beginning Students ....„....... _ Characteristics ........... S3 I Supervision ............. 85 Activities .............. 85 Organizations ....... ..... B9 Beginning Curriculum . .„...... Ä . B9 Graduatinn .............. 89 Programs .............. 91 Transfer .............. 91 Instruction ............... 92 ..... ........ 91 - Auxiliary Christian Service ........... 94 Cunferences ....... ...„.. 95 Culture ............... 96 I. Summary ................ 99 3. THE MISSION CONCEPT EXPANDS ......... 1Ül Expanding Administration ......... ID3 Perscnnei 1D3 Ductrine ..........,, .... 1Ué Separatism lü7 Fhäiosophy 132 Organization ........... 114 Reiatinnshins ......~. .. 118 Extension .............. 12a Exaandins Financas . S....·. .-. ~ 127 Puiicies ............... 127 Aiiuwances .............. 129 Fass ....‘. .- 131 Aid ................. 131 Properties ...........,.' . 132 Expanding Students 133 Charactaristics ........... 133 Suservisiün ............. 136 Activities .......g . ._..... 14U ,„ Organizations ............. 14U Expanding·€urricuIum .—.......... 141 -141 . Graduation ...... 1-1 .....„ _ . Prugrams _ ._. ._, „_, . ._. , .A. _141 ‘ Yransfsr ....„E. z ; .. .-- . 143Vlnstruction.............. 143 Auxiiiary .... ¤...„......V 147 1 Christian Service .... ...... 145 „ - Cultura -. ........ ...,_. .· 151 Summary ......... „ ....„.. 153 l 4, A MAJOR TRANSVORMATÄCN 155 Transfurming Administration ....... 155 1 Fersonnei Separatism ..,.........„. ISA Fhiimsomhy i A Organization ...·. ......... 170 Relationships ............. 177 Extension ........... 157 Transforming Finances .......... 191 Policies 7 .............. 191 Ailowances .............. 192_ Aid ............... 1 . 194 Giving ................ 195 Properties .............. 195 Transiorming Students .......... 196 Characteristics ........... 196 . Supervision ............. ZÜZ Actlvities .....„........ ZG6 Organizations ............. ZÜ6 Transtorming Curriculum ......... Zßb . Graduation ....... ...... 2Üé U Programs ..... ........ ZUB Instruction .............. 211 Auxiliarv ........ ..... 214 Christian Service 215 Conferences 217 Culture .......... .... 219 Summary .......„......... 224 5. NEU IÜEALS ARE SETTLED €l967~19?3i . „... 225 Settiing Administration ......... EFG Fereunnoi ...... E ....... 22E ‘«‘ LE Q; ‘ Doctrine .. ............ 232 · Separatism .............. 235 Philosophy ..... L .......„ 239 Organization .......„..... 24U ‘ Relationships . ·.....·.·.·.·.·. .·. · 25U Extension .......... o.... 256 Settling Finances ....,...r. i . 258 Policies ............... 258 Allowances .—...... „ ; ....„ 268 Fees ................. 263 Aid ................I. .264 ' Properties ..... _......... 267 l Settllng StudentsCharacteristics ...·. .„.... 267 Supervision · .' 269 ~ 7 Activities .............. 271 Organizations ....·. .-..... 272 Settiing Curriculum 274 Graduation .............. 274 ' Programs · .............. 275 ' Transfer .............. 28Ü_ l 1 » Instruction Qi........ 281 i .” Aoziiiary . „ . L .‘......1. 283 Christian Service ........... 284 E Conferences .............. 285 — ° ‘Cuit:.¤r‘: ".......·........‘286 Summary . Ä ...,.......... 259 A xdäx 6. AN ACADEMIC INSTITUIQN 15 RECOGNLZED (1973-19833291 Recognizing Administration ........ 294 Persnnnel ............... 294 Dactrine ............... BU4 Separatism .............. 358 Philosophy ,........... I . 315 Organization ............. 318 Relationships ............. 329 Extension .............. 344 Recognizing Finances ........... 347 A Policies ............... 347 Allowances .............. 351 Feesi ............... .. 353 Aid ......Q ess Properties .............. 355 Recognizing Students ......,.... 357 Cheracteristics ..........„ 357 j Supervision ........ .... 36D Activities ............... 365 OrganizationsEecognizing Curriculum . i......... 356 Programs .............. 366 Tran5§2i· ...„,....... 375 instruction ...,.......... 377 Auxiliary .... i ..... , .. 331 Christian Service .........,. 333 ix - Conferenoes .............. 385 ‘ Culture .......-........·. 386 Summary .........,........ 391 7. ANALYSIS ................ ... .393 The Role of the Personnel ........ 393 The Role of the Religious Tradition . Ä . ‘ The Shift from a Mis;i¤n~Model tu a _ C¤i|eoiate·Mudei ........... ‘ The Shift from Idealism to Expedäencv . S The Shift from Separatiem to Conversioniem . Conclusion ..........·...... Chapter 1 LQIQQQQQLLQN Amßbßggßgäßqgß · _ An institution begins with a dream; an ideaiized ° picture nf what its tcunders want it to become and tn da. The drean provides purpnse and dlrectiun for the t instltution; it may also deilne key reiationships within the institutlon and/or between the institutiun and other instltutions. But sometimes; in response to different A ” circumstancesi new personneli and e variety ot other · human dynamics, énstitutional dreams change. Appalachien · Bible Institute/Cellege·(ABl/ABC) hegen with a dream: but · during the admln§strati¤n·u¥ its äirst president (195Ü- -· ·· 1983) the-dream changed: and so did the institutä¤n-· ABI was urganized in 1950 es a mission to southern·Appaiachia with an educationai emphasis. lt helped ts define its identity by association with näher mlssinn evganizations in the Nationa! Heme Missions Feliowship. A ”iamily” atpwsphere prevailed at the b Institute under the strengi watriarchai leadership nt the president and his cm~+nnnder. Etwdants were·expected tm apply thameeives to their studies with ”mi!itary rig¤r” and their ecmiai Siena ware careiuläv reguieted tm this end„ Financial pelfrlee permitted nu soiicitatiun and es «„ indehtedneae. A n2n9le academic program with e heavy 2 8ible—content emphasis wos offered„ Eccleslastical and cultural separatlsm marked the lnstltution and helped to account for its limited constituencv and strict regimentation of students and staff. However; in 1?ß3 ABC identified itself primarlly as a college and found its key relationship with other colleges in the American Association of Bible Colleges (an accreditlng association). The organization was far more complex than earlier and involved strong leaders on a variety of levels with somewhat diversified vieupolnts and goals. Dlsclpline was considerabiy more relaxed and tended to appeal more to the students’ need for personal