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Top News |
First Intercollegiate Athlete Signs to Play for CIU Rams SoccerClick here to read the full story. |
History In The Making
We are embarking on one of the most exciting chapters in the history of CIU. For the first time in 89 years, CIU will field our first intercollegiate athletic teams in fall 2012. Why athletics at CIU? It fits with our purpose of educating people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. Imagine the outreach that student-athletes and coaches can have both at home and abroad using the platform of athletics to share the good news of Jesus Christ
Our Sports
Fall 2012 marks the beginning of an aggressive five-year plan introducing intercollegiate athletics at CIU.
Our League
CIU will compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), whose mission is to use athletic competition as an integral component of education, evangelism, and encouragement.
Our Mascot
The ram was chosen as the CIU mascot for its strength and its biblical significance. Not only are rams known as ferocious defenders of their territory and their flock, the ram is a symbol of God's provision - a foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
CIU Rams Club
Click here for more information on becoming a founding member of the CIU Rams Club!
Moore Fitness Center
Cheryl Guinther is the communications coordinator for the Alumni Ministries Office of Columbia International University. She serves alumni with genuine personal care and a professional approach developed over years as an executive administrative assistant and missionary. Cheryl worked over six years for a Christian financial management company providing client-care to seniors. As a missionary with Brethren in Christ World Missions in Zambia, Africa, Cheryl managed a mission guesthouse, served with a church team taking the “Jesus Film” to outlying villages, and started a “Reading Room” ministry to help street children return to school. For the last five years, she has been a mentor in the Missions Development Program for Brethren in Christ World Missions. Cheryl and her husband, Peter, moved to Columbia from Mechanicsburg, Penn. in August of 2010 so that Peter could complete his Master of Divinity degree at CIU. She enjoys reading, gardening, volunteering at a women’s shelter, and the close fellowship with her neighbors in the CIU Village.
Cheryl’s favorite Scripture verse is Romans 13:8.
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Bible Teaching
Description:
The purpose of the Bible Teaching program is to develop the ministry skill of teaching Bible in Christian and public schools in North America, government missionary and international schools overseas, and other areas of Christian work where Bible teaching ministry is exercised. Graduates of this program receive the “all-level” certification in Bible from the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
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| Bible and Theology (32 semester hours) | General Education (36 semester hours) |
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The normal General Education Distribution requirement is 12 semester hours total, including one course from each of the three areas below. For the Bible Teaching major, the following General Education Distribution courses are required. The four courses listed under the Natural Science/Information Science area are necessary to meet eligibility requirements for the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Bible Certification.
a.) Humanities/Fine Arts:
SOS 3520 Social Studies in the Bible Curriculum
b.) Natural Science/Information Science:
BIO 2101 Biology Module
SCI 2301 Principles of Physical Science Module
c.) Social/Behavioral Science:
Elect one of the following:
SOC 3740 Marriage and Family
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PSY 3370 Human Growth and Development
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EDU 3331 Nature of the Learner
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ICS 3140 Cultural Anthropology
Leadership Development & Christian Service Learning (11 semester hours)
| Leadership Development | Christian Service Learning |
Bible Teaching Major Courses (38 semester hours)
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Practical Skill Development
Three semester credits of field experience serve as the minimum requirement for the professional majors. Students are encouraged to develop their professional skill in either the marketplace, the ministry or in a mission context. Consult with your program director for additional requirements.
*The Bible Teaching Program Director will evaluate the student’s readiness prior to admission into these four graduate level courses. Portfolio documentation of skills acquired is retained in student portfolios by the instructor of record in each course.
Open Electives (9 semester hours)
Opportunities:
- Teaching Bible in public school districts in the United States: Bible classes are currently offered in over 18% of public school districts in the United States.
- Teaching Bible in Christian Schools in the United States: Each year Columbia International University receives scores of requests for Bible teachers, more than we can fill.
- Teaching Bible in International Schools all over the world: These schools enroll national students as well as American students. Often these opportunities are in limited access countries.
- Teaching Bible to nationals in government schools overseas: Many countries in Africa, South America, and other areas either require or allow Bible to be taught in the public government schools. Many of these classes are taught in English. Bible teaching opportunities to nationals exist in every continent in the world.
- Teaching in Bible institutes and colleges overseas: As the church grows around the world, there is an increasing need for training believers in the Bible.
- Church work such as youth ministry and Christian Education: These are church ministries which require special emphasis in Bible teaching.
- Seminary preparation: Pre-seminary students find the training in Bible Teaching helps prepare them for their future studies and for the pastor-teacher ministry.
Faculty:
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Anita J. Cooper Bible Teaching Program Director, M.A. in Bible Teaching Program Director Dr. Cooper directs the Bible Teaching program, a program specifically designed to prepare students to teach the Bible in a school setting. Before coming to CIU, she taught Bible in the public schools in Tennessee and West Virginia in grades K-12. Since joining the CIU team in 1985, she has... |