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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).

 

 

Bible and Theology (32 semester hours) General Education (36 semester hours)
  • BIB 1110 Old Testament Survey
  • BIB 1120 New Testament Survey
  • BIB 3420 Principles of Bible Interpretation
  • BIB xxxx Old Testament Exegetical Book Study
  • BIB xxxx New Testament Exegetical Book Study
  • BIB 3616 Romans
  • BIB 4310 Progress of Redemption
  • THE 3301 Theology 1: God, Christ, Spirit
  • THE 3302 Theology 2: Sin and Salvation
  • THE 4140 Ethics and Sanctification
  • COM 2110 Public Speaking
  • ENG 1110 Composition and Research
  • ENG 1111 Literature and Research
  • MAT 2310 Mathematics Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
  • HIS 1210 Historical Perspectives on Culture and Civilization 1
  • HIS 1211 Historical Perspectives on Culture and Civilization 2
  • PHI 2110 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PSY 2110 General Psychology

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
            or
PSY 3370 Human Growth and Development
            or
EDU 3331 Nature of the Learner
            or
ICS 3140 Cultural Anthropology

Leadership Development & Christian Service Learning (11 semester hours)

Leadership Development Christian Service Learning

Bible Teaching Major Courses (38 semester hours)

Bible Teaching Major

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: 
Anita Cooper 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...

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