Bachelor of Arts Program
1. The applicant must be at least one year old in the Lord.
2. The applicant must be trained and serving as a Bible Talk Leader.
3. The applicant must be recommended by a Full-time Ministry Individual.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE, REQUIRED COURSEWORK
Bible Foundations (BA 25)
Students will read through the Bible in 6 months for comprehension and contextual awareness and take monthly exams with questions on that month’s sermon and key biblical, movement (Good News emails) and geographical knowledge outlined in each month’s study guides and assignment sheets. To develop a love for reading, students will read an assigned book each month and write a 1-page (single-spaced) personal response paper. The session descriptions are overviews – please see the Assignment sheet for each month for the fully detailed assignments!
(Seven months followed by a one month break)
Session 1 – The Dream
Session 2 – Glorifying God
Session 3 – Structure, Order, Protocol
Session 4 – A Greater Glory
Session 5 – Jesus and Paul: The True Leaders of the Women’s Liberation Movement
Session 6 – The River of God
Session 7 – Harvest the Earth
Practicals in Ministry (BA 50)
Students will begin to acquire and develop practical and powerful “ministry tools” such as: expository preaching, Bible Talk leadership skills and writing. These skills are designed to move people’s hearts with the Word of God and the love of small groups of disciples!
(Three months followed by a one month break.)
Session 8 – The Ten Commandments of Preaching
Session 9 – Jesus’ Bible Talk
Session 10 – Writing that Changes the World
The Luke Series (BA 75)
Students will read the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Luke (2 volumes) by Darrell Bock for exposure to this genre of scholarly, theologically-rich commentary. Applying their increased understanding of expository preaching from the Fall semester, students will outline and write a series of sermons – one of which they will preach before the full congregation (Marrieds, Singles, Campus and Teen disciples) and on which they will be evaluated. Students will also develop a grasp of world geography and its implications for our movement’s goal of evangelizing the nations in this generation.
(Seven months followed by a one month break.)
Session 11-17 : The Baker Exegetical Commentary
World Religions (BA 100)
Students will read the Handbook of Today’s Religions by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart for deepening their ability to defend the truth against false teachers and Satan’s efforts to lull the disciples into the dullness of lukewarmness and sentimentality. Students will research several denominations of their own choosing to sharpen their apologetic swords.
(Three months followed by graduation.)
Session 18 – Catholicism, Jehovah’s Witness and Mormonism
Session 19 -Hinduism & Buddhism
Session 20 –Islam & Atheism
- 200 Certified hours of Staff Lessons and Leadership Conferences.
- 200 Certified hours of Bible Talk Leaders Meetings.
- 200 Certified hours of Small Group Bible Discussions.
- 200 Certified hours of Personal Mentoring Time.