Bible and Christian Service Missions - International Baptist College

Bible and Christian Service Missions from International Baptist College is a Campus Bachelor Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Missions Emphasis The Bachelor's degree in Bible and Christian Service with an emphasis in missions is a four-year 133-hour program. It includes the following minimums: Bible and Theology, 40 hours General Education, 48 hours Christian Service Core, 13 hours Christian Service Methods, 27 hours including 20 hours of core missions courses General Electives, 5 hours Women students will substitute 4 credits of methods courses in lieu of homiletics. Mission The department of missions is designed to challenge and equip students to carry out the Great Commission. Great emphasis is placed on establishing local, independent Baptist churches at home and abroad. Purposes The purposes of the missions program at International Baptist College are the following: 1. To reveal spiritual needs worldwide. 2. To inculcate teaching on the primacy of the local church. 3. To contrast teaching of biblical Christianity with world religions. 4. To develop a burden for home and foreign missions . 5. To challenge laborers for the harvest field. Aims The aims of the missions program, as shown below, are intended to help International Baptist College achieve its above stated mission and purposes. Therefore, the students will 1. develop a practical understanding of missions through mission survey trips, 2. interact with missionaries via the classroom, 3. observe and participate in local church missions, especially the annual Missions Conference at Tri-City Baptist Church, 4. learn in the classroom setting from active directors of mission boards and others experienced in missions, and 5. explore the practical aspects of missions such as deputation, mission boards, and supporting churches. View more details on International Baptist College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.