Freshman Year

Freshman Year

The student travels through the major portions of the Bible in three fashions. In the Bible Survey Courses, an overview of each book of the Bible and how the books relate to each other is given. This forms a skeleton upon which other facts can be organized and built. In the theology courses, each of the major doctrines of the Christian faith are methodically developed and defended. In the Bible Exposition courses, adjunct faculty representing experience in pastoral work, missions, evangelism, Bible College or Seminary teaching come to the Word of Life Bible Institute and teach their specialty for one or two weeks at a time. These are primarily Old and New Testament book studies with three weeks of Church History and a one-week Creation series.

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*1 Hour is equivalent to 15 classroom hours of 50 minutes each.

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

In addition to the outstanding, seminary-trained permanent faculty, top Bible Expositors such as Dr. Dan Anderson, Dr. Sherill Babb, Dr. Wendell Calder, Dr. Charles Ryrie, Dr. Renald Showers, and Dr. John Whitcomb, to name a few, are adjunct faculty.

GROWTH AND TRAINING

Students are trained in personal evangelism, creating Bible lessons, and are encouraged to memorize scripture and maintain a daily Quiet Time. Each student is involved in some specialized area of ministry-- from local churches to prison Bible studies, open air evangelism to children's work, and singing groups to camp counseling.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

The calendar at Word of Life Bible Institute is punctuated with many special events, such as the annual Missions Conference in January, where information on mission boards and fields of ministry are presented. Each spring, the Founder's Week Bible Conference brings some of the nation's most prominent Bible teachers to the campus.

FALL SEMESTER - COURSE LIST

Fall Semester:	Hours*
Old Testament Survey - BSHG101	3
Theology - 1THEO101	3
General Epistles - BIBL160	2
Old Testament Exposition 1 - BIBL170	2
Daniel & Revelation - BIBL167	2
Gospels Exposition - BIBL175	2
Personal Evangelism & Acts - EVAN102	2
Christian Disciplines 1 - PRTH104	2
Physical Education 1 - PHED101	1
Total	19
Total	20

SPRING SEMESTER - COURSE LIST

Spring Quarter:	Hours*
New Testament Survey - BSHG103	3
Theology II - THEO102	3
Old Testament Exposition II - BIBL171	2
Church History - CHHI102	2
Pauline Epistles - BIBL185	2
Romans - BIBL145A	2
Pastoral Epistles & Counseling - BIBL180	2
Christian Disciplines II - PRTH105	2
Physical Education II - PHED102	1
Total	19

SUMMER MINISTRY

Summer Ministry:	Hours*
Summer Institute of Camping
Introduction to Counseling - CHCA101	4
First Aid or Leadership - PHED303	2
Total	6

DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM

Students will be involved for a minimum of 15 hours a week in our discipleship program. This includes a daily quiet time, dorm devotions, work assignment, and Scripture memorization. Students will also participate in a ministry. This will include training and on-the-field experience. Hours will vary some depending upon the term.