IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE?
Your Degree in Less Time
for Less Cost...
Absolutely!
You see, we are strictly a BIBLE
EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL which means we are not required to teach as the secular world teaches ...
thus we do not require that you learn mathematics or sciences or history or other "prerequisite" courses that
really have very little to do with earning a Bible or Ministry degree
and which will
not, in most cases, be of spiritual value in fulfilling your ministry!
WHY ARE WE NOT REQUIRED TO
TEACH LIKE A SECULAR COLLEGE?
Because we
are recognized by the State
and officially declared as "exempt from licensing"!
The U.S. constitution
forbids legislation that will establish or prohibit the free exercise of religion.
Thus the government cannot dictate what a Bible College does or does not teach ... unless that Bible
College wants to "be like the world" and teach what the world teaches!
Many Bible Colleges do just this -
they feel that in order to be "legitimate" they must offer what the world offers which then means they must
pay the costly prices of hiring "worldly staff" (motivated by money) and meet the costly demands of the State to be
certified - - meaning to teach their subjects in a way that pleases the State!
THE DIFFERENCE IS IN OUR
PURPOSE & AGENDA! Our focus and foundation is spiritual preparation and development for
Christian ministry.
Many Christian Colleges are
actually Liberal Arts schools with an option for Bible or Ministry majors, and serve those students who
are called to be Christian professionals in secular vocations such as in the Medical Profession, Law, private and
public educational profession, research scientists, business administrators, accountants, and the list goes
on.
Our agenda is to be a Bible
College for Ministry Leadership education and development! We have a singular focus, Bible
edification for students to be Biblically equipped to go forth as what God calls them in the ministry of
Christ and the Gospel!
Therefore
we
choose to be strictly Bible based in our education activities. We do not teach history - as
a separate subject. We do not teach mathematics - as a separate subject. We do not teach literature,
language or grammar - as separate subjects! We do not teach science - as a separate subject! Does this
mean that these topics are totally ignored? Not at all! It simply means that we do not teach liberal
arts curricula nor do we teach the Sciences curricula.
Because of these conditions we are not hamstrung with the State ordered requirements (and
all the expenses that are passed on to the students) in order to become a State certified secular level college
that adds Bible subjects along with the State's agenda and then call it a Bible
College!
True Hope Bible Institute is TRULY,
purely and simply a Bible College - everything we teach is taught on the foundation of Scriptures and taught in a
way that you are able to put into real life practice ... yours and the real lives of those you will be ministering
to!
And we
do have to prove this to the
State Department of Higher Education ... and the state
does not simply rubber stamp anything about education! In fact, it took THBI nearly half a year to satisfy
the Arkansas Department of Higher Education that we qualify as a Bible College!
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Upon proving that our curricula and
degrees are strictly Biblical, we were granted academic exemption by the state of
Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
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By this
the ADHE recognizes and lists True Hope Bible Institute as a legitimate Bible
College and officially authorizes THBI to
confer the degrees we list in our Student Catalog/Handbook. Our "exemption" is valid until
2012, at which time we must renew our exemption with the State of Arkansas.
Again ... Exemption does not
mean we are free from meeting any requirements of a Higher Educational
Institution ... exemption means that we have met the state's
requirements of being a NON-ACADEMIC (non secular) CHRISTIAN COLLEGE and therefore we are exempt
from the requirement to be licensed (with all the required extra curricula and expenses).
IT ALL ADDS UP TO THIS: AS A
MINISTRY STUDENT YOU ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON AND EARN YOUR DEGREE MUCH FASTER AND FOR MUCH LESS MONEY THAN A "STATE
CONTROLLED" SECULAR STYLED SCHOOL!
What
does it take to get started? Click here!
More Comparisons . . .
What about those well known,
big name, secularly certified Christian Colleges?
Many "Christian
Colleges" are focused on academics. This means that in order to graduate, and apart from
the degree field you are studying for, you must earn so many prescribed credits in such things as English, Science,
Math, History, Social Sciences, and other subject matter that is important to the secular world!
These all take much more time and
costs a lot more money because of the related overhead and expenses!
MORE IMPORTANTLY ... this also means that such Bible Colleges are required to satisfy the state's requirements for academic
curriculum. In other words such Bible Colleges must
maintain a curriculum that is "politically correct"!
If a Christian College chooses to
teach "academic" subjects as part of their degree requirements, that college must be certified by the state department of higher education, which means that
the Christian College must teach what the STATE wants them to teach in order to be recognized and licensed as
a college.
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In other words, the academic curriculum of
the Bible College must be politically correct ... so
to teach creation without also teaching evolution may ultimately cost the Bible College it's
certification!
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And IF that college exists in order to
produce revenue (even if they're non-profit) the focus inevitably becomes "protect the revenue" ...
compromise enters in which is justified by arguments such as the jobs that will be lost if the school
is lost, thus TRUTH again has fallen victim to State control!
Choosing to be a College that teaches
only Christian subjects, not ordinarily taught by secular academic colleges, allows us to be exempt from state
certification while still being recognized and authorized by the state to confer degrees upon students that
complete the prescribed studies.
Being
"Exempt" means that our students can earn a Bible College
Degree that is recognized by the "state" as
legitimate* but one that will not take nearly as much time as if
you attended a "state licensed" academic college!
SO IT COMES DOWN TO A SIMPLE EQUATION
...
... Less time requires less money required by the student!
ANOTHER FINANCIAL FACTOR
COMES INTO PLAY AS WELL ... Many colleges require that a
student ATTEND no less than 80% of available class time!
Of
course, class time means CLASS
ROOMS! Having class rooms also means:
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Staffing expenses (Teachers, Administrators,
Janitors, Maintenance Technicians)
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Maintenance and upkeep expenses (Light
bulbs, floor care products, cleaning products & tools, etc.)
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Operating costs (Lights, heating,
cooling, computers running, other electrical usages)
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Equipment costs (Desks, chairs, chalk
boards, pens, paper, etc.)
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This is not even mentioning books and
such!
Because True Hope Bible Institute is
free from the majority of these expenses, coupled with the advantages from being an "exempt" Bible College, we
could either: Charge the more typical higher fees and tuition making more money for this ministry -- OR -- we
could pass these significant savings on to our students as an added blessing!
We choose to bless our students!
For instance ... we are able to include all required books in our tuition!
Ready To Get Started?
CLICK HERE!
*Note: Although the Arkansas Department of
Higher Education recognizes the listed degrees offered by THBI, this does not in any way mandate that any other
college, institution or organization accept our course credits or degrees. Nor are other colleges required to transfer THBI credits to their school. This is a matter that
is always left up to the individual educational institutions, and we make no claim to the
contrary.
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