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It’s always the right time to build a strong foundation for ministry grounded in timeless biblical truths. The Bachelor of Science in Bible program at Columbia International University offers a comprehensive understanding of Scripture, integrating faith with technical skills like biblical interpretation, theology, church history, and pastoral ministry. Grounded in a Christian worldview, this program equips students with the knowledge and practical skills necessary for success in ministry and beyond. Students are mentored by passionate faculty who foster an environment where difficult biblical issues are explored in a supportive, faith-centered community.
At CIU, learning goes beyond theory and is applied in the real world through ministry opportunities and service projects. The program offers flexibility, allowing students to tailor their education to their interests and career goals with traditional, online, and hybrid course options. CIU’s diverse community fosters growth as students from different cultures and backgrounds learn and grow in faith together. Graduates are prepared to make a meaningful impact in ministry, counseling, education, and other fields.
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The Bible degree program offers a well-rounded education with courses in biblical interpretation, theology, history, pastoral ministry, and practical skills for effective leadership, service, and global ministry opportunities.
Engage deeply with Scripture and wrestle with complex biblical issues in a supportive, Christ-centered community that encourages growth, understanding, and the development of a resilient, enduring faith.
You will be prepared for careers in ministry, missions, education, and counseling through practical skills and real-world ministry experiences and service projects.
In addition to the undergraduate core and other related courses, here is a glimpse at a few of the courses you will be taking in this program.
For a full list of courses related to this program, visit the Academic Catalog:
This course is designed to introduce the student to the foundational principles of spiritual formation for effective life, ministry, and vocation. The process of the students spiritual formation includes their relationship with God, their biblical self-image, their relationship with the Body of Christ, their personal relationships, and their relationship with the world. Students are invited into a multiple-year journey of encountering spiritual formation in community. The goal of this course is to help students build a foundation for continued spiritual formation at and beyond their time at CIU.
This course is designed to help you develop world-Christian characteristics. You will explore the Christian’s heritage in the history of the church and missions, begin to develop a scriptural perspective on the purpose of the gospel in confronting ideologies, religions and spiritual needs of the world, and discuss current strategies for identifying and reaching the lost.
A survey of political, cultural, linguistic and religious developments after the writing of Malachi, viewed as divine preparation for the coming of Messiah and the explosion of the Christian movement.
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