Why Choose Bold Grace Bible Institutes?
Is BGBI for Me?
Bold Grace Bible Institutes are for people who want to have full training for ministry. If you are considering going into ministry, Bold Grace Bible Institutes may be for you. This page gives some information about the program, but if you have further questions and would like to be contacted, please send an email including your contact info to info@boldgrace.org.
Tuition
The tuition for the the Bold Grace Bible Institutes varies by location depending on the needs of the schools and the local economy. Our goal is for the tuition to be affordable for the students in that location. Scholarships are available in some locations. See the map on this page to find out if there is a Bold Grace Bible Institute in your area. If so, visit the Contact page here to get in touch with the administration or visit Faculty page here to get in touch with your local mentor.
Bold Grace Bible Institutes Is a Three-Year Program
Here are the courses that you will go through if you become a BGBI student.
Semester 1
Greek 1
Old Testament Survey
Hermeneutics 1
Semester 2
Greek 2
Old Testament Survey
Dispensationalism
Semester 3
New Testament Survey
Soteriology
Hermeneutics 2
Semester 4
Hebrew
Christian Living
Exegesis in Romans
Semester 5
Hebrew Exegesis
Exegesis in Hebrews
Exegesis in Ephesians
Semester 6
Biblical Worldview
Exegesis in John
Pastoring toward a Healthy Church
In addition, the students will do a thesis during their final three semesters.
Guiding Principles
As recipients of God's matchless grace, we are first of all committed to obedience to our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible.
God desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth, and for the universal Church to be maximally effective, church leaders must be thoroughly trained to handle the Word of God accurately, to use it to address the problems of life, and to live out all of the principles of life that lead to godliness.
Those who would teach God's Word must be equipped to know what it means by what it says. For this reason, the focus of the program is primarily on the things that enable people to exegete and exposit Scripture.
People who desire to teach God's Word should not have to incur deep financial debt to learn to do so. Keeping the cost low for the students allows graduates to have reduced financial needs, and thus more freedom to go where they are most needed.
Finances should not hinder people in poorer countries from having access to quality training. Therefore it is our duty to reduce the cost to the students.
Academic training alone does not prepare people for ministry. Personal discipleship and experience in ministry is also necessary.
Because more than academic training is necessary, a godly local mentor is required to do the program.
Locations
Why Not Make the Program Available Online?
While having the program online would allow for us to reach more people, at this time we have chosen not to do so. The reason for this has to do with our guiding principle that academic training alone does not prepare people for ministry. We see the example in Scripture that the Lord Jesus and His apostles did not just give people the study materials (the Bible) and leave it at that. They personally spent time with those to whom they ministered. Likewise, Bold Grace Bible Institutes seeks to give a great deal of personal attention to each student through our mentors.
Liberating Truth
The Lord Jesus said, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:31-32). Truth is liberating. The error of men, however, brings people into bondage. All accross the world, God's people are being robbed of their freedom in Christ through works religion, lack of assurance, and other doctrinal errors. We focus on letting the Word of God rule so that our students learn to rest, walk, grow, stand, and be strong in God's free grace.
Our shorter statement of faith is below (the longer statement is available upon request):
Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, was buried, and physically rose from the dead on the third day (Matt 17:22-23; 27:1-28:9; Mark 9:31; 15:1-16:8; Luke 9:22; 18:33; 23:1-24:8; John 2:19-22; 19:1-20:18; 1 Cor 15:1-4).
Salvation is a free gift, given to all who believe in Jesus Christ regardless of works or sins before, during, or after faith in Christ. There is no guarantee that all believers will persevere in faith and/or holiness, nevertheless, eternal life, once granted cannot be lost or given up under any circumstances (John 1:12; 4:1-26; 5:24; 6:37-40, 47-51; 11:25-26; 20:31; Acts 16:30-31; Rom 3:19-4:5; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8-9; Rev 22:17).
The Bible is the Word of God, and the original manuscripts are inerrant in all matters which they address (Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39; Acts 1:16; 17:2-3; Rom 15:4; 1 Cor 10:11; 2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:21).
Jesus Christ is both God and Man. He is not a created being, and all created things were created through Him (John 1:1-4, 14-18; Col 1:15-18; Heb 1:1-2; Rev 1:8, 11-18).
Upon believing in Jesus Christ, a person becomes part of the Universal Church, the Body of Christ. Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places is ours through our union with Christ (John 14:20; 15:1-5; 17:20-23; Rom 6:4-5; 1 Cor 6:17; 12:12-13; Gal 2:20; 3:27-28; Eph 1:3; 2:6, 11-22; Col 2:11-13; 3:1-11).
Every member of the Universal Body of Christ is free from the Mosaic Law in its entirety, and is instructed to live by the Spirit instead of by the flesh (Acts 10:9-16; 15:5-12; Rom 3:19-20; 28; 6:14; 7:1-6; 14:5-6; Gal 2:11-21; 3:1-5, 13; 22-25; 4:8-11; 5:1, 3-4, 13, 18; 6:12-15; Eph 2:6-16; Phil 3:2-3, 8-9; Col 2:6-23; Heb 7:11-19; 1 Pet 2:15-16).
The Christian has a high calling. We are to walk worthy of this calling by endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We are to accomplish this by the Spirit through humility, gentleness, and longsuffering, bearing with one another in love (Eph 4:1-2), and divisiveness indicates that the believer is in a carnal state (1 Cor 3:1-4).
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