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Purpose:
It is the stated goal of our Assembly of God section to
focus on birthing churches in the inner city of St. Louis.
Inner City Ministries exist to help meet this purpose. We believe the goal of birthing inner city
churches depends largely upon having interested persons from the inner city
identified and prepared to birth the Inner City Churches. Our district has everything in place but
still lacks the pool of persons who are being prepared and/or who are
prepared to birth Inner City Churches.
It is our goal to offer people from the inner city a relevant
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM that deals with the major hindrances that they face in
becoming prepared for ministry in the Assemblies of God. These hindrances would include:
 Past
educational experience
Second
career entry into ministry
Family
demands
Finances
Inability
or unwillingness to leave the area to be trained
Relevant
curriculum and learning model
We firmly believe the best way to birth Churches in the
inner city is to identify, train and assist persons from neighborhoods in St.
Louis to be the birthing Pastor. If we
are to have a pool of newly trained Inner City Ministers, we must be prepared
to meet them where they are and provide them with what they need to succeed.
This site explains the operation of the City Bible
Institute (CBI). City Bible Institute
is positioned as part of the vision and ministry of Inner City Ministry.
Premise:
CBI
must be APPROACHABLE, PROGRESSIVE and RELEVANT to persons from the inner city
Make
CBI Affordable and designed for success for adult learners
Distinctive:
CBI must be APPROACHABLE
CBI
courses can be taken live at 4720 Jamieson (In the City), by audio tape, by
CD or via the internet.
CBI
is open to all people, Assembly of God as well as other non Assembly of God
persons
CBI
will be inclusive and inviting to multiracial and multiethnic students
CBI
is designed for adult learners
CBI must be PROGRESSIVE
CBI
must be able to attract people at an entry educational level and have a
mechanism to move the student to a deeper educational experience
CBI
is based on repetitive learning model with each activity and each subject
designed to build on the activity and class before it.
CBI must be RELEVANT
All
lecture materials are designed to specifically meet the needs of Urban Students.
(Materials are presented with this in mind)
All
discussion groups are designed to meet the needs of Urban Students
CBI
is a two year program with 20 courses/year (each course is 4 lectures long) -
each year is composed of two 10 course units.
Year
one offers New and Old Testament surveys and related subjects
Year
two covers Practical Christianity and Ministry subjects
CBI must be AFFORDABLE
Tuition
is $1100/year ($100 registration + 20 courses @ $50 each)- Scholarships are
available
History of City
Bible Institute:
We have spent the last 17 years developing and refining
City Bible Institute (CBI). CBI has
been refined during this period of time to meet the needs of individuals from
the Inner City and other areas. CBI
has been developed adult learners in mind.
Should You
Enroll in Inner City Bible Institute:
Yes!
If you have a hunger for God’s Word
Yes!
If you have a call into full time ministry
Yes!
If you desire credentials from the Assemblies of God
For
more information call Rev. Joel A. Oliver at 314-752-1015
How will CBI Benefit You?
1. Completion of
two units (20 Courses) plus Global University Course “A/G History, Missions
& Governance” will qualify this student for certification credentials
from the Southern Missouri District
Assemblies of God.
2. Completion of
four units (40 Courses) plus Global University course “A/G Acts, the Holy Spirit
at work in the Believer” will qualify the student for licensure
credentials from the Southern Missouri
District Council of the Assemblies of God.
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