Please note: Enrollment in this course is contingent upon approval by SIBI, as outlined in the Learning Plan provided upon enrollment. Applicants must complete the acceptance process before payment. This course is residential.
Class is Monday and Wednesday from 9:20-12:00 (CST)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The Book of Acts is the continuation of the work of Jesus through His body, the church. Luke
wrote in the beginning verse of Acts, “I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, all that Jesus began
to do and teach...” (Acts 1:1). The Gospel of Luke records the life of Christ on the earth. The
Book of Acts records the work and life of Jesus being continued in the life of the New Testament
body of believers, the church of Christ. Acts is a history of the work of the Holy Spirit through
the people of God in the 1st century.
The purpose of our study is to see the work of God through His people to bring about the growth
of His church in the world so that we can more effectively engage in it. We will also see the
attempts of Satan to destroy the church of our Lord. However, the power of God prevails over
each attack launched by Satan. In Luke’s accounting, we will see the church alive and fulfilling
His commission for His followers to make disciples of every nation. (Matthew 28:18-20).
- Teacher: Matt Glawe
Please note: Enrollment in this course is contingent upon approval by SIBI, as outlined in the Learning Plan provided upon enrollment. Applicants must complete the acceptance process before payment. This course is residential.
Class is Monday and Wednesday from 9:20-12:00 (CST)
Course Description:
1. Explore biblical concepts about counseling and helping others
2. Provide an introduction to counseling for those aspiring to be ministers and leaders in the
kingdom
3. Raise awareness of the need for both pastoral and professional counseling with the benefits and
limitations of each type
4. Expose ministers to a variety of fundamental counseling skills and principles they can use when
others ask for help
5. Increase knowledge of mental and emotional health issues and provide an overview of this field
to assist them in making wise recommendations and referrals
6. Produce a personal notebook of counseling resources for ministry.
- Teacher: David Henniger
Please note: Enrollment in this course is contingent upon approval by SIBI, as outlined in the Learning Plan provided upon enrollment. Applicants must complete the acceptance process before payment. This course is residential.
Class is Monday and Wednesday from 1:50-4:30 (CST)
Course Description
A study of the life and ministry of the prophet Jeremiah, with additional study from Jeremiah’s Lamentations and the post-exilic historical books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
- Teacher: Ron Bontrager
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Class is Monday and Wednesday from 1:50-4:30 (CST)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the study of the Major Prophets of the Exile—Daniel & Ezekiel.
Attention will be given to the primary teachings and principles of each of these key
books—the nature and function of prophetic and apocalyptic literature and the historical
background as it impacts the content of both messages given by God. This is an exegetical
study and therefore will be a verse-by-verse, chapter-by-chapter analysis of both books.
- Teacher: Arthur Puente
Please note: Enrollment in this course is contingent upon approval by SIBI, as outlined in the Learning Plan provided upon enrollment. Applicants must complete the acceptance process before payment. This course is residential.
Class is Tuesday and Thursday from 9:20-12:00 (CST)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Biblical Interpretation is a foundational course designed to help us develop balanced, sensible,
and logical methods to understand and properly interpret scripture. We believe that God
delivered us a message in His revealed Word that we can understand. We believe that it contains
everything we need for life and godliness and that it makes us “complete, equipped for every
good work” (2 Tim. 3:17). Therefore, we need to establish healthy methods to rightly determine
what God is saying to His people. This course is designed to help us do that.
It contains two parts. In the first half we will examine effective exegetical approaches to
scripture. In other words, we will learn how to determine what the text was saying to the
audience who initially received it. We must establish that message before we can move to part
two, which is the hermeneutical section. In the second half of the course, we will learn how to
correctly apply scripture to us today. Both of these elements of textual interpretation are
imperative to our ability to properly preach and teach the Bible. Good exegesis leads to good
hermeneutics, which leads to good homiletics. That is the ultimate goal of this course.
- Teacher: Matt Glawe
Please note: Enrollment in this course is contingent upon approval by SIBI, as outlined in the Learning Plan provided upon enrollment. Applicants must complete the acceptance process before payment. This course is residential.
Class is Tuesday and Thursday from 1:50-4:30 (CST)
Course Description:
This study is the second of two courses on the Life and Teaching of Christ. It will
primarily focus on Matthew, giving emphasis to The Sermon On The Mount. It will also
include a comparative study on the Gospel of Mark.
There is no study more important to your personal Christian education than one that
focuses on Jesus, His Sermon of Sermons, and the development of your own personal
righteousness in your daily life.
- Teacher: Kevin Haynes
Please note: Enrollment in this course is contingent upon approval by SIBI, as outlined in the Learning Plan provided upon enrollment. Applicants must complete the acceptance process before payment. This course is residential.
Class is Tuesday and Thursday from 1:50-4:30 (CST)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: An exegetical study of Paul’s letter to the Roman Christians
- Teacher: Charles Speer
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Class is Fridays from 9:20-1:00 (CST)
Class Description:
In order to serve/lead a congregation in evangelism and outreach, you will need to be
able to develop relationships, initiate Bible studies, conduct Bible studies, answer
questions, overcome objections and involve Bible students and converts in the local
congregation as possible. The example you set will be vital to your congregation being a
growing, evangelistic congregation. It is intended that you receive instruction and tools
to use in being an effective evangelist. It is understood that we all have different gifts and
levels of giftedness, and some may find talking to others and setting up studies as easier
for some than others. This doesn’t take away from the biblical mandate to “go and make
disciples” or “seek and save the lost”. This is an essential skill and we will work on
developing it together.
Jesus uses two primary examples as he seeks to train His disciples in evangelism. He uses
the example of the fisherman and the example of the farmer. In this course of study, we
will be focusing primarily on two focuses:
1) What we will begin with what we will call the Psychology of Evangelism, the attitudes,
thinking and understanding we must have of the lost around us and the attitudes,
thinking and understanding they have of us as Christians and soul winners.
2) the example of the farmer working diligently to bring about a successful harvest. By
looking at the 12 steps that farmers apply to successfully plant, water and harvest their
crop, we will see 12 steps to successfully planting and watering as God gives the
increase (1 Cor. 3:6-7).
- Teacher: Chris Swinford
Please note: Enrollment in this course is contingent upon approval by SIBI, as outlined in the Learning Plan provided upon enrollment. Applicants must complete the acceptance process before payment. This course is residential.
Class is Fridays from 9:20-1:00 (CST)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
1. This course is a survey of Church History beginning with the birth of the church (AD
29-30) and ending with the worldwide nature of Christianity in the 21st Century. The
course will be developed in the following ways:
a. A brief overview in lectures of 2,000 years of history reviewing significant dates,
events, persons, and developments.
b. Student-required reading of the Christian History Made Easy textbook and
Pictures from Christian History study guide.
c. Interactive class projects, group research and practical applications to help
students learn, appreciate, and be better equipped to teach and include Christian
history in their future ministries.
2. Attention will be given to where the history, distinctive beliefs, and practices of the
churches of Christ fit within Christian history overall.
3. The instructor’s goal is to make this course more a “learning laboratory” than a set of
long lectures. Only a minimum of work will be required outside of the class time; most
projects and research will be done during class.
- Teacher: Richard Cravy