CHRISTIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM

 In Deuteronomy 6:6-9, God gives the following command: "And these words which I command thee this day shall be in thine heart, and thou shall teach them diligently...when thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up...and thou shall write them upon the posts of thy house and on thy gates."

These verses indicate that Christian training is to be given 100% of the time; hence, the Christian school-- elementary and high school.

The state of New York did a lengthy study on the Max Jukes' and the Jonathan Edwards' families. Of the 1,026 descendants of the Jukes' family, 300 died prematurely. One hundred were sent to the penitentiary for an average of thirteen years each. One hundred were drunkards and nineteen were public prostitutes. The family cost the state $1,200,000 and made no contribution to society.

Of the Edwards' family, 729 descendants were studied. Out of this family has come 300 preachers, sixty-five college professors, thirteen university presidents, sixty authors, three United States congressmen, and one Vice-President of the United States. The difference between these families was that the latter believed in Christian training from childhood. The Bible-based Christian schools offer this to the children and youth of our nation.

The Christian Day School movement is growing rapidly. Our main objective is to train and educate men and women of the Edwards' caliber to work in Christian institutions across America and around the world. Ozark Bible Institute and College's Christian Education program is geared to meet this objective.

BACHELOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Requirements for the Bachelor degree in Christian Education are:

1. All required courses completed.
2. Minimum of 128 semester hours completed.
3. One year in residence at OBI.
4. Meet all financial obligations to the school.
5. Be recommended by faculty for graduation.
6. Be present at commencement exercises.
    

Students who concentrate their studies toward a Bachelor of Christian Education should take the following courses:

FIRST YEAR

Bible Study Methods 3 hours

Bible and Science 3 hours

Christian Living I 3 hours

English Composition I 3 hours

Introduction to Education 2 hours

Introduction to Education Lab 1 hour

Introduction to Theology 3 hours

New Testament Survey 3 hours

Personal Evangelism 3 hours

Principles of Teaching 3 hours

Soteriology 3 hours

U.S. History 3 hours

SECOND YEAR

Acts 3 hours

Christology 3 hours

Counseling & Discipline 2 hours

English Composition II 3 hours

Physical Science 2 hours

Introduction (A Biblical Approach) to Philosophy 3 hours

Introduction (A Biblical Approach) to Psychology 3 hours

ACE Teaching Math 3 hours

Old Testament Survey 3 hours

Public Speaking 3 hours

Teaching Art & Music 2 hours

Teaching Reading 3 hours

ACE Teaching Science 3 hours

THIRD YEAR

Church Administration 3 hours

Church History 3 hours

Math Concepts 3 hours

Bible/Theology Elective 3 hours

Physical Science 3 hours

English Literature 3 hours

Exceptional Child 3 hours

History of Civilization I 3 hours

Christian Education Practicum 2 hours

Social Studies Elective 3 hours

ACE Teaching Chemistry 3 hours

FOURTH YEAR

Biology Survey 3 hours

Christian School Administration 2 hours

College Math 3 hours

Student Teaching 8 hours

ACE Teaching Algebra 3 hours

ACE Teaching Grammar 3 hours

Tests and Measurements 2 hours

Teaching P.E. and Health 2 hours

ACE Teaching Social Studies 3 hours