PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

....The Philosophy of Education at Free Gospel Bible Institute is distinctively Christian, based on the persuasion that the foundation of all knowledge is God's truth and is Christ-centered. Both the curriculum and the educational process have as a focal point, the Bible, God's authoritative Word and the only inherent criterion for truth. Jesus Christ is the unchanging essence of all courses taught, since truth is inherent in Him, and He is the supreme revelation of God.

....F.G.B.I. recognizes that through sin all mankind is eternally dead, but is capable of Salvation through faith in Christ's redemptive work. The heathen are Christ's promised inheritance (Psalm 2:8 "Ask of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.") and by reason of His commission in John 20:21 ("As my father hath sent me, even so send I you.") and Matthew 28:19-20 ("Go ye therefore...") our ministry and inheritance have become a mandated continuation of His, through the teaching of "all nations" and the "foolishness of preaching" in the "demonstration of the Spirit and of power."

....F.G.B.I. humbly acknowledges that effectiveness in both evangelistic and educational pursuit is dependent upon our partnership with and submission to the Holy Spirit as the empowering Personality of Acts 1:8 and the illuminating Agent of John 16:13, only by Whom can eternal truth be correctly understood, interpreted and personalized.

PURPOSE

....Free Gospel Bible Institute exists for the purpose of educating and preparing qualifying individuals who feel the call of God on their lives for the Pentecostal ministry throughout the world. That education shall be based upon the infallible truth of God's word and available regardless of a student's race, national origin or economic status.

OBJECTIVES
....The objectives of Free Gospel Bible Institute are three-fold and measurable by the stated evidences of accomplishment:

1. TO SEND FORTH GRADUATES WHO DEMONSTRATE SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND MATURITY NECESSARY FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND MINISTRY.

• By commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ
• By initiative toward involvement in ministry
• By a Spirit-filled and empowered life
• By a consistent, productive prayer life
• By a life of holiness manifesting purity of heart and life

2. TO SEND FORTH GRADUATES WHO DEMONSTRATE INTELLECTUAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY.

3. TO SEND FORTH GRADUATES WHO EFFICIENTLY APPLY THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO THE FULFILLMENT OF CHRIST'S MANDATE TO THE CHURCH.