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4. Courses and minimum knowledge

4.2. Minimum Knowledge and skills list

Graduation minimum knowledge and skills

All students are expected to master the knowledge for each subject mentioned below. Evidence that a student does not have mastery of these topics may be removed from HBI.

 1.      Understand, articulate and support scripturally the following doctrines:

  • Trinity
  • Christology - Christ
  • Soteriology - Salvation
  • Hamartiology = Sin
  • Anthropology - Man
  • Satan
  • Eschatology
  • Theology -  God
  • Bibliology - Word
  • Ecclesiology - Church
  • Angelology - Angels
  • Pneumatology – Holy Spirit
2.      Understand, articulate and support scripturally Dispensational Premillennialism

3.      Understand, articulate and support scripturally Manuscript Evidence of the validity of the King James Version of the Bible
4.      Understand, articulate and support scripturally the following doctrines

  • Seven 7’s
  • Feasts
  • Sacrifices
  • Resurrections
  • Kingdom of God / Kingdom of Heaven
  • Spiritual gifts
  • Typology
  • Bible Study techniques
  • Law and Grace and Liberty

5.      Have a basis of scriptural Biblical counseling for the following conditions

  • Pre-marital counsel
  • Marriage problems
  • Child development
  • Drug / alcohol dependency
  • eSexual abuse
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • General Counseling skills

6.      Understand needs in church planting

7.      Understand the state of missions and God moving in the world today including:

  •  Basis for missions
  • Area Studies
  • Deputation
  • Surrendering to missions
  • Supporting missionaries
  • Working with missionaries to accomplish their mission
  • Identifying global objectives
  • Working with governments
  • Working with other missionaries
  • Financing projects / personal budgets
  • Family needs on the field and those at home

 8.      Pastoral procedures

  • Church services
  • Baptism
  • Funerals
  • Weddings
  • Lords Supper
  • Visitations

 9.      Children’s ministry

  •  Developing curriculum
  • Developing teachers / workers
  • Counseling children
  • Working with uninvolved parents
  • Working with blended families
  • Elementary, youth, college differences and special needs

 10.  Worship and Praise

  • Order of service
  • Music as ministry
  • Relevance and responsibility
  • Technology in worship
  • Ushers / greeters

 11.  Church administration

  • Legal status
  • Budgeting
  • Staffing
  • Taxes
  • Payroll
  • Volunteer staff
  • Lay leadership
  • Deacons
  • Debt control
12.  Possess a thorough knowledge of the following books of the Bible including historical significance, How Christ is revealed, major doctrinal emphasis, key parts of the book, application for today

  • Genesis
  • Job
  • Isaiah
  • Ezekiel
  • Daniel
  • Joel
  • Matthew – John
  • Acts
  • Romans
  • Galatians through Colossians
  • Pastoral Epistles
  • Hebrews
  • Johannine Epistles
  • Revelation

 a.   13.   Leadership development based on the following books of the Bible

  •  Ezra
  • Nehemiah

 14.   Life of Christ

 15.  Life of Paul

 16.  Expository Preaching – Homiletics

 17.  Bible Study Principles – Hermeneutics

 18.  Church history

  • Affect on world history
  • Affect on the preservation of scripture
  • Affect on current events
  • World Religion
  • Cults

19.  Ministry development 
  • Philosophy of Discipleship
  • Seven Stages of Spiritual growth
  • Evangelism / outreach

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