What perspective should I take towards missions training?
What types of training should I consider?
Can I become a missionary if I don’t want to learn another language?
» more related questionsQ: Which correspondence programs in Bible can your recommend?
A: Consider Moody.
Taking Bible courses by correspondence while attending a secular university requires much personal initiative. (I did most of my M.Div. through correspondence and several courses toward a doctoral program and I know the amount of discipline required.) There are numerous possibilities for Bible correspondence programs. Some can be done by mail, others by e-mail. In WEC we do accept those who have done much, most, or on some occasions all of their Bible requirements by correspondence.
In almost every case you should take correspondence courses for credit that are college-level. There is one exception. We in WEC as well as several other agencies accept non-credit courses from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. These are easier and cheaper, but they are good. We allow this only for those who already have a secular college degree.
Will secular schools accept Bible credits? Some will? My daughter transferred from a Christian Liberal Arts college to Temple University in Pennsylvania. She was surprised to find that Temple allowed her Bible courses as electives. The reason is than when Temple was founded it was an evangelical Baptist school. Although it is now secular and quite pagan in many ways, they still accept Bible courses for electives. Therefore your secular college may do so, but they would certainly have to be college level courses. The only way to find out if a particular college does is to ask.
What we find as a great obstacle for potential missionaries is huge debt from college. By going to a secular university you may be able to minimize this. I encourage you to think of working hard during summers and breaks, being on a work program at the university, and trying for all the debts and scholarships you can. Do all you can to avoid debt. Is it possible to graduate from university without debt? Yes. Is it easy? No. Is it worth it, even taking an extra year to graduate? I think so.
P.S. WEC has a three-year program called MAP (Modular Apprenticeship Program) where you serve overseas and take correspondence course. Visit http://www.wec-usa.org.
In almost every case you should take correspondence courses for credit that are college-level. There is one exception. We in WEC as well as several other agencies accept non-credit courses from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. These are easier and cheaper, but they are good. We allow this only for those who already have a secular college degree.
Will secular schools accept Bible credits? Some will? My daughter transferred from a Christian Liberal Arts college to Temple University in Pennsylvania. She was surprised to find that Temple allowed her Bible courses as electives. The reason is than when Temple was founded it was an evangelical Baptist school. Although it is now secular and quite pagan in many ways, they still accept Bible courses for electives. Therefore your secular college may do so, but they would certainly have to be college level courses. The only way to find out if a particular college does is to ask.
What we find as a great obstacle for potential missionaries is huge debt from college. By going to a secular university you may be able to minimize this. I encourage you to think of working hard during summers and breaks, being on a work program at the university, and trying for all the debts and scholarships you can. Do all you can to avoid debt. Is it possible to graduate from university without debt? Yes. Is it easy? No. Is it worth it, even taking an extra year to graduate? I think so.
P.S. WEC has a three-year program called MAP (Modular Apprenticeship Program) where you serve overseas and take correspondence course. Visit http://www.wec-usa.org.
