Q: Which correspondence programs in Bible can you recommend?
A: Consider Moody.
Taking Bible courses by correspondence 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. 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 and some other agencies accept non-credit courses from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. These are easier and cheaper, but they are good.
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 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.
In almost every case you should take correspondence courses for credit that are college-level. There is one exception. We and some other agencies accept non-credit courses from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. These are easier and cheaper, but they are good.
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 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.
A: Consider an Australian option.
Moore Theological College, the Anglican college in Sydney, offers a ThC (certificate of theology) by correspondence. It's a well regarded course and available is several languages.
