Arizona Christian Ministries is here to help.
The purpose of this Biblical Equipping Program is to assist Pastors and teaching
staffs in fulfilling the Scriptural mandates of the local church by using the
Scriptures as our final authority for faith and practice to equip the Redeemed
in each church to become Spiritually healthy, Spiritually strong and Spiritually
productive members of the local gathering of the Body of Christ through four
years of concentrated Biblical training in
which each individual will be trained in Biblical Knowledge, Biblical Doctrine
and Biblical Living.
Ideally, the training in local churches would occur fifty weeks out of each year
on Sundays and Wednesdays as follows:
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Sunday School:
Biblical Knowledge
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Sunday Afternoon:
Biblical Doctrine
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Wednesday Night:
Biblical Living
We offer these same classes in
our Chandler facilities
all on the same morning or evening for ease of attendance.
The three areas of focus are as follows:
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Biblical Knowledge:
Impart a working knowledge of the content, order and theme of Scripture
to the end that each individual will ultimately be able to perform personal,
in-depth Bible study and make personal application of the Scriptures to their
own lives.
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Biblical Doctrine:
Impart a working knowledge of the teachings of Scripture to the end that
each individual will have a personal, working knowledge of what they believe,
how to explain from the Scriptures what they believe and be able to effectively
defend the teachings of the Scriptures against false doctrines.
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Biblical Living:
Impart a working knowledge of how the Scriptures teach us to live, and
aid each individual in developing Scriptural life habits to the end that each
individual would become a Christ-like, fruitful, ministering, valuable member of
the local gathering of the Body of Christ.
Recognitions of Completion are awarded to each individual as they complete each
level of training as follows:
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1 Year:
Certificate of Basic Bible Training (Semesters 1 and 2)
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2 Year:
Certificate of Intermediate Bible Training (Semesters 3 and 4)
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3 Year:
Certificate of Advanced Bible Training (Semesters 5 and 6)
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4 Year:
Graduate of Biblical Training (Semesters 7 and 8)
Graduates of this equipping program are expected to be able to perform the
duties of virtually any lay ministry position for which they are qualified
within the local church.
While an education of this caliber often costs hundreds – even thousands of
dollars per semester, we believe a quality Bible education should be available
to everyone regardless of their financial abilities. That is why we offer our classes on a
“no-charge” basis. We ask that
churches pray for us faithfully and support us financially as they are able. Additionally, we ask that the
students give as they are able.