MINISTRIES DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Ministries Department is to provide training for each student to participate in multiple, meaningful ministry opportunities that have the potential of significantly impacting the lives of others. MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY Completing the education process at Word of Life Bible Institute are the ministry opportunities, which combine the students’ knowledge of Scripture and their own personal Christian life to influence the lives of others. Through various means, we provide opportunities for students to work out their faith as Christ would have them to do. Just as evangelism was very close to the heart of Jesus, it is very much an important part of the ministry of Word of Life. The students are not just taught principles of God’s Word, but they also learn how to apply these principles in everyday life through specific ministries. Freshman Students The Ministries Department takes a very strategic approach with our freshman students to provide them with classroom learning and hands-on ministry experience. Every freshman student will learn from a classroom setting how to personally share their faith one-on-one. A ten-hour accredited course is taught on how to take everyday conversations and direct them towards spiritual matters, ultimately culminating in the sharing of the gospel. Each student will then be given opportunities to make it practical as they go to heavily-populated areas, participate in youth activities and retreats, and serve and interact through various service outreaches. Sophomore Students Because the emphasis of the sophomore year is ministry foundation, many more opportunities are provided for students to develop and strengthen their God-given gifts and abilities. Through children’s ministries, sports, drama, music, online ministries, and consistent weekly campus church involvement, students are provided with a wide range of experience that will best prepare them for future service.
SAMPLE MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Note: Ministry offerings vary at teaching sites.
Snowcamp Each weekend during the winter, Word of Life Bible Institute hosts up to 430 young people at our New York campus and 100 at our Canadian campus for Snowcamp. Many students have the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge to practical experience as camp counselors. The students will be involved in every aspect of the camp from counseling, to working on maintenance, to running the program. Those at the Florida teaching site will counsel in their winter camping program. The Unseen The Unseen is the name of our worship bands. These bands are given the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of ministry events such as campus worship services, weekend ministry trips, Missions Conference, Snowcamp, and tours. There will likely be 1 male vocalist and 1 female vocalist in each band, and the typical instruments played in The Unseen are acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums, with an occasional cajon, banjo, violin, or something out of the ordinary. There will also be 1 tech member per band. Students in this group will constantly be placed in roles of leadership, inviting a congregation to worship God through song, so it is vitally important that their lives off stage reflect consistent worship of God in all they do. Because of this, this group is just as much, if not more, about spiritual development and maturity as it is about improving and using musical talent. Members of The Unseen must commit to fulfilling the entire summer ministry with Word of Life New York. Auditions for The Unseen will take place by video submissions throughout the year and then personal interviews during Opening Weekend.
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