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FOR WHOM INTENDED

T he Institute trains men and women in the thorough knowledge and effective practi ca l use of the E ng lish Bibl e. It is intended for all men a nd women who wi sh to secure the most thorough knowl edge poss ibl e of t he Word of God and who desire to use it in any form of Chri sti an acti vity . T here a re, howeve r, spec ial cl asses of men and women, to mee t whose need the Bi ble In stitute is especiall y adapted: I. Men who a re ca lled of God into· the mini str y of Hi s Word. It was not the intention of Mr. Mood y, when he fo un ded the fir st Bible Institute in this country, to tra in men fo r the pas torate, but after a few years' experi ence it was fo und that ve ry ma ny of its g raduates did find their wa y, sooner or later, into the pastorate. The course of tra ining g iven in the Institute is not planned to supplant that of the theo­ logica l semina ry in prepa ring men for the mini stry ; but for more than a qua rter of a centur y men who ha ve taken th is course have proved its wort h in pastorates at home and in the miss ion fi elds abroad , whe re they have made, and a re making spl end id records as herald s o f the Gospel and winne rs o f: men for Chri st. 2. Graduates of coll eges and theological seminar ies w ho desire to suppl ement the k nowledge obta ined in college and semina ry by a more thorough study of the E ngli sh Bible, practi cal methods of aggressive C hri stian work, and the most effecti ve method s of teaching the Bibl e. 3. Young men and women wh o wish to train fo r the educa t ional work of the church---e .g ., Directors of C hri sti an Educa tion , G irl s' Workers, Boys' Workers, Pas­ tors' Ass ista nts, etc. The im portance of thi s work is being increasingly recog ni zed , and to meet the need we a re offering a hi ghly spec iali zed course in C hri stian Educa­ tion and Child E va ngeli sm. A course evangelical in point of view a nd thoroughly pedagogica l and practi ca l in method . 4. Men and women who are planning to go to the foreig n m iss ion fie ld. Hun­ dreds of men and women who ha ve been tra ined in the Bible Institute of Los Ange les a re now do ing effecti ve wo rk in t he fo reign fi eld . 5. Fo reign mi ssiona ries home on furlou gh . Many of those who have had expe­ ri ence in the fi eld wish during their days of furlough to increase their knowledge of the Bible and th e methods of C hri sti an work now in u se. Not infrequently they fi nd that the re is no p lace so well adapted for thi s purpose as the Bible Institute. 6. Men and women prepa rin g fo r va rious fo rms of Chri stian work such as eva n­ ge li sts, sing ing eva ngeli sts, superintendent s o f Christi an institutions, Sunday school wo rke rs, assistant pastors, church visito rs, city m iss ion workers, rescue mi ss ion wo rkers. 7. Men and women who do not intend to g ive the ir whole time to defin ite fo rms of Christian se rvice, but who desire full er knowledge of the Bible and prac­ ti ca l methods of work , in orde r that they may be more useful in their home churches. La rge numbers of men and women ha ve gone through the Bible In stitute with no intenti on of g iving the ir entire li fe to definite Chri sti an work . of a few of these a fterwa rds ha ve gone into the pastorate a nd othe r form s of Chri sti an se rvice, but man y of them have gone back to their churches to be a help to their pas tors a nd to the Chri sti an life of the ir communities. 8. Men alread y in the mini stry who fee l th e need of a more thorough, accurate and p racti cal knowl edge of the E ng lish Bible . An eve r in creasing number of men who have h ad successful expe rience in the mini stry are coming to the Bible Institute to take ad va ntage of its fac iliti es for equipment fo r increasin g usefulness .

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