Preparing women and men to think, live, serve and lead in the Church and in the world.

Mountain Top

Co-ordinator: Stephen Roy

Description

MountainTop is a program for personal spiritual enrichment. The program may be taken in a full-time cohort over one academic year or part-time over a longer period. Students may complete up to half of their required course work through Distance Education. For some students this program may provide the all-important spiritual foundation they are seeking, a time of renewal, refocusing and recommitment. For others, this program may provide a year of intense study and spiritual development before embarking on another EBC program of study or a career path.

Objectives

The student who completes the program should:

  1. Have a working knowledge of biblical content.
  2. Be able to relate biblical knowledge to life situations.
  3. Understand and be committed to a life of Christian discipleship.
  4. Exhibit growth in spiritual and other practical ways and so be a more positive influence in home, community and church.
  5. Be equipped and motivated for lay ministry.
  6. Understand and be actively supportive of the global interdependence of the Body of Christ.

 

Career Paths

Students graduating from this program go on to further education in a variety of colleges and universities, become more involved in ministry in their local churches or church agencies, or move into other Emmanuel programs. Transfer credits to other schools are awarded at the discretion of the receiving institution. 

Notes

  • Admission to and continuance in this program is at the discretion of the program co-ordinator and the college admissions committee. Supporting documents, including a completed program questionnaire and additional references, may be required.

 

Required Courses
Division Course
Hours
Bible and Theology  Old Testament I & II 6
New Testament I & II 6
General Studies General Studies Elective 3
Professional Studies   Contempory Evangelism OR Evangelism and Discipleship of Youth * 3
Introduction to Global Christianity
3
Spiritual Formation 3
Free Electives Elective (x2) 6
Field Education   Field Education 1
Field Education and Ministry Preparation 1
TOTAL
32

The program consists of 12 hours Bible & Theology, 3 hours General Studies, 9 hours Professional Studies, 6 hours Electives, and 2 Field Education credits.

OSL Default Rate: 2010, 0.0%

Please note:

  • Students planning to take Evangelism and Discipleship of Youth (instead of Contemporary Evangelism) should take the prerequisite Introduction to Youth Ministry as the elective in their first semester.
  • Students planning to enter the BRE Counselling Studies program or a Counselling concentration should take Psychology in the fall semester and Counselling Skills in the winter semester in preparation for year two.

Program Graduation Rate: 91%