We are a nationally accredited, bachelor’s level school;
offering four diplomas in Christian ministry.
Metro Columbus Bible Institute exists...
- To challenge, motivate & inspire Christian leaders &
lay people
- To train an ever-increasing number of leaders that understand
the culture and the potential of ministering in Ohio & regions
in the north
- To expose learners to healthy, vibrant churches
- To provide opportunities for students to learn from experienced
pastors & ministers
- To instill a well-founded, biblical worldview that is able
to answer questions that skeptics ask
- To permeate our thinking and our local church strategy with
evangelism
- To create life-long learners who value the wisdom and truth
of God's inerrant Word
- To view church planting as a key strategy in winning our world
to Christ
- To develop the skill sets necessary to grow great churches
- To build significant churches in central Ohio & around
the globe
- To provide a pool of potential church planters, senior/solo
pastors & staff for area churches
- To equip students with practical, actual ministry experiences
to better prepare them for the days ahead
- To acquire and increase interpersonal skills
- To view missions as an integral aspect of the church and not
as an appendage to it
Our Statement of Faith
The Bible
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, divinely inspired;
that it is inerrant in the original manuscripts and preserved
by God for us; that it is authoritative for every church and
each of us for every age.
God
We believe that God exists eternally in three persons: Father,
Son and Holy Spirit. These three are one God. We believe God
created the universe by His Power and Word. We believe that
God is all knowing, all powerful and ever present.
Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus Christ was sent by God the Father into the
world to save sinners. We believe that Jesus Christ was virgin
born, sinless in life and mighty in words and deeds. We believe
Jesus was both God and man, that He was crucified for our sins,
and was bodily raised from the dead. He then ascended to His
Father's side where He is head of the church and intercedes
for believers. We believe Jesus Christ is coming again personally,
visibly and bodily to reign as Lord.
Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is a person, is God, and has all
the divine characteristics. He indwells all believers, baptizes
and seals them at the moment of salvation. He fills them in
response to confession of sin and surrender to Him.
Salvation
We believe that Jesus, through His death on the cross, provided
salvation for all. However, to receive salvation one must repent
of sin and trust Jesus Christ alone. The true believer is eternally
secure and cannot lose his salvation. He may, however, lose
his joy by sin and bring the loving discipline of the Father
upon himself.
All who have received Christ will at death depart to be with
Christ in their spirits and at Christ's return receive a new
body which will be like His glorious body.
The Church
We believe a New Testament church is a local body of baptized
believers who have agreed together to worship Jesus Christ,
edify the believers, evangelize the lost and minister to others.
The church has two ordinances: Baptism and The Lord's Supper.
- Baptism symbolizes the death, burial and resurrection of
Jesus Christ and the new life we have in Him.
- The Lord's Supper is a reminder of Christ's death and anticipates
His Second Coming.
