Bible colleges : their present health and possible futures / by Robert Carl Kallgren.

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Chapter One: Introduction

General Background -- Statement of the Problem -- Significance -- Definition of Terms -- Delimitations -- Summary.

Chapter Two: Review of Related Literature

Introduction -- History of the Bible College Movement -- Introduction -- Historic Influences -- Old Testament Contributions -- New Testament Contributions -- Early Church Contributions -- Medieval Contributions -- Renaissance Contributions -- Reformation Contributions -- The New World -- The Colonial Colleges -- The Age of Enlightenment -- The Bible College Movement -- Summary -- The Nature of Bible Colleges -0- The Mission and Objectives of Bible colleges -- The Curriculum of Bible Colleges -- General Education Component -- Biblical/Theological Component -- Vocational Training Component -- A Profile of Bible College Students -- A Profile of Bible College Alumni -- Summary -- Institutional Purposes and Goals -- Historical Perspective on Institutional Purpose and Goals -- Measurement of Institutional Purpose and Goals -- Summary -- Financial Health of Higher Education Institutions -- Summary -- Chapter Summary.

Chapter Three: Methodology

Introduction -- The Populations -- The Samples -- Instrumentation -- Bible College Questionnaire -- Mission Agency Questionnaire -- Christian School Leaders Questionnaire -- Church Leaders Questionnaire -- Data Collection Procedures -- Responses -- Data Compilation and Analysis -- Summary.

Chapter Four: Findings

Analysis of Institutional Health -- Introduction -- Enrollment Trends -- Full-time Equivalent Student Enrollment -- New Student Enrollment -- Summary -- Financial Condition -- Summary -- Summary -- Perspective on the Future of Bible Colleges -- Introduction -- Mission and Purpose -- Emphases -- Vocational Programs -- Sponsored Ministries -- Student Body Profile -- Skills and Competencies -- Personal Perspective -- Mission -- Programs -- Problems -- Relationships -- Future -- Fundamental Problems -- Summary -- Prospectie of Employers of Bible College Graduates -- Introduction -- Mission Leaders -- Educational Profile of Missionary Candidates -- Projecting Bible College Vocational Programs -- Recommendations for Bible College Emphases -- Personal Perspective on the Bible College Movement -- Summary -- Christian Day School Leaders -- Introduction -- Current Relationship to Bible Colleges -- Teaching Credentials Required by Christian Day Schools -- Recommendations for Improving Relationships -- Between Bible Colleges and Christian Day Schools -- Summary -- Church Leaders -- Introduction -- Educational Credentials for New Pastors -- Availability of Pastorates for Recent Bible College Graduates -- Availability of Church Leadership Roles for Bible College Graduates -- Personal Perspective on Bible Colleges -- Summary -- Chapter Summary.

Chapter Five: Conclusions, Recommendations, and Observations

Introduction -- Conclusions -- Institutional Health of Bible Colleges -- Presidents' Perspective on the Future of Bible Colelges -- Employers' Perspective on the Future of Bible Colleges -- Summary -- Recommendations for Future Research -- Observations -- Summary.

List of Tables

Founding of Bible Colleges and Institutes by Decade -- Comparison of Objectives ("Essential" and "Very Important") for Attending College Between Bible College Freshmen and Freshmen in All Four-Year Colleges -- Content Areas in the Presidents' Perspective Questionnaire -- Summary of Distribution and Returns of Questionnaires by Group -- Enrollment Trends for Bible Colleges, Christian Liberal Arts Colleges, and Seminaries for the Years 1975-87 and 1979-87 -- Enrollment Trends of Bible Colleges by Geographical Region for the Years 1979-87 -- Enrollment Trends of Bible Colleges by Denominational Affiliation the Years 1979-87 -- Enrollment of New Students in Bible Colleges, Christian Liberal Arts Colleges, and Seminaries for the Years 1975-87 -- Years of Annual Operating Deficits of Bible Colleges for 1982-87 -- Percentage of Bible Colleges by Cumulative Current Fund Balance as a Percentage of Unrestricted Current Fund Revenue for the Year 1986-87 -- Percentage of Bible Colleges by Indebtedness as a Percetnage of the Book Value of Capital Assets for the Year 1986-87 -- Percentage of Bible Colleges by Debt Service as a Percentage of Unrestricted Current Fund Revenue for the Year 1986-87 -- Size of Endowment Funds of Bible Colleges for the Year 1986-87 -- Percentage of Bible Colleges Using Different Methods to Increase Endowment Funds -- Mean Scores of Bible College Presidents' Views of Priorities of Elements in the Mission of Bible Colleges -- Mean Scores of Bible College Presidents' Views on the Priority of Strengthening Bible College Vocational Programs -- Mean Scores of Bible College Presidents' Views on Recommended Changes in Emphasis in the Development of Specific Competencies and Skills -- Mean Scores for Mission Leaders as to Expected and Preferred Educational Qualifications of Future Mission Candidates -- Mean Scores of School Leaders as to Present Proportion and Preferred Future Proportion of Bible College Graduates in Specific Roles -- Percentage of Schools Which Require Specific Academic Credentials for Beginning Teachers and Bible Teachers.

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