General Information
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Canada Christian College has
as its purpose, the training of men and women to become servants
of God. By communicating
the Word
of God, our graduates become incarnate bridges
between the message
of the Gospel and the contemporary world. Although the presentation
of theology has changed from generation to generation, the truth which
theology has sought to communicate abides forever.
The
Gospel is the essence of the curriculum.
The belief that in Jesus Christ, God’s nature,
purpose and activity are supremely revealed, that God is
at work redemptively in the world, that all men everywhere
are sinners in need of redemption, that the study of theology is not for
its own sake but is climaxed, not with a religious problem solved, but
with a doxology to God and a commitment to
mission—these are the
fundamentals which constitute the foundation of our curriculum.
The Bible is the Word of God, the only rule and standard according to which all dogma should be judged. It is essential, therefore, that the Minister of the Gospel should have a thorough knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, be able to interpret them correctly, and be able to proclaim the Christ to whom they bear witness. Consequently, the Bible occupies the central place in the curriculum of the College.
It is the goal of Canada Christian
College in its theological program
to embrace all aspects of the student’s life: from his daily devotional
habits to his learning in the classroom. A theological education is more
than lectures heard, books read and assignments completed.
A theological education demands an earnest, thoughtful and disciplined pproach to the Scriptures and the accumulated experiences and wisdom of the Church. While we acknowledge the fact that theological knowledge is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end and does require intellectual integrity and responsibility. Furthermore, it calls for an eagerness to seek out the truth and a willing submission to the discipline of study.
Our curriculum at Canada Christian
College is directed toward
individuals who will be ministering to people. If the Gospel is,
in fact, the expression of the redemptive love of God,
and if the Gospel is
essentially communicated through a relationship with a person before
it can be fully appreciated and accepted, some people will never know
or experience the love and forgiveness of God until
they first observe and experience it through us.
Every student must see the responsibility of relating the Gospel in its entirety to the lives of people in the everyday world. Therefore, supervised field experience in some aspects of communicating the Gospel must become an integral part of the student’s theological education as well as his personal Christian growth.
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