Motto A College for Life Established 1933 President Waldie Neufeld Total enrollment 227 (2006) Phone +1 780-568-3962 | Type private bible college Affiliation Christian Students 227 (2006-2007) Province Alberta Colors Black, Red | |
Address 9601 100 St, Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0, Canada Similar Prairie Bible Institute, Vanguard College, Alberta Bible College, Briercrest College and Semi, Carey Theological College Profiles | ||
Peace river bible institute prbi 2015
The Peace River Bible Institute is a degree-granting college recognized by the province of Alberta. PBRI's Bachelor of Religious Education course was recognized after its establishment in the 1980s by the American Association of Bible Colleges. The Bible college is located in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada.
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- Peace river bible institute prbi 2015
- Peace river bible institute sharon neufeld
- History
- Programs
- Discipleship
- Recognition
- Staff and faculty
- Historical list of staff and faculty
- References
Mission Statement: "To conduct a Bible College, the training of students in a thorough knowledge of the Word of God, Holy Scriptures, and the training of students to become ministers, whether at home or abroad."
Vision Statement: To train believers to become disciple-makers who know God, model His character, and are able to build into others the life-changing principles of God's Word.
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History
The Peace River Bible Institute (PRBI) was founded in 1933 in Berwyn by Walter McNaughton, a graduate of the Prairie Bible Institute, who moved PRBI to its present location in Sexsmith two years later. PRBI's first director was Hattie Kirk, whose work was celebrated in an exhibition at the Grande Prairie Museum devoted to women's role in the history of the Peace region. The college's student numbers have risen rapidly since 1993, with the number of enrolments rising from 60 to 200 over the 10 years leading up to 2007.
Programs
Courses offered by PRBI range between two and four years in length, and cover religious education, church music, pastoral studies and mission work. The college's four-year Bachelor of Religious Education course in "Church Ministry and Community Service" can include fire fighting certification, with training provided through a partnership with the Sexsmith fire department. Some of the students who take these courses become pastors, but others seek employment in other professions.
Discipleship
PRBI is a self described discipleship-focused school. Its website states that "we are in the process of creating a transferable model of disciple-making to be observed and practiced within the student body." As part of their discipleship model PRBI encourages one-on-one discipleship relationships as well as facilitating mandatory discipleship groups called "Care Groups" which are led by various Care Leaders. Care Leaders are selected from upperclassmen who apply and are affirmed by Student Life for the following school year. Resident Leaders are also considered part of the discipleship model, as they oversee the spiritual and material needs of the various dormitories.
Recognition
A 2004 water balloon fight at PBRI involving 800 participants and 8,000 balloons was recognised by The Guinness Book of World Records as the largest yet conducted. The record was exceeded at Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat in Belgium in April 2005.
Staff and faculty
The current President of PRBI is Waldie Neufeld, who was promoted from academic dean to become the college's president in 2007. His forerunner was Rod Masterson, who had left the position for ministerial work in Southern Alberta. Before seeking a career in education, Neufeld had worked in agriculture and construction. Neufeld teaches the class Disciple Making, one of PRBI's core classes, and co-teaches Family Studies with his wife Sharon.
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Student Life:
Historical list of staff and faculty
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| 2012–2013 || Waldie Neufeld || Kim Cairns || Brad Cowie || Kim Cairns || Warren Charlton || John Bell || Darrel Schmidt || Shane Dell || Sharon Gerber || N/A || Kendra Ford |}|}