Because college provides an opportunity for you to expand your knowledge and deepen your understanding of ideas and insights into specific areas of subjects. It is a place to help you explore new ways of looking at and thinking about things that are important or make a difference to you. College enables you to identify your potential, discover, explore, and clarify your values. While in college you will be able to develop new skills in a safe environment. College is where you can meet and make new friends. Finally, and most importantly, college is where you can discover a purpose for your life.

Because the Word of God is at the heart of a Bible college and the Christian faith is central in all that is taught in all of the classes. The Message of the Bible is presented in a clear, meaningful, and practical way that permeates all studies. This approach to learning enables students to develop a Biblical worldview that equips them to see the world through the eyes of God and respond to life-situations as His Son would respond. The Message of the Bible is explained clearly and carefully in a simple, straightforward manner that makes sense, has eternal significance, yet can be applied to daily living, providing strength for the journey, guidance as needed, and peace in troubled times.

Guido Bible College is Christ-exalting, Word-focused, prayer-centered, servant-driven, and committed to “making disciples who will make other disciples.”  Our faculty members are well known and highly respected for the effectiveness of their ministries and service as well as their superior knowledge of and ability to interpret and “bring to life” God’s Word. 

Every teacher is or has been in ministry or has been a leader in a local church. If they “teach it, they have done it.” While theory may be interesting, experience is essential to prepare Christians to build God’s Kingdom on earth.  They uniquely and purposely integrate Scripture for successful Christian living. 

Their teaching fulfills our mission: we exist to equip, enable and empower Christians to discover their purpose and place in life to minister God’s grace wherever He leads them. We believe that God continually presents Christians with endless opportunities to share His Message of love, salvation, hope, and eternal life. More than gaining knowledge about the Bible, GBC is where students gain knowledge and learn skills that will prepare them to find fulfillment and purpose in a life worth living as you serve God wherever He leads you.

GBC programs are focused on the essentials of ministry: 

• a comprehensive understanding of every book in the Bible

• a thorough study of theology and apologetics that equips students to be able to “defend the faith” through sound reasoning

• skills on how to be a successful leader, teacher, or preach and effectively witness to others

• how to develop and administer church programs. Our teachers live what they teach and are models of Jesus Christ and His teachings.

Year One:  Certificate in Communication and Old Testament Studies

The first-year curriculum includes classes on communicating the Gospel through writing and public speaking, understanding the Bible, the geography of the Bible, and a survey of the Old Testament that includes The Pentateuch, The Historical Books, The Prophets and the literature of the Old Testament.

We begin by taking a look at communicating the Gospel through writing and public speaking. If we are to tell His story, knowing how to tell it in ways people can understand it is very important. So, the initial classes are designed to equip and enable students to share the Message in attractive ways and enable students to feel comfortable and confident while communicating with others. Then we have a class called Understanding the Bible. This class answers the question on whether we can trust the Bible or not. After all, it has 66 different books written by different authors covering years. It makes sense to want to know whether or not there are contradictions and how it all fits together. This class answers those questions plus many more.

After presenting reasons why we can trust the Bible, we investigate the geography of the Bible. Students examine topographical and geographical maps of Biblical Middle Eastern lands so they will know where and when things happened.

Next comes a detailed study of each book in the Old Testament: The Pentateuch – where things started; The Historical Books – where things happened; the Prophets – who said what to whom about God’s actions; and then the literature of the Old Testament – songs, stories, poetry, and proverbs that give practical guidance for facing life.

Year Two:

Certificate in New Testament Studies and Biblical Theology

The second year of study is centered around the details of the Life of Jesus, beginning with His birth and ending with the Great Commission, how the Message of Jesus was carried out by the disciples as recorded in Acts, a study of the writings of Paul and other writings in the New Testament, and the study of the Book of Revelation.

We look carefully at What He did, where He went, how He presented His Father’s love and truth to others, and His relationships with people from all walks of life, is carefully studied and the importance and implications that these events have for us today is thoroughly investigated. This is followed by a study of how the Message of Jesus was carried out by the disciples and others in the early church, and what it means for us today as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles.

Next is a study of the writings of Paul and other writings in the New Testament. Each letter is “opened up” to the students as though it were written to them personally. Lastly, the meaning and application of the Book of Revelation of Jesus concludes the studies of the New Testament.

How and what can we know, understand, and believe about God follows the New Testament studies. The study of theology – which comes from two Greek words –“theos” meaning God, and “logos, meaning “word” is presented in a challenging and exciting way. Courses in the Second Year curriculum examine methods and means of how God reveals Himself, how we can know that we know what we believe is accurate, what God is doing today, how we can defend our Christian faith, and how a Christian is to look at the world through thy lens of the Bible and make sense of things. Developing a clear and comprehensive understanding of and he ability to explain the Christian faith and what it means and how it works is the purpose of this section of the curriculum.

Students that complete both certificate programs above receive an Associates of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies and Practical Theology. 

Students that want to receive a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministry continue their studies into year three and four.

Year Three:

Pastor, author, and theologian John Stott once said, “Saving faith is a serving faith!” For the Christian, then, knowledge, though critical for the Christian, is not the end; service is. There are some who have studied the Bible all of their lives but have never shared their faith with anyone. How different from the early Christians. Their faith was lived out in their lives, and they changed the world. After a deep and penetrating study of the message of Jesus and the Apostles and a revival of eschatology in Year 2 studies, students begin an in-depth study of the Church - past, present and future – as the focus of Year 3. From its earliest beginnings and the state of missions and the global Church, students walk through history and understand what the Church has done effectively, where, why and how it has strayed from its purpose, what it needs to be doing today, and what is going on in and through missionary activities today.

We then review the beautiful stories in the Bible and what we can learn from them, carefully study the family and the impact society has on it and what can be done to strengthen it, and then look at the world’s religions by looking at numbers and trends of the world’s worship cultures.

Year Four:

The final year of study is devoted to learning the essentials of effective leadership and skill building. An overview of leaders in the Bible, Jesus as Leader, the pastor as leader, and how to develop leaders in the local church initiates this section of the bachelor’s degree.

Leadership skills can be learned by developing an understanding of what leadership is, investigating what great leaders do, and how learning from what successful leaders do can make church leadership a challenging and rewarding experience.

Following leadership studies, we turn to developing programs in a church by looking at the needs of church members and how to meet those needs in a way that is fresh and innovative. Studies include a series of “how to’s,” including witnessing, mentoring, teaching, and discipling.

The final semester concludes the program with an inquiry into how rural churches can develop outreach programs in and for rural communities by considering the “whole person,” to include spiritual, physical, emotional, social, and educational needs. Classes in psychology and pastoral care will provide students with the ability to assess individual and group needs and methods to meet those needs or how to develop a referral network.

Our curriculum incorporates a comprehensive exposure of the revelation of God in Scripture and creation through a thorough exposition of His Word. Our constant focus is to engage students in a program of instruction that will instill in them a life-long quest to know God personally and serve Him faithfully. All instruction is presented within the historical evangelical framework that gives shape and substance for a life of Christian living and service that reflects concern, compassion and care. Upon completion of the program of instruction, students will:

• Accept the authority of Scripture as the inspired, and infallible Word of God as the only foundation for Christian faith, worship, and practice.

• Present the message of the Great Commission in and through local churches, Christian organizations, and outreach activities to “make disciples who will make disciples.”

• Recognize, understand, and respect individual differences and cultural distinctions as an essential element in building the Kingdom of God and critical to the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

• Demonstrate an attitude of acceptance of and the ability to work with evangelicals who have different theological perspectives, in the ministry of redemption, reconciliation, and restoration.

• Develop a Christian worldview, and the ability to present and explain that view to others that will protect and defend the “faith once delivered.”

• Minister the grace of God, in various contexts and situations, to individuals and groups who have physical, educational, mental, and social, as well as spiritual needs.

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Guido Bible College offers two certificate programs that can “stand alone” or lead to an Associate of Arts degree. The initial year of study leads to the Certificate in Communication and Old Testament Studies. The second year of study leads to the Certificate in New Testament Studies and Biblical Theology. When a student completes both certificate programs, he or she earns an Associates of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies and Practical Theology. 

An essential element in both certificate programs is the Ministry and Spiritual Formation requirements. The goal of this area of study is to provide valuable insights into how to learn the essentials of a devotional life and to develop the skill of ministry with a mentor. These programs of study, when united, lead to an approach to ministry that combines knowledge, skills, and attitude – the foundational elements of successful Christian living and effective church service.

Guido Bible College also offers a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministry to those who have earned the Associate degree from the College or have an equivalent associate degree. This program of study builds upon, expands, and further refines and develops the knowledge and skills taught in the Associate program. It includes in-depth studies of the church from its inception in the Book of Acts through the global church today and the history of mission; studies in the family and society; leadership, church programs; counseling and pastoral care. This comprehensive, rigorous program will equip students to fill most roles in churches, small or large, rural or urban.

There are three semesters each year. Each semester consists of three different, one-month classes in which the students earn three hours of college credit for each class. The classes are held on Monday and Thursday evenings beginning at 6:00 p.m. The cost of each class is $150 per 3 hour course, which includes all texts, materials, and related expenses. We offer two certificate programs that can stand alone, or lead into an Associate of Arts degree. The Certificate Program can be completed in 1 year, the Associate Degree Program in 2 years, and the Bachelor’s Program in 4 years.