Classes
How does New Tribes Bible Institute relate to New Tribes Mission?
NTBI is the first step in NTM's overall training program. As a mission, we feel it is vital to send out missionaries who are adequately prepared for the task set before them. We believe that it is critical to establish believers in the fundamental truths of the Bible, not only as it pertains to their ministries as they communicate and teach, but also in their own relationship with God. Practical missionary training takes place in the next step, at the Missionary Training Center in Missouri. Orientation and ongoing training take place on the mission field.
What is the Missionary Training Center?
The Missionary Training Center is a one-and-a-half-year program that equips you with practical skills vital to cross-cultural church-planting. Read more about the Missionary Training Center at the New Tribes Mission website.
Why are the costs so low?
All of the staff at NTBI, from the physical plant department to the teaching staff, are missionaries with NTM. That means that they are not paid a salary, but rather are supported by individuals and churches. In this way, we are able to pass savings onto students as their costs go toward their room, board and general upkeep of the facilities.
Is NTBI accredited?
Although NTBI is not accredited, a number of Christian colleges and universities do accept our credits. The following schools have agreed to accept our credits through formal articulation agreements we have with them:
- Columbia International University
- Davis College (formerly Practical Bible College)
- Grace College
- Lancaster Bible College
The following Christian colleges and seminaries have accepted NTBI credits in the past:
- * Appalachian Bible College
- * Bethany Bible College of Missions
- * Bob Jones University
- * Bryan College
- * Calvary Bible College
- * Cedarville University
- * College of the Ozarks
- * Cornerstone University
- * Faith Baptist College
- * LeTourneau University
- * Moody Bible Institute
- * Multnomah Bible College
- * Pensacola Christian College
- * Philadelphia Biblical University
- * Southern California Bible College and Seminary
- * Tennessee Temple University
- * The Master's College
- * Trinity International University
- * Trinity College and Seminary
- * Tyndale Biblical Institute
- * Washington Bible College
- * Wheaton College
- * Word of Life Bible Institute
What is your dress code?
New Tribes Bible Institute recognizes that there are a number of different personal preferences and convictions in the area of appearance and dress. Our training centers include missionaries and students from a wide range of ages, churches, international and cultural backgrounds. We value a community that functions out of sensitivity to these differences. We request that our students appear neat and modest while avoiding extremes. Each believer bears the responsibility before God to be sensitive to the people around us.
Despite our culture’s pressure to be individualistic, we challenge our students to attempt to respectfully and modestly fit into whatever community God has placed them in, rather than attempt to be distinct from the community. Please dress appropriate to the surroundings. Mutual respect and consideration between believers requires an ongoing discussion within the body of Christ. Our desire is to foster an environment where we can challenge each other to continually evaluate our lives and choices under the light of God’s Word and consider how our choices may impact those around us.