Photo by Andrea Waters HSB5aeea29 yeara of training Program's growth meets goal •• • • •by Jeff mckeand . The Harding School of • Bible,' Myers said. "The Biblical Studies entered its • class lectures are longer and 29th year in 2001, offering : explore theological depths program certificates and • that our mainstream underbachelor degrees in Bible • graduate courses do not." and ministry. : Bible majors are required Enrollment traditionally • to complete 60 hours of consists of students who • Bible courses, whereas have previously earned col- : HSBS students are required lege degrees but have re- • to complete 103 hours of turned to school to receive • Bible courses. certification in Bible and : HSBS offers two types ministry. • of certification in minisTotal enrollment in fall • try-a program certificate 2001 was 37 students, with : awarded upon completion six more students expected • of the required 103 hours to join the program in the • of Bible and a bachelor's spring of 2002. : degree given upon "Our growth has defi- • completion of the 103 nitely exceeded our expec- • hours of Bible and 25 tations this year," said Dr. : hours of general educaEdward Myers, director of • tion. HSBS. "Our targeted • "It's simply a very dif- / growth for the 2001-2002 : ferent type of degree," · school year was 20 students. • Myers said. 1 1 If the expected six make it • Retired professors Ed in this spring, we'll be at : Sanders and L.V. Pfeifer 21." • founded HSBS in 1973; it According to Myers, • was designed to encourage HSBS compares to a gradu- : people in other professions ate program. • to receive the training nec- "The HSBS program is a : essary to go into full-time very rigorous, intensive • ministry. study of ministry and the • Since the program's be- • ginnings, 382 graduates Dr. Ed Myers, professorofBible : have earned degrees. and director of the School of • "It has always been our B.iblical Studies, teach.es on~ of • goal to make it eas for these his classes. HSBS, an 1ntens1ve, • . Y seminary-like program, reached • men to come mto our proits goal of growing by 20 stu- • gram and become minisdents in 2002. : ters," Myers said. Andrew Baker, B.A. Coordinator/ICF events Klay Bartee, M.S.M.F.T. Counselor Adrian Hickmon, Ph.D. Ass't Prof./MFT Ed Myers, Ph.D. Prof. and Dir./HSBS Carl Mitchell, Ph.D. Prof. Bible & Consultant/ICF Lew Moore, Ph.D. Chair/MFT & Dir./Counseling Center Howard Norton, Ph.D Exec. Dir./ICF Sherry Pollard, Ed.D. Counselor Vann Rackley, Ph.D Assoc. Prof./MFT HSBS, MFT, ICF 155
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