Master Builders Pastors' College
Overview
The
Masterbuilders Pastors' College is designed to assist local churches in
preparing and further equipping pastors and elders for successful ministry
roles. Local churches can utilize MBPC in a variety of ways. Here is how
it works. If a pastor has a person who is a valid pastoral or eldership
candidate who could profit by enrolling in MBPC, he should download an
application form (Link is below.) and send it to the Dean, Pete Beck
III. Upon approval, the candidate will submit an application to the
college, using a downloadable form. (See below.) Upon acceptance, he or
she may enroll in the college, as a pastoral-track student or in the
eldership track. Both are two-year programs, which consist of distance
learning courses and weekend intensives. The pastoral track includes all
courses listed below, but the
eldership track can be customized to fit the needs of the individual elder or
elder candidate. In some cases, credit may be given to pastoral students
for previous work done in another setting, such as with TCOM. This situation will be approached on an individual basis.
Another option for students is to enroll in the college on an “audit” basis, taking only those courses or intensives, which are best suited for their situation. In this case, no credit will be earned unless the student later enrolls in one of the programs. At that point, previous work will count towards completion. The Dean and local pastor will be involved with the applicant in setting up a customized program. More information, including costs and dates, can be found on the MBTI website or by clicking here.
Typically a student should expect to spend ten hours per week on work related to the school. We give time off for the winter holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas) and for the summer. Summertime is when we generally offer Training Institute events. These are not part of the MBPC curriculum, but are generally valuable and should be considered by our students in order to augment their education.
Course Offerings
2010
Distance Learning
Systematic Theology I
Hermeneutics
Spiritual Formation
Psychology of Redemption
Intensives
The Heart of a Leader
Pastoral Ministry
2011
Distance Learning
Systematic Theology II
The Unity of Scripture
Church History
The New Testament Church
Intensives
Church Organizational Structures and Processes
Homiletics
The Application Process
Here are the steps that need to be taken to enroll.
The process must be initiated by the pastor of the local church. If a person wishes to enroll in the Pastors' College, he or she must first talk to his or her pastor.
The pastor then submits a pastor's application to the dean. In those cases in which the pastor is the enrollee, this step can be skipped.
The dean will call the pastor to discuss the candidate..
Upon initial approval, the pastor or dean will ask the student to submit an application form to the college along with a $25 application fee.
Upon acceptance by the MBPC board, the student must then pay a $25 enrollment fee which is good for a two-year period. If any courses remain to be completed after the initial two-year enrollment, another $25 re-enrollment fee must be paid to extend the enrollment for another two years.
At this point the student will need to purchase any required books and contact any teachers. Usually course information will be available online.
We recommend that you use the MS Word document, complete the form on your computer, and e-mail it to the Liberty Church office - office@lifeatliberty.org. This will save you postage costs and speed up the process considerably. Otherwise, you will need to download either version of the documents, print them, complete them by hand or typewriter and mail them via the USPS. The address is on the form. The links to the documents are found below. You will also find a link that will give you more detailed information about costs, courses, books, schedules and policies.
If you have any questions, please
email Pastor Pete Beck III.
Important Links
Master Builders Official Website
Additional Information about the College
PDF Documents
Microsoft Word Documents