Master of Divinity

The Master of Divinity program (M. Div.) is the training program generally seen as standard preparation for vocational pastoral/missionary ministry men. A Bachelor’s degree is required for entrance to the M. Div. program. The M. Div. program will include the 63 core credits of the M. B. S. program and require 54 credits of instruction in the two major biblical languages (27 credits of Old Testament Hebrew and 27 credits of New Testament Greek) one additional 3 credit elective. If a student does not possess a prior Bachelor’s degree but completes all the M. Div. program requirements, the degree will carry the status of Bachelor of Theology. While men and women may enter and complete the Certificate of Biblical Studies, the Bachelor of Biblical Studies and the Master of Biblical Studies, the M. Div. program is designed to train men only for pastoral/missionary ministry.

Front Range Bible Institute (FRBI) was formed in 2006 in response to a shifting paradigm in theological education prompted by rising costs and relocation logistics associated with traditional biblical seminaries. The church-based Bible Institute was developed as a complementary alternative for easily accessible, high quality, and lower cost systematic theological training and ministry equipping. All for the purpose of assisting local churches accomplish the God-given mandates of the Great Commission.

In short, FRBI takes seminary-level instruction and brings it down to the local church level. In content, FRBI’s courses essentially mirror that of a Master of Divinity program found in a traditional seminary. Because FRBI gives this at the local church level, the class demands are geared to a level of intensity that is appropriate for such a setting. The level of outside study and reading also vary — depending upon which program the student is participating in.