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Chambers College Press
Fall Class Schedule and Registration Contact Information: Phone: (970) 346-1133 Address: 1300 9th Street Greeley, CO 80631 E-mail: chamberscollege@msn.com |
Welcome to the Chambers College Website
Poside Sapientiam, Posside Prudentiam What is Chambers College? Chambers College is a four year Christian institution, under the supervision of Reformation Baptist Church, whose programs are authorized by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. A combination of venues of instruction are offered: 1) an on-site program in Greeley, Colorado is available, but is not required after the first year of study. 2) a distance learning program (after attending classes on the Greeley campus for one year). Our Mission Statement The purpose of Chambers College is to provide a framework and oversight for Christian students who desire to advance their skills and knowledge in a structured degree program. We desire to accomplish this purpose while giving students a maximum of flexibility in pursuing the education they need to accomplish the goal that God has set before them. The program of Chambers College is designed to give broad exposure to a wide range of academic and spiritual areas so that students will be well prepared to be effective in many arenas of life. Our desire is to take students beyond a Christian world view to a spiritual world view where every life decision or action is measured by the standard of how it will affect the Kingdom of God.
Why "Chambers College"? Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Baptist pastor and teacher who ministered in England. He died in Egypt ministering to British troops in World War I in 1917. He is most famous for his enduring work, My Utmost for His Highest, which continues to be a best seller to this day. During his ministry he preached in churches, served as an evangelist and missionary, wrote many books, and taught in the Bible college from which he graduated. He and his wife also graded thousands of correspondence courses for Bible students and founded the Bible Training College in London. A spirit of excellence and deepest spiritual commitment pervaded every endeavor of his life. We desire that Chambers College will be a continuation of that spirit.
Posside sapientiam. Posside prudentiam. Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. This motto is found in Proverbs 4:5a written by The motto captures the spirit of what is taught at Chambers College. The student entering Chambers must be committed in his or her heart to the truth that the understanding and wisdom that is gained from the Bible is a prerequisite to be successful in life. As we gain God's wisdom we will have the spiritual and material success that is best for our life.
Classes offered by the faculty of Chambers College are designed to challenge the student both intellectually and spiritually. Students will be trained to think analytically and logically as well as spiritually.
The model for our program is the much like the educational approach at Cambridge or Oxford Classes meet one day a week on Wednesdays. Most of the learning takes place by video or reading. The classes on Wednesday are usually tutorial sessions, where students present papers and results of research on specific topics. Tutors challenge the students both intellectually and spiritually to confirm their stance in Biblical truth.
The emphasis on the centrality of the Bible in our program should not be The Puritan emphasis on the Christian element in education will surprise no one. That emphasis, however, is only half of the picture. The other half is not nearly so well known. While the aim of Puritan education was religious, its content was the liberal arts. Puritan colleges were established primarily to provide an educated clergy, but this did not mean they were seminaries or Bible colleges. They were Christian liberal arts colleges. This concern for a broad education in all subjects was influenced by the Continental Reformers, especially Luther and Calvin. ....For the Reformers and their heirs, the Puritans, no education was complete if it included only religious knowledge. Liberal arts training does not dilute the Bible's emphasis, instead it brings all disciplines under the umbrella and scrutiny of God's Word. Courses from other institutions, independent study, life experiences, audio or video courses, interactive courses, and other creative options may all count towards a degree program. We give credit for course work done under the IBLP (Institute for Basic Life Principles) umbrella e.g. ALERT, EQUIP, EXCEL, TELOS, Character First, etc. Although our primary purpose is not to credential students, we are generous in giving appropriate credit for work done on a college level in non-traditional settings. Some students have been able to transfer in more than two years of appropriate college credit work, which other colleges would shun. Majors at Chambers College Pastoral Ministry Christian Education Sacred Music Christian Philology Management of Religious Institutions Business and Government Policy Communications Women’s Ministries |
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Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived or will live.
Rather than mere rote learning, all evaluation procedures chosen by our professers will demonstrate the student's ability to apply what they have learned. Concepts are not fully learned if they cannot be applied, and applications cannot be made if basic facts and information have not been acquired.
misconstrued to mean that the program of study is only for those preparing for missions or pastoral work. This college is designed for dedicated Christians who want to make an impact for the kingdom of God in all professions. The liberal arts approach of training a person for a successful life has a rich heritage associated with the reformers and Puritans. As Leland Ryken records in his book The Puritans as They Really Were: