We believe that
the greatest way that you can support us is through prayer. This
is God's school, and our effectiveness in training students for
ministry is entirely dependent on him.
If you are interested in praying for Eternity
Bible College, we have listed some of our top prayer needs below.
We will update this list as prayers are answered and as our needs
develop.
Our desire is to train people to live and die well, to train students
for a lifetime of ministry. Because of this, our primary concern
is not financial or academic. Our concern is that God be working
in the lives of our students, working in them what we can never
accomplish alone. We ask that you pray for our student body--not
only for the time that they will spend at Eternity Bible College,
but also for their future ministries.
God has blessed EBC with amazing staff and instructors. In addition
to academic skills, our professors bring practical ministry insight.
All of our board members, faculty, and staff are heavily involved
in local church ministries. This gives EBC a pastoral feel, but
it also ensures busy schedules and constant ministry pressures.
Please pray that God will continue to use our board, faculty, and
staff in their ministries in their local churches and at EBC.
We are currently pursuing accreditation through the Association
for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). Reaching accreditation
is a very rigorous process, and we believe that it is an important
step for the future of EBC. We need your prayers for this process
in general, and we also invite you to read our current
statement on accreditation to learn specifically what our needs are in
this regard.
Since Fall 2007 we have been offering classes at Grace
Chapel in Lancaster, California. This extension
campus is making
biblical education possible for a number of students in and
around the Antelope Valley. Please pray for the students involved
in this extension campus. Also pray for Grace Chapel and our
partnership with them.
Since Spring 2008, we have been partnering with Youth World
International to provide a study abroad program in Quito, Ecuador.
In addition to earning college credits, students are exposed
to a rich culture and given the opportunity to
minister within that setting. Youth World works with a variety
of ministries in and around Quito, so the students see how
cross-cultural ministry works first hand. Please pray for the
missionaries in Quito, and for our students as they learn and
serve in Ecuador.
In order to protect our students from a heavy financial burden,
we rely heavily on the contributions of supporters and local
churches. While this provides amazing partnerships, we are currently
building an endowment that will shoulder a large percentage of
the financial burden in the future. This endowment will likely
take some time to fully establish, but we believe that it will
ensure fruitful ministry opportunities for years to come. Please
pray for us as we seek to establish this endowment.
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