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Bible colleges (sometimes referred to as Bible institutes) are institutions of higher education that prepare students for Church ministry with theological education, Biblical studies and practical ministry training. Bible colleges primarily offer undergraduate degrees, but may also offer graduate degrees and/or lower-level associate's degrees, "certificates", or "diplomas" in specialized areas of Christian training, where a full degree is not required. The Association for Biblical Higher Education asserts that "there are more than 1,200 Bible schools and colleges in the United States and Canada", and that Bible colleges produce "a large percentage of North American evangelical missionaries and serve as a primary training center for local church leadership".〔 The South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges claims that "more than fifty percent of all Protestant missionaries in the world today are graduates of the Bible Colleges".〔(SPABC History )〕 According to Theology-Degrees.com, there are over 300 accredited Bible colleges in the United States as of November 2012.〔(Theology-Degrees.com )〕 There are around 200 post-secondary Bible institutions throughout North America that are affiliated with the Association for Biblical Higher Education.〔http://www.abhe.org/〕 In 1997, there were 400 Bible colleges, representing 31,000 students, in the United States and Canada. There are over 1,200 post-secondary Bible institutes in North America.〔Todd C. Ream, "Protestant Bible Institutes in the United States", in ''The International Handbook of Protestant Education'', ed. William Jeynes, David W. Robinson, Springer, 2012, pp. 123-136; William C Ringenberg, The Christian college: a history of Protestant higher education in America, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1984.〕 Moody Bible Institute was one of the first Bible institutes. ==Affiliations== Bible colleges are usually associated with evangelical and/or Pentecostal Protestant denominations.〔The Canadian Encyclopedia lists the largest affiliated denominations as Mennonites, Pentecostals, Holiness movement churches, Baptists, The Church of Christ, Church of God, the Missionary Church, and the Christian and Missionary Alliance. See (Bible Schools ), in The Canadian Encyclopedia (3rd page in online version of article)〕 Their primary purpose is to prepare people for roles in Christian ministry.〔(Bible Schools ), in The Canadian Encyclopedia (1st page in online version of article)〕 The Bible-centered curriculum is typically supplemented by structured programs of Christian service.〔(Bible Schools ), in The Canadian Encyclopedia (3rd page in online version of article)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bible college」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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