Bible Institute of South Africa
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The Bible Institute of South Africa is an evangelical
Bible college
located in Kalk Bay
, a suburb of Cape Town
on the False Bay
coast of the Cape Peninsula
, South Africa. The school is non-denominational and has students from all over Africa, as well as a few from Europe, Asia and North America. It is accredited by North-West University
and has a large missions focus with many of the faculty having previous on-field missionary
experience. The institute was founded in 1923. The current principal is the Rev. Dr. Raymond Potgieter who began his tenure at the beginning of 2006. The college has a reputation throughout Africa and amongst various missions agencies for the training of foreign missionaries. Since its founding, the Bible Institute has trained over two thousand men and women and equipped them for Ministry to Christ and His Church.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
Bible college
Bible college
Bible colleges are institutions of higher education that specialize in biblical studies. Curriculum is Bible-based and differs from that of liberal arts colleges or research universities. Bible colleges generally exclude the study of philosophy, unlike seminaries and theological colleges...
located in Kalk Bay
Kalk Bay
Kalk Bay is a fishing village on the coast of False Bay, South Africa and is now a suburb of greater Cape Town. It lies in a beautiful setting, wedged between the ocean and sharply rising mountainous heights that are buttressed by crags of grey sandstone...
, a suburb of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
on the False Bay
False Bay
False Bay is a body of water defined by Cape Hangklip and the Cape Peninsula in the extreme South-West of South Africa.- Description and location :...
coast of the Cape Peninsula
Cape Peninsula
The Cape Peninsula is a generally rocky peninsula that juts out for 75 km into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the African continent. At the southern end of the peninsula are Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope...
, South Africa. The school is non-denominational and has students from all over Africa, as well as a few from Europe, Asia and North America. It is accredited by North-West University
North-West University
The North-West University is a newly merged institution from 1 January 2004 onwards with four campuses at Potchefstroom, Mafikeng, Vanderbijlpark and Mankwe. The Potchefstroom Campus is the largest, and the head office of the University is situated at this location...
and has a large missions focus with many of the faculty having previous on-field missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
experience. The institute was founded in 1923. The current principal is the Rev. Dr. Raymond Potgieter who began his tenure at the beginning of 2006. The college has a reputation throughout Africa and amongst various missions agencies for the training of foreign missionaries. Since its founding, the Bible Institute has trained over two thousand men and women and equipped them for Ministry to Christ and His Church.