Moody Bible Institute (MBI) was founded by evangelist and businessman^{[citation needed]} Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. The campus, located in the heart of Chicago on the Near North Side, has remained at the same location chosen by Moody 120 years ago. MBI consists of three major ministries: education, broadcasting and publishing. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Michael Easley is currently the president of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. ... Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A non-denominational church (usually Christian) is a religious organization which does not necessarily align its mission and teachings to an established denomination. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 - December 22, 1899), also known as D.L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher who founded the Moody Church, Northfield Schools in Massachusetts, the Moody Bible Institute and Moody Press. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The Near North Side is the part of Chicago, Illinois just north of the downtown central business district (the Loop). ...

History

The historic Moody Bible Institute arch, viewed from within the central plaza.

In 1886 D.L. Moody established the Chicago Evangelization Society, for the "education and training of Christian workers, including teachers, ministers, missionaries and musicians who may completely and effectively proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ." Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 1180 KB)A view of Moody Bible Institutes historic arch from within the central plaza. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 1180 KB)A view of Moody Bible Institutes historic arch from within the central plaza. ...

In 1870, four years after opening a church on Illinois Street (the forerunner of today's Moody Church), Dwight Moody was introduced to Emma Dryer. Emma was a principal and teacher at Illinois State Normal University. Dryer was also deeply devoted to teaching the youth of Chicago about Christian doctrine and Scripture. In 1871, after the Great Chicago Fire devastated much of the Chicago area, Moody began to simultaneously minister to the needs of those damaged financially and physically by the fire. Moody invited all the youth to his Church, and Dryer was invited to teach Bible Study classes to these masses of people. This fueled Moody's interest in educational purposes, which would later lead to the birth of the Institute. The Moody Church (sometime also referred to as Moody Memorial Church) is a historic non-denominational protestant brick-façade church on the near-north side of Chicago. ... Illinois State University is a public university in Normal, Illinois and is the oldest public institution of higher education in the state. ... Artists rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harpers Weekly The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in Chicago, Illinois. ...

In 1883, Dryer, with the permission of Moody, organized and headed what was known as the "May Institute." These were weekly meetings in which church members would meet and pray. Most importantly however, would be the open discussions facilitated among the church members. Many of the church members began to request that Moody open up a new school. This school would serve as a training school for the youth of the Church, a place where future evangelists could learn the skills necessary to carry on in the Revivalist tradition. On January 22, 1886, Moody addressed church members with the following, "I tell you what, and what I have on my heart I believe we have got to have gap-men, men to stand between the laity and the ministers; men who are trained to do city mission work. Take men that have the gifts and train them for the work of reaching the people." This formal meeting, held at Farwell Hall, resulted in the group founding the Chicago Evangelization Society, which was later renamed the Moody Bible Institute after Moody's death.

Shortly after MBI was established, in 1894, Moody Publishers was founded under the name Bible Institute Colportage Association (BICA). This publishing house made Moody’s vision real by publishing books to reach a larger audience of Christians and non-Christians.

In 1926, the Institute expanded its reach beyond education and publishing by sponsoring the first non-commercial Christian radio station in America, WMBI. Over time, MBI’s radio outreach grew to the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) which now owns and operates 35 commercial-free stations and provides programming via satellite to more than 700 outlets.

Educational Programs

Faculty members of Moody Bible Insitute just prior to the Fall 2006 Opening Convocation.

Moody Bible Institute's flagship ministry and founding purpose is education. Its goal is to train students specifically for full-time ministry in churches and parachurch organizations. Ministry intent is a necessary prerequisite for admission. All undergraduate school tuition is funded by outside donations. Undergraduates are only responsible for room, board, certain fees, and books. The Institute has chosen to remain independent of Federal Title IV educational financial aid programs, therefore leaving the student with a need to find an alternative way to fund their end of the financial responsibilities of attending the Institute. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate-level education in both traditional and distance-learning models. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2828x1879, 1449 KB)Moody Bible Institute faculty members prior to the Fall 2006 Opening Convocation. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2828x1879, 1449 KB)Moody Bible Institute faculty members prior to the Fall 2006 Opening Convocation. ... Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ... Distance Learning is learning carried out apart from the usual classroom setting; in an asynchronous setting. ...

MBI is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association for Biblical Higher Education, and the National Association of Schools of Music. The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education. ... The Association for Biblical Higher Education or ABHE (formerly the The Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges or AABC) is a nationally recognized accrediting agency in the United States. ... The National Association of Schools of Music, NASM, was founded in 1924 and is an accreditor for schools for post-high school education. ...

Undergraduate

The undergraduate division is divided into eleven different departments. The primary degree offered by the undergraduate school is the Bachelor of Arts. The BA is available in the following fields^[3]: A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ...

• Bible
  • Bible
  • Biblical Language (OT/NT)
  • Music Emphasis
• Communications
  • Communication Studies
  • Print Media
  • Electronic Media
• Educational Ministries
  • Educational Ministry
  • Elementary Education (Christian school certification)
  • Children’s Ministry
  • Compassion Ministry
  • Youth Ministry
• Field Education (General requirements for all majors)
• Missionary Aviation Technology
  • Flight
  • Maintenance
  • Avionics
• Pastoral Studies
  • Pastoral Ministry
  • Pre-Seminary
  • Women’s Ministries
  • Biblical Exposition
• Sacred Music
• Sports Ministry
• Theology
  • Theology
  • Historical Theology
• World Missions & Evangelism
  • International Ministries
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • Urban Ministries
  • Jewish Studies
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Evangelism/Discipleship

In addition to the BA, MBI also offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biblical Studies, a two-year Associates of Biblical Studies degree (ABS), and a five-year Bachelor of Music degree (BMus) in Sacred Music. Furthermore, a non-degree TESOL certificate is also available, which takes one year to complete. See also: Language education and Second language acquisition ESL (English as a second language), ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) and EFL (English as a foreign language) all refer to the use or study of English by speakers of other languages. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... See also: Language education and Second language acquisition ESL (English as a second language), ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) and EFL (English as a foreign language) all refer to the use or study of English by speakers of other languages. ...

Graduate

The graduate division of Moody Bible Institute offers degrees at the seminary level. Each program is specially designed to be accessible even for students without an undergraduate background in Bible. The following programs are available at Moody Graduate School^[4]

• Graduate Certificate
• Master of Arts (MA)
  • Biblical Studies (MABS)
  • Intercultural Studies (MAIS)
  • Spiritual Formation and Discipleship (MASF)
  • Urban Studies (MAUS)
• Master of Ministry (MMin)
• Master of Divinity (MDiv)
  • Pastoral Emphasis
  • Spiritual Formation Emphasis
  • Intercultural Emphasis
  • Urban Emphasis

The graduate certificate is a one-year program designed for non-degree-seeking students desiring to study at the graduate level. The Master of Arts program is a standard 2-year MA degree. The Master of Ministry is designed specifically for students already actively involved in full-time ministry, and is a 60-hour program spread across three years (including summers). The Master of Divinity, Moody Bible Institute's flagship degree program, is a 96-hour program designed to prepare students specifically for full-time church ministry. A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Master of Divinity is a common degree among theological seminaries and is considered the minimum academic requirement for ordination into pastoral ministry. ...

Moody Graduate School is currently developing a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program, which it plans to inaugurate in 2010.^[5] The Doctor of Ministry degree is a professional doctorate in some area of applied theology, such as missions, evangelism, church growth, homiletics, or spiritual formation. ...

Student Life

Students engage in the traditional game of "buck buck", played annually during the Sunday night vespers service before classes begin.

All students are expected to adhere to a Student Life Guide (SLG) that provides guidelines for Christian living while on and off campus. Some of the concessions that students make in order to attend the Institute include refraining from tobacco, drinking alcohol, and social dancing. Freshmen and sophomores under age 21 have a curfew on campus. In the spring of 2006, the student body voted to keep a prohibition on DVD viewing in the dorms. While a majority of the student body was in favor of the change, the proposal did not receive the two-thirds majority required. Students living in Jenkins Hall (generally married and graduate school students) are exempt from this rule. All students are allowed to attend movies in theaters or other off-campus venues. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 1323 KB)Students of Moody Bible Institute play the traditional game of Buck Buck after the annual vespers service on the Sunday prior to the start of classes. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 1323 KB)Students of Moody Bible Institute play the traditional game of Buck Buck after the annual vespers service on the Sunday prior to the start of classes. ... Buck Buck, also known as Johnny on a Pony, is a popular team game that has been played for many years, particularly at large social gatherings (such as concerts) or fraternity events where many willing players of different sizes can be found. ...

A wide variety of student organizations, four music groups, two award-winning student publications (the Arch yearbook and the Moody Student newspaper), and a student radio station all provide outlets for student ministry, community, and creativity. Moody's varsity athletic teams include men’s soccer, men’s and women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball. Moody also hosts intramural athletics including flag football, ultimate Frisbee, basketball, volleyball, soccer, water polo, and softball.

Residence Life sponsors the Brother/Sister floor program (Bro/Sis), which provides opportunities for students to interact with other male and female students of diverse backgrounds. Shared meals, times of prayer and worship, open houses, city outings, and other activities are all a part of the Bro/Sis.

Undergraduate students are required to attend chapel at 10 am every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning. Tuesdays are generally President's Chapel, in which the school's president addresses students and employees. Friday's chapels are generally are not required. Chapel is optional but encouraged for the graduate student body.

As part of the Practical Christian Ministry (PCM) program, each undergraduate student participates in a mandatory weekly ministry assignment. Students serve in dozens of ministries in the Chicago area. Each student’s PCM assignment is a mandatory part of the academic requirements at Moody.

Presidents of MBI

• 1887-1899 Dwight L. Moody

(see History and accreditation above) 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Dwight Lyman Moody, circa 1890s. ...

• 1899-1904 R. A. Torrey

After Moody's death in 1899, Dr. Torrey became president of MBI. He developed a resident faculty and established the curriculum and Practical Christian Ministries program. His administration developed the correspondence and evening school programs. He also initiated production of The Institute Tie, later developed into MOODY magazine, which was published for 103 years. Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Reuben Archer Torrey(1856-1928), American evangelist, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on 28 January 1856. ...

• 1904-1934 James M. Gray

In 1904, leadership of the Institute passed to Dr. James M. Gray, who had been a frequent lecturer at the school and had been personally associated with Moody. Dr. Gray guided MBI through the years of World War I and the subsequent Depression. A high school diploma became an entrance requirement for the first time during his term, and MBI's first radio station, WMBI, signed on the air July 28, 1926. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... James M. Gray, D. D. was a Christian minister, a professor of what was later to become Gordon Collage and a past president of Moody Bible Institute (1925-34). ...

• 1934-1947 Will H. Houghton

Dr. Will H. Houghton succeeded Dr. Gray in 1935. Dr. Houghton's leadership was marked by an expanding ministry that included construction of the 12-story Crowell Hall, a portion of Torrey-Gray Auditorium, and the founding of the Moody Institute of Science. During Houghton's tenure, the Bible Institute Colportage Association, founded by Moody, also merged with MBI and became Moody Publishers. Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 1948-1971 Dr. William Culbertson

Upon the death of Dr. Houghton in 1947, the Institute trustees turned to Dr. William Culbertson, then dean, to become president. Dr. Culbertson and his administration strengthened the school curriculum, adopted a degree program, and implemented an extensive building progam. MBI also added missionary technical courses such as aviation and radio to its course list. Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

• 1971-1987 George Sweeting

In 1971, the mantle of leadership passed to Dr. George Sweeting, the only president of the Institute to have attended the school. During Dr. Sweeting's administration, the evening school opened 21 off-campus locations, the MBI pastor's conference began, the number of radio stations owned by MBI increased, and the Moody Broadcasting Network and Moody Graduate School were born. Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

• 1987-2005 Joseph M. Stowell, III

Dr. Joseph Stowell became president of MBI in 1987. Under his leadership, Moody Broadcasting added 13 radio stations and the number of network affiliates grew to more than 600. The graduate school also started several new master's degree programs, including the Master of Divinity, and the Moody Distance Learning Center began offering the Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies entirely through off-campus coursework. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 2005-present Michael J. Easley

In March 2005, Dr. Michael J. Easley became the eighth president of Moody Bible Institute. He brings more than 20 years of pastoral experience to the position, along with a passion to train the next generation of faithful expositors of God's Word. His goal is to strengthen the shared focus of Moody's ministry, expand the institute's use of technology, and to help the student body grow in both size and diversity. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Easley is currently the president of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Alumni, faculty, and former students

• Gary Chapman - alumnus; author
• John Adelbert Davis - alumnus; educator, founder of Davis College
• Bart D. Ehrman - alumnus; author
• Jerry B. Jenkins - alumnus (attended, did not graduate); author, publisher
• Arthur Pink - alumnus; author, preacher
• George Verwer - alumnus; founder of Operation Mobilization
• Mary McLeod Bethune - alumna; educator
• Tim Walberg - Manager; Minister, Congressman
• Gary Wilde - alumnus; minister, author
• David Brickner - alumnus; Executive Director of Jews for Jesus

Gary Chapman is a minister, counselor, and author of the Five Love Languages series. ... Dr. John Adelbert Davis the founder of the Practical Bible Training School in Johnson City, NY in 1900, now Davis College. ... Bart D. Ehrman is a New Testament scholar and an expert on early Christianity. ... Book one in the Left Behind series Jerry B. Jenkins (born September 23, 1949 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American novelist and biographer. ... Arthur Walkington Pink (1885-1952), an evangelist and Biblical scholar known for his Calvinist and puritan teaching. ... George Verwer founded Operation Mobilisation in the early 1960s with his wife Drena. ... Operation Mobilisation is an Evangelical Christian organization founded by George Verwer to mobilise young people to live and share the Gospel of Jesus. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Timothy Tim Walberg (born April 12, 1951) is the current Republican Congressman for Michigans 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives (map). ... Gary Allen Wilde, (born 1955, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin), is an American religious author, and Episcopal priest for the Diocese of Georgia. ... Jews for Jesus is a Christian [1] evangelical organization based in San Francisco, California, whose goal is to convince Jews that Jesus is the Messiah and God. ...

Martyrs

Moody Bible Institute defines martyrs as, "Those who were killed because they refused to renounce their faith or because of active opposition to their witness for Christ."^[6] Throughout its history, Moody Bible Institute has lost twenty-one former students to martyrdom. Look up Martyr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

• Ella Mary Schenck, 1866-1898
• Hattie J. Rice, 1858-1900 (see also List of the Martyred Missionaries of the China Inland Mission in 1900)
• Josephine Elizabeth Desmond, 1867-1900
• Eleanor E. Chestnut, M.D., 1868-1905
• Erle Frederick Rounds, 1901-1925
• Robert Elias Blomdahl, 1898-1928
• Hulda Jane Stumpf, 1867-1930
• Arthur Francis Tylee, 1896-1930
• Mildred Pauline Kratz, 1899-1930
• Karl Bregenzer, 1894-1931
• Gustaf David Nathaniel Tornvall, 1899-1932
• John Cornelius Stam, 1907-1934
• Elizabeth Alden Stam, 1906-1934
• Signe Amelia Erickson, 1898-1943
• Mary Elizabeth Baker, 1914-1945
• Esther Victoria Nordlund, 1896-1948
• Lucia Hammond Cozzens, 1891-1949
• Ancel Edwin Allen, 1922-1956
• Alfonso Gaspar Taqueban Makil, 1927-1963
• Stanley Gordon Ridgway, 1949-1984
• Bonnie Witherall, 1971-2002

Martyred Missionaries of the China Inland Mission in 1900 In 1900, attacks took place across China in connection with the Boxer Rebellion which targeted Christians and foreigners. ... John Stam and Elizabeth Alden Scott Betty Stam (18 January 1907 - 1934 and 22 February 1906-1934) were American Christian missionaries to China with the China Inland Mission during the Chinese Civil War. ... John Stam and Elizabeth Alden Scott Betty Stam (18 January 1907 - 1934 and 22 February 1906-1934) were American Christian missionaries to China with the China Inland Mission during the Chinese Civil War. ...

Ancillary Ministries

Broadcasting

Main article: Moody Broadcasting Network

Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the country. The Moody Broadcasting Network in a radio network affiliated with the Moody Bible Institute. ...

MBN got its start seemingly by accident. A violent storm in October 1925 prevented the talent for WGES’ scheduled broadcast from performing on the radio. This opened the door for two cornet-playing MBI students, who happened to be on-site and could fill the time slot. Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Less than a year later WMBI was launched, now the oldest Christian radio station in the country. Despite changing technology, audiences and formats, the station has maintained a presence on the air for eight decades. Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the country. ...

This station was the beginning of what would come to be known as the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN). By the end of the 1960s, the network’s potential audience had increased to 30 million listeners.

Publishing

Main article: Moody Publishers

Founded in 1894 by D.L. Moody under the name Bible Institute Colportage Association (BICA). Moody founded BICA to facilitate the school's mission of affordable Bible education. In 1941 BICA became Moody Press. Moody Publishers was founded in 1894 by D.L. Moody, under the name Bible Institute Colportage Association (BICA). ...

References

1. ^ http://moodyministries.net/crp_MainPage.aspx?id=790
2. ^ http://moodyministries.net/crp_MainPage.aspx?id=790
3. ^ Moody Bible Institute Undergraduate School 2006-2008 Catalog, page 67
4. ^ Moody Graduate School Catalog 2005–2007
5. ^ Joseph Henriques. "Honoring the past and securing the future." Moody Alumni Magazine. Winter 2007. Page 30.
6. ^ Marvin J. Newell. A Martyr's Grace. Chicago: Moody, 2006.

External links

• Moody Bible Institute Official Website