Texas

Filing a Student Complaint Against a Texas Higher Education Institution. Click here: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/links/student-complaints/, or email: [email protected].

 

Indiana

Authorization from State of Indian https://www.in.gov/che/2744.htm.

Discrimination:

A student has experienced discrimination, they may file with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education using the following secure link: https://secure.in.gov/apps/icrc/discrimination

 

  

OTHER COMPLAINTS:

Within two years of the incident about which the student is complaining, he/she must contact the Commission for Higher Education using our complaint form.

Please note that the Commission cannot, by law, review complaints related to course grades, academic sanctions or discipline/conduct matters. In other areas, such as transferring credits between public institutions, the Commission has greater statutory authority.

Please follow the steps outlined below to submit a complaint:

STEP 1

If a student has concerns related to classroom situations or administrative actions, he/she should contact the faculty or staff member(s) with whom he/she has a conflict. It may be possible to resolve the concerns without the need for formal institutional action. However, if the student’s complaint is not resolved satisfactorily, or if the complaint cannot be resolved by contacting the faculty or staff member(s), the student should proceed to STEP 2.

STEP 2

The student should file a complaint through his/her institution of higher education’s established complaint process. Information on the process can usually be found in the institution’s academic catalog, student handbook or website. If the student is unable to resolve the complaint in this manner, he/she should proceed to STEP 3.

STEP 3

After receiving a complaint through our complaint form, Commission staff will review the submitted materials and contact the submitter for any required additional information or clarifications. The Commission will then send a copy of the complaint to the institution against which the complaint has been filed and ask for a response within three weeks. After receiving the college or university’s response, Commission staff will determine whether the institution’s student complaint process has been followed and exhausted and what additional steps or follow-up may be taken. The Commission will inform both parties involved in the complaint.

If you have additional questions about the complaint process, or want to clarify that your individual complaint is reviewable by the Commission, please feel free to contact [email protected]. 

 

State	Complaint Link
CA	https://www.bppe.ca.gov/enforcement/complaint.shtml
CO	https://highered.colorado.gov/filing-student-complaint
FL	http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/file-a-complaint.stml
GA	https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-resources/student-complaints
IL	http://complaints.ibhe.org/
IN	https://www.in.gov/che/2744.htm
LA	https://regents.la.gov/students-parents/student-complaint-process/
MA	https://www.mass.edu/foradmin/sara/complaints.asp
MI	https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_61343_35395_35396---,00.html
MO	https://dhewd.mo.gov/documents/POLICYONCOMPLAINTRESOLUTION-reviseddraft.pdf
PA	https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Students-Complaints.aspx
TN	https://www.tn.gov/thec/bureaus/student-aid-and-compliance/postsecondary-state-authorization/request-for-complaint-review.html
TX	http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/links/student-complaints/
WI	https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/SelfService/FileAComplaint.aspx

 

Institutional Policy Manual

In line with its mission to maintain high quality standards, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness oversees the writing, review, and publication of Institutional Policies. The institution has identified key decision-makers as Policy Owners to oversee the quality of their respective policy sections in the policy manual. 

CBS’s policy approval process aligns with the SACSCOC Best Practices for Policy Development.

All official, signed copies of policies are archived in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness digital files. For questions related to the Policy Manual (or e-Manual), please email [email protected]. 

If you are an employee of CBS and would like a link to the e-Manual (the College’s online Policy Manual), please email [email protected]. 

To initiate a policy, please use the following Policy Template with Signature Page.

 

 

What is the pass/fail grading option, and what do I do if I want to take this option?

• As of April 2, 2020, students may choose a “pass” or “fail” grading structure or continue with a letter grade with grade points that correlate with the grade.
• Pass/fail can be applied to one class, or as many as you would like.
• You do not have to apply it to all your classes.
• You must notify your professor before the last date of the class on the syllabus.
• To earn a grade of “Pass,” you must do enough work possible to earn at least a 60 in a face-to-face class or a 600 in an online class.
• This pass/fail option only applies to the Spring 2020 classes that end after April 2, 2020 and Summer 2020 semester classes. 
• To learn more about this option, please watch the above video "Pass/Fail Option Explained" by CBS Provost Dr. Joe Parle.

Peace in the Storm (Part I)

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Resurrection Power (Part III)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear CBS students,
 
The CBS Discipleship Department is pleased to announce our “Care & Comfort Team” to provide pastoral care and prayer for our students.
 
As a student of CBS, you have a team of staff and faculty ready to assist you any way we can. College can be a daunting experience, but add to that the stress and challenges brought on by the coronavirus, and it can feel overwhelming.
 
We would be honored to come alongside you to provide prayer, care, and comfort as you cope with health concerns, family needs, economic upheaval, spiritual anxiety, or any other concerns you may have.  
 
CBS Care & Comfort Team
Hours: Monday – Thursdays from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm CST
Phone #: 832.252.0734
Email: [email protected]
 
All requests will remain confidential.

COVID-19 UPDATES

Updates and further information will be sent via Watchman Emergency Alert System and on our website. Updates are also available on this page.

  

March 23-28, 2020

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March 16-21, 2020

On-campus classes for all CBS locations canceled March 16-21.

COVID-19: STUDENT FAQ

Updated April 20, 2020

Download the lastest Student FAQ

 

Table of Contents

1. What is the best way to reach the crisis team or to ask general questions?

2. Who is making decisions on campus crises and health issues?

3. What is the current CDC guidance for colleges and universities?

4. Am I at risk of contracting COVID-19 by coming to work or to class?

5. Is CBS suspending campus visitors at this time?

6. Is there someone at CBS we can contact for prayer or spiritual guidance?

7. Where can I find more information about COVID-19 (coronavirus)?

8. I don’t feel well. What should I do?

9. Can I request a test for COVID-19?

10. How do I self-quarantine?

11. What if I encounter someone who is showing signs of illness?

12. When can I return to work or classes if I have COVID-19 or any contagious illness?

13. Will CBS cancel classes?

14. How will you notify students of any changes?

15. Will the CBS campuses be open even though on-ground classes are cancelled?

16. What resources are available to help students prepare for online classes?

17.What is the pass/fail grading option, and what do I do if I want to take this option?

18. What if I need to contact student services, such as academic advising, financial aid, or other services?

19. Is commencement cancelled?

20. What do we do if we’ve ordered our cap, gown, or announcements?

21.Can we still order class rings?

22.What events are canceled or postponed?

 

 

General Questions

1. What is the best way to reach the crisis team or to ask general questions?

CBS has assigned the following email for all questions and comments related to the coronavirus event:  [email protected].

2. Who is making decisions on campus crises and health issues?

The CBS crisis management team includes the president’s cabinet and other functional leadership. For the COVID-19 crisis, the crisis team follows the recommendations of the CDC, health officials, and local government officials.

3. What is the current CDC guidance for colleges and universities?

The CDC’s Resources for Institutes of Higher Education provides guidance for institutes of higher education regarding administration, cleaning, and attendance.

4. Am I at risk of contracting COVID-19 by coming to work or to class?

The main priority of CBS is the health and safety of students, staff, and faculty. We are monitoring the situation around the clock to ensure we are acting in the best interest of our CBS community. Updates are provided through email, our website, and through our Watchman Emergency Alert System.

5. Is CBS suspending campus visitors at this time?

CBS has cancelled all campus events until further notice to limit the number of visitors to our campuses. Information regarding any changes will be provided through email, our website, and through our Watchman Emergency Alert System as appropriate.

6. Is there someone at CBS we can contact for prayer or spiritual guidance?

The CBS Discipleship Department’s “Care & Comfort Team” is available to provide pastoral care and prayer for our students.

We would be honored to come alongside you to provide prayer, care, and comfort as you cope with health concerns, family needs, economic upheaval, spiritual anxiety, or any other concerns you may have. Here’s how you can reach the Care & Comfort Team:

CBS Care & Comfort Team

Hours: Monday – Thursdays from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm CST

Phone #: 832.252.0734

COVID-19 Spread, Symptoms, and Quarantine

7. Where can I find more information about COVID-19 (coronavirus)?

Everyone is encouraged to follow information on preventing COVID-19 by visiting the CDC website.

8. I don’t feel well. What should I do?

If you are ill, contact a doctor and stay home until you have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing or other symptom altering medicine. Also, if you have been exposed to the virus, please contact CBS immediately. 

Please call a medical professional if, in the last 14 days, you:

• Have traveled to an affected geographic area, as defined by CDC
• Have a fever (100.4F / 38C or higher) and signs or symptoms of a lower respiratory illness (cough, shortness of breath), or
• Were in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 and have a fever or signs or symptoms of a lower respiratory illness (cough, shortness of breath)
• When you call, inform them of your symptoms and recent travel or potential exposure before going to the health facility.

As with all contagious illnesses, limit the potential for exposure to other people and do not come to school. Take the following actions:

• Notify your professor that you are ill and will not be able to come to the campus
• Isolate yourself to keep from potentially exposing other people
• Seek medical advice from a medical professional by calling ahead before visiting a health facility.

9. Can I request a test for COVID-19?

Medical personnel, in consultation with the state health department, will determine if an individual should be tested for COVID-19. This test requires a doctor’s order.  

10. How do I self-quarantine?

Anyone undergoing a self-quarantine should follow the CDC's self-quarantine guidelines:

Stay home for 14 days from the time you left an area with widespread, ongoing community spread, and practice social distancing.

Take these steps to monitor your health and practice social distancing:

• Take your temperature with a thermometer twice a day and monitor for fever. Also, watch for cough or trouble breathing.
• Stay home and avoid contact with others.  Do not go to work or school for this 14-day period.
• Do not take public transportation, taxis or ride shares during the time you are practicing social distancing.
• Avoid crowded places such as shopping centers and movie theaters and limit your activities in public.
• Keep your distance from others (about 6 feet or 2 meters).
• If you get sick with a fever of (100.4F / 38C or higher) cough, or have trouble breathing:
• Seek medical care. Call ahead before you go a doctor’s office or emergency room.
• Tell your doctor about your recent travel and symptoms.
• Avoid contact with others.

For additional questions on monitoring your health, contact your health care provider. 

11. What if I encounter someone who is showing signs of illness?

As with Influenza or contagious illnesses such as colds, maintaining a distance of 3 to 6 feet from the person is a starting point. Do not shake hands or make other physical contact. Offer the individual a tissue and ask the person to cover their mouth and nose if they should need to cough or sneeze. Use an antiviral wipe or spray after the person has left to wipe those areas that the person has touched. 

12. When can I return to work or classes if I have COVID-19 or any contagious illness?

The current message from health care providers and the CDC is to stay home and do not return to work or school until you have not had a fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications. Always follow the instruction of a medical professional.

 

Classes and Academics

13. Will CBS cancel classes?  

On-campus class sessions are canceled March 16-21. Online classes will continue as usual. In order to protect our staff and students, all on-campus classes and operations will begin an off-campus format beginning the week of March 23 until further notice. 

14. How will you notify students of any changes? 

Updates will be communicated through email, our website, and Watchman Emergency Alert System. Students will be contacted as early as possible and will be given further instructions.  Students should communicate with their instructor as they receive updates from the instructor for course completion requirements.

15. Will the CBS campuses be open even though on-ground classes are cancelled?

CBS operations will continue. However, if it becomes necessary, all CBS campus operations will transition to an off-campus format. Staff and students will be alerted as early as possible.

16. What resources are available to help students prepare for online classes?

Resources are available at CBS Learn student portal. For help with Blackboard or if you would like tutoring, email the Learn Helpdesk at [email protected].

17. What is the pass/fail grading option, and what do I do if I want to take this option?

To offer greater support and lessen the negative impact on you, we have instituted a new policy regarding course grades. As of April 2, 2020, students may choose a “pass” or “fail” grading structure or continue with a letter grade with grade points that correlate with the grade.  

Pass/fail can be applied to one class, or as many as you would like. You do not have to apply it to all your classes. However, you must notify your professor before the last date of the class on the syllabus, and make sure you do enough work possible to earn at least a 60 in a face-to-face class or a 600 in an online class.

Please note: This pass/fail option only applies to the Spring 2020 classes that end after April 2, 2020 and Summer 2020 semester classes.

To learn more about this option, please visit our Pass/Fail Grading Option on our website. 

18. What if I need to contact student services, such as academic advising, financial aid, or other services? 

CBS plans to maintain campus administrative operations as long as possible and will then transition to remote services support throughout this event until campus operations can be resumed. 

19. Is commencement cancelled?

At this point, we hope to be able to hold commencement exercises. A final decision will be made at a later date.

20.What do we do if we’ve ordered our cap, gown, or announcements?

Representatives for Balfour have informed us that once the caps, gowns, and announcements are ordered and delivered to the student, there are no refunds. However, if graduates have ordered their caps, gowns, and announcements, but the order has not been received, the order can be canceled, and a refund will be issued.

We recommend that graduates who have not purchased their caps, gowns, and announcements, do not order them until further notice.

21.Can we still order class rings?

Graduates interested in ordering their class rings may still do so. Rings can be ordered anytime and will be shipped directly to the students within 6 – 8 weeks.

22.What events are canceled or postponed? 

All CBS events, including campus tours and visits, are canceled until further notice.

 

Table of Content

COVID-19 UPDATE

Student FAQ  |  Updates  |  Helpful Links  |  Pass/Fail Option

 

Spring 2020 Commencement

Due to the restrictions related to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), we must postpone the Houston commencement on May 9, and the Indiana commencement on June 20.

Our goal is to reschedule both commencements and contact you as soon as we have more information.

There are few events more anticipated and memorable for graduates, their families, and our staff. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and I look forward to the time when we can come together once again.

Update from Balfour: Caps, Gowns, and Announcements

Representatives for Balfour have informed us that once the caps, gowns, and announcements are ordered and delivered to the student, there are no refunds. However, if graduates have ordered their caps, gowns, and announcements, but the order has not been received, the order can be cancelled and a refund will be issued.

We recommend that graduates who have not purchased their caps, gowns, and announcements, do not order them until further notice.

Class rings

Graduates interested in ordering their class rings may still do so. Rings can be ordered anytime and will be shipped directly to the students within 6 – 8 weeks.

 

   

On-Campus Classes and Operations Move to an Off-Campus Format March 23, 2020

As of 6 pm (Central Time), Tuesday, March 17, all CBS locations will end on-campus operations and begin remote operations until further notice.

 

CBS and COVID-19: Keeping you informed 

CBS leadership and the crisis management team are keeping informed and staying updated with current information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Office of Emergency Management-Houston, the Indiana State Department of Health, and our government officials.

The health and safety of our students and staff is our first priority. While health officials around the world are still learning about this novel virus, communities, schools, and organizations are being asked to take the same precautions to stop the spread of COVID-19 as we would other viral illnesses (such as the flu).

• CBS will continue to monitor the situation via the CDC and local government officials and will follow their protocol regarding next steps.
• At this time, we are operating in a “business as usual” manner. If protocol changes, we will alert you via the CBS Watchman Emergency Alert system and our website.
• We strongly encourage families to read the CDC recommendations as outlined here: CDC Recommendations.

 

Prevention is Key:

The Center for Disease Control always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of all respiratory diseases, including:

• Avoiding close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Staying home when you are sick.
• Covering your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

 

Following CDC’s recommendations for using a facemask

• CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.
• Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others. The use of facemasks is also crucial for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings (at home or in a health care facility).
• Washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
• If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.

 

HEART, MIND & SOUL: LGBTQ Seminar

A seminar about building grace and truth relationships with unbelieving LGBTQ individuals.

Date: April 18th, 2020 (Saturday)

Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location: The College of Biblical Studies-Indianapolis, 3500 DePauw Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46268

Registration Fee: $25 per person (non-refundable)

Registration Deadline: April 5th, 2020

Register NOW to HEART, MIND & SOUL: LGBTQ Seminar

 

What is the purpose of the seminar?

Christians often feel a sense of confusion, anger, or even a reluctance to engage LGBTQ individuals in relationship — choosing instead to simply avoid or condemn. Believers’ own attitudes may keep us from sharing the love of Jesus with people from within the LGBTQ community. Yet, that is exactly what God calls each of us to do. The Heart, Mind & Soul: LGBTQ Seminar will help you and your church be better equipped to engage others the same way Jesus did. This is an interactive seminar where attendees learn how to build grace and truth relationships with unbelieving LGBTQ individuals.

 

What will we be discussing at the seminar?

The seminar is divided into three sections: Heart, Mind and Soul. 

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REGISTRATION FORM

  

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Questions or need more information?

Contact [email protected] or 317.789.8247. We look forward to seeing you in the seminar at CBS-Indianapolis!

 

IMAGINE GALA 2020 -- Indianapolis

CBS-Indianapolis students and alumni receive special pricing of $125 per ticket

Please share the exiciting news about the event with special guest Tony Dungy and honoring Dr. Charles Ware, with your friends and families! 

For more information, please visit cbsgala.com, contact Advancement at 832-252-0759 or email [email protected]. 

Register for Group Tour to visit Houston campus

Open House |  Individual Tour

Thank you for your interest of attending the Group Tour to visit our Houston campus! The tour features an opportunity to visit our beautiful building and loving staff, sit in on a CBS class, enjoy refreshments, and hear a presentation on our academic programs.

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Register for Individual Tour to visit Houston campus

 

You are invited to come to a free informational meeting about CBS-Houston. We look forward to meeting you through the individual tour! The tour features an opportunity to visit our beautiful building and loving staff, sit in on a CBS class, enjoy refreshments, and hear a presentation on our academic programs. 

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Dean of College of Biblical Studies, Indianapolis Campus; Professor

• B.A., Baptist Bible College (Pastoral Studies)
• M.A.B.S., Baptist Bible Graduate School of Theology (Biblical Studies)
• M.DIV. Baptist Bible Graduate School of Theology (Biblical Studies)

Bio

Marcus Schrader serves as the Dean of the College of Biblical Studies in Indianapolis, Indianapolis. 

Prior to coming to CBS, Rev. Schrader served for 12 years as the Vice President of Administration and Academics at Crossroads Bible College in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Marcus Schrader has been with CBS from the start of the CBS/CBC merger and has been involved in local church ministries for the past 24 years.

Rev. Schrader earned his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Pastoral Studies from Baptist Bible College (1999) and a Masters in Biblical Studies (2002) and a Master of Divinity from Baptist Bible Graduate School of Theology in May 2004.  He also became a certified corporate Chaplain in 2015 with Marketplace Chaplains and provides chaplains services to organizations in the Indianapolis area.

Marcus Schrader and his wife Jennifer reside in New Palestine, Indiana and have 5 daughters, Jenna, Lily, Emma, Bethany and Isabelle and 2 sons, Andrew and Noah. They are members of New Palestine Bible Church where he serves as an Elder.  Marcus also does pulpit supply and helps churches in times of transitions.

Marcus serves on different mission, chaplain and ministry boards and loves to enjoy life in a way that honors the Lord, His word and His ways.

Sr. Enrollment Couselor, Assistant Professor 

A.B.S., College of Biblical Studies (Biblical Studies)

B.S., College of Biblical Studies (Biblical Studies)

M.S., Kansas State University (Academic Advising)

Bio

Current Role: Sr. Enrollment Advisor. Assisting students in their journey from admission to graduation. Enjoy encouraging students to complete what they've started.  Interest: Co-leading (with my husband for 17 years Marriage Ministry at my church (Baptist). Passion: Traveling. Enjoy experiencing different cultures and learning new things. Ministry Passion: Includes working with Youth.   Past experience: Worked with pastors throughout the Houston area in completing their degree at CBS via scholarships, dinners, retreats, etc.

Publications and Awards

• Ranked from Honors to Highest Honors in all 3 degrees.
• Published: B.A. Research Paper (Christian Service Program).
• M.S. Research Paper (A Multicultural Advising Portfolio).

 

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  Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new advertisements, pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how our users react to them.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
• To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
• For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
• To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
• To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
• To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to show advertisements to You to help support and maintain Our Service, to contact You, to advertise on third party websites to You after You visited our Service or for payment processing.
• For Business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
• With Business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
• With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see You name, profile, pictures and description of Your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and view Your profile.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data

Service Providers have access to Your Personal Data only to perform their tasks on Our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

• Google Analytics

  Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.

  You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

  For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Email Marketing

We may use Your Personal Data to contact You with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to You. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from Us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email We send or by contacting Us.

We may use Email Marketing Service Providers to manage and send emails to You.

• Mailchimp

  Mailchimp is an email marketing sending service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC.

  For more information on the privacy practices of Mailchimp, please visit their Privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

• Constant Contact

  Constant Contact is an email marketing sending service provided by Constant Contact, Inc.

  For more information on the privacy practices of Constant Contact, please visit their Privacy policy: https://www.constantcontact.com/forward/privacy-center

Behavioral Remarketing

The Company uses remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to You after You visited our Service. We and Our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on Your past visits to our Service.

• Bing Ads Remarketing

  Bing Ads remarketing service is provided by Microsoft Inc.

  You can opt-out of Bing Ads interest-based ads by following their instructions: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

  You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Microsoft by visiting their Privacy Policy page: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/PrivacyStatement

• Twitter

  Twitter remarketing service is provided by Twitter Inc.

  You can opt-out from Twitter's interest-based ads by following their instructions: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170405

  You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Twitter by visiting their Privacy Policy page: https://twitter.com/privacy

• Facebook

  Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc.

  You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950

  To opt-out from Facebook's interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217

  Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioural Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or opt-out using your mobile device settings.

  For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

• Pinterest

  Pinterest remarketing service is provided by Pinterest Inc.

  You can opt-out from Pinterest's interest-based ads by enabling the "Do Not Track" functionality of your web browser or by following Pinterest instructions: http://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/personalization-and-data

  You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Pinterest by visiting their Privacy Policy page: https://about.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy

Payments

We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we may use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

We will not store or collect Your payment card details. That information is provided directly to Our third-party payment processors whose use of Your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

• Stripe

  Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy

• PayPal

  Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

• Authorize.net

  Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.authorize.net/company/privacy/

• 2Checkout

  Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.2checkout.com/policies/privacy-policy

• Square

  Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://squareup.com/legal/privacy-no-account

When You use Our Service to pay a product and/or service via bank transfer, We may ask You to provide information to facilitate this transaction and to verify Your identity.

Usage, Performance and Miscellaneous

We may use third-party Service Providers to provide better improvement of our Service.

• Invisible reCAPTCHA

  We use an invisible captcha service named reCAPTCHA. reCAPTCHA is operated by Google.

  The reCAPTCHA service may collect information from You and from Your Device for security purposes.

  The information gathered by reCAPTCHA is held in accordance with the Privacy Policy of Google: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

GDPR Privacy

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR

We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:

• Consent: You have given Your consent for processing Personal Data for one or more specific purposes.
• Performance of a contract: Provision of Personal Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with You and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof.
• Legal obligations: Processing Personal Data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject.
• Vital interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary in order to protect Your vital interests or of another natural person.
• Public interests: Processing Personal Data is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Company.
• Legitimate interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company.

In any case, the Company will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Your Rights under the GDPR

The Company undertakes to respect the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and to guarantee You can exercise Your rights.

You have the right under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are within the EU, to:

• Request access to Your Personal Data. The right to access, update or delete the information We have on You. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of Your Personal Data directly within Your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact Us to assist You. This also enables You to receive a copy of the Personal Data We hold about You.
• Request correction of the Personal Data that We hold about You. You have the right to to have any incomplete or inaccurate information We hold about You corrected.
• Object to processing of Your Personal Data. This right exists where We are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis for Our processing and there is something about Your particular situation, which makes You want to object to our processing of Your Personal Data on this ground. You also have the right to object where We are processing Your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes.
• Request erasure of Your Personal Data. You have the right to ask Us to delete or remove Personal Data when there is no good reason for Us to continue processing it.
• Request the transfer of Your Personal Data. We will provide to You, or to a third-party You have chosen, Your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right only applies to automated information which You initially provided consent for Us to use or where We used the information to perform a contract with You.
• Withdraw Your consent. You have the right to withdraw Your consent on using your Personal Data. If You withdraw Your consent, We may not be able to provide You with access to certain specific functionalities of the Service.

Exercising of Your GDPR Data Protection Rights

You may exercise Your rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition by contacting Us. Please note that we may ask You to verify Your identity before responding to such requests. If You make a request, We will try our best to respond to You as soon as possible.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about Our collection and use of Your Personal Data. For more information, if You are in the European Economic Area (EEA), please contact Your local data protection authority in the EEA.

Facebook Fan Page

Data Controller for the Facebook Fan Page

The Company is the Data Controller of Your Personal Data collected while using the Service. As operator of the Facebook Fan Page (https://www.facebook.com/BiblicalStudies, the Company and the operator of the social network Facebook are Joint Controllers.

The Company has entered into agreements with Facebook that define the terms for use of the Facebook Fan Page, among other things. These terms are mostly based on the Facebook Terms of Service: https://www.facebook.com/terms.php

Visit the Facebook Privacy Policy https://www.facebook.com/policy.php for more information about how Facebook manages Personal data or contact Facebook online, or by mail: Facebook, Inc. ATTN, Privacy Operations, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States.

Facebook Insights

We use the Facebook Insights function in connection with the operation of the Facebook Fan Page and on the basis of the GDPR, in order to obtain anonymized statistical data about Our users.

For this purpose, Facebook places a Cookie on the device of the user visiting Our Facebook Fan Page. Each Cookie contains a unique identifier code and remains active for a period of two years, except when it is deleted before the end of this period.

Facebook receives, records and processes the information stored in the Cookie, especially when the user visits the Facebook services, services that are provided by other members of the Facebook Fan Page and services by other companies that use Facebook services.

For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook Privacy Policy here: https://www.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy

CCPA Privacy

Your Rights under the CCPA

Under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are a resident of California, You have the following rights:

• The right to notice. You must be properly notified which categories of Personal Data are being collected and the purposes for which the Personal Data is being used.
• The right to access / the right to request. The CCPA permits You to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of Your Personal Data that has been collected in the past 12 months by the Company or its subsidiaries to a third-party for the third party’s direct marketing purposes.
• The right to say no to the sale of Personal Data. You also have the right to ask the Company not to sell Your Personal Data to third parties. You can submit such a request by visiting our "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" section or web page.

• The right to know about Your Personal Data. You have the right to request and obtain from the Company information regarding the disclosure of the following:

  The right to delete Personal Data. You also have the right to request the deletion of Your Personal Data that have been collected in the past 12 months.

  • The categories of Personal Data collected
  • The sources from which the Personal Data was collected
  • The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the Personal Data
  • Categories of third parties with whom We share Personal Data
  • The specific pieces of Personal Data we collected about You

• The right not to be discriminated against. You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of Your Consumer's rights, including by:

  • Denying goods or services to You
  • Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties
  • Providing a different level or quality of goods or services to You
  • Suggesting that You will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

Exercising Your CCPA Data Protection Rights

In order to exercise any of Your rights under the CCPA, and if you are a California resident, You can email or call us or visit our "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" section or web page.

The Company will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving Your verifiable request. The time period to provide the required information may be extended once by an additional 45 days when reasonable necessary and with prior notice.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information

We do not sell personal information. However, the Service Providers we partner with (for example, our advertising partners) may use technology on the Service that "sells" personal information as defined by the CCPA law.

If you wish to opt out of the use of your personal information for interest-based advertising purposes and these potential sales as defined under CCPA law, you may do so by following the instructions below.

Please note that any opt out is specific to the browser You use. You may need to opt out on every browser that you use.

Website

You can opt out of receiving ads that are personalized as served by our Service Providers by following our instructions presented on the Service:

• From Our "Cookie Consent" notice banner
• Or from Our "CCPA Opt-out" notice banner
• Or from Our "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" notice banner
• Or from Our "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link

The opt out will place a cookie on Your computer that is unique to the browser You use to opt out. If you change browsers or delete the cookies saved by your browser, you will need to opt out again.

Mobile Devices

Your mobile device may give you the ability to opt out of the use of information about the apps you use in order to serve you ads that are targeted to your interests:

• "Opt out of Interest-Based Ads" or "Opt out of Ads Personalization" on Android devices
• "Limit Ad Tracking" on iOS devices

You can also stop the collection of location information from Your mobile device by changing the preferences on your mobile device.

"Do Not Track" Policy as Required by California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

However, some third party websites do keep track of You browsing activities. If You are visiting such websites, You can set Your preferences in Your web browser to inform websites that You do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable DNT by visiting the preferences or settings page of Your web browser.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

We also may limit how We collect, use, and store some of the information of Users between 13 and 18 years old. In some cases, this means We will be unable to provide certain functionality of the Service to these users.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Your California Privacy Rights (California Business and Professions Code Section 22581)

California Business and Professions Code section 22581 allow California residents under the age of 18 who are registered users of online sites, services or applications to request and obtain removal of content or information they have publicly posted.

To request removal of such data, and if you are a California resident, You can contact Us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with Your account.

Be aware that Your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: [email protected]

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Last updated: January 15, 2020

This Cookies Policy explains what Cookies are and how We use them. You should read this policy so You can understand what type of cookies We use, or the information We collect using Cookies and how that information is used.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about You may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies. For further information on how We use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

We do not store sensitive personal information, such as mailing addresses, account passwords, etc. in the Cookies We use.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.

The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Cookies Policy:

• Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Cookies Policy) refers to College of Biblical Studies, 7000 Regency Square Blvd., Houston, Texas 77036.
• You means the individual accessing or using the Website, or a company, or any legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.
• Cookies means small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
• Website refers to College of Biblical Studies, accessible from http://www.cbshouston.edu.

The use of the Cookies

Type of Cookies We Use

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close your web browser.

We use both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

• Necessary / Essential Cookies

  Type: Session Cookies

  Administered by: Us

  Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

• Functionality Cookies

  Type: Persistent Cookies

  Administered by: Us

  Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

Your Choices Regarding Cookies

If You prefer to avoid the use of Cookies on the Website, first You must disable the use of Cookies in your browser and then delete the Cookies saved in your browser associated with this website. You may use this option for preventing the use of Cookies at any time.

If You do not accept Our Cookies, You may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Website and some features may not function properly.

If You'd like to delete Cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse Cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.

• For the Chrome web browser, please visit this page from Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
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For any other web browser, please visit your web browser's official web pages.

More Information about Cookies

You can learn more about Cookies at the following third-party websites:

• Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: [email protected]

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Credits for Demonstrated Competency

CBS awards college credit to students for life experience and other certifications.

Students should present to their academic advisors any military, work, and ministry as well as any licenses or certifications and begin the process to verify whether these experiences can count for college credit. The college automatically recognizes a selection of business certifications and licenses or other life experiences, such as: 

Business or Professional Certificates (not a comprehensive list; academic advisors have full list of options)

• American Management Association Certificate of General Management
• State of Texas Licenses (e.g., cosmetology and barber, esthetician, and manicurist licenses)
• Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO)
• Contractor, Real Estate, and Insurance Licenses
• Peace Officer and Fireman Licenses
• Computer Certifications
• H&R Block Tax Preparation Training
• ACBC Training (formerly known as NANC), different credit hours for different tracks

Military Experience

• Official licenses through military trainings
• Coursework associated with objectives and outcomes

Ministry Experience (students are recommended to take the 3-credit hour course GNED 2301 Credit for Demonstrated Competency to ensure you are able to maximize your life experience through full portfolio submission)

• Church Licenses
• Church Ordination Certificate
• Church and Ministry Certificate

Earn up to 30 hours of college credit toward a degree. To obtain a full review of ministry, work and life experience, students should sign up for GNED 2301 Credits for Demonstrated Competency (3 credits) class. In this class, a faculty member reviews prior learning assessment according to best practices and in consultation with the registrar, department chairs, and/or the Academic Dean in order to determine the appropriate number of credits for which the student may qualify. A transfer credit evaluation of a student’s portfolio will be completed upon successful completion of the class.

Students appealing a PLA decision should submit a completed General Petition Form (obtained electronically upon inquiry from a student’s Academic Advisor) for review by the Registrar. Students may be asked to obtain more information for decision under appeal.

Academic Advising   |   Registrar   |   Academic Catalog  

Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Professor of Leadership Studies

• B.A., Moody Bible Institute (Bible & Pastoral Studies); 
• MDiv., Moody Bible Institute (Pastoral & Spiritual Formation); 
• PhD, Lancaster Bible College (Leadership Studies)

Bio 

• Dean Responsibilities:  Coordinates the college’s institutional research activities including collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting information on the characteristics of the college for use in decision making and strategic planning; research institutional data and interpret data analytics for the President and other offices. Track trends and report those trends in Institutional Fact Books, Strategic plan and other assessment planning documents. Prepare Institutional Reporting Documents: IPEDS, Self-Study Reports, Progress Reports, and Substantive Changes for Regional and National Accreditors: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Association for Biblical Higher Education 
• Professor Responsibilities:  Teach on ground and online courses in the fields of Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Pastoral Ministry, Christian Education, Bible, Theology.   Interests:  Leadership Studies, Education, Assessment Planning, Spiritual Formation, Christian Education, Biblical Theology

Publications and Awards

• A Qualitative Study of Pastors' Devotional Practices Across Two Generations and Three Denominations (Wipf & Stock, Under Contract); 
• Pivot Leader: Ten Decisions Every Leader Makes (Wipf & Stock,  Under Contract)

Professor of Biblical Studies

• B. A., Arizona Bible College (Bible/Pastoral Studies); 
• M.Div., Talbot Seminary (New Testament); 
• D. Min, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (New Testament)

Bio

John Bechtle serves as Professor of Biblical Studies at the Indianapolis campus of the College of Biblical Studies. He has taught Greek and related subjects as an adjunct instructor for Crossroads Bible College since 2009.  He also helped the college develop its online degrees in Urban Ministry and Biblical Counseling. John was deeply involved in the local church as a young person in Phoenix, Arizona, and his passion for the Word of God was deepened by his Bible college training at Arizona Bible College.  He went on to earn a Master of Divinity degree in New Testament from Talbot Seminary, followed by a Doctor of Ministry degree from Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, with an emphasis in New Testament Greek Pedagogy. He began his teaching career at Arizona College of the Bible, where he served for 27 years as professor, registrar, and Vice President of Academic Affairs.  He specialized in teaching Greek, using a self-instructional workbook that he developed during his doctoral program.  He also taught a wide range of courses in Bible, theology, and church history.  He also served for a number of years as director of a distance learning program for home school students.  He and his wife Peggy have three children and five grandchildren.  He has always been involved in church music as pianist, organist, choir member, and keyboardist, and has taught adult Sunday School classes for over 45 years.  He has had opportunities to teach in a variety of settings:  as an Old Testament Walk Thru the Bible instructor, host of a daily radio Bible teaching program, as a traveling Bible teacher in Austria, and as a visiting teacher in Japan. 

Publications and Awards

• Greek Behind the Prof’s Back, self-published
• Contributor to The Complete Biblical Library – Greek and Hebrew word studies, commentary of I John to Jude Researcher for the Proverbs volume in the Holman Bible Commentary (Max Anders, editor)
• Contributor to Barron’s CLEP, 10th, 11th, 12th editions
• Dr. Bechtle’s Web site (www.ezraproject.com) contains a variety of resources to help students get started on studying the original language of the New Testament.  He produces “Word of the Week,” a blog/email study of one Greek word in each article.  Free subscriptions are available on request.

Assistant Professor 

• B.A., Cedarville University (Business Communication Technology) 
• M.A.T., Aquinas College (Elementary Education) 
• M.A., Indiana University (English)

Bio

Besides her credentials, Melissa brings to her position the skills and experience obtained over the years from various office positions before successfully educating her son and daughter at home. Melissa has experience teaching traditional-age college students and adult learners in courses such as writing, literature, communication, psychology, and technology in both face-to-face and online formats. She has taught for Grace College, Indiana Wesleyan University, Purdue University, and University of Indianapolis. One of Melissa’s Purdue University COM 114 student groups won first runner up in the Purdue University Spring 2019 Fraser Speech Competition.

Throughout the year, as a way to bring Christ’s love to hurting families with sick children, Melissa provides card-making supplies to her writing students and delivers the finished cards to the Indianapolis Ronald McDonald House, across the street from Riley Hospital for Children, where Melissa’s infant daughter received chemotherapy treatments for her leukemia in 2007. 

Melissa’s passion for people, travel, and God’s word motivates her within the classroom to connect with students and move them closer to their career, personal, and spiritual goals. In addition to ministering to students in her college classroom, Melissa substitute teaches at her church for both children and adult ladies. What brings Melissa joy is seeing God working in her life and hearing how God is working in other people’s lives, too.

Current Publications

• “Homeschooling During a Crisis.” The Informer. (Stilesville, IN: Indiana Association of Home Educators, Winter 2014)

Future Scholarly Presentations and Publications

• “Who has the Power in The Cherry Orchard?” Indiana College English Association Annual Conference: Author/ity: Questions of Power in and Beyond English, Indianapolis, Indiana (October 2019) 
• “Relationships in Personality, Motivation, and Engagement in College Students after Using Kahoot!” Grand Canyon University (Dissertation)

Director of Spiritual Formation, Instructor

• B.F.A., University of Houston (Graphic Communications); 
• M.A., Dallas Theological Studies (Biblical & Theological Studies)

Bio

Lee Bouldin serves as Director of Spiritual Formation for the College of Biblical Studies-Houston. He administers the spiritual formation programs  and helps create a spiritual environment that reflects the CBS mission and contributes to personal and organizational transformation. Lee has been on staff with CBS since 2000, having previously served as Manager of Enrollment Marketing, Director of Communications and, initially, Director of Development.  Attending CBS strengthened Lee’s passion for God’s Word and discipleship. Having enjoyed the privilege of being discipled by a CBS professor, he was inspired to enroll at Dallas Theological Seminary to hone his skills and better prepare himself for service to the body of Christ (M.A., Biblical and Theological Studies, 2017). Since 2005, Lee has led a weekly Bible study at Covenant House Texas, a homeless shelter for at-risk young adults. This experience has provided opportunities to disciple and mentor young men toward a biblical worldview and a greater capacity for leading independent lives as socially and economically responsible citizens of their community.   Lee has been a member of BridgePoint Bible Church since 2008, where his service to the body includes Bible teacher, spiritual encourager and prayer shepherd. Lee is a native of Houston, Texas. He studied graphic design at the University of Houston (B.F.A., 1989), where he qualified for the Yale University summer design program in Brissago, Switzerland. He worked for a branding and design firm for 12 years before being called to CBS.

Associate Professor

• B.A., Grace College (Biblical Studies) 
• M.A.M., Grace Theological Seminary (Pastoral Ministries) 
• D.Min., Baptist Bible Seminary (Biblical Counseling) 

Bio

Dr. Barger’s primary focus will be teaching in the areas of Biblical counseling and theology. He has also taught the courses Building a Biblical Lifestyle, Small Group Ministry Leadership, Developing a Biblical Perspective of Theology and Psychology, The Life of Christ, Marriage & Family Counseling, and Expository Preaching.

He enjoys reading articles, books, blogs, etc. about current issues in counseling. He has always had an interest in the synergy of the body, the brain, and the mind, especially with regards to how cognition and behavior operate under the umbrella of sanctification. He also takes pleasure in studying the original languages of the Bible.

Before coming to the College of Biblical Studies, Dr. Barger was the Equipping Pastor at Wawasee Community Bible Church in Milford, Indiana. He also served as the Senior Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Oswego, Indiana.  He received his Doctor of Ministry degree in biblical counseling in 2014 from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.  Before that Kirk served as a missionary pastor in Norway for 8 years with the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE).  He was also a Youth & Music Pastor at First Baptist Church of Goshen, Indiana early in his ministry years.  Dr. Barger has been a certified counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC, formerly NANC) since 2002.  He was ordained in 1998.

Kirk and Annette have been married for thirty-six years. They have four married children, JoyLynn (Matt) Nesbitt, Ryan (Alejandra) Barger, Melinda (Abe) Kline, and Landon (Brianna) Barger. They also have three grandchildren—Jade, Elliott and Amelia. Kirk has spent most of his life in ministry. His ministry in Norway has further fueled in him a real passion for inter-cultural and multi-ethnic ministry.

Kirk’s hobbies include bike riding, walking, hiking, camping, running, and watching sports. He also loves to read.

Publications and Presentations

• An Examination of the Inner Man and the Biblical Procedures Necessary for Radical Transformation. 2014.  Baptist Bible Seminary, DMin dissertation.
• Review of the book Between One Faith and Another: Engaging Conversations on the World’s Great Religions, by P. Kreeft. The Journal of Ministry and Theology, 22(1), 224-227 (2018). Retrieved from https://www.clarkssummitu.edu/seminary/journal-ministry-theology/archive/
• “Understanding Why We Do What We Do & Learning How to Change” (Fall 2010) at Calvary Baptist Church, Oswego, Indiana.
• “Love for a Lifetime” Marriage Conference (Fall 2012) at Calvary Baptist Church, Oswego, Indiana and (March 2018) at Wawasee Bible Church, Milford, Indiana.

Assistant Campus Store Manager, and Adjunct Professor 

• A.B.S., College of Biblical Studies (Biblical Studies) 
• B.S., College of Biblical Studies (Leadership)
• M.A.C.E., Dallas Theological Seminary (Christian Education, Educational Leadership)
• Ed. D., University of Mary-Hardin Baylor (Educational Administration)

Bio

Tracy L Winkler attended Houston Bible Institution or (HBI) in the early 1990’s when (CBS) was meeting at a local radio station for some of its classes. His goal was to learn Biblical literacy and find where God wanted him to serve in the Body of Christ. After being away for more than a decade, he came back to the College of Biblical Studies in 2005 to finish and pursue an Associates in Bible. He graduated in 2008  and then completed a Bachelor in Leadership from CBS in 2010. Since then, he completed a Master’s in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary with a concentrate in Educational Leadership and a Doctorate in Educational Administration with a concentrate in Higher Education from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. He married his lovely wife, Cathy, in 2000. They have four teenage children which is among his interests in serving the Lord. His other interests are Special Needs ministry, (where he serves on a board of a local special needs organization,) Church history, with a specific focus on The Reformation, and revival/ spiritual awakening in the past. He has taught in the church in various capacities from Bible study, preaching as a pulpit supply and a missions coordinator for local para-church organizations. Dr. Winkler has recently joined the faculty of CBS with an appreciation of what he considers a “full circle” of educational endeavor. From being a student at CBS and now teaching as an instructor. One of his instructors, though many have inspired him, has stood out in his mind. Roy Ledgerwood, from the (HBI) days of CBS taught Church history, for example. Roy’s passion for church history has influenced and sparked his desire to continue a lifelong interests in Church history along with his other educational endeavors. It is with this same passion that Dr. Winkler wants his students to be inspired and explore their biblical interests as they serve the Lord and it is his hope to influence the next generation of CBS students to pursue a lifelong endeavor to learn. Some of his prior learning experiences in life has also uniquely prepared him to teach a class on Prior Learning Assessment or PLA. With this in mind, Dr. Winkler is teaching an elective class to help students benefit from their prior learning experiences. Students can receive credit for life experience through the PLA elective courses offered at CBS. 

Publications and Awards

• Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Publishers, 2017. Articles written for the encyclopedia on: Dr. Tony Evans Dr. Charles Swindoll)
• Dissertation:  “Faculty Perceptions of Training and Support for Providing Effective Instruction for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education”

The College of Biblical Studies is committed to the safety of our students and staff. Our priority is to create a campus environment in which people are safe from physical harm and property is secure, in a manner that meets or exceeds federal, state and local laws, as well as CBS policies that regulate these matters. It is the intent of CBS to provide a safe and secure environment for students, visitors, and others with whom we serve. Most of the specific threat procedures are listed on the General safety page. CBS rents space from the Summit and therefore is subordinate to some of the emergency policies set forth by the building which includes fire drill activity and other general safety procedures related to the building. 

In the event of an emergency take the following steps: 

• Call Fort Wayne’s emergency number - 911. 

• Call the property management office at 260-446-3200 so they can assist EMS in the process.

Security

In the event of a security threat the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) should be notified immediately by calling 911. Local police are the primary response agency for all crimes and incidents on campus, including emergency assistance, investigating, and documenting incidents.

CBS Watchman Alert System 

The CBS Watchman Alert System uses text, e-mail, and voice messages to alert CBS students and employees in the event of an emergency or urgent situation. Alert messages are sent to registered mobile phones, home phones, and e-mail addresses. 

Crisis Management App

The Crisis Manager mobile application for the College of Biblical Studies (CBS) makes our emergency information more readily accessible. The average smartphone/tablet user has their mobile device close to them most of the time. During an emergency, it is often intuitive to pick up your mobile device. This customized app places CBS emergency information onto a single platform designed to help guide our staff and students through an emergency event.

This free app provides preparedness/response procedures and emergency contacts behind easily identifiable icons that are categorized by the type of event or emergency situation. This app will provide the CBS family easy access to our Emergency Guide (tiles), which, once downloaded to the device, is not dependent on internet access. 

Some of the features included in the app are simple formatted instructions, intuitive graphics, direct dial emergency contacts (smartphones only), a flashlight tool for mobile devices that support it, an audio alarm to alert others of your location if you are in danger or trapped, and a space to input your personalized emergency information such as evacuation routes and meeting locations. 

 

Here are the official instructions for download:

1. Go to your mobile Apps store,  search and download "schooldude crisismanager"
2. Once downloaded, click “Open”
3. Select “OK” to receive “Crisis Manager Notifications”
4. Select “Continue without logging in”
5. Select “Client Plans”
6. Scroll down and select “College of Biblical Studies” 
7. Select “CBS Crisis Management Plan – Fort Wayne”
8. The Crisis Manager Apps should now appear on your phone. 

 Give us feedback! We would like to know about your experience with the Crisis Management App. Contact us with any comments or questions by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 832-252-4676.

Active Shooter Training and Drills

Training videos are offered on our website to be viewed anytime. CBS conducts scheduled drills to simulate an on-campus active shooter. These drills will not only prepare CBS staff and faculty, but will also allow the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) to familiarize themselves with the layout of the building should they ever need to answer such a call.

 

 Useful External Emergency Local Numbers

Contact	Number
VIA Properties Maintenance, Management, and Security	(260) 446-3200
Police & Fire Emergency	911
Fire Department Administration	(260) 427-1170
Indiana State Police - Administration	(260) 432-8661
Police Department - Administration	(260) 427-1222
Sheriff Emergency	911
Sheriff’s Department - Administration	(260) 449-7535
Medical Emergency	911
Hazardous Chemical Spill/Biological Terrorism	(800) 424-8802
Poison Information Center	(800) 222-1222

 

Campus Map

 

Safe Environment Home

The College of Biblical Studies (CBS) is committed to the safety of our students and staff. Our priority is to create a campus environment in which people are safe from physical harm, and property is secure, in a manner that meets or exceeds federal, state, and local laws, as well as CBS policies that regulate these matters. It is the intent of CBS to provide a safe and secure environment for students, visitors, and others with whom we serve. Most of the specific threat procedures are listed on the General safety page. CBS rents space in the Pyramids. Therefore, we are subordinate to some of the emergency policies set forth by the building, which includes fire drill activity and other general safety procedures related to the building. 

Security

The Pyramids employs Protection Plus  security service  for the security needs of the building. They are trained to face any threat, and employ many off-duty police officers who have extensive experience in security and are prepared for any situation that may arise. Protection Plus Security has protected clients in the central Indiana area since 1988. Protection Plus  and local police are the primary response agencies for all crimes and incidents on campus, including emergency assistance, investigating, and documenting incidents. Protection Plus utilizes Electronic surveillance to monitor the building and parking lots. 

CBS Watchman Alert System & AMG Alerts

The CBS Watchman Alert System  uses text, e-mail, and voice messages to alert CBS students and employees in the event of an emergency or urgent situation. Alert messages are sent to registered mobile phones, home phones, and e-mail addresses. CBS Watchman Alert System is fully supported by CBS. 

The Pyramids utilizes AMG Alerts as their emergency alert system that can be used to rapidly communicate with tenants, staff and students in case of emergency. Click on the attached link below and fill out the information requested. AMG Alerts is strictly a Pyramids supported system. You can select how you want to be contacted, either by telephone, text or email by clicking on the link below. 

AMG Alerts

Parking & Security Escort

Students should park in designated parking spaces listed on the diagram in red. 

Students can call Protection Plus for an escort to their vehicles at 317-244-7569.  After hours, it will connect with a dispatcher.  Once on site, the guard will monitor the area and follow them to their cars in the patrol car. 

Crisis Management App

The Crisis Manager mobile application for the College of Biblical Studies (CBS) makes our emergency information more readily accessible. The average smartphone/tablet user has their mobile device close to them most of the time. During an emergency, it is often intuitive to pick up your mobile device. This customized app places CBS emergency information onto a single platform designed to help guide our staff and students through an emergency event. 

This free app provides preparedness/response procedures and emergency contacts behind easily identifiable icons that are categorized by the type of event or emergency situation. This app will provide the CBS family easy access to our Emergency Guide (tiles), which, once downloaded to the device, is not dependent on internet access.

Some of the features included in the app are; simple formatted instructions, intuitive graphics, direct dial emergency contacts (smartphones only), a flashlight tool for mobile devices that support it, an audio alarm to alert others of your location if you are in danger or trapped, and a space to input your personalized emergency information such as evacuation routes and meeting locations.

Here are the official instructions for download:

1. Go to your mobile Apps store,  search and download "schooldude crisismanager"
2. Once downloaded, click “Open”
3. Select “OK” to receive “Crisis Manager Notifications”
4. Select “Continue without logging in”
5. Select “Client Plans”
6. Scroll down and select “College of Biblical Studies” 
7. Select “CBS Crisis Management Plan - Indianapolis”
8. The Crisis Manager Apps should now appear on your phone.

Give us feedback! We would like to know about your experience with the Crisis Management App. Contact us with any comments or questions by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 832-252-4676.

Active Shooter Training and Drills

Training videos are offered on our website to be viewed anytime. CBS conducts scheduled drills to simulate an on-campus active shooter. These drills will not only prepare CBS staff and faculty, but will also allow the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) to familiarize themselves with the layout of our campus should they ever need to answer such a call. 

  

Useful Internal/External Emergency Local Numbers

Contact	Number
Pyramids After Hours Emergency Number	1-866-336-9409
Pyramids Management Office: Non-Emergency	317-875-5055
Police & Fire Emergency	911
Fire Department/Haz Mat: Non-Emergency	317-327-6041
Police Department :  Non-Emergency	317-327-3811
Medical Emergency	911
St. Vincent Hospital: Non-Emergency	317-238-2345
Poison Control Center	1-800-222-1222

 

Safe Environment Home

The College of Biblical Studies is committed to the safety of our students and staff. Our priority is to create a campus environment in which people are safe from physical harm and property is secure, in a manner that meets or exceeds federal, state and local laws, as well as CBS policies that regulate these matters. It is the intent of CBS to provide a safe and secure environment for students, visitors, and others with whom we serve. 

Security

To support the CBS security department, the College employs Professional Guard Patrol Security. This department accomplishes its mission through excellence in policing, safety, and security. Professional Guard Patrol and local police are the primary response agencies for all crimes and incidents on campus, including emergency assistance, investigating, and documenting incidents. CBS security is the liaison with local police, fire, and medical response agencies. CBS security may be reached during normal business hours at 281-448-4900 or 713-545-8602.

Parking & Security Escort to Vehicles

Students should park in designated parking spaces on the main campus parking lots where the lighting is the most efficient. Security escorts are provided during hours of operation for any reason by calling 713-545-8602.

CBS Watchman Alert System

The CBS Watchman Alert System uses text, e-mail, and voice messages to alert CBS students and employees in the event of an emergency or urgent situation. Alert messages are sent to registered mobile phones, home phones, and e-mail addresses. 

 Crisis Management App

The Crisis Manager mobile application for the College of Biblical Studies (CBS) makes our emergency information more readily accessible. The average smartphone/tablet user has their mobile device close to them most of the time. During an emergency, it is often intuitive to pick up your mobile device. This customized app places CBS emergency information onto a single platform designed to help guide our staff and students through an emergency event.

This free app provides preparedness/response procedures and emergency contacts behind easily identifiable icons that are categorized by the type of event or emergency situation. This app will provide the CBS family easy access to our Emergency Guide (tiles), which, once downloaded to the device, is not dependent on internet access. 

Some of the features included in the app are; simple formatted instructions, intuitive graphics, direct dial emergency contacts (smartphones only), a flashlight tool for mobile devices that support it, an audio alarm to alert others of your location if you are in danger or trapped and a space to input your personalized emergency information such as evacuation routes and meeting locations.

 

 

Here are the official instructions for download:

1. Go to your mobile Apps store,  search and download "schooldude crisismanager"
2. Once downloaded, click “Open”
3. Select “OK” to receive “Crisis Manager Notifications”
4. Select “Continue without logging in”
5. Select “Client Plans”
6. Scroll down and select “College of Biblical Studies” 
7. Select “CBS Crisis Management Plan Houston”
8. The Crisis Manager Apps should now appear on your phone.

Give us feedback! We would like to know about your experience with the Crisis Management App. Contact us with any comments or questions by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 832-252-4676. 

Active Shooter Training and Drills

Training videos are offered on our website to be viewed anytime. CBS conducts scheduled drills to simulate an on-campus active shooter. These drills will not only prepare CBS staff and faculty, but will also allow the Houston Police Department (HPD) to familiarize themselves with the layout of our campus should they ever need to answer such a call. 

 

CBS Campus Numbers

CBS Campus Security	Dispatch 281-448-4900  Cell 713-545-8602
CBS Facilities #1	713-545-8543
CBS Facilities #2	713-545-4906

Useful External Emergency Local Numbers:

Name of Agency	Contact Number
Ambulance/Fire/Police/Sheriff	911
Ambulance Non-Emergency	713-222-3434
American Red Cross	713-526-8300
Ben Taub Hospital	713-793-2000
Boxer Management Company	713-777-7368
City of Houston	713-247-1000
Electric - Reliant	713-207-7777
Fire Non-Emergency	713-227-2323
Gas – CenterPoint Energy	713-659-2111
Harris County	713-755-5000
Hazardous Materials	911
Health Department	713-439-6000
HPD Non-Emergency	713-884-3131
Memorial Hospital Southwest	713-776-5151
Poison Control	1-800-764-7661
Water	713-754-0600

 

General Resource Links

Center for Disease Control Prevention
Regional Disaster Preparedness
FEMA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
World Health Organization
Texas Department of State Health Services
American Red Cross
Harris County Homeland Security & Emergency Management

 

Safe Environment Home

Welcome to the Online Campus

Summer Registration is Now Open

Admissions | Student Services | Apply | Contact Us

 

The College of Biblical Studies has an Online campus in additon to physical campuses in Houston, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne. Leveraging its academic rigor and biblical worldview training, CBS offers a nationally and regionally accredited college education on-ground and online. CBS Houston has provided biblically based education to more than 26,000 students since 1976 and is ranked as one of the lowest tuitions in Texas. 

Our online campus offers a wide selection of courses that fit your schedule. Your education is only a click away, anwhere, anytime!

 

 

 

 

       

Welcome to the CBS Indianapolis Campus

Summer Registration is Now Open 

Admissions | Student Services | Apply | Contact Us

 

The College of Biblical Studies is located in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Houston. Leveraging its academic rigor and biblical worldview training, CBS offers a nationally and regionally accredited college education on-ground and online. CBS Indianapolis prepares students intellectually, spiritually, and relationally for a lifetime of Christian service.

Classes at CBS Indianapolis are offered in 15-week, 5-week, and 1-week formats. We are located in Building One of the Pyramids, 3500 DePauw Blvd., Indianapolis.

In addition to the Pyramids, CBS Indianapolis has offered courses at College Park Church, conveniently located at 2606 W. 96th St., Indianapolis. CBS offers one of the lowest tuitions in Indiana.

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the CBS Fort Wayne Campus

Summer Registration is Now Open

Admissions | Student Services | Apply | Contact Us

 

The College of Biblical Studies is located in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Houston. Leveraging its academic rigor and biblical worldview training, CBS offers a nationally and regionally accredited college education on-ground and online. CBS Fort Wayne offers one of the lowest tuitions in Indiana.

To meet the challenges of busy working adults, CBS Fort Wayne offers classes ONE night a week, ONE class at a time for 5 weeks. Our campus is located at 1025 W. Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne.

  

 

       

 

Welcome to the CBS Houston Campus

Summer Registration is Now OPEN 

Admissions | Student Services | Apply |Contact Us

  

The College of Biblical Studies is located in Houston, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne. Leveraging its academic rigor and biblical worldview training, CBS offers a nationally and regionally accredited college education on-ground and online. CBS Houston has provided biblically based education to more than 26,000 students since 1976 and is ranked as one of the lowest tuitions in Texas. 

Our Houston campus offers day, evening, and weekend classes. We are centrally located at 7000 Regency Square Blvd., Houston, TX 77036. 

 

 

 

       

Bachelor of Science with Split Majors in Biblical Studies and Christian Leadership (BSCL) - Accelerated Degree Completion

Program Coordinator: (English) Michale R. Ayers, Ph.D.; (Spanish) Sergio Estrada, Ph.D.

The purpose of the 120 credit hour program with split majors in Biblical Studies and Christian Leadership culminating in a Bachelor of Science degree is designed to provide Christian leaders with biblical and theological education in order to equip them for a life of vocational or lay service as a leader in the church, parachurch, and/or business. Upon completion of the program, successful students will:

1. Understand and apply the servant leader model for leadership.

2. Develop functional frameworks for effective leadership skills.

Students take only one course at a time in the CBS core curriculum, attending one 4-hour class session, with breakout for small-group collaborative and independent work each week. The courses are accelerated and are five weeks in length. The program is 24 months of six consecutive semesters, requiring 9 credits each semester from the CBS core curriculum. Students are members of a continuing class, a cohort group, among whom an atmosphere of shared learning; personal, family, ministry, and career interests develops. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive a Bachelor of Science Degree with major in Biblical Studies and Christian Leadership.

The Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies and Christian Leadership degree is composed of upper division college-level courses totaling 54 credit hours offered in an accelerated form as follows:

1. The 54 hours consist of eighteen courses.

2. Students’ focus will be on one course at a time.

3. The same group of students will progress through the entire program together.

4. At graduation, successful students will have cumulative college-level credits as follows:

• 54-hours CBS baccalaureate core curriculum–all earned at CBS
• 36-hours general education courses–transferred-in and/or earned at CBS
• 30-hours free elective courses–transferred-in and/or earned at CBS

DEGREE AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor students are expected to complete all degree and graduation requirements pursuant to their degree program no later than one year following the successful completion of the research project course. Failure to comply will result in the student being withdrawn from the Bachelor’s program and subjected to re-enrollment procedures and fees.

1. Successful completion of all admissions requirements including completion of high school diploma or GED

2. 54 credit hours of BSCL curriculum

3. 36 credit hours of approved general education

4. 30 credit hours of approved free electives

5. Cumulative 2.0 grade point average

6. Satisfactory completion of 2 units in Christian Service Learning Program and 2 Spiritual Formation units

7. Intent to Graduate Form filed by submitted date

8. Academic advising sessions including all post testing and measurements

9. Graduation/Diploma fee

10. No unresolved disciplinary matter, including but not limited to, student code of conduct violations, library, and/or financial obligation.

11. Completion of exit counseling for students with Stafford or PLUS loans

12. Approval by CBS faculty

13. See Graduation Requirements for additional requirement(s) for all academic programs

DEGREE PLAN FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP (ADCP) 

English Curriculum

This cohort program is a lockstep program and the MAJOR COURSES are designed to be taken in order as shown by this table:

MAJOR COURSES	HRS	MAJOR COURSES	HRS
ENGLISH 9 hours		GENERAL EDUCATION 3 hours
English Composition 1	3	ENGL 3330 Advanced Research and Writing	3
English Composition 2	3	BIBLE and THEOLOGY 27 hours
Literature	3	BIBL 3301 Biblical Interpretation	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 hours		THEO 3330 Major Bible Themes	3
Western Civilization or US History	3	BIBL 3311 Special Issues in the Pentateuch	3
PHILOSOPHY/SOCIAL SCIENCES/RELIGIOUS STUDIES 6 hours		BIBL 3312 Special Issues in the Historical and Wisdom Literature	3
Social Science/Religious Studies1	6	BIBL 3313 Special Issues in the Prophetic Literature.	3
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES 3 hours		BIBL 3321 Special Issues in the Gospels	3
Fine Arts/Humanities2	3	BIBL 3322 Special Issues in Acts and Pauline Epistles	3
MATH/SCIENCES 6 hours		BIBL 3323 Special Issues in the General Epistles	3
Computer Science or Math	3	THEO 3331 Theological Method	3
Natural Science3	3	LEADERSHIP STUDIES 24 hours
COMMUNICATIONS 3 hours		LSCL 4340 Introduction to Christian Leadership and Leader Development	3
Speech4	3
GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 6 hours		LSCL 4341 Personal Pilgrimage and Character in Leadership	3
Any courses from the categories above	6
FREE ELECTIVES 30 hours		LSCL 4342 Relationships and Visioneering in Leadership	3
	30	LSCL 4343 Interpersonal Skills for Leadership	3
ORIENTATION non-credit		LSCL 4344 Organizational Skills for Leadership	3
ORIE 1013 Orientation	n/a	LSCL 4345 Case Studies in Leadership and Ethics	3
CHRISTIAN SERVICE 2 units		LSCL 4346 Applied Leadership Research Project I	3
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1	1u	LSCL 4347 Applied Leadership Research Project II	3
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	1u
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 2 units
MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation, 1	1u
MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation, 2	1u

1 History, Philosophy, Logic, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Public Policy, Counseling, Bible, Theology, Foundations of Spiritual Life or Apologetics.

2 Foreign Language, Music Theory, Philosophy or Art Appreciation.

3 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Geology or Anatomy and Physiology.

4 Expository Preaching classes, MSPM 3301-3305, may substitute for Speech. These classes are for men only. MSCE 3323 Women Teaching Women may substitute for Speech. This class is for women only.

 

DEGREE PLAN FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP (ADCP) IN ENGLISH

Suggested Sequence

Year	Fall	Spring	Summer
1	ENGL 3330 Advanced Research and Writing BIBL 3301 Biblical Interpretation THEO 3330 Major Bible Themes	BIBL 3311 Special Issues in the Pentateuch BIBL 3312 Special Issues in the Historical and Wisdom Literature BIBL 3313 Special Issues in the Prophetic Literature MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation, 1	BIBL 3321 Special Issues in the Gospels BIBL 3322 Special Issues in Acts and Pauline Epistles BIBL 3323 Special Issues in General Epistles MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1
2	THEO 3331 Theological Method LSCL 4340 Introduction to Christian Leadership and Leader Development LSCL 4341 Personal Pilgrimage and Character in Leadership	LSCL 4342 Relationships and Visioneering in Leadership LSCL 4343 Interpersonal Skills for Leadership LSCL 4344 Organizational Skills for Leadership MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	LSCL 4345 Case Studies in Leadership and Ethics LSCL 4346 Applied Leadership Research Project I LSCL 4347 Applied Leadership Research Project II MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation, 2

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership - Accelerated Degree Completion

Program Coordinator: Michale Ayers, Ph.D.

Purpose and Objectives: The 120 credit hour Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership at CBS is designed for those pursuing exemplary organizational leadership in business, management, entrepreneurship, church, or parachurch organizations. The curriculum supports a unique philosophy that affirms the business and organizational competencies necessary for success, while challenging students to see organizations as strategic stewardships of Christian leaders. The degree program seeks to develop traits of character and competence in students and prepare them to face the challenges of leadership in an ever-changing world. Upon completion of the program successful students will be able to:

1. Understand biblical leadership and appreciate the value of that leadership in a business environment

2. Develop analytical expertise and functional frameworks drawn from a broad range of managerial skills

Students take only one to two online courses at a time in the CBS core curriculum. The courses are accelerated and are five to seven weeks in length. The program is 24 months of six consecutive semesters, requiring 9 credits each semester from the CBS core curriculum. Students are members of a continuing class, a cohort group, among whom an atmosphere of shared learning; personal, family, ministry and career interests develops. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive a Bachelor of Science Degree with major in Biblical Studies and Organizational Leadership.

The Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies and Organizational Leadership degree is composed of upper division college- level courses totaling 54 credit hours offered in an accelerated form as follows:

1. The 54 hours consist of eighteen courses.

2. At graduation, successful students will have cumulative college-level credits as follows:

• 54-hours CBS baccalaureate core curriculum–all earned at CBS
• 36-hours general education courses–transferred-in and/or earned at CBS
• 30-hours free elective courses–transferred-in and/or earned at CBS

DEGREE AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor students are expected to complete all degree and graduation requirements pursuant to their degree program no later than one year following the successful completion of the research project course. Failure to comply will result in the student being withdrawn from the Bachelor’s program and subjected to re-enrollment procedures and fees.

1. Successful completion of all admissions requirements including completion of high school diploma or GED

2. 54 credit hours of BSOL curriculum

3. 36 credit hours of approved general education

4. 30 credit hours of approved free electives

5. Cumulative 2.0 grade point average

6. Satisfactory completion of 2 units in Christian Service Learning Program and 2 Spiritual Formation units

7. Intent to Graduate Form filed by submitted date

8. Academic advising sessions including all post testing and measurements

9. Graduation/Diploma fee

10. No unresolved disciplinary matter, including but not limited to, student code of conduct violations, library, and/or financial obligation.

11. Completion of exit counseling for students with Stafford or PLUS loans

12. Approval by CBS faculty

13. See Graduation Requirements for additional requirement(s) for all academic programs

DEGREE PLAN FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP (ADCP)

This cohort program is a lockstep program and the MAJOR COURSES are designed to be taken in order as shown by this table:

GENERAL STUDIES	HRS	MAJOR COURSES	HRS
ENGLISH 9 hours		GENERAL EDUCATION 3 hours
English Composition 1	3	ENGL 3330 Advanced Research and Writing	3
English Composition 2	3	BIBLE and THEOLOGY 27 hours
Literature	3	BIBL 3301 Biblical Interpretation	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 hours		THEO 3330 Major Bible Themes	3
Western Civilization or US History	3	BIBL 3311 Special Issues in the Pentateuch	3
PHILOSOPHY/SOCIAL SCIENCES/RELIGIOUS STUDIES 6 hours		BIBL 3312 Special Issues in the Historical and Wisdom Literature	3
Social Science/Religious Studies1	6	BIBL 3313 Special Issues in the Prophetic Literature	3
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES 3 hours		BIBL 3321 Special Issues in the Gospels	3
Fine Arts/Humanities2	3	BIBL 3322 Special Issues in Acts and Pauline Epistles	3
MATH/SCIENCES 6 hours		BIBL 3323 Special Issues in the General Epistles	3
Computer Science or Math	3	THEO 3331 Theological Method	3
Natural Science3	3	ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP STUDIES 24 hours
COMMUNICATIONS 3 hours		LSOL 3301 Introduction to Christian Leadership	3
Speech4	3	LSOL 3306 Organizational Stewardship and Ethics	3
GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 6 hours		LSOL 3308 Organizational Purpose and the Visioning Process	3
Any courses from the categories above	6
FREE ELECTIVES 30 hours		LSOL 4301 Human Resource Management	3
	30	LSOL 4302 Financial Management for Organizations	3
ORIENTATION non-credit		LSOL 4303 Principles of Marketing	3
ORIE 1013 Orientation	n/a	LSOL 4304 Project Planning and Management	3
CHRISTIAN SERVICE 2 units		LSOL 4306 Applied Organizational Leadership Research	3
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1	1u
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	1u
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 2 units
MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation 1	1u
MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation 2	1u

1 History, Philosophy, Logic, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Public Policy, Counseling, Bible, Theology, Foundations of Spiritual Life or Apologetics.

2 Foreign Language, Music Theory, Philosophy or Art Appreciation.

3 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Geology or Anatomy and Physiology.

4 Expository Preaching classes, MSPM 3301-3305, may substitute for Speech. These classes are for men only. MSCE 3323 Women Teaching Women may substitute for Speech. This class is for women only. 

DEGREE PLAN FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP (ADCP)

Suggested Sequence 

Year	Fall	Spring	Summer
1	ENGL 3330 Advanced Research and Writing BIBL 3301 Biblical Interpretation THEO 3330 Major Bible Themes	BIBL 3311 Special Issues in the Pentateuch BIBL 3312 Special Issues in the Historical and Wisdom Literature BIBL 3313 Special Issues in the Prophetic Literature MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation, 1	BIBL 3321 Special Issues in the Gospels BIBL 3322 Special Issues in Acts and Pauline Epistles BIBL 3323 Special Issues in General Epistles MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1
2	THEO 3331 Theological Method LSOL 3301 Introduction to Christian Leadership LSOL 3306 Organizational Stewardship and Ethics	LSOL 3308 Organizational Purpose and the Visioning Process LSOL 4301 Human Resource Management LSOL 4302 Financial Management for Organizations MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	LSOL 4303 Principles of Marketing LSOL 4304 Project Planning and Management LSCL 4306 Applied Organizational Leadership Research MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation, 2

Bachelor of Science with Split Majors in Biblical Studies and Biblical Counselling (BSBC) - Accelerated Degree Completion

Program Coordinator: Rich Cozart, Ph.D.

The purpose of the 120 credit hour program with split majors in Biblical Studies and Biblical Counseling culminating in a Bachelor of Science degree is to provide a biblical model for biblical counseling. The training will prepare men and women to engage in church, parachurch, or private biblical counseling, and provide a base for seminary or other graduate training. The courses offered in the curriculum are not designed to meet academic or other requirements of the State of Texas for licensure as a professional counselor. Upon completion of the program, successful students will:

1.Demonstrate an understanding of the Biblical Framework model for biblical counseling.

2.Apply principles of biblical counseling to specific counseling situations.

On ground students take only one course at a time in the CBS core curriculum, attending one 4-hour class session, with breakout for small-group collaborative and independent work each week. The on ground courses are accelerated courses that are five weeks in length. Online students take classes that are five to seven weeks in length, and the classes occasionally overlap. The program is 24 months of six consecutive semesters, requiring 9 credits each semester from the CBS core curriculum. Students are members of a continuing class, a cohort group, among whom an atmosphere of shared learning; personal, family, ministry, and career interests develops. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive a Bachelor of Science Degree with split majors in Biblical Studies and Biblical Counseling.

The Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies and Biblical Counseling degree completion program is composed of upper division college-level courses totaling 54-credit hours offered in an accelerated form as follows:

1. The 54 hours consist of eighteen courses.

2. Students’ focus will be on one course at a time.

3. The same group of students will progress through the entire program together.

4. At graduation, successful students will have cumulative college-level credits as follows:

• 54 hours CBS baccalaureate core curriculum–all earned at CBS
• 36 hours general education courses–transferred-in and/or earned at CBS
• 30 hours free elective courses–transferred-in and/or earned at CBS

DEGREE AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor students are expected to complete all degree and graduation requirements pursuant to their degree program no later than one year following the successful completion of the research project course. Failure to comply will result in the student being withdrawn from the Bachelor’s program and subjected to re-enrollment procedures and fees.

1. Successful completion of all admissions requirements including completion of high school diploma or GED

2. 54 credit hours of BSBC curriculum

3. 36 credit hours of approved general education

4. 30 credit hours of approved free electives

5. Cumulative 2.0 grade point average

6. Satisfactory completion of 2 units in Christian Service Learning Program and 2 Spiritual Formation units

7. Intent to Graduate Form filed by submitted date

8. Academic advising sessions including all post testing and measurements

9. Graduation/Diploma fee

10. No unresolved disciplinary matter, including but not limited to, student code of conduct violations, library, and/or financial obligation

11. Completion of exit counseling for students with Stafford or PLUS loans

12. Approval by CBS faculty

13. See Graduation Requirements for additional requirement(s) for all academic programs 

DEGREE PLAN FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIBLICAL COUNSELING (ADCP)

This cohort program is a lockstep program and the MAJOR COURSES are designed to be taken in order as shown by this table:

GENERAL STUDIES	HRS	MAJOR COURSES	HRS
ENGLISH 9 hours		GENERAL EDUCATION 3 hours
English Composition 1	3	ENGL 3330 Advanced Research and Writing	3
English Composition 2	3	BIBLE and THEOLOGY 27 hours
Literature	3	BIBL 3301 Biblical Interpretation	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 hours		THEO 3330 Major Bible Themes	3
Western Civilization or US History	3	BIBL 3311 Special Issues in the Pentateuch	3
PHILOSOPHY/SOCIAL SCIENCES/RELIGIOUS STUDIES 6 hours		BIBL 3312 Special Issues in the Historical and Wisdom Literature	3
Social Science/Religious Studies1	6	BIBL 3313 Special Issues in the Prophetic Literature	3
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES 3 hours		BIBL 3321 Special Issues in the Gospels	3
Fine Arts/Humanities2	3	BIBL 3322 Special Issues in Acts and Pauline Epistles	3
MATH/SCIENCES 6 hours		BIBL 3323 Special Issues in General Epistles	3
Computer Science or Math	3	THEO 3331 Theological Method	3
Natural Science3	3	COUNSELING STUDIES 24 hours
COMMUNICATIONS 3 hours		MSBC 3311 Theological Foundations for Biblical Counseling	3
Speech4	3
GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 6 hours		MSBC 3312 Comparative Analysis of Psychological Counseling, Christian Integrative Counseling, and Biblical Counseling	3
Any courses from the categories above	6
FREE ELECTIVES 30 hours
	30	MSBC 3313 Introduction to Biblical Framework Counseling	3
ORIENTATION non-credit
ORIE 1013 Orientation	n/a	MSBC 3314 Analysis of Common Problems Through Biblical Framework Counseling	3
CHRISTIAN SERVICE 2 units
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1	1u	MSBC 3315 Marriage and Family	3
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	1u	MSBC 4301 Advanced Concepts in Biblical Framework Counseling 1	3
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 2 units
MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation, 1	1u	MSBC 4302 Advanced Concepts in Biblical Framework Counseling 2	3
MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation, 2	1u
		MSBC 4303 Biblical Counseling Process and Methodologies	3

1 History, Philosophy, Logic, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Public Policy, Counseling, Bible, Theology, Foundations of Spiritual Life or Apologetics.

2 Foreign Language, Music Theory, Philosophy or Art Appreciation.

3 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Geology or Anatomy and Physiology.

4 Expository Preaching classes, MSPM 3301-3305, may substitute for Speech. These classes are for men only. MSCE 3323 Women Teaching Women may substitute for Speech. This class is for women only.

Associate Dean of Women’s Discipleship; Instructor

• M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary (Biblical and Theological Studies)
• B.S., Troy University (Computer Science)

Bio

Dean Blocker supports her husband – the president of CBS – Dr. William Blocker and serves as Associate Dean of Women’s Discipleship and Instructor in the Discipleship Department. Her leadership experience spans over thirty years as pastor’s wife, speaker, teacher, counselor, and mentor to women in ministry.

She also serves with the President Wives ministry during the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) annual meetings and encourages women while traveling worldwide.

At the Moody Bible Institute, Dean Blocker served with a leadership team, leading students to tour and study in Israel, in addition to working as a Technology Consultant.

Dean Blocker is blessed and thankful to her high school sweetheart for over three decades of marriage, five adult children and two precious grandchildren.

Assistant Librarian, Instructor          

M.L.S., Sam Houston State University

B.S., College of Biblical Studies-Houston

A.A., Lone Star College

Bio

Professor Cobos has been serving at the College of Biblical Studies in various capacities for almost 20 years. She has a Master of Library Science degree from Sam Houston State University. Prior to graduating with a Master’s degree, she obtained her undergraduate degree in Christian Leadership at the College of Biblical Studies-Houston. Professor Cobos also has some postgraduate course work from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

She brings over 15 years of experience working with adult learners teaching library literacy and research skills. Apart from co-teaching research and writing, she is currently also the Assistant Librarian at the College of Biblical Studies.

She is a current member of the American Library Association (ALA), the Texas Library Association, and the Association of Christian Librarians (ACL).

Professor Cobos has also served in various ministry areas throughout her life. She has served in children and youth ministries, prayer ministries, short-term missions, and worship ministries. 

She and her husband Marlon enjoy traveling abroad, learning about other cultures and languages, and spending time with their precious nieces and nephews.

Professor Cobos has created a vimeo channel for students to address some of the most frequently asked questions at the library. Click the following link to view https://vimeo.com/librarytutorials, OR if you would like to request a video tutorial on a particular topic or need reference help, please contact the College of Biblical Studies Library through the following link http://www.cbshouston.edu/ask-a-librarian.

Associate Academic Dean; Professor

•B.A., Mississippi College

•M.A., North Carolina State University

•Ed.D. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bio

In his role as Associate Academic Dean at the College of Biblical Studies-Houston, Dr. Hantla manages library services, strategizes for academic programming, helps with partnerships, and oversees academic excellence as well as faculty development. Dr. Hantla primarily teaching English and Writing at the College.

 

Dr. Hantla's current research interests range from researching best practices for implementing the flipped classroom design to working with accrediting bodies to accomplish the goals of institutions of higher education and applying effective methods for leading and managing student assessment efforts. His expertise is in effective pedagogical approaches in higher educational settings, educational technology, and higher educational assessment. Dr. Hantla also works with faith-based institutions to help students in discipleship and spiritual formation. He has led numerous conference workshops on these topics and continues to seek out partnerships, speaking engagements, and consulting relationships to impact the educational community using his expertise.

 

Dr. Hantla combined his work on critical thinking in a quasi-experimental study researching the effects of flipping the classroom on critical thinking variables measured by a critical thinking rubric. He successfully defended his dissertation with the highest score awarded by SEBTS and is working on turning his dissertation into journal publications.

Publications and Presentations

•Hantla, B. (2018). Setting Up for Success: Qualtrics Surveying Design and Functionality. Presented at the Technology Learning Conference in Houston, TX, October 2018, (see conference proceedings). Available at: https://uhdtlc.wordpress.com/2018/09/25/setting-up-for-success-qualtrics...

•Hantla, B. (2018). Set up for Success: Qualtrics Surveying Design and Functionality. Presented at the Texas Association of Institutional Research Summer Workshop in Austin, TX, July 2018, (see conference proceedings). Available at: https://texas-air.org/assets/pdf/TAIR-Summer-Workshops-2017-Official-Fly...

•Hantla, B., Keith, P. (2017). The Heart of Compliance: Students and Your Policy Manual. Presented at the SACSCOC Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX, December 2017, (see conference proceedings). Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/BryceHantla/the-heart-of-compliance-instituti....

•Hantla, B. (2017). Flipped Classrooms in the Humanities: Findings from a Quasi-Experimental Study. Christian Perspectives in Education, 10(1), 1-21. Available at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol10/iss1/1/ 

•Whitfield, K., Burkett, J., Hantla, B. (2015). Energizing your CASE: A Liberal Arts College’s QEP on Critical Thinking through Writing. Presented at the SACSCOC Annual Meeting in Houston, TX, December 2015 (see conference proceedings). Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/BryceHantla/energizing-your-case-qep-on-criti....

•Hantla, B. (2015). Engaging Students with the Community through the Flipped Teaching Model: Findings from an Experimental Study. Presented at the 3rd International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference in Orem, UT, January 2015 (see conference proceedings https://www.hetl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/HETL-SoTE-Conference-Pro...)  

•Hantla, B. (2014). The effects of flipping the classroom on specific aspects of critical thinking in a humanities college: A quasi-experimental, mixed-methods study. A doctoral dissertation for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, pp. 264. http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED556925 

•Hantla, B. (2014). Noetic Sanctification: Using Critical Thinking to Facilitate Sanctification of the Mind. Christian Perspectives in Education, 7(1), 1-22. Available at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol7/iss1/3/ 

•McGee, D., & Hantla, B. (2013). The Portrayal of Fathers in Popular Media. The Journal of Discipleship and Family Ministry, 3(2), 36-46. http://www.sbts.edu/family/files/2013/09/JDFM-3.2-Spring-2013-vFinal-2.pdf

•McGee, D., & Hantla, B. (2012) An intelligent critique of multiple intelligences: a Christian review for leaders. Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership, 4(1), 3-16. http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jbpl/vol4no1/jbpl-vol4no1...

•Coley, K., Hantla, B., Cobb, C. (2013). Best Practices for Beginning a Flipped Classroom in the Humanities. Presented at the NAPCE Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, October 2013 (see conference proceedings). Available at: https://kencoley.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/manuscript-best-practices-f....

Contributions to Academic Encyclopedias

•George Thomas Kurian and Mark A. Lamport (Eds.). (2018). Encyclopedia of the Global South. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Editorial Consultant.

•Mark A. Lamport (Ed.). (2017). The Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Editorial Consultant.

•Timothy Demy and Paul Shockley (Eds.). (2017). Evangelical America: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Religious Culture. Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO, LLC. 10 Article Contributions: Association of Christian Schools International; Graham, Billy; Evangelicalism; Family Research Council; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA; Dobson, James; MacArthur, John; Neo-Evangelicalism; Reformed Tradition, Evangelicalism.

•George Thomas Kurian and Mark A. Lamport (Eds.). (2016). The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. New York, NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Editorial Consultant and 10 Article Contributions: Boardus, Everardus; Gailor, Frank T.; Hammet, William; Hillenbrand, Reynold Henry; Lowrie, Walter; Maxwell, Leslie E.; Onderdonk, Henry U.; Peck, Edmund J.; Slocum, John; Whitfield, James M.

•George Thomas Kurian and Mark A. Lamport (Eds.). (2015). The Encyclopedia of Christian Education. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 1 Article Contribution: Dykstra, Craig.

 

Distance Education Associate Dean of Operations; Assistant Professor

• B.S., College of Biblical Studies (Christian Leadership)
• M.A.C.E., Dallas Theological Seminary (Christian Education)

Bio

Shane Boothe serves as the Distance Education Associate Dean of Operations and Assistant Professor at the College of Biblical Studies in Houston, Texas.

Prior to coming to CBS, Shane served in a variety of roles in the Information Technology field. Shane's first association with CBS was in 1992 when the school was known as the Houston Bible Institute. From that first Bible Study Methods course he fell in love with biblical higher education in general and the College in particular. Shane has been with CBS full-time since 2003, initially serving as the Director of Information Technology and later as the Distance Education Associate Dean of Operations.

Shane earned his Bachelor of Science in Christian Leadership from the College of Biblical Studies (2006) and a Masters of Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary in January 2012.

Shane and his wife Connie reside in Humble, Texas and have two daughters (Katelyn and Gracelyn) and a son (Nathan). They are members of Humble First Baptist Church where Shane serves as a Bible teacher.

Faculty Directory Index

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CBS demonstrates a strong commitment to the institution's educational mission through faculty who demonstrate scholarship and a heart for ministry. CBS full-time faculty members have significant ministry experience as well as academic qualifications. For instance, the majority of full-time faculty members and adjunct faculty members serve or have served in a staff position at a local church. Some of these ministries include: Missionary, Church Pastor, Associate Pastor, Director of Church Counseling, Coordinator of Pre-Marital Counseling, Student Ministry Pastor, Pastor of Leadership Development, Evangelism Minister, Christian Education Director, Discipleship Pastor, Worship Leader, Church Planting Pastor, Hispanic Pastor, Pastor of Assimilation, Director of Membership and Maturity, Church Consultant, Consultant for Children's Homes, School Principal, Minister of Missions, Camp Director, Chaplain and Minister to Prisons.

The College of Biblical Studies is located in Houston, Texas. Leveraging its academic rigor and biblical worldview training, CBS offers a nationally and regionally accredited college education on campus and online, with several programs offered in the Spanish language. Students receive transformational education and training for service to families, ministries, businesses, and communities around the world. CBS has provided biblically based education to more than 26,000 students since 1976. 

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 Dr. Mike Ayers, Professor 

Dr. Joel Badal, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness; Professor

Dr. Kirk Barger, Associate Professor

Dr. John Bechtle, Professor of Biblical Studies

Esmeralda Barrera, Senior Academic Advisor; Instructor

Dr. William "Bill" Blocker, President, Professor

Zelda Blocker, Associate Dean of Women’s Discipleship, Instructor

Shane Boothe, Distance Education Associate Dean of Operations; Assistant Professor

Lee Bouldin, Director of Spiritual Formation, Instructor

Dr. Douglas Brooks, Assistant Director of Enrollment Services, Assistant Professor

France Brown, Jr., Ernest L. Mays Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching and Biblical Teaching

Dr. Brittany Burnette, Distance Education Associate Dean of Faculty and Curriculum Development; Professor

Luzmar Cobos, Assistant Librarian; Instructor

Dr. Richard M. Cozart, Professor

Dr. Nicolas Ellen, Senior Professor

Dr. Venessa Ellen, Chair of Women's Ministry Department

Dr. Sergio Estrada, Professor

Dr. Harold Fisher, Professor

Dr. Bryce Hantla, Academic Dean; Professor

Debbie Harper, Sr. Enrollment SErvices Advisor; Assistant Professor

Alex Hernandez, Assistant Professor

Paul Keith, Vice President Administration and Chief Operating Officer; Assistant Professor

Dr. Leonette Lewis, Associate Dean of Stduent, Associate Professor  

Dr. Israel Loken, Chair, Bible and Theology Departments; Professor

Artis Lovelady, III, Director of Library Services; Assistant Professor

Dr. Marvin R. McNeese Jr., Chair, General Education Department; Professor

Melissa Mosley, Assistant Professor

Dr. Joseph Parle, Provost; Academic Dean; Professor

Marcus Schrader, Dean of College of Biblical Studies, Indianapolis Campus; Professor

Dr. Phillip Luke Sinitiere, Professor

Dr. Paul R. Shockley, Professor

Dr. Lisa Stewart, Registrar and Dean of Students; Professor

Dr. Steve Sullivan, Chair, Ministry Skills Department; Senior Professor

Dr. Debra D. Watkins, Professor  

Dr. Tracy Winkler, Assistant Campus Store Manager; Instructor

 

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If you would like more information about the merger, please contact: 

Melinda Merillat, Public Relations and Corporate Communications 

Emai: [email protected]; Phone: 832.252.0745 or 936.520.1852.

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College of Biblical Studies (CBS) is committed to protecting the privacy of all students, regardless of modality. As a condition of retaining its regional SACSCOC accreditation, CBS is publishing its written procedure for protecting the privacy of students enrolled in distance and correspondence education courses and programs.

Approach and Procedure
To protect the privacy of all students, including distance learning students, CBS supports and complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. CBS makes the text of the FERPA act available to all constituents via the CBS website and publications such as the Student Handbook and Academic Catalog.

At enrollment, all CBS students are issued a unique student identification number. This student ID becomes the unique identifier for the student throughout his/her academic career at the College. CBS does not allow the use of the student's Social Security number as a means of systems access. The College also issues each student a unique CBS email address.

Through the unique student identification number or the student email address, along with a password, the student is able to access systems such as SonisWeb (student information system), GMail (student email system), Blackboard (learning management system), GlobalVFS (financial aid system), etc.

In a similar fashion, college personnel are also issues unique login credentials for all CBS systems. In the event of CBS personnel no longer being employed by the school, the former employee's accounts are disabled to prevent access.

To further help ensure the privacy of all students, all system account permissions follow the principle of least privilege. This approach ensures that a given individual only has permissions to perform system functions and access data that is appropriate for their needs. All systems also employ encryption so that the data cannot be intercepted and read by 3rd parties. And finally, all systems are hosted and maintained by the vendor, ensuring that the systems stay updated and are housed in world-class data centers.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -- FOUR YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM

Major: Women's Ministry

Minor: Ministry of the Pastor’s Wife

GENERAL STUDIES	HRS	ADDITIONAL COURSES	HRS
ENGLISH 9 hours		BIBLE 21 hours
ENGL 1301 English Composition 1	3	BIBL 1311 Pentateuch	3
ENGL 1302 English Composition 2	3	BIBL 1312 Historical Literature	3
ENGL 2312 Research and Writing	3	BIBL 1213 Wisdom Literature	2
College Preparedness 3 hours		BIBL 1414 Prophets	4
GNED 1301 Steward Your College Experience	3	BIBL 1321 Gospels	3
SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 hours		BIBL 1322 Acts and Pauline Epistles	3
HIST 2321 Western Civilization 1OR HIST 2322 Western Civilization 2	3	BIBL 1323 General Epistles and Revelation	3
		THEOLOGY 15 hours
NATURAL SCIENCE/COMPUTER 6 hours		THEO 1311 Introduction to Theological Method	3
BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology1	3	THEO 1312 God, Christ, and Holy Spirit	3
COSC 1317 Introduction to Computing	3	THEO 1313 Man, Sin, and Salvation	3
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES 9 hours		THEO 1314 Angels, Church, and Prophecy	3
ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech2	3	THEO 3341 Apologetics	3
PHIL 2304 Introduction to Philosophy	3	MINISTRY SKILLS 6 hours
PHIL 3305 Christian Ethics	3	MSMN 1301 Bible Study Methods	3
CHRISTIAN SERVICE 2 units		MSMN 2302 Foundations of Spiritual Life	3
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1	1u	GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES 12 hours
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	1u	General Education Electives	12
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 2 units		FREE ELECTIVES 0 hours
MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation, 1	1u	No free electives	0
MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation, 2	1u

 

MAJOR COURSES 36 hours	HRS
WMIN 3302 The Role of Women in Life and Ministry3	3
MSBC 3313 Introduction to Biblical Framework Counseling	3
WMIN 3301 Women’s Spiritual Formation	3
MSBC 3315 Marriage and Family	3
WMIN 4303 Hospitality and Home Governance3	3
WMIN 4301 The Role of Women in Church Administration3	3
WMIN 4302 Women Counseling Women3	3
WMIN 4331 Women’s Ministry Development and Design3	3
WMIN 4321 Women Shepherding Women3	3
WMIN 4322 Developing Leadership Teams for Women3	3
WMIN 4323 Survey of the Ministry of the Pastor’s Wife3, 4	3
WMIN 4324 Spiritual Health of the Pastor’s Wife3, 4	3

Purpose: The Bachelor of Science Degree in Women’s Ministry with a minor in the Ministry of the Pastor’s Wife is designed to equip pastors’ wives with a vast array of knowledge and skill in understanding and ministering to women. Students in the Ministry of the Pastor’s Wife program will learn how to develop a philosophy for women’s ministry as well as practical skills to minister and care for other women. Additionally, this program is carefully designed to encourage the pastor’s wife in her personal life as a woman of God and further equip her to sojourn with her husband in ministry. The students will receive biblically based education with practical life applications so that they can study the Word, apply it to their lives and then teach other women how to do the same. Upon completion of the program, the student will be a stronger asset to her pastor/husband and her local church.

Suggested Sequence

Year	Fall	Spring	Summer
1	MSMN 1301 Bible Study Methods ENGL 1301 English Composition 1 COSC 1317 Introduction to Computing GNED 1301 Steward Your College Experience	WMIN 3312 The Role of Women in Life and Ministry BIBL 1311 Pentateuch THEO 1311 Introduction to Theological Method ENGL 1302 English Composition 2	BIBL 1312 Historical Literature THEO 1312 God, Christ, and Holy Spirit ENGL 2312 Research and Writing MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation
2	BIBL 1213 Wisdom Literature THEO 1313 Man, Sin, and Salvation MSBC 3313 Introduction to Biblical Framework Counseling BIBL 1414 Prophets General Education Elective	WMIN 4303 Hospitality and Home Governance MSMN 2302 Foundations of Spiritual Life THEO 1314 Angels, Church, and Prophecy General Education Elective	WMIN 3301 Women’s Spiritual Formation BIBL 1321 Gospels THEO 3341 Apologetics MCSP 2011 Christian Service Learning Program
3	WMIN 4302 Women Counseling Women BIBL 1322 Acts and Pauline Epistles PHIL 2304 Introduction to Philosophy MSCE 4325 Special Issues in Ministering to Women	MSBC 3315 Marriage and Family BIBL 1323 General Epistles and Revelation PHIL 3305 Christian Ethics General Education Elective	WMIN 4312 Stages of Women’s Development BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology HIST 2321 Western Civilization 1 or 2 MCSP 2011 Christian Service Learning Program
4	WMIN 4301 The Role of Women in Church Administration WMIN 4321 Women Shepherding Women MSBC 4322 Developing Leadership Teams for Women General Education Elective	WMIN 4323 Survey of the Ministry of the Pastor's Wife WMIN 4324 Spiritual Health of the Pastor’s Wife WMIN 4331 Women's Ministry Planning and Program Design MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE -- FOUR YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM

MAJOR: BIBLICAL STUDIES

Minor: Women's Ministry

GENERAL STUDIES	HRS	ADDITIONAL COURSES	HRS
ENGLISH 9 hours		BIBLE 21 hours
ENGL 1301 English Composition 1	3	BIBL 1311 Pentateuch	3
ENGL 1302 English Composition 2	3	BIBL 1312 Historical Literature	3
ENGL 2312 Research and Writing	3	BIBL 1213 Wisdom Literature	2
College Preparedness 3 hours		BIBL 1414 Prophets	4
GNED 1301 Steward Your College Experience	3	BIBL 1321 Gospels	3
SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 hours		BIBL 1322 Acts and Pauline Epistles	3
HIST 2321 Western Civilization 1OR HIST 2322 Western Civilization 2	3	BIBL 1323 General Epistles and Revelation	3
		THEOLOGY 12 hours
NATURAL SCIENCE/COMPUTER 6 hours		THEO 1311 Introduction to Theological Method	3
BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology1	3	THEO 1312 God, Christ, and Holy Spirit	3
COSC 1317 Introduction to Computing	3	THEO 1313 Man, Sin, and Salvation	3
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES 9 hours		THEO 1314 Angels, Church, and Prophecy	3
ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech2	3	MINISTRY SKILLS 9 hours
PHIL 2304 Introduction to Philosophy	3	MSMN 1301 Bible Study Methods	3
PHIL 3305 Christian Ethics	3	MSMN 1302 Principles of Biblical Teaching	3
CHRISTIAN SERVICE 2 units		MSMN 2302 Foundations of Spiritual Life	3
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1	1u	GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES 12 hours
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	1u	General Education Electives	12
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 2 units		FREE ELECTIVES 6 hours
MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation, 1	1u	Free Electives	6
MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation, 2	1u

 

MAJOR COURSES 30 hours
ETHICS, LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELING COURSES 9 hours
LSOL 3301 Introduction to Christian Leadership	3
MSBC 3313 Introduction to Biblical Framework Counseling	3
BIBLE AND THEOLOGY ELECTIVES 3 hours
BIBL 4331 Advanced Hermeneutics	3
THEO 3341 Apologetics	3
Women’s Ministry - MINOR COURSES 18 hours
MSBC 3315 Marriage and Family	3
WMIN 3301 Spiritual Formation3	3
WMIN 3302 The Role of Women in Life and Ministry3	3
WMIN 4321 Women Shepherding Women3	3
WMIN 4322 Developing Leadership Teams for Women3	3
WMIN 4323 Survey of the Ministry of the Pastor’s Wife3	3

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1 ASTR 2301 Astronomy may substitute for BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology

2 MSMN 1303 Principles of Biblical Teaching and MSWM 3323 Women Teaching Women may substitute for ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech. MSWM 3323 Women Teaching Women is for women only.

3 These classes are for women only.

Minor: Women’s Ministry

Purpose: The Bachelor of Science Degree in Biblical Studies with a minor in Women’s Ministry is designed to equip women with in-depth knowledge of the word of God and the skill to practically apply it to all of life’s many situations. Students in the Women’s Ministry minor will have an opportunity to explore various issues that women face and examine biblical truths that are applicable to those issues. Upon completion of the program the student will be thoroughly equipped to minister to women in their local churches, communities, and families.

Suggested Sequence

Year	Fall	Spring	Summer
1	MSMN 1301 Bible Study Methods GNED 1301 Steward Your College Experience ENGL 1301 English Composition 1 COSC 1317 Introduction to Computing	BIBL 1311 Pentateuch ENGL 1302 English Composition 2 THEO 1311 Introduction to Theological Method BIBL 1321 Gospels	THEO 1312 God, Christ, and Holy Spirit BIBL 1312 Historical Literature ENGL 2312 Research and Writing MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation
2	THEO 1313 Man, Sin, and Salvation BIBL 1213 Wisdom Literature BIBL 1414 Prophets ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech	MSMN 1302 Principles of Biblical Teaching General Education Elective THEO 1314 Angels, Church, and Prophecy BIBL 1322 Acts and Pauline Epistles	BIBL 1323 General Epistles and Revelation HIST 2321 Western Civilization 1 or 2. BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology MCSP 2011 Christian Service Learning Program
3	General Education Elective MSMN 2302 Foundations of Spiritual Life MSBC 3313 Introduction to Biblical Framework Counseling General Education Elective	THEO 3341 Apologetics LSOL 3301 Introduction to Christian Leadership BIBL 4331 Advanced Hermeneutics WMIN 3301 Women’s Spiritual Formation	BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology MSBC 3315 Marriage and Family WMIN 3302 The Role of Women in Life and Ministry MCSP 2011 Christian Service Learning Program
4	WMIN 4321 Women Shepherding Women WMIN 4322 Developing Leadership Teams for Women PHIL 2304 Introduction to Philosophy Elective	PHIL 3305 Christian Ethics WMIN 4323 Survey of the Ministry of Pastor’s Wife MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation Elective

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – FOUR YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM

MAJOR: BIBLICAL STUDIES

Minor: Biblical Preaching 

GENERAL STUDIES	HRS	ADDITIONAL COURSES	HRS
ENGLISH 9 hours		BIBLE 21 hours
ENGL 1301 English Composition 1	3	BIBL 1311 Pentateuch	3
ENGL 1302 English Composition 2	3	BIBL 1312 Historical Literature	3
ENGL 2312 Research and Writing	3	BIBL 1213 Wisdom Literature	2
College Preparedness 3 hours		BIBL 1414 Prophets	4
GNED 1301 Steward Your College Experience	3	BIBL 1321 Gospels	3
SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 hours		BIBL 1322 Acts and Pauline Epistles	3
HIST 2321 Western Civilization 1OR HIST 2322 Western Civilization 2	3	BIBL 1323 General Epistles and Revelation	3
		THEOLOGY 12 hours
NATURAL SCIENCE/COMPUTER 6 hours		THEO 1311 Introduction to Theological Method	3
BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology1	3	THEO 1312 God, Christ, and Holy Spirit	3
COSC 1317 Introduction to Computing	3	THEO 1313 Man, Sin, and Salvation	3
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES 9 hours		THEO 1314 Angels, Church, and Prophecy	3
ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech2	3	MINISTRY SKILLS 9 hours
PHIL 2304 Introduction to Philosophy	3	MSMN 1301 Bible Study Methods	3
PHIL 3305 Christian Ethics	3	MSMN 1302 Principles of Biblical Teaching	3
CHRISTIAN SERVICE 2 units		MSMN 2302 Foundations of Spiritual Life	3
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 1	1u	GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES 12 hours
MCSP 2011 Christian Service, 2	1u	General Education Electives	12
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 2 units		FREE ELECTIVES 6 hours
MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation, 1	1u	Free Electives	6
MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation, 2	1u

 

MAJOR COURSES 30 hours
LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELING COURSES 6 hours
LSOL 3301 Introduction to Christian Leadership	3
MSBC 3313 Introduction to Biblical Framework Counseling	3
BIBLE AND THEOLOGY 6 hours
BIBL 4331 Advanced Hermeneutics	3
THEO 3341 Apologetics	3
PASTORAL MINISTRIES - MINOR COURSES 18 hours
MSPM 3300 Introduction to Expository Preaching: Epistolary Literature	3
Upper Level Preaching Electives	15

1 ASTR 2301 Astronomy may substitute for BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology

2 MSPM 3300 Introduction to Expository Preaching: Epistolary Literature or MSMN 1303 Principles of Biblical Teaching Lab may substitute for ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech. Students declaring the Biblical Preaching minor, who substitute MSPM 3300 Introduction to Expository Preaching: Epistolary Literature for ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech will complete 18 additional hours of preaching courses to satisfy their Biblical Preaching minor requirements. Alternatively, students declaring the Biblical Preaching minor who do not substitute MSPM 3300 Introduction to Expository Preaching: Epistolary Literature for ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech will complete MSPM 3300 Introduction to Expository Preaching: Epistolary Literature and 15 additional hours of preaching courses to satisfy their Biblical Preaching minor requirements.

Minor: Biblical Preaching

Purpose: The purpose of the Biblical Preaching minor is to equip students with the core competencies central to developing and delivering sermons that are Bible-centered, clear, interesting, relevant and life-changing. It is comprised of 18 hours of required and elective preaching courses.

Students learn to develop messages from multiple emphases and genres of biblical literature and to deliver them using a variety of homiletical expressions to the greater glory of God.

Suggested Sequence

Year	Fall	Spring	Summer
1	MSMN 1301 Bible Study Methods GNED 1301 Stewarding Your College Experience ENGL 1301 English Composition 1 COSC 1317 Introduction to Computing	BIBL 1311 Pentateuch BIBL 1321 Gospels ENGL 1302 English Composition 2 THEO 1311 Introduction to Theological Method	THEO 1312 God, Christ, and Holy Spirit BIBL 1312 Historical Literature ENGL 2312 Research and Writing MSSF 3011 Spiritual Formation
2	THEO 1313 Man, Sin, and Salvation ENGL 1311 Fundamentals of Speech BIBL 1213 Wisdom Literature General Education Elective	MSMN 1302 Principles of Biblical Teaching THEO 1314 Angels, Church, and Prophecy BIBL 1322 Acts and Pauline Epistles General Education Elective	BIBL 1323 General Epistles and Revelation BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology HIST 1322 Western Civilization 1 or 2 MCSP 2011 Christian Service Learning Program
3	MSBC 3313 Introduction to Biblical Framework Counseling MSMN 2302 Foundations of Spiritual Life BIBL 1414 Prophets General Education Elective	THEO 3341 Apologetics MSPM 3300 Introduction to Expository Preaching: Epistolary Literature LSOL 3301 Introduction to Christian Leadership General Education Elective	Upper Level Preaching Elective BIBL 4331 Advanced Hermeneutics Upper Level Preaching Elective MCSP 2011 Christian Service Learning Program
4	PHIL 2304 Introduction to Philosophy Upper Level Preaching Elective Upper Level Preaching Elective Free Elective	PHIL 3305 Christian Ethics Upper Level Preaching Elective MSSF 3012 Spiritual Formation Free Elective