General Statements
The purpose of this institution is to establish, maintain, and conduct a Baptist college (1) for the systematic and comprehensive study of the Holy Bible and any other courses that will make the student a better Christian, citizen, and servant of Jesus Christ; (2) for practical, efficient, and thorough training of pastors, missionaries, evangelists, Christian school teachers, Christian musicians, and other church workers and lay people to do the ultimate goal of the ministry of the Word of God which is the salvation of souls, the edification of Christians, and the worldwide proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; (3) for training men to establish New Testament Baptist churches both at home and abroad; (4) for teaching Christian ethics in all facets of the Lord’s work; and (5) for the proclamation and preservation of Bible doctrine.
It is our conviction that Christian Education worthy of the name should be local church oriented. It should be based upon the conviction that the main Christian purpose in the world is winning people to Christ and establishing and building New Testament Baptist Churches.
Our educational philosophy is based on a God-centered view of truth and man as presented in the Bible. Christian Education includes not only practical training and learning but also training that encourages the development of godly character, Christlikeness, and spiritual maturity.
Students are to be trained in principles of godly living in order to live and work with others in the home, the church, and in a changing secular society with the purpose of accomplishing God’s purpose for their lives. The courses are designed to give students knowledge of the Bible and teach them methods of applying knowledge and skills in their particular study area.
Further, it is our philosophy that the training of students in this direction should be undergirded by an unshakable faith in the divine inspiration and infallibility and inerrancy of the Word of God. We believe the King James Bible is God’s Word supernaturally and providentially preserved for the English-speaking people. Believing this, Heartland uses and requires the King James Bible for all preaching and teaching, Bible study, memorization, and class work and assignments for both students and faculty.
As an academic institution, we seek out good quality academic material to include as part of the curriculum, both as textbooks and research sources. The preferred materials are those written by authors who use the King James throughout their material, but we also use academic materials from very creditable and scholarly people even though references in their works are not from the King James Version. Students should study these works with their Bible in hand and should exercise discernment and extract the proper academic content out of these works.
• Theological and philosophical stand
- Local church emphasis and pastoral involvement
- Faculty and student interaction
- Committed and godly leadership
- Property and location
- School Spirit
- Belief in the King James
- Strong Baptist position
- Strong local church emphasis
- Soul winning emphasis
- Christ-centered classes
- Personal standards of separation
- Ecclesiastical standards of separation
- Emphasis on spiritual development
- Concerned and loving staff
- Experienced faculty
- Friendly student body
- Exciting chapels
- Special classes for ladies
- Practical classes
- Large metropolitan area
- Beautiful campus and facilities
THEOLOGICALLY: To encourage students to express and demonstrate a personal belief in and adherence to Bible doctrines as outlined in the college doctrinal statement.
ACADEMICALLY: To train ministerial students and church workers in rightly dividing the Word of Truth. To teach subjects that thoroughly equip the student regardless of major. To emphasize the fundamentals of the Christian faith and world-wide missions, believing only those trained in this philosophy are adequately equipped to carry out this ministry.
PRACTICALLY: To encourage consistent personal evangelism and service in the local church. To develop in the student the belief that salvation of the lost and training of the saved are the particular objectives of Christian education.