COURSES AND PROGRAMS

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Study Majors

Biblical Studies Track (2 years - 8 years; 60 - 234 hours)

Prepares Bible teachers, pastors, and preachers. You will study the Bible cover to cover in your first four years, along with many other relevant collateral reading assignments. Students will also learn how we came to have our Bible and how it has been preserved. Biblical Studies students will also learn Church History, Biblical Apologetics, along with World and American History as it relates to Christianity and the Bible. Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees available.

Ministry in Pastoral Studies Track (2 years - 8 years; 60 - 234 hours)

Especially for men called to be evangelists, pastors, and church ministry leaders. Step by step pastoral ministry instruction on how to conduct weddings, funerals, communion, baptisms, sermon prep & delivery, and much more. As part of a complete education in Ministry, you will also learn biblical and creation apologetics, evangelism, and prophecy. The Ministry student will also be introduced to Nouthetic Counseling and includes text materials covering courses in Intro to Nouthetics, Nouthetic Theology, and much more. Optional Ordination available after 6 years - 170 hours and Master of Ministry qualifications met. Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees available.

Theology (2 years - 8 years; 60 - 234 hours)

Theology students will study texts covering a wide array of topics such as Theology Proper, Christology, Angelology, Demonology, Soteriology, Hamartiology, Pneumatology, and more. The student will also learn Biblical and Creation Apologetics, covering such topics as: the authority and purpose of the Bible, its origin, documentation, deity of Christ, Biblical criticism, alleged contradictions, skepticism, Gnosticism, creationism vs. evolution, big bang, stellar evolution, age of earth, problem of times, dating methods, and much more. Rounding out the student’s education is the study of eschatology: how world events predicted long ago by the prophets affect our world today. You will survey and study prophecy including, Daniel, the Book of Revelation, the Rapture and the Revelation, and more. Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees available.

Certificate Programs

Dispensational Theology - Old Scofield Bible  Studies (2 years)

Prepares evangelists, pastors and teachers with a good working knowledge of Biblical doctrine. Dr. Ted has used the Scofield notes for many years and believes it to be the finest study Bible on the planet. His recommendation to students that only have time for one study program is to enroll in and complete this study track. This Special Program consists of 4 Modules and includes an Old Scofield Study Bible.

Dispensational Bible Studies - Right Division (2 years)

This is a 2 module course that examines the Bible from a Dispensational point of view. Students are taught to study Scripture in context and to rightly divide between Israel and the Church. 

Dr. Mike Johnston began the PMI Center for Biblical Studies in 1981 distance seminary level education to born-again, Bible believing, Christ-honoring prisoners all across America. To date, over 30,000 have taken advantage of the vast opportunities offered through our intense, doctrinally sound distance Bible and Ministry training center. Prisoners and non-prisoners are both cordially invited to begin their Bible study and ministry preparation by mailing in an application to enroll.  

CAVEAT: All programs have been carefully and prayerfully structured and require completion of our NON NEGOTIABLE 8 Lesson Foundations of Theology Study Course prior to college and seminary level enrollment. All study tracks require that you read through the Bible at least one time per academic year. Each study track also includes a wide range of collateral reading assignments on relevant topics ranging from the manuscripts, fundamentalism, end times, hermeneutics, apologetics, contemporary issues, evangelism, theology, cults, and heresies.

Advanced Standing 

Advanced Standing allows a student to transfer credits from other schools you have attended.  You may request a DACE after you complete all 8 Lessons of your Foundations Study Project to see how many credits you may be eligible to receive.