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Columbia International University
Columbia International University (CIU) is a private Christian university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1923. Academics CIU has six colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Cook School of Business, School of Missions & Intercultural Ministry, School of Nursing, Seminary and School of Counseling. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education. The Graduate School is also approved by the South Carolina Department of Education to offer graduate degrees in early childhood and elementary education leading to certification as a teacher in State of South Carolina. Student life CIU has doctrinal affirmations and lifestyle standards which all students (regardless of degree sought) are expected to uphold as a part of admission. There are seven doctrinal points which students must cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private University
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the country, private universities may be subject to government regulations. Private universities may be contrasted with public universities and national universities which are either operated, owned or institutionally funded by governments. Additionally, many private universities operate as nonprofit organizations. Across the world, different countries have different regulations regarding accreditation for private universities and as such, private universities are more common in some countries than in others. Some countries do not have any private universities at all. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 21 public universities with about two million students and 23 private universities with 60,000 students. Egypt has many private universities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premillennialism
Premillennialism, in Christian eschatology, is the belief that Jesus will physically return to the Earth (the Second Coming) before the Millennium, heralding a literal thousand-year messianic age of peace. Premillennialism is based upon a literal interpretation of Revelation 20 () in the New Testament, which describes Jesus's reign in a period of a thousand years. Premillennialism is in contrast to amillennialism and postmillennialism beliefs. Amillennialism interprets as pertaining to the present time, and holds that Christ currently reigns in Heaven with the departed saints. This interpretation views the symbolism of Revelation as referring to a spiritual conflict between Heaven and Hell rather than a physical conflict on Earth. Amillennialists do not view the thousand years mentioned in Revelation as a literal thousand years, but see the number "thousand" as symbolic and numerological and see the kingdom of Christ as already present in the church beginning with the Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Story
Laura Mixon Story Elvington is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter. ''Billboard'' ranked her as the 40th Top Christian Artist of the 2010s. She has won a Grammy and six GMA Dove Awards. Her second studio album, ''Blessings'', reached No. 1 on Top Christian Albums & Americana/Folk Albums (where it spent three weeks atop the charts), and peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard 200. It also achieved RIAA Gold status. The title track off the album '' Blessings'' became her first No. 1 hit on the ''Billboard'' Christian Songs chart. The single eventually went on to win the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and achieved Platinum status in the United States. Education Story originally attended the University of South Carolina, majoring in music, before transferring to Columbia International University. Story received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Columbia International University in 2003. She received a Master of Arts in Theological Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Ridderhof
Joy F. Ridderhof (March 30, 1903 in Minnesota - December 19, 1984 in Stanton, California) was an American missionary. The youngest child of Dutch and Swedish immigrants, Joy Ridderhof was one of the first graduates of Columbia International University (Columbia Bible School) in 1923. In 1930, she traveled to Honduras, establishing her ministry in Marcala and neighboring villages. Forced to return to the United States to recover from malaria, she began making Spanish evangelizing recordings that she distributed to places in Latin America, including Marcala. She was then asked to produce some Navajo recordings that Navajo speakers would provide. She accepted, and then she got more jobs. This led her to form Gospel Recordings, Inc. in 1939. Gospel Recordings (renamed Global Recordings Network) delivers the Gospel to oral-preference people in Africa, South America, Asia, Australia, and Central America via hand-operated record players. As of 2024 the organization has produced record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Prather
Chad Prather (born December 9, 1972) is an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative political commentator, comedian and Internet personality known for a series of YouTube videos in which he comments on life, right wing politics and current events. His video "Unapologetically Southern" Viral video, went viral in 2015. He formerly hosted ''The Chad Prather Show'' for 5 years on BlazeTV. Prather ran for Governor of Texas against incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election#Republican primary, 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary, but was eliminated in the primary on March 1, 2022. Early life and education Prather grew up in Augusta, Georgia, where he attended Westside High School (Augusta, Georgia), Westside High School. Prather graduated from high school in 1991 and then attended the University of Georgia. He earned a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree from Columbia International University. Career In 2013 Prather was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Louton
Edgar Myron Louton ( ; born December 13, 1933) is an American missionary in southern Africa. He has been affiliated with the Assemblies of God and other organisations. Early life and education Louton was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, an affluent enclave of Metro Detroit, in 1933. His parents were the Reverend Albert Gordon Louton (1902 - 1985) and Louise Marie Rettinger Louton (1904 - 1967). He was raised in a Christian family in Detroit with two sisters. Louton's maternal grandparents were prosperous Austro-Hungarian immigrants; his paternal grandparents owned a cotton farm in Arkansas. Louton attended public schools and joined the National Honor Society. When he was 17, he moved with his family to South Africa where he graduated from the South African Bible Institute in 1954. He later attended Central Bible College before earning a Master of Arts degree from Columbia International University. Ministry Church leadership Louton spent the first years of his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas J
Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek language, Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century. The name Andrea may be used as a feminine form, but it is also the main masculine form in Italy and the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Given name Andreas is a common name, and this is not a comprehensive list of articles on people named Andreas. See instead . Surname * Alfred T. Andreas (1939–1900), American publisher and historian * Casper Andreas (born 1972), American actor and film director * Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American businessman * Harry Andreas (1879–1955), Australian businessman and company director * Lisa Andreas (born 1987), English singer Places *Andreas, Isle of Man, a village and parish in the Isle of Man See also *San Andreas (other) References * &nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabeel Jabbour
Nabeel T. Jabbour (born 1941) is a Syrian-born author, lecturer, and expert on Muslim culture. Jabbour's background includes two perspectives—that of the Arab/Muslim world and of the Western/Christian world. He frequently speaks at churches and teaches at seminaries, interpreting the phenomenon of Islamic fundamentalism and other Middle Eastern issues to Westerners and especially to Christians. Early life Jabbour was born in Syria and raised in Lebanon. Academic career Jabbour taught high school for two years in Tripoli, Lebanon, then taught psychology and cultural studies (history of civilizations) for two years at Haigazian University in Beirut. From 1973 to 1975, he worked with university students in Beirut with The Navigators, a Christian parachurch organization. From 1975 to 1990, he lived and worked in Cairo, Egypt. Jabbour teaches courses on "Islam and Current Events" and "Radical Islam and a Christian Response" at: * Columbia International University – Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Greene
Travis Montorius Greene (born January 17, 1984) is an American gospel musician and the founding senior pastor oThe Forward City Church Music career Greene began his music career in 2007 with the release of ''The More'' via Greenelight Records. He has since released two studio albums, ''Stretching Out'' in 2010, '' The Hill '' in 2015, and an extended play, ''Intentional'' in 2015. Travis Greene's third album ''Crossover: Live From Music City'' was released in 2017 as a live album. Greene's music has charted on the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Albums and the Top Gospel Songs charts and he has been nominated for multiple awards, including five Grammy Awards and 13 Stellar Awards. Greene and his wife Jackie founded and oversee The Forward City Church in Columbia, South Carolina. Early life Travis Montorius Greene was born on January 17, 1984, in Delaware, to mother, Charleather Greene and was raised in Warner Robins, Georgia. Greene's father died of an aneurysm in 1989. Greene was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Bitterman
Chester Allen "Chet" Bitterman III (November 30, 1952 – March 1981) was an American linguist and Christian missionary who was kidnapped and killed by revolutionaries of the 19th of April Movement (M-19) in Colombia in 1981. Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Bitterman attended Columbia Bible College in South Carolina, where he first heard of the Christian mission organization Wycliffe Bible Translators. After graduation, he received linguistics training from the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) in North Dakota, and married Brenda Gardner, a fellow alumna of SIL's training program. Together, they traveled to Colombia to begin mission work with Wycliffe in 1979. As an inexperienced missionary, Bitterman was not immediately assigned to a tribal group where he could begin to translate the Bible into a new language as many Wycliffe missionaries do. Instead, he worked primarily at Wycliffe's base in Lomalinda, first working in the radio tower and later serving as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Belle Barnard
Laura Belle Barnard (February 13, 1907 - March 9, 1992) was a missionary, humanitarian, and educator. She went on to write ''The Biblical Basis of Missions.'' Early life and education Laura Belle Barnard was born in Glennville, Georgia, and attended South Georgia Teachers College, which later became known as Georgia Southern University, in Statesboro. After attending South Georgia Teachers College, she transferred to Columbia Bible College, known today as Columbia International University, where she graduated with a master's degree in 1932. It was shortly after her graduation that she discovered her calling for evangelical mission work. Career Laura Belle Barnard became the first missionary in the newly formed denomination of the National Association of Free Will Baptists. The group was created when the General Conference merged with the Cooperative General Association of Free Will Baptists. In the summer of 1935, Barnard started her mission work in Kotagiri, South India. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Bartholomew
Doris Aileen Bartholomew (born December 14, 1930) is an American linguist whose published research specialises in the lexicography, historical and descriptive linguistics for indigenous languages in Mexico, in particular for Oto-Manguean languages. Bartholomew's extensive publications on Mesoamerican languages span five decades of active research. She has also published extensively on Zapotecan languages and the Otomi language. She has been editor-in-chief and publications director for the Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (ILV), the affiliate body incorporated in Mexico for SIL International. Studies and academic career As an undergraduate Bartholomew attended Columbia Bible College in Columbia, South Carolina, from where she graduated in 1952. Her doctorate studies were undertaken at the University of Chicago, obtaining her PhD in 1965. Her doctoral dissertation concerned the reconstruction and historical linguistics of the Oto-Pamean languages. Bartholomew conducted linguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
