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 Truitt Adair, Executive Director Our three essential values are summed up in three words: WORD, BODY, LOST. We value the word of God; we value the church of Christ, His body; we value the lost people of the world. We Value the Word of God We believe that “all scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.” We do more than merely study about the Bible, we open the text and let God speak to us through His word. God’s word is the final authority for what we believe, teach and practice. We not only read and memorize scripture, we teach students how to study, understand and apply God’s word to their lives. Our desire is to infuse a deep value for God’s word into the next generation of preachers, teachers, missionaries and other church leaders. We Value the Body of Christ Jesus valued his body, the church, enough to sacrifice himself for it (Ephesians 5:25). We love the church and are committed to be a resource for stronger and healthier congregations. We have a high view of the church and teach our students to esteem the body of Christ and work to build up rather than tear down the church. We teach our students the importance of cultivating existing congregations and planting new congregations. Our training program is conducted in the context of a large and healthy congregation, giving students a good context for practical ministry. There are dozens of small, rural churches within driving distance of Lubbock where many of our students minister while in school. Sunset has a long-standing partnership with congregations of various sizes throughout our brotherhood based on commonly held Biblical values. We want our students to learn more than preaching; we want them to learn to minister to people in the body of Christ. We Value the Lost Jesus had compassion on the lost and helpless masses and urged his disciples to pray for workers for the harvest of souls (Matthew 9:36-38). Our faculty is composed of great Bible scholars who have also served as missionaries who have “looked into the faces of the damned” all over the world. They have committed their lives to the preaching of the good news of Jesus Christ to those people so that they can be saved. Students are exposed to a healthy Christian world view by those who have “been there and done that.” The classroom is more than a collection of theories. World evangelism and soul consciousness are infused into every lesson as teachers speak from a wealth of real experience. Whether graduates go abroad or remain in America, they leave with a burning desire to reach out to lost people with the compassion of Christ. Values and Our Degree Program We have received a letter of authorization from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to confer religious degrees without changing our values, our mission, our curriculum, our doctrine, or our faculty. We continue to improve our training based on the needs of the church, the clear mandates of scripture, and the vision of our Lord to share the gospel with a lost world.
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