Mount Zion Baptist Bible College is founded in the year 1998. The college is a sister ministry of Baptist India Ministries (BIM). The campus is a clean environment being far away from the air and traffic pollution; offers peaceful atmosphere for spiritual growth; and provides varying platforms for practical experience in the surrounding local churches of BIM.

Aims and Objectives

  1. To impart biblical knowledge to the students through Bible-centered teaching in order to carry on the great commission of Jesus Christ effectively against inclusivism.
  2. To equip the students with proper academic and technical skills for accurate biblical translation and interpretation in order to rightly interpret the teachings of the Bible against any heresies and false teachings.
  3. To train the students with biblical values to help build communities under the authority of Scriptures in this contemporary world against violence, immorality, lust etc.

History

Mount Zion Baptist Bible College is founded in the year 1998. It is the vision of Rev. Dr. Chatla Devasahayam, the president of Baptist India Ministries. This was an answer to the long-term prayers of BIM; and the mission stands grateful for the valuable partnership of Guild Foundation without whose involvement the vision would not have come into existence.
MZBBC is unique in the sense that it represents Christians from almost all the major Indian ethnic, linguistic, and cultural groups as well as from other countries. The dynamic principle of ‘unity in diversity’ finds expression in everyday experience based on the solid foundation of the person of Jesus Christ, to whom every member of MZBBC is committed. The only focus of MZBBC to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ in the contemporary, socio-economic, cultural and religious context of India. This involves training committed men and women to become more effective in fulfilling the calling of the church.

Mission Statement

The Mount Zion Baptist Bible College hereby solemnly affirms that the mission of the college is to put up with a life-style that is Christ-like and to transform the lives for God and for country in accordance with the biblical teachings.

Courses

  1. Certificate in Theology (C.Th)
    1. One year program
    2. Offered both in Telugu and English mediums
    3. Students with 10th pass/fail are eligible
    4. Pastors with three years field experience are eligibl
  2. B.Th
    1. Four-year program
    2. Offered only in English Medium
    3. Students with Intermediate (+12) pass/fail are eligible
    4. Pastors with five years field experience are eligible
  3. B.D.
    1. Two year program for B.Th graduates
    2. Three year program for students with any other Bachelor degree
    3. Offered only in English Medium
  4. M.Div
    1. Four-year program
    2. Students with intermediate pass are eligible
    3. Offered only in English medium

Admission

Application to any given course is open to each qualified student but admission is offered only after proper observation of the following credentials and oral interview thereafter.

  1. Application Form
  2. Pastoral Reference
  3. Friend reference
  4. Parental reference
  5. Photocopies of the Transcripts (Originals needed at the time of admission)

Practical Exposure

MZBBC balances the academics and practical work. As MZBBC is a sister wing of Baptist India Ministries (BIM), students have access to hundreds of its churches to preach, lead a service, organize a gospel meeting and to serve in the respective church activities. Each student from his/her first year will be teamed up with the seniors and will be sent to different churches every Wednesday night and every Sunday. Students of MZBBC are greatly advantaged with the multiple opportunities to develop leadership skills, to work out church experience and to gain preaching practice during the course of study itself.

Facilities

  • Spacious Classrooms
  • Well built Chapel
  • Separate dorms for Girls
  • Separate dorms for Boys
  • Full-pledged Library
  • Spacious campus