Moody Bible Institute
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The Moody Bible Institute (abbreviated MBI) is a prominent evangelical/fundamentalist Christian institution located in the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is named after evangelist Dwight L. Moody, who founded the school in 1886. Moody Bible Institute also runs a national radio network and the Moody Publishers publishing house.
History and accreditation
MBI was founded as the Chicago Evangelization Society in 1886. In 1887, it adopted a constitution and named D. L. Moody as its first president. Moody first received school accreditation in 1989 by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[link] It is also accredited by The Association for Biblical Higher Education.Education
Moody Bible's flagship ministry and founding purpose is education. The school offers three different education divisions: undergraduate school, graduate school and distance learning. MBI trains students for full-time ministry in churches and parachurch organizations. Some of the majors that are offered include Pastoral Studies, Theology, Bible, Youth Ministry, Elementary Education and Missionary Aviation Technology.MBI undergraduate students do not pay tuition (although they do pay room and board), so that they can enter into full-time ministry at graduation without the burden of student loans. The tuition-paid policy is funded by generous gifts from donors, many of them alumni of MBI.
Radio
The Moody Broadcasting Network is a network of over 30 radio stations across the United States. MBN also broadcasts on Sky Angel, a family-friendly satellite television service. While the network requires that each affiliate provide a certain percentage of its own programming, the Moody Broadcasting Network also provides programming from other sources (such as James Dobson's Focus on the Family program and the Crown Financial Ministry's Money Matters program. The Chicago flagship station, WMBI, produces Proclaim!, which offers teaching from the Moody Bible Institute President, Michael Easley. AM 1110 is WMBI's sister station. After amny years of broadcasting in Spanish for most of the day Monday through Saturday, the management have decided to change formats and language. Since May 1st, 2006, AM 1110 have been broadcasting mostly Christian teaching from dawn until dusk. AM 1110 has a drive time show called Urban Praise hosted by Roy Patterson and Maurice Diaz, were a blend of music, and guests can be heard. For more information visit their website at, www.AM1110.org
Publishing
Moody Publishers is an organization that publishes resources regarding Christian living, similar to Inter-Varsity Press and Zondervan.Presidents of MBI
- 1887-1899 Dwight L. Moody
- 1899-1904 R. A. Torrey
- 1904-1934 James M. Gray
- 1934-1947 Will H. Houghton
- 1948-1971 William Culbertson
- 1971-1987 George Sweeting
- 1987-2005 Joseph M. Stowell, III
- 2005-current Michael J. Easley
Alumni, faculty, and former students
- Gary Chapman - Undergradudate completed; current author
- John Adelbert Davis - Early Moody staff member
- Bart D. Ehrman - Author
- H. A. Ironside - Former Moody preacher
- Jerry B. Jenkins - author of Left Behind (series) and works for the publishing arm for Moody
- Arthur Pink - For a brief period he studied at Moody
- George Verwer - Attended Moody and later founded Operation Mobilisation.
External links
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