Bible College
“Imagine becoming the
first believer in your community and there is no one to disciple you or to teach you how to establish a congregation.”
We are the only evangelical Hebrew-speaking seminary in the world.
Our Bible college and seminary broke new ground for the growth of the Gospel in Israel. Previously, pastors and ministry leaders had to learn English and travel abroad for years to get proper Bible training. But today they can stay in Israel, plugged into their calling, and study in their native tongue. This has been revolutionary for church growth in Israel. Our goal is to equip Israeli believers with the tools they need for God’s service, right where they are. We offer courses online and in person ranging from certificate programs to advanced courses for pastors and ministry workers. As well we opened a special program specifically for senior leadership and pastors in Israel, and in the first year, an equal number of Messianic Jewish and Evangelical Arab pastors enrolled. During their studies, they became great friends and brothers. They are working side by side, shoulder to shoulder, to advance God’s kingdom in Israel. We have become living proof of the unity between Jews and Arabs made possible through Jesus.
“Until the college was there, the only way that we could educate our young generation, it’s to send them to America. You need to study English in order to study the Bible? It’s the wrong way!”
– Yossi Ovadia, Jewish Pastor
“I didn’t really understand what love was, what brotherly love was, or love for the Lord, until I came to Israel College of the Bible. I started to tell friends in Bethlehem that I found a new family!”
– Ziyad Bannoura, Palestinian Pastor
“Until the college was there, the only way that we could educate our young generation, it’s to send them to America. You need to study English in order to study the Bible? It’s the wrong way!”
– Yossi Ovadia, Jewish Pastor
“I didn’t really understand what love was, what brotherly love was, or love for the Lord, until I came to Israel College of the Bible. I started to tell friends in Bethlehem that I found a new family!”
– Ziyad Bannoura, Palestinian Pastor