East Hill Baptist Bible College:
Grounding your faith deep in the bedrock of God’s Word
2 Timothy 3:16: All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
“Providing accessible quality theological education for all”
Overseer Rev. Ray Pountney B, Ed M.Div
Bible College Introduction
The first Level 1 model is open to all. Registration is free but each candidate will be expected to abide by the ethos of the East Hill Baptist Church community.
Our 5 module foundational certificate in biblical studies course will cover 30 topics.
I The Bible
- How the Bible came to us
- How to study the Bible
- Old Testament Survey
- New Testament Survey
- The significance of Hebrew, Greek and Culture in Bible Times
- Biblical Hermeneutics
II The Church
- Church History in plain language
- The early Church leaders
- The Reformation
- Calvin
- Luther
- Owen
III Theology
- The doctrine of the Trinity
- The Father
- The Son
- The Holy Spirit
- Mission
- Baptism
- Covenant Theology
IV Going Deeper into God’s Word
- Genesis and creationism
- Worship and Prophecy in The Psalms
- The synoptic gospels
- The significance of John’s gospel
- The Acts of the Apostles
- The Epistles
- Revelation
V Practical Engagement
- Confronting the cults (what makes a cult and a cult leader)
- The significance of Fuller and Spurgeon in Baptis history and evangelism
- Biblical preaching (preparing and preaching of exegetical sermons)
- The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Pastoral Biblical counselling
- Sanctification and preparedness of ministry
VI Biblical Standards on current issues
- The Bible on same sex marriage
- The Bible on evolution
- The Bible on women in ministry
- The Bible on world mission
- The Bible on Israel and Palestine
- The Bible on dispensational/reform theology
We teach in a simple and practical way to enable you to get the most out of your time and put what you learn into practice. For those that complete Level 1 successfully there is the opportunity to join our Level 2 course and continue your studies and grow even further in the future.
The Certificate in Biblical Studies
The Certificate in biblical Studies is designed to prepare committed Christians for practical engagement in ministry and is bestowed on those who have completed all 5 modules of the curriculum and have successfully demonstrated a clear grasp of the course through completed assignment. There will be a required paper for special field elective.
For those who want to engage in the college class but not take on the pressure of assignments then an audit track is available.
For those seeking an accredited degree East Hill Baptist college will assist in helping you enroll in distance education with Moor college and The Good Book Company. there will be a reasonable cost for this course i.e. 30 pounds per module.
Archives and resources
In the tradition of Charles H. Spurgeon, the East Hill Baptist Church’s Bible College of 2014 and 2015 conducted it’s lessons at the Spread Eagle Pub down the hill. According to our history, Charles H. Spurgeon (our founder) founded the church which stemmed from meetings with believers in the Spread Eagle Pub in the mid-1800’s.
Class of 2014
- 6 June
- 13 June
- 20 June
- 27 June
- 4 July
- 11 July
- 18 July
- 25 July
- 5 September
- 12 September
- 19 September
- 26 September
- 3 October
- 10 October
- 17 October
- 7 November
- 14 November
- 21 November
- 28 November
- 5 December (graduation)
Class of 2015
- 15 January
- 23 January
- 30 January
- 6 February
- 27 February
- 6 March
- 13 March
- 20 March
- 17 April
- 24 April
- 1 May
- 8 May
- 15 May
- 5 June
- 19 June
- 3 July
- 11 September
- 18 September
- 25 September
- 2 October
- 9 October
- 16 October
- 13 November
- 20 November
- 27 November
- 4 December
- 11 December
- 13 December (graduation)
Class of 2016
- 3 March
- 10 March (Church history)
- 15 April (Church history)
- 22 April (Discussion time)
- 28 April (church history)