"And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ"
-- Ephesians 4:11-13 NKJV

What Is Our Educational Committment?

The Ephesians 4 Centre For Learning is committed to raising up a body of believers capable of becoming the Bride Of Christ, a new paradigm in this final hour, filled with purity and power, walking in holiness and sanctification, yet practicing grace and mercy to those around her. This final Bride Church will be equally yoked with Christ, and fulfill the mandate and prophecy given in Ephesians 4:11-13, so that the Bride will finally become perfect, walking in the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ. This makes the Bride Church radically different from all other variants of Christianity down through history, and enables the Church to fulfill the promise given to it on the day of Pentecost. This enabling process will be accomplished at two levels:

Level One is the equipping of the Teacher, Pastor and Evangelist through the Ephesians 4 Network Bible College, an extension of Advantage Bible College in California. As a local campus of the Ephesians 4 Network Bible College, we offer 1,2,3 and 4 year programs, varying from a certificate to a full bachelor's degree. A complete cirriculum of Biblical studies is available for all who wish to learn or to obtain a formal degree.

Level Two is the equipping of the Prophet and Apostle through the School Of Apostles and Prophets (S.O.A.P.). Since almost all Bible colleges are designed around the previous paradigm in the church, where the pastor was the highest office, and the offices of prophet and apostle were either not recognized, or were so watered down in requirements and authority as to render them impotent, it is necessary in this final hour to create a mechanism for Prophets and Apostles, led and directed by a Prophet and Apostle, and based on the Scriptural model for these two offices.

Only by combining the training available through these two levels will it become possible to bring the Bride portion of the Church into completeness, into the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ. Once this task has been accomplished, then and only then can Christ return. The Groom will not come down until His Bride is ready to go up.

At the same time, by combining the two levels into a single paradigm, it creates and fosters a mutual respect between the offices and establishes the God-ordained military ranking of authority, with the Teacher subject to the Pastor, the Pastor subject to the Evangelist, the Evangelist subject to the Prophet, and the P rophet subject to the Apostle. Only when the church is run under the true, Godly authority of genuine Apostles will Divine order be established in the church, and the fear of God once again enter the hearts of men.