It is the stated goal of our Assembly of God section to focus on
birthing churches in the inner city of St. Louis. City Bible Insitute
(CBI) exist to help meet this purpose. We believe the goal of birthing
inner city churches depends largely upon having interested persons from
the inner city identified and prepared to birth the Inner City
Churches. Our district has everything in place but still lacks the
pool of persons who are being prepared and/or who are prepared to birth
Inner City Churches. It is our goal to offer people from the inner
city a relevant EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM that deals with the major
hindrances that they face in becoming prepared for ministry in the
Assemblies of God. THese hindrances include:
- Past Educational Experience
- Family Demands
- Second Career entry into ministry
- Finances
- Inability to leave St. Louis for coursework
- Relevant curriculum and learning model
We
firmly believe the best way to birth Churches in the inner city is to
identify, train and assist persons from neighborhoods in St. Louis to
be the birthing Pastor. If we are to have a good pool of newly trained
Inner City Ministers, we must be prepared to meet them where they are
and provide them with what they need to succeed.