Forging Missionaries for the Harvest
Elite Training. Biblical Languages. Cross-Cultural Experience. Restoration Theology.
Berean Bible College's Missionary Training Institute exists for one purpose: to train and equip committed Christians to be career missionaries who faithfully proclaim the Gospel to the nations—prepared to endure even unto death.
We don't train pastors. We forge missionaries.
What Makes MTI Different
- Languages First: Biblical Hebrew, Koine Greek, and Aramaic mastery required before admission
- Context Always: Ancient Near East, Second Temple Judaism, Greco-Roman world immersion
- Restoration Theology: God's plan is restoration of creation—Millennium, New Jerusalem, eternity on renewed Earth
- Missionary Focus: We train missionaries, not pastors. Field deployment is the goal.
- Veterans Pipeline: Military → MTI → Missions. GI Bill approved. Modified prerequisites recognizing deployment experience.
- Excellence for God's Glory: Rigorous standards, intensive training, highest academic quality
The MTI Difference
Prerequisites Required:
- 1 year of Biblical Hebrew or Koine Greek (B or better)
- 3-6 months missionary field experience under a career missionary
- Great Commission Essay (1,500 words)
- Letters of recommendation from supervising missionary and pastor
Program Structure:
- 3 years, year-round intensive training (no summers off)
- Integrated curriculum: Academic excellence + Missiology + Field preparation
- Languages throughout: Advanced Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic exegesis
- Deploy sooner: Graduate in 3 years instead of 4
Outcome:
- Read Scripture in its original languages
- Understand the Bible in its ancient contexts
- Equipped for cross-cultural missionary service in any environment
- Ready to deploy immediately to the mission field
"Now the Bereans were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." (Acts 17:11)
You cannot truly examine the Scriptures if you're dependent on translations. That's why we exist. That's who we are.