In our fast-changing world, the clear understanding of who we are is more important than ever. In the Christian higher education community, descriptors have become outdated, misunderstood and confusing to many student applicants, their families and supporters. In an effort to address this, we want to confirm the value of our mission and its return on investment in a way that provides clarity. We describe it as follows: Corban is a Gospel-driven community of scholars and leaders who seek to bring a biblical perspective to all areas of study and practice. We offer deep scriptural rooting to students while training them for any of a wide variety of professions—from education to business and from counseling to political science. Why? Because as a comprehensive university, we believe the best way to make a difference in the world for Jesus Christ is to send biblically and
theologically grounded graduates into a wide variety of fields. In fact, we think Corban plays a unique role in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:1920). We’re a training ground for disciples. We believe every academic and professional field can be transformed by the Gospel, by disciples who love the Lord with all their heart, soul, strength and mind (Matthew 22:37), and who love their neighbors as themselves (Matthew 22:39). Our recent partnership with Mars Hill Church in the Seattle area demonstrates our commitment to engage other schools and organizations to extend our reach into places it has not been before. Beyond our main campus, a 24-credit Bible certificate program is going to be offered at Mars Hill, beginning in the fall of 2014. The curriculum will include Bible and Theology Foundation, Ministry Skills Foundation, Introduction to Bible,
Introduction to Theology, Christian Worldview and Apologetics, Biblical Spiritual Formation, Gospels and Bible Study Methods. We believe in sending out ambassadors with the Gospel into many fields. For the past 75 years, these graduates have modeled integrated, authentic lives and served their communities in tangible ways. Corban is committed to serving the broader community. We deliberately live out God’s call to “love our neighbors” by weaving service opportunities into our academic and student life programming. This means the broader community sees our students, faculty and staff actively meeting needs and joining important community conversations. It also means our graduates develop a theology and philosophy of community engagement that they take with them to whatever field and community they choose.
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