Faith Builders Training Institute offers three tracks of study: Teacher Apprenticing Program (TAP), Christian Ministries, and General Studies. These tracks integrate the head, heart, and hands components of education, which are central to the mission and philosophy of Faith Builders. Apply Here!
For those developing as teachers, Faith Builders offers a two-year Teacher Apprenticing Program (TAP). This track is designed to accommodate the introductory level needs of students planning to teach in Mennonite, mission, or other church schools. Students in the Teacher Apprenticing track can select from three concentrations: 1) Elementary, 2) Secondary, or 3) Administration. A concentration in TAP indicates the area of apprenticing and the focus of the senior project rather than a concentration in course work. The courses required for this track are shown in the following table.
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Apprenticing Focus |
Introduction to Teaching with Practicum (5) |
Development of Teaching with Practicum (5) |
Fall Semester** |
English Composition I (3)
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World Literature (3) |
Winter Term | Internship (6) | |
Spring Semester |
English Composition II (3) |
Public Speaking (3) |
Summer Term |
Foundations of Education (3) Electives (3) |
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Notes |
*The core curriculum includes a four-hour Fine Arts requirement; at least two hours of choir must be taken. **Apprenticing activities culminate in a three week apprenticing term during the middle of the Fall Semester. A total of 80 hours is required for this track. |
The Christian Ministries track is designed to prepare students to return to their home communities prepared to serve with both zeal and vision or to move on to specialized areas of service in other parts of the world. We want students to emerge with skills, knowledge, and experience for effective service, whether ministering to the spiritual or material needs of people, living at home or in a foreign land, or working as a mechanic or as a career missionary. In addition to our core curriculum and specialized apprenticing courses, students do an internship at an existing ministry to gain practical experience in the area of their concentration. The courses required for this track are shown in the following table.
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Apprenticing Foci |
Introduction to Servanthood (1) |
Intentional Servanthood (3) |
Fall Semester** |
Reading and Teaching the Bible (4) |
Congregational Church Life (2) |
Winter Term |
Electives (6) |
Internship (6) (Summer or Winter Term) |
Spring Semester |
Introduction to Human Understanding (3) Ministry Practicum |
Anabaptist Life & Thought (3) |
Notes |
*The core curriculum includes a four-hour Fine Arts requirement; at least two hours of choir must be taken. **Apprenticing activities culminate in a three week apprenticing term during the middle of the Fall Semester. A total of 80 hours is required for this track. |
The General Studies track is designed for those students who want to spend two years at FB in preparation for further education. It is designed to equip students to navigate college with proficiency and in Christian faith. Apprenticing in the General Studies track is similar to that in Christian Ministries. In addition, this track requires a number of specialized educational experiences which prepare students for college or university training. The courses required for this track are shown in the following table.
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Apprenticing Foci |
Introduction to Servanthood (4) |
Intentional Servanthood (3) |
Fall Semester** |
Reading and Teaching the Bible (4) |
Introduction to Worldviews (3) |
Winter Term |
Electives (6) |
Electives (6) |
Spring Semester |
Introduction to Human Understanding (3) |
Anabaptist Life & Thought (3) |
Notes |
*The core curriculum includes a four-hour Fine Arts requirement; at least two hours of choir must be taken. **Apprenticing activities culminate in a three week apprenticing term during the middle of the Fall Semester. ***Computer proficiency must be demonstrated. A total of 83 hours is required for this track. |