BFGU Purpose & Mission

As I watched the first Bible Faith Global University inaugural graduate class I was taken back to the winter of 1977. That is when I acknowledged my calling into the ministry. I had absolutely no understanding or knowledge of how to do what God had commanded me to do. I was not reared in the church so there was nothing for me to grab onto in my upbringing. Certainly, I had attended a few church services, but not enough to understand what being called of God to preach and teach His people meant.

I quickly found out that there was no way to casually mention to church leaders your lack of understanding or knowledge of what to do. They made you feel like that was one of those infinite wonders of a mysterious and all-knowing God. It was almost as if they wanted you to believe that if you are truly called, God will personally, and without human assistance, teach you all that you need to know. If you messed up a few times or seemed as though you were confused, distraught, or unlearned, that was just a part of your mysterious anointing, or the teaching curve that God uses to humble you in your calling. With time you would eventually find your way into being the “great” preacher God was calling for in these “last and evil” days. Others wanted you to believe that your evident inexperience and poor execution were only true signs that you were not called. Why call you into such a “high” calling with no experience, or such a lack of spiritual poise and understanding. That was their defining explanation of your immanent success or failure in “the calling”.

I was determined to be faithful in what God had ordained me to do. I was not willing to believe that God would leave such an important part of His will for man so vague and uncertain. I firmly believed that if I pursued wisdom as Solomon stated in Proverbs that God would reward me. I believed that there was a standard in God’s word for His workmen to do what He had called them to do with confidence in the true spirit of excellence. I also made a commitment to God that I would share what He revealed to me in secret with others of like faith from the housetops.

I was working in an electric blanket factory when I met a young bible college student working there part time. I was so excited about what I believed was the miraculous workings of God to give me the opportunity to get a religious education. Finally, I could get the bible-based knowledge and understanding to do what God had called me to do. The student was as excited as I was about the opportunity and said he would personally talk to the bible college president in my behalf and bring me an enrollment application.

We continued in good fellowship each work day and I was very anxious to start my pursuit of a formal biblical education. After several weeks I finally asked him what was delaying the process. That is when he told me that he had shared my desires with the bible college president a few days after talking to me. He said they finally told him that I could not be admitted to their bible college because of their admission policies and tenets of faith concerning the mixture of races. They did not believe in different races worshiping or studying together therefore my request was denied. I was disappointed, but not willing to be denied.

My next step was to find a bible college that did not use race as a basis for admission. I found one, but they used denominational affiliations instead. The ones that did not use race, or denomination were so expensive that you almost had to “sell your firstborn” to gain admission. My finale option was to buy wisdom and sell it not. I began to buy as many books and commentaries as I could afford and spent countless hours and sometimes even days and nights studying them. I did this while rearing a family, working in several different positions in ministry, and working full time jobs.

God told me over and over again the words found in Isaiah 58:6-12. He assured me that if I would “faithfully loose the bands of wickedness, undo the heavy burdens, let the oppressed go free, break every yoke, draw out my soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul”, that He would bring into manifestation the fullness of the promises found in the rest of those verses. He especially emphasized the closing few verses. He assured me “that those that shall be of me shall build the old waste places and that I would raise up the foundations of many generations and be called the repairer of the breach, and the restorer of paths to dwell in”, just as His Son Jesus did.

Those words of prophecy are now being fulfilled. I know that this first group of graduates are just the first fruits of the bountiful harvest of spirit filled, bible believing leaders. Men and women who will be well equipped, empowered, and eager to not only reap the fields that are ripe unto harvest, but also able and willing to process and preserve the fruits that remain. They are the Gifts of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers. They are given for the perfecting of the saints, to do the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ. Bible Faith Global University is God birthed, God breathed, and God established to operate, assimilate, strengthen and maintain the standards of accountability required by God’s word for such Gifts.

Bible Faith Global University is also determined to offer the entire Body of Christ the advantage, and the opportunity to receive professional, academic bible-based, spiritual education, empowerment, and enrichment at reasonable and affordable prices. Proverbs tells us to buy wisdom and sell it not. Jesus said the kingdom of God is as a precious pearl that when found one would sell all and purchase it. Our goal is to keep the funding of Bible Faith Global University as low as possible so that we might proclaim with sincerity that freely we have received and freely we give. Bible Faith Global University is not the only one so ordained; we are just one of many. Our clarion call is for “The Spirit of Excellence in The Excellence of Ministry”.