Learn, understand, and apply Jesus’ principles of discipleship that he modeled with his disciples to our present life and ministry so that we can change the world like He did.  

With biblical confidence, the student will apply Jesus’ principles of disciple-making to their present life and ministry that will produce kingdom focused disciples who will reproduce in the next generation.

HONOR: “the worth or value of persons both in their eyes and in the eyes of their village, neighborhood, or society.”

SHAME: “the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging”

“Jesus answered, 

'It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'” 

(Luke 4:8).

The primary purpose of the orientation program is to help new graduates understand the nature of the College, the educational opportunities available to them, the values and functions of the community, and the central objective of HBI as an academic enterprise.

Bringing you conversations, teachings, discussions, presentations that take a deeper dive into Biblical values.

Have a clear theoretical and Biblical understanding of leadership.

Learn how to be a servant leader and build or lead a movement in the context of a pluralistic environment.

Develop skills in identifying and developing leaders, manage and enable the social structure of a movement and operate effectively and efficiently

The purpose of this course is to introduce the participants to the Biblical rational of spiritual formation, lay a theological and ministerial foundation to enable a spectrum of spiritual disciplines available to enable the process of discipling individuals and communities to be transformed into the image and ways of Christ

To develop the spiritual discipline of loving God completely, ourselves correctly and others compassionately.

This course intends to provide an introduction to biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax and vocabulary with an emphasis on reading and translating the Hebrew text of the old Testament.

This course deals with the proliferation of Indian Christian Theologian and that traces back to the articulations of illustrious Indian thinkers

The different concepts of ICT and theologizing the contexts.

The aspects of “Looking into Future” analyzing Indian theological expressions for present-day context with an evangelical emphasis.

Paul’s letters are filled with wisdom, knowledge, theology, philosophy, and practical etc…

Critical thinking is the process of identifying and solving problems by gathering information, analyzing and evaluating evidence, discovering patterns, and reasoning logically. 

Critical thinking in writing means asking the right questions and questioning the old, no-longer-obvious answers.

A dynamic teaching event saturated with the word of God and incorporated vivid multimedia & help your church understand in a whole new way.

Biblical theology seeks to understand the relationships between the various eras in God's revealing activity recorded in the Bible.

Introduction to a perspective view on Christian Theology from the perspective of contextualization. 

Study the principal texts in the Old and New Testaments dealing with missions with attention to the relevant scholarly debate regarding their significance

Cognitive dimension

 know the contents, literary structure and themes of the Pentateuch

 know the theories concerning the composition of the Pentateuch

 acquire ability to deal with literary problems in the Pentateuch

 have examined arguments regarding the authorship of the Pentateuch and begun to form their own opinion on this question have learned the theological significance of the Pentateuch

You will get an exegetical study on the book of Acts both in a literary and neo literary method. 

Introducing you to the origin and progress of Christianity in the world from the beginning to the period of Reformation.

Learn the socio-cultural, political, and religious contexts in which Christianity originated and spread throughout the world. 

Know the role of women in the history of Christianity

A study about Apostle Thomas, the Portuguese, and Syrian Christians, The Jesuit Mission, Protestant Missions, and the Church in North East India.

This course is offered to develop marriage and family counseling skills, which are required for doing the internship and acquiring credentials as a Marriage & Family therapist. 

It is also designed for students already having a background in counseling yet wanting specialized skill training.

Identify, locate, define and develop the prominent theological themes in the synoptic gospels, exegete a piece of narrative material, develop student’s skill in translating, exegeting and interpreting the Greek text pertaining to the synoptic gospels and isolate the key theological themes it teaches.

Theology in a Christian context is a discipline of study that seeks to understand the God revealed in the Bible and to provide a Christian understanding of reality. It seeks to understand God’s creation, particularly human beings and their condition, and God’s redemptive work in relation to humankind —Millard Erickson, Christian Theology

Empower readers of the Bible to move beyond mere exemplarist interpretation, toward a hermeneutic informed by the historical, literary, theological, and redemptive-historical contexts of the biblical texts. 

Historical, literary, and theological sensitivity in interpretation is required by the Scriptures itself (cf. Heb 1:1) and respects the diverse work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers, past and present.

Learn and understand the Concept, Definitions, and Ethics in Counseling

Impart knowledge to the students on the emerging need and importance of Counseling

Equip yourself with the skills, techniques, and process of Counseling

The course is designed to introduce the participants to the concept and process of movement building. 

To equip scholars with skills to enable and develop movements that will enhance the completion of the great commission. 

It will also study movements in the context of colonial and post-colonial eras.

We help you develop a broad range of spiritual disciplines an individual can learn to explore, practice, and inculcate into ones way of life that will enable the dynamic process of spiritual transformation

To establish a Biblical understanding of the redemptive process God is enabling by developing a strong foundation of key aspects of the redemptive reality of a follower of Christ.

The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, inspired by God, are sufficient for all doctrine

and guidance for life and faith.

Learn to present and explain the various developments in doctrinal understanding and exposition

as prompted by the challenge of heresy in the early church. 

Have a clear theoretical and Biblical understanding of leadership.

Learn how to be a servant leader and build or lead a movement in the context of a pluralistic environment.

Develop skills in identifying and developing leaders, manage and enable the social structure of a movement and operate effectively and efficiently

This course focuses on the book of Amos in its context in the eighth century BC and encourages students to gain a thorough appreciation of the book’s content. 

We also consider the nature of Old Testament prophecy and the language of prophecy and the eighth-century prophets with special reference to the book of Amos. 

The course includes an exegesis of the Hebrew text of Amos (BHS).

This course is designed to prepare students to recognize the importance of the city in mission strategy and to identify the unique challenges of ministry in an urban environment.  

A wholistic approach to all spheres and strata of society in cities. 

Anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. 

Cultural anthropologists study how people who share a common cultural system organize and shape the physical and social world around them.

Give scripture a higher value as the word of God, concurrently, compare and contrast the literary style with the New Testament to enhance their approach to the text

Get an overview of Biblical Theology from a canonical and chronological approach for the development of the church and mission in Asia.

A large number of churches use simple forms of media during a service. Media ministry looks at ways to leverage media to engage the congregation. 

In addition to a screen being used for textual support with songs and biblical passages, it can display graphics for announcements before the service begins.

Homiletics is the art of Preparing and Delivering A sermon.

This course is designed to equip leaders in the science of communicating and teaching the Word of God in an expositional manner.

It is designed as an advanced course for those who desire to teach and preach the Bible in a local church, denominational contexts

Helps you understand the biblical, theological and pragmatic perspective of Mission in the pluralistic context. Formulate creative strategies for Missions in multi-religious contexts. 

The course will expose the students to the anthropological, sociological, and missiological factors that affect church planting across cultures as well as multi-religious contexts. 

Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics, which involves the study of principles of interpretation, both theory and methodology, for all forms of communication, nonverbal and verbal.

Gives an exegetical and thematic study of the two letters of Paul to the Churches with socio-literary context.

What is the Church? Why is the Church here? What is the Church supposed to be doing? What does the future hold? These are questions of Ecclesiology. 

This course is a study of both the nature and purpose of the Church with special reference to Biblical and contemporary understanding.

This course will give you an insight into various approaches/methodologies to study and interpret the text deeply.

Leadership ability is the lid that determines a person’s level of effectiveness. The lower an individual’s ability to lead, the lower the lid on his potential

Some of the factors are your people skills, planning abilities, vision, dedication to success, and your past results.

This course will cover the rationale and nature of Pastoral Counselling in relation to church’s ministry and introduces to the students the methodological and contextual issues involved in evolving and carrying out the Pastoral Counselling ministry of the Church in India today.

The Old Testament, more neutrally referred to as the Hebrew Bible, is sacred text (either in part or as a whole) for three major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

This course endeavors to bridge this gap resulting in the gap between the here-and-now of the21st century Indian readers and the then-and-there of the Old Testament so that the reader can be better equipped to engage with the Old Testament text.

Gain adequate knowledge about the New Testament in regards to its historical, theological, social, and literary development

Develop basic interpretive skills to approach each division or individual book of the New Testament appropriately.

Study skills or study methods are approaches applied to learning. Study methods are an array of skills that tackle the process of organizing and taking in new information, retaining information, or dealing with assessments. 

They are discrete techniques that can be learned, usually in a short time, and applied to all or most fields of study.

The course will begin with a brief introduction to theological ethics and then move to practical issues in personal morality, which will be discussed in relation to family and society. 

Identify and clarify the current moral problems in the Indian context and evaluate them on the basis of the norms laid down by Christ Himself. 

address various issues such as sex, marriage and commitment, homosexuality, friendship, work and money, end-of-life issues, abortion, and the expanding field of genetics etc…

In this course, we will be exploring the theological roots — both in the Bible, history, methods, the paradigm of Christian education, and the educational principles & practices that enable our efforts to be effective and relevant. 

Paul’s letters are filled with wisdom, knowledge, theology, philosophy, and practical etc…

Introducing you to the origin and progress of Christianity in the world from the beginning to the period of Reformation.

Learn the socio-cultural, political, and religious contexts in which Christianity originated and spread throughout the world. 

Know the role of women in the history of Christianity

know the contents, literary structure and themes of the Pentateuch

know the theories concerning the composition of the Pentateuch

Acquire the ability to deal with literary problems in the Pentateuch

To acquaint students with the socio-economic-political and religious situation of India at the beginning of the 19th century and the factors responsible for its renaissance;

To understand the different types of modern movements in the country, the issues they addressed, and their impact;

To discern the implications of the modern movements for the mission and ministries of the church.

Understand Christian faith is nurtured in persons and communities

Students will be equipped with some basic skills to create strong educational structures, materials, and practices 

Have a growing passion to see children, youth, and adults become Christians and are nurtured in the Christian faith

Community Organization as a Social Work

Process distinct from Case Work and Group Work, which are concerned with the Welfare of individuals through inter-personal and intra-group relationships, is interested in intergroup relationships. 

It is directed to providing services for people with special needs

This course introduces basic concepts, procedures and policies involved in establishing and maintaining social welfare organization and in implementing social welfare policies and programs.

the course aims to nurture learners’ understanding of the social needs of our society and to develop skills to contribute to enhancing the quality of life among marginalized sections of the society.

Understand Social Group Work as a method of Social Work 

Gain the knowledge of the Group and its impact on individual and community life. 

Develop the skills in relation to the group development and therapeutic aspects of the human life 

Explore the concept, principles, processes, and issues in rural and tribal development.

Analyze the situation of the community in developing countries with a special focus on South East Asia.

History, trends, and approaches to community development.

This course introduces you to descriptive and rudimentary inferential statistics for social workers. 

Learn methods of data collection, graphing, and summarizing. Students will review basic statistical methods (Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Measures of Association), and become familiar with basic parametric and non-parametric techniques. 

Develop a clear understanding of the Biblical basis for the role of women in church and society.

Develop a Biblical perspective of women leadership in local churches.

Explore the subject biblically, historically, and socially

Understand the contemporary women’s issues

Understand the nature and importance of the scientific method and appreciate the principles of research. 

Develop the capacity to independently conceptualize a problem and execute research. 

Develop technical competence to assess and analyse social problems, needs and services.

We help you develop a broad range of spiritual disciplines an individual can learn to explore, practice, and inculcate into ones way of life that will enable the dynamic process of spiritual transformation

To establish a Biblical understanding of the redemptive process God is enabling by developing a strong foundation of key aspects of the redemptive reality of a follower of Christ.

Learn the concept and process of movement building. To equip scholars with skills to enable and develop movements that will enhance the completion of the great commission. 

Learn to compare theories with the scripture to understand how God enabled movements and accomplished His Missional purpose. 

We will also study movements in the context of colonial and post-colonial eras to understand how indigenous Missional movements evolved in India over the last 100 years

Understanding of the personal and systemic impact of crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events on individuals, couples, families, and communities. 

Understanding about theories and response models related to trauma, crisis and grief. 

Enable the participants to learn the counseling process to incorporate these principles and practices into everyday counseling

Understanding the human mind and behavior has always been one of the most intriguing subject matters for scholars of all times. 

The emotional constructs of the human mind are extremely elusive and require an all-encompassing approach to study them

This course is offered to develop marriage and family counselling skills, which are required for doing the internship and acquiring credentials as a Marriage & Family therapist. 

It is also designed for students already having a background in counselling yet wanting specialized skill training.

According to Cormier and Hackney (1987) counselling is defined as the “helping relationship that includes –

a) someone seeking help,

b) someone willing to give help who is capable or trained to help,

c) a setting that permits help to be given and received.

‘Pastoral Care’: In the early centuries of the church, pastoral care was called the “cure of souls” Cure (from the Latin cura) “to heal”, more often it meant, “To care”. Both healing and growth were included in this word. From the time of Chrysostom, ministers can think of themselves as “physicians of the soul”.

Pastoral care means and is the cure and care of souls. 

Get yourself introduced to the more specialized tools of biblical criticism and theological interpretation and orients students to the more faithful application of those critical tools in Bible reading, teaching, preaching, and church leadership.