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IV. SPIRITUAL LIFEThe Bible Institute program has been designed to encourage spiritual growth but, in the end, it is the student’sresponsibility under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to undertake the changes that the Word of God demands in order togrow. In keeping with an environment conducive to spiritual growth, all students are responsible to observe the following:A. ChapelChapel services are held Wednesday through Friday featuring resident and adjunct faculty as well as guestspeakers. All students, including off-campus students, are required to attend chapel services. Students areexpected to take notes as these are part of their Christian Disciplines grade.B. ChurchChurch attendance on Sunday is required. Morning and evening services are conducted at the Bible Institute eachSunday. Students may also attend local churches in the area however; there are times when they must attend oncampus due to conferences, snow camp, or special training sessions.C. Dorm devotions1. Monday through Thursday evenings, devotions are held in the dorms from 9:15 to 9:30PM. Devotions aregenerally led by the Dorm RAs, with students presenting the devotional on a scheduled basis.2. The Deans may occasionally change the time of dorm devotions or schedule special speakers. Dorm RAs mustfirst obtain permission from their DC to have a special speaker in the dorm.3. All students are expected to participate in presenting devotions periodically each semester.D. Quiet Time1. Time is set aside each day for students to have their own personal “Quiet Time” with the Lord.2. Students must be in their rooms and no other activities are allowed during the Quiet Time period. Students withearly morning work assignments must complete their Quiet Times by “Quiet-in-dorms” time that same day.3. Students are required to use at least the current Word of Life Quiet Time Diary as part of their devotional periodand to fill in the comments for each day. As a means of providing helpful accountability, staff, RAs and DCs willperiodically check Quiet Time Diaries.4. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, students are responsible for scheduling their own Quiet Time period. Ineach case, they must be completed prior to “Quiet-in-Dorms.”E. Conferences1. Missions ConferenceSeveral days are devoted to a special mission’s emphasis at the beginning of the winter season. Speakers andseminars as well as personal interaction with the missionaries themselves provide valuable insight andmotivation. God often uses this conference to dramatically change the direction of students’ lives.2. Founder’s ConferenceThis conference is held in the spring semester honoring the ministry of the founders of Word of Life.We consider these conferences to be an integral part of the program and all students are expected to attend.V. ENTERTAINMENT MEDIAA. Music, movies, and video games are permitted under the following conditions:1. The student has attended our Source One seminar (fall semester) and has written out their biblical principles forentertainment and had them approved by their DC. An accountability copy must also be given to their Dorm RA.2. The student is willing to allow the Dorm RA, other students, and staff to ask accountability questions aboutwhether or not their music and movies are in line with their biblical principles for entertainment.3. When in dorms, music and movies can be played audibly provided each student is careful to honor the biblicalprinciple of “preferring one another” (Phil.2:4) in regards to volume, appropriateness, personal convictions, etc.B. Certain media content may be restricted or limited at times due to content or bandwidth constraints.C. Music, movies, and video games may not be played during the following times: Quiet Time, dorm devotions, after“quiet in dorms”, class hours, service or ministry assignments, or in the dorms during study hours.D. The Deans will make the decision as to what musical instruments may be used in the dorms. Amplifiers, drums, andkeyboards are not permitted in the dorms without the use of headphones.E. Video game consoles (X-box, Play station, etc.) are not permitted in the dorms.F. In keeping with the Standard of Conduct, attendance at a movie theater is not permitted.G. Televisions are not permitted in the dorms.Revised on 8/20/2014 - 14 -
VI. RELATIONSHIPSWe encourage men and women to form healthy relationships. WOLBI desires to teach and model an approach to moralpurity in relationships that reflects biblical values. We believe that sexual intercourse and many of the acts leading up to itare reserved exclusively for the context of a biblically defined marriage (Genesis 2:22-25; Matthew 19:4-6). Outside thiscontext, sexual activities such as sexual intercourse, oral sex, forms of intimate touching and homosexual behaviorviolate clear biblical teaching (Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-20; Galatians 5:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8) and areprohibited even when consensual.God’s design at Creation for both sexual desire and orientation is within the context of the marriage union between a manand a woman. Therefore, gender identity is a feature of God’s original creative design (Genesis 1:26-28).Students who are involved in or are pursuing a “dating” relationship are to be guided by biblical principles. Scripture givesus helpful insight on how members of the opposite sex should interact with one another. “Do not rebuke an older man butencourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, inall purity” (1 Timothy 5:1-2). In marriage, a husband and wife become one flesh (Genesis 2:24). In a dating relationship,however, a man and woman remain brothers and sisters in Christ. Scripture calls us to treat one another as brothers andsisters, “in all purity.”It is our desire to help students who face all kinds of sexual temptations.A. Dating, engagements, and marriages1. Marriage plans made prior to attendance should be communicated to the Student Life Department uponenrollment. Marriages are not allowed during the school year without prior permission from the Executive Dean.2. We advise that the Student Life Department be consulted prior to any engagement between two current studentsduring the school year and that parental/guardian permission be given prior to the engagement.3. Divorced or separated students are not allowed to date while enrolled at the Bible Institute.B. Physical contact1. Physical displays of affection should be limited to a brief embrace. Holding hands, kissing, or any other physicalcontact is not allowed on or off campus.2. Physical contact between members of the same sex must be within the bounds of biblically acceptable behavior.C. Third-party rule1. Two students of the opposite sex must have a third party with them at all times except while in the central area ofthe campus. This area extends from the Ranch parking lot to the JWC parking lot and excludes any remote ordarkened location within it.2. When students in mixed company visit, use, or are invited to a home, the owner (or renter) must be present.VII. OFFICIAL SCHOOL BREAKSA. While Biblical Mandates apply at all times, students are not held to the Institutional Policies of Word of Life duringschool breaks unless they are on the Bible Institute campus or on a Word of Life ministry trip in which case they are.B. Students are expected to arrange their own transportation and housing during official school breaks.C. Students are typically not permitted to leave or return early or late for official school breaks. In the case ofextenuating circumstances, special permission is required from the Deans Department. Failure to obtain this mayresult in a zero grade for missed course work.1. If special permission is granted to leave early, course work can be made up in one of the following ways:a. Complete the work ahead of time by viewing the previous year’s class on the campus intranet.b. Pay $75 per 10 hours of DVDs to make up the work at home. Arrangements must then be made with theAcademic Department to complete assignments and take quizzes and exams.c. Return early to make up the work in the library. Note: summer ministry requirements are not anacceptable excuse for prolonging make-up work.2. All make-up work must be completed by the deadline established by the academic office including allassignments, quizzes, or exams. Failure to do so will result in a zero grade for the course.3. As per the standard stated elsewhere, no more than 20% of a semester may be made up by video. If illness orother factors result in a student missing more than 20% of the semester, they may be asked to withdraw andthen to re-enroll when they are able to complete the program in the classroom.Revised on 8/20/2014 - 15 -
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