Four distinctives of the Institute for Biblical Studies:

• Relating biblical and theological principles to life and ministry experience.
  
  
• Attuning spiritual abilities to ministry needs through take-home, in-class, and one-on-one accountability assignments that encourage the application of truth to life.
  
  
• Equipping the saints with the ministry skills to impact lives with the life-changing truth of Scripture.
  
  
• Discipling men and women through a ‘table-talk’ learning experience, interacting with case studies, examples and illustrations, as well as class models and diagrams.