God has ordained that there be ministers of the gospel whose mission in life is to serve as evangelist, teacher, shepherd, model of spiritual piety, and messenger of hope and restoration.
The goal of the Religion Department is to train young men and women who will be equipped, under the power of the Holy Spirit, to help complete the work of the Lord on this earth in this last generation.
The Religion Department offers a four-year training program for both theology and biblical studies majors with each student completing a 12-week ministerial practicum during their last year before graduation.
The program offers classes that give our students a good foundation for varied ministry opportunities. It helps the student understand current issues facing our church and mission, and gain practical experience in various types of personal and public ministry.
Bachelor of Theology
Our theology, biblical studies, and personal evangelism graduates have done much with their training. Here in North America, our graduates are serving as pastors, evangelists, canvassing leaders, and Bible workers.
Other graduates have gone to foreign mission fields and are using the skills they learned here at OHC to enlarge the kingdom of heaven around the world. Still, others are active leaders in their local Adventist churches, doing their part to hasten the second coming of Jesus.
— Christ's Object Lessons, page 146 (1900)
