ABOUT US
About Us
CORE VALUES
Community
As a residential, cross-cultural community we provide a framework for growth in all areas and encourage the students to be Christlike. While fellowship between students and staff creates a close mentoring and nurturing environment.
Christ Centered
Jesus’ leadership was characterised by service as well as integrity, excellence, faith, hope and love, so we don’t just teach them to preach about Him but to imitate him and develop a servant attitude too.
Connected
We have always been aware of and responded to the needs of the nations and these international connections ensure that we continue to network with missions worldwide. While the students’ involvement in local churches gives opportunities to form connections within the UK.
Complete
The school believes that the key to preparing the next generation for effective ministry is a programme with a good academic curriculum taught by passionate, experienced and competent lecturers together with a strong vocational component, so this is our holistic approach.
VISION &Â GOALS
The IBTC’s vision is to empower a young generation to effectively function in Christian service. This vision is accomplished by welcoming students from many parts of the world, training them into mission back home and abroad.
THROUGH OUR TRAINING WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING THEM:
- Discover their vocation if they have not yet done so.
- Define their already present vocation in areas where they lack understanding.
- Develop their vocation and their gifts.
THROUGH THEIR TRAINING THEY WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Create a culture of learning by supporting local churches and other Christian vocational schools and organisations worldwide.
- Evangelise throughout the world through missionary trips, community projects, discipleship programmes etc.
- Relieve poverty across the world by meeting people’s needs in a holistic way.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Our faith is the foundation of everything we teach at IBTC
OUR
HISTORY
OUR LEADERS
In a world of searching for goals and dreams it is so easy to pursue ministry out of personal ambition and consequently focus the preparation for ministry purely on the development of skills. For us, that is not all there is to true service. Our vision is to train young people to discover and fulfil God’s individual calling on their lives. This is why we aim to move our students towards a Christ-centred approach to service and a life lived out of relationship with God. How? We have come to believe that God works in a context of love. In truth, our contribution to our students’ training is that of preparing the right habitat for God to develop them into everything he created them to be. So, our work at the IBTI is to create a place where God will do the work, which means fostering a culture of faith, empowerment of the Holy Spirit, mission, relief, care and love. Then, within that environment we simply come alongside our students and show them all we know, live and believe.
John and Eliana Whyte
The Team
We are a team of voluntary workers coming from different backgrounds and experiences, but we are all here for the same reason to contribute to empowering and training the next generation in Christian service.
WORK WITH US
Are you interested in joining our volunteer team?