Because Theology Without Action Is Just Noise
At RBCS, we don’t just study ministry—we live it. Our classrooms don’t end with screens or textbooks. They spill out into coffee shops, shelters, small groups, sidewalks, pulpits, prisons, and anywhere real people need real hope.
If you’re not getting your hands dirty with gospel love, you’re missing the point.
That’s why every student is required to participate in a minimum of 4 hours of hands-on ministry per week—that’s 60 hours per semester—as part of your formation. This isn’t just about academic rigor. It’s about integrity. If we’re training leaders for the movement of Jesus, that movement better move through us now—not later.
This is not a credit course. This is a way of life.
The Foundation: 4 Hours/Week of Real-World Ministry
What counts?
- Preaching, teaching, or leading worship in your local church
- Volunteering with outreach ministries, shelters, or justice initiatives
- Leading Bible studies or discipleship groups
- Counseling, youth work, hospital or prison visits
- Helping with church plants, digital ministries, or missional communities
- Any consistent ministry tied to your local church or field context
What doesn’t count?
- Passive attendance or observation
- Any ministry not supervised or accountable to a local church, pastor, or mentor
- “Someday I’ll do something” energy (we love the dreamers, but this is about action)
You’ll report your ministry context at registration each semester. And yes—you are responsible for making sure you’re living it out.
Ministry Involvement Elective
Want to take it further? Let’s go.
In addition to the required ministry hours, you can elect to go deeper—turning your church-based or field-based ministry into an accredited internship through our Ministry Involvement elective courses.
The Details:
- 8 additional hours of ministry per week
- Must be supervised by a local pastor, ministry leader, or organization director
- Includes check-ins, feedback, reflections, and a midterm/final evaluation
- Requires:
- Ministry Proposal Form at the start of the semester
- Evaluation Forms submitted by both student and supervisor at the end
- Alignment with the objectives in the course syllabus
Can be taken twice for up to 4 elective credits total.
Perfect for church planters, bivocational leaders, digital missionaries, or anyone building while learning.
Why This Matters
You’re not here just to know the Bible—you’re here to become it in motion.
To let theology become flesh.
To lead with love that looks like something.
This requirement isn’t extra.
It’s essential.
Because if your theology doesn’t work in the streets, it doesn’t work at all.