Transforming lives, transforming India.
Vision
Our passion is to see a NEW INDIA -
leading as many as possible to Christ, especially the most needy in society, by growing the ministries we offer.

Theological Schools


Our principal Christian Theological School is New India Bible Seminary, Paippad, Kerala. It offers five programs up to the post-graduate level. With a student strength of 200 and with 35 faculty and staff, it is one of the better-accredited Christian theological institutions in South India. Students are drawn from over fifteen states in India and three neighboring countries. Founded in 1975, today over 4,000 NIBS alumni are making a difference all over the nation and in South Asia.

Our Christian students are encouraged to strive for excellence in understanding, living and sharing the Word of God. The training agenda is shared by New India Bible Institute, Wayanad, Kerala; New India Bible Institute, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu; New India Bible Centre, Trivandrum; New India Bible Institute, Chhattisgarh and Nav Bharat Bible Institute, Bihar. Through eight formal Christian theological schools, over 500 men and women annually receive regular biblical instruction with special emphasis on Mission and Evangelism.


NBBI Graduates 2009   NBBI Graduates 2009

 

On April 4, 2009, 59 young men and women were awarded with degrees and diplomas at the Combined commencement Service at NIEA'S mission campus in Northern Bihar.  The graduates had completed training in any one of the four stream of academic courses offered:  Bible Training, Community Health Care, Child Care or Primary Teachers' Training.  They go out to serve and to transform their society as church planters, teachers, health care workers in villages and in care of children in one of the NIEA mission children's homes.

 

Why is Training Key to the Transformation of India?



At NIEA we believe an emphasis on Training across the nation is key because:

 

  1. Religions in India have a very strong philosophical and traditional background. As a result, those aspiring to go on the mission field need to have a grasp of these world views, develop skills to analyze any given situation and develop appropriate methods to approach a given context.
  2. Most enthusiastic and committed grass root workers are young and inexperienced in their biblical knowledge. They need in-depth knowledge of Scripture, proper interpretation of the same and ability to introduce the message to varied groups of people.
  3. Almost all workers need to improve and develop communication skills
  4. The multiplicity of cultural groups in India calls for a recognition of the need that each be approached appropriately and with proper understanding of their culture and cultural differences.
  5. Target audiences have varying levels of education, and Christian workers likewise need to have access to continuously improving their own study/credentials and communication skills.
  6. A prospective mission worker (L1 to L5) should have the ability to understand people and their needs. They need to develop a meaningful strategy for interaction with them in any given situation.

LYDIA WOMEN'S TRAINING PROGRAM



Lydia Womens Training Program is a year-long institute for women. Lay leaders and future missionaries are taught a curriculum similar to that of the New India Bible Institute. Women are invited from various churches in North India and Nepal to attend the residential program for 9 months. After that period they participate in evangelism internship for 2 months. When their training program is completed the women may apply as interns to NIEA ministries or return to their home churches as lay leaders.

SUMMER INSTITUTES OF MISSION & EVANGELISM



NIEA Training Centers equip one thousand lay people in evangelism and church planting each summer. Men and women with a call of God on their lives and a passion to reach their respective areas with this Gospel - are provided with life giving instruction over a two week period. These Summer Institutes of Mission & Evangelism serve to also identify and further mentor younger disciples in an exciting ministry of Christian service.

The ministry is full of men and women today who have been touched by the power of the Gospel and whose lives have now been dedicated to expanding God's Kingdom through powerful ministry expressions. You can be part of this growing vision. Thank you for your ongoing prayers and participation.

The institutes are held every summer in different centers for lay leaders, training them to be effective Christian witnesses in their own localities. Faculty is drawn from New India Bible Seminary and other Bible training institutions. Since its inception, over four thousand men and women have received Christian evangelism training through this ministry facet conducted in several states of India.

 


NEW LIBRARY PLANNED FOR NIBS



The new state-of-the-art library and research facility is to be named The Hansen Library & Research Block in memory of Harold and Margaret Hansen of Pasadena. The new library will provide much needed space for theological reflection and study for emerging leaders of India. Theological books, journals and computer research terminals will all form part of the facilities of this research block. In the future, higher theological education including doctoral level research programs will be offered at this theological school.

The total estimate for the project is US$ 250,000 to procure land and to construct the library and research facility. The funds for this project are being sought from friends, family and partners of NIEA. All donations for this project are tax deductible in the USA.