Core Values
- Live by biblical standards.
- Love and respect for others.
- Pursue excellence and integrity.
- Demonstrate honesty and impartiality.
- Work together for collective success.
- Exhibit dependence on the Holy Spirit.
Mission
ABC trains men and women to become disciples of Jesus Christ, serve God and the local church, and reach the unreached of Ethiopia, Africa, and the world as people of the Spirit and people of the Book.
Vision
We envision qualified and equipped ABC graduates contributing to an increasingly redeemed and transformed Ethiopia through the establishing and strengthening of local churches among every people group in the country and through expressions of compassion that are sustainable, create independence, and enhance the capacity of people to live for God and serve others.
Goals
- To train men and women as servant leaders to serve God, the church, Ethiopia, Africa, and the world through a thorough knowledge of Scripture and a daily reliance on the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit.
- To provide opportunities for students to live out the lessons taught in the classroom and chapel.
- To develop an environment where people love and serve each other.
- To employ qualified people who seek excellence and strive to be life-long learners.
- To function as an indigenous training ministry with leadership, vision, curriculum, and funding generated from within Ethiopia.
Objectives
- By graduating biblically literate and Holy Spirit empowered students who serve the local churches of Ethiopia as pastors, teachers, missionaries, evangelists, prophets, and administrators.
- By developing and annually evaluating the curriculum so that it supports and fulfills the mission of the College.
- By functioning as a research institution addressing contextual, theological issues.
- By engaging in evangelism, church planting, and missions.
- By maintaining intercollegiate relationships with other Bible colleges and seminaries both in Ethiopia and throughout Africa, especially other Assemblies of God affiliated schools.