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Grand Canyon University Articulation Agreement

February 8, 2018 by Trevor Stolebarger

Please allow me to share a quick update with you regrading Calvary Chapel University and some exciting developments with Grand Canyon University, one of the largest private Christian universities in the nation. GCU and CCU are elated to announce a brand new articulation agreement that covers transferring credits from CCU to GCU and having a dedicated CCU liaison to assist in all transfer, admissions and scheduling matters. This is now available to any CCU alumnus, CEU or personal enrichment student from CCU.

Additionally, GCU has graciously offered to fly you out, at their expense, to their campus in Phoenix, AZ to learn more about traditional and distance learning (online) modalities, transfer credits, programmatic financial literacy as well as to meet the Dean and Student Services team. The goal is to have you fly out in the morning, learn all you need through the day and be home for dinner. This offer is valid for any student, current or past, from CCU as well as any of their family, friends or any other referrals.

If you don’t already have a copy of your unofficial transcripts, you can access through our Populi student portal at https://myccu.populiweb.com, or you can order Official Transcripts here. Your first step is to connect with our dedicated GCU Liaison, Jim Pangborn, by clicking this link; https://www.gcu.edu/udc/jim.pangborn and filling out your information. Jim will get in touch with you at his earliest convenience.

A great double blessing for all! Your credits transfer into GCU and you or your child, family or friends can visit GCU to see how you can continue on your journey. CCU is excited about our new partnership with GCU and know you will be too!

Thanks for your time,

Chapin Marsh, President

Calvary Chapel University

CCU | CCBC Residential Partnership – Hybrid Program

July 16, 2017 by Trevor Stolebarger

Earn a B.A.C.E. On-Campus in Four Years!

Thanks to our new HYBRID BACHELOR’S PROGRAM with CCBC, CCU / CCBC students can now earn a four-year Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education Degree while living on-campus. This program provides the perfect balance of on-campus Bible & ministry classes from CCBC and online general education with CCU.

*The last two minutes of the video are about this program.

Program Description:

Students will take nine credits with CCBC on-campus each semester.
Students will take nine credits with CCU online each semester.
At the end of four years, students will graduate with an Associate of Applied Science in Biblical Studies Degree from CCBC and a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education Degree from CCU.

B.A.C.E. Degrees Specializations:

Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Educational Leadership
Master’s & doctorate degrees are available, but vary on length and cost.

Program Cost:

Cost = $4,475 / Semester (This cost includes a 2.5% cash/check discount.)
This includes: CCBC & CCU tuition at a discount, housing, food, Logos Bible Software, and more.

Want to Learn More?

Fill out the interest form at the bottom of this page to learn how you can join us this fall semester or call CCBC at (951)696-5944 for more details. CCU can be reached by phone at (954)453-9228.

CCU | CCBC Residential Partnership – New Accelerated Bachelor’s Program

June 27, 2017 by Trevor Stolebarger

Calvary Chapel Bible College is excited to announce a new Residential Partnership with Calvary Chapel University! CCU has just turned in their TRACS application and is pursuing accreditation. CCBC students have another great path towards a bachelor’s, master’s or even a doctorate degree, all while living on-campus in Murrieta, CA!

Earn a B.A.B.S. On-Campus in Only Three Years!

Thanks to our new ACCELERATED BACHELOR’S PROGRAM with CCU, CCBC students can now earn a three-year Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies Degree while living on-campus. That’s one year faster than the typical bachelor’s degree programs at most schools. Completing this degree two semesters earlier than normal will save students a lot of money and allow them to enter the workforce or a graduate school a full year earlier. This program provides the perfect balance of on-campus Bible & ministry classes from CCBC and online general education from CCU.

*The first two minutes of the video are about this program.

Program Description:

Students will take fourteen credits with CCBC on-campus each semester.
Students will take six credits with CCU online each semester.
At the end of just three years, students will graduate with an Associate of Applied Science in Biblical Studies Degree from CCBC and a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies Degree from CCU.

B.A.B.S. Degree Specializations:

PLEASE NOTE: Choosing a specialization will lengthen this program to four years.

Biblical Leadership
Biblical Counseling
Women’s Ministry
Youth Ministry
Church Planting
Worship
Master’s & doctorate degrees are available, but vary on length and cost.

Program Cost:

Cost = $4,585/ Semester ($4,475 cash/check discounted price)
This includes: CCBC & CCU tuition at a discount, housing, food, Logos Bible Software, and more.

Want to Learn More?

Fill out the interest form to learn how you can join us this fall semester or call CCBC at (951)696-5944 for more details. CCU can be reached by phone at (954)453-9228.

The Beacon

April 12, 2017 by Pamela Prince

CCU is excited to be partnering with Calvary Chapel Bible College Murrieta in providing CCBC students, alumni and new students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor’s degree… WHILE LIVING ON CAMPUS! This partnership provides students the perfect balance of on-campus Bible and ministry classes from CCBC, combined with online general education courses through Calvary Chapel University. Post-Graduate and Christian Education degrees available on campus as well. For more info go to www.CCBC.info/ccu

Learn more on this partnership by viewing the video below

Click on photo above for more information & to apply

CCU has now partnered with Youth Development Inc. (YDI) to help serve youth, worldwide, everyday in Jesus name! Read more about YDI and the Headwaters Lodge. Learn how you may want to visit this wonderful retreat center in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. CCU students can now earn your degree while serving at YDI!

YDI March 2017 – Newletter

First, THANK YOU! Phew! It feels like we have made it part of the way through some major changes and we can see the light at the end of that tunnel! I wanted to update you as we thank you for praying and supporting us at Youth Development Inc., (YDI), and Calvary Chapel University, (CCU).

Loving Jesus and Sharing His Love Worldwide Everyday

1. Thanks for praying for us…it truly is the most important thing we need and appreciate about what you have done for us.

2. For all who have donated money or resources, again, thank you! We have invested a lot toward the CCU application for accreditation to TRACS, which has now been submitted for review! THANK YOU!

3. The merge with YDI and CCU has been enormously blessed by God. Examples include the immediate increase at the YDI lodge of camps and retreats coming up, leaders living onsite and the most recent blessing of God selling our lake property! This sale has resulted in YDI having some much needed resources to put in new tile in bathrooms, build a new maintenance building next to our barn, paint for our duplexes, prepare plans to build a new fellowship hall and expand rooms to allow for larger groups to enjoy the lodge and the Lord, and much more!

4. Our very recent partnership with Calvary Chapel Bible College (CCBC), Murietta has started out with a very loud bang! In our first three days we had dozens of phone calls, emails and sign ups from their college fair. The students want to transfer into CCU to complete their degree from CCU!! Thank you Lord!

5. Our faculty, staff, deans, directors and students serve at Calvary Chapels around the world like: CC Philly, CC Old Bridge, CC Ft. Lauderdale, CC Las Vegas, CC San Diego, CC Glenwood Springs, CC Lone Mountain, CC Palm City, CC Santa Barbara, CC Pacific Hills, CC Costa Mesa, CC Downey, Horizon Indianapolis, Horizon San Diego, Port Loyola CC in Belize City, CC Merida Norte, CC Uganda and many, more! The Lodge in Head Waters serves many churches from many denominations as well as Calvary Chapels like: CC Lynchburg, CC Fredericksburg, Horizon Harrisonburg, Rock Ministries in Philly, Cornerstone Chapel, Salisbury Christian School, Blue Ridge Christian, Grace Christian School, Faith Christian School, Calvary Chapel Flauvana, CC Miami, CC Lighthouse United and many more!
Here are our updated prayer requests:

Believe it or not we will be hitting the road and meeting with pastors, superintendents, para-church featuring ministry leaders and others. Our footprint in all our areas where we have leaders is growing. So, we would like to ask for prayer for donations of a car, truck or RV so we can wrap with our CCU @ YDI logo.
We are also looking for a boat to be used for meetings with donors, sharing with kids, ministry groups we partner with and more. We have a family who has committed to covering the first year’s slip rent for a boat should anyone be blessed to give theirs away and get the tax write-off and joy of knowing many kids and others will be on it weekly.
We are prayerfully moving forward to improve many aspects of what we do at YDI and CCU. As noted, we are already improving the Head Waters Lodge. We need pretty much everything in order to build our new addition of a fellowship hall on the Lodge property, which, God willing, will allow 50-75 more campers, almost doubling our capacity. We could also double our summer Doulos Servant program and double the number of CCU or Gap year students serving and living at the Lodge. As you pray, the specifics of what we need, by faith, include:

Favor with county planning, architectural renderings, permits
Construction supplies like foundation work, electrical, lumber, roofing, flooring, and dry wall
And the list goes on

Ok, that was a bunch of blessings from the Lord. We are thankful for you and if you want to send us your prayer requests please know we do pray for you too!
God is delivering His promise in Isaiah 54:2-4
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit the nations, and make the desolate cities inhabited. Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.”
Thanks for being on this journey with us!

Love,  Chapin and Crew

CCU recently submitted the Application for Accreditation to TRACS. TRACS is recognized by both the United States Department of Education (USDOE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a national institutional accrediting agency for Christian postsecondary institutions, colleges, universities, and seminaries.

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Summer 2017 Semester

Module 1 Classes Begin   May 15, 2017
Last day to Add/Drop with partial refund   May 29, 2017
Last day of classes   July 9, 2017
Module 2 Classes Begin   June 12, 2017
Last day to Add/Drop with partial refund   June 26, 2017
Last day of classes   August 6, 2017
Module 3 Classes Begin   July 10, 2017
Last day to Add/Drop with partial refund   July 24, 2017
Last day of classes   September 3, 2017

Is CCU Going Emergent?

September 20, 2011 by CCU Admin

“Spiritual Formation ?????”

That was the beginning of a kind email we received this morning related to the School of Ministry test pilot course we are offering this fall.

As many of you know, Calvary Chapel University has partnered with the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry to offer some of their courses online. For the next twelve months we are running a test pilot program to get acclimated and work out the kinks. The current course that is being offered is called “Spiritual Formation”. The SOM course description can be found here.

This morning’s email went on to express concern that the Spiritual Formation course could be a part of the contemplative prayer movement that currently exists. The writer went on to say, “Spiritual Formation is being promoted in many denominations and at the center of it, in most cases, is Contemplative prayer, a form or Eastern Mysticism. A popular item in Spiritual Formation is also Lectio Divina, a basis for contemplative prayer and no different from transcendental meditation.”

This is a valid concern and an easy misunderstanding for someone reading the title of the course. We were grateful that someone would reach out to us by email rather than jump to wild conclusions. When we saw the email our Director of Operations picked up the phone and explained the following.

First, the Spiritual Formation course taught by Carl Westerlund is based on an essential course taught at Dallas Theological Seminary that carries the same name. The course has been a part of the DTS curriculum since the origin of the school in 1927. Obviously, the course and its content predates the recent emergence of eastern mysticism in the church.

Second, the DTS course was originally designed by Lewis Sperry Chaffer to emphasize the spiritual growth and spiritual disciplines of the pastor in training. Chaffer’s concern with Seminaries at the time was that pastors were being trained to do ministry, but the spiritual health of the pastor was being neglected. Scholars were being produced, but sanctification was almost ignored entirely. It was out of this concern that Chaffer produced the Spiritual Formation class. He also wrote a book called He That is Spiritual on the same subject. If you are interested in the DTS description of the current Spiritual Formation courses you can find their FAQ sheet here. (http://www.dts.edu/departments/academic/sfl/sf/faq/) We would also recommend the recent history of Dallas Theological Seminary written by John Hannah; An Uncommon Union.

Third, The School of Ministry and those in Calvary Chapel recognizes the fact that there are some out there that use the term “Spiritual Formation” to represent a pagan philosophy in Eastern Mysticism. The term has been hijacked — along with many others — to mean something that is against the clear teachings of scripture. This being the case, we are continually faced with a choice on whether we should change the terms we use. In this particular instance, we have decided to continue using the term and then explain the distinctions when necessary.

Fourth, Here is a copy of Carl’s Syllabus if anyone would like to look in depth at the content of the course. I (Josh) have been editing the audio and helping Carl get all the lectures online. I’m deeply impressed with the content and I hope that more students get a chance to enroll. Carl is a gem in the Calvary Chapel movement and he (and the SOM program) has not been utilized enough. That, of course, is my editorial opinion.

So before anyone goes off and says that Calvary Chapel University is teaching Eastern Mysticism, we thought we would provide this short explanation. For further inquiries, please direct your questions to our office through our contact page.

Grand Canyon University Articulation Agreement