American Chrsitian College - Torchbearer Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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American Christian College opened its doors for its first student on September 14, 1970, but the planning of the program of the college dates back several years prior to this opening date. The idea for the college has been a long-standing dream of its president, Dr. Billy James Hargis, who has felt that there is a definite need for an institution at the college level which would inculcate those same ideas and ideals which form a foundation for the Church of the Christian Crusade. No institution of higher education can be fully understood apart from its philosophy, purposes and obiectives. American Christian College has recognized this from the beginning and in all of the preliminary planning has attempted to see that the curriculum which has been de- veloped, the administrative organization, the selection of the faculty, the admission policies for students, as well as other educational experiences provided for both stu- dents and faculty, conform to the basic philosophy of the institution. The obiectives of the American Christian College are both spiritual and academic. Spiritually, we seek... -to create assurance that God is the Creator and Ruler of an orderly universe, -to point lives toward Jesus Christ, resulting in ethical and moral fitness, -to demonstrate that man's spirituality is the center of his education, and that learn- ing is a lifelong process, -to train leaders in Christian education, Christian ministry, and Christian well-being, -to help each individual arrive at an understanding of himself, his fellow man, and true reconciliation to God through faith in Jesus Christ, thus enabling man to become fully mature, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. CII Timothy 3:i7D Academically, we seek . . . -to promote the understanding of human personality and behavior, as well as the physical and biological elements involved in our environment, -to develop the esthetic and cultural patterns of living, -to train leaders in business administration, and to provide a sound academic foundation for all phases of economic endeavor, -to encourage vocational efficiency, adequate communication, appreciation of our American society and the historical processes which made it possible. The American Christian College-strongly Christian and proudly American-seeks to develop Christian leadership and to assist man to achieve harmony with God and with his fellow man, enabling him to become increasingly free and increasingly pro- ductive as a Christian and as a citizen.