The MBI Story: The Vision and Worldwide Impact of the Moody Bible Institute

by James Vincent; Jerry Jenkins

Publisher:

Moody Publishers

, 2011

Overview

Moody Bible Institute will celebrate 125 years of ministry in 2011. The "official" history of MBI is being updated by Jim Vincent, to be released in time for Founder's Week in February, 2011.

Jim Vincent (BA, UCLA; MA, UIC), was a member of faculty, an editor of Moody Magazine, and is today a senior editor for Moody Publishers. Jim helped update The Story of MBI (released in 1986), and has written Parting the Waters and co-authored A Vision with Wings.

This volume will be the most comprehensive, up to date review of the history, ministry and impact of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. A four color photo insert is planned, along with a helpful appendix with the original constitution and bylaws, as well as a timeline of significant dates and events.

Contents

Foreword by Jerry B. Jenkins
Introduction by J. Paul Nyquist
Chapter 1: The School D.L. Moody Founded
Chapter 2: The Gospel Wagon and the E-Book
Chapter 3: Growing Tall
Chapter 4: The Next Forty Years
Chapter 5: The Halls of Presidents
Chapter 6: The Around-the-Clock Undergraduate School
Chapter 7: Training Pastors and Worship Leaders
Chapter 8: "Oh, You're from Moody"
Chapter 9: On the Air
Chapter 10: The Name You Can Trust
Chapter 11: Time to Innovate
Chapter 12: Strategies in the Twenty-First Century
Appendix: Official Documents, Significant Dates and Events

Product Details

• Title : The MBI Story: The Vision and Worldwide Impact of the Moody Bible Institute
• Authors:
  • Vincent, James
  • Jenkins, Jerry B.
• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Publication Date: 2011
• ISBN: 9780802477910

About the Authors

JAMES VINCENT (B.A., UCLA ; M.A., University of Illinois) served as assistant professor of communications at MBI for ten years and is now senior editor at Moody Publishers. He has written or cowritten three books, including the centennial edition of MBI: The Story of Moody Bible Institute. Jim lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, with his wife, Lori, and their three sons.