HOW TO APPLY
Rolling Admissions | $25 Application Fee | 7 Steps to Enrollment
The Seven Steps to Enrollment
From the moment you submit your application to the moment you enroll, here is exactly what to expect.
01 — Connect Reach out. Browse the website. Schedule a 15-minute call with our admissions team. Email us. Visit a Dominion Weekend if you can. Get a sense of who we are and ask the questions that are on your heart. We would rather you ask everything up front than wonder silently after you enroll.
02 — Submit Your Student Application Complete the JBC Student Application along with the $25 non-refundable application fee. The application asks for personal information, your testimony, your sense of calling, your local church involvement, and your reasons for pursuing training at JBC. Plan about 45–60 minutes to complete it well. We are not looking for polished prose — we are looking for honesty.
03 — Submit Your References JBC requires two references. One must come from your current pastor or a credentialed ministry leader who knows you well. The other may come from anyone who can speak honestly to your character, calling, and readiness — typically a long-term friend in the faith, a mentor, or a previous ministry leader. Family members do not qualify as references.
04 — Pastoral Reference Conversation Our team will reach out directly to your pastoral reference for a brief conversation. This is not a formality. We want to hear from the people who are already walking with you spiritually, and we want them to know who is forming you alongside them. JBC was built to strengthen the local church — not to compete with it — and pastoral partnership is where that starts.
05 — Admissions Interview You will be scheduled for a 30–45 minute admissions interview with our team. We will talk about your testimony, your calling, your expectations for JBC, and any questions you still have. This is also when you will ask us anything you have been wondering about us. Discernment runs both directions.
06 — Decision After the interview, we pray, we review the full file, and we send you a written decision. Most decisions are returned within 14 days of the completed interview. Decisions come in three forms:
- Full Admission — You are in, with no conditions attached.
- Conditional Admission — You are in, with specific formation requirements identified up front (typically related to local church engagement, prior coursework, or specific spiritual disciplines).
- Deferred Decision — Not the right season yet, typically with an invitation to apply again in a future term once specific recommendations have been addressed.
07 — Enroll If admitted, you will receive an enrollment packet with everything you need to register for your first term — degree program confirmation, course registration instructions, payment plan options if needed, and your JBC student email setup. From there, you choose your starting term, register for classes, and step into the room.
Documents You Will Need
Before you start your application, make sure you have the following ready:
✓ Completed JBC Student Application
✓ $25 Application Fee
✓ Three References (including one pastoral)
✓ Your Personal Testimony (written, in the application)
✓ Your Statement of Calling (written, in the application)
✓ High School Diploma or Equivalent (or documentation of alternate educational path)
✓ Current Local Church Information
FAQs
Q&A 1: “What if my pastor isn’t sure about JBC yet?”
We provide resources for pastors who want to learn more about JBC before they write a reference or sign off on your enrollment. If your pastor has questions, have them call us. We are happy to talk.
Q&A 2: “What if I don’t have a current pastor or local church?”
Being committed to a healthy local church is a non-negotiable for JBC. If you are not currently planted somewhere, we will ask you to address that before we move forward with your application. We are not gatekeeping for the sake of it — we believe local church covering is essential to your spiritual safety and your long-term fruitfulness. If you are between churches or in a hard season around church involvement, schedule a call with us. We will walk that conversation with you honestly.
Q&A 3: “What if I’m coming from a non-charismatic background?”
You are welcome. JBC has students from a wide range of backgrounds — Pentecostal, charismatic, evangelical, Reformed, non-denominational, and traditions that have historically been skeptical of the present-day operation of the gifts of the Spirit. We will not pressure you to believe something you have not yet examined. We will not water down what we believe Scripture teaches and what we believe the Spirit is doing in this generation. We will create space for the Holy Spirit to move and trust Him to do what only He can do. Many of our most powerfully marked students came from backgrounds that taught them the gifts had ceased. They came open. He met them.
Q&A 4: “What if I’m older or returning to school after many years away?”
Many of our students are working adults, parents, ministry leaders, and second-career students returning to formal training after years — or decades — away from a classroom. Our hybrid online format, 9-week terms, and in-person Dominion Weekends are designed for exactly that reality. Age is not a barrier at JBC. Hunger is what matters. If you sense the Lord drawing you back into formal training, that itself is a strong signal worth honoring.
Q&A 5: “What if I haven’t graduated high school yet, or I’m in another educational situation?”
Reach out before you apply. We will walk through your situation and help you understand what is possible. We have approved students in non-traditional educational paths, but we want to set you up for success rather than rush you into a program that is not the right fit yet.
Q&A 6: “What happens if I’m not accepted?”
We do not look at a non-acceptance as a final word. More often than not, a deferred decision comes with specific recommendations for next steps — additional ministry experience, a season of healing or restoration, deeper involvement in your local church, completion of certain prior coursework — and an invitation to reapply in a future term. Our goal is the right student in the right season, not a higher enrollment number. If we say not yet, we usually mean exactly that. Not yet.