Choose Your Pathway
Choose a clear pathway for your calling, and develop the competencies needed to serve responsibly.
Biblical and Theological Studies
Biblical understanding, responsible interpretation, theology, and research.
Ministry and Leadership
Pastoral service, worship leadership, ministry governance, and organizational responsibilities.
Christian Care and Personal Development
Christian counseling, coaching, discipleship, and spiritual formation, with ethical boundaries and appropriate referrals.
Award Definitions
Degrees — sustained academic study, assessed competencies, and program-specific culminating work.
Certificates — focused preparation in a defined subject or ministry practice.
Specializations — focused study within a broader program; each Christian Life Coaching specialization consists of one course.
EBI FLEX PATH • FORMATION TO MASTERY
Your Schedule Is Full. Your Growth Still Matters.
Progress through focused study, assessed competencies, and required live labs.
Pursue biblical education through focused lessons, self-paced coursework, practical projects, and mentor support—alongside required monthly live labs.
Completion requires all coursework, mastery standards, and required live labs.
Monthly starts • Limited enrollment each month
Make your study time count
Plan recorded lessons and readings around your responsibilities while meeting required live labs and program deadlines.
Know your next step
Clear lessons, milestones and assessment criteria guide your progress.
Earn meaningful achievement
Work toward a degree through demonstrated understanding and practical application.
Understand the expectations
Your program map and mentor feedback help you know what is required and where to improve.
Stay connected
Learn with fellow ambassadors in monthly live labs and receive mentor support.
Flexible study. Real formation.
Study at a pace you can sustain within your enrollment window. Program completion requires at least five qualifying live labs in five separate months. Monthly labs are scheduled as three-hour sessions; recordings do not replace required live participation. Coursework completion alone does not remove these requirements.
Who It’s For
- Returning learners seeking a clear structure
- Working adults planning study around responsibilities
- Ministry leaders who want stronger biblical understanding and responsible application
Whether you are beginning or continuing your biblical education, explore the Academics page to find a program that fits your calling.
How It Works
Begin with orientation and review your program map. Each standard course includes four major lessons, five-question knowledge checks after each lesson, four milestones, and one final project. Receive mentor feedback, revise your work as needed, and demonstrate mastery.
Approval of Milestone 4 opens the final project, which must meet proficiency standards. Graduate programs also require their assigned book reports and thesis or dissertation work.
Use the dedicated Flex Path application for adult Flex Path degrees. Visit Certificate Programs for certificate and youth enrollment forms.
Flex Path Programs and Competencies
Foundation / Undergraduate
Diploma in Biblical Studies
Explain New Testament teaching, interpret passages in context and apply truth to discipleship.
Associate in Biblical Studies
Trace the Old Testament story, compare genres and covenant settings, and connect texts responsibly.
Bachelor in Biblical Studies
Analyze humanity, authority, stewardship, the Spirit and redemption; justify ethical ministry applications.
Master’s
Master of Biblical Studies
Synthesize faith, prayer, purpose, relationships and ministry; defend a sustained biblical argument.
Master of Divinity
Integrate theology, administration, pastoral care, research and proclamation in responsible ministry decisions.
Master of Theology
Use primary texts, advanced interpretation and doctrinal synthesis to investigate questions and defend conclusions.
Master of Arts in Worship and Music Ministry — Integrate worship theology, musicianship, arranging, songwriting, production and pastoral leadership in an applied capstone.
Master of Arts in Christian Counseling — Demonstrate listening, assessment, care planning, ethical boundaries, safeguarding and appropriate crisis referral in supervised pastoral practice.
Master of Arts in Advanced Life Coaching and Spiritual Development — Develop coaching agreements, listening and inquiry; support goals, habits, accountability, resilience and voluntary Christian spiritual formation; evaluate supervised practice.
Doctoral
Doctor of Divinity
Evaluate apologetics, church history, biblical history and systematic theology; defend a dissertation argument.
Doctor of Theology
Investigate advanced biblical history, apologetics and systematic theology including sin and salvation; defend a focused scholarly contribution.
Doctor of Ministry in Ministry Governance and Organizational Leadership
Evaluate governance, ethics, leadership, finance and organizational change; investigate a ministry problem and defend an evaluated improvement or launch through an applied capstone.
Flex Path FAQs
Is it fully self-paced?
Coursework is self-paced within program rules and the enrollment window; required live labs and review checkpoints apply.
How do I follow my program?
Follow your program map and complete required coursework, assessments, live labs, and program-specific culminating work with mentor feedback.
How do I demonstrate learning?
Knowledge checks, original milestone responses, feedback/corrections and final projects assessed with rubrics.
Can I finish just by watching videos?
No, required submissions, proficiency, labs and all program requirements must be met.
What does it cost?
Program tuition ranges from $349 for Diploma to $899 for Doctorate. Graduation and applicable additional fees are separate. See Tuition and Fees below and confirm your program and payment arrangement with Admissions.
Will prior study count?
Administration evaluates prior study under EBI policy; acceptance is not automatic.
How do I begin?
Review your program and admissions requirements, apply, and confirm the next available monthly start with Administration.
Tuition and Fees
Graduation fees
Undergraduate: $85
Graduate: $185
Postgraduate: $300
Applicable other fees
Master's double major: $199
Doctoral double major: $299
Extension fee: $99
Late payment fee: $35
Life experience: $249
Payment options and terms
Choose one-time payment or three, six, nine, or twelve payments. Payment examples divide tuition only; graduation and applicable other fees are separate. Installments are rounded to cents; the final payment is adjusted to equal exact tuition. All tuition and fees must be paid in full before graduation, even if the payment plan has not ended. Payment dates and handling of additional fees are specified in the payment arrangement.
Refund policy
All tuition and fees paid to Elijah Bible Institute are nonrefundable, except where required by applicable law. Review program requirements and payment terms before enrolling or paying.
DIPLOMA
$349
3 payments $116.33
6 payments $58.17
9 payments $38.78
12 payments $29.08
Associate in Biblical Studies
$499
3 payments $166.33
6 payments $83.17
9 payments $55.44
12 payments $41.58
BACHELOR'S
$599
3 payments $199.67
6 payments $99.83
9 payments $66.56
12 payments $49.92
MASTER’S
$699
3 payments $233.00
6 payments $116.50
9 payments $77.67
12 payments $58.25
DOCTORATE
$899
3 payments $299.67
6 payments $149.83
9 payments $99.89
12 payments $74.92