The Church  
The purpose of this class is to give the student an understanding of
exactly what "the Church" is biblically.

If you have not yet signed in for this course, please do so now.

• AREAS COVERED:
  I.    THE IDEA, THE MEMBERS, AND THE DEFINITION OF “THE CHURCH"
  II.   HOW & WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED
  III.  BIBLICAL AUTHORITY
        The Church’s Authority
        Authority in the Church
  IV.  CHURCH HISTORY TO THE PRESENT DAY
  
  

• INSTRUCTIONS:
    - Student is required to read the text, "The Church," by Dr. T.E. VanBuskirk, reading all scripture references in their Bible (KJV only) that are not completely written into the textbook.
    - Do not study more than one lesson per week.
       Minimum attendance for the course is 5 weeks.
    - The student is required to complete the test for each of the four sections.
    - There will be a final test at the end of the course.  All tests will be open book.
  

• GRADING:
  All tests receive equal weight.
  

• PROCEDURE:
  1. Read the required text, The Church.
  2. After reading a section of the text, then click on the test below that corresponds with that section.
  3. Fill in your user name, your user ID, and your e-mail address according to the testing instructions, then click on start and proceed with the test.  If you do not fill out the test information page with all of the required information, then the test will be discarded because there will be no way to know who submitted the test.
  

• TESTING:  Make sure you read the testing instructions if you have not already done so.
  ATTENTION: You MAY NOT take, or retake, more than one test on any one day in any one subject.  If you fail a test, you cannot retake it on the same day.  You must restudy the section involved, finding all of the correct answers in the textbook and then wait until at least the next day to repeat the test.
  

• SECTION TESTS:
  Take these tests after completing the corresponding section in your textbook.
  NOTE: If the test does not open automatically, then refresh the page by pushing F5 or clicking the refresh button on your browser.
  First Section test   Second Section test
  Third Section test  Fourth Section test
  NOTE:  If you had any wrong answers on any test, whether or not your received a passing grade, then you must restudy that section of the text and find all of the correct answers to the questions you missed on the test before proceeding.
  

• FINAL TEST:
  - Once you have completed all sections of the textbook and passed all of the corresponding tests, and found the correct answers to any questions missed on any test, then you may Retrieve the Password and, upon receiving the Password, take the Final Test for the course.
  - You are not eligible to take the Final Test if you have not met the minimum attendance requirement of 5 weeks.
  - Once you pass the final test do not take it again.
  - If you fail the final test then you need to restudy both the textbook and all of the section tests and then retake the final test. Repeat this process until you pass the Final Test; however, you may not take the Final Test, or any other test, more than once on any one day.
  - If you miss any questions on the Final Test, even though you pass it, then you need to review the textbook and all of the section tests and find the correct answers to the questions you missed.
  

• BEGIN CLASS:
  - You may now go to the first lesson.
  - After you complete each section, return to this page to take the corresponding Section Test.
  - Now click this link, The Church, to go to the textbook.
  - Note: If you receive an error message when you try to access the textbook,
     then go to the Library Catalog and access the text directly from the "C" section.

(click on words or picture)
RETRIEVE PASSWORD

You must have this password to gain access to the Final Test.

FINAL TEST
Final test is "open book" i.e., you may use your
textbook and workbook while taking the final test.

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