Hiebert, Al. (2005). Character with Competence Education: The Bible College Movement in Canada. Stienbach, MB: Association of Canadian Bible Colleges.
Commissioned by the former Association of Canadian Bible Colleges (this organization has since merged with Christian Higher Education in Canada and is now known as CHEC), Dr. Al Hiebert has produced Character With Competence Education as an attempt to describe the nature, motivations and recent trends among Canadian Bible colleges. It is the author’s desire to have an impact on Canadian society by broadening the knowledge of what is actually happening in Canada’s evangelical community and improve the perceptions and understandings of Bible college education among Canada’s intelligentsia (p. 51).
It is Hiebert’s contention that Canadian Bible college education provides character and spiritual development in addition to academic formation – hence the title of the book. According to the author, this holistic approach to human development fills a gap seemingly abandoned by the universities in the past generation or two.
Probably the greatest strength of this book is that is contains a snapshot of historical and contemporary efforts in the development and administration of Christian higher education in Canada. For those with a limited understanding or history in this field, Hiebert’s book is sure to become required reading. This book fulfils the author’s purpose by providing the reader an overview of the efforts undertaken by many Christian educators who have strived to develop and justify Bible college education among the evangelical and secular education community in Canada. Thus Character with Competence Education serves as a platform for the next generation of educational administration leaders.
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