Men and women with evangelical convictions from all Christian denominations.

We are looking for those with both a hunger and a gifting for Bible-teaching ministry.

The course is aimed particularly towards accessibility for those in churches across Nigeria.

We also welcome applications from across West Africa and beyond.

Expository teaching is an approach to God’s word, rather than another alternative method of Bible study. Either we come to the Bible humbly, desiring to hear God's voice and expose what He wants to say to us, or we impose on the text something that we want to say instead. Therefore, the most important choice is not one method of Bible study as opposed to another, but to adopt the philosophy of exposition over imposition.

1. We focus single-mindedly on expository teaching and Word ministry in this intensive course.

2. We are concerned with developing students' spoken ministry skills rather than their essay writing capabilities.

3. We believe that "expression deepens impression", so each student will give around 20 presentations from Scripture during their time on the course. Everyone is followed by constructive criticism and feedback.

The course includes in-depth study of Bible books, a thorough Bible overview, Principles of biblical preaching, preaching/teaching practice classes and engagement with pastoral issues.

The course can be taken full-time in one year or a modified termly part-time, where the candidate takes the course a term or two at a time, based on the candidate’s preference. But, he/she must begin with term one and can chose the order the take the others.

Students may take the course part-time whilst serving at a church (or para-church agency) or continuing with a secular job during the rest of the week.

We will be teaching Monday to Thursday each week to allow weekend church placements at a distance if required. With the part-time option, those living away from Abuja may need to take a leave or permission from their office or supervising officer.

The course provides a thorough grounding in Bible-teaching for ministry apprentices, as well as for those who already have a regular ministry in their own churches.

Each student will be given the opportunity to focus on developing practical skills in a particular area of ministry. For many, the course will be an important part of testing their suitability for this calling.

Some evidence of experience in teaching the Bible will be expected. This may have been gained in preaching, or (more often) in small group contexts such as youth and children's work.

Students should have already gained a reputation for being doers, as well as hearers, of the word.

The course meets on Monday to Thursday, for three terms, totalling 30 weeks in each year. You will be expected to attend in excess of 90% of your classes.

It is possible to take the course as a residential student or as a day visitor. We offer a limited number of on-site residential places and it is on first come, first served basis.

The primary aim of the course is to see Christ glorified by training preachers. Alongside this central concern we will be training men and women to teach the Bible in other contexts, such as youth and children's work, evangelism and women's ministry.

ABC seeks both to equip and encourage Christians to understand the Bible accurately, apply the Bible appropriately and teach the Bible effectively.
ABC in 2014, entered into partnership with ECWA Theological Seminary Kagoro (ETSK) to set up a preaching centre. This necessitated the College’s relocation to Kagoro, Kaduna State. Consequently, lectures for 2015/2016 Academic session resumed at Kagoro on 15th September, 2015.