Accreditation
Accreditation is the act of certifying that an educational institution maintains suitable standards; the granting of approval to an institution of learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements. Specifically, accreditation is the review of a school's course offerings and procedures by a group of its peers to certify that school is meeting its own stated objectives and offering its students the education it promises them.
As you become effective in the release of divine power through your life, people will take notice and naturally give place for you and your ministry (Prov. 22:29 ). This is exactly what happened with Jesus. He had no accredited degrees, but the power that flowed through His hands caused multitudes to come to Him. Your Spirit-anointed ministry is what accredits our program and opens the doors before you for a continually expanding impact on His world.
Accreditation is "a review by your peers" that ensures that you are offering a quality program. The FIELD SEC has accreditation. The FIELD SEC's peers are other Spirit-filled Christian educators, such as C. Peter Wagner's Apostolic Council for Educational Accountability and the Worldwide Accreditation Commission of Christian Educational Institutions. The U.S. Department of Education is not a peer of The FIELD SEC. The rules maintained by the US Department of Education for accreditation are, in our minds, unbiblical.
If The FIELD SEC were recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, Jesus Christ would not be allowed to be a teacher at our school, for Jesus does not meet two of the accreditation standards. He does not have an accredited degree, nor does He publish regularly.
The FIELD SEC feels that establishing any standard that bars Christ from the institution is unbiblical and unacceptable. Thus The FIELD SEC has chosen not to pursue government-recognized accreditation, as we believe it would damage the Spirit-anointed lamad based program God has asked us to present to the world.
Government-recognized accreditation is not necessary for the vocations we are training people in, which include: Biblical Studies, Christian Arts, Christian Counseling, Christian Entrepreneurship, Christian Leadership, Divine Healing, Divinity, Intercession, Ministry, Missions and Evangelism, Prophetic Ministry, Theology, Worship Ministry, and Youth Ministry. People can function and hold jobs in all of these areas without government-recognized accreditation.
Individuals seeking employment in government-licensed positions such as public school teachers, state-licensed psychologists or psychiatrists, and non-church-related counselors definitely need government-recognized accredited degrees. Generally, people working in ministry positions do not need a government-accredited degree.? A number of churches do take a stand against the church voluntarily placing itself under government regulations.
The FIELD requires all of the above; government accrediting boards require none of them. We believe that the approach The FIELD has taken is superior.
