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“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” John F. Kennedy

American Leadership Institute and Seminary (ALIS) is a private, independent, not-for-profit religious exempt institution located in the State of Georgia.

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Statement of Nondiscrimination

Consistent with federal and state law, American Leadership Institute and Seminary is an equal opportunity higher education institution open to any qualified individual and does not discriminate in any of its programs, procedures, or practices, on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, or veteran status. This non-discriminatory policy includes admission policies, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and all other institution administered programs.

History

While pursuing an earned Ph.D. in Management during the early 1970s, Dr. Borek developed an interest in leadership. Later, he taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate level and assumed many administrative positions in higher education. He concluded that educational programs were not preparing individuals for leadership positions. The conclusion was based on the many issues facing leaders in churches, businesses, governments, military institutions, and non-profit organizations, and the growing demand for adequate preparation of leaders.

During the 1980s, Dr. Borek discussed the need for leadership preparation with individuals inside and outside higher education. Having been one of the initial founders of a bank, insurance company, private foundation, and several for-profit businesses, he established a personal goal of working with like-minded individuals for the purpose of founding an institution of higher learning focused on value-based leadership.

In the 1990s, Dr. Borek began the process of founding a degree-granting institution of higher learning focused on preparing leaders through biblically-based higher education.

The dream became reality when in February 2006, several Christian leaders and institutions worked with Dr. Borek to establish the American Leadership Institute and Seminary.

Biblical Foundation Statement

THE SCRIPTURES. We believe that both the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired by God and are inerrant in the original writings. Through the providence of God, the Scriptures have been preserved and are the supreme and final and adequate authority in faith and life (Ps 19.7; 2 Tim 3.16; 2 Pet 1.21).

GOD. We believe that there is only one true and living God existing in three Persons–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit–each a distinct Person, but all of one essence and all having the same nature, perfections, and attributes, and each is worthy of precisely the same worship, confidence, and obedience (Gen 1.26; Jer 10.10; Matt 3.16-17; 28.19).

JESUS CHRIST. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, that He shed His blood on Calvary as a vicarious substitute, was buried, rose again bodily, and ascended to the Father according to the Scriptures (Isa 7.14; Matt 1.18-25; 1 Cor 15.3; Heb 4.15).

HOLY SPIRIT. We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, very God, co-existent with the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is the chief agent in the regeneration, the chief convictor of sin, and the chief comforter of the believer. Simultaneous with regeneration, the Holy Spirit baptizes the believer into the body of Christ (Matt 28.19; John 16.7-11; Acts 5.3-4; Rom 8.9; 1 Cor 12.12-14).

MAN. We believe that man is the direct creation of God–body, soul, and spirit–and is not in any sense the result of evolution but is made in the image of God. Adam, the first man, sinned by disobedience. This act resulted in the fall of mankind and incurred both physical and spiritual death for all (Gen 1.26-27; Rom 3.10,23; 5.12).

SALVATION. We believe that all who, in faith, receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior are born again by the Holy Spirit and thus become the children of God. Salvation involves redemption, regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification (John 1.12; 3.3; 17.17; Rom 8.29-30; Eph 2.8-9; 4.30; Tit 3.5).

SECOND COMING. We believe in the literal, visible, personal, pre-millennial, pre-tribulational return of Jesus Christ for His Church. At this event the dead in Christ and living believers will be translated to meet Him in the air. At the end of the seven year tribulation, Christ will visibly descend with the saints to establish His earthly millennial kingdom (Acts 1.11; 1 Thes 4.13-18; Rev 20.1-6).

SATAN. We believe that Satan was originally created a perfect being. He rebelled against God. As a result, he became depraved, the Devil, an adversary of God and His people, and leader of a host of angels who fell with him. Satan has been judged and defeated at the cross and awaits his ultimate doom at the Second Advent of Jesus Christ (Isa 14.13-14; Ezek 28.13-17; John 16.11; 1 Tim 3.7; Rev 20.10).

HEAVEN. We believe in the eternal abode of God and the holy angels, where Jesus intercedes for His people on earth and where the spirits of departed saints await their resurrected, glorified bodies. Heaven is a literal place of conscious bliss to which all saints go upon death and from which the Lord Jesus Christ will come to receive those saints who are alive at His coming. To depart and be in heaven is to be “present with the Lord” and so is “far better” than to remain alive on earth, but the eternal blessedness of heaven is only for those who possess eternal life through faith in the atoning work of Christ (Heb 12.22-24; John 14.1-3; 2 Cor 5.1-10; Phil 1.23, 3.20-21; I Thes 4.16-18; Rev 21.1-22.5; John 14.6).

HELL. We believe that hell is a literal place of judgment created for the devil and those angels who followed him in his rebellion against God. In the final state, the devil and his demons will spend eternity banished from the presence of God in the Lake of Fire. This same final punishment also awaits all unredeemed people who refuse to believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Scriptures declare that the torment of all the inhabitants in the Lake of Fire lasts forever. Prior to the final state, the soul of the unjust at death is condemned to Hades in a state of conscious torment until the resurrection of the unjust. At this resurrection, the disembodied soul is reunited with the resurrected body and cast into the Lake of Fire (Rev 20.10; Matt 25.41; Mark 9.43-48; Rev 14.11; 20.10, 15; Luke 16.19-31; Jn 5.29; Rev 20.11-15).

THE PRIESTHOOD OF THE BELIEVER. We believe in the priesthood of all believers so that every Christian has direct access to God in prayer through Jesus Christ, our great High Priest, and that there is no mediator between God and man other than Jesus Christ (Heb 4.16; 1 Tim 2.5; Rev 1.6).

SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER. We believe that salvation is not only a gift from God but also is sustained by the Lord. The Holy Spirit permanently indwells the believer and seals him in salvation for all eternity. Therefore, since salvation is wholly of the Lord, apart from the works of man, we hold that the believer shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation (John 10.28; 14.16-17,26; 1 Cor 2.9-14; Eph 1.13; 2.8-9; 1 Pet 1.5; Jude 24-25).

PROVIDENCE. We believe in the providence of God, but that He is not the author or approver of sin nor the destroyer of the free will and responsibility of man (John 3.16; Rom 8.28-30).

THE LORD’S DAY. We believe that Sunday is the Lord’s Day and is a Christian institution for regular observance of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private (1 Cor 16.2; Rev 1.10).

CREATION. We believe the triune God created the universe apart from pre-existing materials and without any evolutionary process. We believe in the historicity of the first eleven chapters of Genesis (Gen 1.1; Matt 19.4; John 1.1-3; Rom 1.20; Col 1.16-17; Heb 11.3).

THE LOCAL CHURCH. We believe that the New Testament church is a local body of baptized believers with Christ as its head and the Holy Spirit as its guide. New Testament churches promote God’s work by cooperating together for missions and many other joint efforts. The local church is to be governed independently of outside persons, bodies, groups, or authorities (Matt 28.16-20; Acts 1.6-8; 6.3; 1 Cor 12.12-14; Eph 1.3-6,22-23; 1 Thes 4.16-18).

ORDINANCES. We believe that the local church observes two ordinances–baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We believe that all who have received Christ as Savior and Lord should be baptized in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; that baptism is by immersion in the likeness of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ; and that the Lord’s Supper should be observed in remembrance of Him to show forth His death for our sins until He comes again (Matt 26.26-30; 28.19-20; Rom 6.3-6; 1 Cor 11.23-26).

Values

The Bible provides the truths and foundation for learning and ethical behavior by faculty, staff, students, and the members of the Board of Trustees.

• Each individual is created in God’s image, by God, and is entitled to respect and dignity.
• Each individual is unique and functions as a member of God’s dependent society.
• Each individual is called to be models of virtuous character and exemplary service to their churches and other organizations where they serve.
• Spiritual growth is an integral part of developing the total person.
• Higher education advances critical thinking and communication as the basis for intellectual development and exchange.
• Higher education prepares the total person to serve as stewards.
• Academic programs prepare individuals for decision making.

Philosophy of Education

The American Leadership Institute and Seminary believes in the preparation of leaders through Biblically-based higher education.

The institution believes that it’s Biblical Foundation Statement (above) along with quality academic programs is essential for the preparation of individuals who must function in a complex, diverse, interdependent society and the interpersonal relationships necessary to function in a Christ-like manner.

Vision

The American Leadership Institute and Seminary vision is to influence higher education’s role in preparing individuals who are equipped with appropriate academic knowledge and Biblical truths required to be leaders at all levels within organizations.

Purpose

The purpose of the American Leadership Institute and Seminary is to promote biblical educational training through correspondence, distance education media learning, remote seminars, and modules. The goal is to prepare Christian leaders for the promotion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and victorious living through the practices of biblical truths in all areas of life.

The purpose is accomplished through the delivery of biblically-based courses and programs focused on leadership. The institution awards undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as certificates for non-degree programs.

Objectives of the Institution

The purpose of the institution is accomplished through general objectives supported by the specific objectives established for each academic program. The institution’s general objectives are to:

• Prepare individuals with the knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ;
• Prepare individuals with the knowledge for promoting the Gospel of Jesus Christ;
• Prepare individuals to live in a Christ-like manner;
• Prepare individuals to better function within a complex, diverse, interdependent society;
• Prepare individuals to think critically;
• Prepare individuals to communicate effectively;
• Prepare individuals to serve as leaders;
• Promote interest in intellectual and social values;
• Discover, preserve, advance and transmit knowledge; and
• Encourage the pursuit of life-long learning.