Fullness of life in all its redemptive dimensions can be experienced only through a submission to the Lordship of Christ and a willingness to grow in the knowledge of truth. Building on the learning that has taken place in the home, church and school, SBC seeks to further the educational experience of students within the context of community. The educational process is focused on preparing students for faithful participation in the human community in general and the church community in particular. An educationally sound and spiritually enriching environment provides a context for a balanced approach to learning that recognizes the need for development of knowledge, attitudes and skills. While the teaching-learning process involves an interchange between the teacher and learner, the focus at SBC is on the learner.
Students carry the primary responsibility for their own learning.
Teachers are primarily facilitators of the learning process. As such they are motivators and models of learning, faith and conduct. Evaluations are an integral part of learning. Classes were discontinued after that year, but resumed in November 1936, with the first class graduating in 1939. An independent governing board, which had been working for several years, was formally organized under the name Steinbach Bible Society in September of 1938, with charter members from four local churches.