Editing The Way International (section)

===The Way Corps and College===
In 1970, Wierwille formalized his selection and training of ministry leaders by starting "The Way Corps".<ref name="Hinnells1991" /> The Way Corps' motto is "It Is Written".<ref name="The Way International corps.">{{cite web|title=The Way Corps|url=http://www.theway.org/available.php?page=waycorps&lang=en|website=The Way International|publisher=The Way International|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref> Prior to the First Corps, Wierwille invited a group of Way followers to New Knoxville for training and teaching. He disbanded the group for reasons which were never made public, other than a statement in ''The Way: Living in Love'' that they "never got it together among themselves", and that Wierwille "gave them the privilege of leaving". This group was later referred to as "The Zero Corps".<ref name="Whiteside1988">{{cite book|author=Elena S. Whiteside|title=The Way: Living in Love|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_eGmAAAACAAJ|date=1 January 1988|publisher=Devin-Adair Publishers, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-8159-7226-6}}</ref>

In 1977, the Way purchased property in [[Rome City, Indiana]], where the "Family Corps", those adults who wanted to train as leaders but had children or were older (over 40), resided and trained. A {{convert|200|acre|ha|adj=on}} working farm, Rome City, was purchased from the Catholic Church.<ref name="Sumner1983">{{cite book|author=Robert Leslie Sumner|title="Jesus Christ is God!": An Examination of Victor Paul Wierwille and His "The Way International," a Rapidly Growing Unitarian Cult|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqEhAQAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Biblical Evangelism Press|isbn=978-0-914012-23-8}}</ref><ref name="Melton1996">{{cite book|author=J. Gordon Melton|title=Encyclopedia of American religions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FicvAAAAYAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Gale Research|isbn=9780810377141}}</ref>

In 1974, The Way purchased the former site of the [[College of Emporia]], a [[United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America|United Presbyterian]] college in [[Emporia, Kansas]], with an opening enrollment of 400 students.<ref name="Williams1979" /> It housed the College Division and Way Corps. The College Division, a single or two-year program, focused on Biblical study and the Way Corps, a four-year program, focused on future minister or leadership training. Activities during the campus residencies included basic mandatory physical activity and other optional activities as desired (such as jogging, weightlifting, and team sports). Days were spent on work assignments, usually involving the needs of each campus (such as painting, food service, construction, building renovation, sanitation, gardening). Other programs included Biblical research and study nights, led by ministry staff, and typically involved in-depth study of various books of the Bible.<ref name="Braswell1986">{{cite book|author=George W. Braswell|title=Understanding Sectarian Groups in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-6nXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA72|year=1986|publisher=Broadman Press|isbn=978-0-8054-6607-2|pages=72–}}</ref> Before senior year, Way Corps students left for an [[gap year|interim year]] as missionaries.<ref name="Williams1979" />

One of the work projects of the Emporia campus was the restoration of the [[Anderson Carnegie Memorial Library|Anderson Memorial Library]], a [[Carnegie library]] built in 1901 that had fallen into disrepair. It was rededicated in 1986 and placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 25, 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyways.org/carnegie/updates/esu.html |title= Carnegie Legacy in Kansas|author= Gardiner, Allen|access-date= 2011-12-31}}</ref>

Upon completion of the four-year curriculum, graduates receive an accredited degree in [[theology]].<ref name="colorado">{{cite web|title=Private Accredited|url=http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Colleges/privateaccredited.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028120214/http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Colleges/privateaccredited.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2007|publisher=Colorado Department of Higher Education|access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref> Way Corps duties include "providing spiritual leadership at all levels and carrying out decisions made by the Board of Directors".<ref name="Beverley2009" /> The Way has ordained Way Corps graduates over the years, and both men and women serve as clergy. Neither graduation from the Way Corps nor accepting a high leadership position guarantee ordination.<ref name="Hinnells1991" /><ref name="Braswell1986"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Religious Requirements and Practices of Certain Selected Groups: A Handbook Supplement for Chaplains|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gE0sAAAAYAAJ|year=1980|publisher=U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Chaplains}}</ref>